Reviews: Archie: The Decision one-shot, Babs #1,Universal Monsters: Frankenstein #1, Hello Darkness #1, Jenny Sparks #1, Minor Arcana #1, Patra #1, The Power Fantasy #1 & #2, S.I.R. #1. 

Due to all the San Diego Comic Con, Flame Con and Anime NYC coverage, Jimmy has been way behind on reviewing comics, TV and film. So he decided to do some catch-ups over the next couple of weeks. He'll do 2 comic book review specials this week and then the TV/film/streaming special next week. Did you read any of these comics? If so, let us know your thoughts! 

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Reviews: Terminator Zero, Suicide Squad Isekai

Yet even more convention coverage! Jimmy attended Anime NYC over the weekend of August 23-25th. The show has almost doubled in attendance in just 2 years and it showed. Lots of art, merch, guests, panels, cosplay, food and more! Jimmy gives his full recap in the episode. And since we're talking about Anime NYC, he also reviews two recent anime series. Did you attend? Tell us your thoughts! 

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Jimmy sat down with his good pal John Layman to talk about his work on SPAWN Comics, upcoming TITANS with DC Comics, writing for a big crossover event, and of course...K-POP! Please come back to hear all of the SDCC coverage over the next month. 

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Jimmy went to SPX over the weekend in Bethesda, MD. He got 14 interviews which you'll be able to hear over the next few weeks. A truly great showcase of small press and independent creators. In this episode, Jimmy talks to 2 amazing cartoonists. First, you'll hear his chat with Natalie Norris. They talk about her incredible graphic novel debut DEAR MINI: A GRAPHIC MEMOIR, PART ONE. They discuss why she decided to be so brutally honest about her trauma, the continued road to healing, a tease for Part Two and more. Jimmy also spoke to Daria Tessler (yes that's her in the gorilla mask) about her new graphic novel SALOME'S LAST DANCE. The absurdity of it, hilarity, inspiration for it, the famous dog playing poker painting(s) and more was mentioned. Both great interviews! Come back for interviews from Nicole Goux, Gabrielle Ng, Colleen Madden, Reinhard Kleist, Monica Gallagher, M.S. Harkness, Mylo Choy, Ana Penyas, and Miss Lasko-Gross.

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Producer Joe joins Jimmy to discuss their recent jaunt to The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) in Toronto. They give their recap and thoughts on the terrific show. Such a great time! Thanks to everyone involved for such a well run and fun festival. Great interviews included in this podcast are with Darwyn Cooke (Parker), Nicholas Gurewitch (Perry Bible Fellowship), Kazu Kibuishi (Amulet), Mike Maihack (Cleopatra in Space) and Renee Nault (Witchling). News includes: 3 DC titles (iZombie, Flash, Constantine) picked up for TV runs, Marvel's Agent Carter is coming to TV as well with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. getting a second season pick up, More Marvel films from Fox including X-Force, Gambit and Deadpool, Usagi Yojimbo returns with a sci-fi twist, the Finger family is not okay with DC Comics, and the smallest comic might be in your hair. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Tune in later this week for some special podcasts! First up on Friday is a lunch interview with Becky Cloonan (By Chance or Providence, Batman) and Renee Nault (Witchling). Started out as just a recap and turned into a wonderful conversation about self publishing, advice for tabling at a show, and some of their upcoming projects. Then on Sunday, we'll release the spotlight panel that Jimmy moderated with German cartoonist Reinhard Kleist (The Boxer, Cash: I See A Darkness). He's a talented, smart and funny man with a great career. Hear them discuss it all! 

Then come back next week for even more TCAF interviews with Jesse Lonergan (All Star), Eric Kim (Nitro Battlers), Box Brown (Andre the Giant), Lianne Sentar/Rebecca Scoble (Sparkler Monthly) and the Sports vs Comics panel that Jimmy moderated. 

Reviews: Amazing Spider-Man Vol 3 #1, Battlestar Galactica Six #1, Dexters Laboratory Vol 2 #1, Southern Bastards #1, V-Wars #1, Vertigo Quarterly Cyan #1, Amazing Spider-Man 2

Producer Joe joins Jimmy in studio to talk about their upcoming trip to The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF).  Jimmy will be moderating 2 panels (info below) and they both will be conducting many an interview. They pay tribute to their friend Jamie Dallessandro and send love to his family/friends. We lost one of the best of us. The guys go on to chat about Free Comic Book Day, Star Wars Day, Fox canceling Being Human, the CBR forum revamp, the ET video game cartridge dump and Jimmy makes up a new gaming company called Atario. News includes: Star Wars VII cast revealed, Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Superheroes announced, SyFy developing comic book based shows, Yahoo developing sci-fi comedy, 11th Doctor gets terminated, Carlton Cuse remaking The Returned, and Kevin Smith gets Krampus for Christmas. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: 24 #1, 7th Sword #1, Danger Girl: Mayday #1, Original Sin #0

