August 2011
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Comic News Insider Episode 356 - Movin' On Up w/...
Comic News Insider: Episode 356 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.
Reviews: The Bionic Man #1, Superman Beyond #0, The Ultimates #1
Ben Templesmith, Jimmy’s future new roommate (in 1 day), sits in the guest co-host chair this episode. They discuss the antics they’ll get up to as roomies and the inevitable...
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Movin' On Up!
It’s official. My roomie Ben Templesmith and I have signed the lease on our new place in Washington Heights. I’m in the middle of packing hell and am making the move on Thursday, September 1st. I haven’t had a roomie in 4 years so this will be a social experiment. We’re good pals though, so hopefully we wont kill each other. As long as he doesn’t question the...
MTV VMAs 2011 Recap
It’s time for the MTV Video Music Awards. You know, the one time MTV pretends to still care about music? I was going to live tweet the awards but realize how annoying that is so I’m just gonna do a big recap. Because you care so much.
Pre-show. Who are all of these new “VJs”, if you can call them that any more. Sway is the only one I recognized. And the others were a...
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Fighting Mother Nature
So here’s the deal. A lot of you have been wondering about if I was in a flood zone and why I haven’t evacuated, etc. And many thanks for all of the kind offers to stay. I’m NOT in an evacuation zone. The problem is the logistics of my apartment. I’m on the ground level. Plus, when you open the gate to the townhouse I share w/ my landlord (they have the top 3 floors), you...
Hurricane Irene Approaches
Looks like my “Operation Eat Everything In My Apartment Before I Move” has backfired. I now only have 1 can of tuna in my cupboards and maybe some cereal. And with the impending hurricane, I’m gonna need at least something else if I’m stuck in all day/night tomorrow. Guess I better see if I can grab something tonight!
Looks like NYC is shutting down the subways tomorrow...
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Before watching Saturday’s episode of Doctor Who (“Let’s Kill Hitler”), you better watch this little prequel!
Even Amy Pond’s voice is sexy. Sigh…
And if you don’t know what she looks like, well, boy howdy! Here she is as played by Karen Gillan.
Comic News Insider Episode 355 - Earthquakin' &...
Comic News Insider: Episode 355 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.
Reviews: Damaged #1, The Heap #1, Pariah #1
After last week’s bamboozling with old co-host Joe, Jimmy flies solo this week to deliver you a snappy and fun show full of comic booky goodness! He’s in the middle of apartment hunting/moving...
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Bonnie's Everywhere!
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Exciting news! Bonnie will now be starting over from the beginning over at Gutter Magazine! Woo! And for those of you all caught up, Bonnie will resume updating next Wednesday, August 31th!
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One of my fave webcomics. Bonnie N Collide, Nine to Five is about a rollergirl in the office world. Great stuff from my pal Monica Gallagher. Go check it out at...
Creepy Korean Web Comic
So this creepy Korean web comic blew up the interwebs yesterday. I thought I had linked to it at some point but guess I hadn’t. While I really like it, I’ll have to agree with a couple of people that it’s sort of gimmicky with the scares. More startling than scary but still proper creepy. Click on the link above and keep scrolling down until you reach the comic. Have your...
Comic News Insider 355 on the Way!
Thought I forgot about the podcast? Nope! Running late. COMIC NEWS INSIDER episode 355 will be up in the early morning.
#CoHostedByStanLee
#BigLie
#NoExcelsiorTrueBeliever
Holy Bat-rista!
How ‘bout them coffee beans, Batman? (via BuzzFeed).
Operation Eat Everything Before I Move
As you know, I’m moving on September 1st. I was going to hold on to some dry goods but figured I should go ahead and eat everthing in the apartment before the move. Thankfully, I don’t have that many groceries. However, it’s forcing me to be creative else I’d have to buy other items to go with the items I possess. Like earlier tonight…
I looked in the fridge &...
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Jimmy Aquino Toasts to Alie & Georgia!
I have discovered my 2 new best friends. Alie Ward and Georgia Hardstark (@alieandgeorgia) are their names. They host the awesome webshow on the Food2 website called “Drinks with Alie & Georgia”. 2-3 minute videos where they make a themed cocktail that they created. But it’s so much more. They are sharp and fashionable dressers (usually dressing to the theme) and are...
Apartment Searchin'
After 4 years in lovely East Harlem (note sarcasm), I’m moving out! Got my broker on the search and am seeking out another ‘hood. And hopefully not too hoody.
And after 4 years on my own (besides the weekly stripper visits), I’m taking on a roomie. My good pal/awesome cartoonist Ben Templesmith and I are shacking up! This could be dangerous. But I’m sure it’ll be...
Comic News Insider Episode 354 - Attack of the...
Comic News Insider: Episode 354 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.
Reviews: Baltimore: The Curse Bells #1, Spider Island: Cloak and Dagger, War Goddess #0
The boys chat about the post SDCC bash that Jimmy & Jill Pantozzi threw last week and play the greatest opening to a Geek Syndicate podcast ever! News...
