Week In Nerdom 08-24

Music

New Music/Video
Disturbed - Hey You https://youtu.be/YCGIj7KmwyI
Parkway Drive - Darker Still https://youtu.be/tEtO2yaX304
Dope - Believe https://youtu.be/sAPriwCgsXo seventh studio album "Blood Money Part Zer0" being released on February 24, 2023
Slipknot - Yen https://youtu.be/9FnG9lGLyEM

Tours
Hoobastank/LIT - Tried-N-True tour 2022 support from Alien Ant Farm. Oct 14 in Nashville through Nov 8 in Cedar Park, TX. https://blabbermouth.net/news/hoobastank-and-lit-announce-co-headlining-tried-n-true-tour-with-alien-ant-farm-blabbermouth-net-presale
Jinjer - POD Oct 31 in San Diego Through Dec 22 in LA Limited support from Vended, Malevolence, and Space of Variations. https://blabbermouth.net/news/jinjer-announces-fall-2022-usa-tour-with-support-from-p-o-d

Cradle of Filth
Former Guitar player Stuart Anstis passed at 48

Evanescence
#1 on iTunes 19 years after release… for reasons.

Kittie
Morgan and Mercedes potentially putting out new music in 2024.

Avatar
They want to save heavy metal with their next record, which is already recorded and mixed.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/avatar-wants-to-save-heavy-metal-with-upcoming-album

Suggests
BlackBraid - Sacandaga https://youtu.be/-tDlf9bteZQ

Gaming/Tech

Follow-ups/Corrections
MultiVersus - Season 1 launched. https://www.cbr.com/multiversus-guide-news-warner-bros/

Trailers
Marvel Midnight Suns - Wolverine gameplay https://youtu.be/tU9CGeIiFVA
Dead Island 2 - NOT DEAD! https://youtu.be/XhzkskTJUUM
Killer Klowns - WHAAT?!?? https://youtu.be/1pyU3Cpt7hs
Dune: Awakening - https://youtu.be/anZtoPo2Fpw
Gamescom - https://youtu.be/kf0w41SfT6g

Hideo Kojima
The gaming LEGEND is starting a Podcast on Spotify starting September 8. There will be a Japanese AND an English version of the show.
https://youtu.be/fH3FShMJrPc

Suggests
Stray

Comic Books/Books

Trailers
Tim Drake: Robin - https://youtu.be/R7Jz9GfVOL0 Written by MEGHAN FITZMARTIN
Art by RILEY ROSSMO

Photon
Monica Rambeau is getting her own series. Out this December.
https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-monica-rambeau-photon-series/

Daredevil V Punisher
https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/marvel-confirmed-punisher-vs-daredevil-fight-soon/

Batman/Spawn

Suggests
DC Comics/Dark Horse Comics: Batman Versus Predator

TV/Streaming

Follow-ups/Corrections
Batman: Caped Crusader - https://tvline.com/lists/batman-caped-crusader-hbo-max-not-moving-forward-animated-urkel-holiday/merry-little-batman/
Shopping around to other distribution??
https://deadline.com/2022/08/batman-caped-crusader-series-not-moving-forward-at-hbo-max-1235097947/
Buffy - New series indefinitely on pause according to Fox.

Trailers
Midnight Club - https://youtu.be/lBhyUxRzANY Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of the Christopher Pike ‘94 book.
Wednesday - https://youtu.be/Di310WS8zLk Not quite as bad as I originally thought.

Superman & Lois
Jordan Elsass will not be returning for season 3. The role of Jonathan Kent will be recast.
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/superman-and-lois-jordan-elsass-exits-recast-1235343254/

CW
https://boundingintocomics.com/2022/08/18/warner-bros-discovery-and-paramount-sell-the-cw-new-majority-owners-seek-to-turn-network-around-after-admitting-it-is-not-profitable-and-operates-at-an-ongoing-loss/

Jurassic World
New animated series coming to netflix. So far that is all I can find.

Suggests
Heroes Season 1 & 2

Movies

Follow-ups/Corrections
Enola Holmes 2 - Nov 4 2022.

Trailers
Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - https://youtu.be/GfGcH2T53XY

Community
Movie has been confirmed by creator Dan Harmon. Though sounds like it is still a bit rocky.
https://www.cbr.com/community-creator-dan-harmon-movie-officially-happening/

RIPD: Rise of the Damned
Sequel 13 years later?? This time instead of Reynolds and Bridges we are getting Richard Fleeshman, Jake Choi, Kerry Knuppe and Stephanie Levi-John.
https://comicbook.com/movies/news/ryan-reynolds-worst-movie-ripd-getting-sequel/