Kris and Dave are visited by the ghosts of Star Wars past, present, and future! Buckle in for Star Wars Holiday Special talk and a look to the future of the franchise. Plus, Dave gets excited about zombies and Kris defends the Avengers video game!

Nerd News

Back 4 Blood first gameplay revealed

Disney's Investor Day brings big announcements

Byword Big Talk

The Star Wars Holiday Special

The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special

The Future of Star Wars

Nerd Commendations

Justice League: Endless Winter #1

Square-Enix's Avengers

Kris and Dave talk about their "chicken soup for the nerdy soul", their guilty pleasures that keep them coming back over and over again. Plus, Dave can't stop talking about horror and HBO Max gets ALL the movies!

Nerd News

BioWare Studio Head, Dragon Age Producer Both Leave Studio

Warner Bros. to release all 2021 films directly to HBO Max at no extra cost

Byword Big Talk

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Spider-Man Comics

Stephen King

Star Trek

Toho’s Godzilla movies

The Mandalorian

Nerd Commendations

Freaky (2020)

Star Trek: Picard

Kris and Dave talk with writer Ryan Haack about his IndieGoGo campaign for Bric-A-Brac, his epic Christmas story. Plus, they talk about the Avengers video game falling short of expectations and recommend an Age of Apocalypse.

Nerd News

Marvel's Avengers Didn't Sell As Expected, Says Square Enix

Alfred Molina to return as Doc Ock?

Byword Big Talk

Bric-a-Brac with Ryan Haack

Nerd Commendations

Magnificent Ms. Marvel

Age of Apocalypse

Kris and Dave talk with writer and artist Ed Brisson about his work at Marvel and his upcoming creator-owned title Catch & Release: A Murder Book Story. Plus, a discussion about the Thor/Star Lord dynamic and Disney's refusal to pay creators.

Nerd News

Star Wars Writer Alan Dean Foster and SFWA Call Out Disney for Not Paying Royalties

Star Lord confirmed for Thor: Love & Thunder

Byword Big Talk

Ed Brisson on Twitter

Catch & Release: A Murder Book Story on Kickstarter

Nerd Commendations

Batman: The Adventures Continue

Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows

Kris and Dave celebrate six months of Nerd Byword and take a closer look at notable nerd friendships. Plus, Zack Snyder's Justice League rears its head again!

Nerd News

Zack Snyder call his ideal Justice League “Black & White, Imax”

Wonder Woman 1984 to release on Christmas Day on HBO Max

Byword Big Talk: Nerd Friendships

Peter Parker/Miles Morales

Blue Beetle/Booster Gold

Kitty Pryde/Nightcrawler

Robin/Superboy

Kirk/Spock

Oracle/Black Canary

Nerd Commendations

DC Comics' 52

Django/Zorro

Kris and Dave interview Brett Murphy about his upcoming comic book Paranormal Hitmen! Plus, DC's restructuring continues, and a Star Trek nerd commendation!

Nerd News

Warner Media Begins New Round of Layoffs Amid Restructuring

DC launches DC Universe Infinite

Byword Big Talk

Brett Murphy on Instagram

Wilson Gandolpho on Art Station

Nerd Commendations

Crossover

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Kris and Dave scrape the bottom of the barrel to discuss their most hated superhero comics! Plus, Moon Knight and Fantastic Beasts news, and some television nerd commendations!

Nerd News

Johnny Depp Resigns from Fantastic Beasts

Oscar Isaac in talks to play Moon Knight

Byword Big Talk

Chuck Austen's X-Men

All-Star Batman & Robin

Spider-Man: Sins Past

Ultimatum

Spider-Man: One More Day

Amazons Attack!

Nerd Commendations

Farscape

Lovecraft Country

Kris and Dave take your burning questions from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Plus, Tomb Raider and Assassin's Creed news and the return of nerd commendations!

Nerd News

Tomb Raider 2 looses release date

Netflix announces Assassin's Creed series

Byword Big Talk

Featuring burning questions from:

Joe Heilala (Facebook), 

Phillip Russertt (Facebook), 

@PzzaSnseTinglin (Twitter), 

@kevinewing22 (Twitter), 

@LexPendragon (Twitter), 

@read.your.comics (Instagram), 

@nerd.nostalgia.podcast (Instagram), 

@castle_colder (Instagram), 

@theoneandonlynerdpoolreborn (Instagram)

@joezsketches (Instagram)

Nerd Commendations

Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan)

The Last Ronin

Kris and Dave once again assign each other some comic book reading homework, and the results are...interesting. Plus, a discussion of Jared Leto's Joker and the final Nerd Nightmare for October!

Nerd News

Jared Leto's Joker returns

Could Chilling Adventures of Sabrina be saved?

Byword Big Talk

X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills

The New Deadwardians

Nerd Nightmares

The Haunting (1999)

Kris and Dave wax nostalgic about how the nerd community has changed and what they miss most from the nerd past. Plus, nerd news and a new Nerd Nightmare focused on Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street!

Nerd News

Coming 2 America moves to Amazon Prime

Donny Cates & Scott Snyder Endorse “Marvel vs. DC” Crossover

Byword Big Talk

Video Game Manuals at Archive.org

Is Appointment Television making a Comeback? via Esquire

Wizard Magazine at Archive.org

Nintendo Power Issue 1 at Archive.org

Why Day 1 Patches are so common via Kotaku

Toxic Nerd Culture is Ruining what we Love About Comic Books via Medium

Nerd Nightmares

Wes Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street