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At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in on the roundtables for Riverdale. Yes, THAT Riverdale from Archie Comics. It's a new show debuting on the CW early next year. Among the cast/creative participants were Luke Perry, Madelaine Petsch, Ashleigh Murray, Cole Sprouse, KJ Apa, Camilla Mendes, Lili Reinhart, and showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. You'll hear about the upcoming debut season and why it's being called "Twin Peaks for teens". Why did they stray from the wholesome Archie look known in the comics? How close is this to the horror comic Afterlife with Archie? Will Archie choose Betty or Veronica? You'll have to tune in to find out the answers to these burning questions! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy's schedule was so packed that he couldn't sit in on the roundtables for Arrow. So, in the first of 3 collaborations, he teamed up with Kelly Bedard of My Entertainment World and she covered the room for him. Thanks, Kelly! You rock! Among the cast/creative participants were Stephen Amell, Willa Holland, Paul Blackthorne, Emily Bett Rickards, Echo Kellum, David Ramsey and producer Wendy Mericle. You'll hear about the upcoming season 5. Will Mayor Oliver Queen succeed? Is Ollicity still a thing? Which characters might come back and which might leave? All that and more when you download this episode! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in on the roundtables for Orphan Black. Among the cast/creative participants were Rose McIver, Aly Michalka, David Anders, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli, Showrunner Rob Thomas and Producer Diane Ruggiero-Wright. You'll hear about the upcoming 3rd season. Will Liv find a love that doesn't die? Will a brain she eats be that of a dominatrix? How does her and Clive's relationship change after the big reveal of last season? And special bonus. Jimmy and David Anders sing from Les Miserables! Seriously. They do. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!   Thanks for listening!

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in on the roundtables for Orphan Black. Among the cast/creative participants were Tatiana Maslany, Jordan Gavaris, Kristian Bruun, Kevin Hanchard, Kathryn Alexandre, creator/producer John Fawcett and creator/producer Graeme Manson. You'll hear about the upcoming 5th and final season. What clones will survive? Will any new ones be introduced? Which one is Tatiana's favorite to play? If you tune in, you just might find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!   Thanks for listening!

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in on the roundtables for Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Among the cast/creative participants were Chloe Bennett, Elizabeth Henstridge, Clark Gregg, Henry Simmons, Ming-Na Wen, Iain De Caestecker, and Producers Jeph Loeb, eff Bell. You'll hear about the upcoming season 4. Will we hear about what happens after the 6 month time jump? How is Ghostrider joining the series? What's up with Daisy's new goth look? How will the team find its way back to each other? Will old characters return? You'll have to tune in to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in on the roundtables for Gotham. Among the cast/creative participants were Ben McKenzie, Morena Baccarin, Corey Michael Smith, Michael Chiklis, Sean Pertwee, Drew Powell and Producer John Stephens. You'll hear about the upcoming season 3. You may hear answers to what's up with all of the villains from the bus, who's that other young Bruce Wayne, who's returning, and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in on the roundtables for Supergirl. Among the cast/creative participants were Melissa Benoist, Chyler Leigh, David Harewood, Mehcad Brooks, Jeremy Jordan, Tyler Hoechlin, Producer Sarah Schecter! You'll hear about the upcoming season 2 and what's in store for the show after switching from CBS to The CW. Different shooting locations, smaller budget and new cast members will make for an exciting new season! And whom/what was in that capsule in the season 1 finale? Does anyone dare answer that question? Tune in to find out! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in on the roundtables for DC's Legends of Tomorrow. Among the cast/creative participants were Arthur Darville, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Caity Lotz, Franz Drameh, Nick Zano, Producer Marc Guggenheim, and Producer Phil Klemmer! You'll hear about the upcoming season 2 which will include The Justice Society of America and of course, more time travel. New cast members Maisie and Nick tease what their characters are up to in season 2. And, is Arthur's character connected to his Doctor Who character in any way? Yes, you'll hear that answer (kind of)! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy sat in on the roundtables for The Flash. Among the cast/creative participants were Grant Gustin, Danielle Panabaker, Jesse L. Martin, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh, Tom Felton, Keiynan Lonsdale, and Producers Todd/Aaron Helbing! You'll hear about the upcoming season 3 and what's in store for the "Flashpoint" storyline. New versions of characters, new characters including Draco Malfoy himself Tom Felton and possibly more time travel! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

