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It’s a hot time for fans of cosmic happenings in superhero universes. Thanos, one of Marvel’s ultimate big bads, is getting the origin treatment with the mightily-bearded uber-author Jason Aaron (Wolverine & the X-Men, Thor: God of Thunder). Meanwhile over at DC, Geoff Johns’ landmark run of Green Lantern has ended, paving the way for a new creative team on every Lantern book including Rob Venditti (The Surrogates, X-O Manowar) on the main Green Lantern title. Dig this: not only do we interview both of those fine gentlemen in this episode, but we also moderate a panel at HeroesCon with the new authors of all the primary Lantern books – Van Jensen, Charles Soule, and Justin Jordan!Cap and Aaron host a mega-sized Comic Show not to be missed! Big names, big discussions, and keen insights. What exactly happened that took Venditti off Constantine? What did Aaron publicly confront DC publisher, Dan Didio about at the DC Retailer Road Show? What forthcoming event was accidentally alluded to during the Lantern panel? We also discuss what books we’re reading right now and play clips from other panels we moderated at HeroesCon including the Image panel featuring: Joe Harris (Great Pacific, X-Files), Tradd Moore and Justin Jordan (Luther Strode), Nate Bellegarde (Nowhere Men), Cory Walker (Invincible), Ming Doyle (Mara), Joe Eisma (Morning Glories), and Todd Nauck (Invincible Universe) AND the Dark Horse panel with: Eric Powell (The Goon), Sanford Greene (Rotten Apple), Becky Cloonan (The Fabulous Killjoys), and Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT).

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Get ready for a Kickstarter to the crotch! Over the few years of its existence, Kickstarter has been responsible for successfully funding countless nerdy concepts, awesome pieces of tech, music, literature, and other media that simply wouldn't have existed otherwise.This episode of Nerdy Show we discuss this crowd funding phenomena that’s changing the creative landscape. Hear Cap, Germaine, Jessica, Colin, and our Live Director, John La Valle’s stories of projects we've funded, the times we've been burned, and behind-the-helm perspectives from nerd-centric Kickstarters.We interview Martin Wagner, the mind behind 19th century serial killer documentary, Bloody Work about his trials funding a film via Kickstarter, and his historical investigation that promises to explore a dark, forgotten piece of American history. Also in this episode, Bryan of Flame On! moderates a panel with several successful comics Kickstarters, Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night), Ryan Browne (God Hates Astronauts), Greg Baldwin (Creature Box), and Jeremy Haun (Bad Karma).Is Kickstarting all it’s cracked up to be? Will the crowd-funding bubble burst? What do you need to know to get your own project going? Just what does Nerdy Show think of Ouya? These are but some of the questions we ask in this episode of Nerdy Show.

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E3 2013 ends with a bang! This is the last and final part of our daily podcasts, and the biggest one yet. We made the most of day 3 and this double-length episode is jam-packed with game impressions and our top 5 games of the show! (Check them out below if you’re into spoilers.)We demo out Nintendo titles including The Wonderful 101, Mario Kart 8, and Super Mario 3D World. We try out the new Harmonix/ Disney collaboration Fantasia and check out the remake of Castle of Illusion. We sample the finest games from the early PS4 roster: Watch Dogs and Transistor. We sit in on presentations for Batman: Arkham Origins, Thief: Out of the Shadows, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt as well as get in on a 60-player demo of Battlefield 4, try out indie game, Colossal Kaiju Combat, and yes, there’s more.It’s a heck of a finale to an exhausting week of amazing new games and heated debates over new consoles. The next year will be a decisive one for the landscape of the industry and it all starts here.

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The press conferences are over and the E3 con floor is finally open! Today’s the first day of exclusive first-looks and hands-on experiences with the future of gaming. But first, we go over the big Nintendo Direct E3 announcements including the new Mario Kart, Super Mario 3D World, and Smash Bros.Comics fans, we put Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure to the test (see it in an upcoming video), we got a first look at part of the new Walking Dead DLC 400 Days, and checked out the new LEGO Marvel Superheroes. We saw a pre-alpha demo of Mad Max, got hands-on with Saints Row IV, and checked out the latest Atlus titles. We check out the surprising cool features of Call of Duty: Ghost (yes, some of it involves dogs) and look for insights into Bungie’s Destiny. Those are just the highlights, and there’s lots more to come. What are YOU excited about? We’re your eyes and years, let us know on the forums!

