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Episode 1002 - Thought Bubble Festival: Conor Boyle/Robin Hoelzemann/Barry Nugent!

Comic News Insider: Episode 1002 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. 

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got loads of interviews! He interviewed about 27 people and got around 7.5 hours worth of content. So over the next 2-3 weeks, you will get to hear them all! In this episode, you'll hear from Barry Nugent, Robin Hoelzemann and Conor Boyle. Jimmy chatted with old pal Barry to talk about his Unseen Shadows universe he created in books, comics, audio and more! Robin talks about 3 of her comics (After Hours, The Witching Hour, Curia Regis), what inspired them and her love of the fantastical. Conor chats about his work on Unseen Shadows: Blood Cries Out and some other recent work. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got loads of interviews! He interviewed about 27 people and got around 7.5 hours worth of content. So over the next 2-3 weeks, you will get to hear them all! In this episode, you'll hear from Barry Nugent, Robin Hoelzemann and Conor Boyle. Jimmy chatted with old pal Barry to talk about his Unseen Shadows universe he created in books, comics, audio and more! Robin talks about 3 of her comics (After Hours, The Witching Hour, Curia Regis), what inspired them and her love of the fantastical. Conor chats about his work on Unseen Shadows: Blood Cries Out and some other recent work. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Episode 1001 - Thought Bubble Festival: Avery Hill Special w/ Katriona Chapman/B. Mure/Charlot Kristensen!

Comic News Insider: Episode 1001 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. 

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got loads of interviews! He interviewed about 27 people and got around 7.5 hours worth of content. So over the next 2-3 weeks, you will get to hear them all! In this episode, he talked with 3 creators whom have comics out with Avery Hill Publishing. While in London, Jimmy sat down with Katriona Chapman about her own comics, her job as Head of Marketing for Avery Hill and other works coming out from the publisher. At Thought Bubble, Jimmy chats to B. Mure about his amazing comics trilogy (Ismyre, Terrible Means, The Tower in the Sea). Charlot Kristensen talks about her upcoming work What We Don't Talk About as well as some of her other work. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got loads of interviews! He interviewed about 27 people and got around 7.5 hours worth of content. So over the next 2-3 weeks, you will get to hear them all! In this episode, he talked with 3 creators whom have comics out with Avery Hill Publishing. While in London, Jimmy sat down with Katriona Chapman about her own comics, her job as Head of Marketing for Avery Hill and other works coming out from the publisher. At Thought Bubble, Jimmy chats to B. Mure about his amazing comics trilogy (Ismyre, Terrible Means, The Tower in the Sea). Charlot Kristensen talks about her upcoming work What We Don't Talk About as well as some of her other work. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Episode 1000 - Jimmy and Joe Nerd Chat!

Comic News Insider: Episode 1000 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. 

For anniversary episodes, normally there is a live recording at a bar with special guests, songs, comedy bits and more. This time for the epic 1000th episode, and due to busy schedules and time of year, Jimmy and Producer Joe decided to just go back to their roots and record the podcast together. While not in the same physical place to record, they did it over the internet and just did what they love to do. Chat nerdy things! They discuss the beginnings of the podcast, how the industry has changed since they started back in 2005, fave picks over the years and more. Tune in to hear them wax nostalgic and raise a glass to their 1000th episode! Leave your iTunes comments. 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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A Note From Jimmy:

Our first episode went up in April 2005 and we've been going strong ever since. I travel to conventions all over and have made friends for life. I get to interview people that I admire (and am a fan of their work) and sometimes we even become friends! I've interviewed more than your fair share of celebrities which is super fun and exciting. And teen Jimmy would never believe I'd meet and interview the likes of George Takei, D.M.C. and Stan Lee to name a few. However, I prefer chatting with cartoonists about their work most of the time. I've read tens of thousands of pages of comics, seen thousands of hours of TV/film. A lot of it I may not have checked out if it wasn't for doing the podcast.

Since leaving my acting career in 2000, I hadn't really done much artistically. A brief flirtation with doing sketch comedy in 2005 for about a year. But the podcast has been my artistic output for years now. Sure we often just talk about comics, TV and film...but I also write/sing silly songs and do comedy sketches on it as well. 

Because of the podcast, I was able to call myself a comic book writer! Albeit only a few stories in an anthology (Fat Chunk Volume 2: Zombies! from SLG Publishing) from years back but still pretty cool. And I've appeared in quite a few of your favorite comic books as well thanks to friends whom have written/drawn me in. Thanks to you all! 

Comic News Insider changed my life for the better. The friends and connections I've made over the years are so memorable. I count people from all over the world as close pals and that's because of CNI.

I sincerely hope we've brought people some joy with the podcast. Whether it's listening to an interview of a favorite or liking our reviews or news. I've only wanted to entertain and spread the gospel of comic books to the world! I'm not sure how many more years this will go on, but I hope you keep listening until then.

Nerdily yours,

Jimmy

For anniversary episodes, normally there is a live recording at a bar with special guests, songs, comedy bits and more. This time for the epic 1000th episode, and due to busy schedules and time of year, Jimmy and Producer Joe decided to just go back to their roots and record the podcast together. While not in the same physical place to record, they did it over the internet and just did what they love to do. Chat nerdy things! They discuss the beginnings of the podcast, how the industry has changed since they started back in 2005, fave picks over the years and more. Tune in to hear them wax nostalgic and raise a glass to their 1000th episode! Leave your iTunes comments. 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Episode 999 - Thought Bubble Festival: SelfMadeHero Special w/ Rob Davis/Glyn Dillon!

Comic News Insider: Episode 999 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. 

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got loads of interviews! He interviewed about 27 people and got around 7.5 hours worth of content. So over the next 2-3 weeks, you will get to hear them all! In this episode, he talked with 2 creators whom have comics out with great UK publisher SelfMadeHero. Glyn Dillon talks about the re-release (with extras!) of his award winning graphic novel The Nao of Brown. They also talk about his work on the recent slew of Star Wars films and teases his involvement with the next Batman movie. Rob Davis and Jimmy have a lengthy chat about his amazing trilogy of graphic novels (The Motherless Oven, The Can Opener's Daughter and The Book of Forks). The world building, characterization, themes and more are explored in this fascinating and fun discussion. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got loads of interviews! He interviewed about 27 people and got around 7.5 hours worth of content. So over the next 2-3 weeks, you will get to hear them all! In this episode, he talked with 2 creators whom have comics out with great UK publisher SelfMadeHero. Glyn Dillon talks about the re-release (with extras!) of his award winning graphic novel The Nao of Brown. They also talk about his work on the recent slew of Star Wars films and teases his involvement with the next Batman movie. Rob Davis and Jimmy have a lengthy chat about his amazing trilogy of graphic novels (The Motherless Oven, The Can Opener's Daughter and The Book of Forks). The world building, characterization, themes and more are explored in this fascinating and fun discussion. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Episode 998 - Thought Bubble Festival: ComiXology Originals Special w/ Monica Gallagher/Margaux Saltel/Greg Lockard/Tim Fish/Mark Sable!

Comic News Insider: Episode 998 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. 

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got loads of interviews! He interviewed about 27 people and got around 7.5 hours worth of content. So over the next 2-3 weeks, you will get to hear them all! In this episode, he talked with several creators whom have comics out with ComiXology Originals. Monica Gallagher discusses her book The Black Ghost along with her creator owned new comic Death Is A Mean Girl, WebToon comic Assassin Roommate and much more. Margaux Saltel talks about her work on Superfreaks and the process behind it. Greg Lockard and Tim Fish chat about their moving comic Liebestrasse. And Mark Sable converses about his 2 very different books out Dracula: Son of the Dragon and The Dark. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got loads of interviews! He interviewed about 27 people and got around 7.5 hours worth of content. So over the next 2-3 weeks, you will get to hear them all! In this episode, he talked with several creators whom have comics out with ComiXology Originals. Monica Gallagher discusses her book The Black Ghost along with her creator owned new comic Death Is A Mean Girl, WebToon comic Assassin Roommate and much more. Margaux Saltel talks about her work on Superfreaks and the process behind it. Greg Lockard and Tim Fish chat about their moving comic Liebestrasse. And Mark Sable converses about his 2 very different books out Dracula: Son of the Dragon and The Dark. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Episode 997 - Thought Bubble Festival: On the Road to Thought Bubble w/ Emma Vieceli/Andrew Ruddick!

Comic News Insider: Episode 997 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. 

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got loads of interviews! He interviewed about 27 people and got around 7.5 hours worth of content. So over the next 2-3 weeks, you will get to hear them all! In this episode, you can hear Jimmy travel up to Harrogate from Cambridge with his married friends Emma Vieceli and Andrew Ruddick. Thanks to Andrew's deft driving, we survived the floods and service stations alike. Jimmy also chats with Emma about her comic work including Life Is Strange and Breaks. There may be some tangent talk about larping and musical theater but all in all an enjoyable conversation. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got loads of interviews! He interviewed about 27 people and got around 7.5 hours worth of content. So over the next 2-3 weeks, you will get to hear them all! In this episode, you can hear Jimmy travel up to Harrogate from Cambridge with his married friends Emma Vieceli and Andrew Ruddick. Thanks to Andrew's deft driving, we survived the floods and service stations alike. Jimmy also chats with Emma about her comic work including Life Is Strange and Breaks. There may be some tangent talk about larping and musical theater but all in all an enjoyable conversation. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Episode 996 - Thought Bubble Festival: Charlie Adlard/Kieron Gillen/Jamie McKelvie/John McCrea!

Comic News Insider: Episode 996 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. 

Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got loads of interviews! He interviewed about 27 people and got around 7.5 hours worth of content. So over the next 2-3 weeks, you will get to hear them all! In this episode, he talked with The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard about his time on the book and what's next. Near the end of the show, he had a quick discussion with Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie about the end of The Wicked and The Divine and their new work currently out and upcoming. And he catches up with old pal John McCrea about his 2 new books Dead Eyes and Yondu. Jimmy also gives a quick recap of the show and all its wonderfulness. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy attended the Thought Bubble Festival in Harrogate, UK and got loads of interviews! He interviewed about 27 people and got around 7.5 hours worth of content. So over the next 2-3 weeks, you will get to hear them all! In this episode, he talked with The Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard about his time on the book and what's next. Near the end of the show, he had a quick discussion with Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie about the end of The Wicked and The Divine and their new work currently out and upcoming. And he catches up with old pal John McCrea about his 2 new books Dead Eyes and Yondu. Jimmy also gives a quick recap of the show and all its wonderfulness. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Episode 995 - Pre-Thought Bubble: Lizzy Stewart!

Comic News Insider: Episode 995 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. 

Jimmy is in London trying to find a way to get The Queen to let him live there. No luck so far! Meanwhile, he's gotten a few interviews while there before the big Thought Bubble Festival this weekend. In this episode, he met Lizzy Stewart at the South Bank Centre for a wonderful chat about her new graphic novel with Avery Hill Publishing called WALKING DISTANCE. It's about her walks around London and the thoughts and ideas that cross her mind along with observations along the way. They also talked about some of her other comics and zines that deal with friendships, reconciliation, rekindling and more! They survive being accosted by a small group of 8-10 year old skateboard punks that make a lot of background noise at one point. Fun and fascinating so do check it out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy is in London trying to find a way to get The Queen to let him live there. No luck so far! Meanwhile, he's gotten a few interviews while there before the big Thought Bubble Festival this weekend. In this episode, he met Lizzy Stewart at the South Bank Centre for a wonderful chat about her new graphic novel with Avery Hill Publishing called WALKING DISTANCE. It's about her walks around London and the thoughts and ideas that cross her mind along with observations along the way. They also talked about some of her other comics and zines that deal with friendships, reconciliation, rekindling and more! They survive being accosted by a small group of 8-10 year old skateboard punks that make a lot of background noise at one point. Fun and fascinating so do check it out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Episode 994 - Pre-Thought Bubble: Lucy Sullivan!

Comic News Insider: Episode 994 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. 

Jimmy is in London trying to find a way to get The Queen to let him live there. No luck so far! Meanwhile, he's gotten a few interviews while there before the big Thought Bubble Festival this weekend. In this episode, he met Lucy Sullivan at the Barbican Centre for an absolutely delightful conversation about her upcoming new graphic novel with Unbound called BARKING. It deals with mental health and the delve deep into the book along with their own personal experiences. You also hear about her collaboration with Jeff Lemire and maybe even some bar fights!  Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy is in London trying to find a way to get The Queen to let him live there. No luck so far! Meanwhile, he's gotten a few interviews while there before the big Thought Bubble Festival this weekend. In this episode, he met Lucy Sullivan at the Barbican Centre for an absolutely delightful conversation about her upcoming new graphic novel with Unbound called BARKING. It deals with mental health and the delve deep into the book along with their own personal experiences. You also hear about her collaboration with Jeff Lemire and maybe even some bar fights!  Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Episode 993 - Thought Bubble Festival Prep!

Comic News Insider: Episode 993 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. 

Jimmy is heading to Thought Bubble Festival in the UK next week and boy does he have a ton of interviews lined up. In a span of 3 weeks, he read about 3,000 pages of comics and 300 pages of an actual NON-comic book to prep for those interviews. In this episode, he's going to talk, review and possibly gush over a bunch of the stuff he's read. Amazing work by creators like Monica Gallagher, Laura Trinder, Benjamin Read, Rachael Smith, Barry Nugent, Mark Sable, Mariko Tamaki, Rob Davis, John McCrea, Reimena Yee and more! Jimmy recorded this a few days ago and has since read a few other comics to plan some last minute interviews. Fret not, you'll be able to hear about those when he interviews the creators! Also, while in London before the convention, he's going to do a few interviews as well and you may hear some of those on next week's podcast. Stay tuned! And if you see Jimmy at the show, say "HI!" Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy is heading to Thought Bubble Festival in the UK next week and boy does he have a ton of interviews lined up. In a span of 3 weeks, he read about 3,000 pages of comics and 300 pages of an actual NON-comic book to prep for those interviews. In this episode, he's going to talk, review and possibly gush over a bunch of the stuff he's read. Amazing work by creators like Monica Gallagher, Laura Trinder, Benjamin Read, Rachael Smith, Barry Nugent, Mark Sable, Mariko Tamaki, Rob Davis, John McCrea, Reimena Yee and more! Jimmy recorded this a few days ago and has since read a few other comics to plan some last minute interviews. Fret not, you'll be able to hear about those when he interviews the creators! Also, while in London before the convention, he's going to do a few interviews as well and you may hear some of those on next week's podcast. Stay tuned! And if you see Jimmy at the show, say "HI!" Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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