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Comic News Insider

Your podcast for everything comic book, animation, sci-fi and pop culture!  

New episodes every Wednesday. Visit our official website.

Hosted by Jimmy Aquino.

May 31, 2019

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He moderated panels including this one with Soren Mosdal! Jimmy talks with him about his new book BASQUIAT with SelfMadeHero. They also discussed some of his other work including some other biographies and sci-fi work. How did Basquiat's demons affect his art?...


May 29, 2019

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He did 10 interviews including these with good friend Vera Greentea and new pal Mei-Li Nieuwland! What can we expect from Vera's first graphic novel GRIMOIRE NOIR from First Second Books?  How does Mei-Li juggle art, cultural anthropology and archery? Listen in to...


May 27, 2019

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He did 10 interviews including these with Bill Griffith (NOBODY'S FOOL: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SCHLITZIE THE PINHEAD) and Typex (ANDY: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF ANDY WARHOL). Did Schlitzie ultimately lead a happy life? Why did Andy Warhol always seek the spotlight?...


May 24, 2019

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He moderated 3 panels including this one with friend Aimee de Jongh. They discuss her 2 new books out! BLOSSOMS IN AUTUMN (SelfMadeHero) and TAXI!: STORIES FROM THE BACK SEAT (Conundrum Press). They also touch about some of her other work and the film that was...


May 22, 2019

Jimmy attended the Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF)! He did 10 interviews including these 3 with good pals Renee Nault (The Handmaid's Tale) and Mike Maihack (Cleopatra In Space). He also met and interviewed Eunsoo Jeong (Koreangry). Great talks with all! How much freedom did Renee have in adapting the tale? Will Mike...