Comic News Insider

Jimmy flies solo this week because it's the big New York Comic Con recap! His voice is shot from shouting during the raffle all weekend and sleeping about 8 hours total in 4 days. He got tons of interviews at the show and in this episode you'll hear from James Asmus (X-Men: Regenesis), Marc Bernardin (Alphas), Nicki Clyne ("Callie" on Battlestar Galactica), Greg Pak (Incredible Hercules, Hulk), and Veronica Taylor (voice of "Ash Ketchum" in Pokemon). Jimmy gives his lengthy (sorry!) day by day/blow by blow recap of the 4 days of NYCC. While a blast was had by all, there were a few gripes as well. Thanks to EVERYONE who came by the Comic News Insider table and said "Hi", bought raffle tickets, dropped off stuff to review, did signings, interviews, donated for raffle or just wanted to chat. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Avengers 1959 #1, Blood Red Dragon #0, Chopper #1, Huntress Vol 3 #1, Last Of The Greats #1, Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1, Frank Miller's Holy Terror

Jimmy is joined by yet another Aussie sitting in the guest co-host chair, Jen Timms. She works in the gaming industry and is in town for New York Comic Con (NYCC) staying at the Aquino/Templesmith palace. She is also Jimmy's right hand at the CNI booth (D18) in Podcast Arena located in Artist's Alley. They give some love/reverance to the late Steve Jobs, Jimmy talks about the Warehouse 13 and Breaking Bad finales and tells of his love for Karine Vanasse in Pan Am. They also nerd out over the new Avengers trailerNews includes James Robinson back on Starman, Barnes & Noble yanks DC books, Locke & Key screening at NYCC, Archie Comics brings back superheroes, and Stieg Larson's trilogy comes to comic books. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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NYCC is this weekend (October 13-16) and CNI has lots of great stuff lined up at their table D18. Signings at the booth (CHECK BACK AT WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO SOON) with the likes of Greg Pak, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Kevin Colden, Becky Cloonan, Ben Templesmith, Ben McCool, Veronica Taylor, and Jeremy Bastian. Tentative guests include Paul Pope, Michael Emerson and Carrie Preston. The annual raffle will be held this year as well! It's a fundraiser for CNI so we can get some new equipment/pay for trips/etc. Great prizes in the raffle as per usual with donations from Garth Ennis, Bryan Fuller, Ben Templesmith, Rafael Kayanan, Paul Pope, John Cassaday, DC comics, IDW publishing. Dark Horse comics, Smith Micro, Fred Van Lente, Dean Haspiel, Dan Panosian, Dynamite Entertainment, 2000AD and more! Tickets are $1 or 6 for $5. The more you buy, the better chance to win! We'll do the raffle once on Thursday and twice a day from Friday-Sunday. Swing on by D18 in Artist Alley to see all of the exciting events happening with Comic News Insider at NYCC!

Reviews: All-Star Western #1, Aquaman #1, Batman: The Dark Knight #1, The Flash#1, Green Lantern: New Guardians #1, Justice League Dark #1, The Savage Hawkman #1, Superman #1, Teen Titans #1, Voodoo #1, Brilliant #1, Ghostbusters #1, Steampunk Fairy Tales One Shot

Jimmy is joined once again by his Aussie friend Matt Brick in the guest co-host chair. The boys discuss some mix ups with last week's show, the Doctor Who finale, Bedlam and friend Grace Helbig is running for King of the Web. News includes: a Jack Kirby museum, new Mortal Kombat film, CBLDF gets Comics Code, obscure Marvel properties to film, DC offers exclusives on new Kindle Fire, Image goes same day with digital comics, new Batman animated series, The Simpsons could get canceled, and speaking Klingon helps a man with dyslexia. And, the boys decide to create their own worldwide super hero team called The CNI Dawgs! As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Star Trek #1, Ultimate Comics X-Men #1, Batman #1, Birds of Prey #1, Catwoman #1, Green Lantern Corps #1, Legion of Super-Heroes #1, Nightwing #1, Red Hood and the Outlaws #1, Supergirl #1, Wonder Woman #1

The drink making stars of Food2.com and The Cooking Channel, Alie & Georgia, join Jimmy for a drink fueled ramble fest of reviews, news, witty banter and much off topic chatter. Recorded live at The Hourglass Tavern right here in NYC! Jimmy sings them a song and even makes them drinks! Apologies for the length of drink making but it was fun and funny! We do eventually do a ton of reviews and cover the news. They chat the variety show Alie & Georgia were a part of withKristen Schaal, the new BBC America show Bedlam, Terra Nova on Fox, and Person of Interest. News includes: CBLDF membership drive, comic books on Facebook, Sabrina the Teenage Witch animated, Fringe comic book, Justice League: Doom cast, and The Walking Dead webisodes. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Bonnie Lass #1, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 9 #1, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1, Batman and Robin #1, Batwoman #1, Deathstroke #1, Demon Knights #1, Frankenstein: Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #1, Green Lantern #1, Grifter #1, Legion Lost #1, Mister Terrific #1, Red Lanterns#1, Resurrection Man #1, Suicide Squad #1, Superboy #1

