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Reviews:   Abyss Family Issues #1, Crossed Psychopath #1, Mission #1  Jimmy welcomes back good buddy (by your demands!) Jon Hoche (pictured center) to co-host! We record at the  Vampire Cowboys Theatre  Company's rehearsal space, The Battle Ranch. Joining us for the ride is VCTC co-artistic director Qui Nguyen (picture right) and company member Amy Waschke (pictured left)! They are currently in re...

Reviews:  Flash Gordon: Invasion of the Red Sword #1, Justice League of America #54, What If Venom Possessed Deadpool? #1, Young Justice #1, Being Human (UK) Series 3: Episode 1 Jimmy is joined by loyal CNI listener Jesse Jackson who steps in at the 11th hour to fill the rotating co-host chair. Thanks Jesse! The guys discuss the tragic loss of creator Dwayne McDuffie and chat about his legacy & gr...

Reviews:   Love And Capes Ever After #1, SpongeBob Comics #1, Star Trek Infestation #1, Ultimate Avengers vs New Ultimates #1, Wolverine Vol 4 #5.1 Jimmy is back in NYC and grabs good pal/amazing rising star artist Ming Doyle to co-host this week.  God Joe jumps in to give a recap about Toy Fair that was in NYC over the past few days. Jimmy & Ming chat about the Grammys, some friends on TV and sta...

Reviews:   DC Universe Online Legends #1, Devil's Trail #1, Transformers Infestation #1, Uncle Scrooge #400 Jimmy is down in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida for the week. So, he recruits his old highschool/college best pal Ted Carruba to sit in the rotating co-host chair. The boys discuss the Super Bowl, ads, comic film trailers, and reveal some of the antics they used to get up to in their...

Reviews:   Age of X: Alpha #1, Fantastic Four #587, Infestation #1, The New York Five #1 Jimmy is joined by good pal Jon Hoche who steps into the rotating c0-host chair this week! Former host Joe is still around producing for the next few weeks as "God Joe" though! Jimmy talks about seeing Prince in concert and talking with the Spider-Man musical cast. News includes: Comixology and local comic sho...

Reviews:  Doctor Who #1, Gore #1, Memoir #1, Wolverine and Jubilee #1, Buffy Season 8: #40 Stacey Whittle of Small Press Big Mouth & Megacast podcast fame joins Jimmy in the rotating co-host chair this week. They discuss Oscar nominations, X-Men film set picture leaks, and congrats are sent out to Tony & Tracy Lee on their nuptials and Alison Rosen on landing the "Newsgirl" gig on the Adam Carolla...

Reviews:  Ultimate Captain America #1, Weird Worlds #1, Spawn #200. The Cape on NBC, Being Human on SyFy (U.S. version), Green Hornet film Barry Nugent from the  Geek Syndicate  podcast in the UK joins Jimmy as the first of many in the new rotating c0-host chair! Former c0-host/founder Joe is still around producing the show for the next few weeks to help in the transition. And he even jumps in to...

It's a special interview episode with cartoonists Sarah Glidden ( How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less ) and Julia Wertz ( Drinking at the Movies, The Fart Party) ! I know we said last episode was Joe's last, but he sticks around for this one to chat with us since we recorded it on the same day as last week's episode 311. It's a fun and informative chat as we talk to Sarah and Julia about t...

Reviews: Batman: The Dark Knight #1, Echoes #1. Primeval on BBC America It's here. Joe's final episode. Kind of! It's our Best of 2010 show where we discuss our favorite picks in the comic book, TV and film world. Lotsa great picks so see if you agree! News includes: Mike Dawson's Troop 142 to be printed, Fantagraphics to publish Complete Carl Barks, DC announces it will hold the line at $2.99, Ma...

Reviews:  Joe Hills The Cape One Shot, Cyclops #1, Magus #1. Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol The snow gods dropped their load on NYC but Jimmy and Joe are still here transmitting from the CNI igloo. It's almost a new year so we're going out with a bang! Okay, maybe a whimper but it's the most awesome whimper you will ever hear! The boys talk about their Christmas and all the swag they got. Still tim...

Reviews: Conan: The Road of Kings #1, Doc Macabre #1, Littlest Zombie vs. Littlest Vampire One-Shot, Suicide Forest #1 , Tron: Legacy It's our big Christmas special! Songs, presents and of course, news and reviews! The boys discuss why they love Christmas and some of their favorite movies this time of year. Jimmy introduces Joe to some traditional English Xmas things like mince pies and Christmas...

Reviews: Bring the Thunder #1, Captain America: The Korvac Saga #1, Let Me In: Crossroads #1, Raise the Dead 2 #1, Twenty Seven #1 The show's so big we had to fit in 2 interviews for you! Scott Thompson of Kids in the Hall fame joins us to discuss his first graphic novel, The Hollow Planet . We also chat to old buddy John Lucas about some of his recent work on Conan and Fear Agent. Jimmy regales u...

