Podcasting While Nerdy

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Podcasting While Nerdy is the comic-shop group chat where DC, Marvel, and comic-book movies get put on trial. Hosted by Adrian and Uncle Black, PWN delivers honest fan debates, hot takes, predictions, trailer reactions, superhero movie breakdowns, and the kind of nerd arguments that continue long after everyone leaves the theater. From Batman, Superman, and James Gunn's DCU to Spider-Man, the X-Men, Daredevil, and the MCU, we're here for the stories, controversies, and creative decisions nerds can't stop arguing about. New full episodes every other Saturday, plus videos, Nerd Court debates, guest conversations, and more at PodcastingWhileNerdy.com.

  1. 4h ago

    Marvel & DC Cover Artist: AI Art Is "Stolen Valor" | David Nakayama

    "You're not an AI artist. You asked a machine to steal stuff on your behalf." That's David Nakayama, and he didn't soften it one bit. This is the guy who's been on Wonder Woman and Harley Quinn covers for over two years straight, did 18 issues of Catwoman, and spent last year doing Rogue, Emma Frost and Magik back to back. He calls AI art stolen valor. He'll never buy it, never support it. Not in comics, not in music, not in voice acting. Any of it. Then he flips it on us. Photoshop already made real, hand-drawn pages rarer, and rarer made them worth more. David thinks AI does that again, only harder: fewer people who can actually pull it off, less supply, more demand, and original art prices go way up. And if you still think a machine has a shot: "Show me a substitute for Adam Hughes or J. Scott Campbell. No way. Not even close." David's been on the show before, way back early in our run. This time he's calling in from Hawaii and we're working through a stack of fan questions. He tells us why Kyle Rayner was always his Green Lantern (he recently got to work on Kyle's costume redesign), and how Lanterns went from "no one's flying around in space" to his must-watch show by episode three. Uncle Black asks him to dream up a brand-new Lantern Corps, and David says the color spectrum's been mined out. Blackest Night is his favorite GL story ever, but more colors just means diminishing returns. GL needs a completely new angle. Uncle Black is also officially Magneto'd out and wants Mr. Sinister for the next X-Men movie. David's in. Then the stuff you don't usually hear from artists. He doesn't keep a sketchbook, and he's a little embarrassed about it, because "the work is the fun part." The cover he swore was his best ever? Flopped. The one he shrugged at? Everybody loved it. So now he lets the fans tell him what's good. 18-year-old David had a plan to be Jim Lee one day. What he got first was a lot of lean years, and he hasn't forgotten them. He's also got his own book outlined, characters and all. Release date? "I'll see you in 2032." Our favorite story: a Hero Initiative jam piece shows up by FedEx with J. Scott Campbell's Rogue already on one half, and David has to add Psylocke to the other half without wrecking it. He holds it up to the light. Not a drop of WiteOut. "Not only is he that good, but he's effortlessly good. It's so unfair." (Adrian assumed WiteOut was a line item in every artist's monthly budget. David set him straight.) We also get into variants and foils, the four Bad Seeds covers he designed as spot foils from day one (Detective Comics #1114, Catwoman #92, Batwoman #8 and Nightwing #143, out Oct 21), his comic book Mount Rushmore (Jim Lee is Washington), how a kid who thought robots were too hard to draw ended up on Transformers covers, and Uncle Black dying on the hill that Hot Rod shot Optimus. David is not on that hill. He closes on a Harley Quinn tease he can't say anything about yet. Stay tuned. That Feel Fest shout-out mid-episode is about our Save Point tee, which supports Feel Fest. Grab yours at https://podcastingwhilenerdy.com/shop/ If this one got you arguing with your steering wheel, follow the show and leave us a rating wherever you're listening. It really does help other nerds find us. Grab a free seat in the PWN Clubhouse: https://www.patreon.com/PodcastingWhileNerdy?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=founding_nerds Full episode page: https://podcastingwhilenerdy.com/david-nakayama-episode/ Listen: https://podcastingwhilenerdy.com/listen/ Hosts: Adrian and Uncle Black. Guest: David Nakayama. Keep it nerdy.

  2. Sep 19 ·  Bonus

    Feel Fest: Minecraft, Mental Health, and a Weekend That Isn’t a Fundraiser Dinner

    YouTube premiere Sat Sep 19 · 5:00pm CT: https://youtu.be/TCzRzfyszS8 Feel Fest hits Hutchinson Oct 9–10 — free, grassroots, and built around mental health without the fundraiser-dinner vibe. Adrian and Uncle Black sit down with the Feel Fest team to talk Minecraft, stigma, why this weekend exists, and what “grassroots” actually looks like when you’re trying to help people show up. We also talk Save Point, the PWN tee tied to the fest. Shirt math (accurate): Save Point is $19.99. After production and transaction costs, PWN nets $7.88 per shirt. Feel Fest gets $3.94 of that; PWN keeps $3.94. Shipping and customer taxes aren’t in that split. Hit 50 shirts and Feel Fest gets $197. Shop / Save Point: https://podcastingwhilenerdy.com/shop/ Feel Fest weekend: https://feelfest.org PWN Feel Fest page: https://podcastingwhilenerdy.com/feel-fest-2026/ If you only do one thing after listening: pick up a Save Point tee or donate straight to the fest at feelfest.org — not to us. Drink up, nerds. Keep it nerdy. Follow / rate wherever you listen. Join the PWN Founding Nerds: https://www.patreon.com/PodcastingWhileNerdy?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=founding_nerds

