25th May2018

Opinionated: Star Wars – The Last Jedi

by Nathan Favel

A new year marks a new column for Nerdly… Opinionated. Where we give you our thoughts on everything and anything geeky and nerdy. This time round Nerdly team member Nathan takes a look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi – in a article he’s dubbed “Star Problems” Star Problems: Episode 1 – The Last Jedi […]

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25th May2018

Preview: ​Konungar – War of Crowns #1

by Phil Wheat

Hitting comic stores this June from Titan Comics, Konungar is a gorgeously rendered epic fantasy – in the style of Game of Thrones and The Lord of The Rings – from the writer of our Millennium series, Sylvain Runberg, with astounding painted art by Juzhen. This three-part series, kicking off with a special oversized issue, […]

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25th May2018

Competition: Win ‘Wrestlemania 34’ on Blu-ray

by Phil Wheat

To celebrate the Blu-ray and DVD release of WrestleMania 34 (available to buy from 4th June 2018) – we are giving away a Blu-ray to one lucky winner! WWE heads to New Orleans for its biggest show of the year, WrestleMania! Epic rivalries come to a head as WWE Superstars compete to add their names […]

25th May2018

‘Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition’ – Launch Trailer

by Phil Wheat

Don your Terminator armour and wade into battle as Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition, the FPS from Stream On Studio set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, is now available on PlayStation 4 and PC… and check out the launch trailer, which introduces the deadliest killers of the galaxy! The Space Hulk: Deathwing Enhanced Edition brings a […]

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25th May2018

Comic Concierge – Episode 25: Weekly Recommendations

by Dan Clark

It is another Weekly Comic Recommends podcast where I go through the week that was in comics including my Recommendation of the Week: James Bond: The Body #5 by Ales Kot and Luca Casalanguida. Also a lot of other major books to talk about including Avengers, Justice League, Superman, and some notable new indie titles. […]

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24th May2018

‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ Review

by Matthew Turner

Stars: Alden Ehrenreich, Emilia Clarke, Woody Harrelson, Donald Glover, Thandie Newton, Paul Bettany, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Joonas Suotamo, Jon Favreau | Written by Jonathan Kasdan, Lawrence Kasdan | Directed by Ron Howard Fans of the Star Wars movies could be forgiven for having “a bad feeling about this” when it was announced that director Ron Howard […]

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24th May2018

Creative England name Pinball Films in the top 50 of innovative creators for 2018

by Phil Wheat

Maverick, lo-fi, outsider producers Pinball Films and director Ashley Horner (pictured above) have been nominated as one of Creative England’s 50 most exciting creative companies in the country right now. CE50, a showcase of the best up and coming, innovative and disruptive companies across film, games and digital tech sees Industry leaders come together on […]

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24th May2018

Interview: Writer/Director James Wilsher talks ‘Sisters’

by Philip Rogers

Sisters is a new drama from writer-director James Wilsher, which has been selected to play at the Southend Film Festival on Sunday 27th May. I got a chance to ask James a few questions about where the original concept came from, writing the script with the actresses and his favorite moments during filming. What can […]

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24th May2018

2nd trailer for Dwayne Johnson disaster flick ‘Skyscraper’

by Phil Wheat

Universal Pictures has unveiled the second trailer for Skyscraper which stars Dwayne Johnson and the titular collapsing skyscraper! Global icon Dwayne Johnson leads the cast of Legendary’s Skyscraper as former FBI Hostage Rescue Team leader and U.S. war veteran Will Ford, who now assesses security for skyscrapers. On assignment in China he finds the tallest, […]

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24th May2018

‘Ring of Honor’ Wrestling Review (May 20th 2018)

by Nathan Favel

Announcers:  Analyst – Ian Riccaboni | Color – Caprice Coleman Welcome to the second review of Ring of Honor TV!  This week features a double main event in Jay Lethal wrestling Punishment Martinez and a trios match featuring the Bullet Club fighting So-Cal Uncensored.  Here we go!  Match #1:  Jay Lethal vs Punishment Martinez The crowd was really […]

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24th May2018

Guests announced for PLAY Expo London 2018

by Phil Wheat

PLAY Expo, the UK’s largest arcade, indie and retro gaming show, comes to London’s Printworks for the first time on the 11th and 12th of August 2018. A must attend event for any videogames fan, featuring hundreds of original arcade and pinball machines, plus consoles and PCs playing a virtual who’s who of gaming classics […]

