Episode 101: Go **** Yourself San Diego

Comic-con, Comic-con, San Diego Comic-Con tiiiiiime!

How excited we are for the Deadpool trailer
Greetings adventurers, it’s an all new episode of The Surly Nerd! Join us as we wade through the plethora of news coming out of San Diego Comic-con. So much happened in the last week in the world of nerdy news but does ANY of it have to do with comic books? We kick our show off with that thought as we go into the winners of the Eisner Awards and from there move into what’s new for Superman in his comics as well as Marvels plans for their newest acquisition – Angela.
We slide from those comic topics over to the world of video games. John Romero tells us what he thinks about the PC vs Console war, we get deep into what makes HALO a true franchise and we bitch more and more about Ubisofts sexism. We try to talk about happier things in Entertainment News with Evil Dead television series but just end up angrier from where we started. Avengers theories, Batman V Superman rants and a discussion about the Deadpool “leaked” trailer close out our show. Get comfy with us as we get into super geeky comic discussions on episode 101 of The Surly Nerd.
Episode 101 Go **** Yourself San Diego: Summary and Time Stamps
(0:07:05) In Comic Industry News – The Will Eisner Awards, Superman’s new direction and what’s in store for Angela.
(0:30:30) In Game Industry News – Is the PC market stronger than the console one? Halo talks franchise and Ubisoft gets sexist.
(0:56:10) In Entertainment News – Evil Dead TV, Avengers rumors and the future of Batman V Superman
(1:31:20) Epilogue – Deadpool theories.

Really…just Deadpool
Read about the things we love to talk about!
More about Deadpool here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadpool
Who is Dogpool ?: http://marvel.com/universe/Dogpool_(Earth-103173)
Deadpools favorite food, Chimichangas!: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/almost-famous-chimichangas-recipe.html
Episode 99: Women Take Back Comics and Gaming

More women in comics, the girl scouts go gaming and how fantastic can the Fantastic Four movie be?

Not Pictured: Female Thor
Greetings adventurers, it’s an all new episode of The Surly Nerd. We kick off the week with our prelude where we open with all the video games we have been playing and all the movies we have been watching that came out five years ago. We head into level one, comic industry news by talking about the changes in the Marvel U and DC U where women take center stage. Thor becomes female and Batgirl gets new writers and a new (read: practical) costume. It’s a fanboys (or fangirls!) dream!
From those diatribes we move directly into gaming news where the girl scouts open their doors to game development, Tekken decides to side with Unreal and Sony wants to get in Wii owners pants. We top the week off with more fantastic movie news, get down and dirty with what is new in the world of Halloween Horror Nights. It’s another fantastic week for nerdy news so get ready to strap yourself in for the week-in-review madness that is our show and don’t forget to send us your summer fun time pictures with your #nerdventure hashtag!
Episode 99: Summary and Time Stamps
(0:17:20) In Comic Industry News – Thor becomes a woman and Batgirl gets new duds.
(0:30:00) In Game Industry News – The Girl Scouts dive into game development, Tekken 7 is announced at EVO powered by the Unreal Engine and Sony believes they can win over Wii users.
(0:49:35) In Entertainment News – Locke & Key gets new writers, we get new news about 12 Monkeys, we hear what the new Fantastic Four movie is based on and From Dusk Til Dawn takes over Halloween Horror Nights.
(1:10:00) Epilogue – We get down with some monkeys.

Pictured: The All-New Batgirl!
Read about the things we love to talk about!
More about Your favorite Marvel heroes here: http://marvel.com/characters
Who are your favorite DC Comics heroes ?: http://www.dccomics.com/characters
Make a taco salad!: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/taco-salad-i/
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Episode 96: Season 3 Begins!

Adventurers…come out and plaaaaaaaaay! It’s time for Season 3 of The Surly Nerd!!!
After a little time away we’ve come back and in full frakking force. As we work to redesign the show top to bottom we invite you to come along with us as we pick up right where we left off last season, excited and angry at all the latest nerd news that has been announced, beamed into our brains directly from Cybertron.

The Surly Nerd Season 3:
It’s about to get obscene
Join us as we journey across the latest comic headlines, getting into the gritty details of the latest changes made in the Marvel and DC universes both in the world of comics and outside of it. Be wowed and amazed as we become an explosion of information about the world of game development from Riot Games to why the Oculus Rift is poised to take over the world…and how we are powerless to stop it. Quake in fear as we go balls deep into entertainment news, from Predator reboots to dystopian worlds we are ready to see on the big screen. After all that hot mess is done we wrap up the first episode of season 3 with a discussion as to why women are so damn important to the creative side of nerd entertainment.
Episode 96: Summary and time stamps
(0:13:22) In Comic Industry News – DC Comics changes the way they pay their employees, Ultimate FF says goodbye and Hollywood helps the family of Jack Kirby go to the Supreme Court.
(0:30:00) In Game Industry News – Riot offers “cash to quit”, Crytek is poised to go under, Carbon Designs joins Oculus and why it matters to you and how EA Origin is offering their new titles to players.
(0:56:40) In Entertainment News – Predator gets a reboot, Ready Player One is getting redrafted and Kevin Feige has tons to say about the Marvel Movie Universe.
(1:13:00) Epilogue – The importance of the female presence in nerd entertainment.

The man, the legend – Ernest Cline, Author of Ready Player One
Read about the things we love to talk about!
More about Ready Player One here: http://readyplayerone.com/
Check out EA’s Origin service here: https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/
Educate yourself on the greatest food in the world, the Taco: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taco
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Episode 95: Pre-Comicpalooza Madness

Greetings adventurers, it’s news time again and boy do we have a show for you. We are cooped up in the con hotel, pre-comicpalooza with J and having a little fun and a couple drinks. Come along with us as we bounce recklessly from topic to topic and geek out over all the things you love!
(00:22:00) This week in Comic Industry News – We find out what titles DC is getting rid of and what new titles they are launching, we discuss the new Superman and why She-Hulk is so important.
(00:46:00) In Video Game Industry News – Microsoft talks ALL about Halo and gets rid of the Kinect, Oculus gets some of the Google Glass and 343 devs on their side, Microsoft releases gold requirements for Netflix and HBO Go, and we give our E3 predictions.
(1:16:00) In Entertainment News – HIMYD is dead and buried next to Supernatural Bloodlines, Marvel announces Namor and we get balls deep into the future of super hero movies, television shows and more.
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Episode 90: Are you actively listening?

(0:9:00ish) This week in Comic Industry News – Deadpool breaks things, Comixology gets married to Amazon, Nightwing becomes a sex symbol and Groot and Rocket get a book.
(0:18:00ish) In Game Industry News – WOD is no more, Eve VR IS a reality, Infamous makes the bucks, Capcom gives up the bucks, Oculus is worth MORE bucks and OnLive cuts down the bucks required to try it.
(0:45:00ish) In Entertainment News – Fincher leaves Jobs, Marvel beats Potter, Carnage is rumored and Michael Bay fucks more shit up.
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