The boys welcome back fan favorite guest, Darwin Smith! They discuss the state of nerd, the future of Nerd City, and Darwin’s new project, BLACKOUT. So strap yourself in, Episode 80 with Darwin Smith is going to be an awesomely bumpy ride!
Pics and links after the jump…
Having spent much time on this here internet, I have admittedly developed a fondness for food blogs. I just think they are cool. Basically, I like food, and I like reading and looking @ pictures about it.
Now, lo and behold, it turns out one of Nerd City’s friends, Shea Hess, runs an awesome food blog called Hungry in Brooklyn, and frankly, it looks delicious. It’s a really cool concept, and all the food looks totally tubular. Shea hung out with us @ Barcade, and showed Nerd City around during our trip to NYC, and it’s awesome to be sharing space with her here on the world wide web.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I am going to get something to eat (boogers, most likely).
Go to Hungry in Brooklyn here.
Alright. So, the idea is that we intend to have a bunch of cool stuff going on at Nerd City’s booth throughout the entire C2E2 weekend (April 16-18). First and foremost of which will be an amazing lineup of artists doing live art, signings, and selling limited edition merch! Keep checking back here as we get closer to the event for all of the exciting details. We are ready, however, to unveil the lineup for Saturday. Here goes:
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
1-3 p.m.
and Joey Potts!
Stay tuned to Nerd City for more developments, but also be sure to click on each artist’s image to go to their official sites. That way, you can keep up to date on all of their plans for the day and check out all of their great works.
It should be a blast. If you haven’t gotten your tickets yet, get them here! And, be sure to use priority code WL192 when you get them. That will help Max get that gold-plated car that he’s been wanting.
Also, you probably want to follow us all to the Double Door later that evening for Nerd City’s Official C2E2 After Party! It will feature music by the Jai Alai Savant, dj sets by Genghis Won and Major Taylor, Nerd Burlesque from the Flaming Dames, and a Swedish Invasion signing from Top Shelf Comics. You can get your tickets here. And, be sure to rsvp for the event here.
Capcom has officially announced the long rumored, and pretty damn near confirmed, inclusion of Hakan in Super Street Fighter IV. Hakan is a brand new character created for this game and based off of the below videos, he seems to be a cross between Zangief and Abel. I’m not too sure why they are relying on his gimmick of being oily and what not, but it clearly is a big part of his offense. Super Street Fighter IV will be released on April 27th for PS3 and Xbox 360. For those interested in the iPhoneversion of SFIV, it is now available for download for $10.
From our good friends @ Shawnimals, and our newest sponsor, Rotofugi, check these sweet new Ninjatown Zipper Charms!
Perfect for all kinds of zippers, these new charms are fly (get it?).
Nerds worldwide are still waiting to hear how Amazon.com is going to handle a recent graphic novel pricing snafu that could cost the internet giant thousands of dollars and formally-dedicated consumers.
Blamed on a computer glitch, the mistake resulted in normally-expensive hardcover comic omnibus’ being sold for as low as $8. Originally reported on Bleeding Cool, Nerds from all over the world flocked to the mistake, buying multiple copies of each mislabeled book, skewing Amazon’s bestseller list for the better of two days. Now, Nerds want to know what will happen with their orders, as reports have surfaced of multiple cancellations and modifications.
The question is “what should be done?”. Should Amazon be punished for their mistake? Is it the Nerds, who technically have done nothing wrong, that should suffer?
Normally, this sort of thing could easily be ignored, but the sheer number of dollars involved, and the whole live-by-the-internet/die-by-the-internet thing makes this story of particular interest to us here @ Nerd City. Stay tuned for more updates as this clash of Nerd-ery continues.
Piece Brewery (awesome sponsor and home of the world-famous Nerd City podcast) is hosting their “Jam For Haiti” featuring legendary Cheap Trick-er Rick Nielsen Tonight!
Party starts @ 9 p.m. With beer sales and $5 cover going to an important cause, you can finally use your drinking problem for good (after so much bad).
1927 W. North Ave.
Chicago, Il 60622
Our good buddies over @ apparel/designer toy shop Jugrnaut are helping to host this badass show featuring Nerd City favorite Gza, and heart-attack-prone drunken Irish rappers House of Pain @ Chicago’s Congress Theater.
This should be a super rad show, and it’s awesome that Jugrnaut is bringing it.
Get your tickets here.
This week’s “Double Door Show of the Week” is a doozy. The Reverend Horton Heat is in town for two nights. Two nights!
Friday, March 5th is Psycho night, and Saturday March 6th is Billy Night. Both shows start @ 9 p.m. I am a big fan of the Rev, and this should be a helluva pair of shows.
In fact, Nerd City and the Double Door are so cool, the first person to email max@nerdcityonline.com with subject heading “The Rev”, will get a free pair of tickets to the Saturday night show.
For those who don’t win, get your tickets here.
It’s almost here! One of the coolest events in Chicago Nerd history, this Saturday March 6th, Chicago Comics and Challengers Comics present their “Strange Tales” signing and party (with beer provided by Nerd City and Piece).
Seriously, this should be so rad it will hurt.
In celebration of the release of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (which is supposed to be awesome), GameStop is hosting their “Battlefield Bracket” Challenge.
Teams of gamers, captained by celebrity guests (including OchoCinco, Hal Sparks, and Marshall Faulk), will compete for Bad Company 2 supremacy.
To vote on who you’ll think we’ll win, for a chance @ $10,000, go here.
You’ve only got two days before the contest closes. So move, move, move.
Just like the previously released Craig McCracken shirt (read about it here), the Nakatomi Invitational continues this time with my favorite artist….Jim Mahfood. Mr. Mahfood has not only a t-shirt available but also a sweet looking print as well consisting of a lovely lady and a shark with nunchucks, what more could you want? The print runs for $30 and the shirt runs for $20, or you can order both for only $40. I got my print and shirt already ordered and you can order your own right here. This print/shirt will only be available till the end of March or when 100 of each are sold, whichever comes first, so order yours soon.
The boys welcome Brad Chmielewski & Ken Hunnemeder from Hop Cast annd they talk about everybody’s favorite topic, beer! They also talk about the dog-eat-dog world of podcasting, road trips, and a bit more about beer. So, grab a bottle of your favorite and put this one on. Episode 79 of Nerd City is go!
Pics and links after the jump…
Attention Hollywood Nerds! Saturday, March 6th @ 7 p.m. The Gnomon School of Visual Effects, in sunny Hollywood, California, is hosting a new art show featuring works by video game developers Naughty Dog (creators of the “Uncharted” series).
I am an enormous fan of the Uncharted games, which are basically moving pieces of art, so it is super cool to see a focus on the team’s individual conceptual works. I mean, look at these sweet pics!
More information on Unleashed: The Art of Naughty Dog @ The Gnomon School of Visual Effects here.
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