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Reviews: Ludocrats #1, Whispers #1-6, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, Snowpiercer series premiere , Stargirl series premiere Jimmy recruits his regular audio reviewers Melissa, Jon, Marta and new addition Anthony to assist in this episode! A new comic, an older mini-series and a few new TV shows. News (thanks to newsreader Emily!) includes: Batwoman quits, Boba Fett may still be dead, the Snyder c...

In our 8th episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) and Jimmy are joined by friends Jon Hoche and Marta Balusek. This week, we discuss the cult film STARSHIP TROOPERS. Jimmy had never seen it until this week while everyone else is a big fan. Did he like it? Why does everyone seem to love this film so much? And just what was with that shower scene? So much was discussed...

Jimmy celebrates Asian/Pacific Islander American Heritage Month in this episode. He recruits friends to send in picks of favorite cartoonists of Asian descent. Thanks to Greg Pak, Robin Ha, Rafael Kayanan, Eunsoo Jeong, Qui Nguyen and Jon Hoche for sending in their recommendations. Some of those being celebrated are Gene Luen Yang, Mariko Tamaki, Stan Saki, Thi Bui, Alex Nino and many others. News...

In our 7th episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) and Jimmy are joined by friends Joe Gonzalez (CNI Producer) and Anna Petterson. This week, we discuss must-read comics. Those comics you always see on the "Best of" lists every year. Books like Maus, Persepolis, Fun Home, American Born Chinese, A Contract With God, Blankets and more. We talk why they are important, en...

Jimmy was supposed to have been in Toronto for the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) over the weekend, but like everything else, it was understandably cancelled. It is one of the best comic conventions around! So, he put the word out to some friends and other attendees to chat about their work here. You'll hear from Emma Hayley (SelfMadeHero Publisher) along with cartoonists Falynn Koch, Ido Yoge...

In our 6th episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) and Jimmy are joined by friends Jon Hoche and Ricardo Serrano (The Beat staff writer). This week, we discuss the Hulu/Vice series THE DARK SIDE OF THE RING all about the not so nice side of the wrestling world. We discuss episodes, wrestlers, what shocked us, kayfabe and more. Send in topic ideas for future episodes....

Jimmy recruits some of his regular audio reviewers Ashley, Emily, Emmy, Erica, Heidi, Jon, Marta and Melissa to assist in this episode. We go BATTY! After a recent discussion with a friend, Jimmy asked his reviewers to pick their favorite Batman movie and favorite actor that played Batman. This includes live action and animation! Did everyone pick the same one? Or were our picks wildly different?...

In our 5th episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald ( The Beat Chief) and Jimmy are joined by friends Jon Hoche and Marta Balusek. This week, we discuss the hit cult film THE CROW that starred Brandon Lee. We'll delve into what we loved about it, the lore, how it impacted Hollywood and more. We'll also touch on the original James O'Barr comics as well as the TV series and movie spin-of...

It's a quickie episode and Jimmy recruits some new audio reviewers in friends Steph, Megan, Lorna, Kate, Emma, Anna and Sonia to assist in this episode! Since he's the only one not playing ANIMAL CROSSING right now, he tasked them each to convince him to join in the fun and finally play. They tell him what they like about it, how much fun it is and some of the activities that are to be done. Did i...

Jimmy recruits some of his regular audio reviewers Melissa, Emily, Ashley, Jon, Heidi, Marta, Nic and Jonathan to assist in this episode! He tasked them each to go find some of their favorite comic book story arcs or sci-fi/fantasy books to recommend. He chose a few as well. No news this week but lots of great recommendations for you all to check out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothin...

In our 4th episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) & Jimmy are joined by Joe Grunenwald (The Beat Acting Manager) & Alex Lu (The Beat New Media Editor). This week, we discuss the recent news of DC distributing their own comics, Diamond's plans, digital vs print, how to help comic stores/creators and more! There's even a tangent about what we're cooking and how we're a...

Jimmy recruits some of his regular audio reviewers Melissa, Emily, Jon and Ashley to assist in this episode! He tasked them each to go find 2 webcomics to recommend. He chose a few as well.  News (thanks to newsreader Heidi!) includes: DC will distribute comics, Diamond will restart shipping in May, San Diego Comic Con finally cancels and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but l...

In our 3rd episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) & Jimmy are joined by pals David Monteith (Geek Syndicate) and frequent CNI co-host Jon Hoche. This week's topic is all about the 1980 cult film FLASH GORDON ! Heidi only saw it for the first time recently so we compare our thoughts on it all. The actors, sets, the costumes, the campiness, the soundtrack, the behind t...

