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Are Microsoft's backwards compatibility announcements really about JUST backwards compatibility? Is this the future of Xbox? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics, where the year of weird comics continues with Wonder Woman crossing over with Conan. We also have a breakdown of what Marvel's Generations and Legends series are as well as the award winners for the 2017 Disney Legacy Award. Heading into level two, Neil DeGrasse Tyson has decided to get into the business of video games! We also toss out ideas as to what Atari's new console is going to be and tell you what mess Konami has gotten themselves into...again. Over in the world of entertainment, we find out what kind of (horror) movie Jurassic World 2 is going to be, and we have a couple of awesome sounding horror documentaries right around the corner! Our epilogue is week is all about how backwards compatibility isn't really about backwards compatibility. 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 Wonder Woman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wonder_Woman Check out Backwards Compatibility: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backward_compatibility Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

You've been waiting for it, and it's finally here: Our coverage of E3 2017! It's E3 time! Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! This is a very special "one off" bonus episode, all about the goings on at E3 2017. We cover almost all of the big conferences, and tell you what we saw, loved and hated - on an all new episode!

Can censorship be used for comedy gold? We explore this and the week in news, on an all new episode! How did this get past the censors?! Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comic news where we find out what bad ass free book is coming to people who attend SDCC. We also have some great Humble Bundle news, and wrap everything in level one up with a talk about why Wizard World is failing globally. Over in the world of entertainment, we celebrate Adam West, and have fun talking about why the Babadook is suddenly so popular. We also have a cassette release around the corner for Stranger Things, what's scaring children on the set of IT and finally get answers as to how much of the Justice League will be changed now that Joss Whedon is in charge of it. Our epilogue is week is all about how censorship can be used to great effect in comedy. 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 Animaniacs : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animaniacs Check out The Eisner Humble Bundle!: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/eisner-nominees-2017-comics Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

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!) 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 NOS4A2 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NOS4A2 Check out The Venomverse: http://marvelcomicsfanon.wikia.com/wiki/Venom-Verse Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

Marvel's readership has declined, so we head out this week to save the Marvel Universe! We're here to save Marvel! Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comic news where the year of strange comics continues - with LOCKJAW getting his own comic title. We also get into the new RUNAWAYS announcement and talk about this new, cool DARK MULTIVERSE that DC has for us, right around the corner. Heading into level two, FARCRY 5 has been announced and it actually sounds...really cool. The WITCHER continues to make headlines and break records, just like Nintendo is doing with their Switch console. Over in the world of entertainment, RESIDENT EVIL is getting a reboot and we have a lot to say about it. Level 3 wraps up with a discussion about the NEW MUTANTS movie and what AMC might be out to prove with their new WALKING DEAD animated releases. Our epilogue is week is all about bringing new readership over to Marvel comics! 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 Witcher : www.thewitcher.com/ Check out The Atlantic Marvel article: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/05/the-real-reasons-for-marvel-comics-woes/527127/ Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

The Destiny reveal was this week, so we're ready to deep dive (with a special guest host) into what all was announced! One of the new propaganda posters for the Nightwing series Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where Marvel is going all in on Hail-ing Hydra. We also have an update on DC's Rebirth/Watchmen story line and get into DC's newest Bombshell announcement. Heading into level two, we get into the future of VR with sadly more lawsuit announcements.We also break down frame-caps for the Xbox Scorpio, and talk about Overwatches new amateur leagues and why it's important. Over in the world of entertainment, The Witcher has been announced as a Netflix series and The Dark Crystal gets an some fantastic news as well. We wind down level three with a big Venom story that has us arguing over if this movie should even be made. Our epilogue is week is all about the Destiny 2 reveal! 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 Destiny 2 : https://www.destinythegame.com/ Check out Hi Hungry, I'm Dad: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jared-mcclelland/hi-hungry-im-dad Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

