It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! 
Apparently the upload got missed last week, MY MOST EPIC APOLOGIES! The episode exists, and I can upload it if the community so demands... just let me know.
THIS week though we have ANOTHER strike special! Epic animated metal band RETURNS, plus the return of a community favorite actor might be in jeopardy, and SO MUCH more.
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ZZ Top - New music will feature both Dusty Hill pre-recorded tracks, as well as contributions from current bass player Elwood Francis.

Dethklok - Aortic Desecration https://youtu.be/R8r2heCJAUU August 25th. Production feels different on this one.

Everclear - Heroin Girl https://youtu.be/Rj68atiZnDs the album that will feature the Year of the Tiger track they released a few months ago will be a live album. Live at the Whisky A Go Go, out Friday Sept 8th. The sound mix here is incredible.

Born Dead Fest - Albany New York’s first annual Born Dead Fest from Born Dead Clothing is Sept 2&3. Hatebreed, Bleeding Through, Madball, Vein.fm, Jesus Piece. 

https://blabbermouth.net/news/hatebreed-bleeding-through-integrity-madball-confirmed-for-albanys-inaugural-born-dead-fest 

Hell’s Heroes - March 21-23 in Houston Texas. Sodom, Queensryche, Candlemass, Rotting Christ.
https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3A005EAF38049DF4 

Alice in Chains - Touring with GnR. Starts Sept 23 in Kansas City, MO, through Oct 18 in Vancouver BC

Avatar - Chimp Mosh Pit with Orbit Culture and The Native Howl. Starts Sept 10 in Alton VA through Oct 8 in San Louis Obispo CA. 

https://avatarmetal.com/#tour 

Everclear “Sparkle and Fade”

Batman: Arkham Trilogy - Physical release on the Switch will be glorified digital download, only with added requirement of having the cart in the console in order to play.

Mortal Kombat 1 - Stress Test happened!

Nintendo Direct - 

- Super Mario Bros. Wonder - A new 2D Mario game coming to Switch on October 20, 2023.

- Super Mario RPG Remake - A remake of the classic Super Nintendo game, coming to Switch in 2023.

- Detective Pikachu 2 - A sequel to the 2016 game, coming to Switch in October 2023.

- WarioWare: Move It! - A new WarioWare game, coming to Switch in December 2023.

- Metal Gear Solid Collection Vol. 1 - A collection of the first three Metal Gear Solid games, coming to Switch in November 2023.

- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's Zelda and Ganondorf to Get amiibo - Amiibo figures of Zelda and Ganondorf from the upcoming game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be released later this year.

- New Pikmin 4 Details and Gameplay Revealed - New details and gameplay footage of Pikmin 4 were revealed. The game is still in development, but it is expected to be released in 2024.

- Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Expansions Get a New Look - The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero expansions for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet were given a new look. The expansions will be released in December 2023.

- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Adds a New Course Alongside Petey Piranha, Wiggler, and Kamek - A new course, Shroom Ridge, was added to Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. The course is based on the Mushroom Kingdom from Super Mario Bros. 3. Petey Piranha, Wiggler, and Kamek were also added as playable characters.

- Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon Remaster Announced Along With Princess Peach Game - A remaster of Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon was announced. The remaster will be released in November 2023. A new game starring Princess Peach was also announced. The game is still in development, but it is expected to be released in 2024.

https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-direct-june-2023-everything-announced 

Fort Solis - https://youtu.be/OBcZGqXv6lE Haven’t heard much since the reveal at last year’s summer games fest. Troy Baker! August 22.

Transformers: EarthSpark - https://youtu.be/2gQn3jP8O3o Oct. 20th for current AND previous gen consoles.

Amazon - Amazon, our future tech overlords, are enlisting the help of local businesses for delivery. The only requirements are that the business have a certain amount of physical storage and that they deliver 30 packages a day (minus holidays). The TYPE of business is not taken into consideration. Estimations have the per package monetary benefit for the delivery company at about $2.50 per package.

https://www.engadget.com/amazon-will-use-small-businesses-to-help-deliver-packages-in-the-us-132503498.html 

YouTube - AI dubbing is now a thing. YouTube has plans to go beyond translated subtitles by allowing creators to dub videos into other spoken languages. The company announced that it’s testing an AI-powered dubbing service called Aloud, developed at Google’s Area 120 incubator. The service assists creators by transcribing, translating, and narrating their videos from English to either Spanish or Portuguese. The service is still in testing phase and is not yet available for all languages.

https://www.engadget.com/youtubes-new-tool-can-automatically-dub-videos-into-other-languages-093624288.html 

Batman: Arkham trilogy

G.I. Joe - Following up on the Transformers joint universe from last week, we now know that G.I. Joe is an image title thanks to Robert Kirkman and his Skybound imprint. Longtime writer Larry Hama and fan-favorite artist Chris Mooneyham and colorist Francesco Segala breathing new life into the iconic characters, with covers by the incomparable Andy Kubert.

