The Surly Nerd

The Inhumans are competing against the X-men, but this time...ON TV! When it comes to TV, who will win? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where NYCC is in FULL EFFECT and DC's comes out swinging as they bring back both VERTIGO and their YOUNG ANIMAL lines. Also from NYCC, we have an awesome new graphic novel from Neil Gaiman and Joss Whedon is coming back to BUFFY, for an all new comic series! Heading into level two, Phil Spencer tells us why he thinks backwards compatibility is important and we tell you if he's right or not. Also in gaming this week, we have a big C64 (really?) announcement as well as a TOTALLY non-political news bit about how the crew behind WOLFENSTEIN wants to "Make America Nazi-free again". Over in the world of entertainment, we have a TON of CONSTANTINE annoucements from NYCC. We also have brand-new revelations about the SPAWN movie and we close out level 3 with a movie near and dear to our hearts: Behind The Mask. Our epilogue is week is all about The Inhumans show vs The Gifted. 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 Gifted: https://www.hulu.com/the-gifted Check out The Inhumans!: http://abc.go.com/shows/marvels-inhumans Horror cupcakes!: https://www.candystore.com/blog/diy/18-scary-good-cupcake-recipes-need-try-halloween/

The creator of Playboy is passed, but is that his only legacy? What will be his legacy? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Old Man Logan is getting an awesome prequel comic. Also, it's been revealed that Alan Tudyk is working on an amazing Star Wars story and Steve Dillion is getting one hell of a tribute - a year after his passing. Heading into level two, the world of gaming is changed as J.Lo has backed a major e-sports product. Also in gaming, Valve has begun removing content from Steam and we fill you in on what the hell the Ataribox is. Over in the world of entertainment, James was right and won't let anyone live it down as he makes more Terminator announcements. There's also updates on what's going on with the Dark Tower series and DC makes a fantastic announcement that might change how we see their movies going forward. Our epilogue is week is all about Hugh Hefner and his legacy. 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 Hugh Hefner: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Hefner Check out The Ataribox: https://www.ataribox.com/ Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

It's Harley's 25th birthday, and we're ready to celebrate! It's time to celebrate the clown princess of crime! Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Batman and the Ninja Turtles are getting back together! We also have a great Rocko's Modern Life announcement and it's time to find out who's taking the lead on the newest Spider-Man comics. Heading into level two, James' gets way too excited for a Zone of the Enders announcement, and Square Enix tells us how they plan on making games going forward. Level two winds down with a breakdown of how Steam is going to change their rating system post having issues with "review bombing". Over in the world of entertainment, Sabrina is coming back in a HUGE way. Our team argues about the latest Terminator news and we try and decide if we love the New Mutants announcements while arguing about Legion. Our epilogue is week is all about the clown princess of crime - HARLEY QUINN! 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 Harley Quinn: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harley_Quinn Check out Zone of the Enders: http://www.konami.jp/gs/game/zoe/english/index.html Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

How much control should a game dev have over toxicity in their games? Should devs have full banhammer control? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Hellboy is finally being collected in a way that has us opening our wallets. We also have an awesome IDW comic journal announcement and we get into the Comic-Con lawsuit that could affect conventions all over the U.S. Heading into level two, PUBG continues to smash records, and the NES Classic is coming back in a big way. Level two winds down as Microsoft brings us some amazing new ways for us to play that could very well be the future of gaming. Over in the world of entertainment, there's more horror anthologies around the corner and we finally have one we absolutely cannot wait for. We also talk about John Landis' opinions on his son remaking American Werewolf in London and the biggest announcement for the week is who's now taking over Star Wars: Episode IX Our epilogue is week is about how game developers should handle toxicity in their games (if at all). 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 PUBG: https://www.playbattlegrounds.com/main.pu Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

It's time to debate The Avengers vs The Defenders on an all-new episode! Is The Defenders better than the Avengers on-screen? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we say goodbye to one of the greats - Len Wein. After that, we get into the new Die Hard story book, talk TENCENT getting into the US comic market and tell you what the hell DC's Dark Nights: Metal is and why it's doing so well. Heading into level two, we have a TON of news from Rockstar about L.A Noire. Blizzard has a huge e-sports announcement and we break down Hideo Kojima's insane approach to designing video games. Over in the world of entertainment, X-force has been announced and has an AWESOME writer/director attached to it. We finally find out what AMC's Shock Theatre anthology is, and IT has taken the world by storm. Our epilogue is week is a spoiler-filled talk about The Avengers vs The Defenders. 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 Dark Nights: Metal: http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Nights:_Metal Check out L.A Noir: http://lanoire.wikia.com/wiki/L.A._Noire_Wiki Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

The devil's in the details, and we tell you why! What little details do you love in video games? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where a new (awesome) charity was just announced this week. We also have retailers striking back against Marvel for their business practices and we tell you about a new, amazing sounding comic book about...Wrestling? Heading into level two, we talk about gave developer tricks that you might not know about, and how using a keyboard and mouse will work on the Xbox. We close up level two with HTC looking for buyers for the Vive and what that might mean for the future of VR. Over in the world of entertainment, The Crow reboot seems to be going forward...again. Drew Barrymore is working on what sounds like an amazing new horror series and the team behind Stranger Things tell you what you need to do to get ready for season 2 of their show. Our epilogue is week is all about the tiny details in video games that do nothing, but make us happy. 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 Bioshock: https://www.2kgames.com/bioshock/ Check out Metal Gear: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Gear Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

Destiny 2 takes over as James is out for the week and the inmates run the asylum! What did you think we would talk about? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! This week is a bit chaotic as not only did a hurricane hit our home state, but James was out on vacation on the very same week! Join us as we get together some semblance of an episode, with a guest host and all the weeks nerd news that we could think to rant about, on an all new episode! 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!

