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We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Thien Pham. Jimmy and Thien talk about his new graphic novel FAMILY STYLE: MEMORIES OF AN AMERICAN FROM VIETNAM. They chat the importance of food, the journey over from Vietnam, adjusting to American life, finding love for art, becoming a teacher and more. Stay tuned over the next couple of months for more SDCC interviews! Also, get a hold of us! T...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Dean Haspiel and Paul Cornell. Jimmy chatted with old pal Dean about his BILLY DOGMA Kickstarter, COVID COP, theater, and more. Always great to catch up with Dino! Jimmy also talked to friend Paul Cornell about his endless work. They covered CON & ON, THE WITCHES OF WORLD WAR II, favorite cryptids, WILD  CARDS, and lots more. Such a great conversat...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Deb JJ Lee. Their graphic novel debut, IN LIMBO, is an incredible autobiography about her teen years growing up as a Korean American trying to find their place in the world. Jimmy talks with them about the book's serious tone dealing with mental health issues, what it was like to navigate through their American teen years with Korean parents, frien...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with Jimmy's annual therapy session with clinical psychologist friend Dr. Andrea Letamendi. They chat her various podcasts, psychology, Batman, Star Wars, Star Trek, bourbon milkshakes with bacon and more. They do get serious a bit as Jimmy opens up about his own mental health issues. Dr. Drea always gives great advice on how to cope and reach out. Alwa...

We continue our San Diego Comic Con coverage with the amazing women of Kwento Comics! Jimmy discovered the all Asian/all female collective recently and was very excited to meet with them at SDCC as he is a fellow Filipino. He talked to the mother/daughter founders Cecilia and Waverley Lim, head writer Kaitlyn Fajilan, editor/art supervisor Jenapher Zheng and artist Minerva Fox. He chatted with the...

San Diego Comic Con has come and gone and Jimmy is EXHAUSTED! He got around 25 interviews, did 2 press rooms and a panel. Phew! You'll hear 2 of those interviews here with Becky Cloonan and Nidhi Chanani. Both amazing and fun chats. Also, you''ll hear his big recap of the show, who he interviewed, things he saw, people he met, etc. The big winners and losers. The good and the bad. Mostly a fun but...

Jimmy is off to San Diego Comic Con on Tuesday morning so he thought he'd get this one out before then. With Hollywood backing out due to the writer's strike and now actor's strike, what will he cover?! Gasp! ACTUAL COMICS? Yup, you guessed it! He's got 20+ confirmed interviews with more possible confirmations over the next day or 2. He's been reading thousands of pages of comics to prep for it as...

We had so much Heroes Con coverage and Jimmy hasn't done a Top 3 in ages. So he decided to do 5 Top 3 picks. Yep, you old math wizard, that's 15 recommendations this episode! All comics! Hear his thoughts on: FAMILY STYLE by Thien Pham IN LIMBO by Deb JJ Lee THE BOOKS OF CLASH by Gene Yang/Les McClaine/Alison Acton RAIN by David M. Booher/Zoe Thorogood/Chris O'Halloran COSMO KNIGHTS by Hannah Temp...

Reviews:  Gotham Knights s1 finale, My Adventures with Superman animated series premiere, Superman and Lois s3 finale, The Witcher s3 part 1, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead anime series premiere, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Nimona We had so much Heroes Con coverage so we brought you another review special! Jimmy recruits some of his fave reviewer pals again this week. Thanks to Theres...

Reviews:  Ultimate Invasion #1, Void Rivals #1, Black Mirror s6, Secret Invasion series premiere, Skull Island animated series, The Walking Dead: Dead City season premiere, Elemental, The Flash We interrupt this Heroes Con coverage to bring you a review special! Jimmy recruits some of his fave reviewer pals again this week. Thanks to Melissa, Marta, Edie, Ricky, Therese and Jon. They cover some co...

Jimmy went down to Charlotte, NC to attend Heroes Con. He got 12 interviews over the weekend. In this final Heroes Con episode, he talks to old roommate/good pal Ben Templesmith and also to Bryan Mon. Ben and Jimmy basically just make fun of each other and were not sure if there's even any comic talk there but it's entertaining! Bryan talks of his comic Tuff-Girl, his work at Cartoon Network, curr...

Jimmy went down to Charlotte, NC to attend Heroes Con. He got 12 interviews over the weekend. In this episode, he has a lovely chat with North Carolina local Angela Fernot. Angela talks about the anthology she works on with other locals, being a teacher, streaming online, favorite TV and more. Keep coming back over the next few weeks for more great interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for li...

Jimmy went down to Charlotte, NC to attend Heroes Con. He got 12 interviews over the weekend. In this episode, he talks to Kayla E. Kayla talks about her brutally honest and raw autobio work Precious Rubbish, the pain of those memories she accounts in the work, her role as creative director for Fantagraphics and more. It's a vulnerable and emotional interview. Jimmy has so much respect for Kayla a...

