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In this mini episode we are joined by writer Ben McCool to talk about his work such as Choker,Pigs,Memorial and more. JK also recaps his trip to C2E2 while Darrell shares his Boston Comic con adventure. Also if your in the NJ area come join the drunken duo at the Super WildPig Show on May 5th-6th http://www.wildpigcomics.com/ Also you can support the Crazy Mary Kickstarter here http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1164327580/crazy-mary-graphic-novel http://thetaylornetwork.wordpress.com/ http://jkwoodwardart.blogspot.com/ http://therealbenmccool.blogspot.com/

It's the epic 400th episode recording! Recorded live at Hourglass Tavern in midtown Manhattan. Jimmy is joined by frequent co-hosts Kevin Conn, Grace Helbig and Jon Hoche! Producer Joe is on the mixer/tech and made sure everything ran smoothly. So many great guests joined in the fun including Paul Pope, Kevin Maguire, Ben Templesmith, ChrisCross, Becky Cloonan,  Ben McCool, Emma Hayley, Dr. Vasilis Pozios and "Alan Moore" even showed up. There was news, reviews, songs and all sorts of silliness. And oh yes...we drank! Thanks to Kasha  for photography, Brad for video, Producer Joe for producing, and to Beth and Josh at Hourglass for putting up with us. Also, a big thanks to show sponsors Heidi MacDonald of The Beat and Ryan Swearingen of Stated Magazine for chatting with us for  a few minutes as well. CNI and The Beat had a big announcement too! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

In this mini episode we are joined by writer Ben McCool to talk about his work such as Choker,Pigs,Memorial and more. JK also recaps his trip to C2E2 while Darrell shares his Boston Comic con adventure. Also if your in the NJ area come join the drunken duo at the Super WildPig Show on May 5th-6th http://www.wildpigcomics.com/ Also you can support the Crazy Mary Kickstarter here http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1164327580/crazy-mary-graphic-novel http://thetaylornetwork.wordpress.com/ http://jkwoodwardart.blogspot.com/ http://therealbenmccool.blogspot.com/

This week on the show: Gods and Heroes mess up your mythology, Bat-Man and Mxyzptlk screw up your dimension, and Thor gets the finger from Phineas and Ferb. NEWS Phineas and Ferb bump Thor release date LINK REVIEWS Stephen Morning Glories #13
Writer: Nick Spencer
Artist: Joe Eisma
Cover Artist: Rodin Esquejo
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $2.99 WHOA! [rating:4/5] Rodrigo My Greatest Adventure #1
Written by AARON LOPRESTI, KEVIN MAGUIRE and MATT KINDT; Art by AARON LOPRESTI, KEVIN MAGUIRE, MATT RYAN and SCOTT KOLINS; Cover by AARON LOPRESTI The adventures of Garbage Man and Tanga from WEIRD WORLDS continue – and now, these offbeat heroes are joined by the Robotman, who has a disturbing knack for self-destruction! [rating:2/5] Matthew Batwoman #2 Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and W. HADEN BLACKMAN; Art and cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III Horror! A terrifying new villain stalks the innocent children of Gotham City! Intrigue! A threatening government agency is hot on Batwoman's trail. Romance! Kate Kane's new relationship is heating up! Can Batwoman stop the new evil rising from the damp back alleys of Gotham's barrios? And overcome the many challenges she faces as both Batwoman and Kate Kane? 2011's most anticipated new series intensifies in this exciting second issue! [rating:4.5/5] Major Spoilers Poll of the Week: Mischievous Imp Edition This week, we turned to you (or more specifically, those of you who follow @MajorSpoilers) and asked for a Poll of the Week suggestion. Tweeter JayLv99 suggested pitting Mister Mxyzptlk against Bat-Mite. Two imps from the Fifth Dimension who plague Batman and Superman endlessly. [poll id="204”] http://www.majorspoilers.com/major-spoilers-poll-of-the-week-pow-mischievous-imp-edition Discussion: Immortals: Gods and Heroes IMMORTALS: GODS AND HEROES
Written by Brian Clevinger, F.J. DeSanto, David Gallaher, Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, Jock, Ron Marz, Jim McCann, Ben McCool, Jeff Parker and Paul Tobin
Illustrated by Dennis Calero, Kevin Colden, Steve Ellis, Trevor Hairsine, Scott Hampton, Phil Hester, Jock, Rafael Kayanan, Patrick Scherberger and Ben Templesmith
Cover by David Mack Spinning from the upcoming epic 3-D film Immortals from visionary director Tarsem Singh (The Fall, The Cell) and starring Mickey Rourke and Henry Cavill comes Immortals: Gods and Heroes, a stunning hardcover featuring ALL-NEW tales of Greek myths as you’ve never seen them before! Featuring incredible untold tales by Brian Clevinger (Atomic Robo), Dennis Calero (X-Men Noir), Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex), Jock (Detective Comics, The Losers), Ben McCool (Captain America, Memoir), Ron Marz (Witchblade, Green Lantern), Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night) and more! Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

