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Reviews:  Age Of X-Man: Amazing Nightcrawler #1, Hulkverines #1, Incursion #1, Sharkey the Bounty Hunter #1  Emmy Potter returns to the rotating co-host chair! They chat about the nerdy Oscars wins (among others) and go off way too  many a tangent during the show. Jimmy almost ends their friendship when Emmy reveals she has never seen a super popular animated Disney film of icy proportions! News i...

Reviews: Age Of X-Man Nextgen #1, Archie & Friends Music Jam #1, Hit-Girl Vol 2 Season 2 #1, Wonder Twins #1, Kim Possible, The Umbrella Academy Ali Sattar joins Jimmy for the first time in the co-host chair! They chat about Ali's big gaming background and whether Jimmy will actually try to play D&D with him one day. News includes: SpongeBob SquarePants celebrates his 20th anniversary, Greg Pak br...

Reviews: Age Of X-Man Marvelous X-Men #1, Daredevil Vol 6 #1, Female Furies #1, GI Joe Sierra Muerte #1, Girl In The Bay #1 Emily Edwards returns to co-hosting duties! They chat about Emily's gigs as an intimacy director and what that means. They then get back on track to nerdy stuff! News includes: Aaron McGruder has quietly brought back The Boondocks , Broadway's original "Genie" in Aladdin will...

Reviews: Age Of X-Man Alpha #1, Peter Cannon Thunderbolt Vol 3 #1, Powers In Action #1, The Shape of Elvira #1, The Punisher s2 Jimmy recruits his regular audio reviewers to help out with this "no co-host" show! Thanks to Jon, Marta, Heidi, Emily and Ashley! Jimmy shares about the incredible artist DestinyBlue and her recent struggle with her mental health issues. We love you, Blue! Hang in there!...

Reviews: Avant-Guards #1, Blossoms 666 #1, Buffy The Vampire Slayer Vol 2 #1, Naomi #1, Oliver #1  Jimmy is joined in studio by his friend Karlin in her first (and not last) co-hosting gig! They chat about some of her fave manga/anime growing up and address the recent Bill Maher rant against comic books. News includes: the upcoming Patrick Steward led Star Trek series may see him out of the unifor...

Reviews: Adventure Time Marcy & Simon #1, Black Widow Vol 7 #1, Invaders Vol 3 #1, Marvel Comics Presents Vol 3 #1, Star Wars Age Of Republic Special #1  No co-host this week so Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers to help out. Thanks to Heidi, Marta, Ashley, Emmy and Jon! News includes: Legendary artist George Perez is retiring, DC Comics is launching a reading campaign and Rob Lie...

Reviews: Captain Marvel Vol 9 #1, Young Justice Vol 3 #1, Bird Box, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Deadly Class series premiere, Doctor Who s11 finale, Gotham s5 premiere Emily Edwards returns to co-host! She and Jimmy skip all the banter and get right into all the reviews! They opine on some comics, TV and films. Will you agree? Are you Bird Boxing? Bandersnatching? Captain Marveling? News includes:...

Heidi MacDonald of The Beat joins Jimmy for their annual "Best of 2018" picks! Best of what they read/saw and while it was a lot...it wasn't everything! Download to hear some of their favorite comics, TV shows and films. Will you agree? What did they leave out? What are your picks? So many great comic books in 2018 and you will hear about many of them here. Leave your iTunes  comments! 5 stars and...

Happy New Year everyone! To celebrate, Jimmy decided to recruit friends/listeners to chat about their favorite nerd thing in 2018! From comics to TV to movies to conventions to games. We each pick one thing that we loved in the world of nerd in 2018. What did we pick? And will you agree? Tune in to find out! Leave your iTunes  comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks...

Reviews: Archie's Christmas Spectacular #1, Barbarella Holiday Special, Jingle Belle: The Homemades' Tale, Merry X-Men Holiday Special, Mickey and Donald Christmas Parade Vol. 4, Superman's Christmas Adventure Happy Christmas to all! We thought we'd leave a little present underneath your tree from CNI. Hope you enjoy! Fun reviews on Christmas/Holiday themed comics from some of Jimmy's regular CNI...

It's one week until Christmas so Jimmy decides to give you some great last minute gift ideas! Easy peasy and presents sorted! From comics to audio books to toys to shows and more, you'll hear some awesome ideas on what to get family and friends if you are still searching for that 11th hour gift! Leave your iTunes  comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening...

Since there has been so much coverage from Thought Bubble and NYCC, there hasn't been a lot of Top 3 picks going on lately! We're here to remedy that for you! Jimmy does a Top 3 x 3 segment! So, for the math-impaired, that's 9 picks! Varying from comics to TV to music and more! We always like to suggest things from just about anyone or anywhere so hope you enjoy. Leave your  iTunes  comments! 5 st...

