Nerd City

Episode 77

Nerd City — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:55:52 +0000

The Nerd City crew welcomes super talented comic creator Chris Burnham. They discuss his career in comics, his upcoming role as the voice of Cobra Commander, and the insanely high sex drives of dolphins. Get ready, Episode 77 of Nerd City is going to blow your mind! Pics and links after the jump… Download Episode 77 Pics: Links: Chris Burnham [...]

8-Bit Graffiti

Nerd City — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:06:33 +0000

The artist Gameboy, shows off his graffiti skills with some fantastic looking 8-bit art. Check out more of his work here.

Comic Book Movie News

Nerd City — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:55:34 +0000

¡Hola mis amigos nerdy! How about some comic-book-turned-movie news, yes? Captain America: (here), (here), and (here) Green Lantern: (here) Superman: (here) Daredevil: (here) That was fun, no? Until next time, ¡Ruego para que usted pierda su virginidad!

Ever Wanted to be the Bad Guy???

Nerd City — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:44:39 +0000

And no I’m not talking about Scarface or Razor Ramon, I’m talking about Nemesis. With the success of the first auction to name the hero police officer (brought in almost 8 grand), Mark Millar is now auctioning off the rights to name the main character/villain of the upcoming Nemesis book. It would be cool [...]

Brachypelma Custom MOTU Mini Statue by Brachy

Nerd City — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:38:31 +0000

I don’t understand the German language. Like, at all. I do, however, like to occasionally frequent the custom figure section on the great German MOTU fan site, PlanetEternia.de. One of the customizers who always seems to have cool stuff posted goes by the name “Brachy”. This particular creation of his, “Brachypelma” (maybe the name would [...]

Kozik Smorkin’ Valentine’s Day eCards!

Nerd City — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:55:13 +0000

Courtesy of Kid Robot, set yours up here.

Steregon by Nerd One

Nerd City — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:54:22 +0000

I’ve been watching this sculpt from Nerd One as it delevoped from concept to prototype and I’m really jazzed to see how cool it came out in its first production colorway. This version of Steregon is an exclusive for this year’s Wonder Festival in Japan (which was yesterday, I believe). Anywhoo, I really like everything about [...]

Secret Avengers to Launch With Ed Brubaker and Mike Deodato

Nerd City — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:23:59 +0000

With the news coming out last week in regards to Bendis’ and Romitas Avengers book, there have been many questions in regards to what the other titles may be if any. Well, Marvel announced today the second Avengers book entitled Secret Avengers. This book will be written by Ed Brubaker, who has been [...]

Bill Murray interview about Ghostbusters 3

Nerd City — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:51:07 +0000

Spoilers for Ghostbusters 3 in this Bill Murrayinterview

The First Avenger: Captain America Movie News

Nerd City — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:01:59 +0000

While doing promotion for the upcoming film The Wolfman, director Joe Johnston spoke about his upcoming gig of directing The First Avenger: Captain America. As reported by CHUD, via Aintitcool, Johnston confirmed that the villain for the upcoming film will be none other than The Red Skull. This was pretty much a guarantee [...]

“Strange Tales” Signing and Party Re-Scheduled.

Nerd City — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:13:47 +0000

Due to a slight delay in the book’s hardcover release, Chicago Comics and Challengers have rescheduled their joint “Strange Tales” party and signing from February 13th to March 6th. This event should be one of the coolest in recent Nerd history, and will be totally worth the wait. Plus there will be beer. Nerd City will [...]

More Avengers Goodness

Nerd City — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:29:29 +0000

With the announcement earlier this week that Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr would be the creative team for one of the Avengers books that will be coming out after The Siege, Marvel has continued to release promo images of The Avengers by Romita. So far all the art looks great, but really [...]

Remasterd Perfect Dark Playable at Xbox Gaming Summit

Nerd City — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:24:13 +0000

As reported by Kotaku, Rare will have a playable version of the hit N64 game Perfect Dark at the Xbox Gaming Summit in San Fransisco next week. Perfect Dark for Xbox Live has been highly anticiapted by the gaming community ever since it was rumored over a year ago. What will be great [...]

New Moon: Interpretations of the Chinese Zodiac Show at My Plastic Heart

Nerd City — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:21:53 +0000

Sorry Max, but this post isn’t about that New Moon. My Plastic Heart in New York will be the place to be this evening for the opening of this year’s New Moon: Interpretations of the Chinese Zodiac show. It promises to be a great show with an amazing lineup of artists. In case you hadn’t picked [...]

