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Episode 1731 - Off to SDCC! 07/21/2026

Episode 1731 - Off to SDCC! Reviews: Bury Me Already (It's Nice Down Here): Comics on Pregnancy and Parenthood, Heaven, Prima Apparata #1, Punk N Heads, Salvage, Sicko #1, The Vampire Lestat Jimmy is off to San Diego Comic Con! Interviews, press rooms, events, pop-ups, parties, food, drinks, friends and more! He talks about some of the press ops he has lined up, his ever changing-schedule and all the in-between. Follow him on the socials to stay updated! /episode/index/show/cni/id/42161340

Episode 1729 - Belated TV/Film Reviews! 07/15/2026

Episode 1729 - Belated TV/Film Reviews! Reviews: Avatar the Last Airbender s2, X-Men '97 s2, Colony, Masters of the Universe, Project Hail Mary, Supergirl, Toy Story 5 More reviews to catch up on! This time it's some TV/Film that Jimmy is catching up on. Did you see any of these? What did you think? Next episode will be an extended Top 3 special. And then...San Diego Comic Con! /episode/index/show/cni/id/42067480

Episode 1730 - Belated/Extended Top 3 Special! 07/15/2026

Episode 1730 - Belated/Extended Top 3 Special! Reviews: Agent Kim Reactivated, Jae-seok's B&B Rules!, My Royal Nemesis,Teach You A Lesson, Husbands in Action, Enola Holmes 3, The Romesh Ranganathan Show Jimmy’s beem watching a lot of Korean and English content and has a bunch of picks he thinks you’d like. From action packed and funny to charming and heartfelt. If you haven’t checked any of these out, then get on it! Next up...San Diego Comic Con! /episode/index/show/cni/id/42094695

Episode 1728 - Belated Comic Reviews! 07/14/2026

Episode 1728 - Belated Comic Reviews! Reviews: Absolute Catwoman #1 & 2, Dungeon Crawler Carl #0, Jay & Silent Bob: Jays of Future Past #1, The Last Starfighter #1, DC/Marvel: Superman/Spider-Man, Vampyrates! #1 All the Heroes Con interviews are finally done! Hope you enjoyed them all. Jimmy is behind on reviews so he is going to bring you some review specials this week. In this ep, you'll hear his thoughts on some recent comic book releases. Did you read any of these? Let us know what you thought. Next episode will be TV/film reviews. And the one after that will be an extended Top 3 special. And then...San Diego Comic Con! /episode/index/show/cni/id/42067410

Episode 1727 - Heroes Con: Josh Greathouse! 07/08/2026

Episode 1727 - Heroes Con: Josh Greathouse! Jimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and this is the final one. Go back and listen to the other ones if you missed. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with Josh Greathouse. They talk his epic comic BANG: THE BALLAD OF THE TIGER, inspirations, his YouTube channel, favorite comics and more! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41691890

Episode 1726 - Heroes Con: Kamille Rodriguez! 07/06/2026

Episode 1726 - Heroes Con: Kamille Rodriguez! Jimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and you'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with Kamille Rodriguez. They talk her recent comics work EATING TIME, working in advertising, her warrior art camp course, murder cats and more! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41691765

Episode 1725 - Heroes Con: John Lucas! 07/03/2026

Episode 1725 - Heroes Con: John Lucas! Jimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and you'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with old pal John Lucas. They talk about GODZILLA VS AMERICA: TEXAS, MONSTER HANDS, FLASH GORDON and more! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41691615

Episode 1724 - Heroes Con: Bridgit Connell! 07/01/2026

Episode 1724 - Heroes Con: Bridgit Connell! Jimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and you'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with yet another old convention pal Bridgit Connell. They talk about LADY BALTIMORE, CEREAL KILLERS, her YouTube channel, D&D and more! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41691445

Episode 1723 - Heroes Con: Mike Maihack! 06/29/2026

Episode 1723 - Heroes Con: Mike Maihack! Jimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and you'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with another old convention pal Mike Maihack. They talk about his Spider-Man books, favorite characters to draw, love of Studio Ghibli, his upcoming graphic novel THE MOONLIT SPIRAL and more! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41687060

Episode 1722 - Heroes Con: Monica Gallagher! 06/26/2026

Episode 1722 - Heroes Con: Monica Gallagher! Jimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and you'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with old convention pal Monica Gallagher. They talk about cryptids, her ongoing comic ASSASSIN ROOMMATE, her new NSFW adult comic EVENING ROUTINE, favorite horror and more! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41687045

Episode 1721 - Heroes Con: Bobby Timony/Nicholas Doan! 06/24/2026

Episode 1721 - Heroes Con: Bobby Timony/Nicholas Doan! Jimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and you'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with Bobby Timony and Nicholas Doan. They talk about their collaboration on Misfit Island, the Kickstarter for it, a dream project they’d love to work on together, their individual comic work and more! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41686985

Episode 1720 - Heroes Con: Mico Suayan! 06/22/2026

Episode 1720 - Heroes Con: Mico Suayan! Jimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and you'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with Mico Suayan. They talk about his start in comics, the comics scene in The Philippines, working for DC & Marvel, the tools of his trade and more! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41686945

