The Jock and Nerd Podcast

Anthony, Imran and Rugboy apply nerd logic to this week’s new Supergirl, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, The Flash and Arrow episodes to see how they hold up. The Jock tells us why the Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm UFC fight is so huge, and the gang geeks out about The Walking Dead with Mr. Durite in... The post JAN 059: Comic Book TV Season Week 9 Review (11/21/2015) appeared first on The Jock and Nerd Podc...

The Jock’s buddy, pak.one, one-half of independent Chicago hip-hop group Mint Lab Astronauts, stops by the studio to talk music and geek out over the Walking Dead! pak.one brings the mellow beats as he debuts some new music on the show! Be a part of the show! Send us a message: speakpipe.com/jockandnerd Voicemail: (312) 248-4376... The post JAN 058: Independent Hip-Hop Artist pak.one of Mint Lab A...

Anthony, Imran and Rugboy ponder this week’s new episodes of Supergirl, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Flash and Arrow live on Blab! They gang also confab about the Negan casting in The Walking Dead, a Mile Morales Spider-Man fan film, and Mr. Durite stops by the after show to talk about what it’s really like on... The post JAN 057: Comic Book TV Season Week 8 Review (11/15/2015) appeared first on Th...

Photographer Ross Dettman visits Anthony and Imran and brings his Emmy Award with him! With the Emmy as a centerpiece in the Jock and Nerd Studio, Ross talks about his path to becoming a professional photographer, shooting the UFC, backpacking in the wilderness, and a surprising story from his youth! Be a part of the... The post JAN 056: Emmy Award-Winning Photographer Ross Dettman (11/10/2015) ap...

Anthony, Imran and Rugboy rant about this week’s Supergirl, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Flash and Arrow live on Blab! The show got some local press and there’s a piece of Chicago comic book shop history in the studio! Plus, the trailer for AMC’s Preacher, Dr. Strange shooting in Nepal, Marvel’s Iron Fist on Netflix, getting... The post JAN 055: Comic Book TV Season Week 7 Review (11/07/2015) appea...

Anthony and Imran welcome Filmmaker Erik Sharkey on to the podcast to discuss his work, Sexina: Popstar PI, Drew: The Man Behind the Poster and the upcoming documentary, Floyd Norman: An Animated Life. Erik is another Pratt Institute alum, so The Nerd gets to reminisce about college, while Erik and the Jock share their love... The post JAN 054: Filmmaker Erik Sharkey, Director of Drew: The Man Beh...

The Nerd and Rugboy give us the rundown on the Supergirl pilot and this week’s Agents of S.H..I.E.L.D, The Flash and Arrow, as well as news about Joker in the Sucicide Squad and Marvel’s Jessica Jones on Netflix all live on blab! Rugboy’s biggest fan, Krystal, asks a revealing question about The Nerd and Rugboy,... The post JAN 053: Comic Book TV Season Week 6 Review (10/31/2015) appeared first on...

Anthony and Imran finally get their Northumberland, U.K. dopplecasters, Kevin and Chris of 365Flicks Podcast, on the show to discuss Zack Snyder and the DC Extended Universe! The Nerd surprises them with Rugboy as the gang hilariously converse about Man of Steel, Batman V. Superman, The Flash, Arrow and more! The podcasts are both part... The post JAN 052: DC Extended Universe with 365Flicks Podca...

The Jock and Nerd are joined by Rugboy to confab on blab live about this week’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Flash and Arrow. Also discussed is the rumored budget for Batman V. Superman, the new Jessica Jones Netflix trailer, new Star Wars trailer, and we meet Rugboy’s groupies in the Blab After Show! Be a... The post JAN 051: Comic Book TV Season Week 5 Review (10/24/2015) appeared first on The Jo...

In this fiftieth episode of the Jock and Nerd Podcast, hear the story of Variety Comics, Chicago’s longest-running comic book store. Variety is closing it’s doors after forty-one years on the corner of Western and Wilson avenues on the north side of Chicago. This episode is a tribute to last of the old-school comic book... The post JAN 050: Variety Comics, Chicago’s Longest-Running Comic Book Shop...

The Jock, Nerd and Rugboy discuss this week’s episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Flash and Arrow live on Blab! Plus, possible rumors regarding the next time we’ll see the Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the beginnings of a King Kong/Godzilla shared universe, two X-Men themed TV show pilots, and Elisa Jordana gives Rugboy... The post JAN 049: Comic Book TV Season Week 4 Review (10/17/20...

Director Fede Ponce makes his second appearance on the podcast along with his lead character designer Anthony Sixto to talk about the art of Sebastian: The Slumberland Odyssey. They discuss their creative chemistry, give us a sneak peek at new characters and Fede takes us through the Kickstarter rewards! Be a part of the show!... The post JAN 048: Collaborative Character Design with Fede Ponce & A...