Glass Hat: Grass Hut Has its Way with G1988

Nerd City — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:08:23 +0000

Glass Hat is the new show opening at the always awesome Gallery 1988 Los Angeles that will feature artists from the “Grass Hut” collective. It opened last night, but will run until Feb. 26th. It will feature artwork and customs from Grass Hut artists like Nerd City favorite Le Merde, Bwana Spoons, Martin Ontiveros, Apak, [...]

“Colt Noble and the Megalords” Image Release Next Week!

Nerd City — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:56:13 +0000

Holy Shit! It’s fucking official:Tim Seeley’s “Colt Noble and the Megalords“, Nerd City’s first-ever web comic, is being released in print from Image Comics this Wednesday, February 10th! In celebration, the night of the release, @ 5-7 p.m., Challengers Comics is hosting a signing and party with the man himself, Tim Seeley, and it is highly, [...]

Batman and Robin comic generator

Nerd City — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:57:04 +0000

Well, here’s another time waster. If you’ve ever wanted Robin to say something to Batman that would result in him being smacked, now’s your chance to make it happen! The link below is for a Batman and Robin comic panel generator. Have fun. http://www.batmancomic.info/

Calling All Nerds: Vote Jared Allen for the Madden 2011 cover.

Nerd City — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:10:09 +0000

This year EA Sports is teaming up with Doritos to allow the fans to choose who will be on the cover of next years Madden game. The three choices are Drew Brees (QB for The Saints), Reggie Wayne (WR for The Colts) and Jared Allen (DE for The Vikings). What is great about [...]

Project Needlemouse is Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode 1

Nerd City — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:15:35 +0000

Back in September, SEGA began teasing us with vague references to a new “old school” game called Project Needlemouse. Once announced diligent nerds scoured the internet for any clues on what this could be, uncovering design art very similar to the old Sonic games. Throughout the next months SEGA continued teasing us by [...]

Custom Roton Rider by He-Mike

Nerd City — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:09:19 +0000

So, yes, this is a very cool looking custom MOTUC figure by He-Mike of the He-Man.org forums. The level of qulality and attention to detail in He-Mike’s work never ceases to amaze me, and this figure is no exception. But, do you know where it’s from? During the height of the original Masters of the Universe [...]

“The Wolfman” in One Week.

Nerd City — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:33:11 +0000

I have to admit, the more I hear about this, the more I really want to see it. Direct Youtube Link Whoops…wrong trailer. Here it is: Direct Youtube Link Awoooo, motherfuckers.

Bourbon Street Burlesque Opens This Friday!

Nerd City — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:14:34 +0000

Our good friends (and upcoming C2E2 After-Party performers) The Flaming Dames open their new revue, Bourbon Street Burlesque, this Friday, February 5th @ 10:15 @ The Spot. It will run Friday and Saturday nights, through Feb. 27th! (No show Feb. 12-13th, with a special Mardi Gras performance Tue. Feb. 16th) Get all the details and tickets here. The [...]

Zach Galifianakis Set to Host Saturday Night Live?!?!?

Nerd City — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:28:57 +0000

At least according to his “official” twitter page he is. Yesterday a post on his twitter page, which is not ran by him but linked from his official website and newsletter, stated that Zach would be hosting on March 6th. Unfortunately at this time NBC has not made any formal announcements about hosts [...]

Double Door Show of the Week: the Rock N’ Roll Bailout

Nerd City — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:00:42 +0000

This week, Thursday, Feb. 4th @ 9 p.m., check out the Double Door’s free (that’s right) Rock N Roll Bailout, featuring the Bitter Wigs, Doran Taj, Soft Speaker, and the Ragtones. Check it out, and rock and/or roll for free. And tell ‘em Nerd City sent ya. Double Door 1572 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, Il 60622

Build Your Own “Workshop” Tees, Hoodies and Track Tops from Veggiesomething, Escape76 and Formula Werks

Nerd City — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 12:25:24 +0000

Our friends over at Formula Werks have just unleashed their new Workshop line, featuring a sweet new logo design by the one and only Veggiesomething. Additional design work was done by Escape76. What is extra cool about these pieces is that you do, in fact, get to build your own. You [...]

