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In another nerdy no frills chat, Jimmy brings back his friend Melissa Bleier to discuss the last half of season 1 of the HBO Max series RAISED BY WOLVES . They break down the last 5 episodes in a super rambly, fun and spoilery talk. They discuss how the show progressed, character arcs, surprises, that crazy finale and more! Did we like it? Well, tune in to find out! Join us each week to listen in...

In our 26th episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald ( The Beat Chief) and Jimmy are joined by Jon Hoche and cartoonist Jamal Igle. Jimmy picks one of his favorite vampire films THE LOST BOYS to chat about. Why would a 13 year old kid have a Batman #14? Was the real love story between Michael and David? Why did Grandpa keep the truth hidden? And why were those sequels made (oof)? Tune...

Reviews: The Autumnal #1, An Unkindess of Ravens #1, X of Swords: Creation #1, 2000 AD Prog 2200, Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous season 1, Utopia season 1, Enola Holmes Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Jon, Marta, Emily, Steph and Stephen. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you...

In this episode, Jimmy talks to award winning cartoonist Penelope Bagieu about her recent graphic novel adaptation of Roald Dahl's THE WITCHES . They also chat about the animated version of her hit Eisner winning book Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World . As per usual, Jimmy treats his interviews like a regular conversation between friends. And in this case, it's true! They also talk about t...

In our 25th episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald ( The Beat Chief) and Jimmy are joined by Jeet Heer ( National-Affairs Correspondent, The Nation ) and Kyle Pinion (Screenrex, The Beat). Heidi loves the Coen Brothers comedy film HAIL, CAESAR! but what does the rest of the panel think about it? Is it just a spoof on old Hollywood? Or is there something deeper to it? Does it rank up...

In another nerdy no frills chat, Jimmy is joined by friend Jon Hoche to discuss the anniversary issue DETECTIVE COMICS #1027 . They talk about each story told, the creative teams, favorites and what Batman means to them. A really great anniversary issue that explores the detective side of Batman. Did you read it? If so, what is your favorite story and why? Listen in to find out how some of the sto...

Reviews: Detective Comics #1027, Heavy #1, Stillwater #1, #Alive Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Jon, Marta and Kirstie. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we reviewed and send us your thoughts! Thanks to Emily for the news which includes: DC Uni...

Jimmy finally decides to start hosting some Zoom podcasts after all this time! In this episode, Jimmy talks to best selling writer Anthony Del Col about his recent work THE DEATH OF NANCY DREW and the comics he's been writing on Business Insider. He also chats about his work on the audio drama Assassin's Creed: Gold starring Riz Ahmed among other work. Tangents about as they discuss Penny Dreadful...

In our 24th episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald ( The Beat Chief) and Jimmy are joined by teacher/cosplayer/friend Stephanie Crawford. And about an hour into the discussion, friend Edie Nugent joins the discussion as she's out running errands. A delightful impromptu visit! They discuss the hit Kevin Smith film CHASING AMY . Does it hold up? Is it Smith's best film? Just how good w...

Jimmy finally decides to start hosting some Zoom podcasts after all this time! In this episode, Jimmy talks to award-winning cartoonist Gene Luen Yang about his recent graphic novels DRAGON HOOPS and SUPERMAN SMASHES THE KLAN . He also chats about his work on THE TERRIFICS and upcoming SHANG-CHI mini-series among other things. What inspired him to write his new books? Why auto-bio for one? Does he...

Reviews: Bill & Ted Are Doomed #1, Spy Island #1, Earth to Ned, Madagascar: A Little Wild Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Emily, and Marta. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we reviewed and send us your thoughts! Thanks to Emily for the news whi...

In another nerdy no frills chat, Jimmy is joined by friend Jon Hoche to discuss season 2 of the Amazon Prime series THE BOYS . They break down the first 4 episodes in a super rambly, fun and spoilery talk. They discuss the transition from season 1 to 2, new character Stormfront, crackpot theories, predictions for the end and more! Join us each week to listen in live. Send in topic ideas for future...

In another nerdy no frills chat, Jimmy is joined by friend Melissa Bleier to discuss the new HBO Max series RAISED BY WOLVES . They break down the first 5 episodes in a super rambly, fun and spoilery talk. What exactly is up with Mother? Which kid is the prophet? What mysteries await everyone on Kepler-22b? Listen in to hear some amazing theories from us (well, mostly Melissa) and see if you agree...

