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Reviews:  Billy the Kid's Old Timey Oddities and the Ghastly Fiend of London #1, Mecha-Nation #1, Ratchet and Clank #1, Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D The boys discuss the numbering of episodes, the upcoming 300th, VMA's, Spidey Musical, Brea Grant's movie short (and smart & sexy!), and Alan Moore. News includes: Black Panther: The Man With No Fear , William S. Burroughs graphic novel, Caprica return...

Reviews: 5 Days to Die #1, Freedom Fighters Vol. 2 #1, Our Army At War One-Shot, Wolverine Vol. 4 #1, Machete The boys are full of the animated goodness with guests Andrea Romano (voice director on EVERYTHING from Animaniacs to Batman: Brave and the Bold ) and Mark Marek ( MAD ). News includes: both Neil Gaiman's Sandman and Joe Hill's Locke & Key are coming to TV, The Walking Dead gets a 2nd seas...

Reviews:  Priest: Purgatory #1, Punisher MAX: Happy Ending #1, Zeroids #1 The boys celebrate their Emmy win for Best Podcast with more comic-ky goodness for your earholes! They lament some of the Emmy losses (Michael Emerson for Lost ) and celebrate others (Jim Parsons for The Big Bang Theory ). Jimmy gets threatened by a Canadian nudie model and sees Pat Benatar live. They also give props to the...

Yet another round table from SDCC! Jimmy chatted with producers Brandon Vietti and Greg Weisman of the the new Young Justice cartoon, Diedrich Bader (voice of Batman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold ) and legendary voice director Andrea Romano.

Jimmy recruited good friend Louise DuCray to sit in on the round tables for  Futurama  and chatted with series stars John DiMaggio (Bender), Maurice LaMarche (Calculon, Lyrr, Morbo, etc), Lauren Tom (Amy Wong, Amy's Mom, etc), Billy West (Fry, Zoidberg, Farnsworth, etc) and producers Matt Groening and David X. Cohen.

Jimmy recruited good friend Melissa Bleier to sit in on the round tables for  Supernatural  at San Diego Comic-Con and got to chat with stars Jensen Ackles, Jared Padelicki, Jim Beaver, Misha Collins and producers Eric Kripke and Ben Edlund.

Reviews: Highland Laddie #1, Honey West #1, Ides of Blood #1, The Last Phantom #1, Sixsmiths #1, Piranha 3D It's part 2 of the Doctors of Broadcast Thought interview! We continue our discussion of the psychiatry in the world of comic books, sci-fi and gaming. Doctors H. Eric Bender, Praveen R. Kambam, Vasilis K. Pozios join us for a fascinating talk. Jimmy is going to see Pat Benatar in concert! H...

Yet another round table from SDCC! Jimmy chatted with producers and actors from hit Adult Swim shows like Robot Chicken (Tom Root, Matt Senreich), Venture Bros. (Doc Hammer, Jackson Publick) and Childrens Hospital (Lake Bell, Erinn Hayes, David Wain, Nick Kroll, Todd Scheer, Rob Huebel, Rob Corddry)!

Jimmy sat in on the round tables for The Walking Dead and chatted with series stars Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Emma Bell and producers Frank Darabont, Gale Anne Hurd and Greg Nicotero.

Jimmy sat in on the round tables for Resident Evil: Afterlife at San Diego Comic-Con and got to chat with stars Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller.

Reviews: Dungeons & Dragons #0, Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors #1, Route Des Maisons Rouges #1, The Ultimates, Volume 3 #1, The Dungeon Masters (Documentary), Inception, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World The boys are joined by the Doctors of Broadcast Thought who discuss the psychiatry in the world of comic books, sci-fi and gaming. Doctors H. Eric Bender, Praveen R. Kambam, Vasilis K. Pozios join us f...

Yet another round table from SDCC! Jimmy chatted with series stars Chi McBride (Winston), Mark Valley (Christopher Chance) and new showrunner Matt Miller. Lots of exciting things coming your way this year on Human Target !

Jimmy sat in on the round tables for Being Human and chatted with series stars Lenora Crichlow (Annie), Sinead Keenan (Nina), Russell Tovey (George), Aidan Turner (Mitchell), and showrunner/creator Toby Whithouse. SPOILERS for Season 2 if you haven't caught up yet on BBC America.

Jimmy sat in on the round tables for Fringe at San Diego Comic-Con and got to chat with series stars Blair Brown (Nina Sharp), Jasika Nicole (Astrid Farnsworth), Lance Reddick (Agent Phillip Broyles) and show runners Jeff Pinkner & J.H. Wyman.

