In a world where horrible things happen every day, how can horror ease our minds?

The Babadook brings comfort

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comic news where we finally get a breakdown of what the Venomverse is all about. Also, comic retailers tell us what the state of the industry looks like right now and Wizard World announces who their very first “Hall of Legends” inductee is.

Heading into level two, we find out what this new “Steam Direct” program is and tell you where you can watch Sony’s E3 show! Level two wraps up with a breakdown of the Nintendo Switch’s new online service.

Over in the world of entertainment, TALES FROM THE CRYPT is finally dead, NOS4A2 is getting its own AMC series and we argue over if a Sin City show is a good idea. We close out level 3 with a discussion on movie trailers and how we really feel about them

Our epilogue is week is all about how horror, is actually really good for us. 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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The end is nigh for Greenlight, but what does that mean for us Steam users?

Goodbye, Greenlight. We hardly liked ye

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where Steve Rogers is ramping up to take over the Marvel universe. We also celebrate the 100th birthday of Will Eisner and get way too hyped about Netflix expanding their brand into comics and toys.

Heading into level two, we break down what is new in the world of Call of Duty, which might mean going back to something older. Nintendo had a huge announcement this week for SWITCH users and E3 is finally opening its doors to the public for the first time in a very long time.

Over in the world of entertainment, heated words get exchanged as Netflix has announced a new animated Castlevania series and claims it will be the best western game adaptation ever. We also find about the resurrection of the Halloween franchise and get into what makes Marvel movie villains so horrible (and how they are planing to fix that).

Our epilogue this week is about the end of the Steam Greenlight program and what that means for us gamers. 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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In a post Netflix world, is it better to binge or to watch shows a week at a time?

Should we binge watch all the time?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where we talk about the pros and cons of the DC artists workshop. 2017’s weird comics continue with the new Snagglepuss title that has worked its way into our hearts – and we find out who is ACTUALLY buying comics these days.

Heading into level two, Psychonauts 2 gets a publisher (but did they need one?). We also get into the PC master race with a controller vs keyboard and mouse debate before closing up level two with a talk about the Nintendo Switch launch lineup.

Over in the world of entertainment, Clive Barker wants to help us make a horror movie, the CW moves the production date of “The Lost Boys” and we get to talk about two of our favorite things: documentaries and practical movie makeup.

Our epilogue this week is about binge watching shows (Netflix style) versus watching a show week to week. 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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After months of rumor and speculation, we finally have the details of the Nintendo Switch!

Is it time to SWITCH?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where DC’s REBIRTH is coming to your local library, and it’s awesome. We also have the details of Mark Waid’s new comic book writing course and a ton of discussion about Brian Michael Bendis’ return to THE DEFENDERS.

Heading into level two, we break down what exactly AWESOME GAMES DONE QUICK is and why you should give speed-running a shot (or at least check it out on youtube). Also in games, we get upset over the cancellation of SCALEBOUND and get into ELON MUSK’s opinions about narrative in video games (and why he might just be wrong).

Over in the world of entertainment, we say goodbye to William Peter Blatty and say “what the hell” to a potential Fright Night 3. Also in level three – we are getting not one, but two potential remakes of “The House on Haunted Hill” and Mark Hamill tells is why he thinks that everyone relates to Luke Skywalker as a character.

Our epilogue this week is all about the Nintendo Switch announcement. 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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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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