Jimmy is joined in studio by nerdy pal Lauren Galliart! They chat about the recent article about Martin Freeman in EW, Orphan Black, Game of Thrones, Natalie Dormer and Free Comic Book Day. Jimmy also gets some good advice from a listener about sound. News includes: Amazon changes Comixology app, Justice League movie will happen, Gun Machine by Warren Ellis is heading to XBox, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot return, Greg Pak will tackle a new Storm ongoing series, The Legendary Star Lord ongoing series will be out in time for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy film, Marvel will release 100th anniversary futuristic comics, Vertigo announces Suiciders, Bodies and CYMK, Boom! announces The Woods from James Tynion IV, and Batman scribe Scott Snyder teases the return of The Joker. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Solar Man of the Atom Vol 2 #1, Star Mage #1, Orphan Black S2:E1, The Real History of Science Fiction

Big Thunder Productions' Dana Aber joins her pal Jimmy in studio to chat about her upcoming nerdy musical theater production called Un-Ironically Enthusiastic (Nerds on Parade). In tribute, Jimmy sings a little ditty for her. Apologies to you all especially to My Chemical Romance. News includes: DC's 3rd weekly comic announced, Warren Ellis to revamp Dynamite heroes, Dark Horse to publish Venture Bros. art book, autistic teen starts comic book vending machine business, Templesmith's Wormwood gets animated, Fox and Sony team up in Amazing Spider-Man 2 stinger, and man sues ex over Snoopy plush doll. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: All-New Ultimates #1, Batman Eternal #1, Flash Gordon Vol 7 #1, Lumberjanes #1, Shutter #1, Metal Hurlant Chronicles, Warehouse 13

Producer Joe  is back again to wrap up our MoCCA coverage and use his producing/editing magic. Jimmy had a great chat with Nick Abadzis at MoCCA talking about his new SelfMadeHero book The Cigar That Fell In Love With A Pipe among his many other works.  Jimmy apologies for his voice as he's home sick with the plague. News includes: Amazon acquires Comixology, Eisner nominations announced, Grant Morrison's Multiversity is finally coming, Dick Grayson to become a super-spy and SyFy picks up The Expanse. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Walking Dead season finale, Game of Thrones, Silicon Valley, Lost Girl season finale, Being Human series finale

Producer Joe  returns to recap MoCCA Festival with Jimmy. It was an awesome time full of comic goodness. Lots of great interviews with Emmy winner Dean Haspiel (Fear, My Dear), Simon Fraser (Dare2Draw), Danica Novgorodoff (The Undertaking of Lily Chen) and Michelle Mozes (The Hero of Avaryn). News includes: Archie will die in Life With Archie, SyFy shuffles on to the zombie bandwagon wth Z Nation, Xbox to debut original humanoid robot drama Humans and Comic Sans gets a facelift. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Real Heroes #1, Rocky & Bullwinkle #1, Star Slammers Remastered #1, Survive #1  

Producer Joe comes back to chat about what we're going to cover at the upcoming MoCCA Festival! A lot of great guests, exhibitors, panels and more. Listen in for what to expect. The guys chat about April Fool's pranks (the good and bad), Jimmy was a guest on the awesome Everything Comes Back to 2000AD (Episode 161 now available), say Happy 75th birthday to Batman and hear Hugh Jackman sing as Wolverine. We also get our special April 1st correspondent La-me Jocare to gather the news bits for us which include: Stan Lee is not Stan Lee, Superman/Batman movie will have every DC character ever in it and all Marvel comics will be labeled as #1 every week. We didn't vet La-me's stories due to a time crunch so take them with a grain truckload of salt. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10 #1, Sovereign #1, Witcher #1, The 100 

Returning to the studio after a week off, Qui Nguyen (Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company) is back to nerd out!  They chat about the new Star Wars film being set 30 years after Return of the Jedi and congratulate fellow podcasters/pals in the UK (Dave and Barry of Geek Syndicate) on their upcoming BBC iPlayer film. News includes: Marvel announces Spider-Verse, Pikachu named Japan's mascot for World Cup 2014, Powers TV show finally finds a home, The Boondocks season 4 coming to Adult Swim, Jem will be a truly outrageous film, Klingon beer transports to the U.S. and Avengers nationwide pub quiz assembles! As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Magnus Robot Fighter Vol 4 #1, Monster & Madman #1, Stray Bullets: The Killers #1, Star Wars: The Clone Wars Season 6, Veronica Mars film

