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Episode 105: Return to Glory

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum   This week in Comic Industry News (16:30) – The future of Axe-cop, ALL the Spider-men and a Comic-con Harley Quinn one-shot. In Game Industry News (33:00) – Everything about the world of VR you need to know, Amazon streaming games, Star Wars goes Arkham, and Igarashi wants to be in Samus. In Entertainment News (1:07:00) – More animated LOTR, who is taking over Ghostbusters 3, POWERS comes to Playstation, Scarlett wants more Widow, Tiger Lily gets white-washed, Scarface gets made again, and Boondocks gets a final season. This weeks music: GWAR – Have You Seen Me X-Cops – Cavity Search Oderus Urungus – Goodnight Moon Thanks for listening and remember to follow us on Twitter and Like our fan page on Facebook! Please help us out and rate & review our podcast on iTunes. It helps a lot! If you would like to contact us, you can always leave a comment here or send an email. Stay Surly my friends. The post Episode 87: Goodnight Oderus appeared first on The Surly Nerd. The post Episode 87: Goodnight Oderus appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum   This week in Comic Industry News (15:30) – We get a new Hulk comic, Marvel changes how they handle their digital comics service and Kevin Smith takes ahold of Batman ’66 and the Green Hornet. In Game Industry News (27:30) – Koji Igarashi leaves Konami, GOG talks pricing, Google acquires Green Throttle Games and we wonder what that means,  someone from Valve moves to Oculus and other companies get together to form an alliance against the Oculus. In Entertainment News (55:30) – The voice of the movies Hal Douglas has passed, Evan Goldberg talks about staying true to the Preacher source material, Marc Webb says he is ready to step down after Spidey 3, the Winter Soldier is in EVERYTHING, Bryan Singer wants to Michael Bay the X-men and we hear who will be working on the next LEGO movie. This weeks music: Matt Skiba And The Sekrets –  Luciferian Blues Matt Skiba And The Sekrets – The End of Joy Matt Skiba And The Sekrets – Voices Thanks for listening and remember to follow us on Twitter and Like our fan page on Facebook! Please help us out and rate & review our podcast on iTunes. It helps a lot! If you would like to contact us, you can always leave a comment here or send an email. Stay Surly my friends. The post Episode 86: The One That Is A Little Rough Around The Edges appeared first on The Surly Nerd. The post Episode 86: The One That Is A Little Rough Around The Edges appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum   A special thank you goes out to Good Co. for being our musical interludes for this week. You can find them over at - http://goodcomusic.com/ or on their Facebook page at - https://www.facebook.com/goodcomusic . In case you missed it, our review of their newest album “The Kicker” can be found here This week in Comic Industry News (17:00) – Star Trek gets a new miniseries, Heavy Metal becomes more than a magazine and one of the artists behind Masters of the Universe loses his lawsuit. In Game Industry News (37:00) – A Kingdom Hearts survey rolls out to fans, Nintendo turns down mobile AGAIN but keeps with consoles, The Room sells gangbusters and has things to say to the games industry about it, Microsoft wants Xbox Live on ALL THE THINGS, Rockstar gets honored by BAFTA, Broderbund donates to the museum to play and the PS3 gets HBO. In Entertainment News (1:13:00) – The Harlem Hellfighters comes to the big screen, Michael B. Jordan talks about becoming the Human Torch, we get the cast for Constantine, Sam Rami takes on The Last of Us, Texas Chainsaw goes 4k, A Monster Calls moves from book to film, we might get more of The Matrix and Josh Boone gets ready to tackle The Stand. This weeks music: Good Co –  Baby Blue Good Co – In The Water Good Co – The Kicker Thanks for listening and remember to follow us on Twitter and Like our fan page on Facebook! Please help us out and rate & review our podcast on iTunes. It helps a lot! If you would like to contact us, you can always leave a comment here or send an email. Stay Surly my friends. The post Episode 85: The One Where Good Co Shows Us How To Swing appeared first on The