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The podcast for everything comic book, animation, sci-fi and pop culture. Hosted by Jimmy Aquino & a rotating panel of co-hosts, CNI is your weekly dose of industry news, reviews and interviews.
Past guests include: Stan Lee, John Romita, Sr., Jerry Robinson, Brian K. Vaughan, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, John Cassaday, Paul Pope, Darwyne Cooke, JM Dematteis, Steve Niles, Garth Ennis, Steve Rude, Kyle Baker, Jim Lee, James Jean, Alison Bechdel, Arthur Suydam, Jonathan Hickman, Greg Pak, John McCrea, Zoe Bell, Ted Raimi, David Tennant, Russel T. Davies, Felicia Day, Seth Green, Rob Zombie, Brian Pulido, Olivia Munn, Michael Rooker, Ben Templesmith, Kate Beaton, Faith Erin Hicks, Amber MacArthur, Seth Meyers, Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Bryan Fuller, Kristin Chenoweth, Rosario Dawson, Olivia D'Abo, Patton Oswalt, Tom Kenny, Michael Emerson, Kevin Pereira, Paul Cornell, Jackson Publick, Doc Hammer, Molly Crabapple, and Blair Butler (G4TV).
CNI, the "Entertainment Weekly" of comic podcasts, continues to bring the fun and the funny! (Hey, it's better than being the "US Weekly" of comic podcasts.) Join Jimmy every Wednesday to laugh, learn and maybe even love!
Created & Produced by Joe Gonzalez
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Episode 1718 - Heroes Con: Pornsak Pichetshote!
6d ago00:38:16Tap to summarizeJimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and you'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with Pornsak Pichetshote. They talk about why he decided to go the serial killer route in Absolute Green Arrow, when we'll see more of his award winning The Good Asian, whom he thinks the next James Bond will be, his role in the CW's Arrowverse and more!
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Episode 1719 - Heroes Con: Elliana Esquivel!
1w ago00:35:31Tap to summarizeJimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and you'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with Elliana Esquivel. They talk about the differences from tabling last year to this year, how much she's learned since then, her upcoming book, why surrealism in her work and more!
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Episode 1717 - Heroes Con Recap!
1w ago00:26:05Tap to summarizeJimmy 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 hang with? Whom did he see? What was the best cosplay? What was the best place to dine? Why is Heroes Con one of the best comic shows ever? Tune in to find out!
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Episode 1716 - Heroes Con Teaser!
2w ago00:44:01Tap to summarizeReviews: 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 releasing interview specials until the following week but then we'll be off and running. See you at Heroes Con!
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Episode 1715 - Reviews & Picks!
3w ago00:36:22Tap to summarizeReviews: 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!
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Episode 1714 - More TV/Film Reviews!
May 2700:25:33Tap to summarizeReviews: 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, The 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!
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Episode 1713 - More Comic Reviews!
May 2000:18:01Tap to summarizeReviews: 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!
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Episode 1712 - Sam Sattin!
May 1200:36:41Tap to summarizeProducer 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: Lost releases in July 2026.
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Episode 1711 - Another Top 3x3+1 Special!
May 500:25:53Tap to summarizeJimmy 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.
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Episode 1710 - KICx: Activism in Comics & Zines w/ Greg Pak/Jesse Mechanic!
Apr 2200:51:52Tap to summarizeJimmy 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. They talked about the importance of using comics/zines, ways to protest, fave social justice/activism comics and more.
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