Jimmy is joined in studio by actor pal  Sheldon Best, hot off of his starring role in Off-Broadway hit The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. They catch up on all the acting work Sheldon has been doing (A LOT) as well as the maddeningly quick ticket sales for San Diego Comic Con. News includes: Billy Tucci brings back Shi,  Valiant teams with Catalyst for new RPG and All-New X-Men #25 brings about many artists. Sheldon and Jimmy may even act out a scene from Star Wars: The Empire Striketh Back by Ian Doescher. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Magneto Vol 3 #1, Moon Knight Vol 7 #1, Rogue Trooper Vol 2 #1, Starlight #1, Believe, Cosmos, Resurrection, Mr. Peabody & Sherman, 300: Rise of an Empire

Jimmy is again joined in studio by playwright extraordinaire Qui Nguyen (Vampire Cowboys Theatre Co.). They chat about Anne Rice's return to vampires and if you should laugh at every joke. Lots of reviews this week including a few TV shows and movies. Jimmy saw two in one day! News includes: A new Kill Shakespeare comic series is coming, Cartoon Network greenlights Black Jesus, The Walking Dead mobile game  is on the way,  Harlan Ellison's Star Trek script coming to comics, Batman and Green Hornet reunite in comics, Boom! gets first look deal with Cartoon Network, Marvel announces documentary series, and BBC America premieres sci-fi documentary series. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Jimmy went to SPX over the weekend in Bethesda, MD. He got 14 interviews which you'll be able to hear over the next few weeks. A truly great showcase of small press and independent creators. In this episode, you'll hear from the rising star Juniper Kim. Jimmy and Juniper talked about the social history of Halloween, a dream zine, bookbinding, an upcoming graphic novel called NEW KOREATOWN, what she'll be doing next year when she moves to Seoul, South Korea for almost a year and more. Come back for interviews Natalie Norris, Daria Tessler, Nicole Goux, Gabrielle Ng, Colleen Madden, Reinhard Kleist, Monica Gallagher, M.S. Harkness, Mylo Choy, Ana Penyas, and Miss Lasko-Gross.

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Comic News Insider: Episode 526 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.

Reviews: Fantastic Four Vol 5 #1, One-Hit Wonder #1, Revenge #1, Kill Shakespeare Live, Hannibal

Jimmy is joined in studio by playwright extraordinaire Qui Nguyen (Vampire Cowboys Theatre Co.). They chat about the nerd wins at the Oscars, watching mutual pal Maureen Sebastian on Revolution, and the ridiculous witchhunt by a small minority to remove Jonathan Ross from hosting The Hugo Awards. News includes: Marvel to shoot Netflix series in New York, Archie Comics announces Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa as Chief Creative Officer/hires Lena Dunham to write an Archie arc/Afterlife With Archie may be a movie, Arkham Knight will conclude Batman Arkham video game series, SyFy cancels Being Human and picks up Metal Hurlant Chronicles, Rocket Raccoon goes solo, and Steve Rude is back on Superman. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Loki Ragnarok & Roll #1, New Warriors Vol 5 #1, Undertow #1, Star-Crossed (on the CW)

Jimmy is joined in studio by the podcast wife Erica Schultz! Jimmy hung in an ice bar with pal Grace Helbig and new bestie Chester See and he tells of the frozen goodness. They chat about the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer, rumors of Peter Capaldi only doing one series of Doctor Who, that rumored Black Widow solo movie, some casting bits about Doctor Who and Constantine and pay homage to the late Harold Ramis. News includes: Denver Comic Con suffers internal woes with ousting of founder Charlie LaGreca who then starts Save Denver Comic Con, Fox casts reboot of Fantastic Four movie, Bryan Fuller's Pushing Daisies may revive as a musical or movie, Archie's Kevin Keller is The Equalizer, and Heroes returns to television. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Fuse #1, Mercenary Sea #1, Royal Masters of War #1, She-Hulk #1, X-Force #1 