Surly Nerd. The post Episode 85: The One Where Good Co Shows Us How To Swing appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum This week in Comic Industry News (13:00ish) – Warren Ellis makes TREES, Image gives a State of the Union address, IDW has an AMAZING crossover, and DC is back at weekly events In Game Industry News (43:00ish) – The Ouya wants to be on other things, Valve gives devs more power, Europe cracks down on free-to-play, Nintendo wants you healthy, Halo is COMING, and America wants less violent games In Entertainment News (1:03:00ish) – Michael Bay gets cock…HITCHCOCK, David Fincher gets Apple, Masters of the Universe talks pick back up, Bryan Singer heads to MI, Jeff Goldblum is all up in Independence Day and Arnold talks Terminator. Thanks for listening and remember to follow us on Twitter and Like our fan page on Facebook! Please help us out and rate & review our podcast on iTunes. It helps a lot! If you would like to contact us, you can always leave a comment here or send an email. Stay Surly my friends. The post Episode 84: The One Where We Get Angry appeared first on The Surly Nerd. The post Episode 84: The One Where We Get Angry appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum   This week we pay tribute to a legend, and James gets super animated. Please to enjoy episode 83. (0:17:00) In Comic Book Industry News: DC collectibles and NECA have announced their new toy lines, Archie gets their first gay superhero and Dark Horse gives us more Robocop vs. Terminator. (0:31:00 ish) In Game Industry News: Bioshock sinks as Irrational Games closes, 2K talks the future of Bioshock from their end, production on the Oculus Rift is halted, Sony announces their VR headset, Fallout goes silent, Cliff Bleszinski is done with disks, Microsoft talks Gears and the director of Final Fantasy 7 talks about a remake. (1:16:00 ish) In Entertainment News: Harold Ramis has left this world and we mourn, Sony and Seth Rogan are doing a movie about the console wars, how Veronica Mars is finding release, Edward Norton is getting his dream movie made, Gary Oldman and  Benedict Cumberbatch join Star Wars, Karl Urban pushes for Judge Dredd 2 and HEROES gets revived. This weeks music: Ray Parker, Jr – Ghostbusters Evergreen Terrace – Mad World Mojo Nixon – Girlfriend in a Coma Thanks for listening and remember to follow us on Twitter and Like our fan page on Facebook! Please help us out and rate & review our podcast on iTunes. It helps a lot! If you would like to contact us, you can always leave a comment here or send an email. Stay Surly my friends. The post Episode 83: The One Where We Lose Harold Ramis appeared first on The Surly Nerd. The post Episode 83: The One Where We Lose Harold Ramis appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum (15:00 in)  This week in Comic Industry News – Kidrobot opens their TMNT line, Mayor Rob Ford gets his own figure, Spider-man gets a year one, and Cyclops gets his own mini-series. (31:00 in) In Game Industry News – David Cage is awarded for his greatness, Halo 2 anniversary gets a small controversy , Sons of Anarchy will become a game, L4D talks Valve, and we see what the Vita to PS4 stats are. (1:00:00 in) In Entertainment News – Back to the Future SHOES!, Joel Silver talks escape from NY, Tim Burton gets on board for Beetlejuice 2, The Simpsons goes LEGO, ILM expands to England, Ron Howard jumps on the Jungle Book and we wrap it up talking about Marvel phase three. This weeks music: Tim Armstrong - Ramblin Man (Hank Williams Sr.) Tim Armstrong - Goin’ Down That Road (Ersel Hickey) Tim Armstrong - Misconceptions of Hell (Davey Havok) Thanks for listening and remember to follow us on Twitter and Like our fan page on Facebook! Please help us out and rate & review our podcast on iTunes. It helps a lot! If you would like to contact us, you can always leave a comment here or send an email. Stay Surly my friends. The post Episode 82: The One Where Toys and Games Take Center Stage appeared first on The Surly Nerd. The post Episode 82: The One Where Toys and Games Take Center Stage appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum   This week in Game Industry News: (16:00ish) A biofeedback horror game called Nevermind, Flappy Bird goes down, Amazon buys Double Helix, Activision changes up Call of Duty and Microsoft teases more HALO. In Comic Industry News: (1:02:00 ish) Ghostbusters go vinyl, Vincent Price gets his own action figure,  Geoff John goes back to Superman with John Romita Jr. and Ellis talks Moon Knight. In Entertainment News: (1:25:00 ish) Breaking Bad’s Sam Catlin joins Preacher, Chris Evans has some ideas for Captain America, The Winter Soldier goes into Ultron AND SHIELD, Clark Gregg is frustrated by SHIELD viewership,  Arkham Asylum gets announced as a film, Lex Luthor becomes a skinhead punk and DMZ comes to SyFy This weeks music: Frank Turner – Tattoos Frank Turner – We Shall Not Overcome Frank Turner – Polaroid Picture Thanks for listening and remember to follow us on Twitter and Like our fan page on Facebook! Please help us out and rate & review our podcast on iTunes. It helps a lot! If you would like to contact us, you can always leave a comment here or send an email. Stay Surly my friends.   The post Episode 81: The One Where Video Games Come First appeared first on The Surly Nerd. The post Episode 81: The One Where Video Games Come First appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum This week in Comic News (20:00) – GHOSTBUSTERS LEGOS!, also TMNT Legos, Tomb Raider gets a #1, Bill Watterson gets a lifetime achievement award, 30 years of Usagi Yojimbo, and Chuck Jones gets honored In Game Industry News (40:00 ish) – Nintendo restructures, Gears moves to Microsoft, Steam lets you cancel pre-orders, ReRoll puts reality into gaming and the Room 2 will be out soon! In Entertainment News  (1:04:00) – Philip Seymour Hoffman passes, Eisenberg becomes Luthor, DC animated films get a continuity, Zachary Quinto joins Agent 47, Neill Blomkamp comes back to HALO, and J.J Abrams talks Star Wars This weeks music: The Yawpers - Suspicious Minds (Elvis) The Yawpers - Ace of Spades (Motorhead) The Yawpers - Yakety Yak (The Coasters) Thanks for listening and remember to follow us on Twitter and Like our fan page on Facebook! Please help us out and rate & review our podcast on iTunes. It helps a lot! If you would like to contact us, you can always leave a comment here or send an email. Stay Surly my friends. The post Episode 80: The One Where We Come Back From Break appeared first on The Surly Nerd. The post Episode 80: The One Where We Come Back From Break appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum The Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum This week in comic news (16 minutes-ish in): Lex Luthor joins the Justice League, Peter Parker get amnesia and Vertigo gets a new anthology line In game industry news: (33 minutes-ish in)  Ouya co-founder has left, Nintendo’s stock gets messed up, Value supports the Rift and Star Wars 1313 is dead In entertainment news :  (1 hr-ish in) Scarlett Johansson talks about Avenging, Sif on S.H.I.E.L.D, Mark Ruffalo wants an eco-friendly Hulk, Michael Douglas joins Ant Man as Pym, NBC talks Constantine and the Oscars may celebrate Batman This weeks music: Rasputina – Bad Moon Rising (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Oingo Boingo – You Really Got Me (The Kinks) Lorde – Everybody Wants to Rule the World (Tears For Fears) Thanks for listening and remember to follow us on Twitter and Like our fan page on Facebook! Please help us out and rate & review our podcast on iTunes. It helps a lot! If you would like to contact us, you can always leave a comment here or send an email. Stay Surly my friends. The post Episode 79: The One Where We Have Way Too Many Comic Movies appeared first on The Surly Nerd. The post Episode 79: The One Where We Have Way Too Many Comic Movies appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink MinimumThe Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum   This week in Comic Industry News: Marvel settles over Ghost Rider rights, Geoff Johns Leaves Aquaman, and DC Comics apologizes. In Game Industry News: New Deus Ex and Hitman trademarks, Xbox’s new domain name, Steam family sharing, Playstation vs Microsoft hardware specs, Sony’s new Vita TV, Free-to-play Soul Calibur, and David Cage’s thoughts on indy titles. In Entertainment News: Jack Black gets Goosebumps, more Harry Potter on the big screen, 5th Element sequels, Star Wars spinoffs, Ant-man vs the DCU, Vin