It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! 
The dang Writer's Strike is really putting a damper on the entertainment news... BUT that just means YOU good nerds get all the stuff! Foo Fighters, Tom Waits, Metal Gear, Dark X-Men, Black Mirror and SO MUCH MORE!
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Foo Fighters - The Teacher https://youtu.be/6MF6trC529M I kinda miss the funny Foo days.But I still want to be Dave Grohl when I grow up. TEN minutes?? Quite a journey.

Signs of the Swarm - Tower of Torsos https://youtu.be/7d4P51ye_0I pretty solid deathcore. New album out July 28th, available for pre-sale https://signsoftheswarm.lnk.to/AmongstTheLowAndEmpty 

Johnny Booth - Full Tilt https://youtu.be/soLD8obmHjA REALLY cool intro! I LOVE when Metalcore (or any genre) can go for more than 4 minutes and have it make sense.

Jasta - Assimilate Agenda https://youtu.be/3DgpCXtxVdA featuring Steve Souza “Zetro” from Exodus. Jasta is at his finest in front of Hatebreed… this feels awkward and forced. Not terrible though.

Code Orange - Grooming My Replacement https://youtu.be/nAi4P0Ntt5g The Game

New Code Orange is GREAT!!!

Deftones - Bloody Cape https://youtu.be/0mnXzCCpctU Remastered video from the self-titled album. For the 20th anniversary. I miss HEAVY Deftones!

Fever333 - $wing https://youtu.be/y-Pu_GzFu0s cool video concept. 

Hunt the Dinosaur - Tinfoul Hat https://youtu.be/hD02oetYx8E 

Chevelle/Three Days Grace - Support from Loathe. Live Nation tour. Sept 8th in Bethlehem PA through Oct 14 in Boston MA.

Tickets will be available starting with Citi presale beginning Tuesday, May 30. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general onsale beginning Friday, June 2 at 10 a.m. local time at LiveNation.com

DANZIG - Support from BEHEMOTH, TWIN TEMPLE & MIDNIGHT. Aug 25 in Las Vegas through Sept 17th in Chicago, IL. Tickets on sale May 1st. https://stubhub.prf.hn/click/camref:1100liXbx/pubref:danzig*anniverary-tour-05252023/ar:metalinjection/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fdanzig-tickets%2Fperformer%2F28188%2F 

All That Remains - The Fall of Ideals, their 2006 album, has now been certified GOLD.

https://blabbermouth.net/news/all-that-remains-the-fall-of-ideals-certified-gold-in-u-s 

Pantera - Cowboys From Hell, 1990, certified DOUBLE PLATINUM.

https://blabbermouth.net/news/panteras-cowboys-from-hell-certified-double-platinum-in-u-s 

Tom Waits - said to be writing a new record… according to his agent… in IRELAND.

https://consequence.net/2023/05/tom-waits-writing-songs-again/ 

Shadows Fall - Reunion shows have Brian Fair teasing the possibility of new music from the band. 

https://blabbermouth.net/news/shadows-fall-performs-at-milwaukee-metal-fest-video 

Cradle of Filth - Writer’s strike be damned, the black metallers have begun to create a new album. https://blabbermouth.net/news/cradle-of-filth-begins-recording-new-album 

Architects - the band has announced that Josh Middleton (guitar since 2016) is no longer a part of the band. The split seems amicable, and they have even hinted at new Sylosis music later this year. 

https://metalinjection.net/news/breakups/architects-splits-with-guitarist-josh-middleton 

Tom Waits - Nighthawks at the Diner 

Nighthawks at the Diner is the third studio album by singer and songwriter Tom Waits, released on October 21, 1975 on Asylum Records. It was recorded over four sessions in July in the Los Angeles Record Plant studio in front of a small invited audience set up to recreate the atmosphere of a jazz club

Mortal Kombat 1 - Stress Test announced, ahead of the August Beta test. https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/mortal-kombat-1-mk1-playtest-signups/ 

