Nerds With Friends

There's a growing trend in comic books of publishers trying creating new superheroes or changing existing heroes to appeal to a wider audience. There's also a trend amongst comic fans of complaining about that. We take a look at how "woke culture" is influencing comic books and whether this is actually a good thing or simply virtue signaling by the folks at Marvel and DC. We also try and figure ou...

Getting ready for an adventure of epic proportions is no minor feat. Cody and Cristian just finished their 2-year-long Dungeons and Dragons campaign of Storm King's Thunder and they've learned a few things along the way. Whether you're a Dungeon Master getting ready to tell an epic tale or a player preparing for the adventure of a lifetime, we lay out some tips that will make your next D&D campaig...

I think deep down we all knew Morbius was going to be a bad movie. Jared Leto and Sony pictures haven't exactly been hitting home runs when it comes to the super hero genre, but nothing could have prepared us for the lackluster suck-fest that was Morbius. We give our brutally honest review and try to figure out where the future of the "Sony-Verse" movies. Are they going to be able to turn this sin...

For some reason Video Games have always been tough to adapt into movies and TV shows. There are a few exceptions of course but in general shows like Halo and movies like Monster Hunter and Resident Evil fall well short of fans' expectations. So what makes it so hard to make a faithful adaptation? We discuss why studios always fail and what they could do to avoid butchering our childhood favorites...

There's a lot of new shows to watch, so how will you know which one to spend your time on? We got you covered! We let you know the highs and the (Ha)lows of both shows and which one we think is going to turn out the best. Which series are you planning on watching? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nerds are back and they are VENGEANCE! We give an in-depth review of the newest cinematic venture for the Dark Knight. We hit the streets of Gotham City to try and crack the riddle of whether or not this is the best Batman movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Now for the Thrilling conclusion of our adventure! In this episode we team up with Dungeons and Dragons streamers Dice Legenz from New Zealand to do a short D&D adventure! in our previous episode we created characters and now we're going to throw them into battle! Make sure to check out Dice Legenz on Twitch where they stream their own ongoing campaign every Saturday and chat with other people in...

And now for something completely different! in this episode we team up with Dungeons and Dragons streamers Dice Legenz from New Zealand to do a short D&D adventure! in our previous episode we created characters and now we're going to throw them into battle! Make sure to check out Dice Legenz on Twitch where they stream their own ongoing campaign every Saturday and chat with other people in the tab...

Something a little different this week! We're showing you how we created our characters for our latest game of D&D. If you've ever wondered what it takes to create a character for the worlds most popular tabletop RPG, we show you our process from start to finish. We go over how we come up with our concepts, roll for stats and fill out the character sheet in real time, which hopefully is interestin...

Book of Boba Fett is over and it's time to take a spoiler-filled deep dive into what made the series great, and what made the show not-so-great. It had its share of problems, but it also had some moments of genuinely awesome Star Wars. We bring our friend Dan along to discuss what went wrong and what went so, so right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tickets are on sale this week for Robert Patinson's The Batman, and all signs point to the movie being an interesting and dark take on the Caped Crusader, so we decided to take a look back to the Batmans of the past to try and figure out who was the best portrayal of the Dark Knight. Rather than just saying our favorite movie, we break it down by categories like best Batmobile, best gadgets, best...

February is a big month for 2 huge games: Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West. Which game will be the strongest start to the year? The Fromsoft open world Souls-like game written by George RR Martin? Or the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, one of Playstation's biggest exclusives? We go over everything we know so far so you can decide which video game to spend your hard-earned bucks on. Learn more ab...

With two lesser known superheroes coming to streaming services, we give you the run down on each of these interesting characters. First there's Marvel's Moonknight coming soon to Disney Plus-we give a rundown on his origins and what we'd like to see from his show. Also, was that a Doctor Doom easter egg we spotted? Then there's John Cena's Peacemaker, already underway on HBO MAX. Continuing his st...