Reviews: Nancy In Hell #1, Spitfire #1, Superman: The Last Family of Krypton #1, Torchwood #1 The boys talk about the d-bag who blew up the internet with his bad advice about hiring artists. Jimmy reports of the success of the last minute party he and Jill Pantozzi threw last week. Thanks to all who attended! Yet even more interviews from San Diego Comic-Con with Kevin Pereira ( Attack of the Show...

Yet another round table from SDCC! Jimmy chatted with series stars Adam Baldwin (John Casey), Joshua Gomez (Morgan Grimes), Scott Krinsky (Jeff Barnes), Sarah Lancaster (Ellie Bartowski-Woodcomb), Mark Christopher Lawrence (Big Mike), Zachary Levi (Chuck Bartowski), Ryan McPartlin (Devin "Capt. Awesome" Woodcomb), Vik Sahay (Lester Patel) and showrunners Josh Schwartz & Chris Fedak. Lots of exciti...

Jimmy sat in on the round tables for V and chatted with series stars Morena Baccarin (Anna), Logan Huffman (Tyler Evans), Charles Mesure (Kyle Hobbes), Elizabeth Mitchell (Erica Evans), Laura Vandervoort (Lisa), and show producers Scott Rosenbaum & Steve Pearlman. Great stuff revealed. He was able to grab Laura Vandervoort for a quick solo interview as well and even mentioned her return to Smallvi...

Jimmy sat in on the round tables for Smallville at San Diego Comic-Con and got to chat with series stars Erica Durance (Lois Lane), Justin Hartley (Oliver Queen/Green Arrow), Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer) and show runners Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson.

Reviews:  Life With Archie: Married Life #1, Ned the Chainsaw Guy #1, Scourge #0 Jimmy is back from the west coast and in the studio for the first time in 2 weeks. Joe has totally let the place guy. The boys discuss ways to improve foot traffic at SDCC and tips for publicists organizing round tables there. Jimmy wants you to donate to the NICU that saved his niece Chloe's life when she was born 4...

Reviews: CBGB #1, Time Masters #1 & True Blood #1. No news this week!  Jimmy is still out west and joins us via Skype.  With countless interviews from San Diego Comic Con, we'll start out with just a few in this episode including the legendary Dave Gibbons, book designer extraordinaire Chip Kidd, Sweets creator Kody Chamberlain, Josh Finney from Titanium Rain and we get to hear from Eisner winners...

Reviews: Critter One Shot, Lady Robotika #1, The Man with the Getaway Face, Superman Vol.3 #701, Sweets.  The Expendables movie. Jimmy is on the west coast and getting ready for SDCC while Joe is keeping things running at the studio in Harlem.  Warner Bros take over the bags at SDCC, tons of DC news including Tiny Titans visiting Riverdale and the return of both Static and Ragman. Also Kirkman goe...

Reviews: Batman Odyssey #1, Casanova #1, The Last Zombie #1, Scarlet #1, Star Wars Old Republic #1, Thor: The Mighty Avenger #1, X-Men Vol 3 #1 The boys are gutted as the recording program used to record the show decided to eat the entire episode we recorded with special guests, Tricia Brouk and Vicki Van Tassel from the show Erotic Broadway: Vintage Variety . Jimmy saw the show recently and loved...

Reviews: Action Comics #890, Batman Beyond Vol 3 #1, Royal Historian of Oz #1, Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper #1, Wonder Woman #600, Zombies vs Cheerleaders #1. The Last Airbender, Toy Story 3 The boys are sweltering in the sauna of NYC but still find a way to sweat through an episode for you! Jimmy comes across the only major motion picture he was in back in 1997 and is lost in playing Lego Harry P...

Reviews: Green Arrow Vol 5 #1, Jurassic Park Redemption #1, Sea Bear & Grizzly Shark #1 The boys are melting in the studio due to the sweltering heat in NYC. They discuss the recent surge of digital comics and where it might go. Jimmy talks ABC's Scoundrels and starts gearing up for SDCC. News includes NYC's Midtown Comics opens another store, Jamie Smart's Fish-Head Steve on TV, Marvel brings Cha...

Reviews: New Avengers Vol. 2 #1, Pale Horse #1 The boys chat about the Star Trek/Ke$ha mash up, Snoop Dogg's "Sookie" video, return of The Boondocks animated series, and they get a visit from loyal listener Caitlin whom they immediately love. No interview this week since we've had so many over the past month. Jimmy and Joe figured you'd just enjoy listening to their dulcet tones. News includes: th...