Yeti Ninja from Shawnimals (Ninja of the Month Club)

Nerd City — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:49:11 +0000

So, I really like what the Shawnimals crew with pretty much all of their endeavors. We here at Nerd City are fans of their plush, their vinyl, and even their video games. But, I’ve got to say that there’s something about this month’s Ninja of the Month Club entry, the Yeti Ninja, that makes it [...]

Fuck Yeah!

Nerd City — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:20:37 +0000

Boozy pop star Ke$ha recently had this to say to the N.Y. Post:”I want to make out with the fat guy from ‘The Hangover‘ [Zach Galifianakis]. He’s amazing . . . I like big, fat guys with beards that wear thick glasses,” With this in mind, I’d now like to make Kesha’s “Tik Tok” Nerd City’s [...]

Nerdiest Oscars Ever.

Nerd City — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:50:01 +0000

With the recent expansion of the best picture category, this year’s Academy Awards have made room for normally-ignored Nerd properties to make a big impact on the Oscars. Announced nominees include two sci-fi films (Avatar, District 9), a cartoon (Up), and uber-film nerd Quentin Tarantino’s latest opus (Inglourious Basterds). Seriously. This is as Nerdy as the [...]

International Trailer for Kick Ass

Nerd City — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:10:01 +0000

Below is the new international trailer for Mark Millar and John Romita Jrs Kick Ass. Kick Ass will be released in US theatres on April 16th and the trade paper back along with hard cover are set for a March release at your local comic shop. Video: Kick-Ass - Trailer

Final Fantasy XIII Confirmed to be 3 Discs.

Nerd City — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:00:07 +0000

Square-Enix has confirmed (via Kotaku) that Final Fantasy XIII will be 3 Discs when it launches for the Xbox 360. Of course the game will be on one single blu-ray disc when it comes out for the PS3, but that is just one of the advantages of a better system (yes I am biased). [...]

It’s Groundhog Day

Nerd City — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:45:25 +0000

“So put your little hand in mine, there ain’t no hill or mountain we can’t climb. Babe, I got you babe, I got you babe…” Direct Youtube Link Two more weeks of winter!

Avengers Creative Team Announced

Nerd City — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:43:54 +0000

With the cancellation and relaunch of the Avengers books in April, Marvel has announced one creative team so far for Avengers. That team would be Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr. Bendis of course has been handling Avengers duty since Avengers Disassembled 6 years ago. Romita is best known for his work on Spider [...]

Year of the Tiger Custom Mad*L by AW177

Nerd City — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:43:06 +0000

In time for Chinese New Years, artist/designer AW177 will be offering, thought his webstore, this amazing one-off “Year of the Tiger” custom Mad*L figure.This piece will also come with a framed 4″x6″ matching photo print. From AW177: Ok I have finally revealed the full pics of my latest custom Mad*L up on my Flickr at AW177 Flickr [...]

Happy Black History Month, You Frosty Motherfuckers!

Nerd City — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 04:11:33 +0000

Since none of my counterparts have said anything yet (and I’m not surprised, the honky bastards), I thought I’d announce that it’s Black History month. And though the month is inundated with the birthdays of Pee-Wee Herman-looking motherfuckers like Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison, George Washington, and that lily-white bitch Susan B. Anthony (not to [...]

Wii love The Simpsons

Nerd City — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:42:36 +0000

It was really only a matter of time before The Simpsons referenced the Wii, and I say well done. Watch the full episode, which includes some great Moe Szyslak hijinks, on Hulu.

Finalist for this Year’s Indie Game Challenge Announced

Nerd City — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:53:10 +0000

The finalist for this years Indie Game Challenge have been announced and there are an impressive set of games competing. The Indie Game Challenge was established to give developers a chance to show their skills off to a group of industry people in hopes of getting a job within a company or getting your [...]

“Cemetery Junction” trailer.

Nerd City — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:37:20 +0000

Here’s a trailer for the upcoming film by Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant. It’s a coming-of-age story set in 70s-era Reading that Gervais describes as “a cross between The Office and Madmen“. But when he says The Office, is he talking about his version or the American one? We may never know. Direct Youtube Link

Featured Artist: Marcio Takara

Nerd City — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:00:54 +0000

Marcio Takara is known right now for his truly amazing work on "The Incredibles" by BOOM studios, if you’re not buying this book add it to you pull box now!: He’s also done a lot of work on his own on some of the characters from the Big Two: Pretty amazing if you ask me! Check [...]