  3. Sep 2

    Lanterns Episode 2: Sinestro Thinks John Is the Real Threat

    Spoiler warning: This discussion covers Lanterns Episodes 1 and 2, plus speculation based on the Episode 3 preview. Lanterns Episode 2 slowed the pace, but it did not leave us empty-handed. Adrian and Uncle Black put John Stewart’s mysterious bird construct, Hal Jordan’s secrets, Sheriff Kane’s Gotham connection, William Macon, the Manhunters, and Sinestro’s possible endgame on trial. We break down: • Why John’s construct may have survived without the ring • Whether the show teased Barbara Gordon or Oracle • Why Sinestro may have brought the Manhunter to Earth • Whether William Macon is secretly Vandal Savage, Black Hand, or something stranger • What Episode 3 needs to answer Adrian gives Episode 2 a C+, down from Episode 1’s B-range verdict. Is the slow burn building toward a killer finale—or is Lanterns moving pieces without cashing the checks? Read the companion breakdown: https://podcastingwhilenerdy.com/lanterns-episode-2-sinestro-thinks-john-is-the-threat/ Join the PWN Patreon and help shape what we cover next: https://www.patreon.com/PodcastingWhileNerdy?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=founding_nerds Tell us: Who do you think William Macon really is—and did Sinestro bring the Manhunter to Earth? Drink up, nerds. Keep it nerdy.

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    Start Here: Welcome to Podcasting While Nerdy

    New here? Start here. Podcasting While Nerdy is the comic-shop group chat where Adrian and Uncle Black put DC, Marvel, comic-book movies, trailer reactions, casting debates, and fan theories on trial. Follow the show wherever you listen and join the conversation at https://podcastingwhilenerdy.com/listen/ New full episodes every other Saturday, plus bonus drops whenever nerd news refuses to behave.

  5. Aug 19

    X-Men Casting Rumors Getting Wild + Blue Beetle Returns in Superman

    The X-Men casting rumor mill is officially out of control—and some of these names sound more like fan casting than an actual Marvel plan. Adrian and Uncle Black react to the latest mutant chatter and to Xolo Maridueña returning as Blue Beetle in Superman: Man of Tomorrow. Join the PWN Founding Nerds on Patreon for behind-the-scenes posts, polls, and a bigger voice in what we cover next: https://www.patreon.com/PodcastingWhileNerdy?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=founding_nerds Listen, watch, and explore more from Podcasting While Nerdy: https://podcastingwhilenerdy.com/listen/

  6. Aug 19

    Lanterns Episode 1 Reaction – HBO Green Lantern Series Premiere

    HBO’s Lanterns opens as a grounded Nebraska murder mystery—and somehow that may be the boldest Green Lantern choice yet. Adrian and Uncle Black react to Episode 1, “Pilot,” including Kyle Chandler’s Hal Jordan training Aaron Pierre’s John Stewart, their chemistry, the dual timelines, and that ending twist. Join the PWN Founding Nerds on Patreon for behind-the-scenes posts, polls, and a bigger voice in what we cover next: https://www.patreon.com/PodcastingWhileNerdy?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=founding_nerds Listen, watch, and explore more from Podcasting While Nerdy: https://podcastingwhilenerdy.com/listen/

  7. Aug 19

    D23 X-Men Cast Announcements Reaction – MCU Mutants Revealed

    Marvel may have nailed Mister Sinister and started three new arguments everywhere else. Adrian and Uncle Black react to the D23 2026 X-Men cast announcements: Adam Driver as Mister Sinister, Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Maya Boyd as Storm, Jake Schreier directing, and a May 2028 release. Join the PWN Founding Nerds on Patreon for behind-the-scenes posts, polls, and a bigger voice in what we cover next: https://www.patreon.com/PodcastingWhileNerdy?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=founding_nerds Listen, watch, and explore more from Podcasting While Nerdy: https://podcastingwhilenerdy.com/listen/

  8. Jul 18

    Superman: Man of Tomorrow Has to Save More Than Metropolis

    Adrian and Uncle Black break down Superman: Man of Tomorrow, Brainiac, Lex Luthor, David Corenswet’s Superman, Supergirl’s impact on the DCU, and whether James Gunn’s new universe is already carrying too much pressure. 🦇 JOIN THE PWN COMMUNITY Want to help shape what Podcasting While Nerdy creates next? Join our Patreon free for public updates, selected polls, and a voice in our upcoming Batman deep-dive series. Paid supporters unlock behind-the-scenes updates, member-only conversations, PWN After Credits, and more. Join the PWN Founding Nerds: https://www.patreon.com/PodcastingWhileNerdy?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=founding_nerds

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Podcasting While Nerdy is the comic-shop group chat where DC, Marvel, and comic-book movies get put on trial. Hosted by Adrian and Uncle Black, PWN delivers honest fan debates, hot takes, predictions, trailer reactions, superhero movie breakdowns, and the kind of nerd arguments that continue long after everyone leaves the theater. From Batman, Superman, and James Gunn's DCU to Spider-Man, the X-Men, Daredevil, and the MCU, we're here for the stories, controversies, and creative decisions nerds can't stop arguing about. New full episodes every other Saturday, plus videos, Nerd Court debates, guest conversations, and more at PodcastingWhileNerdy.com.

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  • Creator
    Podcasting While Nerdy
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    53
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Podcasting While Nerdy
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