Cross-platform play should be a right of ALL gamers! It's time for consoles and PC's to unite! Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we break down who Moon Knight is, and why he needs his "Joker". We also tell you about Image's upcoming title: COYOTES and groan as we give you the latest WIZARD news. Heading into level two, James freaks out as he talks about the 10th anniversary of Bioshock and we give you all the Gamescom news about PUBG that you need! Level 2 wraps up with us geeking out over a game that we didn't even know we needed. Over in the world of entertainment, we talk about all things Stranger Things and get into what 1922 is and why you should be excited. Level 3 comes to a close with a Dead Snow 3 announcement that quickly derails us into a talk about What Happened to Monday. Our epilogue is week is all Cross-platform play and why it's the future. 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 Rocket League: https://www.rocketleague.com/ Check out Forza: https://www.forzamotorsport.net/en-us/ Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

With all the awful news in the world, we take this week to tell you why we love pop culture. It's time for an episode about love Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Archie is getting back into the super-hero game. We also have an awesome Archie Elseworlds announcement as well as our thoughts on the news that B.P.R.D is coming to an end. Heading into level two, we get into the changes that Xbox Achievements are going to be going under. We also break down what's new with the Overwatch leagues and wrap things up with GOG's new sale. Over in the world of entertainment, The Munsters are ready to make a comeback. Neuromancer was announced and we're way too excited for it, but not as excited as we are for the Good Omens announcement. Our epilogue is week is all about why we love the pop culture that we do. 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 Halo: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

How important are tutorials and training for multiplayer games? How much training should a multiplayer game give you? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where the Teen Titans are taking over Americas libraries. We also have a huge Nightmare Before Christmas announcement, and news about DUNE coming back to comics. Heading into level two, we break down what the Sega Genesis Classic and Atari Classic consoles are. We also get into anything and everything Ubisoft with news about Skull and Bones and why they are excited for the Xbox One. Over in the world of entertainment, we have the Scary Stories books making a HUGE comeback, and John Wick is getting an expanded universe. Level three comes to a close with a mega talk about AMC and what shows they are investing in right now, and what's new with the Terminator franchise. Our epilogue is week is all about teaching multiplayer to new players, versus letting them figure it out for themselves. 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 Halo: https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

Flashpoint is coming...but will it break the DCEU? ...but what does Flashpoint mean for the rest of DC Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where we get HYPED for Superman: Year One. Also, SDCC brings us some amazing PUMPKINHEAD news, and DC is about to give us what Marvel can't. Heading into level two, we have a slew of great Telltale announcements fresh from SDCC. We also get into the Xbox one's creators collection, and get really angry about Nintendo's new voice chat capabilities. Over in the world of entertainment, we get right back into SDCC with some fantastic Iron Fist news and we break down what's new for Rocko's Modern Life. Level 3 comes to an end with new information about the Captain Marvel movie - and what has us a bit worried for it. Our epilogue is week is all the Flashpoint movie and what that means for the DCEU 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 Flashpoint: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flashpoint_(comics) Check out The Flash: http://www.dccomics.com/characters/the-flash Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

They're coming to get you Barbara...on an all new episode! We miss you already Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we open level one with an upcoming horror title from DC comics. From there we tell you who's back from the 90's and what new amazing Elseworlds DC comics has in store for you. Heading into level two, Atari has announced a new console...but what is it? We tell you what the Oculus is doing to compete against Sony and get behind a new video game streaming service. Over in the world of entertainment, Locke and Key has a new big announcement, Fear Street is about to become a film series and The Amityville Horror is coming back. Level three ends with Tarantino's new project that has us pretty excited. Our epilogue is week is all about the man, the myth the legend - George Romero. 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 George A. Romero: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_A._Romero Check out Night of the Living Dead: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Living_Dead Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

To mod is human - but for some, to mod is divine Why do we love mods so much? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we open level one with the passing of Joan Lee and reflect on her importance to the world of comics. We also have Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn coming to Riverdale, Batman explored as a villain and an amazing new IP from IDW that has us super excited. Heading into level two, Summer Games Done Quick is over, and we have so much to say about it. After that, we have a Xbox Marketplace announcement that is awesome and a little bit of news about a cool sounding upcoming fighter that has us hyped. Over in the world of entertainment, the very first "Elseworlds" comic is finally coming to the DC animated universe. We give you an update on the SPAWN reboot and tell you what the hell Umbrella Academy is and why we love what Netflix is about to do with it. Our epilogue is week is all about video game mods - what they are, their legality and why you should care about them. 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 Gotham by Gaslight: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotham_by_Gaslight Check out DOOM mods: http://www.moddb.com/games/doom/mods Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

"I steal from every single movie ever made. If people don't like that, then tough tills, don't go and see it, all right? I steal from everything. Great artists steal, they don't do homages." -Quentin Tarantino When is it stealing art, and when is it an homage? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics, where IDW is bring both Star Wars and a new young reader line out that has us excited. Also in comics we have all things Harley Quinn as she's about to turn 25 and we break down what the hell is still going wrong with Wizard World. Heading into level two, Blizzard continues killing it with what their plans are for Starcraft Remastered and we tell you what the gaming division of Marvel is planning to do to make their games like the MCU going forward. Over in the world of entertainment, we finally have more information about the remake of American Werewolf in London and we continue our discussion about practical effects as we tell you what's new with the brand new Hellboy movie. Entertainment wraps up with a talk about what's new with the Batman film franchise and how it could very well be a game changer for the DCEU. Our epilogue is week is all about how pop culture influences all modern works, and why that's ok. 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 Quentin Tarantino: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000233/ Check out George Lucas: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000184/ Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

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!) 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 Lament Configuration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemarchand%27s_box Check out Simon Sayce: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0768420/ Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes