Dave's Nerd Compendium

This week Dave does something different. He talks about a number of movies that he as watched recently. They are all newer movies, which means released between 2012 and now. He gives them a rating of 1 (set it on fire) to 10 (best movie ever). Each movie is a little different that the last, but what movies did he review? ]]>

This episode Dave covers a comic book adaptation that was a show on Cimemax from 2013-2016. This show is based off of a one shot comic, but is effectively a sequel since it takes place 15 years after the events that transpired in the comic. ]]>

This week Dave covers a series of comics from American novelist Joe Hill, you know Stephen King’s son. He wrote the comic series Lock & Key, that has since been collected into 6 hard cover graphic novels. This is a great comic series to read, since it hits all the likes for many different listeners. ]]>

This week Dave gives you a hint to a new part of the show, a new and improved Nerd Book Club. But also Dave covers one of his favorite DC female characters. He touches base on a character that started not in the comics but in the animated serives of Batman from the 90s. Who is it? You will have to listen and find out. ]]>

In this episode Dave talks about a series that the cover art got his attention. The story is your typical Young Adult/Teen fantasy adventure. But being a D&D gamer, it was a new vision of the class of Ranger. So that is why this week he covers the series The Ranger’s Apprentice. ]]>

In this episode The Nerd covers some news stories that he thought were interesting. Batman new, Harry Potter news, Stranger Things news, and much more. ]]>

In this episode The Nerd covers a brief history and the powers of a character who has their first Marvel Studio movie opening this weekend. If you haven’t guess he is talking about the one and only Dr. Strange. ]]>

This week Dave covers a show from his childhood that he loved to watch that would totally fit with the Halloween theme. He also goes over a list that was compiled in 2013 of the top 20 horror films to watch on Halloween. I also go over my top pick on horror movies and my top book to read on Halloween. ]]>

In this episode, I cover one of my favorite authors (Dan Brown) and also one of my favorite thriller series (Robert Langdon series). I also cover the stand alone novels that Dan Brown wrote as well. In this episode, I give a quick rundown of each book in the Langdon series. I also talk about the movies associated with the series as well. ]]>

In this week’s episode, Dave talks about the iconic fantasy series “Wheel of Time”. This series is written by Robert Jordan, and completed by Brandon Sanderson. He gives you a brief overview of the entire series. And also highly recommends the series for anyone who is a fan of high fantasy. ]]>

I first want to start off by saying the editing isn’t the best due to me being under the weather, damn con crud. But I could not go without letting you hear the interviews I got from Monroe Comic-Con. This was an amazing show and I am so glad I got to spend time with my con-family and also help support a lot of new books and a phase of books that are about to be done with. Listen and find out who all I spoke with. ]]>

I always get asked different question and tend to forget them. Well reading the book I currently am reminding me of a question…”What is Cyberpunk?” So fellow DNC fans, it is my task to give you a knowledge transfer of what is Cyberpunk. I also give a quick over  view without giving the plot away, of the book I am currently reading William Gibson’s, 1984 classic, ‘Neuromancer’. ]]>

In this episode, I travel over to my buddy, and fellow podcaster, Toaden’s house. And this episode is all about him. How he got into creating YouTube videos, how he got into Podcasting, and how he likes being a nerd! It was a great conversation that ended up with me being a guest on his show ‘Media Litter Sandwich’. So you will need to check that out as well. ]]>

This week, I am joined once again by my good buddy Jack Wallen. He’s been quiet the past few months, a little too quiet. That is because he has been working on four books. And today we are talking about three of them. All are going to be dropping within mere weeks of one another. First, we have “Punk Ass Punk” which could be the start of a new series. Second, “Buy Zombie Buy” the latest addition to the I Zombie series. Lastly, “Midtown Anthology 2” a collection of authors writing different stories but all with the same concept ideas. Then like with most conversations with Jack we go off on tangents in the realm of Open Source, Audiobooks, Music, and Podcasts. ]]>

With everything going on in the world there is one entity that has literally taken the world by storm this year. And to think this is the 20th anniversary for that entity. In this episode, I cover all things related to Pokemon. That is starting from how the name came to be, and each generation of the game. All while slaughtering the pronunciations of many different names. But it doesn’t matter if you are Team Valor, Team Instinct, or Team Mystic, all that matters is you “Gotta Catch ’em All!” ]]>

With the recent passing of comedy icon Gene Wilder, what better way than to pay tribute to him and dedicate this episode to him. Gene Wilder was one of those actors that was in a lot of the films I watched growing up. So he was my first favorite actor. It was shocking to find out Monday afternoon when I got home from work that he had passed. So in this episode I talk all about Gene Wilder. ]]>

I love getting asked for suggestions on books to read that are not your standard DC or Marvel Superhero books. So in this episode I cover four books that are in my pull that are the polar opposite of superhero books. All the books are put out by Image Comics, you know the company that does Spawn and Walking Dead. But trust me I didn’t select those titles either. What did I select? Listen and find out. ]]>

This week I talk about a series of books that started in 1982. A year after the birth of Dave the Nerd. Written by one of my favorite authors Stephen King. This book series crosses many genera and also has been adapted to comic books. And soon to be a movie, loosely scheduled for February of 2017. Are you ready to talk about…The Dark Tower series? ]]>

In this episode Dave covers his thoughts on Michigan Comic Book Expo, he covers his friends and fellow podcasters Basement Fodder’s GoFundMe update. But this episode is all about Marvel Comic’s Captain Marvel, and all incarnations of the character. ]]>

In this episode Dave talks about a book series that has been mentioned a few times on the show but has never been really talked about. The Xanth Series from Piers Anthony is probably one of the best fantasy series that goes beyond 15 books. If you are a fan of high fantasy that mixes with mundane reality as well, then Xanth is a series for you!! ]]>