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Jimmy attended Book Expo America & Book Con last week last week. Always a great show to check out what's happening in the world of not just comic books, but books in general! Lots of good sci-fi/fantasy coming out as well as those good 'ol comic books! Jimmy got a few advanced copies of some comics to check out and will be reporting on those soon. He also scored a big extensive interview with old...

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He moderated panels including this one with Soren Mosdal! Jimmy talks with him about his new book BASQUIAT with SelfMadeHero. They also discussed some of his other work including some other biographies and sci-fi work. How did Basquiat's demons affect his art? Was Mosdal already a fan? Listen in to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars...

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He did 10 interviews including these with good friend Vera Greentea and new pal Mei-Li Nieuwland! What can we expect from Vera's first graphic novel GRIMOIRE NOIR from First Second Books?  How does Mei-Li juggle art, cultural anthropology and archery? Listen in to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a...

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He did 10 interviews including these with Bill Griffith (NOBODY'S FOOL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCHLITZIE THE PINHEAD) and Typex (ANDY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ANDY WARHOL). Did Schlitzie ultimately lead a happy life? Why did Andy Warhol always seek the spotlight? Listen in to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Als...

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He moderated 3 panels including this one with friend Aimee de Jongh. They discuss her 2 new books out! BLOSSOMS IN AUTUMN (SelfMadeHero) and TAXI!: STORIES FROM THE BACK SEAT (Conundrum Press). They also touch about some of her other work and the film that was adapted from her first graphic novel. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothin...

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He did 10 interviews including these 3 with good pals Renee Nault (The Handmaid's Tale) and Mike Maihack (Cleopatra In Space). He also met and interviewed Eunsoo Jeong (Koreangry). Great talks with all! How much freedom did Renee have in adapting the tale? Will Mike draw Jimmy in the comic? Is Eunsoo's comic just an angry alter-ego or is there...

He is Jimmy of the House Aquino, the 25,843,389th of His Name, The Totally burnt out, King of the Sandals, the Roy Rogers and the Liverwurst Men, King of Wolverine, Khal of Great Assery, Rejector of the Overwhelmed, Lord Slurpee of the 7-11, Maker of Drinks and Drinker of Flagons. Jimmy takes a quick break from all the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) coverage to discuss his thoughts on the Game...

Jimmy went to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He got 10 interviews including this one with Colleen AF Venable & Ellen Crenshaw. Hear them discuss their most recent book KISS NUMBER 8 (First Second Books). Sure they discuss the book but get off on a tangent several times making each other laugh throughout! Colleen suggested the 3 of them start their own morning radio show. Just awaiting for...

Jimmy went to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He moderated 3 panels including this one with Lucy Knisley. Hear them discuss her most recent book KID GLOVES: NNE MONTHS OF CAREFUL CHAOS (First Second Books). Jimmy also asks about some of her previous work including her hilarious Instagram comics about her cat. A frank, enlightening and funny chat! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and not...

Jimmy went to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) over the weekend! He moderated 3 panels with Lucy Knisley, Aimee de Jongh and Soren Mosdal. And he got 10 interviews with Rosemary Valero O-Connell/Mariko Tamaki, Savanna Ganucheau/Kevin Peretta, Colleen AF Venable/Ellen Crenshaw, Renee Nault, Mike Maihack, Eunsoo Jeong, Vera Greentea, Typex, Bill Griffith, and Mei-Li Nieuwland. In this episode,...

Producer Joe had an interview with David Yarovesky, the director of the new Sony Pictures feature, Brightburn, produced by James Gunn. David talks about his filmmaking process and taking on a project that merges the superhero genre with horror. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!  

  While in Jacksonville last week, Jimmy sat down with old best pal Ted and good friend Sarah to talk about how they got into all things nerdy. First comic books, sci-fi, fantasy and more were revealed. Enjoy a lengthy discussion of our favorite comics, TV and film growing up. And maybe hear a favorite character we dressed up as when we were young 'uns! Thanks again to Producer Joe for hosting! Le...

Jimmy is heading to Toronto for one of his favorite comic shows, the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF).  He'll be moderating panels with Lucy Knisley, Aimee de Jongh & Soren Mosdal. He'll also have interviews with some amazing creators from publishers like First Second, SelfMadeHero, Abrams ComicArts and others. You'll be able to hear them all over the next few weeks. And thanks again to Producer...

Last week we brought you our Avengers: Endgames predictions and theories. Well, we saw it. All of us. And we decided to come back and give you our reviews on it. Thanks once again to Producer Joe for stepping in with hosting duties along with his regular producing ones. Jimmy recruits some of last week's audio reviewers along with a couple of new ones to opine on the snappy action-packed Marvel de...