At San Diego Comic Con, Jimmy had the privilege to talk 1:1 with the cast and composer of his favorite animated series ever Animaniacs! Yes, he talked to Rob Paulsen (Yakko/Pinky), Jess Harnell (Wakko), Tress MacNeille (Dot) and composer Randy Rogel. They are embarking on a live tour so Jimmy chats with them about that, the impact of the show, how they came up with their characters, how they inspired so many and much more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy was at San Diego Comic Con and all we got was this lousy t-shirt! It was a crazy busy time and he covered a ton of press rooms from Orphan Black to Supergirl to The Walking Dead. He also had a chance to do some 1:1s. You'll hear him chat with the awesome Raina Telgemeier about her upcoming graphic novel, Ghosts, as well as her past work. Jimmy talked to Jeffrey Brown about the first book in his new series Lucy and Andy Neanderthal. He also talked to old buddy John Layman about the Predator vs Judge Dredd vs Aliens comic he's writing as well as wrapping up his big hit Chew. And finally, you can sit in on Jimmy's annual therapy session...uh...interview with psychologist friend Dr. Andrea Letamendi. They talk about the psychology of some recent superhero films and more! No news or reviews or Top 3 in this episode as he's still recovering from it all. But you get a quick recap with some highlights!  Over the next few weeks, there wont be a regular format show. You'll get a lot of special episodes covering t

Reviews: Kong of Skull Island #1, New Super-Man #1, Powerpuff Girls Vol 3 #1, Ghostbusters No rest for the podcaster! The epic 700th episode went down last week and now it's off to San Diego for Comic Con! Because of all the mad planning and prepping, Jimmy does a quickie solo episode to let you know what his media coverage/plans are for this year's SDCC. He recruits some friends to do some mp3 reviews for him so it's not entirely all Jimmy all the time. You're welcome! Thanks to Rich, Emily, Monica and John for sending their audio reviews in. News includes: a new Jessica Jones comic is coming from Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Gaydos, DC/Vertigo is bringing a comic book sequel to the 1987 film The Lost Boys, Betty Boop returns to comic books via Dynamite Entertainment, Dark Horse announces more adult coloring books including Star Trek and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Bryan Lee O'Malley has a new graphic novel trilogy coming your way.  Jimmy will do an SDCC recap next week and will probably just release S

Reviews: Bounty #1, The Flintstones #1, Kim & Kim #1, Throwaways #1 It was some last minute negotiating/planning, but Jimmy and Producer Joe were able to pull off an 11th hour anniversary episode! We gathered at the wee early hour of 12pm on Sunday at Adella wine bar (410 w. 43rd St) here in NYC. Thanks to Adella for hosting! Swing on by if you're ever in NYC. Big thanks to special guests Michael Emerson, Carrie Preston, Fred Van Lente, Kate Rigg and Lyris Hung. And big ups to last minute drive-by guests that Jimmy called up: Miss Lasko-Gross, Vera Greentea and Rafael Kayanan. Of course, since it's an anniversary episode, there was plenty of singing. Couldn't have done it without the awesome CNI Chorus consisting of Rachel Felstein, Kristen French, James Rodriguez, Tony Wolf, Emmy Potter, and Amy Wolk. Thanks to all whom attended as well! We brought  back the "10 words or less" reviews and even covered some news in between. News included: a new Iron Man is coming and she's a young black female named Riri