Jimmy is back in NYC and has Emily Edwards back co-hosting. They chat a bit about his Jacksonville trip and Toy Fair toys. News includes: the podcast wife Erica Schultz is writing the comic book version of ABC's hit show Revenge, Peter Parker returns in Spider-Man Year One, Beware the Batman Blu-Ray/DVD will have unaired episodes, Greg Rucka to write Cyclops solo series at Marvel,  Star Wars: The Clone Wars will finish and air unaired episodes on Netflix and Jeffrey Brown has a new Star Wars book coming called Goodnight Darth Vader, As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Apocalypse Al #1, Batman: Joker's Daughter #1, Ms. Marvel Vol 3 #1, Turok Dinosaur Hunter #1, The Walking Dead (midseason premiere), The Lego Movie

Jimmy is back in his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida and records from the awesome comic book shop Superhero Beach (whom also sponsors this podcast)! Joining him is Superhero Beach employee and awesome illustrator Ashley Lanni Hoye and Jimmy's old best pal Ted Carruba. They chat about recent casting news for the upcoming Gotham series and in the movie sequel to Avengers. A few wi-fi and tech issues doesn't stop this episode from being awesome though! I mean, after all...EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! News includes: Geoff Johns and John Romita Jr to take over Superman, Valiant Firsts are coming, SelfMadeHero and Sequential team up, Preacher heads to AMC for development, DMZ gets picked up by WBTV, Flappy Bird stops flapping, Batman video games inspire new Batman animated film,  and ReedPop may have small NYC comics only show in June. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Dredd:Underbelly One Shot, Furious #1, Serenity: Leaves on the Wind #1, World War Mob #1

Jimmy is joined in studio by the fantastic husband/wife creators of Disconnected Press, Conor and Lizzie Boyle! They came over from the UK just to co-host the podcast! Okay, they were here for the Super Bowl as well but that was just a side thing. They chat about their works (Lizzie's the writer and Conor's the artist), digital vs print in comics, comic critiquing, hiring new talent, the UK comics scene and more. News includes: more Superman/Batman casting with Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and Jeremy Irons as Alfred, Dark Horse announces the Stan Sakai project, Marvel announces a partnership with Hero Initiative with the Uncanny X-Men 100 Project, get killed in Rachel Rising, Marvel Universe Live races for the Cosmic Cube, and JK Rowling wanted Harry and Hermione to hook up! As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: All-New Invaders #1, Bad Ass #1, Deadly Class #1, George Romeros Empire Of The Dead Act One #1, Judge Dredd Mega-City Two #1

Jimmy is joined in studio by the podcast wife Erica Schultz! After some extra cheesey pizza goodness, they get to chatting about the new Doctor Who costume and the X:Men Days of Future Past costumes. Boy howdy, lotsa costumes! Erica talks about the recent comic convention she attended in New Jersey as well. News includes: Deathlok comes to Agents of SHIELD, a superhero movie about the Chinese terracotta soldiers is on the way, a Frozen sing-a-long is coming to theaters and Dark Horse donates entire digital collection to Children's Cancer Association. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Black Dynamite #1, Disney Kingdom's Seekers of the Weird #1, Egos #1, Lil' Battlestar Galactica #1, Night of the Living Deadpool #1, X-Files Conspiracy #1, The Powerpuff Girls

Jimmy is joined in studio by Emily Edwards who trudged through the winter wonderland of NYC to make it. Thanks Emily! They chat about the Sleepy Hollow season finale and the Jon Hamm as Dr. Strange rumor floating around. News includes: Doctor Who teams up Titan Comics, Angry Birds coming to comics at IDW, 60's Batman TV finally getting home video release, Superman/Batman movie pushed to 2016, Agent Carter series gets showrunners, and Sif will get S.H.I.E.L.D.ed. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: All-New X-Factor #1, Avengers World #1, Lil' Vampi #1, Revolutionary War Alpha #1, Helix, Lost Girl, Being Human, Bitten, Archer, Chozen

Jimmy gives a quickie solo episode as there is a lot of reviews and TONS of great news to cover. News includes: Image Expo announcements (new titles from such names as Kelly Sue DeConnick, Scott Snyder, Matt Fraction, James Robinson, Jock, Brandon Graham, etc), Marvel news includes the relaunch of the Ultimate line, Peter Parker back from the "dead", Bill Paxton joins the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show, Michael Douglas cast as Hank Pym in Ant-Man movie, DC news includes the return of Wally West, NBC has ordered a pilot for Constantine from David Goyer, upcoming Gotham series will be a Batman origin story after all, Star Wars: The Clone Wars will get an ending in comics from Dark Horse, Disney's Frozen is coming to Broadway and San Diego Comic Con changes their badge purchasing policy. As always, Listener Feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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It's our Favorites of 2013 special! We don't say "Best of" because whom are we to say what's best? Oh yeah, WE'RE COMIC NEWS INSIDER! Still, call it what you will, it's our best/favorites/what we liked for 2013 in comics, TV, film and more. Jimmy is joined in studio by The Beat's Heidi MacDonald, Erika Schultz (M3), Mike Cho and producer Joe Gonzalez. It's a great, lengthy chat so strap in! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Dead Boy Detectives #1, Illegitimates #1, Midas Flesh #1, The Saviors #1, Origin II #1, Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor

