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As usual, Jimmy is waaaaaay behind on his holiday shopping! And he knows there are others out there like him. Here's a last minute shopping gift guide to help you through the madness. Hope this helps and let us know any last minute ideas you might have! Happiest of all the holidays!  Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Reviews: Blue Samurai, Doctor Who specials, Fear the Walking Dead series finale, Gen V, Invincible, Krapolpolis, Loki, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Sweet Home, The Archies, The Marvels, Wish.   We've been a bit behind on TV/Film/Streaming so Jimmy decided to do a big review special. Thanks to reviewers Marta, Edie, Melissa, Erin, Therese, Emily, Dave & Jon! Always insightful and intelligent critiques. We appreciate them all so much! If you've seen any of these, let us know your thoughts. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival in the UK and got a whole bunch of interviews! In this episode, you'll hear Jazz Szu-Ying Chen! Jimmy met her at Thought Bubble and admired her work. Post-Thought Bubble, she invited him to her art residency in London at the Museum of Life Sciences. A beautifully macabre place! He decided to do an impromptu interview with her about her art, art residency, love of gothic/dark art, Nordic metal and more! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival in the UK and got a whole bunch of interviews! In this episode, you'll hear Kit Anderson and Chloe Green. Jimmy and Kit chat about her upcoming graphic novel SAFER PLACES. They go over some of the stories in it (some already released online), how the anthology came together, living in Switzerland, ASMR and more. Jimmy also talked to Chloe about her autobio comics and what's to come, is it okay to cry in public, what it's like to be one of the festival directors of Thought Bubble and more. 2 delightful interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival in the UK and got a whole bunch of interviews! In this episode, you'll hear Abigail J. Harding. They talk about her new comic PARLIAMENT OF ROOKS, what it's like both writing and drawing a comic for the first time, her love of gothic art and more. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival in the UK and got a whole bunch of interviews! In this episode, you'll hear from Luke Healy and Conor Boyle. Jimmy talked to Luke about his recent graphic novel PERMANENT PRESS, life as a cartoonist and a standup comedian, his webcomic DOGS ON DATES and more. He also talked to his friend Conor about BLACK SIGHT, JUDGE DREDD, the importance of coloring and more. Both great interviews! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy attended Thought Bubble Festival in the UK and got a whole bunch of interviews! In this episode, you'll hear Clio Isadora. They chat about her graphic novel SOUR PICKLES, the trials and tribulations of art school, evolution of art styles, some of her other short comics and more. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy did several interviews before Thought Bubble Festival that he had planned on doing there. This way, his interview schedule wouldn't be too busy at the show. He met up with his friend Sonia Leong for an interview over coffee and hot chocolate in Cambridge to discuss her light novel series, art book companions, Sweatdrop Studios, drawing manga teaching books and more. Great catch-up! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy did several interviews before Thought Bubble Festival that he had planned on doing there. This way, his interview schedule wouldn't be too busy at the show. He met up with his friend Emma Vieceli in Cambridge for lunch, shopping and dinner. They did a fun interview in her home with the family cat Ragnarok making a couple of appearances. They talked about her hit webcomic BREAKS, her run on LIFE IS STRANGE, musical theater and more. Thanks to Emma and Pud for having Jimmy over for the night. Always a blast! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy did several interviews before Thought Bubble Festival that he had planned on doing there. This way, his interview schedule wouldn't be too busy at the show. He met up with his friend Lucy Sullivan at her flat in London to chat about the relaunch of BARKING, HAGBOUND, FOREBODING PLACE and more. Always a delight to catch up with Lucy! And shout out to her adorable dog Loki! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy did several interviews before Thought Bubble Festival that he had planned on doing there. This way, his interview schedule wouldn't be too busy at the show. He met up with Emilia McKenzie at his friend's flat in London to have an intimate and lovely discussion about her graphic novel debut BUT YOU HAVE FRIENDS. They talked about the heavy subject of the book but also the close friendship, fun times, mental health, gratitude and more. The book is a touching read and highly recommended. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