The Losers Wins
I finally saw The Losers. The film adaptation of the hit Vertigo comic book series. (Shameful nerd confession: I’ve still not read it. Sorry Andy & Jock!). I really liked it! Full of action, humor and fun. I know it didn’t do very well upon it’s release. I had planned on seeing it but since I hadn’t read the comic, it wasn’t high on my list. Glad to see it now...
It’s that Breaking Bad/True Blood time. If you don’t hear from me, you can find me covered in blood and meth later.
Comic News Insider Episode 353 - CNI One-Shot!...
Comic News Insider: Episode 353 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.
It’s our San Diego Comic-Con TV special! Okay, okay. I KNOW that Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is a movie, but it was the last interview left from SDCC and I wanted to throw it in this episode. CNI correspondents Megan Fischer and Melissa Bleier...
Wow. Post one pic of me and my pal Grace Helbig and the internet goes nuts. :) What would happen if I posted SEVERAL pics of us?!!!
LET’S BREAK THE INTERNETS!!!!
Comic News Insider Episode 352 - Even More SDCC w/...
Comic News Insider: Episode 352 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.
Reviews: Hero Comics 2011 One-Shot, Infinite #1, Rachel Rising #1, Roger Langridge’s Snarked #0, Severed #1
Even more San Diego Comic-Con madness! Jimmy flies solo again so he can get all of the great coverage out to you as quickly as...
Rachel Rising Rocks
Just read Terry Moore’s new comic, Rachel Rising. I’ll be reviewing it on my podcast (COMIC NEWS INSIDER) later today. You’ll just have to wait to hear all the juicy details.
p.s. I really dug it! (No pun intended).
Singer Gavin DeGraw was brutally attacked early Monday morning. You’re probably wondering why I’m even mentioning this. Lots of bad news out there but I heard about this story a few hours back. Here’s hoping he heals up soon. Why am I’m sharing this? Well, I met Gavin years ago when he was a fill-in pianist at a piano bar. He was dating a friend of mine and I remember him...
Re-Reading Archie Meets The Punisher
I picked up a copy of “you can’t believe they actually made this comic” Archie Meets The Punisher at San Diego Comic-Con. I got it when it first came out years ago but have no idea where in my massive collection it’s located. While interviewing Kelly Sue DeConnick at Heroes Con in June, we talked about it so it got my interest piqued again. As many know, Archie comics...
Comic News Insider Episode 351 - CNI One-Shot!...
Comic News Insider: Episode 351 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.
It’s our San Diego Comic-Con animation special! CNI correspondent Maria Bernal-Silva sat down with the producers (Bruce Timm, Jim Krieg and Giancarlo Volpe) of the new Green Lantern animated series. Jimmy sat down with some of the Young...
Meow...Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle (Catwoman for...
It’s the first official photo of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle in the upcoming Dark Knight Rises film. Interesting how NONE of the PR from way back at the first casting announcement lists her as Catwoman. Only as Selina Kyle. Although us comic book nerds know they are one and the same.
Of course, we just recently saw a great photo of Tom Hardy as Bane. See below:
No question I’ve...
Comic News Insider Episode 350 - CNI One-Shot!...
Comic News Insider: Episode 350 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.
It’s our San Diego Comic-Con movie special! Jimmy interviewed the cast of Sushi Girl and attended press conferences for Knights of Badassdom and Fright Night. The Sushi Girl interviews were 2 cast members at a time in a hallway at the Marriot...
Nerd Robes at the Robe Factory!
During preview night at San Diego Comic-Con, one of the first things that caught my eye were the nerdy robes you see above. I wanted to buy about 10 of them. Okay, all of them.
I came to my senses and just grabbed a card. If I remember correctly, the price was around $50 or $60? Really awesome stuff and they felt so comfortable! Check ‘em out for yourself at Robe Factory and Robe Show....
Comic News Insider: Episode 349 - More SDCC w/...
Comic News Insider: Episode 349 is now available for free download! Click on the link or get it through iTunes! Sponsored by Dynamic Forces.
Reviews: The Amazing Spider-Man #666, The Cape #1, The Red Wing #1, Thundercats TV show, Captain America: The First Avenger film
More San Diego Comic-Con madness! Jimmy flies solo so he can get all of the great coverage out to you as quickly as...
I’m listening to an Adam Ant interview on BBC Radio 5’s The Daily Bacon podcast. Fascinating stuff. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012wcbd
I was a huge fan as a kid and even dressed up as him for Halloween 2 years in a row back then. Gotta find those pics!
The Godfather on AMC is waaaaaaaaaaaay over-censored. To a silly extreme. Sonny can’t say “Son of a bitch”. Moe green says “Fredo was ‘making’ cocktail waitresses” instead of “banging”. This from the same channel that brings you Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead.