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Nerd City — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:03:38 +0000

Sony and DC have once again added another hero to the mix for DC Universe Online. That hero would be Zatanna. For those not familiar with Zatanna she is one of the world’s most powerful magic users, born of a long line of magicians who use magic against the dark forces of evil. She [...]

Episode 76

Nerd City — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:18:53 +0000

Max and Ben welcome comic creator Mike Norton, as they discuss his illustrious career in comics and what he has in store for 2010. They also get to the bottom of why Mike isn’t too keen on Green Lantern and New Edition. Download it. Listen to it. You won’t regret it. Well, you might. Nerd [...]

Diablo Shirt by MissMonster at Tee Fury

Nerd City — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:53:48 +0000

Here’s another awesome t-shirt design from our friend, MissMonster, over at Tee Fury. As I’ve said before, if you’re a fan of the design, snatch it up right away, because they print these on really nice shirts, and they’re only available for 24 hours! Get your shirt here. For more info on MissMonster, check out her official [...]

Trailer for Vertigo’s The Losers!

Nerd City — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:51:52 +0000

Double Door Show of the Week: Nick Oliveri

Nerd City — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:59:52 +0000

This Monday, February 1st @ 9 p.m., check out ex-Queen of the Stone Age/all-around rocker Nick Oliveri @ Chicago’s world famous Double Door, Direct Youtube Link Chicago rockers My Cold Dead Hand and Blackbox will also be playing. Get your tickets Nick Oliveri, this week’s Double Door Show of the week, here.

the Pizza Dude gets a suprise…

Nerd City — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:09:38 +0000

Check out this hilarious prank… I don’t think the pizza dude expected this. See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony & The Lost and the Damned

Nerd City — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:42 +0000

After a long wait for the exclusivity to end for the Xbox 360, Rocstar games will officially release Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City on March 30th for the PS3 and PC. Episodes from Liberty City will feature the two previous DLC story packs that have been available for the xbox 360 for quite [...]

The Mini Boosh!

Nerd City — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:00:23 +0000

I recently came across these Mighty Boosh designer toys from Peter Fowler and Playbeast @ Rotofugi, and they are so cool. Ben and I are both huge Boosh fans, and it’s awesome to see them participating in this particular medium. Calm a llama down. Direct Youtube Link Get your Mini Boosh figures here.

God of War III Receives March 16th Release Date

Nerd City — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:29:29 +0000

After many rumors of an early March to late April release, Sony has confirmed the date of March 16th for when we will get our hands on God of War III. God of War III is the most highly anticipated game for me on the PS3 this year. The previous God of War installments [...]

Interview with World Renowned Illustrator Jeff Mangiat on his classic G1 Transformers box art

Nerd City — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:21:39 +0000

Listen up Nerd Citizens… If you’re a child of the 1980’s more than likely you either had a poster of his work or you spent hours staring at the back of the Transformer’s boxes featuring the illustrations of Jeff Mangiat. He was the illustrator responsible for the character illustrations on the packages as well as [...]

Custom NECA TMNT-Style Triceraton by Pock63

Nerd City — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:19:32 +0000

How often have you looked at those amazing NECA TMNT figures and thought to yourself, “Man, if I only had a Triceraton figure to go along with these guys!”? Probably, like, every day, right? Well, so did the customizer known as Pock63 over at Figure Realm, who made this massive 10″ custom Triceraton warrior figure. Maybe [...]

Hitler’s Response to the iPad

Nerd City — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:02:40 +0000

Finally, something for me to agree with Hitler about (in public at least)!

Smallville “Absolute Justice” Trailer

Nerd City — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:06:14 +0000

Well here it is: From EW’s The Ausiello Files I had to link it, there’s no way to embed the video here… A 2 hour event… damn it, I’m going to end up watching Smallville for two hours, well here’s hoping that Geoff Johns’s writing makes the show bearable to watch.

Green Lantern Movie concept art?

Nerd City — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:21:07 +0000

The image below has been circulating the web as alleged Green Lantern concept art for the movie that will feature Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan and Blake Lively as Carol Ferris. Now anyone who loves Green Lantern knows in this first outing this space opera should be all about the awesome aliens like Abin Sur, [...]

