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Jimmy went upstate to visit Producer Joe for Christmas and they decided to do a little Christmas catch-up! They talked about stuff they've liked and maybe didn't like so much in comics, TV and film. They also teased next week's "Best of..." episode with Heidi MacDonald and Ricky Denis. Always a great time when the 2 CNI pals actually get together in person to record. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks...

Jimmy has a quick little episode to give you for some Christmas time off viewing ideas. He watched a bunch of new Christmas specials and is here to tell you about them. Which did he like best? Tune in to find out! What are some of the ones you checked out this year that you loved? Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

If you're like Jimmy, you are way behind on holiday gift buying! So he came up with a quick little episode with some items that the nerd(s) you love will enjoy. And please send any ideas our way so we can complete our lists too! Hope you pick up some of these. Good luck with the shopping!  Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Hell to Pay #1, Justice Society of America #1, The New Golden Age #1, Once Upon A Time at the End of the World, Planet Hulk: Worldbreaker #1, Tiger Division #1, Stargirl series finale The massive Thought Bubble Festival coverage is finally complete! So we decided to do a quick comics catch-up. As usual, Jimmy recruits some of his favorite reviewers. Big thanks to Ricky, Melissa, Ashley an...

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this final episode dedicated to the festival, you'll hear from Tim Bird and Tom Humberstone. Tim talks about his works GREY AREA, THE GREAT NORTH WOOD, psychogeography and being in a band. Tom discusses his great graphic novel SUZANNE: THE JAZZ AGE GODDESS OF TENNIS, taking creative license with true stories, fav...

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from friend Marc Bernardin. Marc talks about his incredible graphic novel ADORA AND THE DISTANCE, podcasting with Kevin Smith, working in writer's rooms and more! Always great catching up with Marc. More interviews from Thought Bubble to come! We'll be releasing the massive amount of int...

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from friends Christian Wildgoose and JAKe. Chris and Jimmy talk about his comic series ALIENATED, what he would do w/ infinite power and his year off of comics to work in TV/film. JAKe discusses his new book HOW TO SPEAK ASTROMECH WITH BB8, Star Wars and life as a University course leade...

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from Paul and Dean of Sovereign Comics and Lize Meddings. Jimmy chats w/ Paul and Dean about what Sovereign Comics is accomplishing, education in comics and what they've got coming next. Jimmy even gets an impromptu (and dope AF) rap from Paul! Lize and Jimmy talk about her THE SAD GHOST...

Comic News Insider: Episode 1360 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iJimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from B. Mure and Charlot Kristensen. Jimmy chats w/ B. Mure about the incredible world of ISMYRE that they created in a series of comics, art style, and murder myster...

Reviews: Andor s1 finale, The Walking Dead series finale, Wednesday s1, Willow s1 premiere, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Strange World. With all the massive Thought Bubble Festival coverage, we had to sneak in a review special at some point. Jimmy recruits some of his favorite friends to chip in with reviews on some recent TV/film. Thanks to Edie, Erick, Melissa, Therese, and Heidi! Always so i...

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from Leah Moore and Laura Trinder. Leah tells Jimmy about a multitude of projects from comics about musicians to game scripts to tarot. Laura talks about her awesome prose trilogy based on a comic she had worked on. Great to catch up with both! More interviews from Thought Bubble to come...

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from Chrissy Williams and Conor Boyle. Jimmy talks to Chrissy about her fantastic new comic series GOLDEN RAGE, poetry, editing, The Golden Girls, and more. Old pal Conor and Jimmy talk about Judge Dredd, cover work, and a tease of an upcoming project. More interviews from Thought Bubble...

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from his new best pal Megan Grey! It had been a whole month since Jimmy saw Megan but they sure had a lot to chat about! They discussed her hit webcomic THE CROAKING, if she's a bird watcher, how she got started in the arts, other work and more. More interviews from Thought Bubble to com...