Matt Brick returns again this week to join Jimmy in another massive review show. They also discuss Torchwood: Miracle Day finale and the Ringer premiere. Jimmy's Darth Vader helmet (don't judge) fell off his desk, broke his glass of beer and caused several cuts on his person. He soldiered through all the blood to bring you this podcast! News includes: Kupperman and Beaton team up for comedy, Archaia to release new Marjane Satrapi work, Fox is developing a Spectre TV show, DC Online goes free, The Ray returns to DC and the Teen Titans get an openly gay member. NYCC is fast approaching so they discuss the Podcast Arena and what podcasts will be involved, tease some special guests that will be signing with CNI and the annual raffle! As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Fracture #1, Penny For Your Soul False Prophet #1, Action Comics Vol 2 #1, Animal Man Vol 2 #1, Batgirl Vol 4 #1, Batwing #1, Detective Comics Vol 2 #1, Green Arrow #1, Hawk & Dove #1, Justice League International Vol 2 #1, O.M.A.C. #1, Static Shock #1, Stormwatch Vol 3 #1, Swamp Thing Vol 5 #1

Jimmy is joined by frequent guest co-host Jon Hoche and long time listener/pal Matt Brick (who flew in from Australia just for it! Okay, not for CNI but it was a bonus for him!). Jon has been actively reviewing/following The New 52 from DC Comics so we decided to review a ton of them! No news since we had so many reviews. Plus, the boys chat about Molly Crabapple's Week In Hell, Garth Ennis pays homage to Jimmy in Chronicles of Wormwood, pal Grace Helbig has been blowing up on Attack of the Show, MTV is interested in the Locke & Key series, Jimmy's nephew Max and friend's son both are big Spider-Man fans, and Jon talks about bring Vampire Cowboys Theater Company to New York Comic-Con. Speaking of NYCC (click on the logo over on the top left!), they discuss the Podcast Arena and what podcasts will be involved and tease some special guests that will be signing with CNI! As always, Listener Feedback (great email from some newbie Dragon Con attendees), the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Justice League Vol 2 #1, Rinse #1, Ultimate Comics Hawkeye #1

Ben Templesmith, Jimmy's NEW roommate, sits in the guest co-host chair this episode. Now that they are shacking up, expect him to pop in here and there. You know, when he's not busy being a professional cartoonist. The boys are all moved in but still have lots of unpacking to do. Still time to read comics and podcast though! News includes: WonderCon moves to Anaheim, The Walking Dead splits Season 2 in two, AMC greenlights Kevin Smith reality show, IDW to publish Magic the Gathering comic and SPX collaborates with the Library of Congress. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: The Bionic Man #1, Superman Beyond #0, The Ultimates #1

Ben Templesmith, Jimmy's future new roommate (in 1 day), sits in the guest co-host chair this episode. They discuss the antics they'll get up to as roomies and the inevitable blackmail pictures that will follow. Jimmy has a villain named after him in this week's episode of Warehouse 13. (Thanks to pals and W13 writers Ben Raab & Deric Hughes for that!). News includes: JSA will return to new DCU, Marvel will publish The Destroyers and upgrades Alpha Flight to a full series, Brian Wood's DC & Marvel work, Deadman TV show in the works at the CW, Showtime picks up The Damned, and Gene Luen Yang does an Avatar: The Last Airbender comic book! As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Damaged #1, The Heap #1, Pariah #1

After last week's bamboozling with old co-host Joe, Jimmy flies solo this week to deliver you a snappy and fun show full of comic booky goodness! He's in the middle of apartment hunting/moving hell but manages to bring you some great news that includes: Harvey Awards winners, DC's New 52 midnight madness, first villain for new Justice League revealed, Atomic Comics in Arizona shuts down, Marvel releases Daredevil audio book, support ill publisher by buying Sparkplug comic books, Gutter Magazine reproduces Monica Gallagher's hit webcomic Bonnie N. Collide online, and Chicago gets an independent comic convention. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews: Baltimore: The Curse Bells #1, Spider Island: Cloak and Dagger, War Goddess #0

The boys chat about the post SDCC bash that Jimmy & Jill Pantozzi threw last week and play the greatest opening to a Geek Syndicate podcast ever! News includes: Fantastic Four returns, Star Wars currency on Island of Niue, The Munsters remake is back on track, Stan Lee/MTV Comics seek creative team for comic, Bradley Cooper out as The Crow, a jerk threatens Dragon Con, Joann Sfar's directorial debut with Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life and more! As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!