New Color Ink Book!

Nerd City — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 15:00:08 +0000

Our good buddies @ Brothers Washburn Publishing have just released the newest edition of their radical DIY art periodical, the Color Ink Book. A super cool idea, including work from legendary art pirate Ron English, the Color Ink Book is perfect for the should-be-starving artist in all of us. Get Color Ink Book Vol. 6 here.

Mega Man and Proto Man Kubricks

Nerd City — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:55:53 +0000

First the bad news, these are only available in Japan. The good news is that Capcom, through their Capcom Unity Blog are asking American fans to step up and demand these so they will be released in the States. So if you want to have your voice heard, head over to the blog [...]

I’ve Been to Europe, New Factual Paintings by Jay Ryan Opening at Rotofugi

Nerd City — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:24:07 +0000

This Friday evening promises to be a really good time (despite the cold!!) in Chicago, because of the latest opening at the Rotofugi gallery, entitled “I’ve Been to Europe, New Factual Paintings by Jay Ryan”. From Rotofugi: Renowned Chicago gigposter artist and all-around good guy Jay Ryan will be showing all new paintings based loosely on his [...]

So, There Was This Apple Event Thingy Today…

Nerd City — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:20:53 +0000

Well, it’s officially over. Whew! The thing Apple has been working on for almost 10 years has finally been shown the light, and it’s called the iPad. I followed the whole thing from Gizmodo’s live blog of the event, so thanks for the pictures! I have to say right off the bat, that I’m mildly [...]

New Louis C.K. Sitcom and Stand-Up Movie

Nerd City — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:01:34 +0000

Louis C.K. is by far one of the best stand-up comedians out there right now and has been for decades, showing his fantastic skills off in many HBO stand-up specials and his HBO show Lucky Louie as well. Since the cancellation of his HBO sitcom, Louis has continued his stand-up routine with all new material [...]

New Prints from Nakatomi

Nerd City — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:00:58 +0000

Our friends @ Nakatomi have released these awesome new prints. Tim Doyle’s “Batalla en la Esquina de Ditko y Kirby”: And check out this sweet Destro print available on actual rice paper by Jacob Borshard. Badass: The poem reads: Cherry Blossom Speaks to Destro ‘Tell Baroness you love her’ So cool. Get these prints, and more, from Nakatomi here.

Marvel Presents The Heroic Age

Nerd City — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:21:52 +0000

When the April solicitations for upcoming comics was released a few weeks back, Marvel detailed their plan to cancel all their current Avengers books (New Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Avengers: The Initiative and Dark Avengers) but with no information on what books will come out of the current event The Siege. Well, today Marvel has [...]

WildCats #19 Drops Today!

Nerd City — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:13:15 +0000

‘Tis an exciting day in comics, indeed. ‘Tis. Because, today is the first issue of WildCats (#19) by the creative team of Adam Beechen (writer) and Tim Seeley (artist)! You know Adam Beechen for his work on Robin and Teen Titans, and you know Tim Seeley for his work on the world famous, critically acclaimed [...]

Don’t Forget…Apple Announces Cure for Cancer Tomorrow!!

Nerd City — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:09:40 +0000

Wait, did I say cancer? While we still don’t exactly know what’s going down in San Francisco tomorrow, curing cancer is at the low end of the probability meter. Several sources have spilled the beans that the much talked about, but never seen, tablet will be making it’s grand entrance to the delight of fan [...]

Windy City Rollers Season Opener!

Nerd City — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:20:49 +0000

The Windy City Rollers, Chicago’s premiere all-female roller derby league, open their 2010 season this Saturday, January 30th @ UIC Pavilion. The derby is always an awesome time, and with a crop of exciting new skaters, this event is guaranteed to be a violent/sexy/drunken good time. Direct Youtube Link Get all your WCR info, and tickets, here.

GameStop and Rockstar Games’ “Red Dead Referendum”

Nerd City — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:12:08 +0000

Our friends @ GameStop and Rockstar Games (maybe you’ve heard of them?), is holding “Red Dead Referendum“, an online vote to determine a pre-order costume-with-attributes exclusive for upcoming game release “Red Dead Redemption“. With my recent acquisition of a PS3 (i’m like a new man), I am super pumped to check this game out. Basically an [...]

