In a time of great unrest, what can the X-men teach us about how to live in this current political climate? Come with us as we discuss our brave new world, and the week in geek news, on an all new episode of…The Surly Nerd!

We are the X-men

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, (and about 5 takes due to studio errors) we kick things off with a fun talk about Mr. Bean getting his very own comic book. Also, we have news about a new convention coming to San Francisco as well as the results of Octobers comic book sales. Did Marvel come out on top with their new series of #1’s?

Over in games, we break down what the Xbox insider program is and why the nature of the word “beta” has fundamentally changed over the years. Capcom tells us what their predictions for Resident Evil 7 are and we finally get a leaked price on the all-new Nintendo Switch.

Over in the world of entertainment, remakes are afoot with a re-telling of the Hollywood classic “Nosferatu” in the pipeline. We also have news about a remake of “American Werewolf in London” by none other than John Landis’ son. Level 3 comes to a close with all the rumors you can shake a stick as for the X-men film franchise.

Our epilogue this week is a little more political in nature as we take a look at the X-men and how important they are to our current political climate. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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What is it about villains that makes us love them so much? Get into being bad with us, and the week in geek news, on an all new episode of…The Surly Nerd!

admit it, villains are the best

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics with all the improvements that are coming to NYCC. We also have an update on the newest THOR movie as well as a breakdown of the biggest selling comics in September.

In games, the great VR debate has finally launched, and we get super rant-y about the nature of DLC and microtransactions. Level two comes to a close with some idle chatter about the Final Fantasy fan festival and all the news that came out from it.

Over in the world of entertainment, Tony gets upset over the newest Harry Potter news and we scratch our heads over the announcement of a War of the Worlds television show. We also re-visit the re-make of Nightmare on Elm street to discuss why it deserved so much better than it got.

Our epilogue this week is Villains, why we love them and why they are so important! As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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FFXIV is killing it

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All about Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood!: http://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/stormblood/

Check out the 20 great movie villains!: http://www.shortlist.com/entertainment/20-greatest-movie-villains

Halloween cupcakes!: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/desserts/halloween-cupcakes

Has a Fox and Marvel crossover been hinted at during NYCC? We delve into this and the week in geeky news on an all new…The Surly Nerd!

Is it time for Marvel vs. Fox?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics with more news and an explanation about Riverdale. NYCC also brought us some fantastic American Gods news and we delve into the re-launch of Wildstorm and the launch of Comixology-only titles.

In games, the topic of Star Citizen has everyone riled up once again. Plus we have an update on Fallout/Skyrim mods on the PS4 and a lengthy discussion about the concept of “crunch time” in the video game industry.

Over in the world of entertainment, Netflix is starting to anger some of Hollywood’s finest. Also, out of NYCC, is news of a Wonder Woman biopic and Robert Kirkmans thoughts on what caused the outbreak in “The Walking Dead”.

Our epilogue this week is about the rumors of Marvel and Fox entertainment finally crossing over! As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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Is this the end of Star Citizen?

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All about Star Citizen!: https://robertsspaceindustries.com/

Check out the X-men Films!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_(film_series)

Halloween cupcakes!: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/desserts/halloween-cupcakes

Movies are being remade as television properties, but is it really necessary? We discuss that and the week in geeky news, on an all new…The Surly Nerd!

Do movies really need to come to television?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we tell you how the summer battle between Marvel and DC turned out (according to retailers). We also cover the HUGO awards winners (or two of them), get down and dirty with Justice League Dark and discuss the changes being made to Free Comic Book Day.

In game industry news, we have more talks about Xbox to PS4 cross-play and what Nintendo plans to do to make the Nintendo NX a success. There’s also a TON of Resident Evil 7 news to dissect before we close out level two with a tiny talk about Destiny matchmaking.

Over in the world of entertainment, we say goodbye to Gene Wilder, argue over Friday the 13th rights and talk about Texas Chainsaw BBQ. Level three wraps up with a brief talk about the Star Wars Story Group and what the show runner of GOTHAM really thinks about superhero shows.

In our epilogue this week we have Hollywood wanting to bring more films out as television shows and talk about if we really need this content in our lives. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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Episode 172: Honey I Shrunk The Movie Summary

In Comic Industry News – Marvel vs DC, HUGO Awards, Justice League Dark, Free Comic Book Day

In Game Industry News – Cross-play, Nintendo NX, Resident Evil 7, Destiny

In Entertainment News – Gene Wilder, Friday the 13th, The Gas Station, Star Wars Story Group, Gotham

Epilogue – Movies made into television shows

DC won the summer of comics, but why?

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All about Horror!: http://filmmakeriq.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-horror/

Hang out with Brooklyn!: https://www.twitch.tv/brooklyn_ny_at_it_again/profile

Halloween cupcakes!: http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/recipe-collections-favorites/desserts/halloween-cupcakes

Pokemon GO has launched, but will we talk about it? We answer this question and more on this weeks all new…The Surly Nerd!

Happy Birthday ‘Cap

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we get into what’s new in the pipeline for LUKE CAGE. We also chat a bit about the He-Man/Thundercatss crossover, what’s new with the CW and Netflix and talk about the rumors that Ghost Rider might show up in Agents of Shield. We close out level one with a big discussion about Captain America and why we’re all still rooting for him.

In game industry news, we have new news about the Resident Evil 7 demo and we go in-depth with the Xbox play anywhere feature. We also have a talk about e-sports as Street Fighter 5 is coming to ESPN and what’s up next from From Software. Our main topic for gaming this week is about the new era of consoles and if a lack of information about them is damaging to their respective brands.

Over in the world of entertainment, we finally have a release date for Pacific Rim 2, we discuss John Malkovich’s new nerd comedy and talk about the impact that “The Killing Joke” is about to have to theaters. Level 3 gets all wrapped up nicely with talk of the FLATLINERS remake and dissect why Nintendo is finally opening up about the movie industry.

Our epilogue this week is about the addition of Sulu being gay in the new Star Trek movie and the pros and cons of it. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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Episode 166: Pokemon A No Go

In Comic Industry News – Luke cage, Ghost Rider, He-man/Thundercats/CW/Netflix, Captain America

In Game Industry News – Resident Evil 7, Xbox Play Anywhere, E-sports, From Software, New Consoles

In Entertainment News – Pacific Rim 2, John Malkovich, The Killing Joke, Flatliners, Nintendo

Epilogue – Star Trek!

Time to get into Sulu…oh myyyy!

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All about Star Trek!: http://www.startrek.com/

Learn more about Captain America!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_America

GameCakes!: http://www.popsugar.com/tech/Cupcakes-Made-Video-Game-Logos-6900190