Comic News Insider

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in the press room for  The World's End , the 3rd and final film in the "Cornetto Trilogy" from director Edgar Wright and stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. It's a fantastic film (hear Jimmy's review in this week's earlier Episode 493) and loads of fun. It opens this weekend here in the U.S. so get to it! Jimmy gets in a lot of good questions with each of them. You c...

Reviews:  Infinity #1, Thor #11, Vampirella Southern Gothic #1, Kick Ass 2, The World's End The podcast wife, Erica Schultz, joins Jimmy in studio again! They chat about Jimmy's upcoming move back in with Producer Joe next week. More San Diego Comic Con interviews! Jimmy sat in on the round tables for the hit Cartoon Network show  Adventure Time  and chatted with voice stars John DiMaggio, Tom Ken...

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in the press room for the smash hit AMC show  The Walking Dead  and chatted with stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Steven Yuen, Scott Wilson, Chad Coleman, Danai Gurira, David Morrissey, as well as producers Robert Kirkman, Scott Gimple, Gale Anne Hurd and Greg Nicotero. Jimmy gets a great question in to Greg Nicotero and Norman Reedus that his fe...

Reviews:  Burn the Orphanage #1, Sidekick #1, Trillium #1 The podcast wife, Erica Schultz, joins Jimmy in studio again! They briefly discuss some of the new TV coming out including  Broadchurch  and  Low Winter Sun . Erica is heading off to Toronto in a couple of weeks for Fan Expo and tells us about Toronto Batman. Jimmy waxes on about poutine and weirdly starts saying random French words. The wh...

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in the press room for the hit TNT show  Falling Skies  and chatted with creators/producers Remi Aubuchon & Greg Beeman, and stars Noah Wylie, Will Patton, Sarah Carter, Moon Bloodgood, Connor Jessup, Colin Cunningham, Doug Jones. You can actually hear Jimmy blush when Sarah compliments him on his outfit. Leave your  iTunes  comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!...

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in the press room for the hit NBC show  Hannibal  and chatted with creator/producer Bryan Fuller, director David Slade and star Hugh Dancy. Hear him share his flask of whiskey with Fuller and everyone talk about this fantastically dark yet beautiful show. Leave your  iTunes  comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

Reviews:  Goblin Hood and His Merry Monsters #1, It Came! #1, Lady Rawhide #1, Molly Danger #1 Lots of interviews from both San Diego Comic Con (Dr. Andrea Letamendi, Sam Park, Cole Drumb & Jennifer Luk) and Boston Comic Con (Ming Doyle & Jeff Burns) to get through so Jimmy does it solo so the episode isn't too supersized. He laments/rejoices over selling his massive comic book collection (appx. 1...

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy attended the press roundtables for the new CW show  The 100 . The show is being described as " Lost  meets  Battlestar Galactica ".  He chatted with actors Marie Agveropoulos, Eliza Taylor, Isaiah Washington, Thomas McDonnell, and creators/producers Matt Miller and Jason Rothenberg. Listen in to hear about this new intriguing sci-fi show! Leave your  iTunes  comments!...

Comic News Insider: Episode 486  is now available for  free  download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by  Dynamic Forces . At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in 2 different press rooms for the hit BBC America show  Orphan Black  and chatted with creators/producers Graeme Manson and John Fawcett A LOT! Always great to hear from the people behind the curtain. He also had the ch...

Reviews:  The Wolverine, Axe Cop, High School USA Jimmy is joined again in studio by his podcast wife, Erica Schultz! Erica gives her thoughts on her first San Diego Comic Con and Jimmy brings you a bunch of the massive amounts of interviews he got there. In this episode, you'll hear him chat with Amber Benson ("Tara" on  Buffy the Vampire Slayer ), Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin ( March...

Jimmy gives another quickie solo show as he's in L.A. relaxing after the madness of Comic Con. No interviews in this show as he is sans audio files/editing software and Producer Joe is in the middle of a big move. Just a big recap of the week's events including massive amounts of interviews, press rooms, parties, friends, etc. Special guest appearance by Grace Helbig and Goose! As always, listener...

Reviews:  Chronos Commandos #1, Quantum & Woody #1, Sheltered #1, Beware the Batman TV show, Pacific Rim film Jimmy gives a quickie solo show as he's madly prepping to leave for San Diego Comic Con! He'll arrive Wednesday and his interview schedule is full up all week! He goes over his schedule so you can hear all of the awesomeness that he'll be covering. He briefly chats about the cool Pixar the...

Reviews:  Catalyst Comix #1, Deadpool Kills Deadpool #1, Satellite Sam #1, What If...AVX #1, Marvel's Avenger's Assemble cartoon Jimmy is joined in studio by Geek Syndicate's own Sharlene Mousfar! They go over their plan of attack for the upcoming San Diego Comic Con next week. Lots of comics, TV and film to cover and between the 2 of them, they'll get...well...some of it! Jimmy also briefly chats...