This week on the show: Gods and Heroes mess up your mythology, Bat-Man and Mxyzptlk screw up your dimension, and Thor gets the finger from Phineas and Ferb. NEWS Phineas and Ferb bump Thor release date LINK REVIEWS Stephen Morning Glories #13
 Writer: Nick Spencer
 Artist: Joe Eisma
 Cover Artist: Rodin Esquejo
 Publisher: Image Comics
 Cover Price: $2.99 WHOA! [rating:4/5] Rodrigo My Greatest Adventure #1
 Written by AARON LOPRESTI, KEVIN MAGUIRE and MATT KINDT; Art by AARON LOPRESTI, KEVIN MAGUIRE, MATT RYAN and SCOTT KOLINS; Cover by AARON LOPRESTI The adventures of Garbage Man and Tanga from WEIRD WORLDS continue – and now, these offbeat heroes are joined by the Robotman, who has a disturbing knack for self-destruction! [rating:2/5] Matthew Batwoman #2 Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and W. HADEN BLACKMAN; Art and cover by J.H. WILLIAMS III Horror! A terrifying new villain stalks the innocent children of Gotham City! Intrigue! A threatening government agency is hot on Batwoman's trail. Romance! Kate Kane's new relationship is heating up! Can Batwoman stop the new evil rising from the damp back alleys of Gotham's barrios? And overcome the many challenges she faces as both Batwoman and Kate Kane? 2011's most anticipated new series intensifies in this exciting second issue! [rating:4.5/5] Major Spoilers Poll of the Week: Mischievous Imp Edition This week, we turned to you (or more specifically, those of you who follow @MajorSpoilers) and asked for a Poll of the Week suggestion. Tweeter JayLv99 suggested pitting Mister Mxyzptlk against Bat-Mite. Two imps from the Fifth Dimension who plague Batman and Superman endlessly. [poll id="204”] http://www.majorspoilers.com/major-spoilers-poll-of-the-week-pow-mischievous-imp-edition Discussion: Immortals: Gods and Heroes IMMORTALS: GODS AND HEROES
 Written by Brian Clevinger, F.J. DeSanto, David Gallaher, Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti, Jock, Ron Marz, Jim McCann, Ben McCool, Jeff Parker and Paul Tobin
 Illustrated by Dennis Calero, Kevin Colden, Steve Ellis, Trevor Hairsine, Scott Hampton, Phil Hester, Jock, Rafael Kayanan, Patrick Scherberger and Ben Templesmith
 Cover by David Mack Spinning from the upcoming epic 3-D film Immortals from visionary director Tarsem Singh (The Fall, The Cell) and starring Mickey Rourke and Henry Cavill comes Immortals: Gods and Heroes, a stunning hardcover featuring ALL-NEW tales of Greek myths as you’ve never seen them before! Featuring incredible untold tales by Brian Clevinger (Atomic Robo), Dennis Calero (X-Men Noir), Justin Gray & Jimmy Palmiotti (Jonah Hex), Jock (Detective Comics, The Losers), Ben McCool (Captain America, Memoir), Ron Marz (Witchblade, Green Lantern), Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night) and more! Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