Diablo 4 - the first 1000 players that reach Hardcore level 100 will have their names emblazoned on a statue of the game’s main antagonist, Lilith. Reportedly must be done before Sept 1. Set for a June 6th release. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/diablo-4-players-who-pull-off-a-hardcore-challenge-will-have-their-names-added-to-a-statue/ 

Microsoft - In an unsurprising move, the tech giant has officially filed their appeal against the UK block of their Activision acquisition. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-files-appeal-against-uk-decision-to-block-its-activision-blizzard-deal/ 

Last of Us - New multiplayer game noticeably absent from the Playstation Showcase. Naughty Dog claims the game needs a little more cook time. The “Factions” mode is not up to snuff. https://kotaku.com/last-of-us-multiplayer-game-playstation-showcase-ps5-1850480567 

Sony State of Play - ONLY ONE EXCLUSIVE!! Spider-Man 2 https://youtu.be/XrPZSq5YXqc Metal Gear 3 Remake https://youtu.be/iNX8QCeymFM  Marathon - extraction shooter/reboot of their pre-Halo series https://youtu.be/S8MdC6tuUuc Alan Wake 2 - Oct 17 https://youtu.be/q0vNoRhuV_I 

Project Q - Playstation Handheld… but only by remote play through wifi.

Nintendo V Steam - Nintendo has issued a cease and desist to Steam over Dolphin. https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-explains-its-decision-to-block-dolphins-steam-release-saying-it-stifles-innovation/ 

Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection - Announced the same day as Delta, but there’s a twist; it will contain not JUST the first Metal Gear Solid games, but ALSO the first 2 metal gear games. To be released this Fall. 

https://kotaku.com/metal-gear-master-collection-snake-eater-hd-collection-1850481173 

Nvidia - Omniverse Avatar Cloud Engine. New AI development that the company is licensing out for game development as a means to create dynamic NPCs.

https://kotaku.com/nvidia-ace-ai-rtx-4060-ti-gpu-graphics-gaming-jobs-1850484480 

Fallout: New Vegas - now free on the Epic Games Store.

Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - STILL playing through this bad boy!!

Patrick Rothfuss - New KINGKILLER BOOK!! But not Doors of Stone. This is a novella titled The Narrow Road Between Desires. A book about Bast, in the same vein of A Slow Regard of Silent Things being about Auri. https://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2023/05/new-novella-an-announcement-in-three-parts/ 

Dark X-Men - fDark X-Men #1 will be written by Steve Foxe (X-MEN ANNUAL) and drawn by Jonas Scharf (AVENGERS OF THE WASTELANDS), and they put together quite the team. The Dark X-Men will not lack for power, but they are easily one of the more unpredictable X-teams in recent years. The Dark X-Men squad will include Madelyne Pryor, Havok, Archangel, Gambit, Azazel, Zero, Albert, and Emplate.

https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-announces-new-dark-x-men-team/ 

Wild Cards - Wild Cards: Now & Then, Gorge R.R. Martin's Wild Cards: Now & Then goes on sale July 25th. author Carrie Vaughn, and featuring art by Eisner-nominated Renae De Liz.

https://comicbook.com/comics/news/george-r-r-martin-wild-cards-now-then-first-look-exclusive/#1 

Nick Fury - Marvel is officially retiring Nick Fury?? Well Nick Fury SR. anyway. Nick Fury JR will now be THE Nick Fury in the books. Fury number 1 creative team of Al Ewing, Scot Eaton, Cam Smith, Tom Reilly, Adam Kubert, Ramon Rosanas, Jordie Bellaire, and VC's Joe Caramagna.

https://comicbook.com/comics/news/marvel-retires-original-nick-fury-sr/ 

The Slow Regard of Silent Things is a fantasy novella and one of the companion tales in The Kingkiller Chronicle series written by American author Patrick Rothfuss. It includes illustrations by Nate Taylor and was first published by DAW Books in the United States on October 28, 2014.