How do we separate art from the people who create it? One of the new propaganda posters for the Nightwing series Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where Image is going all out to celebrate pride month! We also have DC creating a new, fantastic sounding Elseworlds title, and we talk about the death of Black Panther and The Crew. Heading into level two, Square Enix says goodbye to the Hitman franchise. We also break down what's happening to the Mass Effect franchise as well as what Valve would like to do to make the Steam store accessible for everyone. Over in the world of entertainment, we finally find out what the Purge TV series is all about and Ridley Scott tells us what made him change the content in Alien: Covenant. Level three comes to an end with some amazing Judge Dredd news, and we give our theories as to what we would like to see in it. Our epilogue is week is about a discussion about how we separate the beliefs of an artist from the quality of their content. 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 Judge Dredd : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_Dredd Check out H.P Lovecraft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

It's time to argue about the use of the term "RPG" in modern gaming! How many RPG video games are truly RPG's? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where Marvel is trying to get their fans to get on board with Secret Empire (and it's not working). We also break down DC's new young imprint and try and figure out why comic book sales are down from last month - even with two major events going on. Heading into level two, Overwatch is taking the world by storm - but why? We also give you some fun news about Starcraft and dive into the history and potential sequel to Darksiders. Over in the world of entertainment, Logan is getting a black and white re-release that has us super excited and a Gears of War release that has us...not as excited. Level three comes to a close with comments from David Lynch about why he's leaving movies and we explore if he's really a fit for modern Hollywood. Our epilogue is week is a fun semantics argument on use of the term RPG in modern gaming. 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 Role-playing games : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Role-playing_game Check out David Lynch: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000186/ Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

We are revisiting e-sports - but this time with special guests! This episode is pure chaos Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where the Ghastly awards is going away and Mark Millar has an awesome new annoucement. We close out level one with a talk about Free Comic Book Day and why you should go! Heading into level two, 343 is trying to fix what they broke in Halo 5, and we get into why it's wrong for Nintendo to not head on out to E3 this year. Over in the world of entertainment, Sandman might come to TV - but can it Really happen this time? Level three ends with a debate about the Marvel "phases" concept and if Marvel should drop it all together. Our epilogue is us revisiting E-sports, but this time with some very special guests. 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 Dreamhack : https://www.dreamhack.se/splash/ Check out Sandman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandman Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

Why is pop culture so important during turbulent times? How can comics help us heal? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where IDW is getting ready to publish new Disney Books and DC is creating a new line of superheroes. Marvel however, seems to want to bring back the past and it could mean jeopardizing the diversity they have been working so hard to create. Heading into level two, Nintendo is ready to break our hearts again with an SNES classic announcement. Konami tells us why they still hate us with Bomberman announcements and we get into a big discussion about the new regulations being put in place in DOTA 2 Over in the world of entertainment, Hulu has announced that they are working on a pilot for Locke & Key as well as dropping a trailer for an all new Batman/Bill Finger documentary. We wrap up level three with an announcement by Netflix that's 105 million dollars in the making. Our epilogue this week is about the importance of pop culture during difficult social times (warning, this topic is a bit more serious than our usual fare). 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 DOTA 2 : http://blog.dota2.com/ Check out Locke & Key: http://www.idwpublishing.com/trending_titles/locke-key/ Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

We always talk about graphics when it comes to gaming, but how important is good sound design? How important is sound to game design? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where the year of strange comics continues with the announcement of a Green Hornet/Spirit crossover as well as a Betty Page spy thriller. Star Wars closes out level one with a discussion about Captain Phasma's new title. Heading into level two, we have more Star Wars news with tons of info about the new Battlefront game. We also get angry about the cancellation of the NES classic and get into Tencents attempt to take down STEAM Over in the world of entertainment, we have a few TNT announcements (Tales from the Crypt, Let the Right one In) and Fede Alvarez is taking a stab at the Labyrinth universe. Level 3 wraps up with Warner Brothers plans for a bigger animated universe, possibly starting with Watchmen. Our epilogue this week is all about the importance of sound in video game design. 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 Betty Page : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bettie_Page Check out Fede Alvarez: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fede_Álvarez Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