Reviews: Avengers 1959 #1, Blood Red Dragon #0, Chopper #1, Huntress Vol 3 #1, Last Of The Greats #1, Penguin: Pain and Prejudice #1, Frank Miller's Holy Terror Jimmy is joined by yet another Aussie sitting in the guest co-host chair, Jen Timms. She works in the gaming industry and is in town for New York Comic Con (NYCC) staying at the Aquino/Templesmith palace. She is also Jimmy's right hand at the CNI booth (D18) in Podcast Arena located in Artist's Alley. They give some love/reverance to the late Steve Jobs, Jimmy talks about the Warehouse 13 and Breaking Bad finales and tells of his love for Karine Vanasse in Pan Am. They also nerd out over the new Avengers trailerNews includes James Robinson back on Starman, Barnes & Noble yanks DC books, Locke & Key screening at NYCC, Archie Comics brings back superheroes, and Stieg Larson's trilogy comes to comic books. As always, Listener Feedback, the Top 3 and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love! Thanks for listening! NYCC is this weekend (October 13-16) and CNI has lots of great stuff lined up at their table D18. Signings at the booth (CHECK BACK AT WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO SOON) with the likes of Greg Pak, Kelly Sue DeConnick, Kevin Colden, Becky Cloonan, Ben Templesmith, Ben McCool, Veronica Taylor, and Jeremy Bastian. Tentative guests include Paul Pope, Michael Emerson and Carrie Preston. The annual raffle will be held this year as well! It's a fundraiser for CNI so we can get some new equipment/pay for trips/etc. Great prizes in the raffle as per usual with donations from Garth Ennis, Bryan Fuller, Ben Templesmith, Rafael Kayanan, Paul Pope, John Cassaday, DC comics, IDW publishing. Dark Horse comics, Smith Micro, Fred Van Lente, Dean Haspiel, Dan Panosian, Dynamite Entertainment, 2000AD and more! Tickets are $1 or 6 for $5. The more you buy, the better chance to win! We'll do the raffle once on Thursday and twice a day from Friday-Sunday. Swing on by D18 in Artist Alley to see all of the exciting events happening with Comic News Insider at NYCC! 

Yet another new sound this week! Jimmy is joined by Jon Hoche (back by popular demand) in the maybe new CNI studio known as Jimmy's apartment. And Jon recorded the show on his computer and will edit via Garage Band. Woo hoo! Next week we'll record through a megaphone! CNI west coast correspondent Maria Bernal-Silva attended WonderCon in her hometown of San Francisco and has a recap and an interview with Ben McCool and Nate Cosby. The boys talk about the Green Lantern extended trailer, the Thundercats trailer, a big thank you rap to last week's co-hosts Grace and Michelle, Paul Pope and Frank Miller on the Spider-Man musical and the current Vampire Cowboys show The Inexplicable Redemption of Agent G. Lots of WonderCon news including: DC comics goes retro, Family Guy coming to comics, IDW reprints Thor and brings back TMNT, The Governator is back, Dark Horse brings the Whedon & the return of the real Captain America(Steve Rogers).  Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

Reviews:  Captain America & the First Thirteen One-Shot, inFamous #1, Legion of Super-Villains One-Shot, Venom Vol 2 #1 Ben McCool joins Jimmy as guest co-host this week. The boys chat about the Spider-Man musical woes, Jimmy recaps his time on the Jay and Jack 30 hour podcast for autism over the weekend and Ben talks about his current comic book work (Memoir, Captain America and the Korvac Saga, Choker) and convention schedule. News includes: RASL film in the works, Thor vs. Loki animated, no Sandman TV series, the voting is open for the Eagle and Stumptown awards, and Kelly Sue Deconnick on Supergirl. Listener feedback and more! Leave your iTunes comments! 5 stars and nothing but love!

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE KORVAC SAGA writer Ben McCool sits down to discuss comics and more in the latest Mighty Marvel Podcast!

December 6 22, 2010 - When Marvel wanted to do a modern re-telling of the classic Korvac Saga, they turned to up and coming writer Ben McCool to pen the 4 issue mini-series. McCool joins us to fill us in on what to expect from this out of continuity tale that pits Captain America against another man out of time, along with the Guardians of the Galaxy and many other classic Avengers characters.

Reviews: Digested #1, Knight & Squire #1, Star Wars Knight Errant #1, Superior #1, Tiny Titans/Little Archie #1 Another milestone for the boys, 300 Episodes!  Recorded with a huge live audience and tons of special guests who sat in with us including Kevin Maguire (JLA), Kate Beaton (Hark A Vagrant), Veronica Taylor (voice of Ash from Pokemon), Michael Emerson (Ben Linus from LOST), Molly Crabapple (Dr. Sketchy's), Heidi MacDonald (The Beat) and Ben McCool (Choker).  Jimmy has several fun skits for your listening pleasure and we even have live music with a special "unplugged" performance by H2Awesome!  A night to be remembered.