Episode 1719 - Heroes Con: Elliana Esquivel! 06/20/2026

Episode 1719 - Heroes Con: Elliana Esquivel! Jimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and you'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with Elliana Esquivel. They talk about the differences from tabling last year to this year, how much she’s learned since then, her upcoming book, why surrealism in her work and more! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41686860

Episode 1718 - Heroes Con: Pornsak Pichetshote! 06/19/2026

Episode 1718 - Heroes Con: Pornsak Pichetshote! Jimmy attended Heroes Con the weekend of June 12-14. It's one of the best comic book conventions around where comic books are the star! The con is fun, comfortable, family friendly, stacked with talent and more. Shelton, Karla and the whole crew work their butts off to give you this amazing convention every June! Plan on attending next year so you don't miss out on all the nerdy goodness. Jimmy got 10 interviews at Heroes Con and you'll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you'll hear his interview with Pornsak Pichetshote. They talk about why he decided to go the serial killer route in Absolute Green Arrow, when we'll see more of his award winning The Good Asian, whom he thinks the next James Bond will be, his role in the CW's Arrowverse and more! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41680995

Episode 1717 - Heroes Con Recap! 06/16/2026

Episode 1717 - Heroes Con Recap! Jimmy went to Heroes Con over the weekend! He got 10 interviews total with the likes of Pornsak Pichetshote, Mico Suayan, Monica Gallagher, Bridgit Connell, Mike Maihack, John Lucas, Bobby Timony, Nicholas Doan, Elliana Esquivel, Kamille Rodriguez and Josh Greathouse. You’ll hear them all over the next few weeks. In this episode, you’ll hear his recap, breakdown, play by play and more! Whom did he hang with? Whom did he see? What was the best cosplay? What was the best place to dine? Why is Heroes Con one of the best comic shows ever? Tune in to find out! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41660220

Episode 1716 - Heroes Con Teaser! 06/08/2026

Episode 1716 - Heroes Con Teaser! Reviews: Junk Punch #1, The Ring: The Man Who Beat the Man #1, The Vampire Lestat, Mortal Kombat II. Jimmy is off to Heroes Con this weekend! Interviews lined up, dinners reserved and friends to be seen! He can't wait to return to one of his favorite conventions. Full of amazing comic book writers and artists. Producer Joe will be out of town on another super secret spy mission so we wont be releasing interview specials until the following week but then we'll be off and running. See you at Heroes Con! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41570120

Episode 1715 - Reviews & Picks! 06/02/2026

Episode 1715 - Reviews & Picks! Reviews: Absolute Green Arrow #1, Lobo #1-3, Spider-Noir, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu Jimmy is still doing a little catch-up but is here to bring you some reviews and suggestions. He's madly prepping for Heroes Con next weekend as well. There will be a preview of that next week. Meanwhile, did you read/watch anything he talks about in this episode? Let us know your thoughts! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41512475

Episode 1714 - More TV/Film Reviews! 05/27/2026

Episode 1714 - More TV/Film Reviews! Reviews: The Boys s5, Daredevil Born Again s2, Invincible s4, Mating Season s1, Rick and Morty s9e1, Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord s1, Stranger Things: Tales from '85, Hoppers, The Punisher: One Last Kill, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Jimmy watched some good TV/film over the past couple of months so he thought he'd share his thoughts on them. Another great review catch-up! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41435470

Episode 1713 - More Comic Reviews! 05/20/2026

Episode 1713 - More Comic Reviews! Reviews: Chicken Heart, The Last Time We Spoke: A Story of Loss, Don't Be A Fucking Marshmallow: An Illustrated Guide to Revolution, The Shadower, MAD About DC #1, Eye Lie Popeye, Royals #1 & 2. Jimmy read some good comics over the past couple of months so he thought he'd share his thoughts on them. Another great review catch-up! /episode/index/show/cni/id/41359160

Episode 1712 - Sam Sattin! 05/12/2026

Episode 1712 - Sam Sattin! Producer Joe sat down with writer Sam Sattin to talk about the release of volume three of the Unico series from Scholastic's Graphix imprint. Sam shares some insight about the incredible opportunity he had to do a reimagining of the original Unico series by the legendary Osamu Tezuka, his creative process for writing this series, and his collaboration with the illustrator team, Gurihiru. Unico: Lost releases in July 2026. /episode/index/show/cni/id/41266650

Episode 1711 - Another Top 3x3+1 Special! 05/05/2026

Episode 1711 - Another Top 3x3+1 Special! Jimmy is doing some catch-ups on TV/film so he thought he'd do another of his extended Top 3 segments. A wide variety of things to check out. Did you see any of these? What did you think? Let us know if you've seen anything recently that you think we should watch. /episode/index/show/cni/id/41169950

Episode 1710 - KICx: Activism in Comics & Zines w/ Greg Pak/Jesse Mechanic! 04/22/2026