Happy New Year! It's the wee hours of the morning and Jimmy's been drinking lots of champagne. So, it's a quickie new year's special full of reviews and no resolutions. He chats briefly about some of the awesome nerdy Christmas goodies he got including the Batman and Superman cape socks and zombie slippers. Next week's podcast will be the Best of 2013 with Heidi MacDonald, Erica Schultz and Mike Cho so tune in to compare/contrast/rant/rave. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Jimmy went to SPX over the weekend in Bethesda, MD. He got 14 interviews which you'll be able to hear over the next few weeks. A truly great showcase of small press and independent creators. In this episode, you'll hear the wonderful and brilliant MariNaomi. Jimmy and Mari talked about their recent work I THOUGHT YOU LOVED ME, the new edition of TURNING JAPANESE, other autobio work, working in a hostess bar, losing friends, ghosting, and more. Come back for interviews from Juniper Kim, Natalie Norris, Daria Tessler, Nicole Goux, Gabrielle Ng, Colleen Madden, Reinhard Kleist, Monica Gallagher, M.S. Harkness, Mylo Choy, Ana Penyas, and Miss Lasko-Gross.

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Reviews: The Adventures of Chrissie Claus, A Christmas Carol, Holiday Wars, Holidaze, Superf*ckers Save Christmas, Scrooge and Santa

Happy Christmas! Jimmy is in New Jersey visiting his sister and the family for Christmas. So, he brings you this quickie, some would say weird, solo episode full of Christmas joy (and music) and lots of babbling. And since it is the holiday, he decides to review Christmas comic books. You'll have to listen in to find out which were naughty and which were nice. He briefly talks about some It's A Wonderful Life tidbits, recent casting of Paul Rudd as Ant Man and Vin Diesel as Groot, and the persistent rumor that JK Rowling is producing a Harry Potter stage play. Only one news bit but it'll tug your heartstrings as it's about a girl with cancer in Vallejo, CA whom gets a Wonder Girl type wish. Plus a special message from Hugh Grant, the prime minister of the UK. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Dead Body Road #1, Indestructible #1, Justice League 3000 #1, Krampus #1, Marvel Knights Hulk #1, Misfits, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

The Podcast Wife Erica Schultz returns to spread the Christmas cheer! News includes: Sony promises Spider-Man spin-off films, Frank Miller's Detective #27 cover gets reinstated, Miller's 300 comic book  sequel Xerxes will probably not be complete until after the 300 movie sequel, Archie Comics teams with Toys For Tots, Disney Channel to make series starring villain's kids and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Inhumanity #1, Rover Red Charlie #1

It's Jimmy's birthday so Producer Joe joins in at the last minute for a special festive episode. They chat about the birthday bash...well, what Jimmy could remember. News includes: Mike Carey will write an X-Men OGN, Gal Gadot is cast as Wonder Woman  in Man of Steel sequel, Veronica Mars movie gets a release date, a new X-Men film called X-Men: Apocalypse is coming and a new Terminator TV series that ties into the upcoming film is on the way. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Black Science #1, Mr. Peabody & Sherman #1, Wolverine and the X-Men Annual #1, Rick and Morty, Frozen

The Podcast Wife, Erica Schultz, is back again! Jimmy catches up on Misfits and they chat about the rumors surrounding which other heroes will appear in the Man of Steel sequel. News includes: Mark Millar starts new universe, Sin City and The Mist are coming to television, Picture Box closing up shop, a possible new Doctor Who companion plus speculation on the number of Doctors and Leonardo DiCaprio to produce a Bill Watterson biopic. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Harley Quinn Vol 2 #0, A Voice in the Dark #1, Shaolin Cowboy #1, 2, Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, An Adventure in Space and Time, Atlantis

The Podcast Wife, Erica Schultz, returns! They chat about Jimmy's recent Tumblr post gone wild, Thanksgiving and the recent episode of Family Guy (no spoilers). News includes: Ed Brubaker's Sleeper is optioned for film, Marvel announces new Moon Knight series, Katrina Law joins Arrow as an al Ghul, and Boom! Studios introduces Boom! Box. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Clown Fatale #1, Manifest Destiny #1, Marvel Knights X-Men #1, Umbral #1, Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland #1, Almost Human

