After years of badgering pleading begging asking nicely drugging blackmailing one of my best pals to give Comic News Insider a mention in one of his high profile books, it has finally come to pass. Didja read Giant-Size Astonishing X-Men #1 by Joss Whedon and previously mentioned best pal John Cassaday? Well get to it! For the lazy, below is a quick Yup, that's it over there. And yes, I cropped the shit out of it and it's a bad shot from my camera, but you can clearly see CNI and the logo! Thanks, Cass. You doth rock. Go get your copy to see it in it's full glory!
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May 31, 2008
May 30, 2008
Bioshocked!
I know I'm late to the game. The game that is Bioshock. But, if you've been keeping up...I've only had my XBox 360 for a couple of months now. Well, the past few days, this game has consumed my soul. And I'm digging it.
The basic story is as such: An undersea world has had something go terribly awry. The populace has mutated. And you are thrown into it to help figure things out and perhaps be savior or destroyer. Or a little bit of both.
Early on, you are presented with a dilemma. That big hunk of monster/machine you see in the pic is called a "Big Daddy". Mutated little girls, about 6 years old, follow them around. These little girls, called "Little Sisters", possess within them an entity that can give you power. You have to take out the Big Daddy to get to the Little Sister. Once you do that, you are presented with the dilemma. Harvest of Rescue? Harvesting, is basically killing the Little Sister. If you do so, you get 160 power points. (They don't show you killing the Little Sister). If you choose to save the little girl, then you only get 80 power points. Making it more difficult to power up when needed.
What did I do? Well, let's just call me Harvey Harvester. Yeah, I'm a right bastard. See you in a couple of days when I'm finished shocking my bio.
May 28, 2008
CNI 142 - A Diamond Special...Kind of
Comic News Insider: Episode 142 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.
Reviews: Zombies! Hunters #1, Dead, She Said #1, Casey Blue: Beyond Tomorrow #1
We were supposed to do research and come up with a special segment
about Diamond Comic Distributor in a special podcast crossover of
gigantic proportions! Instead, we talk about what little we know about
Diamond and share a special children's story. The other podcasters did a much better job. More info over at Comic Related. Jimmy appears again in
the next page of Chapter 5 of Jenny Romanchuk's webcomic, The Zombie Hunters. Go see it! Listener feedback, Top 3 and contact info:
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May 27, 2008
May 26, 2008
Zombie Jimmy Debut 2
The next page with me as a zombie is up in the webcomic, The Zombie Hunters! For those that missed out, scroll down a few posts for part 1. Make sure you go to the site to see the whole tale! It's a great story and I'm honored she drew me in.
I know you're too lazy to pop over to the webcomic site, The Zombie Hunters. Do it. And make sure you click the "vote" thingy in the text below. And check out some of the links in the text on what inspired Jenny's "Hunter Zombie" classification. Who knew I'd be so limber when I'm undead? Oh, and for further proof that I'm the inspiration for the zombie, the pic to the left is the one she used (same outfit!) to zombie-fy me!
That's right, I'm a stylish zombie. Even the undead want to look good when out on the hunt!
Now, onto part 2 of my story. Again, please go to the actual website for more info and to see it where it should be seen. Here's Chapter 5, page 131.
May 22, 2008
Indy's Death Note
Yesterday, I did a double feature movie fest with my buddy, Mike. First up was Death Note. It was a special 2 night only screening. Based on the incredibly popular Manga and then Anime of the same name. Basically, a God of Death, or Shinigami (named Ryuk), drops his notebook, called a Death Note, into the earth. Light Yagami finds it and reads the rules inscribed. The main one being, the human's name you write in the book...will die! Light makes it his duty to rid the world of criminals and starts crossing the line as the power begins to corrupt. It threw me off at first because I didn't realize that it would be dubbed. Now, I don't mind dubs on animated films, but live action? It sort of took me out a few times and reminded me of those good ol' Saturday mornings of Kung Fu Theater. Still, it didn't mar my experience. It strayed quite a bit from the manga and anime. The manga was 12 volumes and quite dense. So, understandably, they had to narrow that down. I knew there was a 2nd movie but heard it really strayed from the manga. The changes were nice, especially the addition of the girlfriend figure and her storyline. However, Light is portrayed as pretty ruthless. And even the director said he wanted it that way in the short documentary shown after the film. In the manga, I sympathized with Light. In the movie, he's kind of a cold hearted bastard. Again though, really dug it and am now anxious to see the 2nd film. It was well shot, acted and directed. I'm curious to see a sub-titled version though. Released in Japan in 2006, it will finally be available on DVD this September here in the U.S. So, go get it.
