It's time for the Comic Talk Headlines with Generally Nerdy! 
Writer's and Actors are still on strike so it's another FULL episode! Major elephant in the room in the Tech world. PLUS other things, I promise!!
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Dogstar - Breach https://youtu.be/5MjVbKRaZDI Keanu’s new single. New album out Oct 6h “Somewhere Between The Power Lines and Palm Trees.” Solid Alt Rock from the 90s… feels as dated as that sentence sounds. Keanu really does know his way around the bottom end. Minimal RBS.

Dead Icarus - Sellout https://youtu.be/Wx-T3SCVi3g Alex Varkatzas new band first single. Yeah this is my side of the Atreyu split.

Lacey Sturm - Breathe With Me (featuring Linsdey Stirling) https://youtu.be/hBQxzITDw0I sonic landscape is well defined. Stirling could be a little more prominent in the mix.

Otep - Ostracized https://youtu.be/ufM8SOLGVt4 first original song from The God Slayer, out Sept 15. Production is back in line(mostly)… but the stand out elements seem lacking. The arrangement feels underwhelming as well.

Daughtry - Artificial https://youtu.be/RB-B9_yvMB4 “return to my roots” Really slick active rock… no real flex as far as general talent and ability is involved. Kind of impressive bridge section at the end. 

Ashnikko - Cheerleader https://youtu.be/_BkjDZshvK8 production with her is always really damn good

Torn Soul - "Unearthed" Feat. Phil Bozeman https://youtu.be/60ZBNbZrEfA love the bottom end here. Solid performance.

Slaughter To Prevail - Viking https://youtu.be/9fdqJhNbnSY Not what I was expecting after losing a guitar player.

Oliver Anthony - Rich Men North of Richmond https://youtu.be/sqSA-SY5Hro What I wanted Tyler Childers/Sturgil Simpson/Colter Wall to keep doing…

Dragonforce - support from AMARANTHE, NANOWAR OF STEEL and EDGE OF PARADISE. Starts Oct 20 in Mesa AZ and runs through Nov 19 in LA.

Gwar - Age of Imbeciles Tour. Support from NEGATIVE APPROACH, X-COPS and CANCER CHRIST. Starts Oct 11 in Hampden Beach NH, through Oct 30 in Orlando FL. Presales begin tomorrow (Wednesday, August 16) and the general on-sale date is Friday, August 18 at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Gorgoroth - Guitarist and founding member Infernus was attacked after their performance at the Beyond the Gates Festival in Bergen Norway this last week. He is currently in the hospital with undisclosed injuries, and having undergone an undisclosed procedure to mend said injuries. He has released a statement praising his band for keeping their commitments with other shows since his hospitalization.

https://loudwire.com/gorgoroth-infernus-hospitalized-attack-beyond-the-gates-festival-statement/?5647 

Leviathan is the second album by American heavy metal band Mastodon, released in 2004 on Relapse Records. It is Mastodon's first concept album, loosely based on the 1851 novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville

Netflix - Netflix is testing a game streaming service on select smart TVs and desktop browsers. The test is currently limited to a small number of users in Poland, but Netflix plans to expand it to more countries in the coming months. The games that are currently available in the test include Asphalt Xtreme: Offroad Racing, Bowling Ballers, This is a True Story, Stranger Things: 1984, and Stranger Things 3: The Game. Netflix is also working on developing its own original games for the service. Controller is your phone if you’re on a smart TV, or keyboard and mouse on PC.

https://www.engadget.com/netflix-starts-testing-game-streaming-on-select-devices-smart-tvs-and-desktop-browsers-175241762.html 

YouTube - YouTube is taking steps to combat spam on Shorts by deactivating links in Shorts descriptions, comments, and the vertical live feed. The company is also taking away the ability to click on social media icons on any desktop channel banners. These changes are necessary to make it harder for scammers and spammers to mislead or scam users via links. YouTube is also adding new links on creators' channels, with a big clickable link appearing by the Subscribe button. The link can bring users to anything from merchandise sites to social media accounts. YouTube is committed to making Shorts a safe and spam-free experience for users. August 31 will be the full roll out, and the permanent solution is set for a late Sept rollout.

https://www.engadget.com/youtube-is-deactivating-links-in-shorts-videos-to-combat-spam-160001356.html 

Xbox - Community Standards are getting updated. The new suspension policy is a step towards transparency. 2 strikes = day suspension, 4x = week, 8x = lock out of all Xbox social features for a year.

https://www.engadget.com/xbox-adopts-an-eight-strike-suspension-policy-153031666.html 

Last Ronin - https://youtu.be/8NX3iz_aoEg THQ Nordic publishing, Black Forest producing.

