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Jimmy went to Heroes Con over the weekend! He got 10 interviews total with the likes of Pornsak Pichetshote, Mico Suayan, Monica Gallagher, Bridgit Connell, Mike Maihack, John Lucas, Bobby Timony, Nicholas Doan, Elliana Esquivel, Kamille Rodriguez and Josh Greathouse. You'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his recap, breakdown, play by play and more! Whom did he...

Reviews: Junk Punch #1, The Ring: The Man Who Beat the Man #1, The Vampire Lestat, Mortal Kombat II. Jimmy is off to Heroes Con this weekend! Interviews lined up, dinners reserved and friends to be seen! He can't wait to return to one of his favorite conventions. Full of amazing comic book writers and artists. Producer Joe will be out of town on another super secret spy mission so we wont be relea...

Reviews: Absolute Green Arrow #1, Lobo #1-3, Spider-Noir, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu Jimmy is still doing a little catch-up but is here to bring you some reviews and suggestions. He's madly prepping for Heroes Con next weekend as well. There will be a preview of that next week. Meanwhile, did you read/watch anything he talks about in this episode? Let us know your thoughts! 

Reviews: The Boys s5 ​,  Daredevil Born Again s2 ​, Invincible s4,   Mating Season s1 ​, Rick and Morty s9e1, Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord s1,  Stranger Things: Tales from '85 ,  Hoppers ​, The Punisher: One Last Kill, T he Super Mario Galaxy Movie Jimmy watched some good TV/film over the past couple of months so he thought he'd share his thoughts on them. Another great review catch-up! 

Reviews: Chicken Heart ,  The Last Time We Spoke: A Story of Loss ​, Don't Be A Fucking Marshmallow: An Illustrated Guide to Revolution , The Shadower ,  MAD About DC #1 , Eye Lie Popeye , Royals #1 & 2. Jimmy read some good comics over the past couple of months so he thought he'd share his thoughts on them. Another great review catch-up! 

Producer Joe sat down with writer Sam Sattin to talk about the release of volume three of the Unico series from Scholastic's Graphix imprint. Sam shares some insight about the incredible opportunity he had to do a reimagining of the original Unico series by the legendary Osamu Tezuka, his creative process for writing this series, and his collaboration with the illustrator team, Gurihiru. Unico: Lo...

Jimmy is doing some catch-ups on TV/film so he thought he'd do another of his extended Top 3 segments. A wide variety of things to check out. Did you see any of these? What did you think? Let us know if you've seen anything recently that you think we should watch. 

Jimmy went up to the Hudson Valley to attend the Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) on April 18th. Founded & organized by our very own Producer Joe along w/ friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Rowe. He got 5 interviews and moderated one panel. In this episode you'll hear the panel he moderated called Activism in Comics & Zines. Jimmy led a lively discussion with panelists Greg Pak and Jesse Mechanic...

Jimmy went up to the Hudson Valley to attend the Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) on April 18th. Founded & organized by our very own Producer Joe along w/ friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Rowe. He got 5 interviews and moderated one panel. In this episode you'll hear his interview with Suejee Lee. Suejee talks about her work in animation, focusing on comics, visiting Korea and more.

Jimmy went up to the Hudson Valley to attend the Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) on April 18th. Founded & organized by our very own Producer Joe along w/ friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Rowe. He got 5 interviews and moderated one panel. In this episode you'll hear his interview with Jeremy Holt. Jeremy talks about their upcoming projects, the difference between writing comics and prose, fave...

Jimmy went up to the Hudson Valley to attend the Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) on April 18th. Founded & organized by our very own Producer Joe along w/ friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Rowe. He got 5 interviews and moderated one panel. In this episode you'll hear his interview with Dean Haspiel. Dino talks about comics, a couple of Kickstarter projects, his Dinoverse and more. 

Jimmy went up to the Hudson Valley to attend the Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) on April 18th. Founded & organized by our very own Producer Joe along w/ friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Rowe. He got 5 interviews and moderated one panel. In this episode you'll hear his interview with local Roxenne Contreras. They have a delightful chat about her comics, love of frogs, the importance of represe...

Jimmy went up to the Hudson Valley to attend the Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) on April 18th. Founded & organized by our very own Producer Joe along w/ friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Rowe. A great one day fest that has expanded into 2 venues in its 3rd year. Jimmy gives his recap of it all including the new additions like the venue, panels, workshops, etc. He got 5 interviews and moderated...

