HeyJaredComic News Insider
The podcast for everything comic book, animation, sci-fi and pop culture. Hosted by Jimmy Aquino & a rotating panel of co-hosts, CNI is your weekly dose of industry news, reviews and interviews. Past guests include: Stan Lee, John Romita, Sr., Jerry Robinson, Brian K.
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Episode 1753 - SPX: Robin Ha! (opens the original)
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Jimmy attended Small Press Expo (SPX) on the weekend of September 12-13th. A fantastic small press comics show held in Bethesda, MD each year. He got 10 interviews there with: Rachael Smith, Rumi Hara, Kasey Iris, Jennifer Hayden, Natalie Norris, Robin Ha, CK Gormally, Sarah Becan, Mike Dawson and Brian "Box" Brown. Come back over the next few weeks to hear all of those interviews. In this episode, you'll hear Robin Ha. They chat about her new book INSTANT NOODLES AND BEYOND: A COMIC BOOK WITH R
Episode 1752 - SPX: Sarah Becan! (opens the original)
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Jimmy attended Small Press Expo (SPX) on the weekend of September 12-13th. A fantastic small press comics show held in Bethesda, MD each year. He got 10 interviews there with: Rachael Smith, Rumi Hara, Kasey Iris, Jennifer Hayden, Natalie Norris, Robin Ha, CK Gormally, Sarah Becan, Mike Dawson and Brian "Box" Brown. Come back over the next few weeks to hear all of those interviews. In this episode, you'll hear Sarah Becan. They chat about her book LET'S MAKE COCKTAILS, fave drinks, Pokemon and m
Episode 1751 - John Cusack! (opens the original)
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Jimmy had the absolute honor to interview the legendary John Cusack! Cusack wrote a fantastic new graphic novel called MOMO. Set in 1972, it's a wild road-trip full of satire, criminals, conspiracies, aliens, the supernatural, a French silent film star, Howard Johnson's, explosions, laudanum, Jackie Gleason and more! Yeah, wild! Jimmy and John talk about the book, some of the real life characters, how true the story is, his chemistry w/ the book's artist Ignacio Noe, growing up as a Gen Xer, a s
Episode 1750 - SPX: CK Gormally! (opens the original)
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Jimmy attended Small Press Expo (SPX) on the weekend of September 12-13th. A fantastic small press comics show held in Bethesda, MD each year. He got 10 interviews there with: Rachael Smith, Rumi Hara, Kasey Iris, Jennifer Hayden, Natalie Norris, Robin Ha, CK Gormally, Sarah Becan, Mike Dawson and Brian "Box" Brown. Come back over the next few weeks to hear all of those interviews. In this episode, you'll hear CK Gormally. They chat about their book EVERYTHING IS FINE, I'LL JUST WORK HARDER: CON
Episode 1749 - SPX: Kasey Iris! (opens the original)
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Jimmy attended Small Press Expo (SPX) on the weekend of September 12-13th. A fantastic small press comics show held in Bethesda, MD each year. He got 10 interviews there with: Rachael Smith, Rumi Hara, Kasey Iris, Jennifer Hayden, Natalie Norris, Robin Ha, CK Gormally, Sarah Becan, Mike Dawson and Brian "Box" Brown. Come back over the next few weeks to hear all of those interviews. You'll hear Jimmy's new friend Kasey Iris in this episode. She talks about her debut graphic novel GHOUL, her begin
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