We interrupt this Thought Bubble Festival coverage with an exciting ANIME NYC recap! Jimmy attended the show over the weekend and gives his thoughts on it all. A super fun show that was packed with enthusiastic anime/manga fans to be sure. Jimmy talks about Artist Alley and gives some recommendations of artists to check out. Also, is it the convention with the best food choices? YES! Since he's been doing so much convention coverage since June, Jimmy decided to throw in some comic book recommendations in as well. He talks about works he's loved recently from Penelope Bagieu, Rachael Smith, Becky Cloonan, Tula Lotay, Sarah Gordon, Luke Healy, Emilia McKenzie, Clio Isadora and Abigail J. Harding. All great comics in their own right so do seek them out. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy did several interviews before Thought Bubble Festival that he had planned on doing there. This way, his interview schedule wouldn't be too busy at the show. He met up with his friend Rachael Smith in Manchester to interview and hang. A chill and always hilarious time at her home. We talked her recent NAP COMIX, adorable new baby Henry (the star of said comic), THE QUEEN'S FAVORITE WITCH, a possible space opera in the works (wait...WHAT?!!) and more! Thx to Rachael for having Jimmy stay over and the interview! Jimmy also did a follow up with Arielle Jovellanos at Thought Bubble Festival. He had picked up her self-published comic JUST A SPELL at NYCC last month on the last day so didn't have a chance to read it before their interview there. (They talked about lots of other things so do go check that out). Now read, they talked about the original work, the world building, music involved and more. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy did several interviews before Thought Bubble Festival that he had planned on doing there. This way, his interview schedule wouldn't be too busy at the show. He met up with his friend Kieron Gillen in London to have lunch and interview. A fun and laid-back chat about his run on his many X-Men books and where things are heading post-Krakoan age, Doctor Aphra, DIE, RPGs, advice for people who want to do comics and more. An adorable pub doggie with a plastic cone on would visit us on occasion to be part of the interview as well. Thanks to Kieron for lunch and the interview! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy gives his recap and thoughts on Thought Bubble Festival and his trip over to the UK. A great time as usual! The festival is a wonderful gathering of amazing cartoonists and creators. Just a super positive and supportive atmosphere. In the recap, he gives the scoop on it all from the set up to the crowds to the location and more. Yeah, he LOVED it! Jimmy did 13 interviews and you'll hear the one with Becky Cloonan and Tula Lotay. They talk about their upcoming DSTLRY collaboration SOMNA (out next week!) and how the short story in the recent DSTLRY anthology served as the lead in to it. They also talked about how each other is an inspiration and the joys of working with each other. Love was all over in this interview! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy gives you a quickie Thought Bubble Festival preview! He recorded this super quick episode while on a break from work in a parking garage. So no normal segment music and possible random background sounds. We record where we need to so we can bring you the comic goodness!  He's currently in the UK and madly prepping for the convention this weekend that is held annually in the north of the UK in Harrogate. He gives the lowdown on it all and what to expect, planned interviews (including those outside of the show), advice to save your sanity and more! If you see him there do say a hearty hello! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

We hope you enjoyed all of the massive NYCC coverage! Jimmy is exhausted from it all so our news anchor Emily Edwards decided to take over this week. She interviewed Dr. Miriam Eve Mora, the co-creator of JewCE: The Jewish Comics Experience. JewCE is a comics and pop culture convention celebrating diverse Jewish themes, characters, and narratives in sequential art.  Dr. Mora talks with Emily about how it started, what to expect, some big name guests, is it for everyone (YES!) and more. In the intro, Jimmy mentions a few more of the amazing guests attending. JewCE will be held November 11th & 12th right here in NYC. Thanks to Dr. Mora for taking the time and to our very own Emily for doing such a fantastic job in her first official CNI interview! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy went to New York Comic Con (NYCC) last week and got about 12 interviews and 1 press room. Producer Joe even got an interview in! In this episode, you'll hear from Greg Pak but it WASN'T at NYCC! Greg and Jimmy decided to chat post-NYCC away from the madness. They met in Central Park here in NYC and had a lovely chat about Greg's prolific work on comics like DARTH VADER, MECH CADETS, WHO BELONGS? DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG-FU, CITY BOY, etc. They also talked about the Netflix animated series MECH CADETS based on his comics, the Amadeus Cho action figure and his photography. Always a delightful catch-up. Post interview, Greg surprised Jimmy with an impromptu photo shoot! Look for Jimmy to be walking the runways of fashion week very soon. Enjoy! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy went to New York Comic Con (NYCC) last week and got about 12 interviews and 1 press room. Producer Joe even got an interview in! In this episode, you'll hear from Jimmy's pal Colleen AF Venable. When the 2 of them get together, there is always a ton of laughs. They talked at length about her very popular series KATIE THE CATSITTER, THE SWAYZE YEAR, naming a billion different cats, working with animals in Australia, fave entertainment at the moment and more. Always such a blast catching up with Colleen! We hope you enjoyed all of our coverage at NYCC! Lots of great interviews to be sure. Jimmy is already madly preparing to head to the UK for the Thought Bubble Festival. And rest assured, he'll be getting many an interview there as well. Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!

Jimmy went to New York Comic Con (NYCC) last week and got about 12 interviews and 1 press room. Producer Joe even got an interview in! In this episode, you'll hear from the "Britain's Queen of gothic folk horror" Sarah Gordon. Our mutual pal Kieron Gillen bestowed that moniker upon Sarah and he is so right. Jimmy had met (well re-met) Sarah last year in the UK at the Thought Bubble festival but only recently read her work. (That she had kindly gifted to him. BAD JIMMY!). VICIOUS CREATURES is one of the most incredible and beautiful graphic novels he has read in a long time. They discuss the book, inspirations, expressly detailed art style, use of color, when she realized she loved horror, making grotesque things beautiful, Mr. Blobby, Adam Ant and so much more. A lengthy, fun, informative and delightful conversation! Also, get a hold of us! Thanks for listening!