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from his awesome friend Emma Vieceli! Jimmy stayed w/ Emma and her hubs for a night prior to the convention. Emma took Jimmy around her cute little town of eels and had a lovely sushi lunch, some delicious tea and a hearty steak dinner. They chatted about her comic work LIFE IS STRANGE,...

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from his good (and very pregnant) friend Rachael Smith. Jimmy stayed w/ Rachael before the festival & they had a nice relaxing chat at her home along w/ her cat Rufus. The talked about her upcoming end of a trilogyy GLASS HALF EMPTY, ISABELLA & BLODWEN, diary comics, attending cons while...

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from Lucy Sullivan and Mike Norton. Jimmy catches up w/ Lucy to chat about her work IND-XED, EARLY DOORS, RAZORBLADES and more. And why does it take being in the UK for Jimmy to see American pal Mike Norton? They talk comics, pugs, conventions and more. More interviews from Thought Bubbl...

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from Si Spurrier. Jimmy sat down with his friend Si to talk about his groundbreaking comic STEP BY BLOODY STEP as well as work on DAMN THEM ALL, LEGION OF X, ALIENATED and more. Always a super fun and chill conversation. More interviews from Thought Bubble to come! We'll be releasing the...

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from Zoe Thorogood. Zoe is a new force to be reckoned with on the comics scene. They chat about her incredible debut graphic novel THE IMPENDING BLINDNESS OF BILLIE SCOTT, her outstanding new work IT'S LONELY AT THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH, mental health issues, theater, dealing with success...

Jimmy attended the Anime NYC con over the weekend. A fun and positive atmosphere that inspired him to check out so many different anime and manga. Question is...where to start? Loads of great exhibitors, guests, artists, food and more. Amazing cosplayers that seemed to fill the floor. Hear his thoughts on the whole thing! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Interrupting our Thought Bubble Festival interview episodes with a special about the Royal Shakespeare Company's live action production of MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO. Jimmy was in London where the production is being held at the Barbican Theatre and got to see this incredible one-of-a-kind show. Based on the famed Studio Ghibli animated film of the same name, MNT is a magical journey full of wonder and a...

Jimmy is back home in NYC but recorded a few eps while still in London. He attended the Thought Bubble Festival and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from Kieron Gillen. Kieron talks about his massive amount of work lately including Marvel's AXE event, ONCE & FUTURE, DIE, role playing games, fatherhood, and more. More interviews to come! We'll be releasing the massive amount of inter...

Jimmy is back home in NYC but recorded a few eps while still in London. He attended the Thought Bubble Festival and got 25 interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from Glyn Dillon and Alison Sampson. Glyn discusses the 10th anniversary of his hit graphic novel THE NAO OF BROWN as well as his film work on several STAR WARS films and THE BATMAN. Alison talks about her prolific work including THE DE...

Jimmy is back home in NYC but recorded a few eps while still in London. He recaps the Thought Bubble Festival he attended over the weekend where he got 25 interviews. DAMN THAT'S A LOT! In this episode, you'll hear from Paul Cornell and Raina Telgemeier. He also talks about his time in London seeing friends, going to the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO, staying w/ fri...

Reviews: Andor s1, House of the Dragon s1 finale, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power s1 finale, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law s1 finale, Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi, Black Adam By the time you hear this, Jimmy is in London playing around until he hits the Thought Bubble Festival on the weekend in Harrogate. He talks about his plans for the convention, interviews lined up, helpful hints for exh...

Reviews: Damn Them All #1, Fear the Funhouse One-Shot, Leonide the Vampyr: Miracle at the Crow's Head #1, Night of the Ghoul #1, Cabinet of Curiosities, Reginald the Vampire, Halloween Ends What's this? A regular format podcast? Yes, we've had massive convention/review specials since around June and Jimmy is certainly hoping you are enjoying all of the coverage. Back to reviews and news for a hot...