Jimmy went down to Charlotte, NC to attend Heroes Con. He got 12 interviews over the weekend. In this episode, he talks to his amazing friend Bridgit Connell. Bridgit talks Lady Baltimore, being a new mom, Rutger Hauer, Ted Lasso, werewolves, dream projects, contacts falling out and just who is Billie Converse?! Keep coming back over the next few weeks for more great interviews! Also, get a hold o...

Jimmy went down to Charlotte, NC to attend Heroes Con. He got 12 interviews over the weekend. In this episode, he chats with cartoonist Cara McGee. Cara talks about the recent collected edition of .Self, Aaron Fischer (Captain America of the Railways), a dream character to work on and more. Keep coming back over the next few weeks for more great interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for liste...

Jimmy went down to Charlotte, NC to attend Heroes Con. He got 12 interviews over the weekend. In this episode, he chats with Sarah Myer. Sarah talks about their upcoming graphic novel Monstrous, growing up as a Korean adoptee, musical theater, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, cosplay, and so much more! A lengthy and fun conversation. Keep coming back over the next few weeks for more great interviews!...

Jimmy went down to Charlotte, NC to attend Heroes Con. He got 12 interviews over the weekend. In this episode, you'll hear from his good pal Mike Maihack and new friend Karen Whitfield. Mike chats about his new YA Spider-Man trilogy out with Abrams Books, Cleopatra in Space, his Batgirl/Supergirl fan comics and more. Jimmy also sits down with the delightful Karen Whitfield, the Bronze Age Batgirl....

Jimmy went down to Charlotte, NC to attend Heroes Con. He got 12 interviews over the weekend. In this episode, you'll hear from his old friend Becky Cloonan. They talk about her writing work on Batgirls, Wonder Woman, and XO Manowar, her return to drawing, and her involvement with the new publisher DSTLRY. Keep coming back over the next few weeks for more great interviews! Also, get a hold of us!...

Jimmy went down to Charlotte, NC to attend Heroes Con. He got 12 interviews over the weekend with Tula Lotay (Barnstormers), Zoe Thorogood (It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth), Becky Cloonan (Batgirls/Wonder Woman), Mike Maihack (Spider-Man: Animals Assemble), Ben Templesmith (Modir), Sarah Myer (Monstrous), Kayla E. (Precious Rubbish), Cara McGee (.Self), Bridgit Connell (Lady Baltimore), Ang...

Jimmy and Producer Joe celebrate their 1400th episode with some special guests via Zoom. Old pal Michael Emerson joins them to chat about his current show EVIL, the writer's strike and theater. Another great friend Eunsoo Jeong pops in to talk about her amazing zine KOREANGRY and kindly puts up with Jimmy's embarrassing rap for their aspiring K-Pop group.  Good buddy Qui Nguyen comes on to talk hi...

Reviews: Deadpool: Badder Blood #1, In Hell We Fight #1, Steelworks #1, You've Been Cancelled #1 As usual, some of our favorite reviewers help out with this week's reviews. Thanks to Melissa and Ricky! No news this week but Jimmy gives a little Heroes Con preview. He's returning to the convention for the first time since 2018. Lots of interviews already lined up and possible panels to moderate. As...

Jimmy meets up with Jeremy Holt here in NYC over coffee for a fun and casual chat. They talk Jeremy's new graphic novel GATSBY (based on the classic by Fitzgerald), writing new character Xanthe & Batwoman for DC Comics, writing Silk & Iron Fist Pei for Marvel, representation, diversity, TV, film, music, ghost stories, Billy Porter, Kurt Cobain, being a juror for the Tribeca Film Festival, and much...

Jimmy and Producer Joe welcome back (after a loooooong time) the amazingly talented and hilarious Julia Wertz. Last time she was on was Episode 312 back in January 2011. It was also Producer Joe's last show that he co-hosted full time so she holds a special place in the CNI annals. They talk about her new book IMPOSSIBLE PEOPLE: A COMPLETELY AVERAGE RECOVERY STORY. Along with the book talk, they a...

Reviews:  Power Girl Special #1 (One-Shot), The Savage Strength of Starstorm #1, Star Trek Annual 2023 #1, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures #1, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out with this week's reviews. Thanks to Edie, Therese, Melissa, Jon and Ricky! Thanks to Emily for the news which includes: a live-...

The highly anticipated new TV series AMERICAN BORN CHINESE dropped on Disney+ last week. Since we loved it so much, we decided to do a review special w/ some friends sending in their thoughts as well. As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Therese, Melissa, Steph, Marta, Evan and Producer Joe! Based on the award-winning graphic novel of the same name by Gene...