Reviews: Lady Death #0, Marineman #1, Valhalla Cindermane #1, The Walking Dead Season 1 Indira Varma ( Human Target, Torchwood ) joins Jimmy in a chat about her new addition to the Human Target TV series as well as other TV/film/theater work. She's quite engaging and lovely! The boys chat about Jimmy's upcoming birthday on December 9th (there's even a song!). There's a lengthy discussion on The Wa...

Reviews: Comics: Bedtime Stories For Impressionable Children #1, Kull: The Hate Witch #1, Richard Stark's Parker: The Outfit, Vampirella Vol 4. #1 Cartoons: Young Justice, GI Joe: Renegades, Transformers Prime It's Part 2 of our Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer on Smallville ) interview! We chat about the show, her music, TV shows & films she's into and much more! The boys discuss their Thanksgiving a...

Reviews: Batman Incorporated #1, Osborn #1, RPM #1, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer on Smallville ) joins us from Vancouver to chat Smallville , some movie projects, music, TV, film and more! Jimmy does the interview solo & gets in many a question from Twitter as well. We chatted so much that we split it up into 2 parts. Tune in next week for Part 2! The boys discus...

Reviews:  All-New Batman The Brave And The Bold #1, Amazing Spider-Man Vol 2 #648, Halcyon #1 Last minute interviewee Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer on Smallville ) is unable to join us but hopefully we'll get her on next week. The boys discuss the Annie Liebovitz Spider-Man musical pics and the Green Lantern teaser trailer. Jimmy is friends with a mermaid & gives Joe his belated birthday presents....

Reviews: Bela Lugosi's Tales From the Grave #1, Captain America: Man Out of Time #1, Enter the Zombie One-Shot, Serenity: The Shepherd's Tale Jimmy was at King Con in Brooklyn over the weekend and has several tales and interviews to share. Interviews with Abede Lovelace ( City of Walls ), Bree Rubin ( Sex, Drugs and June Cleaver ) & Ami Bogan ( The Glass Urchin ), Fred Chao ( Johnny Hiro ) & Jamie...

Reviews: Action Comics #894, Hellboy/Beasts of Burden One-Shot, Incognito: Bad Influences #1, Superman: Earth One (GN), The Walking Dead (AMC series pilot) Post Halloween stories keep the spooky going! Joe scares the neighborhood kids with his annual mini-haunted house. Jimmy rants about crazy fans...again. (Fan is short for "fanatic"). The boys have a lengthy discussion about the new The Walking...

Reviews: Kick Ass 2 #1, Ragman Suit of Souls One Shot, Soldier Zero #1, Red (the movie)   Our spooky Halloween epsiode...well, somewhat spooky.  The boys discuss the wonders of the live audience recording of CNI 300 and we even have some well wishes from Jimmy's little nephew.  News stories include a Bela Lugosi Tales from the Grave project, Liefeld resurrects Jesus, Chick-Fil-A does comics, QPAW...

Reviews: Digested #1, Knight & Squire #1, Star Wars Knight Errant #1, Superior #1, Tiny Titans/Little Archie #1 Another milestone for the boys, 300 Episodes!  Recorded with a huge live audience and tons of special guests who sat in with us including Kevin Maguire (JLA), Kate Beaton (Hark A Vagrant), Veronica Taylor (voice of Ash from Pokemon), Michael Emerson (Ben Linus from LOST), Molly Crabapple...

Reviews: None this week due to massive NYCC coverage! It's our insane NYCC coverage with interviews galore! Interviews with Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Brea Grant, Zane Grant, Kyle Strahm, Nikki Cook, Greg Pak, David Nakayama, and Monica Gallagher. Hear the boys give their recap of the show, the signings, the charity raffle, the parties, costumes, highs/lows and all sorts of nerdy goodness! No news or...

Reviews: Clint Magazine #1, Example One Shot, Image Firsts Godland #1, Wetworks Mutations #1 Let Me In The boys are joined in studio by Emma Vieceli & "Gemma Arterton"? Jimmy gives his run down of the recent Big Apple Con and they briefly discuss a few new shows on TV including No Ordinary Family , Caprica , Human Target , etc. News includes: Zack Snyder on Superman , Bryan Fuller on The Munsters...

Reviews: 39 Minutes #1 Pilot Season, Rombies #0, Skullkickers #1, Rainbow in the Dark #1, Tamara Drewe film The boys are joined by Ethan Van Sciver to chat about his work on Green Lantern, Flash , shady Beavis & Butthead ties, sex in New X-Men , etc. The boys also banter about the new fall TV season, a new podcast ( If You Like This ) and movies. News includes: Bob Harras is new DC E-I-C, Chloe Mo...

The boys are joined once again with Michael Emerson (aka Benjamin Linus) from LOST to have a discussion about the series.   Several fans call in during the show to ask some questions to Michael and we also have a special preview of a potential new pilot, Teaching Ben! 

Reviews: Kodiak One-Shot, 25 to Life #1, X-23 #1, Justice Society of America Special One-Shot The boys are joined by Todd Stashwick to discuss his webcomic, Devil Insider, and his numerous TV/film appearances on Heroes, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and others! News includes: the big DC move, Mark Millar's movie, All-Star Superman animated, King Con, Matt Fraction wins a PEN, Atlas Comics return...