The Surly Nerd

How has Science Fiction influenced our technology and culture? What has science fiction given us, IRL? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Brian Michael Bendis tells us what it was like to split off from Marvel finally. Deadpool rocks our world with an all-new choose your own adventure book and Betty and Veronica come back to Archie comics to kick it old school in the post-reboot Archie world. Heading into level two, Overwatch is giving a special present this weekend to anyone who has not played it before. Monster Hunter takes the world by storm and Sony details upcoming plans for their UI updates. Level two winds down with another conversation about micro transactions and what they mean to Blizzard/Activision currently. Over in the world of entertainment, David S. Goyer has left the Masters of the Universe project. Our panel talks all things Five Nights at Freddy's and there's a 28 Months later announcement that has broken our hearts. Our epilogue is week is all about how Science Fiction has influenced technology. 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 Overwatch: https://playoverwatch.com/en-us/ Check out Houston Outlaws fans in Austin!: https://www.facebook.com/ATXOutlaws/ Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Is your favorite console performing well? Let's find out in this years State of the (console) Union! It's time for the console state of the union Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Brian Michael Bendis is taking the DC landscape by (Superman) storm. We also find out what's going with DC's new YA line of books and finally get a glimpse into the Planet of the Apes story that Rod Serling once wrote for Hollywood. Heading into level two, Nintendo tells the world how they plan to keep player retention rates up in their games while EA seems to be doing the complete opposite. Capcom brings level two to a close with their plans to double-down on their investment into e-sport...but how? Over in the world of entertainment, our panel gets hyped for all the new promotional material coming out about the new Purge film. Jordan Peele opens up about the scene in "Get Out" that had him in tears and James Mangold (of Logan fame) explains his stance on Easter eggs and post-credits scenes in cinema. Our epilogue is week is our console State of the Union address. 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 Capcom Pro Tour: https://capcomprotour.com/ Check out Rod Serling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Serling Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

In a post-Destiny world, what will it take for Anthem to succeed? We are excited for Anthem Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where X-men blue gets a roster change and we get to see into the world of Old Woman Laura. Also in comics we have an alliance between Marvel and NASA and huge news for DC as they enter their New Age of Heroes. Heading into level two, Paragon is coming to a close and we have the results of the Game Developers State of the Union. Blizzard is taking harsher action against toxic players on Overwatch and a lot of people are upset with Microsoft's move to allow new games into Xbox game pass. Over in the world of entertainment, things get surly(er) as we breakdown the latest Robocop movie news. There's a ton of Pet Semetary news to get into and the world gets ready to spend time with Mr. Rogers again. Our epilogue is week is all the upcoming game Anthem and what it will take to succeed. 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 Anthem: https://www.ea.com/games/anthem Check out The ISS Marvel contest: https://www.spacestationexplorers.org/marvel/ Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Have we finally reached the end of shared universes? Are shared universes coming to an end? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Archie has lost the rights to a comic we were excited for. We also talk about DC's dominance in the comic book world and get into something that few have explored: superhero PTSD. Heading into level two, Nintendo is getting crazy with their newest creation: The Labo. There's also news on the horizon that Fable is coming back to the X-box and we talk about Epic Games as they pull resources from Paragon to Fortnite. Over in the world of entertainment, the era of the horror host might be back with Shutter looking to bring Monstervision back. We get our geek on with the news of Black Widow coming to film (finally) and discuss what makes The Shawshank Redemption so damn great. Our epilogue is week is all about shared film universes and if they are finally going away. 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 Nintendo Labo: https://labo.nintendo.com/?gclid=CLnF3eC68dgCFVFJgQodtA0Juw&gclsrc=ds Check out Monstervision: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MonsterVision Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Week one of the Overwatch League is over, but is it all it was HYPED up to be? Is the Overwatch League as good as we hoped? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Marvel takes center stage and Conan comes back home. We also have an awesome Domino announcement and an even better Valkyrie one! Heading into level two, Mad Catz is making a big comeback. Nintendo gave us one heck of a group of announcements and Tony gets into the future (if there even is one) of Destiny 2. Over in the world of entertainment, we have a slew of schedule changes for upcoming Marvel films. We finally find out what Bryan Fuller is working on now that he's no longer on American Gods and big things are happening for the DC Movie Universe. Our epilogue is week is all about the Overwatch League, and how it holds up to our expectations. 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 Overwatch League: https://overwatchleague.com/en-us/ Check out Mad Catz: http://www.madcatz.com Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

