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February 24, 2010 Episode 245 - The NYC/Jax Connection
Reviews: Atomic Robo: Revenge of the Vampire Dimension #1, Chase Variant One-Shot (Is All I Need), Legendary Talespinners #1, Perhapanauts Special: Molly's Story.

Jimmy calls in from his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida leaving Joe behind at the studio in Harlem. The guys are excited about 2 big releases this week, Choker by Ben Templesmith/Ben McCool and We Will Bury You by Brea & Zane Grant/Kyle Strahm. News includes big changes at DC with many a promotion, Flash Gordon remake won't be campy, Whedon/Spurlock Comic-Con documentary?, Superman for $1,000,000, Captain America tea bags politics and more!
39 min
February 17, 2010 Episode 244 - Kevin Smith Blows Up the Internet
Reviews: Hit-Monkey #1, Human Target #1, The Wolfman movie

The boys wish a big happy birthday to comic book types like Ben McCool, Tim Bradstreet and Warren Ellis. Jimmy is lost in the world of Rapture again as he's playing Bio Shock 2 and they discuss how Kevin Smith got thrown off of a plane due to his size. News includes: A new Stan Lee penned comic starringh himself, Green Lantern spin-offs, Superheroes teach sex, The Princess and the Frog causes salmonella, Danity Kane comes back in comics, a revamped Superman musical, The Uniques new issue and spin-off, James Patterson joins the comic world and more!
1 hr 15 min
February 10, 2010 Episode 243 - Deirdre Lorenz (Santorini Blue)
Reviews: Demo Vol. 2 #1, Milestone Forever #1, Ultimate X #1

The boys welcome filmmaker/actor/model Deirdre Lorenz in the studio to nerd out about comic, movies and more. Who's she? Get to clicking to find out. News includes Watchmen prequels/sequels, Filipino superheroes, Chris Nolan's Superman, Olivia Munn's comic lawsuit, UK kid & his love for Cerebus and more! We also let Deirdre chat about her film, Santorini Blue, since she was so kind to do some voice over work for us. (Didja notice?) Also, we tease some of the commentary (for the PSP) from the upcoming IDW book, We Will Bury You by Brea/Zane Grant with art by Kyle Strahm.
1 hr 33 min
February 03, 2010 Episode 242 - Oscar Nominated for Best Podcast
Reviews: Demonic #1, Iron Man: I Am Iron Man #1, Ultimate Enemy #1

Another big week in TV with the Dollhouse finale, Grammys, and Lost coming back. Plus,thoughts on nerd Oscar nominations. Joe went nerd bowling and Jimmy apparently wasn't invited. News includes: Marvel heroes are good again, New NBC superhero show, Sherlock is better than Lobo, Jedi sneaker pimps, new digs for The Beat and a XXX Batman.
57 min
January 27, 2010 Episode 241 - Fillion's Fallout
Reviews: Joe the Barbarian #1, Merc #1, Terminus Tales Presents...Platypus vs. Monkey #1 Big week in TV as the boys discuss Conan's last show and the new Syfy series Caprica. Jimmy falls in love with Betty White on the SAG awards while Joe pretends to follow the NFL playoff talk. News includes: Avatar breaks all records, Primeval returns, PS3 hacked, Kevin Smith's new Batman project, Twilight comic, new rings from DC and more! And, Nathan Fillion's hilarious phone message last week caused quite a stir on Whedonesque and Twitter so the boys discuss the reaction both good and bad.
50 min
January 20, 2010 Episode 240 - The Best of 2009!
Reviews: Army of Two #1, Omnitarium #1, Weekly World News #1
Finally! The Best of 2009 show is here! Sorry it took so long, but we know you'll love it. We still do our regular show as well, so it's a lengthy one. The boys discuss the Golden Globes, Human Target TV show, and Jimmy saw a sneak peak of the upcoming Pushing Daisies comic!News includes Heroes 4 Haiti, Marvel vs. DC, Captain America Film, new DC weekly series based on DCU online game, new Spider-Man franchise director picked, U.S version of Torchwood and more! Calls galore come in on the hotline giving us listener best picks. Nathan Fillion himself calls to give his favorite movie though we're not sure it's of 2009. The boys go over their many categories and have a wide range of picks in comic books, TV and film!
1 hr 51 min
January 13, 2010 Episode 239 - The Tonight Show with CNI!
Reviews: Orc Stain #1, Phantom Double Shot #1 KGB Noir, Siege #1
NBC is shaking up the late night line up and CNI will now be hosting The Tonight Show! Hey, it could happen. Joe saw Saturday Night Live..uh...live and Jimmy is a snitch for the cops. News includes a Spider-Man film reboot, Spider-Man musical back on, DC's Brightest Day, Superheroes wrap it up at the Olympics, Marvel sues for copyright, James Gunn's Super and more! Top 3 and plugs galore.
56 min
January 06, 2010 Episode 238 - And We're Back!
Reviews: Dreamers, Ex Occultus Badge Of Langavat One-Shot, Lava-Roid #1, Neon Girl #0, Solomon Azua #1, Teddy And The Yeti #1
The boys are back after thwarting the evil plans of Benjamin Linus! New Year's Eve plans are discussed. Joe had his big bash and Jimmy woke up wearing a tutu and rollerskates surrounded by strippers. Again. Jimmy discusses much including seeing Sherlock Holmes, Sara Cox shouting him out again on BBC Radio 1, & his upcoming trip to the UK all the while Joe wonders if he'll ever shut the hell up. They lament and discuss the last David Tennant and Russel T. Davies episodes of Doctor Who. News includes Avatar box office, Bluewater goes Gaga, Captain Jack vs. Doctor Horrible, Captain Picard gets knighted, Marvel/Disney all official, and more!
1 hr 17 min
December 30, 2009 Episode 237 - The End of CNI! with Lost's Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) & True Blood's Arlene Fowler (Carrie Preston)
Reviews: Chimichanga #1, Hellboy Bride Of Hell One Shot, Last Days Of American Crime #1, Sherlock Ninja Curious Case Of The Iron Monkey #1, Unknowns #1
It's the final show of 2009 and the boys go out with a bang! They discuss their Christmas goodies, Doctor Who and send Julia Wertz (The Fart Party) birthday wishes. News includes Indy Comic Book Week, Stan Lee's birthday, Captain America movie, Geoff Johns tweets Green Lantern and the Pope blesses Homer Simpson. Kevin Conn (Lava Roid) calls us to give his thoughts on Indy Comic Book Week as well. Also, a couple of moments of magic happen with some TV characters. We're not sure how it ends up as this was typed up before the show was recorded. Do let us know.
1 hr 2 min
December 23, 2009 Episode 236 - A Comic News Insider Christmas
Reviews: Champion One Shot, Complete Alice In Wonderland #1, Forgetless #1, Incorruptible #1, What If Daredevil vs Elektra
It's Christmas time at the CNI Studios. No guest tonight, except maybe Santa. The boys exchange gifts and drink spirits in honor of the Christmas spirit! Jimmy saw Avatar, but Joe didn't. He gives some quick spoiler-free thoughts on it all. News includes Molly Crabapple is one of 50 people remaking New York City according to The New York Observer, Bryan Singer returns to the X-Men franchise and PSP comics are here with the very first audio commentary on Ben Templesmith's Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse. A little Xmas song from CNI is performed for your pleasure/annoyance as well.
1 hr 9 min

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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.