Roommates Emily and Kristin return to add their mostly unintentional hilarity to the podcast! Jimmy plays with Google Translate, pimps out the Frisky and Mannish Kickstarter, gets a message from Season 1 Who Wants To Be A Superhero's Lemuria,  gives love to Batkid and Doctor Who and more. News includes: Sandman: Overture delayed, BBC America to simulcast live Doctor Who pre-show,  Comixology has gift cards, Wolverine gets the Marvel Now treatment, Jonathan Ross returns to comics, 2014 Eisner Award judges announced, MultiPass is coming to London and AMC is ordering a Preacher pilot. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Alex + Ada #1, Amazing X-Men Vol 2 #1, Drumhellar #1, Painkiller Jane:Price Of Freedom #1, Protectors Inc #1, Thor: The Dark World

Erica Schultz returns to rekindle the podcast marriage. Jimmy discusses a screening he saw of an upcoming kick ass Zoe Bell film called RAZE, they mention a few of the various comic cons still happening this late in the game and come up with one of their own (JimmyCon!). Jimmy also gives mad love to the ABC show The Neighbors especially star Toks Olagundoye. News includes: Disney's Marvel teams up with Netflix, Star Wars VII gets a release date, iZombie nexts comic to be TV adapted, Cinemax lands U.S. rights to Kirkman's Outcast,  Neil Gaiman writes e-book for Doctor Who's 50th anniversary, and the son of a Doctor Who writer claims he owns rights to the TARDIS. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Damian: Son of Batman #1, The Fox #1, Sandman Overture #1

Jimmy heads out to the Garden State (New Jersey, if ya didn't know) to visit his sister and family. His awesome 5 year old nephew, Maximus, chats on mic to Jimmy about his love of superheroes and Star Wars in the most adorable stream of conscious way. Jimmy talks about seeing Gravity, the new X-Men: Days of Future Past trailer and his love of the Thor comic. News includes: DC Comics is moving out west, Fables will end with issue 150, Daredevil coming back in digital form, ol pulp series The Avenger is being reimagined for the CW, The Addams Family animated is on the way, a 5 year old boy with leukemia will be Batman for a day, Ben Kingsley's secret Marvel project just may be a short film with him reprising his "The Mandarin" role, Marvel brings back Ms. Marvel in the form of a teen character from New Jersey of Muslim heritage named Kamala Khan, First Second announces fantasy graphic novel series called The Nameless City from Faith Erin Hicks and Hourman TV series is in the works at the CW. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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It's a special NYCC interview special! Jimmy sat in on the round tables for the upcoming film Vampire Academy (based on the books by Richelle Mead). He chatted with cast members Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry, Sami Gayle and Dominic Sherwood. Great cast of young stars on the rise whom made the movie sound very enticing. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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It's a special NYCC interview special! Jimmy sat in on the round tables for the new Starz series Black Sails. He chatted with creator Jonathan E. Steinberg and cast members Hanna New, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Luke Evans, Toby Stephens, and Zach McGowan. It sounds like a fantastic show with a great premise of taking place 20 years before the events in Treasure Island.  Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Jimmy went to SPX over the weekend in Bethesda, MD. He got 14 interviews which you'll be able to hear over the next few weeks. He gives his recap of the show and thoughts overall. A truly great showcase of small press and independent creators. In this episode, you'll hear the fantastically talented Shing Yin Khor. We talked about their amazing award winning graphic novel THE LEGEND OF AUNTIE PO, Route 66, marionettes, gaming, their strange beast tarot deck, cooking, food and more. Come back for interviews from MariNaomi, Juniper Kim, Natalie Norris, Daria Tessler, Nicole Goux, Gabrielle Ng, Colleen Madden, Reinhard Kleist, Monica Gallagher, M.S. Harkness, Mylo Choy, Ana Penyas, and Miss Lasko-Gross.