Day 3: LAST DAY OF COMIC CON NY 2010! We start this off with Phil Gelatt, and you can tell that the con has taken its toll on this strong, strong man. We then chat with Nikki Cook about her upcoming book, MEMOIR, written by Ben McCool.After that we catch up with Reilly Brown to discuss his con sketches and his new ALPHA FLIGHT project. And, finally, Rick Lacy appears on the scene to detail his plans to take his life down to zero, and then build it back up to 11.If you understand the plan, please let me know.We end with a haunting scene at the AnimeFest. In my mind, I'm still there.Intro: "I Am the Law" AnthraxOutro: "Write Club Theme" Scott St. Pierre

Reviews: The Bulletproof Coffin #1, Joker's Asylum: The Riddler One-Shot, Serenity: Float Out One-ShotJimmy was at Heroes Con in North Carolin and got his interview on big time! He chatted with Erika Moen, Ben Templesmith, Ben McCool, Ming Doyle, Francesco Francavilla, Mike Maihack, Kevin Colden, Jeremy Bastian and Kirby Krackle!We also throw in one more interview with Lisa Wood (Thought Bubble) left over from MCM Expo. Put your seatbelts on because it's a long one! Great interviews with amazing cartoonists so it's totally worth it. News includes: Torchwood in the U.S., a Torchwood comic, Matt Kindt's 3 Story movie deal, Joe Quesada promoted, Thundercats animated series, Grant Morrison's new TV show and more!

Reviews: Hit-Monkey #1, Human Target #1, The Wolfman movie The boys wish a big happy birthday to comic book types like Ben McCool, Tim Bradstreet and Warren Ellis. Jimmy is lost in the world of Rapture again as he's playing Bio Shock 2 and they discuss how Kevin Smith got thrown off of a plane due to his size. News includes: A new Stan Lee penned comic starringh himself, Green Lantern spin-offs, Superheroes teach sex, The Princess and the Frog causes salmonella, Danity Kane comes back in comics, a revamped Superman musical, The Uniques new issue and spin-off, James Patterson joins the comic world and more!

Reviews: Batman/Doc Savage Special #1, Ghoul #1, Tracker #1, Supergod #1, Tank Girl: Skidmarks #1 Jimmy went out last week with John McCrea on his last night in town. Garth Ennis, Heidi MacDonald, Ben McCool, Keith Burns and Lee Bradley all joined in on a beer fueled/fun filled/late night interview. It's informative, raucous, hilarious and fun! But...WHO is Darth Guinness?! News includes Lava-Roid now available, Dollhouse cancelled to no one's surprise, Zack Whedon does a Terminator comic, Angel of Death online again and more!

Reviews: Dominic Fortune #1, Marvels Project #1, Ultimate Avengers #1 Possibly the last of the San Diego Comic-Con coverage! OR IS IT?!!! It's all Ben, all the time as Jimmy sat down with both Ben McCCool (Choker) and Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night, Welcome to Hoxford, Groom Lake, Wormwood: Gentleman Corpse). Separate interviews but they both talk about their upcoming collaboration on what is sure to be a big hit, Choker. Jimmy and Joe talk about their love for the  new music video, Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?, starring Felica Day & The Guild cast. News includes Superman rights reverting again, AMC picks up The Walking Dead, MF Grimm leaves Mayhem behind, Spider-Man musical woes, Bryan Singer on BSG, Sherlock Holmes with zombies and more!

In our second installment of VERSUS!, it's A History of Violence vs. A History of Violence. We cover it all from the original graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke to the stunning film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris and William Hurt. The round table consists of your familiar hosts Jimmy and Joe, along with comic newbie Lenae McKee and comic journalist and The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald and up and coming comic writer Ben McCool.  Join us as we break down each medium in 20+ minute increments and end with a compare/contrast of each. Which did we like best? How violent is each one? And just how much does Jimmy love Maria Bello? Tune in to find out!

Reviews: Viking #1, American McGee's Grimm #1, Warlord of Io and Other Stories One-Shot The Beat's own Heidi MacDonald joins us in studio along with up and coming writer Ben McCool for a lengthy and Twitteriffic show! After a tasty BBQ and many drinks, the gang sallies forth to record a show. Uh-oh. 4 chatty folks on beer and wine! Hang on! News includes Free Comic Book Day, Wolverine Nike's and easter eggs, Sin City 2, Predators reboot, Twitter wars, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, get a part in Smallville and more! We get into a heated discussion about Twitter and the advantages/disadvantages of it all.

Reviews: Terror Titans #1, Top 10: Season 2 #1, City of Dust #1  Jimmy got his indie on at SPX this weekend and entered the world of mini-comics and self-publishing. Oh, what a wonderful world. No interviews but a great recap of the show (including Ignatz Awards) and fun hanging with Heidi MacDonald, Ben McCool, Danielle Corsetto, Katie Benson, Phil Jackson, Nikki Cook, Laura Hudson and Jah Furry. News includes Opus ending, more Wizard shake-ups, 300 sequel, more zombies from Romero, Fringe, Kung Fu Panda sequel, saving Superman's crib, Wonder Woman fashion and Leave it to Dick!