The Surly Nerd

It's Episode 200 and we're going off-script to have some fun! Happy birthday us! Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! This week, the inmates are running the asylum as we celebrate 200 episodes of this little show we put on for you every week! Join us as we dive into the bowler hat of truth, asking all our hosts the hard hitting questions about life in the nerd-lane. From "what comic universe would you live in if you have to wear your pants on your head?" to "How long after a films end, before you can reboot it?" - we ask the hard hitting questions and give you even harder answers on this weeks show! Our epilogue this week is about the past, and the future of our little podcast. 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!

Thanks to the Xbox game pass, we have to ask: Is game streaming the future of how we play? Is Microsoft showing us a game streaming future? 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 CLUE getting a release from IDW. We also have huge announcements from Emerald City Comic Con with MAGE finally coming to an end and the Marvel Universe getting taken over by the big bad symbiote himself...VENOM! Heading into level two, GDC is all wrapped up and Nintendo really wants UNREAL developers to make games for the Switch. We also have the Oculus Rift getting a big price drop, and we close out level two with a discussion about the GDC awards. Over in the world of entertainment, Ridley Scott is coming back to ALIENS for what feels like the foreseeable future. TRON gets a few big announcements this week and we break down what Stephen King thinks about the newest adaptation of his work: IT Our epilogue this week is about the Xbox game pass and if the future of gaming lies in streaming 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 Xbox Game Pass : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_Game_Pass Check out MAGE the comic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mage_(comics) X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

Oscar season has passed, but we have to ask: Does anyone actually care? Do we NEED The Oscars? 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 a special section about Tom King and how awesome he is. Closing out level one, we have Neil Gaiman telling the world about his 28 year old Batman story that he can't wait to get made. Heading into level two, we talk about the cultural impact of Minecraft as well as the penetration of the Playstation VR into the public zeitgeist. Ubisoft wraps up level 3 with some big changes to their staff, in a way that has us excited. Over in the world of entertainment, we talk about the passing of Bill Paxton and the death of Hellboy 3. Also, we have some great news about a Nightwing movie as well as a big discussion on the X-franchise as a whole. Our epilogue this week is about the Oscars and if they are even relevant anymore. 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 Academy Awards : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Awards Check out Nightwing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightwing X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

Square Enix has made a ton of promises recently, but have they made good on their word? Is FFXV all it was hyped to be? 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 a DC/Looney Tunes crossover. Things keep getting stranger as we talk about the Midnight Sons of Marvel and find out that Marvel and Archie are teaming up for something special. Heading into level two, we get way too into talking about the upcoming Vampire the Masquerade and Mage games, and get into some tech as Amazon opens another game studio. We put a bow on level two with a debate over VR, thanks to Gabe Newell. The world of entertainentment gets eaten this week so sadly, everyone missed out on some great Ghostbuters talk. Our epilogue this week is about Final Fantasy XV and the future of Square Enix as a company. 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 Square Enix : http://na.square-enix.com/us/home Check out DC Comics: http://www.dccomics.com/ X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

The end is nigh for Greenlight, but what does that mean for us Steam users? Goodbye, Greenlight. We hardly liked ye Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where Steve Rogers is ramping up to take over the Marvel universe. We also celebrate the 100th birthday of Will Eisner and get way too hyped about Netflix expanding their brand into comics and toys. Heading into level two, we break down what is new in the world of Call of Duty, which might mean going back to something older. Nintendo had a huge announcement this week for SWITCH users and E3 is finally opening its doors to the public for the first time in a very long time. Over in the world of entertainment, heated words get exchanged as Netflix has announced a new animated Castlevania series and claims it will be the best western game adaptation ever. We also find about the resurrection of the Halloween franchise and get into what makes Marvel movie villains so horrible (and how they are planing to fix that). Our epilogue this week is about the end of the Steam Greenlight program and what that means for us gamers. 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 Steam Greenlight : https://steamcommunity.com/greenlight Check out Secret Empire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Empire X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

In a post Netflix world, is it better to binge or to watch shows a week at a time? Should we binge watch all the time? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where we talk about the pros and cons of the DC artists workshop. 2017's weird comics continue with the new Snagglepuss title that has worked its way into our hearts - and we find out who is ACTUALLY buying comics these days. Heading into level two, Psychonauts 2 gets a publisher (but did they need one?). We also get into the PC master race with a controller vs keyboard and mouse debate before closing up level two with a talk about the Nintendo Switch launch lineup. Over in the world of entertainment, Clive Barker wants to help us make a horror movie, the CW moves the production date of "The Lost Boys" and we get to talk about two of our favorite things: documentaries and practical movie makeup. Our epilogue this week is about binge watching shows (Netflix style) versus watching a show week to week. 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 DC Artists Workshop : https://www.dccomicstalentworkshop.com/artists-workshop/ Check out Project Greenlight: https://www.projectgreenlight.com/ X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

