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Reviews:   Red Skull #1, Vengeance #1, Vic Boone #1, Alphas, Torchwood: Miracle Day In the guest co-host chair this week is Gretchen Souerwine. She loves her  Doctor Who  and has Spider-Man socks. Nerdy enough for you? :) They chat about  Warehouse 13  and this whole Google+ thing. News includes: San Diego Comic-Con programming is up, John Higgins has new Watchmen  portfolio at SDCC, Sookie Stackh...

Jimmy was part of a conference call with some of the stars of the upcoming Starz series, Torchwood: Miracle Day .  On the call were cast members John Barrowman (Captain Jack Harkness), Eve Myles (Gwen Cooper) and Alexa Havins (Esther Drummond). They were joined by series creator/showrunner Russell T. Davies. So you know, conference call interviews work like this: A group of reporters are given a n...

Reviews:   Flashpoint Project Superman #1, Gobs #1, Marvel Universe vs Wolverine #1, Witch Doctor #1, Transformers 3 Mike Cho returns to co-host! The boys give congrats to good friends/former guest co-hosts Jon Hoche & Erica Swindell on their recent engagement, the Harvey Awards nominations are out and Jimmy finally started watching  Spartacus: Blood and  Boobs  Sand .  News includes: DC's New 52,...

Reviews:   Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search For Swamp Thing #1, Flashpoint: Lois Lane And The Resistance #1, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160, Falling Skies, Outcasts Jimmy is joined by...NO ONE! Yes, in the first solo CNI ever, Jimmy delivers a quick show for your listening pleasure. And fret not, this wont be a regular thing as he knows your ears may bleed if you get too much Jimmy. He laments...

Reviews:   Alpha Flight Vol 4 #1, Wonder Woman And The Furies #1, Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths #1, Super 8, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern, Galactic Girl in: Attack of the Starbarians Jimmy is joined by frequent guest host Jon Hoche and Erica Swindell. They are the stars of the hit play  Galactic Girl in: Attack of the Starbarians , part of the local Comic Book Theater Festival. They give con...

Last of the Heroes Con interviews with the amazing Kelly Sue DeConnick. Thanks to Iz McAuliffe who stays on to intro/outro the episode. Jimmy sat down with Kelly Sue at Heroes Con and they got along so swimmingly that we decided to release it as a special episode! That, and it's about an hour long of great conversation. They talk about comics they got as kids, the origin of her signature, adapting...

Reviews:   Flashpoint: Emperor Aquaman #1, Fly #1, Mystery Men #1, Samurai's Blood #1 Even more Heroes Con love with interviews from Darwyn Cooke, Becky Cloonan and Scott Weinstein. Jimmy is joined by good friend Iz McAuliffe, a fine podcaster in her own right. They wax on about Doctor Who and stray off topic frequently. All comedy gold! News includes: DC releases all 52 titles for relaunch, Beast...

Yet even more Heroes Con love! Jimmy moderated a great panel at Heroes Con called TAKING ON THE PROPERTY: ICONOGRAPHY with comic book titans Darwyn Cooke ( The Spirit, DC's New Frontier, Parker ), Ed McGuinness ( Deadpool, Superman/Batman ), Don Rosa ( Scrooge McDuck ) and Tim Sale ( Batman, Hulk, Spider-Man ). Here is the whole panel in it's entirety. The idea of the panel was how they took an es...

More Heroes Con love! Jimmy got so many great interviews at the show so we had to put out some specials! Mike Cho stays on to co-host and introduce interviews with Don Rosa ( Scrooge McDuck ), Chris Schweizer ( Crogan Adventures ), Van Jensen ( Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer ) and Charles Soule ( 27 ). Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! Come back on Saturday...

Reviews:   50 Girls 50 #1, Reed Gunther #1, Zombies Christmas Carol #1 Jimmy attended Heroes Con and got a ton of great interviews for your listening pleasure! Enough to spread out over 4 or 5 episodes! In this episode, Jimmy chats with Jonathan Hickman, Mike Maihack, Curt Franklin/Chris Haley, Rob Anderson, and Enrica Jang. Good pal Mike Cho returns to guest c0-host. They briefly talk about some...

Reviews:  Comeback Kings #1, Hack Slash Eva Monsters Ball #1, Tattered Man One Shot Kevin Conn (Unemployed Skeletor/Lava-Roid) sits in the guest co-host chair! The boys discuss Jimmy was at BookExpo America last week and got a couple of interviews with Michael Molcher/Keith Richardson (2000Ad) and Jeremy Atkins (Dark Horse Comics). Grace Helbig returns to give a non-spoilery review of  X-Men: Firs...

Reviews:   Alpha Flight Vol 4 #0.1, Rocketeer Adventures #1, Star Wars Jedi The Dark Side #1 Old pal Richard McAuliffe joins Jimmy from sunny Wales to co-host. The boys chat about the recent Big Apple Con, the current Book Expo, Bristol Expo, TV Wonder Woman's booty shorts, Grace Helbig's sketch show and more. News includes: Jim Lee and Geoff Johns at Hero Complex Fest, BBC America postpones  Doct...

