Comic News Insider

Reviews: Phonogram 2: Singles Club #1, Secret Invasion: Dark Reign #1, The Wizard of Oz #1 Way back in February, we discovered the crazy and effed up world of Ubu Bubu . And nothing has ever been the same! Creator Jamie Smart joins us from across the pond to discuss his many works and just what is going on inside that brain of his. Jimmy brags about his birthday party/swag and Joe revels in the Ba...

Reviews: Jingle Belle: Santa Claus vs. Frankenstein One-Shot, Marvels: Eye of the Camera #1, Supergirl: Cosmic Adventures in the Eighth Grade #1 Carrie Tucker, good friend and author of I Love Geeks (Out now..go get it!), joins us in studio with a live audience for the big Jimmy Birthday Jam. Thousands showed up and we had to turn so many away. Apologies to all, but you can still hear the fun! Jim...

Reviews: Sista Samurai #0, Umbrella Academy Dallas #1, Body Bags One-Shot Back for the 3rd time, Kristin Chenoweth returns to discuss the sad demise of Pushing Daisies , her new flick Four Christmases and awesome new Christmas album, A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas . Jimmy gets many a wish come true as he sings a duet with Kristin (kind of) and she promises to give him a birthday shout out in her...

Reviews: Justice Society Of America Kingdom Come Special Magog #1, Leviticus Cross: Shadows Of The Heart #1, Yeti vs Vampire #1 After a 2 year absence, J.M. DeMatteis returns to discuss just what's been going since our last interview in November 2006.  Jimmy gets a visit from Tom Jones, Joe gets his belated birthday gifts, and Kevin chimes in with his BANTER! News includes the demise of Pushing Da...

Reviews: Batman: Cacophony#1, Kingdom Come Special #1, I Hate Gallant Girl #1 Michael Stahl-David, star of Cloverfield , joins us for a quick phoner to discuss the hit movie and his new web series, Behind the Star . Jimmy is getting a prezzie and is outed as a secret source for Rich Johnston. Plus, Joe regales us with some hot stank stories from the subway. News includes Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hul...

Reviews: Gigantic #1, Scarlet Veronica #1, Terra #1 As promised, the lovely and charming Brea Grant ("Daphne"-the speedster on Heroes) joins us to discuss Heroes, comic books, zombies and how much she and Jimmy's blog are soul mates. Also, it's Joe's birthday week and he shares a special present he got early. (Not from Jimmy...uh-oh.) Comic News Insider sponsors the Vampire Cowboys Theater Co. by...

Reviews: Contract Solo Missions: Tsumi #1, Final Crisis: Rage of the Red Lanterns #1, Jazz: Cool Birth One-Shot Something important happened today. Hmmm....Oh yeah, a new episode of Comic News Insider! Special in studio guest, Carrie Preston ("Arlene Fowler" on HBO's series True Blood ), hangs out with us for most of the show to discuss the hit series. We comic the vote and discuss who would be be...

Reviews: Thor: The Truth of History #1, Cyblade #1, G.I. JOE #0 It's a quickie Halloween special because Joe and Jimmy are too busy getting in their "Zombie Thelma & Louise" costumes. Jimmy gets a stalker and Joe buys tons of candy from the bottom shelf for the kiddies. News includes an MMORPG murder, Zoe Bell, Dad gets in trouble for promoting daughter's manga, Kirk/Sulu war, a manga sommelier an...

Reviews: Heresy #1, Mercy Sparx #1, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Special #1   Jimmy recovers from his 10 days of work while Joe ("Bottom Shelf") is hanging with The Electric Company. Discussions of an Apple non-genius, PR mishaps, Twitter quitters and some talk of eating nuts and drinking Bawls (Not what you think...or is it?). News includes DC's Manhunter, Spike TV Scream Awards, real life Teenage...

Reviews: Ferryman #1, Marvel Zombies #1, Crossed #1   Late recording and we're tired, so it's a "no frills" episode of CNI.  Jimmy's in another comic! This one is Big Hero 6 #2 so go get your copy! News includes an accurate Archaia Press Studios report, Captain America in Incredible Hulk, Molly Crabapple's "Debate Night", Steampunk in Brooklyn, Cheadle replaces Howard in Iron Man 2, Fangoria Graph...

Reviews: Terror Titans #1, Top 10: Season 2 #1, City of Dust #1   Jimmy got his indie on at SPX this weekend and entered the world of mini-comics and self-publishing. Oh, what a wonderful world. No interviews but a great recap of the show (including Ignatz Awards) and fun hanging with Heidi MacDonald, Ben McCool, Danielle Corsetto, Katie Benson, Phil Jackson, Nikki Cook, Laura Hudson and Jah Furry...

Reviews: Flash Gordon #1, Back to Brooklyn #1, The Dead: Kingdom of Flies #1   Recaps of the New York Anime Fest/Far East to East Showcase. Well, not so much the Anime Fest. Jimmy attended both and is now in love with Japanese rock. Also, he gives a little recap of the meetup with Natali Del Conte and Amber Macarthur .  News includes Branagh on Thor?, Pope's DKNY clothing line release, Harvey Awar...

