This was a good week for Marvel folks. DC wasn't too shabby but Marvel knocked it away this week. This whole Marvel NOW thing has done for them what the New 52 did for DC - it got us reading books we never would have and we are now buying more from them than ever before. Also this show is no nonsense. We don't have time to waste with tangents and wise cracking. No sir. Not this week. Not when that brand new copy of Tales of Xillia for our PS3s were calling out to us. So this episode is dedicated to Tales of Xillia, for getting us in under the hour mark with a bunch of books to discuss. So join Matt "Xillia-Phile" Finneman and Chris "Grey Beard Hair" Robinson as they give it to you like it is.

Books of the Week
Matt: Superior Foes of Spider-Man #2 
Chris: Superior Foes of Spider-Man #2

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Current Events: 02m53s/

Earth 2 #15: 03m52s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0/

Green Arrow #23: 07m09s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 3.5/

Green Lantern #23: 10m30s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 2.5/

Movement #4: 13m08s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0/

Phantom Stranger #11: 16m51s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 2.5/

Swamp Thing #23: 22m13s/ Chris: 3.0/

Fairest #18: 24m02s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0/

Trillium #1: 7m20s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.5/

All-New X-Men #15: 32m34s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Avengers AI #2: 37m41s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0/

Cable and X-Force #12: 40m21a/ Chris: 3.5/

Superior Spider-Man #15: 43m37s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Superior Foes of Spider-Man #2: 47m09s/ Matt: 4.5 Chris: 4.0/

Mega Man #28: 51m03s/ Matt: 3.5/

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The month of July is a funny month. It is the last bastion of the summer drought, but without the massive E3 news blowout that June has. However July does have one thing going for it - San Diego Comic Con, or as we like to call it, the E3 of the Masses. The two intrepid hosts of the NOLAnerdcast headed on over to Comic Con to get their hands on all the biggest upcoming games, as well as to try out the brand new PS4 and XBox One consoles. Between that, a handful of game releases and a smattering of gaming news, July gave us enough to talk about to fill up a nice show for you all! So join the NOLAnerds Matt "21-3" Finneman, Chris "Saints Row 4 Pres" Robinson, Ronald "Saints Row 4 Pres GOTY" Bienemy, Mason "Japanophile" Maldonado, and introducing sit in guest star Zack "WoW" St. Onge as they discuss games and game related shenanigry.

Gaming News July 2013: 02m28s/

Comic Con Hands On Breakdowns: 34m12s/

Game Releases July 2013: 54m12s/

Shin Megami Tensei IV Discussion: 1h04m43s/

Ending Talks: 1h12m08s/

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Are you ready for some AAAAAANNNNNUUUUUAAAAALLLLSSSS? Ahem. Annuals. Are you? Cause this is a 5th week of the month for comics, and that means Annuals. Great ones this time though! And quality Marvel comics. And the finale of the Mega Man/Sonic crossover. And more! Woo! So join NOLAnerds Matt "Annual Lover" Finneman and Chris "Hates Good Art" Robinson as they celebrate their 90th episode!

Books of the Week
Matt: Animal Man Annual #2
Chris: Adventures of Superman #3

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Corporate Sponsors: 01m31s/

Current Events: 02m30s/

Adventures of Superman #3: 07m31s/ Chris: 4.0/

Animal Man Annual #2: 10m10s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Batman Annual #2: 13m54s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0/

Batman/Superman #2: 18m00/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Flash Annual #2: 23m33s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.5/

Red Lanterns #22: 28m06s/ Matt: 2.5/

Pandora: Trinity of Sin #2: 30m35s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 2.5/

Collider #1: 34m02s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.5/

Daredevil #29: 37m57s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.5/

Indestructible Hulk #11: 41m52s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.5/

X-Men #3: 45m05s/ Matt: 2.5/

Uncanny X-Men #9: 48m42s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0/

Adventure Time Summer Special #1: 53m14s/ Matt: 2.5 Chris: 3.0/

Sonic the Hedgehog #251: 59m18s/ Matt: 3.5/

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Did you miss us? I sure missed us. But I promise we had a great reason to skip last week's show! That reason? San Diego Comic Con suckas! That's right! The NOLAnerds were out in San Diego living life, spending money, and being absolutely nerdy. Also this week after a brief hiatus we welcome back Ashley to the show! And she actually read books! CRAZY! This week we discuss Comic Con happenings, talk a bevy of indie books, enjoy the third entry in Trinity War, and talk random things all over the place. So join the NOLAnerds Matt "Larfleeze Sadness" Finneman, Chris "Doesn't Get Green Team" Robinson, and Ashley "I Can Read" Butler for this weeks episode!

Books of the Week
Matt: Lazarus #2
Chris: Lazarus #2
Ashley: Lazarus #2

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Corporate Sponsors: 02m18s/

Current Events: 05m34s/

All-Star Western #22: 20m14s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0/

Aquaman #22: 23m19s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0 Ashley: 3.5/

Flash #22: 28m13s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0 Ashley: 2.5/

Green Team #3: 35m48s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0/

Justice League Dark #22: 42m10s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 3.5 Ashley: 4.5/

Constantine #5: 47m56s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0 Ashley: 3.5/

Larfleeze #2: 53m06s/ Matt: 1.5 Chris: 1.0/

Talon #10: 57m07s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0/

Teen Titans #22: 1h00m33s/ Matt: 1.5 Chris: 1.0/

Unwritten #51: 1h06m10s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Hawkeye Annual #1: 1h09m57s/ Matt: 3.5 Ashley: 3.5/

Superior Spider-Man #14: 1h14m23s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 3.5 Ashley: 3.0/

Superior Spider-Man Team Up #1: 1h20m28s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0 Ashley: 3.0/

Wolverine and the X-Men #33: 1h24m15s/ Matt: 3,5 Chris: 3.0 Ashley: 4.0/

Young Avengers #8: 1h28m56s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0 Ashley: 4.0/

Bounce #3: 1h33m26s/ Matt: 3.5 Ashley: 4.0/

Ghostbusters #6: 1h36m49s/ Chris: 3.0/

Lazarus #2: 1h38m19s/ Matt: 4.5 Chris: 4.0 Ashley: 4.5/

Mass Effect: Foundation #1: 1h44m14s/ Matt: 3.0/

Uncanny #2: 1h46m55s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0 Ashley: 3.0/

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A killer week of comics is before you my friends! We have a slew of incredibly entertaining Marvel books as well as the explosive opening issue of the DC Trinity War event! Between all of that we also found time to enjoy new entries in several Batman family titles as well as try out a new Image series and continue to fall in love with the Mega Man/Sonic crossover! So sit back, relax, and allow the NOLAnerds Matt "Ruins Chris' Day" Finneman and Chris "I Love the Fact" Robinson to serenade you with the song of our people!

Books of the Week
Matt: Justice League #22
Chris: Young Avengers #7

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Corporate Sponsors: 05m58s/

Current Events: 07m58s/

Batgirl #22: 08m53s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0/

Batman #22: 13m10s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Batman: L'il Gotham #4: 16m38s/ Matt: 3.0/

Demon Knights #22: 18m57s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0/

Green Lantern Corps #22: 21m59s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 2.5/

Justice League #22: 26m05s/ Matt: 4.5 Chris: 4.0/

Nightwing #22: 31m20s/ Matt: 4,0 Chris: 3.0/

Suicide Squad #22: 35m03s/ Matt: 3.5/

Supermain Unchained #2: 37m41s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Daredevil #28: 41m17s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Hawkeye #12: 44m18s/ Matt: 3.5/

Indestructible Hulk #10: 47m05s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0/

Superior Spider-Man #13: 49m53s/ Matt: 4.5 Chris: 4.0/

Uncanny X-Men #8: 53m30s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0/

Young Avengers #7: 57m37s/ Matt: 4.5 Chris: 4.0/

Ghosted #1: 1h02m39s/ Matt: 3.5/

Mega Man #27: 1h05m54s/ Matt: 3.5/

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After last weeks absurd deluge of titles, we get a brief reprieve. This week granted us FOUR brand new title launches all of high quality stuff. We debate the merits of a Geoff Johns-less Green Lantern universe as well as the continuing adventures of Green Arrow and the Earth 2 Wonders. So join the NOLAnerds Matt "Robot Masters" Finneman and Chris "DoomBot Hater" Robinson as they talk comics, man.

Books of the Week
Matt: Sonic the Hedgehog #250
Chris: Superior Foes of Spider-Man #1

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Corporate Sponsors: 05m14s/

Current Events: 06m45s/

Earth 2 #14: 11m54s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.5/

Green Arrow #22: 15m18s/ Matt: 4.5 Chris: 3.5/

Green Lantern #22: 19m24s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0/

Movement #3: 23m44s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0/

Pandora: Trinity of Sin #1: 27m27s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.5/

Phantom Stranger #10: 31m28s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.5/

Swamp Thing #22: 35m42s/ Chris: 3.0/

Fairest #17: 38m10s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 2.5/

Avengers AI #1: 42m58s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0/

Superior Foes of Spider-Man #1: 48m12s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Adventure Time: Fiona and Cake #6: 51m47s/ Matt: 2.0 Chris: 2.0/

Sonic the Hedgehog #250: 55m09s/ Matt: 4.5/

Uncanny #1: 58m47s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 3.5/

It is upon us! The hallowed month of June, the Month of E3! Not a major month for releases, but the single largest month for news ever! The NOLAnerds are here to take it all in, and break it all down, for you - our loving public. Or maybe you're just a random listener. Who knows? YOU DO! So join us on this journey as we discuss everything from the XBox One debacle all the way to its infamous 180 on the entire issue. We discuss every major E3 conference from Microsoft to Sony to EA to Ubisoft to Nintendo. We talk PS4 megaton announcements to Microsofts lofty exclusives to EA surprise reveals to the Ubisoft Game of Show. We also talk games that we played including a discussion on one of the greatest games of the year, The Last of Us! So join NOLAnerds Matt "Clicker" Finneman, Chris "Bloater" Robinson, Ronald "Runner" Bienemy, and Mason "Stalker" Maldonado as they talk all games, all the time!

Gaming News Pre E3: 01m01s/

Microsoft E3 Conference: 13m19s/

EA E3 Conference: 35m59s/

Ubisoft E3 Conference: 40m01s/

Sony E3 Conference: 48m22s/

Nintendo E3 Conference: 59m10s/

Gaming News Post E3: 1h04m00s/

Game Releases of June 2013: 1h07m42s/

Last of Us Discussion: 1h19m55s/

Finale: 1h29m00s/

Holy Tons of Comic Books Batman! This is hands down the most filled week of comics we have ever seen. Seriously. Our wallets hurt afterwards. Our minds were drained from reading them for hours on end. It was epic my friends. Epic. This week saw everything from a major DC launch title, to practically every Marvel book we actually read, to one of the greatest crossovers ever, all the way to a brand new comic straight from the Greg Rucka House of Amazing. So join NOLAnerds Matt "Pizza Dog" Finneman, Chris "No Feels" Robinson, and Ashley "Booty Call" Butler as they break down a truly exhaustive week in comics.

Books of the Week
Matt: Batman Superman #1
Chris: Lazarus #1
Ashley: Young Avengers #6

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Corporate Sponsors: 06m47s/

Current Events: 09m00s/

Adventures of Superman #2: 09m50s/ Chris: 3.0/

All-Star Western #21: 12m03s/ Matt: 4.0/

Aquaman #21: 15m07s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 2.5 Ashley: 3.0/

Batman Superman #1: 18m46s/ Matt: 4.5 Chris: 3.5 Ashley: 4.0/

Flash #21: 23m45s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0/

Green Team #2: 28m21s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0/

Justice League #21: 32m58s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Justice League of America #5: 37m38s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0 Ashley: 4.0/

Justice League Dark #21: 43m52s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0/

Age of Ultron #10 AI: 47m10s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0 Ashley: 3.5/

All-New X-Men #13: 52m41s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0 Ashley: 4.0/

Daredevil #27: 56m35s/ Matt: 4.5 Chris: 4.0 Ashley: 4.5/

Larfleeze #1: 1h01m04s/ Matt: 2.0 Chris: 2.0/

Red Lanterns #21: 1h09m41s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 2.0/

Talon #9: 1h13m18s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.0/

Teen Titans #21: 1h15m24s/ Matt: 2.0 Chris: 1.5/

Unwritten #50: 1h19m37s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Wake #2: 1h24m07s/ Chris: 3.0/

Hawkeye #11: 1h26m04s/ Matt: 3.0/

Uncanny X-Men #7: 1h28m37s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 2.5/

Wolverine and the X-Men #32: 1h31m06s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.5/

X-Men #2: 1h33m55s/ Matt: 2.5 Chris: 2.5/

Young Avengers #6: 1h36m10s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 3.0/

Adventure Time #17: 1h39m53s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.5/

Bounce #2: 1h43m04s/ Matt: 3.0/

Ghostbusters #5: 1h45m11s/ Chris: 3.0/

Lazarus #1: 1h46m33s/ Matt: 4.5 Chris: 4.0/

Think Tank #8: 1h49m11s/ Matt: 4.0/

This episode is brought to you by Naughty Dog's The Last of Us, because it is super awesome and I kept playing it during the podcast, much to my cohost's chagrin. But that is neither here nor there. This is all about comics! This week we delve into the finale of Age of Ultron, discuss the ramifications for Marvel as a whole due to it, see what Green Lantern New Guardians is like post finale, love the hell out of Wonder Woman, and debut our new scoring system! That's right. We are now working on a 5 Star system to better show our love for books. So without further ado, join NOLAnerds Matt "Loves The Last of Us" Finneman and Chris "Hates Good Things and Ruins Matt's Fun" Robinson as they talk comics.

Books of the Week
Matt: Wonder Woman #21
Chris: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #24 

Email: 01m29s/

Corporate Sponsors: 03m14s/

Current Events: 05m25s/

Animal Man #21: 09m54s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Batman and Robin #21: 13m04s/ Matt: 3.0/

Batman Beyond Unlimited #17: 18m47s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 2.5/

Batwoman #21: 22m55s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 4.0/

Green Lantern: New Guardians #21: 25m09s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0/

Vibe #5: 28m12s/ Matt: 3.5 Chris: 3.0/

Wonder Woman #21: 31m43s/ Matt: 4.5 Chris: 4.0/

Fables #130: 35m33s/ Matt: 3.0 Chris: 3.5/

Age of Ultron #10: 38m00s/ Matt: 1.5 Chris: 1.5/

Cable and X-Force #10: 44m59s/ Chris: 3.5/

Indestructible Hulk #9: 47m47s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 4.0/

Superior Spider-Man #12: 50m35s/ Matt: 4.0 Chris: 3.5/

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #24: 54m47s/ Chris: 4.0/

Sonic Universe #53: 57m18s/ Matt: 3.5/

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Now, I know what you are thinking. NOLAnerds, why is there a missing week in your podcast? Why that is a wonderful question. While we pride ourselves in doing this every week since we started, one of us was in Canada Land last week, and thus we could not do the show =/ Its ok though! This week we talk a bit about last week anyway. One big ol happy comic book family. This week we talk about the two big guns of DC, Superman Unchained and the start of Scott Snyder's Batman: Year Zero arc. We also discuss the X-Men Hellfire Academy saga and many other things, such as the always wonderful Mega Man/Sonic crossover. So join NOLAnerds Matt "Refuses to Keep His Pants On" Finneman, Chris "Continuously Thrown Under the Bus" Robinson, and Ashley "Throws Chris Under the Bus" Butler as they talk one good week in comics.

Previously On Books of the Week
Matt: Green Arrow #21
Chris: Phantom Stranger #9
Ashley: Astro City #1

Books of the Week
Matt: Batgirl #21
Chris: Thor: God of Thunder #9
Ashley: Nightwing #21

Previously On: 01m10s/

Email: 03m48s/

Corporate Sponsors: 11m25s/

Current Events: 12m02s/

Batgirl #21: 15m17s/ Matt: 9.0 Chris: 8.0 Ashley: 8.0/

Batman #21: 18m47s/ Matt: 8.5 Chris: 8.5 Ashley: 9.0/

Batman: Li'l Gotham #3: 25m47s/ Matt: 7.5 Chris: 7.5/

Constantine #4: 28m51s/ Matt: 8.0 Chris: 8.0 Ashley: 8.5/

Demon Knights #21: 33m14s/ Matt: 8.0 Chris: 8.0/

Dream Machine #2: 37m01s/ Ashley: 7.5/

Green Lantern Corps #21: 41m02s/ Matt: 8.0 Chris: 7.5 Ashley: 8.5/

Nightwing #21: 47m55s/ Matt: 8.5 Ashley: 9.5/

Suicide Squad #21: 52m26s/ Matt: 8.5/

Superman: Unchained #1: 55m36s/ Matt: 8.5 Chris: 8.5 Ashley: 8.0/

Guardians of the Galaxy #3: 1h05m01s/ Ashley: 8.5/

Thor: God of Thunder #9: 1h08m37s/ Chris: 9.0/

Wolverine and the X-Men #31: 1h11m05s/ Matt: 8.5 Chris: 8.0 Ashley: 8.0/

Bravest Warriors #9: 1h18m10s/ Matt: 7.5 Chris: 7.0/

Mega Man #26: 1h21m52s/ Matt: 8.5/

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