Reviews:   Breed III #1, Flashpoint #1, Hellboy: Being Human One-Shot, 30 Days of Night Again #1  Jimmy is out at the bar and who better to join him for drinks and hosting than Grace Helbig! You remember when she and her comedy partner Michelle co-hosted back in Episode 323. We bring a little bit of Grace's web show, The Daily Grace, to the podcast as well! They chat about some TV season finales,...

Jimmy had dinner with Paul Pope, Sam Hiti, Steve Manale and Joe Midthun on the Sunday night after the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF). He pulled out the ol' digital recorder and the boys got to talking comics, the industry and influences! You'll hear silverware clinking, sips from drinking and lotsa heavy thinking! It's like you're there with us. Lotsa fun too especially with the questionairre...

Jimmy got so many interviews from the Toronto Comic Arts Festival that we decided to release a special interview only show! Once again, Tory Woollcott sits in with him to guest co-host. Though unplanned, it's serendipitiously full of all-Toronto residents! Fantastic chats with the boys of  Kill Shakespeare, Anthony Del Col and Andy Belanger .  If you remember, when we first reviewed it back when,...

Reviews:  Gladstones School for World Conquerors #1, Moon Knight #1, Richie Rich #1, Thor movie Jimmy brings us a recap of TCAF in the land of Toronto Canada.  He's joined with guest host Tory Woollcott.  News highlights include record sales on Dark Knight Returns, Marvel brings back Ultimate line, politician talks smack about Neil Gaiman and Dark Horse brings free digital comic.  Tons of TCAF int...

Reviews:   Action Comics #900, The Mighty Thor #1, The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde #1, Suicide Girls #1 Jimmy is in Boston on the last day of Boston Comic Con! Alas, no interviews but he is joined by guest co-hosts Ming Doyle and Alexa Rose (artists extraordinaire and hosts of the podcast  Make Believers ).  Jimmy loves them so much he even wrote and sang them a song. (With a little help from old fri...

Reviews:   Danger Girl and The Army of Darkness #1, Dark Horse Presents #1, Super Dinosaur #1, Doctor Who Season 6, Episode 1: The Impossible Astronaut Jon Hoche jumps in to the co-host seat again. Jimmy remembers his dear friend Kirk Torigoe and shares some stories about him. News includes: Hero Initiative to benefit Josh Medors, Greg Rucka/Rick Burchett's new comic, Sony Playstation Network cras...

Reviews:   Game of Thrones, Super Jon Hoche steps back into the guest co-host chair this week. No comic book reviews this week due to a slow week but they give their thoughts on HBO's  Game of Thrones  and James Gunn's new superhero dark comedy  Super . Jimmy gives love to some friends doing great comedy, gets excited about  Doctor Who  premiere and remembers the amazing Elisabeth Sladen. The boys...

Reviews:  Amazing Spider-Man Annual #38, Blue Estate #1, Fear Itself #1, Herc #1, Being Human (UK) Series 3 finale, Being Human (US) Season 1 finale Get those earplugs/headphones out as we recorded on the digital recorder this week! Writer Jonathan Baylis (So...Buttons) joins Jimmy as guest co-host. It's a big MoCCA Festival recap. Interviews with Sarah McIntyre (Vern and Lettuce) and Kean Soo/Tor...

Yet another new sound this week! Jimmy is joined by Jon Hoche (back by popular demand) in the maybe new CNI studio known as Jimmy's apartment. And Jon recorded the show on his computer and will edit via Garage Band. Woo hoo! Next week we'll record through a megaphone! CNI west coast correspondent Maria Bernal-Silva attended WonderCon in her hometown of San Francisco and has a recap and an intervie...

It's a big supersized show with lots to cover, so strap in! And, don't adjust that volume! We're back to normal sound. But don't get used to it just yet kids. Former co-host God Joe is back in town and has agreed to produce some episodes here and there. Must be all the liquor Jimmy used to bribe him. This week, Jimmy is joined in studio with comedy duo,  Grace N' Michelle ! They are  Grace Helbig...

Reviews:   The Guild: Tink One-Shot, Ruse Vol 2 #1, Spider #1, Xombi Vol 2 #1, The Downsized Stepping into the rotating co-host chair this week is good friend Heidi MacDonald ( The Beat) . Heidi gives a great recap of last week's big Chicago comic convention, C2E2. Jimmy hopes his real journalist pal wont call him out on his fajournalism. They chat about  Jimmy being interviewed in Stated Mag , wi...

Reviews:   Captain America & the First Thirteen One-Shot, inFamous #1, Legion of Super-Villains One-Shot, Venom Vol 2 #1 Ben McCool joins Jimmy as guest co-host this week. The boys chat about the  Spider-Man  musical woes, Jimmy recaps his time on the Jay and Jack 30 hour podcast for autism over the weekend and Ben talks about his current comic book work ( Memoir, Captain America and the Korvac Sa...

Reviews:   5 Ronin #1, Axe Cop Bad Guy Earth #1, Carbon Grey #1, GI Joe Infestation #1, Wulf #1 Jimmy is joined by good pal Mike Cho! Regular listeners will remember Mike from past episodes where he schooled us on manga/anime. Apologies for last week's low sound issue. We're still recording on the digital recorder but think we got the sound adjustment figured out. We hope! The guys discuss last we...