With 2018 before us, we are breaking in the new year happy and hopeful for the pop culture to come! Hello 2018 Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! This is a very special "one off" bonus episode, all about what's got us HYPED for being nerds in 2018. Join us for our our first episode of the year and GET HYPED!

2017 is at an end. Come celebrate the year that broke our hearts with us! Goodbye 2017 Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! This is a very special "one off" bonus episode, all about the big news and events that shaped pop-culture in 2017. Join us for our last episode of the year as we rant about all the crap that happened to the things we love.

The Fox-Disney merger has been finalized, but X-men aside…what does that really mean? What is the real impact of this merger? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Dick Tracy is making his way back to the world thanks to Archie Comics. Our Surly team also give you the low down on what to expect from this upcoming years Free Comic Book Day and the lawsuit over the use of the term "comic-con" comes to a close. Heading into level two, Edios is opening up about how they will handle "online worlds" moving forward. New Zealand tell the world what they think about loot boxes and a huge lawsuit has been filed again Cloud Imperium Games, creators of Star Citizen. Over in the world of entertainment, 100 Years of Horror is finally getting a DVD release. Netflix is about to give us a documentary on "extreme" haunted houses, and Insidious is testing some new immersion technology to try and get more people into the movies. Our epilogue is week is all about the reality of the Fox and Disney merger. 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 100 Years of Horror: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166940/ Check out Dick Tracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Tracy Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

The Video Game Awards aired this week, but how important are they to the culture of gaming? How important are the Game Awards, really? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Veronica is keeping the year of weird comics going strong with her newest Vampironica title. 30 Days of Night gets a re-release with new content and Wolverine decides to break into the podcast game. Heading into level two, we have a ton of Capcom announcements from Mega Man to Street Fighter. Thanks to the video game awards, we get to talk about cross-platform play again and we find out if the Death Stranding trailer actually makes sense in context of the game. Over in the world of entertainment, we have a surprising announcement about the plot of the upcoming Venom movie. We also have a huge discussion about the plot of the upcoming Predator film and debate if The Crow should really be remade. Our epilogue is week is about the cultural importance of the Video Game Awards. 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 Game Awards: http://thegameawards.com Check out Capcom: http://www.capcom.com/us/ Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Detroit: Become Human's demo has people asking; Has David Cage gone too far? Detroit: Become Human is not afraid to ask the big questions Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where New Mutants is getting a new series, just in time for their upcoming film. We also discuss why we are upset at CYBORG being cancelled and James gives you a new holiday themed title to pick up this week. Heading into level two, EA takes center stage again to tell the gaming community what they do and do not want in their video game experience. Level two comes to a close with Square Enix taking center stage with more Final Fantasy XV releases coming up and they finally break their silence about why they parted way with Hitman developer IO interactive. Over in the world of entertainment, everyone gets hyped for the latest Chilling Adventures of Sabrina announcements. Also in entertainment we find out who's going to be working on the Masters of the Universe movie and when it is set to release. Level three closes out with Guillermo del Toro giving us his thoughts on why monster movie reboots don't work. Our epilogue is week is about the controversy surrounding David Cage's newest title, Detroit: Become Human. 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 David Cage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cage Check out Quantic Dream: http://www.quanticdream.com/fr/ Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

What is it about great games that make them so great? What makes some games so great? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Marvel has given up the ghost on who the new "secret" rider is. The year of weird comics continues with Marvel introducing "after-credits" scenes in their comics and an old head of Marvel has some choice words for how they feel about the current state of the industry. Heading into level two, CD Projekt Red is finally going to weigh in on the micro-transaction debate as it pertains to Cyberpunk 2077. We also have news of the Demon's Souls servers coming to an end with some theories about it and Sucker Punch opens up about what took them so long to announce their newest title: Ghosts of Tsushima. Over in the world of entertainment, we finally find out who is going to be the villain of the upcoming Venom movie, as well as give our theories on how it will all play out. James Franco has announced a new X-men related film and Marvel tells us what to expect for the MCU landscape thanks to Avengers 4. Our epilogue is week is a discussion on what makes great video games so great. 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 Sucker Punch: https://www.suckerpunch.com Check out Demon's Souls: https://www.reddit.com/r/demonssouls/ Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

With one battle over micro-transactions won, we have to ask…How much power does Disney wield? Does the Mouse have more control than we think? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we follow up on what Brian Michael Bendis is doing with his JINXWORLD titles now that he is leaving Marvel comics. We also have news about a Marvel Retrospective exhibit that will be coming to Seattle, and we get one more nail in the coffin of Wizard World. Heading into level two, we find out what's really going on with Gamestop's upcoming rental program. Also in gaming we have some crazy news about Injustice 2 and Tekken 7 and break down the debate over the new "safe mode" in the console version of SOMA. Over in the world of entertainment, it looks like Nintendo is getting back into making movies and we get super excited about the Are You Afraid of the Dark film. Level three comes to a close as we discuss Danny Elfmans grievances with the state of modern superhero musical themes. Our epilogue is week is a discussion on how much power Disney has over their properties when those properties are handled by third parties. 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 JINXWORLD: http://jinxworld.com/wordpress/ Check out Danny Elfman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Elfman Superhero cupcakes!: http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html

Brian Michael Bendis is leaving Marvel, but what does that mean for DC? What will happen to Marvel, with Bendis gone? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Jean Grey is helping launch an all-new X-men title. We also have Mera getting her own mini-series and tell you about the upcoming female cartoonist exhibit in the U.S Library of Congress. Heading into level two, Microsoft tells us about the future of game streaming. Rounding out our gaming section, we have two pieces of news from EA, and what they have done to break the internet over the last week. Over in the world of entertainment, James gets excited and then disappointed by the announcement of a Morbius (the living vampire) movie. Amazon has gone all in on a new Lord of the Rings series and Hitman is coming to Hulu by the creator of John Wick. Our epilogue is week is all about Brian Michael Bendis leaving Marvel and heading over to DC comics (with a lesson on who Bendis is, for those who don't know him by name). 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 Brian Michael Bendis: http://jinxworld.com/wordpress/ Check out X-Men: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_X-Men_members Horror cupcakes!: https://www.candystore.com/blog/diy/18-scary-good-cupcake-recipes-need-try-halloween/

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!) 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 Bill Finger: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Finger Check out Monster Hunter World: http://www.monsterhunterworld.com/us/ Horror cupcakes!: https://www.candystore.com/blog/diy/18-scary-good-cupcake-recipes-need-try-halloween/

It's Halloween, and we're ready to debate Horror! Does the audience always need an explanation of the evil? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where The Hunger is coming back to Riverdale. We also get into NYCC's plans for 2018 and beyond as well as the lowdown on who is going to be taking over for Doctor Strange as the new Sorcerer Supreme. Heading into level two, our last two weeks epilogue bleeds into this week as we delve deeper into what's really going on with the close of Visceral studios. One of the heads of Xbox opens up with their thoughts on microtransactions and a former Bioware employee tells us how much money was made off Mass Effect microtransactions alone. Over in the world of entertainment, James Gunn has some very choice words about people who argue on the internet about Marvel vs DC movies. Konami has some insane movie/television announcements for the world and Regal has a new way to make money that has us all really ticked off. Our epilogue is week is our very first PVP segment where we debate if the Horror in Horror should be explained to the audience. 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 James Gunn: http://facebook.com/jgunn Check out Event Horizon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Horizon_(film) Horror cupcakes!: https://www.candystore.com/blog/diy/18-scary-good-cupcake-recipes-need-try-halloween/