Next up at midnight, we saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It just opened, so I'll be pretty spoiler free here. Suffice it to say, I really dug it. I'm a big Indy fan, so I expected to. There were certainly a few moments where I thought, "Hmm....Indy is pretty spry for an old man." But then I thought, heck, if George Foreman can box at 60 years old, why can't Indy adventure around the same age? Shia Lebeouf was a nice addition to the mythos and handled some of the action sequences when Indy couldn't. "And it was very nice to see Karen Allen back. That's been announced for awhile, so unless you've been avoiding all Indy news for the last year, then it's not a spoiler. And Cate Blanchett as the big bad. Both sexy, evil and awesome!
Quickly, the story ages as Indy does. Kind of. We are now in 1957 and dealing with Communists instead of Nazis. There's still lots of mystical and fantastical elements involved. I worry that young viewers who've never seen and Indy movie may not get that. An Indy movie is shot with beautiful locations, but many of them look like sets. Especially background. Just how it's always been. And the harrowing adventures might seem a bit unrealistic at times, but hey....it's Indy! The plot involves Indy and company being forced by/working against the Commies to return a crystal skull to a hidden palace in South America. The hat, the whip and yes....bugs and snakes make an appearance.
Again, don't want to spoil. If you're an Indy fan, you'll love it. If you're new to it, go in with your 10 year old head and prepare for fun! Yes, GO SEE IT!
I'll be awaiting Indy 5. Indiana Jones and the Alzheimer's....Wait...Who am I and Did I Just Crap My Pants?
May 20, 2008
CNI 141 - John McCrea
Comic News Insider: Episode 141 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.
Reviews: GeNext #1, Captain Britain and MI13 #1, Lost Boys: Reign of Frogs #1
Joe's illin' and Jimmy's got the Bristol blues. News includes the $600K Green Lantern, Flash Gordon and Highlander movie remakes, Doctor Who and more. Also, Jimmy makes his debut as a zombie in the best web comic ever, The Zombie Hunters by Jenny Romanchuk. (Chapter 5, page 130). We play the last of our Bristol Comic Expo interview with John McCrea. It's full of debauchery and hilarity! Earmuffs, kids! Listener feedback, Top 3 and contact info:
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May 19, 2008
Zombie Jimmy Debut
A week or so ago, I teased a sketch of me as a zombie by Jenny Romanchuk. She being the creator of the most awesome webcomic around, The Zombie Hunters. I found her comic last year and loved it. Got her to come on the show and then shamelessly asked her to draw me as a zombie in her comic. I figured she'd just agree and forget about it or not do it. Lo and behold, she did not forget! I've made my debut today! The Zombie Hunters is a weekly webcomic that comes out every Monday. So, if you're reading this late, then just click the link and go to Chapter 5, Page 130. Jenny says that Zombie Jimmy will appear in a few pages! So, keep checking her comic every Monday. Here's the first page. Make sure you go to her website to see the comic in it's full glory as well! 
And, if there was any question if that is really me, here's a bit of the blurb that Jenny wrote about this page.
"Oh! And who is this loveable zombie? It's none other than Jimmy Aquino from Comic News Insider. He had asked me during a Halloween episode last year if I could make him a zombie--soooo half a year later, I did!"
Now git! Go see me as a zombie!!!
May 17, 2008
CNI One-Shot!: Self Made Hero with Emma Vieceli, Sonia Leong, Emma Hayley & Robert Deas
CNI One-Shot: SelfMadeHero is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.
What started out as a solo interview with Emma Vieceli (Manga Shakespeare Hamlet, Dragon Heir), soon turned into a selfless promo for the publishing group SelfMadeHero! That Vieceli...so clever! Jimmy sat down with Emma Vieceli at the Bristol Comic Expo and was soon joined by Sonia Leong (Manga Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet), Emma Hayley (Publishing Director of Self Made Hero, 2008 UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur of the Year) and Robert Deas (Manga Shakespeare MacBeth). It was informative, funny, intriguing and ever so fun!
If you missed our Bristol Comic Expo recap, go back to Episode 140 now! We'll wait.
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May 16, 2008
Meeting Maximus
I warned you. Don't say that you didn't get a heads up. Run while you can as we now fall into the cuteness of baby town! Meet Maximus! His first words were, "Uncle Jimmy? When do we go to Hustler?" 