The weird and wild world of Gotham has come to an end! Thanks again to Producer Joe for stepping in to host this episode. Jimmy recruits pals Rich & Iz, Jamal, Emily and Stephen to send in their thoughts on the series final and series overall. Jimmy throws in his $.02 as well. They give their thoughts on why they liked the series, favorite characters, missteps, both the best and most ridiculous mo...

It's finally here! The end of the Marvel cinematic universe! Well, until the next movie and Phase 4 and when they reboot it all and add parallel universes, etc.  Producer Joe steps in to host for Jimmy while he deals with some personal affairs. But Jimmy still recruited some friends to send in their thoughts on Avengers: Endgame. Jimmy even sends in his as well. Crazy predictions, theories and fla...

It's the final season of Game of Thrones ! Jimmy recruits a bunch of his friends to send in their reviews of the season opener. And also to give their thoughts on whom will win the throne, whom will live and whom will die. Maybe they'll just kill everyone off! Whom do you think will take it all? Jimmy is voting on one of the dragons. Thanks to Producer Joe, Ali, Ashley, Amy, Barry, Heidi, Kristen...

Reviews: Bronze Age Boogie #1, Cold Blood Samurai #1, Fairlady #1, Star Wars: Age Of Rebellion Princess Leia #1, War of the Realms #1 Yup, like Jennie of BlackPink, Jimmy is still solo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo! As usual, friends step in with their audio reviews. Thanks to Ashley, Emmy, Marta, Dave, and Jon! And thanks to our special newsreader Rachel for returning to the podcast after a long absence. Jimmy...

Jimmy went to MoCCA Festival 2019 and got 3 great interviews! Hear his thoughts on the festival and then the amazing interviews with Falynn Koch, Cathy G. Johnson and Jamie Tanner. Falynn talks about her new book with First Second called BAKE LIKE A PRO and her experiences as a chef. Cathy chats about THE BREAKAWAYS , her new graphic novel also from First Second and how her life as an educator hel...

To celebrate the momentous occasion of the release of Detective Comics #1000 , Jimmy decides to recruit some friends to review the comic and share their thoughts on the legendary Dark Knight himself! They chat about why they like Batman, his significance in pop culture, favorite stories and more! Thanks to Emmy, Marta, Dave, Jon and Producer Joe for sending in their thoughts! Leave your iTunes  co...

Reviews: Bad Luck Chuck #1, Dial H For HERO #1, GLOW #1, Marvel Rising #1, Sabrina The Teenage Witch #1, The Walking Dead series 9 finale Jimmy is still going solo! As always, he recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers to help out. Thanks to Ashley, Jon, Marta, Heidi and Emmy! Apologies for the lost voice. Jimmy doesn't know where he left it. News includes:  Batman will be the first inductee...

Reviews: The Goon #1, Invisible Kingdom #1, The Life And Death Of Toyo Harada #1, Spider-Man: Life Story #1, Black Lightning season 2 finale, Deadly Class season 1 finale  Jimmy is still illin' but carries on with his team of audio reviewers! Thanks to Emily, Marta, Ashley and Jon. And big thanks to returning newsreader Kerri. News includes: Jonathan Hickman returns to Marvel Comics for the X-Men,...

Reviews:  Age Of X-Man: Apocalypse And The X-Tracts #1, Assassin Nation #1, The Batman Who Laughs: The Grim Knight #1, Magnificent Ms Marvel #1 Jimmy is at home with the plague so he flies solo this episode. However, his trusty team of audio reviewers lends a hand...well a voice! Thanks to Marta, Ali, Emily and Ashley for helping out. And to newsreader Kerri for her awesome newsreaderness! News in...

Reviews:  Age Of X-Man: Prisoner X #1, Ronin Island #1, DC Super Hero Girls, Captain Marvel Ali Sattar returns again! They discuss their love of a good movie trailer and hate for ones that give too much away. News includes: The Orville is coming to comics, Arrow will end after season 8, Amazon's Lord of the Rings series will take place during the "Second Age" and more! Leave your  iTunes  comments...

Reviews:  Age Of X-Man: X-Tremists, Astro Hustle #1, Forgotten Queen #1, Obey Me #1, The Gifted, Umbrella Academy Ali Sattar returns after a week hiatus to nerd out with Jimmy again, They discuss the new Game of Thrones trailer and pay their respects to the late Luke Perry. News includes: a new The Walking Dead series is in development, Warner Bros. is committing to keeping their superhero films i...