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Day 3 of E3 and our second day on the floor. Things are getting… intense. We get a tour of the XBOX ONE (aka XBone) and learn some revolutionary hardware facts that for some reason no one is talking about including how the controller could change the game experience and just how powerful this big black slab actually is.We get hands on with Deadpool, the new Phoenix Wright, the remade DuckTales, Game and Wario, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Day Z, and Sonic the Hedgehog: Lost Worlds. We also find out the fate of Young Justice: Legacy, the season-bridging game we saw last year and first-looks at Murdered: Soul Suspect, Metal Gear: Phantom Pain, South Park: The Stick of Truth and more.

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E3 2013 is here! This year, the biggest event in gaming is more intense than ever with two new consoles vying for superiority and shifting paradigms of the industry. Nerdy Show is back in LA covering E3 for Bleeding Cool and this is our take on Day 1. The show hasn’t started yet, but Monday was a gauntlet of press conferences and media briefings with big reveals from X-Box, Sony, EA, Ubisoft, and all the developers they’re partnered up with.We share our takes on the new titles, new technology, and controversial decisions that will color the year of gaming and console debuts to come. Stay tuned to all our E3 coverage, including daily podcasts, videos, and interviews all week long.

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In this episode of Nerdy Show Book Club we take on a nerdy novel classic William Gibson’s Neuromancer. Thirty years ago this novel redefined science fiction, and to this day it continues to indelibly influence… just about everything. Including your day-to-day life! This is the kernel from which all of cyberpunk exploded and infected the world’s psyche with digital consciousness. It’s a must read. …And none of us had read it. So we’ve fixed that and hopefully you’ve joined us as we plunged headfirst into the Sprawl.We share our thoughts on this landmark novel and its complex worldbuilding, discuss what you thought about the book, share what else we’ve been reading, and, of course, do a dramatic reading from Neuromancer as well as a reading from a film novelization. Join Cap, Hex, Brandon, Jon, and Colin as we crack the ICE on this new book club adventure.

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What’s that you smell? Is it the distinct scent of machine oil and dragon farts? It just might be!Nerdy Show is serving up another double-stack of Microsodes and we’re talkin’ ’bout giant robots and all those times where sci-fi and fantasy get freaky on each other. First, Cap Brandon, Jonna, Tony, and Luke discuss the universe of MechWarrior and Battle Tech – the books, the games, its origins, and the new MechWarrior Online – brought to you by Nerdy Show listener Trench88.Then, BigBadShadowMan wanted to know what our favorite meldings of sci-fi and fantasy are, so Cap and Tony joined up with Doug, Adam, Josh, and Nina of Ghostbusters: Resurrection to discuss that infamous “double mumbo jumbo”. What qualifies as sci-fi/fantasy? What doesn’t? Why are there two Microsode 2-Packs back-to-back?! Find out!

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It’s a Microsode mash-up!Microsodes are where YOU choose a topic and we talk about it for 15-30 minutes. This episode of Nerdy Show is two Microsodes stuck together: James Bond 007 and the Multiple Bond Theory and H.P. Lovecraft. What do these two topics have to do with each other? Nothing at face value – but the discussions are fascinating journeys into multimedia and some serious pop culture nerding.In our James Bond discussion (brought to you by Trench 88 & Max Acree) Cap, Matt, and Colin team-up to talk about the connectivity (or lack thereof) between Bond films and the theory that could have united them. We discuss falling out with Skyfall, the original 1967 Casino Royale, what the future may hold for the franchise, and much, much Moore.Next, Cap and Hex are joined by Doug, LaForge, Brings, Wall, and Poole of Ghostbusters: Resurrection because ViralDemon had a carnal lust for cosmic horror. We discuss the unknowable greatness that is 20th century author H.P. Lovecraft – the terrifying concepts he created, his works, and the myriad films, comics, games, etc. that have been inspired by him. Dare we find ourselves lost amidst vile mists in labyrinthine corridors of non-euclidean geometry where cruel wordless sounds, not uttered by man since long before the Dark Awakening of certain grotesque cephalopods, echoes endlessly from anthracite chasms long-forgotten? We do.

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Like a phoenix purging the lands to make way for new growth, Disney, the new rulers of the Star Wars franchise have rained fire down upon the Lucasfilm landscape. Will it be for better or for worse? Only time will tell. In this episode we mourn the loss of LucasArts and speculate over what could come of the new Star Wars gaming partnership with EA. There’s a lot of new developments and hints as to where Star Wars could be heading as the companies get structured and production gets underway. As always, we’ll attempt to put this puzzle together – and if the pieces don’t fit then dammit. we’ll make them fit!Join Cap, Matt, Doug, and Ghostbusters: Resurrection‘s Nina for more Star Wars insights than you can shake a gaderffii at. We pick apart the rumored new animated series, Star Wars: Reclamation, that may bridge the gap between Jedi and Episode VII… if it’s not a hoax. We also speculate on new Star Wars developments at Disney parks, and, of course, Willow Watch!

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