Diesel talks about his work with Marvel, the villains of Amazing Spider-Man 2, a Locke & Key movie, John Oliver returning to Community and an American Psycho television series. The post Episode 61: The one where we go off topic…a lot appeared first on The Surly Nerd.The post Episode 61: The one where we go off topic…a lot appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink MinimumThe Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum The definitive season 2 episode you’ve been waiting for! In Comic Industry News: Itty bitty Hellboy, Dark Horse taking over publication of EC comics, Longshot saving the Marvel universe, Scooby-Doo meeting Batman and Robin and a new Little Nemo In Game Industry News: How many Ouya users have purchased games, indy self publishing on the 360 and Xbox One, Nintendo working to draw more indy developers (in American and Europe), Sony’s plans to back indy studios, how much RAM the PS4′s OS uses and Neil Gaiman’s new game In Entertainment News: The Amazing Spider-man spin-off, X-force the movie, the latest on Star Wars, DiCaprio in talks to work on Robotech, Batman vs Superman, a 12 Monkeys TV adaptation and the new Frankenstein movie We wrap it all up with an awesome Drinks at the Inn segment, so grab a drink and settle in with all of us here on the show!   Thanks for listening and remember to follow us on Twitter and Like our fan page on Facebook! Please help us out and rate & review our podcast on iTunes. It helps a lot! If you would like to contact us, you can always leave a comment here or send an email. Stay Surly my friends. The post Episode 54: The one where we get our s*#@ together appeared first on The Surly Nerd.The post Episode 54: The one where we get our s*#@ together appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink MinimumThe Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum We open season 2 (episode 53) with San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) news: The Captain America 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor 2 and the Avengers 2 panel discussion. X-Men Days of Future past and Spider-Man 2 updates followed by what’s to come in Family Guy, American Dad and The Simpsons. Capcom announcement of a new Strider game, the Superman/Batman movie and our thoughts on Joss’ panel close out level 1. From RTX: We break down what Rooster Teeth Expo (RTX) is, why it’s so important to the convention circuit and what we did while we were there. We close out the show with a series of interviews with: Earl Alexander – Louis from Left 4 Dead ( http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1591093/ ) Ty Root  of Edge of Reality Games who are working on the game Loadout ( http://www.loadout.com/ ) Darkforge games, Creators of Nekro ( http://darkforgegames.com/ ) Nick Brewer of Makerbot – ( http://www.makerbot.com/ ) The Behemoth Studios, the minds behind Castle Crashers and Battle Block Theater ( http://www.battleblocktheater.com/ ) Night Light Interactive, creators of Whispering Willows ( http://nightlightinteractive.com/whisperingwillows/ ) We hope you enjoy this packed season 2 opener! The post Episode 53: SDCC & RTX appeared first on The Surly Nerd.The post Episode 53: SDCC & RTX appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink MinimumThe Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum Alright Adventurers, you wanted it and you got it! For us hitting 300 likes on Facebook, we have Bane and Batman reading an excerpt from Green Eggs and (Bane)Ham by Dr Seuss. We hope you enjoy! The post Special Feature: Green Eggs and Bane appeared first on The Surly Nerd.The post Special Feature: Green Eggs and Bane appeared first on The Surly Nerd.

The Surly Nerd - Two Drink MinimumThe Surly Nerd - Two Drink Minimum Greetings adventurers and welcome to episode 5 of our Fireside Chat/Meanwhile back at the Surly Nerd bonus episode. This episode we will be talking all about boardgames, which games we played growing up and which games we play these days. Grab a drink and kick back with us on this very special episode of…The Surly Nerd The post Fireside Chat/Meanwhile back at the Surly Nerd: Episode 5 appeared first on The Surly Nerd.The post Fireside Chat/Meanwhile back at the Surly Nerd: Episode 5 appeared first on The Surly Nerd.