This Week in Nerd (2.15.14)

Here’s a recap of all the great content we have published over the course of the week!

Podcasts

• The Comic Anvil 40 – The gang talks about getting into new comics and the difficult task it is for some consumers. Also more DC and Marvel movie and TV news!
• Dual Wielding 129 – Flappy Birds Caused by Sonic Boom, discussion of SEGA’s cross-media push of the next Sonic game, the Flappy Bird saga and drama, and of course games!
• Nerds on the Rocks 161 – The LEGO Show is all about LEGO this week. LEGO toys, LEGO games, The LEGO Movie, what LEGO means to children and adults alike.

Reviews

• Outlast (PlayStation 4) – If you want a scary adventure, this PSN title is the place to be!
• Mortal Kombat Annihilation – The second Mortal Kombat film isn’t very good, but with our special brand of crazy this becomes a blast with booze!
• The Fuse 1, Superior Spider-man 27 and Green Lantern Corps 28 – Check out this trio of reviews for a decent mixture of comic books.
• Knuckleheads 5 – “Knuckleheads is a story that is character driven. The humor and personality is what pushes this book forward and on that front this book is a shining success.”
• Batman 28 – Batman Zero Year takes a brief hiatus to give us this exciting sneak-peek into Batman Eternal, which will prove to be a most interesting weekly series.
• Power Rangers Super Megaforce 1 – The premiere of Super Megaforce has us excited for a season of Power Rangers! With the Rangers granted the ability to morph into other Rangers, it is a fun time for lapsed friends to jump-in!

Specials

• Ask a Dork: Buy Nostalgia – This week, we ask our resident dork what it means to buy and sell on nostalgia. Why we do it, and why companies promote it.
• Robocop 3 Drinking Game – Ever wanted to check out the worst movie in the Robocop franchise? We help give you that liquid courage with our drinking game!
• Nerds on Valentine’s Day Around the World 2014 – We share some of our favorite Valentine’s Day cards from the world of entertainment.
• Kaiju Kommentary: Invasion of Astro Monster – Our look at the Godzilla franchise continues with this most-dancestatic entry from the 60s!