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24th May2018

‘Blessed are the Children’ Review

by Philip Rogers

Stars: Kaley Ball, Keni Bounds, Arian Thigpen, Jordan Boyd, Michael Kinslow, David Moncrief, Cheryl Abernathy, Jennifer Wilder, Hope Prybylski, Claire Mayronne, George Mayronne | Written by Chris Moore, Chris Wesley | Directed by Chris Moore After being dumped by her violent boyfriend, things soon become worse for Traci Paterson (Kaley Ball) as she finds out […]

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24th May2018

Discover Kitty Pryde’s 1st romance in ‘X-Men Gold Annual #2’

by Phil Wheat

This summer, Kitty Pryde will make the biggest romantic leap of her life – but what about Kitty’s first romantic adventure? Hugo and Nebula Award-winning writer Seanan McGuire (October Daye, Wayward Children series) and celebrated artist Marco Failla (Ms. Marvel, All-New Wolverine) are bringing you the Kitty before Colossus in X-Men Gold Annual #2 “I […]

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24th May2018

The History of Bad Ideas – Episode 229: My Wife Hates Your Goatee!

by Phil Wheat

Emanating from their studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, The History of Bad Ideas sees hosts Jason, Jeff and Blake talk about all things geeky on their podcast. Whether it’s rumours of the latest comic book movies, debating who really is the worst villain of all time, discussing the latest comic issues or just wondering about life […]

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23rd May2018

‘Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection’ Board Game Review

by Matthew Smail

Prior to playing 878 Vikings earlier this year, I hadn’t played a single war game. Since then, including 878, I’ve played and reviewed seven and this, Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection will be the eighth. It’s also, by far, the most complex. Liberty or Death may be the heaviest game I’ve played to date; but […]

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23rd May2018

Preview: Titan’s new ‘The Raid’ comic

by Phil Wheat

Titan Comics have announced that writers Ollie Masters (The Kitchen) and Alex Paknadel (Assassin’s Creed: Uprising) are teaming up with artists Budi Setiawan (Rex Royd, Savage Dragon) and Brad Simpson (Wolfenstein) to helm a brand-new story from the world of martial arts movie masterpiece, The Raid Punching and kicking its way into stores in August […]

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23rd May2018

Interview: Writer/Director Mark A.C. Brown talks ‘Guardians’

by Philip Rogers

Guardians is a new horror-comedy from writer-director Mark A.C. Brown, which has been selected to play at the Southend Film Festival on Saturday 26th May. I got a chance to ask Mark A.C. Brown a few questions about the original concept for the film, the biggest challenges they faced and his favourite scenes to shoot. […]

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23rd May2018

FIrst look at The Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends #1

by Phil Wheat

The Hunt for Wolverine is over – but the mystery of Logan’s return continues with new questions and new secrets… And the answers that Tony Stark, Kitty Pryde, Sabretooth and Daredevil have found in their search for the adamantium mutant may not be the ones they were expecting. This August, Charles Soule (Hunt For Wolverine, […]

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23rd May2018

‘Super Chariot’ Review (Nintendo Switch)

by Britt Roberts

Super Chariot is a 2D puzzle-platform game that focuses on the efforts of a princess (and her prince in co-op mode) as they work their way through underground catacombs in a bid to put their deceased (and yet still very, very talkative talkative) king to rest. And so begins an odyssey of dragging around a […]

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23rd May2018

Neil Johnson & Tracey Birdsall reunite for sci-fi film ‘Evolution War’

by Phil Wheat

It has been announced that Neil Johnson will direct Evolution War, a Terminator-esque science fiction film headlined by award-winning actress Tracey Birdsall – a movie that marks Johnson’s fourteenth(!) ilm in the directors chair The film reunites Birdsall & Johnson, who have collaborated together on several films, including the upcoming The Time War. Birdsall is […]

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23rd May2018

Culture Dump #35: Do We Still Need Trailers?

by Simon Bland

In just a few weeks time we’ll be returning to Jurassic World where in all likelihood, all hell will break loose. We know this because we’ve seen the chaos teased in trailers – alongside the reveal that at least half of this planned calamity will take place off Isla Nublar in a new, previously-unseen mainland […]

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23rd May2018

First look at ‘Axeman’ franchise comic tie-in

by Phil Wheat

Axeman trilogy writer and director Joston Ramon Theney has confirmed the release of #SinningWorks’ first comic book, scheduled to hit shelves this Fall. The one-off comic follows two surviving characters of Axeman 2: Overkill as well as a returning character from the original Axeman film. Says Theney: It’s been a wild ride to get to […]

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