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Reviews: Interceptor #1, #2, Jonesy #1, King's Road #1, Gravity Falls series finale, The Walking Dead mid-season premiere, Deadpool Jimmy is joined in studio by regular guest co-host Emily Edwards! They chat about the new Daredevil S2 trailer, Jimmy doesn't understand the current X-Files season and Emily doesn't get Doctor Who. News includes: Frozen is coming to Broadway, Star Wars 8 is in production with new cast members, The script for the new Harry Potter play (NOT the 8th book) is being released in July, a new Star Wars animated series called The Freemaker Adventures is on the way,  Kevin Smith and Greg Grunberg will be hosting a new talk show called Geeking Out, Archie horror comics are returning, and a new Spawn film is in the works. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: I, Mage #1, Kennel Block Blues #1, Mirror #1, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Jimmy is joined in studio by Dana Aber! Loyal listeners will remember Dana co-hosting last year and we can only apologize for taking so long to have her back on. They chat about the nerdy Super Bowl ads and trailers and if they've picked a side in Captain America: Civil War yet.  News includes: Supergirl and The Flash will crossover on CBS, Jimmy Palmiotti and Amanda Conner set a new signing policy for conventions that everyone should adapt, Bryan Fuller will be the showrunner on the new Star Trek series at CBS, the new Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens video game will reveal more info, Jackie Earle Haley joins Preacher, Alicia Witt will be in season 7 of The Walking Dead, Legion adds Dan Steven/Aubrey Plaza/Jean Smart, and Riverdale gets its Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Jughead (Cole Sprouse). Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Cry Havoc #1, Faith #1, Victorie City #1, The Venture Bros. S6 premiere Jimmy is joined in studio for the 2nd week in a row by regular guest co-host Emily Edwards! They chat about the DC Comics Rebirth rumors out there and whether they would drop their friends if they got famous. (Emily claims no and you can probably guess what Jimmy claims). News includes: DC announces new slate of Hanna Barbera comics, the CW has picked up the pilot episode for the live action Riverdale series, Barbie gets a makeover, Pottermore announces more wizardry schools, and Fish Mooney returns to Gotham! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Adventure Time: Ice King #1, Devolution #1, Man Plus #1, Pencil Head #1, Agent Carter S2 premiere, Legends of Tomorrow series premiere, Lucifer series premiere, The Magicians series premiere, X-Files season 10 premiere Jimmy is joined in studio by frequent co-host/possible State Fair singer Emily Edwards! They survived the big blizzard and chat about the Suicide Squad trailer and that great Wonder Woman film footage. News includes: Steven Moffat to quit as Doctor Who showrunner, a Labyrinth sequel is in the works, yet another DC Comics relaunch may be coming in June, and a Star Trek convention is coming to NYC for the 50th anniversary. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Green Lantern Corps: Edge of Oblivion #1, Gutter Magic #1, Leaving Megalopolis: Surviving Megalopolis #1, Legend Of Wonder Woman Vol 2 #1, Luna The Vampire #1, Colony Jimmy is joined in studio by cartoonist pal Tony Wolf in the rotating guest co-host chair! They chat about the new Cloverfield trailer, Tony's work in comics and Jimmy will guest on another podcast this week called Set Lusting Bruce. News includes: DC Comics is bringing back Bloodlines, Heroes Reborn will not return for season 2, Netflix picked up Jessica Jones for season 2 and are possibly developing a Punisher series. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: A-Force Vol 2 #1, Last Contract #1, Lone Wolf 2100 Vol 2 #1, Obi-Wan and Anakin #1, The Shannara Chronicles Jimmy is joined in studio by regular co-host Jon Hoche and newcomer/future foley artist Megan Bussiere! They chat some more Best of 2015 that they forgot about, Jimmy's going to guest on another podcast and they focus on The Force before heading off to see Star Wars: The Force Awakens for the 3rd time (2nd for Megan)! News includes: Gene Yang named national ambassador for Young People's Literature. Netflix will launch new Dreamworks Animation shows including Voltron, The Venture Bros. season 6 premieres January 31st, KaBoom! Studios is making Over the Garden Wall an ongoing series and the final hour long episode of Gravity Falls will air February 15. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

