How can comics keep going, when they are so inaccessible?

Marvel Legacy could ruin everything

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we break down IDW’s new digital platform. We also get into the new Wet Hot American Summer comic, and we tell you about Chip Zdarsky’s new Marvel variant covers.

Heading into level two, we celebrate the life of Daniel Licht, and tell you everything that’s wrong with the upcoming Metroid game. We also have a huge Xbox announcement, and theorize about how Skull and Bones’ single player campaign will work.

Over in the world of entertainment, we have a huge Netflix announcement, and an awesome documentary on indiegogo you should support. Level three winds down with a discussion about Marvel movie villains, and why they are never as strong as their heroes.

Our epilogue is week is all about what’s currently wrong with comics, and how we could fix 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!)

Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!

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All about Marvel Legacy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Legacy

Check out DC Rebirth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Rebirth

Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

They’re coming to get you Barbara…on an all new episode!

We miss you already

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we open level one with an upcoming horror title from DC comics. From there we tell you who’s back from the 90’s and what new amazing Elseworlds DC comics has in store for you.

Heading into level two, Atari has announced a new console…but what is it? We tell you what the Oculus is doing to compete against Sony and get behind a new video game streaming service.

Over in the world of entertainment, Locke and Key has a new big announcement, Fear Street is about to become a film series and The Amityville Horror is coming back. Level three ends with Tarantino’s new project that has us pretty excited.

Our epilogue is week is all about the man, the myth the legend – George Romero.

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!)

Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!

Read about the things we love to talk about!

All about George A. Romero: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_A._Romero

Check out Night of the Living Dead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Living_Dead

Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

To mod is human – but for some, to mod is divine

Why do we love mods so much?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we open level one with the passing of Joan Lee and reflect on her importance to the world of comics. We also have Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn coming to Riverdale, Batman explored as a villain and an amazing new IP from IDW that has us super excited.

Heading into level two, Summer Games Done Quick is over, and we have so much to say about it. After that, we have a Xbox Marketplace announcement that is awesome and a little bit of news about a cool sounding upcoming fighter that has us hyped.

Over in the world of entertainment, the very first “Elseworlds” comic is finally coming to the DC animated universe. We give you an update on the SPAWN reboot and tell you what the hell Umbrella Academy is and why we love what Netflix is about to do with it.

Our epilogue is week is all about video game mods – what they are, their legality and why you should care about them.

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!)

Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!

Read about the things we love to talk about!

All about Gotham by Gaslight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_by_Gaslight

Check out DOOM mods: http://www.moddb.com/games/doom/mods

Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

“I steal from every single movie ever made. If people don’t like that, then tough tills, don’t go and see it, all right? I steal from everything. Great artists steal, they don’t do homages.” -Quentin Tarantino

When is it stealing art, and when is it an homage?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics, where IDW is bring both Star Wars and a new young reader line out that has us excited. Also in comics we have all things Harley Quinn as she’s about to turn 25 and we break down what the hell is still going wrong with Wizard World.

Heading into level two, Blizzard continues killing it with what their plans are for Starcraft Remastered and we tell you what the gaming division of Marvel is planning to do to make their games like the MCU going forward.

Over in the world of entertainment, we finally have more information about the remake of American Werewolf in London and we continue our discussion about practical effects as we tell you what’s new with the brand new Hellboy movie. Entertainment wraps up with a talk about what’s new with the Batman film franchise and how it could very well be a game changer for the DCEU.

Our epilogue is week is all about how pop culture influences all modern works, and why that’s ok.

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!)

Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!

Read about the things we love to talk about!

All about Quentin Tarantino: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/

Check out George Lucas: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000184/

Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

Jason’s Mask, Freddy’s glove, the Lament Configuration. Strap on your favorite horror props, adventurers – and get ready for an all new episode of The Surly Nerd!

Why is horror iconography so important?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics, where the Kingsmen series is finding a new home. We also have a big Walking Dead spin-off announcement and get into what’s in store in the all-new Hellraiser anthology.

Heading into level two, Blizzard is making some huge changes across all of its games, but is it what the players want? We also hear about SEGA’s new mobile plans as well as what real life events influenced the story of DETROIT.

Over in the world of entertainment, we break down what “Mega-City One” will be about and get excited for even more “IT” news. Level 3 comes to a close with a debate over the future of the VENOM movie franchise.

Our epilogue is week is all about Horror iconography, and why it’s 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!)

Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of…The Surly Nerd!

Read about the things we love to talk about!

All about The Lament Configuration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemarchand%27s_box


Check out Simon Sayce: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768420/

Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes