Why is Captain American such an important superhero?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head right into the weekly raid (our news roundup).

Kicking things off this week, we have the final donation numbers from SGDQ, and a follow up to last weeks news that the Vertigo line of comics was being cancelled. We also have news of a Hellraiser television series that could bring the franchise back into the mainstream.

Google finally has an update to how data caps will work with their streaming service (spoilers: it’s not great). We close out the week in news with the Lost Boys going back to completely re-film their pilot, Masters of Doom is being made into a television series and after all these years – SANDMAN is finally getting its own series on Netflix.

Our Boss Room this week is about the importance of Captain America

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With Marvel being such a powerhouse, what is its biggest weakness?

What is Marvel’s weakness?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Chris Claremont is coming back for one heck of a X-Men wedding. Our panel tries not to get political as we discuss Image’s newest title and IDW is getting ready to bring Cthulhu to life.

Heading into level two, we find out (again) why Kick-starting games can be a bad idea. THQ Nordic gives us some great news about their newest acquisition and Valve brings the pain on a game developer who was gaming the ratings system.

Over in the world of entertainment, Ryan Murphy is setting some records with his move over to Netflix. We find out the upside to New Mutants being delayed and everyone gets geeky over why Pinhead is the greatest horror icon of all time.

Our epilogue is week is all about what Marvel’s biggest weakness is.

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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!)

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Who let Tony take over the epilogue again? What’s going down at the CW? Do show need to follow their original source material?! The answers to these questions and more on an all new episode of…The Surly Nerd!

Is there room on FOX for the Key-house?

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where big changes are happening. We’ve changed the show format so on top of hearing what’s new in the world of Archie in comics, you will hear about what’s going on with Archie in show form as well! We also talk about what’s going on with season 2 of Supergirl, Locke and Key getting another shot at TV and what Wolverine being rated R really means to comic movies at large.

In game industry news, we mourn the loss of Disney Infinity, talk about Capcom’s full scale offensive for Resident Evil and what improvements are being made to the ESL. We close up shop on level 2 with talk about how much the Dark Souls board game has made and what we think about there being a “no-console” future for gaming in general.

Over in the world of entertainment, we jump into the new Mummy movie and talk about how it could succeed or fail. We also discuss the upcoming ROBOCOP documentary, the I KILL GIANTS movie and the rumors of a new Dungeons and Dragons movie. Level 3 comes to and end with a discussion about foreign horror and if it needs to really be remade by Hollywood or not.

Our epilogue this week is shows and movies staying true to their source material, as chosen by Tony. 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 161: Original Sources Not Cited

In Comic Industry News – Archie, Riverdale, Supergirl, Locke and Key, Wolverine

In Game Industry News – Resident Evil, Disney Infinity, Dark Souls, ESL, No Console Future

In Entertainment News – The Mummy, Robocop, I Kill Giants, Dungeons and Dragons, Foreign Horror

Epilogue – Source Material in TV/Movies

We never need an excuse to talk about Robocop

Read about the things we love to talk about!

All about The Justice League!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League

Learn about Sandman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sandman_%28Vertigo%29

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

Kings, Batmen and more on an all new…THE SURLY NERD!

Happy 28th Hellraiser!

Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After a Hannibal filled prelude, we head into comics where we talk all about Batman day. We also talk about IDW’s plans for Archie’s anniversary, what’s new in the world of Gwenpool, and close out level one with a big ‘ol discussion about if Marvel’s plan for Secret Wars can actually work.

In game industry news, Square Enix has some big plans for Kingdom Hearts, the 360’s indy program is getting ready to pass on, we chat about how close the Xbox One is to a windows machine and Tony tells us a story about how Destiny broke friends apart (Thanks Activision). The curtains fall on level two with a discussion about “unfinished games” and what Square Enix plans to do about it.

Over in the world of entertainment we, and the world honors the man and the legend…Stephen King. From there we dive into the Cabin Fever remake and how Eli Roth is involved. James gets excited for the revival of Black Mirror, we celebrate Hellraiser and talk Robocop 2. Entertainment news comes to an end this week as we get into how Hollywood can fuck up a potentially good movie.

Our epilogue this week is all about Star Wars and if the hype is truly real. 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 146: Fantastic Flop

In Comic Industry News – Gwenpool, IDW, Batman, Secret Wars

In Game Industry News – Kingdom Hearts, 360’s indy’s, Xbox One, Destiny, Square Enix

In Entertainment News –  Stephen King, Cabin Fever, Black Mirror, Hellraiser, Robocop 2, IT

Epilogue – Star Wars

 The legend himself, Stephen King

Read about the things we love to talk about!

All about Episode 7: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens

Learn about Stephen King: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King

Horror Cakes!: http://www.dreadcentral.com/top-10-lists/51237/25-spectacular-movie-cakes-for-horror-fans/