Reviews:  Cryptocracy #1, Jade Street Protection Services #1, Super Human Resources #1, Zoe Dare vs Disasteroid #1 We are one episode away til the big 700th anniversary recording this Sunday! Jimmy is joined in studio by Rachel Felstein and Kristen French in the rotating co-host chair(s). They are also going to be part of the CNI Chorus this weekend as they have in the past. Oh yes, as usual, there will be songs! In this episode, we talk about more 700 happenings/guests/etc. News includes: the sad passing of TV's Lois Lane, Noel Neill, Samuel L. Jackson says his Star Wars character, Mace Windu, is still alive, Tom Felton is joining the cast of The Flash as a series regular, Marvel is unveiling a 13' bronze Captain America statue at SDCC, Pixar says it will only have original movies starting in 2019 and lay off sequels for awhile, and the OED has added "Scooby snack" as a word. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Action Man #1, Lucas Stand #1, She Wolf #1, Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Adaptation #1, Game of Thrones S6 finale The last of the Heroes Con interviews are upon us! Jimmy sat down with Brenden Fletcher for a long overdue interview about his work on Gotham Academy, Batgirl, Black Canary and more. Jimmy's old friend Rebecca joins him in studio in the rotating co-host chair and they have a lengthy (sorry) discussion about that Game of Thrones finale. They discuss a PR email and Jimmy is ecstatic over a Steranko tweet to him. News includes: Cerebus returns, Kick-Ass and Hit-Girl also return in comic book form, IDW is bringing us a new Star Trek anthology, the new Mortal Kombat film has cast 12 major roles, the second volume of the music of DC comics is coming, the 2016 NJ Superhero weekend at Comic Fusion is again holding their annual event in August. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy attended Heroes Con last weekend and got tons of great interviews! In this Heroes Con interview special, you'll hear great talks with Bobby Timony (Goblin Hood), Brockton McKinney (Gingerdead Man), Kevin Mellon (Archer), Nic ter Horst/Genevieve FT (Cutie CORPS), Buzz, and Anna-Liisa Jones/Haigen Shelley/Jim Shelley (NorthStars). And then in next week's podcast, the final Heroes Con interview with Brenden Fletcher will be available for your listening pleasure. Phew! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy attended Heroes Con last weekend and moderated some great panels! Here, you'll hear the Introverts vs Extoverts panel he did with Bridgit Connell, Monica Gallagher, Erica Henderson and Kata Kane. They talked about how they learned to overcome being introverted, gave advice on how they promote their work, if there is such a thing as being too extroverted and much more! Check out this informative and fun panel! And later this week, CNI will release a Heroes Con interview special with Bobby Timony, Brockton McKinney, Kevin Mellon, Nic Terhorst, Genevieve FT, Buzz, Anna-Liisa Jones, Haigen Shelley, and Jim Shelley. And then in next week's podcast, the final Heroes Con interview with Brenden Fletcher will be available for your listening pleasure. Phew! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Comic News Insider: Episode 695 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. Jimmy attended Heroes Con over the weekend and boy howdy did he get a lot done! He moderated 2 panels and got 11 interviews. He flew solo and gave a nice Heroes Con recap for you to enjoy. Including info about the panels he moderated, interviews, people he met (including Jim Steranko!) and more. In this episode, you'll hear him chat with the Wonder Twins Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon, Francesco Francavilla, Ben Templesmith and Bridgit Connell. Later this week, you can listen to the panel he moderated called Introverts vs Extroverts with Monica Gallagher, Bridgit Connell, Kata Kane and Erica Henderson. And even later this week, CNI will release a Heroes Con interview special with Bobby Timony, Brockton McKinney, Kevin Mellon, Nic Terhorst, Genevieve FT, Buzz, Anna-Liisa Jones, Haigen Shelley, and Jim Shelley. And then in next week's podcast, the final Heroes Con interview wit

Reviews: Aquaman Rebirth #1, Detective Comics Vol 2 #934, Flash Rebirth #1, Ghoul Scouts Night of the Unliving Undead #1, Lumberjanes/Gotham Academy #1, Wacky Raceland #1, Wonder Woman Rebirth #1 Emily Edwards comes back for 2 weeks in a row of rotating co-host chair action! Jimmy is heading to Heroes Con this weekend so they chat about his plans for the show which include moderating panels, interviews and more! News includes: that Battlestar Galactica movie is finally moving forward, Kevin Smith's Mallrats movie sequel will now be a 10 episode TV series, Gotham is recasting/ageing up Poison Ivy, and Sony announces a new Spider-Man game exclusively for the PS4. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Email Facebook Comic News Insider Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Batman Rebirth #1, Bolts #1, Civil War II #1, Control #1, Green Arrow Rebirth #1, Green Lanterns Rebirth #1, Superman Rebirth  Emily Edwards returns to the rotating co-host chair! They chat about the rumors involving Brie Larson as Captain Marvel and Tom Hiddleston as James Bond. News includes: Superman will make an appearance in the first 2 episodes of Season 2 of Supergirl, Millarworld announced Reborn from Mark Millar and Greg Capullo, and Gillian Anderson will play "Media" in the upcoming TV adaptation of American Gods. Jimmy is leaving for Heroes Con in North Carolina next week and you shouldn't definitely go if you are in Charlotte from June 17-19! One of the best comic conventions around. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!