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Reviews: Marvel Now What? #1, Pretty Deadly #1, Samurai Jack #1, Velvet #1, Zombie War #1, Dracula (on NBC)

Jimmy treks out to Brooklyn to the home of the Vampire Cowboys Theatre Company's founders Abby and Qui for some pork tacos and fun times! He is joined by the director Robert Ross Parker and some of the cast (Tom Myers, Nicky Schmidlein, and Bonnie Sherman) of their current show Alice in Slasherland.  The cast gives some details about the play and some fun tidbits about the characters they play. They also chat about the Britishisms Jimmy is finding while playing GTA V and discuss the new Captain America: The Winter Soldier trailer. News includes: Cartoon Network pulls Beware the Batman, Jamie Smart is shortlisted for Roald Dahl prize, Midtown Comics opens boutique in Times Square Toys "R" Us, Charmed may magically reappear on TV, and Al Plastino learns his Superman/JFK story is for sale. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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It's a special NYCC interview special! Jimmy sat in on the round tables for Bob's Burgers and chatted with H. Jon Benjamin,  Loren Bouchard, John Roberts and Dan Mintz. It was a crazy and packed room but he managed to get a few good questions in. Tune in for the madness. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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It's a special NYCC animated series interview special! Jimmy sat in on the round tables for Archer and chatted with Adam Reed, Aisha Tyler, Jessica Walter, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, and Lucky Yates. For Rick and Morty, it was Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland. China, IL brought us Brad Neely, Daniel Weidenfeld, and Brooke Hogan. Great rooms all (especially for Archer). Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Code Monkey Save the World #1, Rocket Girl #1, Star Trek: Khan #1, Superman/Wonder Woman #1, Three #1

Jimmy is joined in studio by the podcast wife Erica Schultz (M3). They jump right into the swing of things with reviews and news. Jimmy sat in many a round table at New York Comic Con and brings you these great interviews with Kevin Smith (Comic Book Men), Jay Oliva (Justice League: War) and Ronald D. Moore/Diana Gabaldon (Outlander).  News includes: IDW opens TV division, Kate Beaton brings her Fat Pony to Scholastic, Captain Marvel to relaunch, Dark Horse to relaunch Aliens and Predators comics, and a competition is open to couples whom want a Whovian wedding. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Afterlife with Archie #1

New York Comic Con is over and it's time for the big CNI recap! Jimmy is joined in studio by Emma Vieceli and they chat about the good and bad, the mood and the sad, and the food and the...uh...glad! Jimmy got SO many interviews over the weekend and you're going to hear quite a few in this episode from the likes of Ben Templesmith (Tome), Kelly Sue DeConnick (Captain Marvel), John Layman (Detective Comics), Vito Delsante (Eternal Kick), David Bass (WildStarMMORPG), Jay Nolte (The Zombie Office), Adam Withers/Comfort Love (Rainbow in the Dark), and Shawn Curran/George Sanders. News includes: DC Comics is bringing back Tiny Titans and Stephanie Brown, Marvel Comics is bringing back Miracle Man and launching a new Silver Surfer series, Priest and Bright are returning to Quantum and Woody, Archie Comics announces Farewell Betty and Veronica series, and Darwyn Cooke will illustrate some prose Parker novels. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!                                                                                                                        

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Reviews: Bushido #1, Captain America: Living Legend #1, Grindhouse: Doors Open At Midnight #1, Hinterkind #1

It's the small but mighty pre-NYCC recording! Jimmy does a quickie (and late) solo episode to bring you some of the goodness that CNI will be bringing to NYCC. Sorry it's a little late but there is SO much to do for NYCC. Jimmy thanks everyone for coming to 500 last week and encourages you all to listen if you haven't. Producer Joe will edit in various phone calls of congratulations as well. Plans for NYCC include signings with Kevin Maguire, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Becky Cloonan, Emma Vieceli, Michelle Mozes and more. The annual fundraising raffle will have amazing prizes as always.  Jimmy will be madly dashing off to various press rooms for such shows as Bob's Burgers, Archer, Black Sails, Outlander, Lost Girl and more. Plus, plenty of interviews at the CNI table. Come see us at Table AA3 in the Podcast Arena located in Artist Alley (in Javits North). As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: The Other Dead #1, The Powerpuff Girls #1, Rat Queens #1, Sex Criminals #1