Quake II - https://youtu.be/cyxBE163n20 Released on PC, and all consoles this gen and previous. Crazy 4k and 120Hz upgrade to the ‘97 classic. Basically all previously released Quake II content returning. There's a brand-new expansion titled Call of the Machine as well. 

https://www.engadget.com/the-long-rumored-quake-ii-remaster-is-out-now-on-pc-and-consoles-183652854.html 

LTT - Hot water for some comments made in a labs tour video and inaccuracies in their testing videos.

https://youtu.be/FGW3TPytTjc https://youtu.be/X3byz3txpso 

Fall Guys - Ninja Turtles crossover, because why not? Aug 17 - 31
https://twitter.com/FallGuysGame/status/1691117635201798144 

https://youtu.be/FGW3TPytTjc gamers nexus’ scathing callout of LMG.

Batman: Off-World - Jason Aaron returns to DC. He will be writing a new Batman miniseries called Batman: Off-World, which will follow a young Dark Knight on his first journey into the DC cosmos. The series will be illustrated by Doug Mahnke and Jamie Mendoza, and will launch Tuesday, November 21st.

https://comicbook.com/comics/news/jason-aaron-returns-dc-new-batman-miniseries/ 

Basic Instinct - Sumerian Comics announced today that they are teaming up with artist Vanesa Del Rey to launch a comic book series based on Basic Instinct, the 1992 thriller from RoboCop director Paul Verhoeven. Set for release in comic shops and online on November 1.

https://deadline.com/2023/08/basic-instinct-comic-series-sharon-stone-michael-douglas-sumerian-1235508038/ 

Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card - is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. Set at an unspecified date in Earth's future, the novel presents an imperiled humankind after two conflicts with an insectoid alien species they dub "the buggers". In preparation for an anticipated third invasion, Earth's international military force recruits young children, including the novel's protagonist, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, to be trained as elite officers. The children learn military strategy and leadership by playing increasingly difficult war games, including some in zero gravity, where Ender's tactical genius is revealed.

Shining Vale - Season 2 set for Friday, Oct. 13. New images from EW.

AHS: Delicate - New Emma Roberts character poster. The new season is based on the novel Delicate Condition from Danielle Valentine, the first NOT to be an original story from creator Ryan Murphy.

House of Lee - Bruce Lee anime is happening. https://youtu.be/u-4mqqr4psE Being brought to life with,Bruce’s daughter, Shannon Lee's help, and Shockunit Studio plans to showcase Lee's iconic martial arts with crisp animation.

King of the Hill - Johnny Hardwick, Dale Gribble, passed away at the age of 64.

Harley Quinn

Strikes - The Actor’s Guild will no longer be granting allowances for projects written under a WGA contract. Including independent projects. https://variety.com/2023/biz/news/sag-aftra-no-longer-approve-interim-agreements-wga-strike-1235695991/ 

Sound of Freedom - Alejandro Monteverde, has hinted that a sequel could be in the works. he is interested in exploring the setting of Haiti in a sequel, as it was a big part of Ballard's work. He also said that there have been talks about a sequel focusing on Haiti. However, nothing has been confirmed yet. https://www.darkhorizons.com/sound-of-freedom-director-teases-sequel/ 

Captain America Civil War

Avengers: Secret Wars - Hugh Jackman back as Wolverine one more time. This time for something big?

Dr Strange 3 - Has been greenlit… how does this happen in the land of no writers and actors? Said to be a direct lead in to the Avengers Secret Wars and Kang Dynasty, and will be an adaptation of the Time Runs Out run in the comics as written by Jonathan Hickman in 2014.

Witches Road - The Scarlet Witch is apparently alive and well in an alternate dimension called Witches Road, which is said to be getting a Disney+ special a la Warewolf by Midnight. Wanda will reportedly NOT be present in the special, nor in Agatha: Coven of Chaos. BUT they will tell us about Wanda.

Harley Quinn - Margot Robbie is said to be returning for the role under Gunn.

Nova - Canceled at the MCU? At least for now, with plans to revisit later.

Suicide Squad - The Ayer Cut might actually see the light of day? Ayer claims that Gunn has assured him that it will be so.

Ahsoka - Obi Wan said to be appearing in the show.

Rainbow Six Siege - Master Chief skin coming to the game. https://twitter.com/klobrille/status/1691154122660077568