Anthony and Imran are joined by fan-favorite Rugboy to geek out over the season finale of Fear The Walking Dead, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the season premiers of The Flash and Arrow all live on Blab! The three amigos talk about their new webcam friend, Elisa Jordana, host of Kermit and Friends on Spreecast! After... The post JAN 047: Comic Book TV Season Week 3 Review (10/10/2015) appeared first...

Writer and producer Greg Weisman chats with Anthony and Imran about The Spectacular Spider-Man, Young Justice and his creator-owned work Rain of Ghosts. Greg talks about his earliest storytelling memories, explains what a producer really does, why the five-year jump between seasons on Young Justice, discusses discovering the Taino Indian mythologies and culture, and more!... The post JAN 046: Youn...

Anthony and Imran jump on Blab to discuss this week’s Fear The Walking Dead, Gotham, and the season 3 premier of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, and more live with Mr. Durite and Rugboy! Stick around for the post show as the Blabbers discuss movies turned TV shows, the new Muppet show, video games, and the Nerd... The post JAN 045: Comic Book TV Season Week 2 Review (10/03/2015) appeared first on The Jock...

The Jock and Nerd invite their friend and comic book dealer Eric Garneau to find out what it’s like to run a retail comic book shop these days. They discuss sales trends, collectors vs readers, digital media changing our habits, the state of variant covers, Image Comics, Magic: The Gathering, the Star Wars Holiday special,... The post JAN 044: Inside The Retail Comic Book Industry (09/28/2015) app...

Anthony and Imran return to the show’s roots while trying something completely new! The Jock talks UFC, and they review the Gotham season two premiere, Fear The Walking Dead, and the Nerd’s experience at Marvel Universe Live all live on Blab! We meet some great nerd blabbers from Texas on the after show geek out!... The post JAN 043: Comic Book TV Season Week 1 Review (09/24/2015) appeared first o...

Foul-mouthed Rugboy joins the Nerd as they reminisce about growing up with the Spider-Man toys, storylines and artists, that defined the web-head for their generation. The Nerd recaps “Nothing Can Stop The Juggernaut” from ASM #229-230 and Rugboy hates on Dan Slott! The duo also discuss lame Spidey toys and theme songs from the 70’s,... The post JAN 042: Growing up with Spider-Man (09/21/2015) app...

Contributing Nerdist writer Matt Delhauer breaks down Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3 to get to the root why this movie was a such a huge disappointment for fans. The gang also discuss working for nerdist.com, Starlog Magazine, Marvel Comics’ move to L.A., San Diego Comic-Con, why DC’s Convergence sucks, the rise of ESports, an awesome Venom... The post JAN 041: WTF Happened to Spider-Man 3 (2007) with M...

What happens when an old friend of the Nerd pays a visit to Rugboy? Well, a spontaneous podcast recording is what! Anthony and Imran hang out with Rugboy and illustrator Jose Dennis and chat about everything from their college radio show, SNL after-after parties, the Nerd’s music video debut to the dissolution of Marvel’s Creative... The post JAN 040: A Good Old Fashioned Geek Out (09/16/2015) app...

The Jock welcomes his friend, award-winning filmmaker Chris J. Sotelo on to the podcast. Anthony and Imran talk to Chris about what makes a good movie trailer, the power of short form storytelling , filmmaking, winning the AMC Walking Dead Fan Promo Contest and what to do in a zombie apocalypse. Chris breaks down examples... The post JAN 039: The Power of Short-Form Storytelling with Filmmaker Chr...

In honor of the 50th anniversary of Wally Wood’s creation of the red Daredevil suit, Anthony and Imran are joined by author, publisher, and creator-rights advocate, J. David Spurlock. David is the director of The Estate of  Wallace “Wally” Wood, and co-author of “Wally’s World: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Wally Wood, the... The post JAN 038: The 50th Anniversary of Wally Wood’s Red Dare...

Spidertember swings on as comic book writer Todd Dezago chats with Anthony and Imran. Todd has been writing comics for 21 years. His credits include X-Men, X-Factor, Wolverine, Dr. Strange, Super Hero Squad, Sensational Spider-Man, Impulse, JLA: World Without Grown-ups, Young Justice, Tellos, The Perhapanauts and more! Todd gives us the inside scoop on the... The post JAN 037: Sensational Spider-M...

It’s #Spidertember, Spidey fans! Imran is joined by David Molofsky, Peter Kendall and eventually, The Jock, for part two of a crossover podcast with The Geek Chorus, A Place To Hang Your Cape and How Do I Jump?  The gang nerds out about Dr. Octopus hijacking Peter Parker’s mind and becoming The Superior Spider-Man! Was... The post JAN 036: Superior Spider-Man Spidertember Crossover (09/02/2015) ap...

The Jock and Nerd are joined by no one for this episode. It’s just them geeking out over the upcoming Superhero TV season, followed by a ranking of all the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far! All this, plus their patented tangential drifting, random weirdness and humorous nonsense! Enjoy! Oh, and make sure... The post JAN 035: Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe (08/31/2015) appear...