At what point should we leave cult classics alone? When should we leave cult classics alone? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where we break down what Greater Creators is and why you should be watching it. We also have a comic CREATORS convention announcement and we close out level one with a discussion on if comic relaunches are really all they have cracked up to be. Heading into level two, Square Enix is taking on Marvel properties but leaving Deus Ex in the dust. Microsoft fills out the latter half of level two with big announcements on backwards compatibility and their "snap" feature. Over in the world of entertainment, we have a big 'ol update on the future of the newest Batman movie and what that means for DC entertainment as a whole. We also get into the Highlander remake and end level three with a talk about what James Cameron thinks about things. Our epilogue this week is about cult classics and when they should be left as they are. 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! (Disclaimer: this episode uses language that we do not condone using in any way shape or form. It was used in context of the episode to provide an unfiltered example of something we find socially unacceptable) Read about the things we love to talk about! All about Donnie Darko: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donnie_Darko Check out Square Enix: http://na.square-enix.com/us/home X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

This week we ask the question: What will our games say about us, culturally? What do our games say about us? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where a lost Marvel title is finally getting resurrected and an old Spider-Man villain is finally coming back to comics. Level one comes to an end with a big talk about Injustice 2 and why we're super excited for it. Heading into level two, Fox is getting into the world of gaming and we're strangely excited for it. We also break down the new Xbox free-to-play reward system and we close out level two with a discussion on how gaming is a positive thing for mental health. Over in the world of entertainment, Star Wars episode 8 has a title and the internet is going crazy over fan theories on what it means for the future of the franchise. We also have some AMAZING Terminator news that makes us super excited and some Suicide Squad news that is surprisingly enjoyable. (and we prove mathematically that Predator is better than Star Wars) Our epilogue this week is about what our video games will say about us as a culture (deep thoughts, yo). 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! (Disclaimer: this episode uses language that we do not condone using in any way shape or form. It was used in context of the episode to provide an unfiltered example of something we find socially unacceptable) Read about the things we love to talk about! All about The Terminator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminator Check out Extra Credits: https://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

After months of rumor and speculation, we finally have the details of the Nintendo Switch! Is it time to SWITCH? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where DC's REBIRTH is coming to your local library, and it's awesome. We also have the details of Mark Waid's new comic book writing course and a ton of discussion about Brian Michael Bendis' return to THE DEFENDERS. Heading into level two, we break down what exactly AWESOME GAMES DONE QUICK is and why you should give speed-running a shot (or at least check it out on youtube). Also in games, we get upset over the cancellation of SCALEBOUND and get into ELON MUSK's opinions about narrative in video games (and why he might just be wrong). Over in the world of entertainment, we say goodbye to William Peter Blatty and say "what the hell" to a potential Fright Night 3. Also in level three - we are getting not one, but two potential remakes of "The House on Haunted Hill" and Mark Hamill tells is why he thinks that everyone relates to Luke Skywalker as a character. Our epilogue this week is all about the Nintendo Switch announcement. 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 Switch: http://www.nintendo.com/switch/ Check out The Hero With a Thousand Faces: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hero_with_a_Thousand_Faces X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

Entertainment is a business - but how does that affect your favorite movies, comics and games? We just really want a Moon Knight series Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics as 2017 gets even crazier with a Justice League/Power Rangers crossover from the writer of INJUSTICE of all things. We break down what Geoff Johns is working on next for DC COMICS and get into the business of comics a little bit with what MARVEL is doing next to bring in new readership. Heading into level two, SQUARE ENIX gives its DEUS EX family a special present. Also, Steam is opening up suport for controllers across all games - and that means some really cool changes right around the corner. Level two wraps up with Disney's new console, and we have to ask - who really wants it? Over in the world of entertainment, we get hyped over the cast of Shane Black's new PREDATOR film, and we have a good time talking about what could be if James Gunn was allowed to make a MOON KNIGHT film. Level three ends in disappointment as we talk about who is going to be heading up the new VALIANT film franchise and what that means for the future of those films. Our epilogue this week is about entertainment as a business - and why it's important to understand it. 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 Deus Ex: https://www.deusex.com/ Check out The Predator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_(franchise) X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

This week, we remember 2016 and say a not fond farewell to the mess it was Goodbye 2016 Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! This week, the show format goes out the window as we hunker down and yell about what a crappy year in pop culture it was in 2016. While it wasen't all bad, just talking about ONLY the fun stuff would not make for a very surly episode. From comics, to movies and gaming - enjoy our 2016 retrospective! 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 DC Rebirth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Rebirth Check out Pokemon GO!: http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/en/ X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

