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Reviews: The Mighty Crusaders: The Shield #1, Parasomnia #1, The United States of Captain America #1, America: The Motion Picture, The Tomorrow War

Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Jon, and Ricky. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we reviewed and send us your thoughts! Thanks to Emily for the news which includes: Romero's zombie classic will get animated, Grant Morrison is leaving DC Comics for awhile, a new ALIEN TV show is coming and more. Also, get a hold of us!

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In our 62nd episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Jimmy and Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) welcome back Avery Kaplan (The Beat Features Editor) to finish up Spider-Man month. We chatted about the Spidey films post-Raimi. The forgettable Garfield ones, the joyous Holland ones and the incredible Into the Spider-Verse. Are the Garfield ones at all memorable? What is do delightful about Holland's performances? Is the animated film one of the greatest superhero films ever? Join us each week to watch live on YouTube and/or await to listen to the podcast after. Send in topic ideas for future episodes. Be it in comics, TV or film. Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Batman: Reptilian #1, Heroes Return #1, Marvel Voices: Pride One-Shot, Batman: The Long Halloween Pt 1 animated film

Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Jon, Marta, Ricky and Producer Joe. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we reviewed and send us your thoughts! Thanks to Emily for the news which includes: Tillie Walden will tackle a new The Walking Dead comic, Rob Liefeld returns to X-Force, Dougray Scott wont return to Batwoman for season 3 and more. Also, get a hold of us!

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In another unplugged episode, Jimmy welcomes back good friend Rachael Smith to the podcast. They discuss her new comic collection QUARANTINE COMIX: A MEMOIR OF LIFE IN LOCKDOWN from Icon Books. At the beginning of lockdown in the UK, Rachael began doing diary comics to stave off both boredom and depression. It's touching, heartwarming, funny and full of all of the emotions. Available now at your local book store and comic book shop so go get it! A fun and laid back chat and great catch up between friends. Thanks to Rachael for taking the time! Also, get a hold of us!

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In our 61st episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Jimmy and Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) welcome Avery Kaplan (The Beat Features Editor) to join us in discussing the 2007 Sam Raimi directed film Spider-Man 3. We'll be covering all 3 of Raimi's Spider-Man films this month and then the ones that came after them. Did we make it through the re-watch? What was with the dancing? Were the multiple plots necessary? Did we care about any of the so called redemptions? Were there too many villains? Join us each week to watch live on YouTube and/or await to listen to the podcast after. Send in topic ideas for future episodes. Be it in comics, TV or film. Also, get a hold of us!

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Jimmy and Producer Joe have an informative and fun chat with New York Comic Con (NYCC) showrunner Kristina Rogers. Because of the pandemic, what will be some of the major changes? Will everyone have to be vaccinated? How will ticketing work? Will cosplayers be allowed to wear helmets or superhero masks? How will they do crowd/line control? All the questions were asked! For all of you NYCC attendees, this is a must-listen episode! Thanks to Kristina for taking the time! Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: Planet-Size X-Men #1, Static Season One #1, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1, Black Summer s2, Luca

Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, and Ricky. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we reviewed and send us your thoughts! Thanks to Emily for the news which includes: a new Ms. Marvel series is coming, Hotel Transylvania 4 changes release date, Batman can't play with the kitty and more. Also, get a hold of us!

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In our 60th episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Jimmy and Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) welcome Avery Kaplan (The Beat Features Editor) to join us in discussing the 2004 Sam Raimi directed film Spider-Man 2. We'll be covering all 3 of Raimi's Spider-Man films this month and then the ones that came after them. Is Alfred Molina the best superhero movie villain ever? Will Peter and Mary Jane ever be together? Does Peter EVER tell anyone the real reason why he comes across as a bad friend? Is Harry Osborn still a jerk? How "Evil Dead" does Raimi get? Join us each week to watch live on YouTube and/or await to listen to the podcast after. Send in topic ideas for future episodes. Be it in comics, TV or film. Also, get a hold of us!

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Reviews: DC Pride #1, Fear the Walking Dead s6 finale, Loki series premiere, Trese animated series, Wish Dragon

Jimmy recruits some of his favorite audio reviewers again. Thanks to Melissa, Ashley, Jon, Ricky, Marta and father/son duo of Edward & Evan. Always such insightful and great reviews and the powers that be at CNI appreciate them so much. Let us know if you've read and/or watched what we reviewed and send us your thoughts! Thanks to Emily for the news which includes: Rob Zombie will direct a THE MUNSTERS film, DC Comics is bringing back FABLES, Mindy Kaling's VELMA series will re-imagine the character as East Asian and more. Also, get a hold of us!

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In our 59th episode of COMIC BEAT INSIDER (CBI), Jimmy and Heidi MacDonald (The Beat Chief) welcome Avery Kaplan (The Beat Features Editor) to join us in discussing the 2002 Sam Raimi directed film Spider-Man. We'll be covering all 3 of Raimi's Spider-Man films this month and then the ones that came after them. Does it hold up? Was the casting on point? Why was Una Damon not credited for her role? Would YOU walk away if the woman of your dreams finally confessed her love? Do we care that it's never explained where he got his pretty intricate Spider-Man outfit from? Join us each week to watch live on YouTube and/or await to listen to the podcast after. Send in topic ideas for future episodes. Be it in comics, TV or film. Also, get a hold of us!

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