Fall of X - https://youtu.be/dq9xp_dCa2o 

Spider-Boy - Spider-Boy is a teenage hero who claims to be the webhead's sidekick. He made his first appearance in Spider-Man #7 and was introduced in the finale of "The End of the Spider-Verse" arc in Dan Slott and Mark Bagley's Spider-Man comic. Some of Spider-Boy's secrets were peeled back in Edge of Spider-Verse #3, but Marvel will continue his adventures in a solo series from Spider-Boy's co-creator Dan Slott and artist Paco Medina, with covers by Spider-Boy co-creator Humberto Ramos¹. The series is set to be released on November 1st.

https://comicbook.com/comics/news/spider-man-sidekick-spider-boy-marvel-series-dan-slott-paco-medina/ 

Firefly - Boom! Studios has announced Firefly: The Fall Guys, its first Firefly series starring the original Firefly cast since All-New Firefly concluded. The series will be a six-part miniseries and is set to be released in September. Sam Humphries (W), teaming with artist Jordi Pérez, and colorist Francesco Segala

https://comicbook.com/comics/news/firefly-series-new-the-fall-guys-serenity/ 

Batman Beyond - DC Comics is returning to the Batman Beyond future for a new series this summer. The last story to feature Terry McGinnis' version of the Dark Knight was Batman Beyond: Neo-Year. The new series is called Batman Beyond: Neo-Gothic and will feature Terry McGinnis looking for lost children. A search that brings him to old Gotham after teaming up with a mysterious splicer named Kyle the Catboi. Now without Bruce, how will the new hero do against this deadly threat? The series will be written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing and illustrated by Max Dunbar. It will feature covers by Dunbar, Christian Ward, Ejikure, Belén Ortega, and Dike Ruan. The first issue will be released on July 25th.

https://comicbook.com/comics/news/dc-announces-new-batman-beyond-series/#1 

TMNT: Saturday Morning Adventures Continued - writer Erik Burnham and artist Tim Lattie will be returning for MORE of this comic book series from IDW.

https://www.cbr.com/tmnt-saturday-morning-adventures-continued-writer-discusses-the-return-of-turtlemania/ 

X-Men anything from Chris Claremont’s late 80s through 90s run!

Futurama - https://youtu.be/aWmtcYvhj68 New Season July 24 on Hulu. Second reboot?

Superpowered - https://youtu.be/NtOcOLUg9wg DC Story on Max. July 20

Paramount+ -  Star Trek: Prodigy has been canceled and will be removed from Paramount+ next week. The show was canceled as part of Paramount+'s merger with Showtime, which will happen at the end of June. The show has completed its run on Paramount+ and will not be returning to the service.

https://www.engadget.com/star-trek-prodigy-will-be-pulled-from-paramount-next-week-191704393.html 

Among Us - An animated series based on the hugely-popular video game Among Us is reportedly in development at CBS Studios. The studio, via CBS Eye Animation Productions, has partnered with Innersloth, the independent game developer behind Among Us. Owen Dennis is poised to serve as the creator and executive producer of the series at CBS Studios and will work in tandem with Titmouse, who is the animation company behind the project. Here are some additional details from the article:

The series will be 10 episodes long.

It will be targeted at a young adult audience.

The animation style will be inspired by the art of the Among Us game.

The series will feature a new original story that is not based on any of the existing Among Us content.

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/among-us-animated-series-cbs/ 

THE BEAR!!

Shrunk - Josh Gad has cast doubt on the Lega-sequel that is supposed to bring Rick Moranis back to the acting business. https://comicbook.com/movies/news/josh-gad-reveals-surprising-update-on-honey-i-shrunk-the-kids-reboot-with-rick-moranis/ 

Drive Away Dolls - https://youtu.be/Oy0RYiQRWUk Coen Brothers… not doin much for me.

Five Nights at Freddy’s - https://youtu.be/MKNl7ZDQmvk Oct 27 in theaters AND on Peacock.

Chadwick Boseman - Posthumus star on the Walk of Fame. 

Superman: Legacy - David Cornswet and Rachel Brosnahan have been cast as Clark Kent and Lois Lane

https://deadline.com/2023/06/superman-legacy-david-corenswet-rachel-brosnahan-cast-1235420180/ 

Honey I Shrunk the Kids

Star Wars the Acolyte - Cancelled? Also Leslye Headland (director) fired?

Deadpool - Ben Affleck’s Daredevil said to have a cameo.

The Marvels - Plot leak and post credits scenes leaked. Plot revolves around an incursion and Monica Rambeau getting stuck in a different universe. First post credit scene sets up Young Avengers. Second post credit scene sets up a Maria Rambeau from 838 universe feeding into other rumors saying that 838 and 616 are leading up for a major conflict in the Secret Wars movie.

Metal Gear - Metal Gear Solid IV: Guns of the Patriots is supposed to have been leaked as the next remake on Konami’s docket.