In our 23rd episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald ( The Beat Chief) and Jimmy are joined by Therese Lacson (The Beat Entertainment Editor/Nerdophiles Co-Founder). We discuss the classic Studio Ghibli film MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO . It's Heidi's first viewing and Jimmy only saw it for the first time a few months ago. But Therese is the resident expert on it. We discuss the absolute joy of...

Jimmy finally decides to start hosting some Zoom podcasts after all this time! In this episode, Jimmy takes on Fred Van Lente in a 1:1 half-court game about his upcoming graphic novel The Comic Book Story of Basketball: A Fast-Break History of Hoops . LOTS of basketball talk as he covers it all in the book. Who's our favorite team? Favorite player? Dream team? Tune in to find out! Listen to this f...

Jimmy finally decides to start hosting some Zoom podcasts after all this time! In these "nerd nuggets" episodes, we discuss a comic book, TV show or film until our hearts are content. This one took awhile til that happened. It's a lengthy but fun, entertaining and perhaps informative discussion! In this episode, Jimmy invites frequent co-host/contributor/pal Jon Hoche to talk about the new live-ac...

Reviews: Black Widow #1, Doctor Who: Time Lord Victorious #1, The Orville Vol 2 #1, Star Trek: Hells Mirror #1, The Boys season 2, Raised by Wolves, Mulan Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Jon, Melissa, Emily, Marta and Dave! Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched w...

Jimmy finally decides to start hosting some Zoom podcasts after all this time! He'll be doing a couple of different types of new things. Some quick little "nerd nuggets" where he chats with a friend about a comic book, TV show, film, etc. We'll try to keep these eps to 20-30 minutes long. And interviews are going to happen! Jimmy reached out to some cartoonists to chat about their work & will star...

In our 22nd episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald ( The Beat Chief) and Jimmy are joined by friend David Monteith (Geek Syndicate) and BBC broadcaster/journalist Samira Ahmed. We discuss the hit cult British film SHAUN OF THE DEAD . We discuss when we first saw it, our favorite bits, all the influences, easter eggs, trivia, behind the scenes, the Britishness of it, the Zombo-meter a...

Jimmy finally decides to start hosting some Zoom podcasts after all this time! He'll be doing a couple of different types of new things. Some quick little "nerd nuggets" where he chats with a friend about a comic book, TV show, film, etc. We'll try to keep these eps to 20-30 minutes long. And interviews are going to happen! Jimmy reached out to some cartoonists to chat about their work & will star...

Jimmy finally decides to start hosting some Zoom podcasts after all this time! He'll be doing a couple of different types of new things. Some quick little "nerd nuggets" where he chats with a friend about a comic book, TV show, film, etc. We'll try to keep these eps to 20-30 minutes long. And interviews are going to happen! Jimmy reached out to some cartoonists to chat about their work & will star...

Reviews: Batman: 3 Jokers #1, Inkblot #1, Cobra Kai, Hoops animated series Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Jon, Melissa, Emily, and Edward! Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we reviewed and send us your thoughts! Thanks to Emily for the news which includ...

In our 21st episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald ( The Beat Chief) and Jimmy are joined by friends Jon Hoche and Therese Lacson (The Beat Entertainment Editor/Nerdophiles Co-Founder). We cover just about everything from DC Fandome! The Batman, Wonder Woman 84, Justice League: The Snyder Cut,  The Suicide Squad, Milestone Comics, The Flash, Harley Quinn , video games and more.  What...

Reviews: Maestro #1, Seven Secrets #1, Shadow Service #1, Voyage to the Stars #1, Dallas & Robo, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Lucifer s5 , Project Power Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Jon, Melissa, Marta, Emily, Megan, Edward and Evan! Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or w...

In our 20th episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald ( The Beat Chief) and Jimmy are joined by friends Jon Hoche and Qui Nguyen. We discuss the hit cult Japanese film BATTLE ROYALE . We break down our favorite moments, how it influenced so many entertainment properties and created a new genre, the sequel, the original book, manga and much more! Also, find out which character you think...