Archive for the ‘comics’ Category

Episode 140

Friday, May 24th, 2013
Ben Spencer and Captain James T. Kyle return with Episode 140 of the Nerd City Podcast and a very special guest, Ryan Browne! They go over all the latest news, look back on C2E2, and catch up with Ryan, discussing his massively successful God Hates Astronauts Kickstarter project! Episode 140 of Nerd City is about [...]

First Gameplay Footage of Batgirl in Injustice: Gods Among Us

Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Last week Netherrealm studios confirmed the rumored inclusion of Barbara Gordon, Batgirl, in Injustice: Gods Among Us. Today we get the first gameplay footage of her and it is nice to see that she will play differently than Batman. She is much quicker and looks to use more projectiles and fast combos. On top of [...]

Lobo is Your First DLC Character for Injustice: Gods Among US

Monday, April 29th, 2013
He’s been rumored for a few weeks but this past week Netherrealm and WB officially confirmed that Lobo will be the first DLC Character for Injustice: Gods Among Us. Along with the announcement last week, they released the first gameplay trailer of him over the weekend. His play style seems to be a cross between [...]

Thor: The Dark World Trailer Debuts

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013
Marvel studios has released the first trailer for Thor: The Dark World. I was very pleased with how well Thor turned out so I have high hopes for the sequel and with the main cast returning to their roles and the way Marvel has been with their films, I’m sure this will be an entertaining [...]

Batman: Arkham Origins Revealed

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013
There have been rumors the past few months in regards to the next Batman game, in the successful Arkham franchise, would be announced soon as WB had made some interesting trade marks over the past few months. Well those rumors can be laid to rest as Warner Bros announced, through this months Game Informer magazine, [...]

The Wolverine Trailer Arrives

Wednesday, March 27th, 2013
The Wolverine is one of the upcoming comic book movies I have most been interested in. Where we know Iron Man 3, Thor 2, etc will all be great sequels The Wolverine has had the feeling of it could be as shitty as Origins was. Based off of the trailer, and everything I’ve been reading [...]

Brian K Vaughn and Marcos Martin Launch a Pay What You Want Comic Series With “The Private Eye”

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013
It seems like these days artists are taking to releasing their own projects by themselves to little cost to fans, which in turns usually earns them a nice profit. So far many comedians, such as Louis CK, Maria Bamford, Doug Benson and others, have taken this with stand up specials or movies but I believe [...]

Doomsday Arrives in Injustice: Gods Among Us

Thursday, March 14th, 2013
Continuing with the release of new gameplay videos and character reveals, WB Games and Neatherrealm Studios has officially confirmed that Doomsday will be a playable character in Injustice: Gods Among Us. Watching the trailer I couldn’t pinpoint what previous Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter character his fighting style is close to, but he does seem [...]

The Kick-Ass 2 Red Band Trailer is Here

Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
After the success of Kick-Ass in theatres and in comics, the film sequel was inevitable and we have known it’s been coming for some time now. Today we have our first official look as the Red Band trailer has been revealed. Taking elements out of the Kick-Ass 2 and Hit-Girl comics, this movie looks to [...]

Marvel Comics Invades SXSW

Monday, March 11th, 2013
At this years SXSW festival, Marvel Comics held a panel detailing their future plans for their digital offerings, oh and offering you 700 free digital comic downloads as well. With the success of digital sales and the Marvel AR app, it is no surprise that we continue to move forward with new advances in how [...]

Lex Luthor Story Trailer for Injustice: Gods Among Us

Friday, March 8th, 2013
We have known for a while that Lex Luthor would be joining the cast of the upcoming game Injustice: Gods Among Us, but now we know his motivations for joining the side he chose. Take a look at the new story trailer for Lex Luthor and see some more of his moves and gameplay style. [...]

Mini Comics Included! by Fifth World Studios

Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Our friends, Michael Moreci, Steve Seeley and Tim Seeley have something extremely cool up their sleeves with their latest Kickstarter project, Mini Comics Included! Set to feature six all new, all original, mini comics just like the ones that you used to love getting with your action figures back in the 80′s, this is going [...]

Preview The Superman: Red Son Costume Pack For Injustice: Gods Among Us, Recently announced Sinestro and Hawkgirl in Action

Monday, March 4th, 2013
With the release of DC’s and Neatherrealms Injustice: Gods Among Us arriving next month, we are starting to see leaks and official news on the alternate costumes we will see for each character. As with many game releases, many retailers will have different incentives for pre-ordering through them and Gamestop is the first to show [...]

Aquaman, Bane and Shazam Join Injustice: Gods Among Us Lineup

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
The past few weeks have seen magazine scans and rumors of new characters for this springs upcoming fighter Injustice: Gods Among Us including screens of Lex Luthor and Bane. Lex was first seen in live action form in the previously released story trailer and we get our first look at Bane in an IGN exclusive [...]

Satan’s Soldier: The Movie from Tom Scioli

Friday, February 1st, 2013
The most recent web comic from the always awesome Tom Scioli, Satan’s Soldier has been a thrill ride of stylistic departure and artistic experimentalism. Scioli has used Soldier to continue to push the boundaries of what we can expect from his as a creator, as well as what a person can expect from the web [...]

Injustice: Gods Among Us Story Trailer Debuts

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013
When Injustice: Gods Among Us was announced, many wondered what would drive the DC Superheroes to begin fighting each other and today we have some more information on what the cause is. Based off of the above trailer we see what appears to be Superman and Wonder Woman establishing a police state across the country [...]

Episode 138

Friday, January 18th, 2013
Ben Spencer and Captain James T. Kyle are back with Episode 138 of the Nerd City Podcast! They look back upon some of their favorite nerd-related things of 2012, including comics, toys, video games and more! They also look forward to 2013 and tell you what you should be watching out for. Prepare your mind, [...]

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes Video Game Officially Announced

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013
With the success of all the LEGO video games ranging from Harry Potter, Star Wars and DC Comics, fans were set to wonder if and when we’d finally see a LEGO game based off of Marvel Comics. Well today we get the official confirmation from Marvel and WB Games. Based off of the look of [...]

The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Gameplay Trailer Debuts

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
With the success of The Walking Dead comicbook and TV show it’s no surprise that we are starting to see a larger flood of Walking Dead video games. From the iOS shooter, Facebook online game and the well received Walking Dead point and click game from Telltale games, the property so far has been very [...]

Man of Steel Trailer 2 Debuts

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Warner Bros has released the 2nd full length trailer for next summers Man of Steel, which should also play before The Hobbit this weekend. The new trailer hints a little more at the story of Clark/Superman being ostracized from society in a way but still doesn’t give us too much information. Along with a darker [...]

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