Jimmy is joined by 2 of the Kingston Independent Comic Expo founders Joe Gonzalez and Cris Livecchi to discuss this Saturday's comic fest. Wait, is that CNI's very own Producer Joe? YES IT IS! They discuss some of the great changes to this 3rd year including an extra venue, panels, signings, workshops and more. Make your way upstate to the Hudson Valley for a great show full of amazing cartoonists...

Jimmy attended the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival last weekend right here in New York City. He interviewed Jesse Mechanic about his recent book THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE: A STORY OF LOSS. How did losing his mother when he was 14 shape his life? What was his road to healing? As a journalist/writer, why did he decide to do it in graphic novel form? They also talked about his most rece...

Jimmy attended the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival over the weekend right here in New York City. He interviewed Morgan Boecher about his new book CHICKEN HEART. Is it loosely based on real life? Has the portrayal of transgender people improved in multimedia? Why is the book so musical? Such a fun and enlightening conversation! Come back next week for 1 more interview Jimmy got wit...

Jimmy and Producer Joe attended the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival over the weekend right here in New York City. Jimmy gives his recap of the whole thing including the set up, location, crowd, exhibitors, interviews and more. Producer Joe chatted with many people and possibly convinced some to be future CNI guests. You'll also hear Jimmy's interview with his favorite sibling crea...

It's our 1700th episode! Jimmy and Producer Joe chat about upcoming conventions (MoCCA Fest, KICx, etc), fave cartoonists/comics/TV/film over the years, K-Pop Demon Hunters at the Oscars, what's next and more! They also had friend Chris Sheridan on to chat about being showrunner on Resident Alien, if he felt satisfied with how it all ended, fave moments, working on Family Guy, maple syrup, a tease...

The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Festival (MoCCA Fest) is this weekend here in NYC and Jimmy gives a preview of his plans. He talks about the set up, location, exhibitors, vibe, planned interviews and more. Speaking of interviews, he had planned one with cartoonist Caitlin Du at MoCCA but since they both live in NYC, they decided to meet up early to chat. A lovely talk about Caitlin's comics, h...

Reviews: Exorcism at Buckingham Palace #1, 51 #1, Tigress Island #1, One Piece s2 Jimmy is ecstatic over the K-Pop Demon Hunters Oscar wins. And teases the upcoming episode 1700 recording. Thanks, as always, to reviewers Avery, Marta and Melissa. And to Emily for the news which includes: Netflix officially confirms K-Pop Demon Hunters sequel, Buffy reboot cancelled, a Firefly animated series may b...

Reviews: Disney Villains: Gaston #1 , Exploit #1 , Nectar #1 , The Beauty s1, Scream 7 Once again, Jimmy recruits some of his friends and favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Avery, Melissa, Steph and Erick. And to Emily for the news which includes: Mike Richardson out at Dark Horse, THE LAST STARFIGHTER gets a comic sequel, Nintendo sues over tariffs & more!     

Reviews ​:  New History Of The DC Universe​: The Dakota Incident #1​, The Rocketeer: The Island #1, Star Trek Deviations: Threads of Destiny #1, Universal Monsters: The Phantom of the Opera #1, Goat. Once again, Jimmy recruits some of his friends and favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Avery, Marta and Melissa. And to Emily for the news which includes: JLA/Avengers gets a reprint, Aladdin ge...

Reviews:  Death Fight Forever #1, Florida Hippopotamus Cocaine Massacre #1, Muppets Noir #1, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms finale.   Once again, Jimmy recruits some of his friends and favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Avery, Marta and Melissa. And to Emily for the news which includes: K-Pop Demon Hunters sequel delayed, Jay & Silent Bob in Marvel Comics, Hello Kitty comics & more! 

Reviews: Bleeding Hearts #1, DC KO: Boss Battle #1, Knight City #1, Murder Drones #1, Dracula Once again, Jimmy recruits some of his friends and favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Marta and Melissa. And to Emily for the news which includes: Mattel gets the TMNT toy rights, ONE PIECE is free to read, TRANSFORMERS: THE MOVIE anniversary events & more!  www.comicnewsinsider.com

Reviews: Archie's Valentine's Spectacular #1 ​, Archie x The Army of Darkness #1, Luna Snow World Tour #1, The Beauty, Fallout s2 finale, The Muppet Show, Wonder Man Our first regular format show in some time! Jimmy recruits some of his friends and favorite reviewers to help out. Thanks to Marta, Melissa and Dave. And Emily returns to the news desk! News includes: K-Pop Demon Hunters gets a comic,...