Jimmy recruits some of his regular audio reviewers Melissa, Emily, Jon and Erica to assist in this episode! He tasked them each to go into their Comixology accounts and pick comics from the "Free Comics" section to recommend. He chose a few as well.  News (thanks to newsreader Emmy!) includes: many comic creators are contributing to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation auctions, Jim Starlin ret...

In our 2nd episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) & Jimmy are joined by Joe Grunenwald (The Beat Acting Manager) & Alex Lu (The Beat New Media Editor). They chat about the current state of the comic industry during this pandemic, what may happen, ideas to help, will it survive and more! It's an in-depth and fun discussion. CBI will potentially be weekly while things...

Reviews: Batman: The Adventures Continue #1, The Kill Lock #1 & #2, Rogue Planet #1, Sabrina the Teenage Witch: Something Wicked #1, Stealth #1 Jimmy recruits his regular audio reviewers Melissa, Emily, Jon and Marta to assist in this episode! MoCCA Fest here in NYC was one of the many comic conventions cancelled and was supposed to happen over the weekend. Since they couldn't be here to table and...

In our inaugural mashup episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER, Jimmy is joined via Zoom by Heidi MacDonald (The Beat) and Jon Hoche to talk about the original Evil Dead trilogy. Heidi and Jon are Evil Dead and Bruce Campbell fans/aficionados and Jimmy only saw the 3 films last week for the first time ever. They chat about all 3 movies (The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness) and the differences...

Stuck at home & not sure what to watch? Jimmy recruits friends and listeners to send in recommendations of what they've been watching since being shut in. Some really great and varied films and TV shows to check out. Thanks to Jesse, Jon, Marta, Melissa, Nic, Ryan and Steph for sending in their thoughts. Don't worry. Jimmy and Producer Joe leave their recommendations as well. Let us know what you'...

Reviews: Hellions #1, No One's Rose #1, Super Duck #1, Transformers vs Terminator #1, Steven Universe: Future series finale, Vagrant Queen series premiere Jimmy recruits his regular audio reviewers Melissa, Emily and Jon to assist in this episode! News (thanks to newsreader Heidi!) includes: comic companies take different approaches to new digital releases, Ryan Reynolds will produce/star in a liv...

Stuck at home & not sure what to watch? Jimmy recruits friends and listeners to send in recommendations of what they've been watching since being shut in. Some really great and varied films and TV shows to check out. Thanks to Amy, Ashley, Courtney, Emily, Emmy and Heidi for sending in their thoughts. Don't worry. Jimmy and Producer Joe leave their recommendations as well. Let us know what you've...

Reviews: Outlawed #1, Starship Down #1, Wicked Things #1, Motherland: Fort Salem, Star Wars: The Clone Wars s7 premiere Jimmy recruits his regular audio reviewers Melissa, Emily and Jon to assist in this episode! News (thanks to newsreader Emily!) includes: Diamond distributors temporarily shuts production down, Rosario Dawson cast as live-action Ahsoka Tano, multiple TV shows and films are postpo...

Since a lot of writers and artists were counting on now multiple cancelled comic conventions for income, they have turned to focusing on online sales to stay afloat. And because of that, I thought I'd give them a boost! I reached out to a bunch of comic folks and had a good amount send me some audio chatting about their work and where you can buy it. Do check them out. You may find something you r...

Reviews: Cable #1, Decorum #1, Penultiman #0, Supermom: Expecting Trouble #1, Westworld s3 premiere Jimmy recruits his regular audio reviewers Melissa and Jon to assist in this episode! News (thanks to newsreader Emily!) includes: everything is cancelled, a new Shang-Chi book is coming, Pendleton Ward's new Netflix show premieres soon and more! Leave your  iTunes  comments! 5 stars and nothing but...

Reviews: The Crow: Lethe #1, King of Nowhere #1, Marvel 2020 #1, Mercy #1, Strange Academy #1, Strange Adventures #1 Jimmy recruits his regular audio reviewers Melissa, Emily and Ashley to assist in this episode! News (thanks to newsreader Nic!) includes: Emerald City Comic Con & SXSW (among others) are postponed, DC Comics will publish WONDER WOMEN IN HISTORY, the TRAIN TO BUSAN sequel is coming...

Reviews: Amethyst Vol 3 #1, Finger Guns #1, Hidden Society #1, 2020 Force Works #1, ThunderCats Roar, Utopia Falls Jimmy recruits his regular audio reviewers Emily and Melissa to assist in this episode! News includes: a Parasite graphic novel is on the way, X of Swords is the next big X-Men event, Jim Lee says no reboots at DC Comics planned and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothin...