The Jock and Nerd Podcast

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, Rugboy's first Blab and more! Plus, Anthony and Imran fight about esports!...

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 premier, 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! Youtuber Mr. Durite shares a great Fear The Walking Dead analogy, and more! Be a part 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, their favorite villains,  the photo cover issue of Amazing Spide...

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 fan film, Greg Rucka's Punisher, Superman and more! Be a part o...

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-Afterparties, the Nerd's music video debut to the dissolution of Marvel's Creative Committee, Diggle's new stupid helmet on Arrow and Jessica Jones on...

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 of the best and worst in movie trailers, and reveals the absolute worst trai...

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, founder of Vanguard Publishing and co-author of "Wally's World: The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Wally Wood, the World's 2nd Best Comic Book Artist....

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 Spider-Man Clone Saga from the 90's, and...

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 Parkers mind and becoming The Superior Spider-Man! Was he a better Spider-Man? Was he a better Peter Parker? It's up to you to decide...

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 you stick around for the post credits scene. Be a part of the show! Send us a...

Anthony and Imran chat with Director and Motion Graphics Artist Fede Ponce about being creative, following your passion, crowdfunding his project  and, of course, superheroes! Fede has worked on main titles and VFX for Marvel's Iron Man, Thor, and many others, as well as directed commercials. With the help of Bertha Navarro, producer for Guillermo Del Toro, Fede brings us his project eight years i...

It's a blast from the past for the Nerd, as his old art school buddy, writer and co-producer for Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update, Scott Weinstein, makes an appearance on The Jock and Nerd Podcast! Rugboy joins in on the fun as the gang reminisces about their college days, the Nerd tells a revealing story and we learn what it's like at an SNL afterparty. Plus, comic book recommendations,  more...

Special guest Scott Meridew, writer and list hero at A Place To Hang Your Cape, hates D.C. Comics! The Jock and Nerd love that! Anthony and  Imran try to get to the root of Scott's hate, and discuss why Marvel is better than D.C., stupid superhero names, The Flash, Arrow, the new D.C. workplace comedy, more fallout from the Fantastic Four, an audio comment form Rugboy, the D23 Expo, British Godzil...

Anthony, Imran and listener-favorite Rugboy, spoil the new Fox Fantastic Four reboot. You're welcome. They discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Josh Trank superhero movie. Plus, the possible Supergirl/Flash crossover, Constantine on Arrow, Batfleck for the rest of our lives, the team roster for Captain America: Civil War, the leaked image of Marvel's Spider-Man and John Carter! Be a part...

In volume 2 of  “Comic Book Artists You Should Know”, Rugboy joins Anthony and Imran to continue the countdown of the most influential comic book artists of all time! Listen for the amazing life stories of artists Gil Kane, Alex Toth, Steve Ditko, Frank Frazetta and Wally Wood. Plus, what started the Bronze Age of comics? Be a part of the show! Send us a message: speakpipe.com/jockandnerd Voicemai...

Marc Alan Fishman of Unshaven Comics stops by the Jock and Nerd studio to announce the launch of The Samurnauts Graphic Novel Kickstarter campaign. He surprises Anthony and Imran with a special backer reward exclusively for listeners of the show! March shares his journey, as he and his lifelong friends Matt Wright and Kyle Gnepper, live out of their dreams of making comic books and creating The Sa...

It gets super-geeky in here, as The Jock, Rugboy , and artist John Bellotti Jr. , nerd out over the King Of The Monsters, Godzilla! The Nerd hosts a roundtable discussion, as the Godzilla fans expound on the films, eras, suit designs, rouges gallery, comics, toys, G-Fest, illustrating the daikaiju, and more! Check out John's amazing Godzilla art at Robo7.com ! Be a part of the show! Send us a mess...

Anthony and Imran welcome David Molofsky to The Jock and Nerd Podcast family, as he welcomes them to his comic book culture site, A Place To Hang Your Cape ! David, an American living in London, hangs out with the guys as they discuss superheroes, comics, the London Film & Comic Con, cosplay, Dan Slott, Marvel's Ant-Man, the random series of events that led him to our show and more! Be a part of t...

It's a giant-sized episode of The Jock and Nerd Podcast as Anthony and Imran review Marvel's Ant-Man and go over his bizarre history in the comics! They also discuss Apocalypse's new look in the new X-Men movie, Clammr, A Place To Hang Your Cape, gypsy-jazz spider-man and more! Be a part of the show! Send us a message: speakpipe.com/jockandnerd Voicemail: (312) 248-4376 (312-248-HERO) Email: show@...

Anthony and Imran try to escape a closed loop paradox while talking about Terminator: Genisys and the franchise as a whole. The Nerd takes us through the history of Terminator comics. Listen for great comic book recommendations for the hard-core Terminator fan! Be a part of the show! Send us a message: speakpipe.com/jockandnerd Voicemail: (312) 248-4376 (312-248-HERO) Email: show@jockandnerd.com T...

There was so much geektastic news coming out of San Diego that Anthony and Imran devote a whole episode to bring you the best bits from the 2015 Comic-Con! They Jock and Nerd San Diego Comic-Con news round up will get you up-to-date all the huge movie, tv show and comic book announcements! This next part is for SEO: Spider-Man, Blade, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Batman v. Superman, Green Lantern...

Welcome to the beginning of a new multi-part series titled Comic Book Artists You Should Know! Rugboy joins The Nerd to kick off the countdown of the most influential comic book artists of all time! In this first edition, you'll learn about John Buscema, Jim Steranko, John Romita Sr., Barry Windsor-Smith and Joe Kubert. Plus, who really created Batman? Be a part of the show! Send us a message: spe...

It’s The Jock’s Show! The Nerd takes a back seat as Anthony gives us a preview of UFC 189 that takes place in Las Vegas on July 11, 2015. The Jock breaks down the industry and the title fight between Chad Mendes and Connor McGregor so that even The Nerd gets it! Learn about a podcast milestone, the first Indian-born player in the NBA, Irish superheroes and more in this testosterone-filled epsiode!...

Anthony and Imran are joined by Rugboy to talk about the box-office record-breaking Jurassic World movie, as wells the impact of the franchise on pop culture. Learn about Spider-Man’s new costume and Spider-Mobile in the comics, the future of Marvel movies, who really designed the Jurassic Park logo, and the best Batman fan film ever made! We’re podcast legal, baby! Be a part of the show! Send us...

Anthony and Imran are joined by Peter Kendall from hd1jump.com to discuss the newly casted Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man, as well as give their essential Spider-Man reading lists. We catch up with The Jock and his EDC 2015 adventure in Las Vegas. Are comic book movies getting too comic-booky? Peter wants his Iron Spider! How do you pronounce Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige's name? Why...