Well the show about everyone's favorite bounty hunter is out and the Nerds want to know: Is it any good? We give our opinions on Disney Plus show Book of Boba Fett and let you know if it is worth checking out or if its so bad you'll want to jump into a Sarlac pit. Also Cristian calls Liam Neeson racist, so that's fun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tough questions on this episode of NWF! First, Jon Stewart recently shared his experience of first seeing Harry Potter in theaters and noticed something unsettling about the goblins. Then a petition is going around to recast King T'challa in the upcoming Black Panther 2 following the tragic death of Chadwick Boseman. Should the mantle be passed on to another character? Or should T'challa live on t...

Time to take the Red Pill and join us in the world of the real. The Matrix Resurrections is out now in theaters and on HBO Max, and fans are divided...We give our opinions on it (spoiler alert we were not fans) and give some alternate ideas on how Lana Wachowski could have changed it to be more faithful to the original trilogy. What did you think? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....

Gather 'round True Believers! With great power comes great responsibility, and we have the responsibility to let you know if you should watch Spider-man: No Way Home. Is this movie the best movie in the MCU or is it over-hyped and not worth it? We go through it in fine detail explaining the easter eggs, references and post credits scenes so you can get all the Spider-facts you can handle. If your...

Just because we can, doesn't mean we should. In light of the cancellation of Netflix's Cowboy Bebop adaptation, we decided to come up with a list of books, comics, animes and video games that definitely don't need to be adapted into a live action show or movie. Either they are too sacred to try and redo, or they just wouldn't lend themselves well to the format, these properties definitely should N...

The Nerds are back and Covid free! We're digging into 2 of this falls biggest and best streaming series, The Wheel of Time from Amazon Prime, and Hawkeye on Disney Plus. Both are showing promise halfway through their seasons, but can they stick the landing? Will Hawkeye set up the future of the MCU? Does Wheel of Time live up to Robert Jordan's fantasy epic? Listen and find out! Learn more about y...

We ain't 'fraid of no ghost! We review Ghostbusters: Afterlife and let you know if it is better than the 2016 all-female reboot....spoilers, yes it's much better. We also give you 5 holiday gift ideas for the nerd in your life, and Cristian misunderstands the topic and just recommends a bunch of sex toys. Also search "Nerds With Friends" on youtube to see pictures of the gifts we suggest! Learn mo...

Not all Marvel movies are winners. Even the greats have an off day. We give out brutally honest review of Marvel's The Eternals movie in theaters now. We discuss what they got right and the many things that they got wrong. We also start off with a spoiler free review of the movie if you haven't seen it yet. Then, we explain the post-credits scenes and discuss what they mean for the future of the M...

Have you ever wanted to create your own epic adventure for your next game of Dungeons and Dragons? Don't know where to start? Well we sit down with D&D adventure designer Anthony Joyce and find out what it takes to create awesome original modules for your next tabletop RPG. We cover outlining, story design, interesting new mechanics and much more. Plus, we find out the newest adventure Anthony is...

The Spice must flow! We're talking the new Dune movie by Denis Villeneuve. Was it worth the wait, or should it have stayed buried in the sands of Arakis? We give our spoiler free opinions and then go heavy into spoilers so whether you've seen it already or waiting for a review we got you covered. We also discuss Midnight Mass and Guardians of the Galaxy (PS5) during Nerdy Confessions. Learn more a...

Trick or Treat! it's the spooooookiest time of year and since we all took last year off of having parties, this may be the first Halloween in a while where we can dress up, so we've got a list of easy Halloween costumes that you can throw together before this weekend. Now excuse us while we go eat candy 'til we puke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Trying to stay on trend, we're discussing the 2 most talked about things on Netflix: Squid Game and Dave Chappelle's latest special, The Closer. First we delicately tip toe around Chappelle's latest special. Was it funny? Was it trans-phobic are we at all qualified to say? Then its the violent Korean mystery/thriller/horror show that has everyone dressing like a playstation controller for hallowee...