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Reviews Jack Staff Special #1, Afterburn #1, New World Order #1, Young Avengers Presents Patriot #1 Plus a female in the studio!  Daina Schatz joins us for hilarity and hugs.  Be sure to listen for our big contest!  Big prizes!

Reviews 76 #1, Cemetery Blues #1, Stranded #1, Cloverfield

Reviews The Foundation #1, The Amazing Spider-Man #546, Hulk #1, Jenna Jameson's Shadow Hunter #0, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Hear Jimmy's tale of the passport photo, drinking with Dean Venture and our round up of the "kind of" Golden Globes. We also discuss the Wonder Woman Playboy cover "controversy", what's happening with some of the superhero films, and wish The Smurfs a big happ...

Reviews Gravel #0, The Misadventures of Clark and Jefferson #1, The End League #1, Shark Man #1 It's our "Best of 2007" show! Raph joins us in studio to share in our best picks of the year. We give Heidi MacDonald of The Beat a call and get her opinions as well. And we meticulously go through our "Best of..." list and break it all down for you. Special thanks to Iz for the voice over work!

Another CNI One Shot!  A special LOST podcast with actors Michael Emerson (Ben Linus), Carrie Preston (Emily Linus) and fellow podcaster Jay from The Lost Podcast with Jay & Jack.

Reviews Pax Romana #1, Redball 6 #1, Snaked #1, Hulk/Fin Fang Foom one-shot Jimmy's hungover. Joe is not. Hear tales of debauchery! Jay (The Lost Podcast with Jay & Jack) and Colleen (The Metrobuzz Podcast), the First Couple of Podcasting, join us in studio for all of the madness.  And, Matt Anderson ( White Picket Fences ) gets a call from us to discuss the recent mini-series and upcoming digest.

Reviews The Long Count #1, The Incredible Hulk (Herc) #112, Doctor Who Classics #1 CNI recovers from holiday cheer to bring you this classic Christmas special. A carol is sung, reviews are done, news is covered. Stephen Lindsay ( Jesus Hates Zombies ) joins us to discuss his great anthology. Jesus, zombies, Xmas? It all goes together! And... It's A Wonderful Podcast !

Reviews Ultimate Iron Man II #1, Bat Lash #1, Hybrid Bastards #1 Kevin Conn joins us in studio to discuss the recent big Green Lantern storyline. The Fresh Prince of Dead Air makes an appearance as well recapping I AM LEGEND. And...Alan "Happy" Moore joins us by phone to read us his new Christmas story. News, Top 3, speaker balls, Liefeld man-boobs and Zuzu's petals!

Episode 118: Original Airdate: December 11th, 2007 Jimmy's Post-Birthday Brief! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces! Reviews The Ultimates 3: #1, Northlanders #1, Infinite Horizon #1 Lotsa Jimmy birthday talk! Hear about the festivities, guests, presents, etc. Special call ins too. And...WHERE WAS JOE?!! Jimmy talks about his podcast infidelity since he appeared on other shows this week. Mike Cho joins us...

Reviews Dan Dare #1, Archibald Saves Christmas #1, Dock Walloper #1 Christmas talk, Heroes finale, Jimmy's pre-birthday stuff and a mistaken identity in text. Lotsa news including SNAP! Faith Erin Hick joins us to discuss her recently released graphic novel, Zombies Calling, as well as killer seagulls, Halifax and bad phone connections. And...holiday bargains!

Reviews Angel: After the Fall #1, Midknight #1, Scream #1 Banter, reviews, news, feedback, special messages, Top 3 and learn what a nerd hickey is!

Reviews Captain Marvel #1, Badger Bull #1, World of Warcraft #1 Because you demanded it...more banter!

Reviews Fearless #1, Venus #1, Division 18: The Union of Novelty Costumed Peformers #1 Joe's birthday special! Super-sized for his pleasure. Because you demanded it, more Joe and Jimmy banter!  Plus,  after months of trying, we finally got him. Ladies and Gentleman, CNI presents...Mike Norton. And a surprise guest as well! And a naked man!

Reviews Kyle Baker's Special Forces #1, Justice Society of America #10, X-Men: Messiah Complex #1. The strike is on! And we got nothing. Just reviews, news, feedback and more!

Reviews Marvel Zombies 2 #1, XXXombies #1, Proof #1, Neozoic #1 It's our annual Halloween special! There's no Great Pumpkin, but we got lots of other special guests. The Meanies (Iz & Rich) join us in studio from Wales along with a live audience. Blair Butler (G4TV) joins in the fun to discuss Halloween costumes, Heroes and scary movies. We also have web comic wonderkid, Jenny Romanchuk (The Zombi...

Reviews Abyss #1, Cory Doctorow's Futuristic Tales of the Here and Now #1, Looking for Group #1, The Sword #1 We take the week off from interviewing (since they cancelled at the last minute!) and just yak about movies, comics, news and more!

Reviews Brawl #1, Graveslinger #1, Atomic Robo #1 Just when you thought convention season was over...  Dave & Barry from the Geek Syndicate podcast (the REAL one) and loyal listeners Iz & Karl join us to give us their recaps of the recent Birmingham comic convention in the U.K. Also, we give the amazing Heidi MacDonald (The Beat) a call to give us her thoughts on SPX (Small Press Expo) held last w...

Reviews Omega The Unknown #1, The Vinyl Underground #1, Wolverine Annual. She's baaa-aack!  Blair Butler (G4TV, Fresh Ink) returns for another exciting edition of Blair's Bits!  We talk comics, movies and video games. 

Reviews The Punisher Annual, All-Star Batman & Robin, The Boy Wonder #7, The Immortal Iron Fist Annual. We introduce a new segment called CNI Dog-gy Treats. Where we reward, YOU, the listener! Who's the first lucky listener? Tune in to find out!

Reviews JLA/Hitman #1, The Umbrella Academy #1, Frank Cho's Jungle Girl #1, Superman/Doomsday DVD (kind of...) A special report, a recap of a trip, revenge against a fellow podcaster and part 2 of Steve Rude.

Reviews Suicide Squad #1, Parade (with fireworks) #1, Potter's Field #1 Steve Rude joins us in a 2 part interview to discuss Nexus, The Moth, Rude Dude productions and the crazy Alex Toth among other great stories! It's The Dude unleashed!

In the first of many, we offer you a CNI One-Shot! These will be special shows released on Saturdays every now and then. There will be no set format or theme. Today's CNI One-Shot! Even More Baltimore is more interviews from the Baltimore Comic-Con. Jimmy sits down with Paul Pope and James Jean right after their panel to discuss their work and friendship. He also has a chat with Dustin Harbin, an...

Reviews Infinity Inc. #1, Strange Cases #1, Sorrow #1 It's the Baltimore Comic-Con wrap up! Jimmy was there and has many a tale to spin. Famed colorist and professor Jose Villarubia joins us to discuss his extensive work in the comics field and his tenure as professor at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). Some of the MICA students join in on the fun as well!

Reviews The Mice Templar #1, The Last Fantastic Four Story #1, The Four Horseman #1. After a 2 year absence from CNI, Jim Lee joins us from San Diego to discuss his work in all aspects of the comic book medium.

Reviews Batman/Lobo: Deadly Serious #1, Halo Uprising #1, The Surreal Adventures of Edgar Allan Poo #1, Mouse Guard: Winter 1152. It's another recording in front of a live audience! We have an impromptu BBQ at the studio and Fred Chao (Johnny Hiro) joins us to discuss all things Asian and Michael Jackson.