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A tradition in itself, Doritos “Crash the Superbowl” video contest is once again upon us, and this year’s competition combines 3 things Nerds love : making short films, the Transformers and, you know… Doritos. This year DCSB is exceptionally cool, with contestants creating unique Doritos ads in an attempt to win a variety of prizes [...]

If there’s one thing that Nerd City likes, it’s drawings of primates acting like people. With that in mind, we present to you “The Monkey King: 72 Transformations of the Mythical Hero”, an insanely cool art book featuring work highlighting the mythical Chinese hero. A wide arrange of artists tackle the subject matter with zeal, [...]

Opening this weekend at the brand new 101/exhibit Contemporary Art Gallery in Los Angeles, Jason Shawn Alexander‘s {sic} New Paintings and Graphic Works is a truly great (and exceptionally important) show that blurs the line between pop and fine art in a way Nerd City has never seen before. Although Alexander’s background is heavily rooted in illustration [...]

Last weekend, Nerd City got a chance to hang at the world’s premiere (and only) open-air, independently developed video game symposium, Indie Cade, and it was mad dope (right, teenagers?). Although still a very young convention (with accompanying growing pains), Indie Cade demonstrated it has it’s collective fingers on the pulse of the indie game [...]

It’s no secret Nerd City has long been a supporter of the stand-up comedic arts. Chicago is currently experiencing a major renaissance in this department, in no small part thanks to local indie shows like “The Sh*t Show” @ Shambles. An interactive stand-up and story-telling experience, the double S proudly features alt-comics, offbeat contests and [...]

During the usual drunken madness that is C2E2, Nerd City was lucky enough to hang out with the lovely ladies of Chicago’s Gorrilla Tango Burlesque, and we recommend you do the same. Plainly put, there is no Nerdier/cooler burlesque organization in the entire universe. With a current roster that includes burlesque parodies of Robert Rodriguez [...]

  Better late than never! Ben Spencer and Captain James T. Kyle return with special guests Brandi Jane Clark, Adriean “ITEM” Koleric and Pat Beals. They discuss the evolution of the relationship between digital and physical form in terms of art, music and comics. They also discuss Record Store Day, American Barbarian and the popular [...]

This last week saw much buzz regarding homosexuality in comic books, as Marvel announced the marriage of gay superhero Northstar (scheduled for June 20th in “Astonishing X-Men #51). DC, not to be outdone, announced they would soon be outing a major player in their universe, as well (and in related news, “Big Bang Theory” star [...]

That’s right, multi-sided dice wielding maniacs, Wizards of the Coast has launched beta-testing for their newest Dungeons and Dragons adventure, D&D Next, and you can participate! Get a chance to interact with game designers and give your input to help shape the next generation of D&D (it’s about time you got something in shape). The [...]

Once in a while an idea comes along that is so awesome, so perfectly righteous, it literally melts your fucking face off. Chicago’s Arcade Brewery is one of those ideas. Combining a video game and comic book aesthetic with original, inspired, and unique beers, Arcade Brewery is poised to make a huge splash in the world [...]

Video games have been producing some mega-stars through the last few decades, but for each Mario and Link, there are just many characters that get swept under the rug. We decided to track down some of our old favorites to catch up on where they’re at and what’s happened to them over the years. Here are the exclusive [...]

That’s right ladies and gentleman, “Los Angeles Ink Stains Prom Night” is fast approaching! And guess what kiddies??? It’s official: Nerd City is a sponsor of this kick-ass shindig (thank you, thank you). This is no doubt going to be THE Nerd art event of the summer. Here are the deets: To celebrate the release of his [...]

Ben Spencer and Captain James T. Kyle are back to reflect upon the weekend of madness that was C2E2! They also cover the latest news and conduct an extremely exciting taste testing of baseball legend Frank Thomas’s Big Hurt Beer. Episode 131 of Nerd City is goooooooo! Download Episode 131 Links after the jump!Links C2E2 [...]

Ben Spencer and Captain James T. Kyle are back with special guest, Giles Jacknain! They look forward to the next incarnation of Dungeons and Dragons by looking back at the history of the property and it’s development, over the years. Episode 130 of Nerd City is all yours! Download Episode 130 Links Dungeons and Dragons [...]