Disney might buy parts of Fox, but what does that mean for the Marvel Cinematic Universe?

What does this potential purchase mean for the MCU?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where New York is about to honor Bill Finger. We also have IMAGE pulling together an anthology to support the survivors of the Las Vegas shooting and James gets super excited about an all-new Bloodborne comic.

Heading into level two, we give the deets on what Super Mario Odyssey sold and cover all the big news that came out of Blizzcon. There’s also a (strangely) cool announcement from GameStop and microtransactions take center stage again as we talk about Monster Hunter World.

Over in the world of entertainment, we debate if we want/need a prequel movie to “Night of the Living Dead”. Fans finally get the Friday the 13th/Evil Dead crossover they have always wanted and arguments have to be made for and against wanting a new Twilight Zone reboot.

Our epilogue is week is all about the possible acquisition of Fox properties by Disney.

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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Everyone loves Batman, but what is it about him that keeps drawing us back to the darkness time and time again?

Why do we love the bat so much?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where the Love Is Love comic is defying all expectations and Luke Cage is ready to break back into his own title. Level one comes to a close with a full on HYDRA take over that has us (kind of) excited.

Heading into level two, GAMESTOP is getting ready to close down a bunch of retail locations and Facebook is entering the game streaming…game. Blizzard blows away level two with not one but two amazing Starcraft announcements that have us requiring additional pylons.

Over in the world of entertainment, VENOM gets a ton of new announcements and we get the final word on what’s going on with Zombieland 2. The curtains fall on level three with a break down of the website Rotten Tomatoes, and if it’s really worth trusting.

Our epilogue this week is all about the man, the bat, the legend – Batman, and why he’s so damn popular. 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 does it mean to be an entertainment Visionary? Do we judge visionaries unfairly? Come with us as we discuss this, and the week in geek news, on an all new episode of…The Surly Nerd!

Was FABLE truly great?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics with Penny Dreadful coming back, but in a new form. We also debate the loss of the Flash’s movie director and (finally) get confirmation as to why the X-men have been pushed to the side over at Marvel.

Over in games, we fanboy out over a ton of new Diablo 3 news. We also get into the state of digital distribution and how that is hurting Gamestop’s bottom line. Level 2 comes to a close with more talk about the Nintendo Switch and how Nintendo will balance it with the 3DS.

Over in the world of entertainment, we have STARSHIP TROOPERS ready to come back! Voltron rumors are abound and we could not be more excited. We close down Level 3 with a big ‘ol talk about the future of the SANDMAN films and what we want out of them.

Our epilogue this week is ALL about the concept of visionaries! 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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Can SANDMAN actually be filmed?

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All about Hideo Kojima: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hideo_Kojima

Check out the Del Toro!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_del_Toro

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

Is SDCC (San Diego Comic Con) worth it anymore? We tackle this and more on this weeks…The Surly Nerd!

Scary Stories get a documentary and we want it NOW!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After the prelude where James gushes about Bloodborne, we jump into comics where Tony gets his chance to fanboy over Pacific Rim more and we close down level 1 talking about digital comics and what’s new on the horizon with Black Mask Studios.

In video game industry news, Konami kicks up even more controversy surrounding Kojima leaving and what that means for Silent Hills. Gamestop is knocking it out of the park with its digital sales while the creator of Oddworld tell us why he thinks capitalism is killing video games and we give you our reasons why we both agree and disagree with him. Over in Entertainment news, Ready Player One is ready for prime time, we’re getting both a Spock and Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark documentary which sends our inner nerds screaming. We close out level 3 with Jason Segel taking over some LEGO projects and why your inner child should be excited about it.

Our Epilogue this week is about San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) and if it’s still relevant to the comics industry at large. As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to our show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!)

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Episode 132: Escape From SDCC

In Comic Industry News – Pacific Rim, Black Mask Studios

In Game Industry News – Gamestop, Silent Hills, Oddworld

In Entertainment News –  Spock Documentary, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Documentary, Lego Movies

Epilogue – SDCC Relevance

 Is SDCC still relevant?

Read about the things we love to talk about!

What is SDCC?: http://www.comic-con.org/

Learn about the Scary Stories Documentary: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/scary-stories-a-documentary

Shhh…: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scary_Stories_to_Tell_in_the_Dark

This week comics take center stage on…THE SURLY NERD!

Hawkeye and Deadpool in all their glory!

Greetings adventurers, it’s an all new episode of The Surly Nerd! We kick it off with the prelude where we chime in about what is keeping us busy. From there we move on over to Comic Industry News where we hear some forward thinking from Marvel, talk a little bit about Deadpool and Hawkeye hooking up and what is going to change in the DCU come December.

In Game Industry News, we jump right into the big discussion of what Microsoft acquisition of Minecraft means to the average joe and if it was a good move to make. We chat it up for a bit over Gamestop pulling its stores out of Spain and what that means in terms of the company as a whole and wrap up level 2 with talks about the new Resident Evil game and how episodic content might be the future of AAA titles. Over in Entertainment News we get into the abstract concepts behind production studios control over film, as well as some deeper talks about what’s in store for the Spider-man franchise. We close up shop this week with George Romero’s comments about the state of Horror as a whole and in the Epilogue we tackle the challenge of cross-media continuity.

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Episode 106: Deadpool and Hawkeye and Hordor, OH MY!: Summary

In Comic Industry News – Marvel honesty, Hawkeye with Deadpool and Batmans changes

In Game Industry News – Microsoft buys Mojang, Gamestop leaves Spain and episodic Resident Evil

In Entertainment News –  Venom spin-off, studio influence in movies, and George Romero

Epilogue – Cross media continuity

 The movie would never be this cool, but we can dream

Read about the things we love to talk about!

More about Carnage here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnage_(comics)

The history of Batman Eternal !: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Eternal

Make your own Chalupas!: http://www.macheesmo.com/2010/04/chalupas/