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Reviews:  Angry Birds Comics #1, That's Because You're A Robot One-Shot, Game of Thrones season finale, The Last Ship premiere Producer Joe steps in to co-host and join Jimmy in recapping Special Edition NYC. Jimmy sat down with Will Sliney ( Spider-Man 2099 ), Enrica Jang ( Red Stylo Media ) and Matt Miner ( Liberator ) at the show to chat about their work. It was a great show full of comic booky...

Reviews:  Painkiller Jane: 22 Brides #1, Rise of the Magi #1, Vampirella Vol 5 #1 The podcast wife Erica Schultz (M3) returns! She and Jimmy chat about the upcoming Special Edition convention here in NYC and the multitude of great guests attending. They also have a mini-argument about live tweeting TV shows (she does, he doesn't) but their friendship endures! News includes: Bill Watterson returns...

Reviews:  Brass Sun #1, C.O.W.L. #1, Doctor Spektor Master Of The Occult #1, Trees #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by cartoonist pal John Lucas ( Deadpool, The Four Norsemen of the Apocalypse )! They chat about his current comic work, past work and what he's got coming down the road. Some interesting chats about penciling and inking for you budding cartoonists out there as well. Jimmy gives his recap...

Reviews:  MPH #1, Nailbiter #1, X-Men: Days of Future Past Jimmy is joined in studio by cartoonist Sina Grace ( Burn the Orphanage, Self-Obsessed ). They haven't seen one another since NYCC in October and had A LOT to catch up on! It's a lengthy episode but chock full of informative and fun Sina Grace goodness. They chat about the  Hannibal  Season 2 finale and serendipitously meeting famous folks...

Jimmy flies solo to bring you his final  TCAF (The Toronto Comic Arts Festival)  interviews. This is the panel he did called Sports vs Comics with Wai Au ( FujoSports! ), Box Brown ( Andre the Giant ), Reinhard Kleist ( The Boxer ) and Jesse Lonergan ( All Star ). We chat about their sports comics, why sports comics aren't as popular in North America, sports they played, other sports they'd like t...

Reviews:  Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1, Justice League United #1, The New 52: Futures End, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. finale, Arrow finale, Once Upon A Time finale, Warehouse 13 series finale, Godzilla Jimmy flies solo this week so as not to make the episode too long. He forgets how long winded he is so the episode will still be LONG. Thanks to Producer Joe for the editing magic. However, it's...

Producer Joe sits in again with Jimmy to intro/outro this awesome spotlight panel with German cartoonist Reinhard Kleist. Jimmy moderated the panel at TCAF and they chatted about Reinhard's career from the beginning up to his hit graphic novel  Johnny Cash: I See A Darkness  to his current work  The Boxer . Reinhard has had a fascinating career and you'll want to hear all about it! Leave your  iTu...

Producer Joe joins Jimmy to intro/outro this great lunch interview Jimmy did at  The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)  with Becky Cloonan ( By Chance or Providence, Batman ) and Renee Nault ( Witchling ). What started as just a quick recap of the show turned into a great conversation about self publishing, advice for tabling at a convention, upcoming work and more! Leave your  iTunes  comments!...

Producer Joe joins Jimmy to discuss their recent jaunt to  The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)  in Toronto. They give their recap and thoughts on the terrific show. Such a great time! Thanks to everyone involved for such a well run and fun festival. Great interviews included in this podcast are with Darwyn Cooke ( Parker ), Nicholas Gurewitch ( Perry Bible Fellowship ), Kazu Kibuishi ( Amulet )...

Reviews:  Amazing Spider-Man Vol 3 #1, Battlestar Galactica Six #1, Dexters Laboratory Vol 2 #1, Southern Bastards #1, V-Wars #1, Vertigo Quarterly Cyan #1, Amazing Spider-Man 2 Producer Joe joins Jimmy in studio to talk about their upcoming trip to  The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) .  Jimmy will be moderating 2 panels (info below) and they both will be conducting many an interview. They pay...

Reviews:  24 #1, 7th Sword #1, Danger Girl: Mayday #1, Original Sin #0 Jimmy is joined in studio by nerdy pal Lauren Galliart! They chat about the recent article about Martin Freeman in  EW ,  Orphan Black ,  Game of Thrones , Natalie Dormer and Free Comic Book Day. Jimmy also gets some good advice from a listener about sound. News includes: Amazon changes Comixology app,  Justice League  movie wi...

Reviews:  Solar Man of the Atom Vol 2 #1, Star Mage #1, Orphan Black S2:E1, The Real History of Science Fiction Big Thunder Productions' Dana Aber joins her pal Jimmy in studio to chat about her upcoming nerdy musical theater production called  Un-Ironically Enthusiastic (Nerds on Parade) . In tribute, Jimmy sings a little ditty for her. Apologies to you all especially to My Chemical Romance. News...

Reviews:  All-New Ultimates #1, Batman Eternal #1, Flash Gordon Vol 7 #1, Lumberjanes #1, Shutter #1, Metal Hurlant Chronicles, Warehouse 13 Producer Joe  is back again to wrap up our MoCCA coverage and use his producing/editing magic. Jimmy had a great chat with Nick Abadzis at MoCCA talking about his new SelfMadeHero book  The Cigar That Fell In Love With A Pipe  among his many other works.  Jim...

Reviews:  Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Walking Dead season finale, Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley, Lost Girl season finale, Being Human series finale Producer Joe  returns to recap MoCCA Festival with Jimmy. It was an awesome time full of comic goodness. Lots of great interviews with Emmy winner Dean Haspiel ( Fear, My Dear ), Simon Fraser (Dare2Draw), Danica Novgorodoff ( The Underta...

Reviews:  Real Heroes #1, Rocky & Bullwinkle #1, Star Slammers Remastered #1, Survive #1   Producer Joe comes back to chat about what we're going to cover at the upcoming MoCCA Festival! A lot of great guests, exhibitors, panels and more. Listen in for what to expect. The guys chat about April Fool's pranks (the good and bad), Jimmy was a guest on the awesome  Everything Comes Back to 2000AD  (Epi...

Reviews:  Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #1, Sovereign #1, Witcher #1, The 100  Returning to the studio after a week off, Qui Nguyen ( Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company ) is back to nerd out!  They chat about the new  Star Wars  film being set 30 years after  Return of the Jedi  and congratulate fellow podcasters/pals in the UK (Dave and Barry of Geek Syndicate) on their upcoming BBC iPlayer fil...

Reviews:  Magnus Robot Fighter Vol 4 #1, Monster & Madman #1, Stray Bullets: The Killers #1, Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 6, Veronica Mars film Jimmy is joined in studio by actor pal  Sheldon Best, hot off of his starring role in Off-Broadway hit  The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner . They catch up on all the acting work Sheldon has been doing (A LOT) as well as the maddeningly quick ti...

Reviews:  Magneto Vol 3 #1, Moon Knight Vol 7 #1, Rogue Trooper Vol 2 #1, Starlight #1, Believe, Cosmos, Resurrection, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, 300: Rise of an Empire Jimmy is again joined in studio by playwright extraordinaire Qui Nguyen ( Vampire Cowboys Theatre Co. ). They chat about Anne Rice's return to vampires and if you should laugh at every joke. Lots of reviews this week including a few TV...

Comic News Insider: Episode 526  is now available for  free  download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by  Dynamic Forces . Reviews:  Fantastic Four Vol 5 #1, One-Hit Wonder #1, Revenge #1, Kill Shakespeare Live, Hannibal Jimmy is joined in studio by playwright extraordinaire Qui Nguyen ( Vampire Cowboys Theatre Co. ). They chat about the nerd wins at the Oscars, watching mut...

Reviews:  Loki Ragnarok & Roll #1, New Warriors Vol 5 #1, Undertow #1, Star-Crossed (on the CW) Jimmy is joined in studio by the podcast wife Erica Schultz! Jimmy hung in an ice bar with pal Grace Helbig and new bestie Chester See and he tells of the frozen goodness. They chat about the  Guardians of the Galaxy  trailer, rumors of Peter Capaldi only doing one series of  Doctor Who , that rumored ...

Reviews: Fuse #1, Mercenary Sea #1, Royal Masters of War #1, She-Hulk #1, X-Force #1  Jimmy is back in NYC and has Emily Edwards back co-hosting. They chat a bit about his Jacksonville trip and Toy Fair toys. News includes: the podcast wife Erica Schultz is writing the comic book version of ABC's hit show  Revenge , Peter Parker returns in  Spider-Man Year One ,  Beware the Batman  Blu-Ray/DVD wil...

Reviews:  Apocalypse Al #1, Batman: Joker's Daughter #1, Ms. Marvel Vol 3 #1, Turok Dinosaur Hunter #1, The Walking Dead (midseason premiere), The Lego Movie Jimmy is back in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida and records from the awesome comic book shop  Superhero Beach  (whom also sponsors this podcast)! Joining him is Superhero Beach employee and awesome illustrator  Ashley Lanni Hoye  and J...

Reviews:  Dredd:Underbelly One Shot, Furious #1, Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1, World War Mob #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by the fantastic husband/wife creators of Disconnected Press, Conor and Lizzie Boyle! They came over from the UK just to co-host the podcast! Okay, they were here for the Super Bowl as well but that was just a side thing. They chat about their works (Lizzie's the writer and...

Reviews:  All-New Invaders #1, Bad Ass #1, Deadly Class #1, George Romeros Empire Of The Dead Act One #1, Judge Dredd Mega-City Two #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by the podcast wife Erica Schultz! After some extra cheesey pizza goodness, they get to chatting about the new  Doctor Who  costume and the  X:Men Days of Future Past  costumes. Boy howdy, lotsa costumes! Erica talks about the recent comic...

Reviews:  Black Dynamite #1, Disney Kingdom's Seekers of the Weird #1, Egos #1, Lil' Battlestar Galactica #1, Night of the Living Deadpool #1, X-Files Conspiracy #1, The Powerpuff Girls Jimmy is joined in studio by Emily Edwards who trudged through the winter wonderland of NYC to make it. Thanks Emily! They chat about the  Sleepy Hollow  season finale and the Jon Hamm as Dr. Strange rumor floating...