More and more television shows are cutting the cord and moving to streaming services. Is this the future of television? Is it time to cut the cord on Television? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where JOHN WICK is getting his own comic series - but are we excited about it? We also get down on some news about a new ROBOTECH series being helmed by DMZ creator BRIAN WOOD. Level one winds down with an update on DC's REBIRTH and how DC seems to be doing everything right when it comes to comic books. Heading into level two, GUILLERMO DEL TORO gives us a special holiday treat and we get into news about a new DOUBLE DRAGON game. POLAND proves how awesome they are by donating to CD PROJEKT RED for video game research and development and STAR CITIZEN becomes a central topic of discussion as they decide after 4 years to switch game engines. Over in the world of entertainment, the force has taken another great from us - Carrie Fisher. There's also talks about a GEORGE LUCAS-centric episode of LEGENDS of TOMORROW that has us super-excited. There's an update on the M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN'S TALES FROM THE CRYPT series and another insightful debate over what's currently going on in the DCEU. Our epilogue this week is about the future of television and how more upcoming series are cutting the cord and moving to streaming. 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 Tales from the Crypt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_from_the_Crypt Check out The Witcher!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

Edutainment: Enjoyable past time, a waste of time or just a horrible word? We explore the world of edutainment plus the week in news, on an all-new episode! We love these new Venom Variants Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where Venom is taking over the Marvel universe in March. Over in IDW world, we talk about their new "DEVIATIONS" line (Judge Dread werewolf...what?!) and close things out in level one with news about the upcoming YOUNG JUSTICE series and what you need to do to get more YOUNG JUSTICE in your lives. Heading into level two, NINTENDO has released SUPER MARIO RUN and with over 10 million downloads it seems we have another NINTENDO hit on our hands...or do we? Lash and Tony try and get their final DESTINY talk of the year out of the way and we dive into the metrics of backwards compatibility on the Xbox One - which we promise is way more interesting than it sounds. Over in the world of entertainment, the reboot we never knew we wanted - DUCKTAILS has been announced and Tony freaks out over the casting. DC ENTERTAINMENT takes over the latter half of entertainment news with topics ranging from the upcoming GOTHAM CITY SIRENS to what is new in the world of THE BATMAN. Our epilogue this week is about Edutainment - from concepts to implementation...for better or worse. 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 Edutainment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_entertainment Check out LingoZing!: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/446245694/lingozing-the-fun-way-to-learn-a-language X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

As gaming becomes more a part of our cultural zeitgiest, we have to ask: What are gamers entitled to when they purchase a product? More Mechwarrior plz Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where we finally find out what the big Marvel/R.L Stine reveal is! We also break down the upcoming Venom/Spider-man crossover and what to expect from that - as well as a special surprise crossover with DC Comics and Hanna Barbera! Heading into level 2, we have Nintendo offering up cash bounties to hackers who are able to crack the 3DS firmware - and get into why that's important for Nintendo moving forward. One of the developers over at Microsoft has a lot of important things to say about 4K gaming's future, and James gets excited over the biggest 'Mech announcement in 16 years and won't shut up about it. Over in the world of entertainment, we finally are getting an answer to the oldest Blade Runner question...or are we? Deadpool gets a good chunk of talking time as we finally find out why Tim Miller is out and David Leitch is in and close out level 3 with news about what the hell is happening to the DC cinematic universe. Our epilogue this week is about gamer entitlement - what it means and what we are all actually entitled to when we purchase a product. 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 R.L Stine: http://rlstine.com/about/ Check out Man-Thing!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Thing X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html

With online television becoming more important to us, we have to ask - can Hollywood evolve to keep up? Are Hollywood films dying? Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we kick things off in comics where it is the 25 anniversary of IMAGE COMICS and they have one heck of a present in store for us. Marvel is ramping up their new ICEMAN title and it looks to be one cool comic to look forward to. Level one wraps up with some talks about WIZARD WORLD's expansion and if the massive con-family needs to continue. Over in games, everything this week is centered around one thing: the celebration of the PLAYSTATION. We have announcements from THE LAST OF US 2 to a huge debate over fighting games. Even games you never cared about like KNACK get some love in this level. Over in the world of entertainment, ALIENS is out to ruin James' birthday with their newest announcement. We also break down the top 5 movies of 2016 (according to Google) and get really sassy over the idea that BACK to the FUTURE could be remade. Level 3 winds down with a discussion about diversity in cinema, all thanks to a little movie you might have heard of called ROGUE ONE. Our epilogue this week is about the evolution of Hollywood, all thanks to paid for television apps such as NETFLIX. 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 vs Capcom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_vs._Capcom Check out Netflix!: https://www.netflix.com/ X-Men cupcakes!: http://www.frenchforcupcake.com/2012/01/mutant-and-proud-x-men-cupcakes.html