There was big Xbox Scorpio news this week, but is anyone really excited for it? Are we ready for the Scorpio? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where Marvel is finally giving us what we want in comic crossovers...a break. Sadly, this is followed up by the news that X-Men Gold #1's release has a very BIG problem. Heading into level two, we discuss the trademark of "Cyberpunk 2077 and break down the announcement of the all new Marvel Heroes game. We close up everything video games this week with all the winners from the BAFTA awards, and discuss why they won. Over in the world of entertainment, NETFLIX has made a HUGE announcement on the Haunting of Hill House and we have Invader Zim coming back...for some reason. Level 3 comes to a close with a talk about the Bat-family film rumors and we toss our own theories out as to what they could do to really make DC's films as great as Marvel's with a few short films. Our epilogue this week is all about the Xbox Scorpio announcements. 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 Scorpio : http://www.xbox.com/en-us/project-scorpio Check out Marvel Heroes Omega: https://marvelheroes.com/about Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

You've heard us complain about event fatigue in comics, but what makes for a really great comic book crossover event? What makes for a great comic crossover event? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where only one thing is on our mind: The VP of Sales for Marvel, blaming low comic sales on diversity in comics. Heading into level two, we break the sad news that the Mad Catz brand is coming to an end and talk about who's playing the Scarecrow in the new INJUSTICE game. The last bit of level 3 is all about letting Tony and Hector have some fun and discuss everything we know about DESTINY 2. Over in the world of entertainment, we find out who's going to be directing the BATGIRL movie, and debate how "We Happy Few" could make a fantastic movie. We close out level three with a discussion about Darren Aronofsky's body of work...and what he's working on next that has us excited (with a little break to talk about the IT trailer). Our epilogue this week is all about comic book crossover events, and what makes for a great one. 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 Marvel's Civil War : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_(comics) Check out Jay and Miles explain the X-men: http://www.xplainthexmen.com/ Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

Everyone loves Batman, but what is it about him that keeps drawing us back to the darkness time and time again? Why do we love the bat so much? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where the Love Is Love comic is defying all expectations and Luke Cage is ready to break back into his own title. Level one comes to a close with a full on HYDRA take over that has us (kind of) excited. Heading into level two, GAMESTOP is getting ready to close down a bunch of retail locations and Facebook is entering the game streaming...game. Blizzard blows away level two with not one but two amazing Starcraft announcements that have us requiring additional pylons. Over in the world of entertainment, VENOM gets a ton of new announcements and we get the final word on what's going on with Zombieland 2. The curtains fall on level three with a break down of the website Rotten Tomatoes, and if it's really worth trusting. Our epilogue this week is all about the man, the bat, the legend - Batman, and why he's so damn popular. 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 Batman! : http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/Batman_Wiki Check out Bob Kane: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Kane Batman cupcakes!: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/batman-cupcakes

We know gaming is popular, but are games as ingrained into our culture as we think they are? This man thinks games have not taken over the world Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where we mourn the passing of Bernie Wrightson. We also get into the history of comic book distribution and get into what's new with Ghost Rider and New York Comic Con. Heading into level two, we debate accessibility versus challenge in fighting games thanks to Marvel vs Capcom Infinite and get way too excited for the Disney Afternoon Collection. Level two winds down with a talk about game development and how it's taking over the world. Over in the world of entertainment, we have SCREAM getting a whole new cast for season 3, VENOM getting a big 'ol movie announcement and a trip back into the past as we talk about the remake of the classic show "Amazing Stories". Our epilogue this week is about influence of gaming on the world. 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 Disney Afternoon Collection : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Disney_Afternoon_Collection Check out Bernie Wrightson: http://berniewrightson.com/ X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html