Reviews: Age of Sentry #1, Greatest Hits #1, DC Universe Decisions #1   We're recording late and it shows. Yet we still manage to run long. Thankfully, you love us so much it wont matter. Emmy talk, Star Wars: Force Unleashed has consumed Jimmy's dark side, SPX, Baltimore Con, NY Anime Fest and Part 2 of Jimmy's Kyle Piccolo episode is discussed.  News includes The Hulk 100 Project, Image Kid's Li...

Reviews: Big Hero 6 #1, Deadpool #1, Magneto: Last Testament #1   Listen up, MuthaSuckas! The Notorious MSG is in the house! Well, they were in the Chinese restaurant that Jimmy went to meet them for an interview.  These funny and talented guys have music that will tear your rectum inside out. (Their words). Also, Jimmy is a podcast whore as he appears on MetroBuzz for a trivia contest and in the...

Reviews: Marvel Apes #1, Spooks: Omega Team #1, The Roberts #1   Eric Zuckerman aka "Kyle Piccolo" joins us in studio to talk about the show and the upcoming episode(s) with your very own Jimmy Aquino! He sits in for Jimmy's disastrous attempt at drinking the  Budweiser/Clamato fusion in a can, Super Show highlights, VMA talk, and more. News includes the All-Star Batman and Robin #10 recall, Spide...

Reviews: Monster Pile-Up #1, Runaways #1, DC Universe: Last Will and Testament #1   Good friend Kim Lay joins us to give a recap of her weekend at Dragon Con in Hotlanta. BSG, Dr. Horrible, Harry Potter and costumes galore! Jimmy ponders what real Civil War soldiers would think of re-enactments, Joe thinks we should re-enact Marvel's Civil War, Google Chrome, James Jean, Lego Batman, Voltron and M...

Reviews: The Victorian Horrors of Old Mauch Chunk, Marlow #1, Doctor Who: The Forgotten #1   Joe's back from his weekend getaway with SpongeBob and shares some of his adventures. Jimmy  has finally finished GTA IV and rejoins society. News includes Warner Bros. new direction for DC characters, Veronica Mars flick?, Animated bones, Preacher series killed, and Disney might lose the Mouse! We discove...

Reviews: Golly! #1,  Galaxy Quest: Global Warning! #1, Welcome to Hoxford #1 No more SDCC interviews left, so the guys take it easy this week. Still, lots of news including Fox trying to eff up Watchmen, Stan's Soap Box, Vote for Snoopy, Harry Potter, Sleeper movie and more! Also, a new random segment makes its debut called "Dear Dark Knight". Kids write or call in with problems and The Dark Knigh...

Reviews: Bond Of Saint Marcel #1, Crossed #0, Titanium Rain #1   We tip our 40's for Bernie Mac and Isaac Hayes, Jimmy gets lost in the world of Grand Theft Auto IV, they both ponder the significance of goat testes in court, Jun Bob sketches rock and go buy Chumble Spuzz 2 and get creator Ethan Nicolle on your show/blog/etc! News includes Batman, Watchmen, Heroes casting, anime/manga eyes and more...

Reviews: Pilot Season: Core #1, Fantastic Four: True Story #1, Skrulls vs. Power Pack #1 First, if you haven't heard our Pushing Daisies special One-Shot episode , then go! CNI Dogs at SDCC, live tweets during the show with news including Cowboy Bebop , 24 Hour Comics Day, Supergirl fashion, Scotty's ashes, and more! More San Diego Comic-Con recap with Kevin Conn who tells us of his experiences as...

The Podcaster traveled to the City of Angels to visit the set of Pushing Daisies while co-host Joe stayed home to watch the kids. Afterwards, The Podcaster trekked down to the fabled San Diego Comic-Con. Hear the many tales of fancy with creator/producer Bryan Fuller and cast members Kristin Chenoweth, Ellen Greene, Swoosie Kurtz and Field Cate. The Podcaster will never be the same.

It's our big SDCC recap in front of a live studio audience. There's BBQ and drinking and special studio guest Julio Soto. Remember him? (Go back to episode 1). Jimmy went to San Diego Comic-Con while Joe stayed home with the kids. As you can imagine, Jimmy drank most of the time but still somehow covered a lot of the convention. Marvel at his day by day coverage that always ended (and sometimes st...

It's another Mini episode or "Minisode" since Jimmy is out in LA while Joe holds down the fort back in NYC. No reviews or interviews, but some news headlines. Discussion includes The Dark Knight , San Diego Comic-Con and a visit to the Pushing Daisies set.

Reviews: I Kill Giants #1, Captain America: White #0, Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods #1 Kevin Conn returns to join us for lotsa nerdy talk with Hellboy 2, Kyle Piccolo, Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog and Jimmy & Joe as zombies in the new Chumble Spuzz 2 ! Jimmy talks about his days on the Polly B. dance team. Yes, dance team. And please check out www.loveforlillie.com . Lots of E3 news an...

Reviews: Hyperkinetic #1, Joker's Asylum: The Joker #1, Astonishing X-Men #25 Even more Heroes Con as we finish up with interviews from Adam Withers & Comfort Love ( The Uniques ), Jonathan Hickman ( The Nightly News, Pax Romana )and Ryan Bodenheim ( Red Mass For Mars ). News includes San Diego Comic-Con programming, "fanboy" in the dictionary and tons of animated news.