Episode 1710 - KICx: Activism in Comics & Zines w/ Greg Pak/Jesse Mechanic! Jimmy went up to the Hudson Valley to attend the Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) on April 18th. Founded & organized by our very own Producer Joe along w/ friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Rowe. He got 5 interviews and moderated one panel. In this episode you'll hear the panel he moderated called Activism in Comics & Zines. Jimmy led a lively discussion with panelists Greg Pak and Jesse Mechanic. They talked about the importance of using comics/zines, ways to protest, fave social justice/activism comics and more. /episode/index/show/cni/id/40972810

Episode 1709 - KICx: Suejee Lee! 04/22/2026

Episode 1709 - KICx: Suejee Lee! Jimmy went up to the Hudson Valley to attend the Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) on April 18th. Founded & organized by our very own Producer Joe along w/ friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Rowe. He got 5 interviews and moderated one panel. In this episode you'll hear his interview with Suejee Lee. Suejee talks about her work in animation, focusing on comics, visiting Korea and more. /episode/index/show/cni/id/40972690

Episode 1708 - KICx: Jeremy Holt! 04/22/2026

Episode 1708 - KICx: Jeremy Holt! Jimmy went up to the Hudson Valley to attend the Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) on April 18th. Founded & organized by our very own Producer Joe along w/ friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Rowe. He got 5 interviews and moderated one panel. In this episode you'll hear his interview with Jeremy Holt. Jeremy talks about their upcoming projects, the difference between writing comics and prose, fave writers and more. /episode/index/show/cni/id/40972650

Episode 1707 - KICx: Dean Haspiel! 04/22/2026

Episode 1707 - KICx: Dean Haspiel! Jimmy went up to the Hudson Valley to attend the Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) on April 18th. Founded & organized by our very own Producer Joe along w/ friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Rowe. He got 5 interviews and moderated one panel. In this episode you'll hear his interview with Dean Haspiel. Dino talks about comics, a couple of Kickstarter projects, his Dinoverse and more. /episode/index/show/cni/id/40972440

Episode 1706 - KICx: Roxenne Contreras! 04/22/2026

Episode 1706 - KICx: Roxenne Contreras! Jimmy went up to the Hudson Valley to attend the Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) on April 18th. Founded & organized by our very own Producer Joe along w/ friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Rowe. He got 5 interviews and moderated one panel. In this episode you'll hear his interview with local Roxenne Contreras. They have a delightful chat about her comics, love of frogs, the importance of representation and more. /episode/index/show/cni/id/40972120

Episode 1705 - Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) Recap! Interview w/ Brenden Fletcher! 04/21/2026

Episode 1705 - Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) Recap! Interview w/ Brenden Fletcher! Jimmy went up to the Hudson Valley to attend the Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) on April 18th. Founded & organized by our very own Producer Joe along w/ friends Cris Livecchi & Kevin Rowe. A great one day fest that has expanded into 2 venues in its 3rd year. Jimmy gives his recap of it all including the new additions like the venue, panels, workshops, etc. He got 5 interviews and moderated the panel Activism in Comics & Zines w/ Greg Pak & Jesse Mechanic. You’ll hear all of those in the next 2 weeks. In this episode, you’ll hear his interview with old friend Brenden Fletcher. They chat GOTHAM ACADEMY: FIRST YEAR, why it was delayed, cancelled projects, new project teases, a special moment of kindness that Brenden extended to Jimmy years ago and much more. /episode/index/show/cni/id/40955930

Episode 1704 - Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) Preview w/ Producer Joe/Cris Livecchi! 04/14/2026

Episode 1704 - Kingston Independent Comic Expo (KICx) Preview w/ Producer Joe/Cris Livecchi! Jimmy is joined by 2 of the Kingston Independent Comic Expo founders Joe Gonzalez and Cris Livecchi to discuss this Saturday’s comic fest. Wait, is that CNI’s very own Producer Joe? YES IT IS! They discuss some of the great changes to this 3rd year including an extra venue, panels, signings, workshops and more. Make your way upstate to the Hudson Valley for a great show full of amazing cartoonists and more! /episode/index/show/cni/id/40868760

Episode 1703 - MoCCA Fest: Jesse Mechanic! 04/02/2026

Episode 1703 - MoCCA Fest: Jesse Mechanic! Jimmy attended the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival last weekend right here in New York City. He interviewed Jesse Mechanic about his recent book THE LAST TIME WE SPOKE: A STORY OF LOSS. How did losing his mother when he was 14 shape his life? What was his road to healing? As a journalist/writer, why did he decide to do it in graphic novel form? They also talked about his most recent book DON’T BE A F*#KING MARSHMALLOW: AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO REVOLUTION, diversity in multimedia and the CHEERS tv show! /episode/index/show/cni/id/40708885

Episode 1702 - MoCCA Fest: Morgan Boecher! 04/02/2026

Episode 1702 - MoCCA Fest: Morgan Boecher! Jimmy attended the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) Festival over the weekend right here in New York City. He interviewed Morgan Boecher about his new book CHICKEN HEART. Is it loosely based on real life? Has the portrayal of transgender people improved in multimedia? Why is the book so musical? Such a fun and enlightening conversation! Come back next week for 1 more interview Jimmy got with Jesse Mechanic! /episode/index/show/cni/id/40708605

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