It's the epic 500th episode recording and we do it live with an audience at The Hourglass Tavern (373 w. 46th St.) in New York City! We've sang for years and have teased a musical since 2005...and this will be the closest you'll get. Many a musical number and so many special guests! Michael Emerson (Person of Interest, Lost), Carrie Preston (True Blood, The Good Wife), Veronica Taylor (Pokemon), Kevin Maguire (Justice League), ChrisCross (Bloodshot, Katana), Rafael Kayanan (NCIS: LA, Conan), Simon Fraser (Nikolai Dante), Michelle Mozes (Blue Streak), Qui Nguyen (Vampire Cowboys Theatre Co.), and Heidi MacDonald (The Beat). News includes: lightsabers are going to be real, Marvel teases many new titles to be announced at NYCC, DC based TV shows Gotham andConstantine are on the way and Dynamite Entertainment launches toys/games line. The CNI chorus (Patrick Garrigan, Salli Garrigan, Amy Wolk, Kristen French and Erick Pinnick) opens the show with a rocking tune. Jimmy and Kristen sing a duet as Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner, a special voice mail from Avengers 2, and Jimmy almost spoils Breaking Bad in song. Many thanks to the rotating co-hosts Erica Schultz (the Podcast Wife), Emily Edwards and Kristin Garay. Of course, none of this would be possible without Producer Joe Gonzalez running everything. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Buzzkill #1, Kiss Me Satan #1, Zero #1, Marvel's Agents of Shield, Sleepy Hollow

Jimmy does a quickie solo episode since there is so much planning going on for the epic 500th episode next week and New York Comic Con the following week! News includes: DC Comics will NOT have a booth at NYCC, Serenity gets a comic book sequel, Halo's Cortana may take over your phone and IDW brings back the Golden Age Superman. If you're in New York City, you are welcome to join us for our 500th episode live recording on Monday, September 30th at the Hourglass Tavern (373 w. 46th St. b/w 8th ave/9th ave. 3rd floor. 6-9pm). Special guests include Kevin Maguire (Justice League), ChrisChross (Bloodshot), Rafael Kayanan (Conan), Simon Fraser (Nikolai Dante), Veronica Taylor (Pokemon), Qui Nguyen (Vampire Cowboys Theatre Co.), Lorraine Cink (Marvel's The Watcher) and more! As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Brain Boy #1, Mars Attacks Judge Dredd #1, Mighty Avengers Vol 2 #1

Jimmy is joined in the new studio by some of his CNI senior staff members Emily Edwards and Kristin Garay. Kristin has a theory about drinking water in the shower and wants your opinions. They chat about the fake Superman/Batman script that Bieber tweeted, give congrats to friend of the show Carrie Preston on her Emmy win and Jimmy talks about finishing Saints Row IV. News includes: Z2 Comics relaunches, "The Flash" is cast in Arrow, more Harry Potter films are coming...kind of, 2000AD fans plan "Day of Action" for Dredd sequel hopes, experience The Little Mermaid in an annoying way and The Walking Dead gets a spinoff. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Danger Girl: The Chase #1, Forever Evil #1, Batman #23.1, Batman and Robin #23.1, Detective Comics #23.1, The Dark Knight #23.1, Justice League #23.1, Justice League of America #7.1, Superman #23.1, The Star Wars #1, X-Men: Battle of the Atom #1

Jimmy is joined in the new studio by recent co-host Taylor Katz and his roomie Malcolm Branch. Both are experienced nerds, so fret not! They chat about the Robocop trailer and the whether or not they'll be getting the new iPhone. (See? Nerdy!). News includes: creative team leaves Batwoman title, Marvel announces All-New Marvel Now line, Fantagraphics will release Don Rosa collection, Harley Quinn wants you, Brooklyn Defender to help your liver enjoy NYCC, Ming Doyle to draw second arc of Quantum and Woody, Teen Titans Go! will be a new digital comic, Royal Canadian Mint producers special Superman 75th anniversary coins and more! As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Detectobot #0 & #1, Itty Bitty Hellboy #1, Justice League #23, Overtaken #1

Jimmy tricks original co-host/CNI founder/old & now new roommate Joe Gonzales to come back again this week! Don't get used to it, kids. He's just helping out while we get the apartment organized. Jimmy chats about his start of re-watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the glory of SMG in short skirts. News includes: James Spader is Ultron, Bradley Cooper is Rocket Raccoon, Spider-Man helps pay for a wedding and NYCC adds RFID to badges to cut down on counterfeits. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Reviews: Bela Lugosis Tales From The Grave #4, BloodShot #0, Genie the Genius #1, Kiss Kids #1

Original co-host/CNI founder/old & now new roommate Joe Gonzales returns to the podcast! Jimmy moved back in w/ his old roomie and forced him to co-host. No escape now, Joe. They briefly chat about the move and that Joe may co-host a bit more occasionally since they are only a room away now. Jimmy also gives some love to the Kickstarter for one of his favorite webcomics, The Zombie Hunters. News includes: Ben Affleck is the new Batman, Justice League Canada is happening up north, Lobo gets a makeover, Marvel Experience show till tour U.S., and Dark Horse teases new Firefly/Serenity comics/products. As always, listener feedback, Top 3 and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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