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June 16, 2009

CNI 203 - Heroes Con Bound with Dustin Harbin

Comic News Insider: Episode 203 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.

Reviews: Red Robin #1, The Veil #1, Absolution #0

It's our pre-Heroes Con show! Dustin Harbin, Creative Director of the show, joins us to discuss all of the fun and madness that awaits in Charlotte, NC at Heroes Con. Jimmy gets a short haircut for the first time in over 20 years and Joe tries to talk him off the roof. News includes the return of Captain America (Duh!), DC's Wednesday Comics in USA Today, Superman's new origin, Tim Burton at MOMA, Primeval cancelled, no Heroes at SDCC and more! Top 3 and plugs galore. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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Don't forget to tune into our One-Shot!, Episode 204: Fat Chunk Volume 2: Zombies special this Saturday! We talk to the editor (Jamie Smart) and some of the cartoonists involved including your very own Jimmy Aquino (who wrote 2 separate 3 pagers for the anthology). It's a fun filled romp into the world of the zombie anthology!

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June 03, 2009

CNI 201 - The Aftermath

Comic News Insider: Episode 201 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.

Reviews: Aliens #1, Muppet Robin Hood #1

It's the aftermath of 200 and we take the time to thank all of our friends and supporters. We discuss the Planetary exclusive that Cassaday dropped on us in episode 200, how Google is Big Brother and possibly the big short haircut for Jimmy. News includes Marvel price increase, Captain America #600 shenanigans, Geoff Johns: Comic shop owner and E3 highlights. Here's to 200 more! Top 3 and plugs galore. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Meanwhile, go listen to Episode 200 again! More pictures and video will be out soon.

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May 31, 2009

CNI 200 - The Live Recording!

Comic News Insider: Episode 200 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.

Reviews: Cursed Pirate Girl #1, The Last Days of Animal Man #1, The Amazing Spider-Man: The Short Halloween One-Shot

It's our big Bicentennial and we're doing it all up! Recorded live in front of an audience at Latitude Bar & Grill here in NYC. Special guests galore including Michael Emerson ("Ben Linus" from Lost), John Cassaday, Vito Del Sante, Kevin Colden, Miss Lasko-Gross and more! We do the news and reviews and some hilarious sketches to boot. There's a musical bit, some radio theater and you have to hear Michael Emerson read movie quotes! Cassaday also gives an exclusive announcement about the final issue of Planetary! Special thanks to Heidi MacDonald from The Beat and Mike from Astro-Zombies comic shop for their kind donations of door prizes. And hey...we also did a video (probably the first and last time) of this so you can finally see our antics for yourselves! Top 3 and plugs galore. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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May 05, 2009

CNI 196 - Chris Butcher (TCAF, The Beguiling) & Reviews Galore!

Comic News Insider: Episode 196 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.

Reviews: Sherlock Holmes #1, Mr. Universe #1, Captain America: Theater of War: A Brother In Arms One-Shot

It's a super-sized show chock full of guests and reviews! We break the 2 hour mark for the first time ever. But just barely. Sorry about that folks! But, it's all good. Chris Butcher, organizer of TCAF (Toronto Comic Arts Festival) and manager of Toronto's awesome comic shop The Beguiling, joins us to discuss the upcoming convention that Jimmy will be attending.

In studio, Mike Cho hangs with us to talk about the L: Change the World movie among other things.

We sent entertainment journalist, Zena Tsarfin, to see the new Toxic Avenger Musical and she joins us via Skype to review. We also review X-Men Origins: Wolverine and get some quick tweets about it as well. Hear Jimmy's run in with Eliza Dushku and how Joe and Mike saw Kevin Smith. News includes Batman dog saving the day, Grant Morrison and the DC multiverse, Comic Shop Locator app on the iPhone, Iron Maiden sues comics and more! Top 3 and plugs galore. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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April 28, 2009

CNI 194 - Heidi MacDonald & Ben McCool in "Twitter Wars"

Comic News Insider: Episode 194 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.

Reviews: Viking #1, American McGee's Grimm #1, Warlord of Io and Other Stories One-Shot

The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald joins us in studio along with up and coming writer Ben McCool for a lengthy and Twitteriffic show! After a tasty BBQ and many drinks, the gang sallies forth to record a show. Uh-oh. 4 chatty folks on beer and wine! Hang on! News includes Free Comic Book Day, Wolverine Nike's and easter eggs, Sin City 2, Predators reboot, Twitter wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, get a part in Smallville and more! We get into a heated discussion about Twitter and the advantages/disadvantages of it all. Top 3 and plugs galore. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

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April 04, 2009

CNI 190 - CNI One Shot! Live From New York...It's Seth Meyers!

Comic News Insider: Episode 190 - CNI One Shot! Live From New York...It's Seth Meyers! is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.

Live from New York...it's Comic News Insider Live! Well, not really. It's still recorded. But, joining us for a special show is Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers! Not only is he the head writer and anchor for Weekend Update on SNL, but he's also a self-professed comic book nerd. Hear stories of his comic book loves, he and fellow castmate Bill Hader's upcoming Spider-Man comic, behind the scenes of SNL, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, writing geeky sketches for Sir Ian McKellen and many other nerdtastistic tales! Enjoy our CNI Weekend Update!

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March 27, 2009

CNI 188: CNI One Shot! A Farewell to Battlestar Galactica

Comic News Insider: Episode 188: CNI One Shot! A Farewell to Battlestar Galactica is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. Also sponsored by the New York Comic-Con!

We say good-bye to one of our favorite shows, Battlestar Galactica. The series finale of the re-imagined series aired last Friday so we gather a round table of friends to mourn, remember and celebrate. Fellow fans Abby Marcus and Qui Nguyen are in studio with us, and Kim Lay joins us via Skype. We discuss our thoughts on the finale, favorite characters, the writing staff, music, the impact of the series, and so much more. Tune in to agree and/or disagree, but mostly to share in the love for one of the greatest TV shows ever, Battlestar Galactica. SO SAY WE ALL!!!

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March 21, 2009

CNI 186 - VERSUS!: Death Note

Comic News Insider: Episode 186 -VERSUS! Death Note is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.

We've talked about it for over a year and it's finally here. It's our special VERSUS! show. A round table discussion where we take a comic book and explore the other mediums that the story is represented in. In this very first episode, it's Death Note vs. Death Note vs. Death Note. We cover it all from the original hit manga to the animated series to the live action films. Joe moderates the round table consisting of Jimmy, in studio guests Mike Cho and Carrie Tucker (I Love Geeks author), and Richard McAuliffe (calling in from Wales). Join us as we break down each medium in 15 minute increments and end with a compare/contrast of each. Which did we like best? And what would we do if we had our very own Death Note? Tune in to find out!

VERSUS! is a new monthly show that we will be doing in addition to the regular weekly episodes of Comic News Insider. As with our special One-Shot! episodes, these will be numbered and part of the offical CNI canon. Don't forget to leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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March 10, 2009

CNI 184 - Watchmen

Comic News Insider: Episode 184 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces. Also sponsored by the New York Comic-Con!

Reviews: Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #1, Killer of Demons #1, MILF Magnet #1

No interview this week as we give our oh so important opinions/reviews of Watchmen. News includes Welcome to Hoxford film, no Facebook for Batman, Pushing Daisies, Final Crisis hardcover, NY Graphic Book lists, DFC getting cancelled and more. Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Also, get a hold of us!

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