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Comic News Insider: Episode 1599 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!
Jimmy and Producer Joe have some recommendations for you! Joe's are eclectic and awesome as always. Jimmy's are of course also great! All good stuff for you to check out. A cool mix of books, comics, TV, film and music. Give them a shot if you're interested! You just might like them as much as we do.
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Comic News Insider: Episode 1598 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!
Reviews: Absolute Flash #1-2, GI Joe: Silent Missions - Beachhead/Jinx/Roadblock/Spirit, Golden Rage: Mother Knows Best #1, Vatican City #1
Jimmy does some catch-up on some comic books. We get superheroes, soldiers, bad ass older ladies and vampires. What a mix! Does Absolute Flash continue the awesomeness of the great new line from DC? Do the GI Joe silent issues work? Why are vampires at the Vatican? Tune in to find out. Did you check any out? Let us know.
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Comic News Insider: Episode 1597 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!
Reviews: Andor s2 premiere, Black Mirror s7, Daredevil: Born Again s1, Doctor Who s15 premiere, The Last of Us s2, Lazarus s1, Super Duper Bunny League series premiere, The Wheel of Time s3.
Jimmy does some catch-up on TV/streaming shows and boy howdy are some of them heavy! But some are lighter which balances it all out. Does Andor season 2 hold up to season 1? Does it matter what order you watch Black Mirror in? And that 2nd episode of The Last of Us has us all reeling! Did you check any out? Let us know.
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Comic News Insider: Episode 1596 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!
Jimmy went up to Kingston, NY to attend the 2nd annual Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx)! Producer Joe produces it with friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Michael Rowe. It's held in a small spot in a church w/ over 40 exhibitors. Jimmy got 4 interviews with the likes of Jeremy Holt, Annie Dwyer, Jonathan Baylis and Peter Rostovsky. In this episode, you'll hear Peter Rostovsky. In a long overdue conversation, Jimmy talks to Peter about his graphic novel Damnation Diaries, growing up in Russia (and Jimmy's visit to Russia in his late teens), how comics are like a film with subtitles and more. A bit lengthy but super fun chat!
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Comic News Insider: Episode 1595 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!
Jimmy went up to Kingston, NY to attend the 2nd annual Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx)! Producer Joe produces it with friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Michael Rowe. It's held in a small spot in a church w/ over 40 exhibitors. Jimmy got 4 interviews with the likes of Jeremy Holt, Annie Dwyer, Jonathan Baylis and Peter Rostovsky. In this episode, you'll hear Jonathan Baylis. Jonathan talks about his comic series So Buttons, his recent discovery that he is from Japanese heritage and a possible upcoming graphic novel based on that discovery. Always a great time catching up with Jonathan!
Come back early next week for the interview with Peter.
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Comic News Insider: Episode 1594 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!
Jimmy went up to Kingston, NY to attend the 2nd annual Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx)! Producer Joe produces it with friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Michael Rowe. It's held in a small spot in a church w/ over 40 exhibitors. Jimmy got 4 interviews with the likes of Jeremy Holt, Annie Dwyer, Jonathan Baylis and Peter Rostovsky. In this episode, you'll hear Jeremy and Annie. Jeremy talks about a recent project put on hold that will come to fruition soon, dream IP to work on and we share our thoughts on Ted Lasso. Annie talks about her online comics, creating art through hard times and her upcoming graphic memoir. All great chats. Thanks to all for taking the time.
Come back later this week for the interview with Jonathan and early next week for the interview with Peter.
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Happy 20th anniversary to us! On April 13th, 2005, the very first episode of Comic News Insider was put out into the wild. We went weekly in 2006 and haven't looked back since. Thanks to Producer Joe Gonzalez (original co-host) for starting it all. It's the most fun hobby I've ever had and I will continue to do this for as long as I can. Thanks to the thousands of listeners over the years for tuning in. We appreciate you more than you know. Big gratitude to the hundreds of CNI guests for taking the time to chat with us. So much love to all of the friends who have co-hosted, sent in reviews, sang at anniversary recordings, did interviews for us, volunteered at our NYCC table back in the Podcast Arena days, showed mountains of support and so much more!
We're going to try to celebrate with a live recording w/ guests perhaps some time in May. Stay tuned for that. Meanwhile, stop by comicnewsinsider.com each week for more of your nerdy goodness! Here's to us!
- Jimmy Aquino (Host/Producer)
Comic News Insider: Episode 1593 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!
Reviews: Absolute Martian Manhunter #1, Adventure Time #1, Doom's Division #1, The Last Boy #1, Universal Monsters Presents: The Mummy #1
Producer Joe comes back to co-host this special episode. Jimmy welcomes him and his fellow KICx (Kingston Indepent Comic Expo) co-founders Cris Livecchi and Kevin Michael Rowe. It's the 2nd year of the expo and they are excited to host it this Saturday, April 12th. They talk about what to expect this year, a new feature, great local eats/shops to check out & more!
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Comic News Insider: Episode 1592 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!
Reviews: Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, The Electric State, Mickey 17, Revelations, Snow White
Catching up on some movies! Jimmy checks out these 5 films and gives his thoughts. Thanks to Marta and Melissa for sending in their reviews on one movie each as well. Does the new BATMAN NINJA live up to the original? How many Mickeys do we see in MICKEY 17? Was SNOW WHITE really that bad? Tune in to find out!
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Comic News Insider: Episode 1591 is now available for free download! Click on the link or follow on Spotify/subscribe on iTunes!
Reviews: Generation Z, Harley Quinn s5, Invincible s3, Newtopia s1, Sakamoto Days, The Wheel of Time s3, Win or Lose s1
Catching up on some TV/Streaming shows! Jimmy checks out these 7 shows and gives his thoughts. Is GENERATION Z or NEWTOPIA the better comedy zombie series? Just how brutal does INVINCIBLE get? Does Jimmy get THE WHEEL OF TIME yet? Tune in to find out!
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