Reviews:   Comics: Betty & Veronica #1, Books of Magic #1/2, Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #1/2, Firefly #1, Green Lantern Vol 6 #1, Hack/Slash vs Chaos #1, Livewire #1, Uncanny X-Men Vol 5 #1/2/3, The Witcher: Of Flesh and Flame #1 TV: Arrow, Black Lightning, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Riverdale, The Gifted, Nightflyers, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Star Wars: Resistanc...

We lost the legend Stan Lee 2 weeks ago. The comic book world mourned along with everyone else. The outpouring of love and support for Stan came in droves and still continues. Like many, we had a short experience with him. Back in 2006, Producer Joe and Jimmy interviewed him via phone and delved deep into his early years. An amazing conversation to be sure. And in 2012, Jimmy got to meet Stan in p...

Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival back in September and moderated 2 panels for SelfMadeHero. Here, you'll hear the panel he did for their graphic novel anthology  I Feel Machine . On the panel were editors/cartoonists Krent Able and Julian Hanshaw! A laid back and illuminating panel! You'll hear all about the other contributors to the anthology (Tillie Walden, Box Brown, Shaun Tan, Erik Sveto...

Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival back in September and moderated 2 panels for SelfMadeHero. Here, you'll hear the panel he did for their graphic novel Apollo . On the panel were writers Chris Baker and Matt Fitch along with artist Mike Collins! A fun and informative panel! Hear all about how the comic came together and the collaborative process between the 3 creators. Leave your  iTunes  com...

Jimmy attended New York Comic Con and boy are his arms tired. As usual, he got lots of 1:1 interviews and covered as many press rooms as he could. Producer Joe even got in on the interviewing action! In this episode, you'll hear the press room for Gotham  with Robin Lord Taylor, Donal Logue, Cory Michael Smith, Chris Chalk and showrunner John Stephens! Leave your  iTunes  comments! 5 stars and not...

Jimmy attended New York Comic Con and boy are his arms tired. As usual, he got lots of 1:1 interviews and covered as many press rooms as he could. Producer Joe even got in on the interviewing action! In this episode, you'll hear the press room for National Geographic's Mars with producers/consultants Dr. Michio Kaku, Lucianne Walkowicz, Stephen Petranek, Andy Weir and stars Jihae, Jeff Hephner, Ev...

Jimmy attended New York Comic Con and boy are his arms tired. As usual, he got lots of 1:1 interviews and covered as many press rooms as he could. Producer Joe even got in on the interviewing action! In this episode, you'll hear the press room for Cosmos w/ Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ann Druyen, Brannon Braga and Jason Clark! Leave your  iTunes  comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold o...

Reviews:  Blackbird #1, Dead Rabbit #1, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Doctor Who, The Walking Dead It's the epic 900th episode live recording! And strap in, kids. It's a LENGTHY ONE at almost 2 hours! We were having so much fun chatting with guests that we didn't realize the time. You'll love it though! Once again, Jimmy and Producer Joe hold their anniversary podcast at Hourglass Tavern in...

Jimmy attended New York Comic Con and boy are his arms tired. As usual, he got lots of 1:1 interviews and covered as many press rooms as he could. Producer Joe even got in on the interviewing action! In this episode, you'll hear the press room for Batman: The Animated Series with Kevin Conroy, Tara Strong, Loren Lester, Diane Pershing, and producers Bruce Timm/Eric Radomski. Be here all month to h...

Jimmy attended New York Comic Con and boy are his arms tired. As usual, he got lots of 1:1 interviews and covered as many press rooms as he could. Producer Joe even got in on the interviewing action! In this episode, you'll hear the press room for the animated series Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors with Milana Vayntrub, Kathreen Khavari, Tyler Posey, Kamil McFadden and producers Sana Amanat and Cor...

Jimmy attended New York Comic Con and boy are his arms tired. As usual, he got lots of 1:1 interviews and covered as many press rooms as he could. Producer Joe even got in on the interviewing action! In this episode, you'll hear the press rooms for the Webtoon's webcomic Caster with rapper/actor Common and Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini with Cynthia Von Buhler (creator/writer/arti...

Jimmy attended New York Comic Con and boy are his arms tired. As usual, he got lots of 1:1 interviews and covered as many press rooms as he could. Producer Joe even got in on the interviewing action! In this episode, you'll hear the press room for the upcoming DC streaming show Titans  with Producer Akiva Goldsman, Anna Diop (Starfire), Alan Ritchson (Hank Hall/Hawk), Ryan Potter (Beast Boy), Bren...

Jimmy attended New York Comic Con and boy are his arms tired. As usual, he got lots of 1:1 interviews and covered as many press rooms as he could. Producer Joe even got in on the interviewing action! In this episode, you'll hear the press room for the hit CW show Riverdale with showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, actors KJ Apa, Madchen Amic Lili Reinhart, and Luke Perry. Be here all month to hear m...