Capcom news: Tatsunoko vs Capcom, SFIV Art, more 2.5D Fighters!!!

Nerd City — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:22:27 +0000

Big day for Capcom news and all of it is good. First things first, Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars is released today exclusively for the Wii. Due to high fan interest and demand, Capcom has finally brought this highly anticipated game over to the US. Based off of the success of Street Fighter IV and Tatsunoko [...]

Star in Mark Millars upcoming book Nemesis

Nerd City — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:35:19 +0000

A few years back when Kick Ass was in development, Mark Millar held an auction on his forum site (sign up and talk about stuff here) that allowed the winner to be the star of Kick Ass. Yes the main character in Kick Ass, Dave Lizewski, is the real name of the guy that [...]

Holy Mountain, Dark Side Of The Rainbow And Tommy Posters from Mondo

Nerd City — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:20:25 +0000

Our friends at Mondo have been putting out so many amazing limited edition art posters that it’s honestly hard to keep up! Their releases for today are no exception, featuring The Holy Mountain, Dark Side of the Rainbow, and Tommy-themed pieces. The Holy Mountain Poster by Florian Bertmer. 24″x36″ screen print w/ metallic inks. Hand numbered. Printed [...]

WIP Digital Spikor Staction by Battle Brak

Nerd City — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:07:50 +0000

So, I honestly know absolutely F.A. about 3-D rendering software. I apologize if I’ve mislead you to believe that I do. What I do know, however, is that I really really like this design for a NECA Staction-style statue by Battle Brak from the He-Man.org message boards. Apparently, his design is based upon an image [...]

Episode 75

Nerd City — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:45:16 +0000

Max and Ben welcome their friend, plush toy artist extraordinaire, Steff Bomb. They discuss her career as a plush artist, touch upon the importance of safe sex in the Muppet community, and even dabble in a bit of celeb gossip as they discuss the budding romance between Phil Collins and Magic Johnson. If you don’t [...]

“Cyrus” trailer.

Nerd City — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:50:30 +0000

Sometimes movie castings just make sense. John C. Reilly as a lonely schlub who falls for a single and beautiful Marisa Tomei, only to find out she has a full-grown, rat-bastard Jonah Hill son? With Catherine Keener and Matt Walsh filling in supporting roles? Makes sense to me. Glad they finally got around to making [...]

Mega Man 10 Trophies and Achievements Revealed.

Nerd City — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:13:09 +0000

Capcom has announced the final trophies and achievements available for Mega Man 10. Looking at the list it’s very similar to what was available for Mega Man 9 and of course the majority of these are near impossible to impossible for most. I could probalby get four of these maybe, but if anyone [...]

Jack Kirby’s Visual Interpretations of God

Nerd City — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:52:16 +0000

I always found it interesting that of the very few pieces of his own work that Jack Kirby displayed in his home, three of them were his visual interpretations of God. It is fascinating to see a man who spent so much of his life depicting space gods and New Gods making an attempt to [...]

Conans Last Tonight Show….Tonight!!!

Nerd City — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:58:30 +0000

Well we are all aware of the stupidity going on over at NBC with them replacing Conan for Leno. Most people will agree that it is a horrible idea, but unfortunately what is done is done. So please support CoCo tonight by watching his last show on NBC. Tonights guests will be the [...]

“Happy Friday”

Nerd City — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:51:59 +0000

Happy Friday Nerd City! I want you guys to know I love the big beers, massive hop monsters, imperial stouts, bourbon barrel aged ales, love them more then my X-box 360. They are great to drink for all their complexities but some times a nice low alcohol beer is a nice change of pace. In [...]

Cassie from Hack/Slash Statue at Patch Together

Nerd City — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:07:04 +0000

Ever wanted to have your very own Cassie Hack statue? I’m pretty sure that you have. Well, if you head over to PatchTogether.com, and vote to have this produced, it could be all yours! Designed by Tim Seeley, creator of the world famous Colt Noble and the Megalords comic, this highly detailed statue would be [...]

Laser Light Scareglow by David Tootheay

Nerd City — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 12:15:10 +0000

So this is awesome. David Tootheay, a member of the He-Man.org message boards, recently unveiled a project that he was working on that features a rebuilt MOTUC Scareglow that has a functioning LED light inside of it. You’ve got to love the fact that since this guy is a night light of sorts, one of [...]