Millarverse - The Chosen One is the next series from Mark Millar. Based on the American Jesus comic book. Due out August 16 on Netflix. https://cosmicbook.news/mark-millars-the-chosen-one-netflix-series-gets-premiere-date-poster 

The Witcher - Season 5 announced…

The Walking Dead: Rick and Michonne - wrapped on principal photography.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - Entire first season for free on YouTube! https://www.engadget.com/you-can-watch-the-entire-first-season-of-star-trek-strange-new-worlds-for-free-on-youtube-183553558.html 

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - https://youtu.be/69mzZqcM0qw Season 2 June 15 on Paramount+. This looks HUGE.

Black Mirror - https://youtu.be/5jY1ecibLYo finally, something of a hint at story…

Righteous Gemstones - https://youtu.be/quK5D0s6Rh4 season 3 June 18. Is John Goodman dying?

Mandalorian - Producers and Showrunners are submitting Ahmed Best for an Emmy. 

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/the-mandalorian-submitting-ahmed-best-for-emmy-consideration-brings-his-star-wars-journey-full-circle/ 

Black Mirror

British anthology television series created by Charlie Brooker. Individual episodes explore a diversity of genres, but most are set in near-future dystopias with sci-fi technology—a type of speculative fiction. The series is based on The Twilight Zone and uses technology to comment on contemporary social issues. Most episodes are written by Brooker with heavy involvement by the executive producer Annabel Jones.

Deadpool 3 - Currently filming https://twitter.com/DeadpoolUpdate/status/1661402680726519811 

MK 2 - Adeline Rudolph cast as Kitana. Adeline Rudolph is known for Netflix’s Resident Evil and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina where she joins her Sabrina co-star Tati Gabrielle who was recently announced as Jade https://cosmicbook.news/mortal-kombat-2-casts-adeline-rudolph-as-kitana 

Good Burger 2 - begins principal photography. https://twitter.com/mymixtapez/status/1661062742453764096 

TMNT - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross scored the movie… worth it just for that. https://metalinjection.net/at-the-movies/trent-reznor-atticus-ross-scored-the-new-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-movie 

TMNT: Mutant Mayhem - https://youtu.be/IHvzw4Ibuho Better look at Superfly and his band of mutants. Also, was that Baxter Stockman in the background?

John Wick 5 - Seriously???

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/our-prayers-have-been-answered-as-john-wick-5-is-confirmed-to-be-in-early-development/ 

Half Baked 2 - Happening and titled “TotallyHigh”. Returning will be Harland Williams as Kenny and Rachel True as Mary Jane. Breuer and Chappelle will not likely even have cameos. 

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/half-baked-2-gets-new-title/ 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

1990 American superhero film directed by Steve Barron and written by Todd W. Langen and Bobby Herbeck, from a story by Herbeck. It is the first film adaptation of the comic book characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It stars Judith Hoag and Elias Koteas with the voices of Brian Tochi, Robbie Rist, Corey Feldman, and Josh Pais. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles follows the Turtles on a quest to save their master, Splinter, with their new allies, April O'Neil and Casey Jones, from the Shredder and his Foot Clan.

CD Projekt Red - Not for sale according to the company’s CEO. Not going to sell to Sony.

Deadpool 3 - New source says that not only is Deadpool going through the Fox Marvel universe, but SPECIFICALLY we will be seeing Halle Berry’s Storm. 

Superman: Legacy - Brainiac confirmed by 2 new sources to “really” be in the movie. ~ALSO~ Andy Muschietti directing.

Clayface - Mike Flanagan now being attached to the rumored movie.

Fantastic 4 - Adam Driver’s Reed Richards, Margot Robbie’s Sue Storm, Paul Mescal’s Johnny Storm, and Daveed Diggs’ Ben Grimm final cast?

Star Wars - The Rey movie is now said to feature both Mark Hamill and Hayden Christensen. When asked recently in an Esquire interview Hamill danced around the question.

~ALSO~

Temura Morrison rumored to be cast for Ahsoka as Captain Rex

Witcher - Dolph Lungren is rumored to be starring in a spin-off series. Based on the Rats from the Time of Contempt book, which season 3 of the Netflix show will be largely based on reportedly.

Resident Evil - New movie called Umbrella Chronicles.

My Hero Acedamia - Netflix live-action series?

Rebel Moon - Zach Snyder’s Star Wars will spawn a universe unto it’s self.