Reviews:  Age of Ultron #10AI, Batman/Superman #1, Lazarus, Uncanny #1 Jimmy flies solo again due to time constraints and briefly chats about his SDCC press woes being solved, attending his friend Kim Boekbinder's album release party and trying to get Suicide Girl Soya on the podcast while at SDCC. News includes: DC Comics Vertigo imprint is bringing 6 new titles this fall, Comixology offers subsc...

It's the second of three panels that Jimmy moderated at Heroes Con a few weeks ago. This one was with the awesome cover artists Amanda Connor, Jenny Frison and Phil Noto! It's a fun discussion about their cover work, covers vs. interiors, inspirations, and more! Leave your  iTunes  comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening!

Reviews:  Astro City #1, Ehmm Theory #1, Liberator #1, Wild Blue Yonder #1, Under the Dome, World War Z Due to a last minute emergency, Jimmy's co-host had to back out so he flies solo this week. (Hope things get better, Robert Downey, Jr). And in this episode, you'll hear the first of three Heroes Con panels that Jimmy moderated. This one with Amanda Connor, Jimmy Palmiotti and Frank Tieri. It's...

Reviews:  Crow Curare #1, Joe Hills Thumbprint #1, Superman Unchained #1, True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys #1, Man of Steel Jimmy is joined in studio by his new nerdy pal Taylor Katz and they give a looooong review of the new  Man of Steel  film. More Heroes Con interviews with Kevin Mellon ( Suicide Sisters, Archer ), Mike Maihack ( Cleopatra In Space ), Rachel Pandich/Ashely Lanni ( Aspire )....

Jimmy is joined in studio by his podcast wife Erica Schultz! (Thanks to her real hubby AJ for the baked goods again). They both just got back from Heroes Con in Charlotte, NC and are here to give you the rundown of all the nerdy goodness. No reviews but some great interviews with Francesco Francavilla ( Black Beetle ), Vivek Tiwary ( The Fifth Beatle ) and Ryan Black ( Tension ). Plus a big Heroes...

Reviews:  Star Trek #21, The Wake #1, X-Men #1, Orphan Black season finale, Merlin series finale Comic News Insider: Episode 476  is now available for  free  download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by  Dynamic Forces . Jimmy is joined in studio by his new favorite co-host, Erica Schultz! Jimmy chats about his visit to BookExpo America and how he chatted with some of the com...

Reviews:  Akaneiro #1, Bounce #1, Green Team #1, Marvel's Avenger's Assemble on Disney XD Jimmy flies solo to bring you the final Toronto Comic Arts Festival interview. Actually, it's the panel with Belgian cartoonist Judith Vanistendael that Jimmy moderated at TCAF. It's just under an hour long and they really get into her recent graphic novel,  When David Lost His Voice . They talk process, wher...

Reviews:  Chin Music #1, Dream Thief #1, Edgar Allan Poe's Fall of the House of Usher #1, Regular Show #1, Star Trek: Into Darkness Erica Schultz (M3) comes back to co-host! Jimmy still has more TCAF interviews left for you and you'll hear great ones from Faith Erin Hicks ( Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong ), Patrick McEown ( Hair Shirt ), Frederick Peeters ( Sandcastle ) and Alice Quinn (TdotComics)...

It's a special DINTERVIEW episode! That's Dinner + Interview = DINTERVIEW! (Thanks to Becky Cloonan for that.) You guessed it, it's another podcast dinner where Jimmy sits down with some cartoonists over dinner to talk comics. While in Toronto for TCAF, Jimmy was joined by Paul Pope, Becky Cloonan, Glyn Dillon, and Monica Gallagher. They discussed the ins and outs of comics from what they use to d...

It's a special recap episode of the   Toronto Comic Arts Festival   (TCAF)! Jimmy recorded this while still in Toronto and got cartoonist pals   Adam Cadwell  ( The Everyday ) and   Marc Ellerby  ( Ellerbisms ) to join in the fun! They give their thoughts on the show, the guests, the parties, panels and the drinking. OH THE DRINKING! Jimmy chatted with many at the show and you'll hear great interv...

Reviews:  Black Bat #1, Movement #1, Suicide Risk #1, Ten Grand #1, Iron Man 3 Jimmy jets through a quickie solo show before heading off to TCAF (Toronto Comics Arts Festival) this weekend. He gives his thoughts on the recent Free Comic Book Day, meeting Natalie Dormer and interviewing Neil Gaiman about his upcoming Doctor Who episode. No news this week but a brief bit about his plans for TCAF. As...

Reviews:  Joe Hill's Terrifyingly Tragic Treasury Edition, Jupiter's Legacy #1 Jimmy is joined in studio by the talented and charming Erica Schultz ( M3 ). Jimmy clarifies last week's shocking announcement of the end of the podcast. (It's not ending). Erica tells Jimmy all about her comic  M3  and how she got the whole process started. She discusses her writing, art, self publishing, working for N...