It's our Best of 2015! Jimmy sits down with The Beat's Heidi MacDonald and good pal Jon Hoche to go over their 2015 favorites in comic books, TV and film. They didn't read or watch everything released that year, so it's just the Best of what they did read/watch. Fun discussions on great comics, their creators, TV shows, films, actors and more. What were your favorites last year? Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Squadron Supreme Vol 4 #1, Transformers Holiday Special, X-Files X-Mas Special 2015 Due to Christmas and holidays and such, co-hosts are hard to find! Jimmy flies solo in this quickie episode but recruits some friends to do some audio reviews and picks for you. Thanks to Richard, Marcus and Emmy for stepping up at the 11th hour to send them in. Jimmy had a brilliant Christmas but Santa also gave him a cold. News includes: the secret behind a certain droid's new part in Star Wars: The Force Awakens will be revealed in a new special comic book coming in February and Kristen Bell will kind of make an appearance on the next season of iZombie! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Jem and the Holograms Holiday Special, Krampus, Mickey and Donald Christmas Parade, Pep Digital: Archie's Christmas Carols, Star Wars: The Force Awakens Emily Edwards returns to co-host this Christmas special! Full of Christmas cheer, comics and songs! They chat about favorite Christmas movies and TV specials while Jimmy goes on a mini Xmas rant. News includes: Mel Brooks is developing a Spaceballs sequel,  a Captain America special will air before the season 2 Agent Carter premiere and it is confirmed that Santa Claus is real! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Alabaster: The Good The Bad And The Bird #1, Violent #1, Scarlet Witch #1, Snow Blind #1, Troop #1, Childhood's End, The Expanse Co-hosts are too busy to come to the crib, so Jimmy recruits pal Stephen Reid to do some mp3 reviews and a Top 3. Jimmy's excited as you all are that Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens this week. News includes: Jeff Lemire's Essex County gets optioned for TV, Dark Horse will publish adaptations of Neil Gaiman short stories, a Supergirl digital comic will tie into the CBS show, Titan Comics will publish Penny Dreadful comics based on the Showtime series and Hasbro is looking to create a shared movie universe for Transformers, GI Joe, ROM, MASK and Visionaries. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Black Jack Ketchum #1, Daredevil Vol 5 #1, Mystery Girl #1, Totally Awesome Hulk #1, Xed #1 Emily Edwards returns for another earlier than usual recording session. It's someone's birthday (Jimmy) on the podcast so celebrations are in order! Things fall off the rails early (as usual) but they get back on track quickly. News includes: a DC Superhero Girls graphic novel is on the way, Nintendo releases karaoke version with lyrics for their Super Mario Bros. game, Telltale Games is developing a Batman game, Samurai Jack returns and Margaret Atwood has some graphic novels coming. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Dark Knight III: The Master Race #1, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur #1, Ringside #1 Emmy Potter returns to co-hosting duties! So of course, she and Jimmy have to chat Doctor Who and their love of Peter Capaldi. They also chat about the Peter Jackson/Doctor Who video tease as well as the new trailer for Captain America: Civil War (#TeamCaptainAmerica). News includes: Paul Dini and Eduardo Risso will be the creative forces behind a new 121 page graphic novel called Dark Night: A True Batman Story from DC/Vertigo, CBS picks up Supergirl for a full season and R2-KT may appear in the upcoming Star Wars film. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Jessica Jones (Netflix), Batman Europa #1, Huck #1, Tomboy #1, Adventure Time: Stakes mini-series, Doctor Who Due to the Thanksgiving weekend, co-hosts are hard to find! So Jimmy gets some help from an old listener Shay Estes. Something new as he has her record some reviews and a Top 3 and plays them for your listening pleasure. Jimmy is worried because her reviews are far more professional and way better than his. But good news for you listeners! She gives some really great insight and does some great research for her reviews/picks. You'll love her! Jimmy also briefly chats about that last The Walking Dead episode as well as a new poster for the upcoming Game of Thrones season. (Both have a similar theme). News includes: Marvel schools you with new web series called Marvel 101, Gravity Falls is coming to an end, Felicia Day is cast in new MST3K reboot, DC's Legends of Tomorrow will premiere on January 21 and John Carpenter is developing 4 new horror/sci-fi series. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars

Reviews: All-New All-Different Avengers #1, The Goddamned #1, Last Sons Of America #1, Limbo #1, Superman American Alien #1, Ultimates Vol 4 #1, Into the Badlands Emily Edwards returns once again to co-host! They chat about her directorial debut, getting Star Wars keys and some sound issues (surprise!). News includes: Amazon picks top graphic novels/comic books, The British Comics Awards are announced at Thought Bubble Festival, the Doctor Who Christmas Special comes to the big screen, Margaret Qualley cast as female lead in Warner Bros. live action Death Note movie and Agent Carter season 2 gets a premiere date. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy joined the roundtables for the upcoming TV show Into the Badlands at New York Comic Con! You'll hear from Daniel Wu, EP Stephen Fung, Orla Brady, Emily Beecham, Marton Csokas and Aramis Knight. The CNI mic is pointed directly at the talent so you'll hear them the best (and that's more important!) so apologies if the media questions are a bit muddled. They talk about the new AMC show, the kick-ass fight choreography and what we can expect from their characters. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Citizen Jack #1, Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor #1, Extraordinary X-Men #1, Hangman #1, James Bond #1, Klaus #1 Emily Edwards returns to co-host and this time at a more reasonable hour! They chat about the Japanese trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens and if they prefer stars over hearts. News includes: Disney may be retiring all Star Wars "Slave Leia" merchandise, JK Rowling reveals the American term for "muggles" in the upcoming Harry Potter spin-off, 2000AD dropped from 2016 Free Comic Book Day, DC Comics based shows may take years to appear on Netflix/Hulu, Mark Dacascos to join Agents of SHIELD while Ken Marino joins Agent Carter, George RR Martin promises bittersweet ending to Game of Thrones series, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan is cast as "Negan" in The Walking Dead. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy joined the roundtables for the upcoming TV show The Shannara Chronicles at New York Comic Con! You'll hear from Manu Bennett, Austin Butler, novelist Terry Brooks, EP Miles Millar, EP Al Gough and director Jonathan Liebesman. The CNI mic is pointed directly at the talent so you'll hear them the best (and that's more important!) so apologies if the media questions are a bit muddled. They talk about the new MTV show covering Brooks' fantasy book series and what to expect in this massive world. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

CNI correspondent Keka Schermerhorn joined the roundtables for the upcoming TV show SuperMansion at New York Comic Con! You'll hear from executive producers Tom Root and Zeb Wells. The CNI mic is pointed directly at the talent so you'll hear them the best (and that's more important!) so apologies if the media questions are a bit muddled. They talk about the new saucy animated show and what to expect. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Art Ops #1, Black Magick #1, Cyrus Perkins And The Haunted Taxi Cab #1, The Returned S2 premiere Emily Edwards returns to co-host in a way too early recording session with a sleepy Jimmy. They chat about Halloween, costumes, and the Preacher trailer. News includes Ben Templesmith launches new sci-fi webcomic called Blackholers, Rupert Grint to star in comic book drama for NBC, Neil Gaiman gets his own anthology TV series, William Shatner is giving the digital comic treatment to his prose novels Man O' War, a new Star Trek series is coming in 2017, a new Star Wars documentary showcases extras and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

CNI correspondent Keka Schermerhorn joined the roundtables for the upcoming TV show Supergirl at New York Comic Con! You'll hear from Mehcad Brooks, Peter Facinelli and EP Ali Adler. The CNI mic is pointed directly at the talent so you'll hear them the best (and that's more important!) so apologies if the media questions are a bit muddled. They talk about their characters and tease some bits from the premiere season. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!