Joining us today is an accomplished scriptwriter and founder behind Shawn Hainsworth Productions and SHP Comics . It is our honor to welcome Shawn Hainsworth onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Technical Support (Short Film based on EroTech ) --- Thank you Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar Podcast Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivio...
Jun 27, 2025•52 min
Back in September of 2021 for episode 53, we sat down with one of the most prolific voice actors of all-time: Jennifer Hale ! Jennifer's incredible filmography includes Naomi Hunter from the Metal Gear Solid franchise, Rosalind Lutece from the BioShock Infinite , Felicia Hardy/Black Cat in Spider-Man: The Animated Series , Bastila Shan from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game series, Kiara from Rick and Morty , (Giganta, Killer Frost, Zatanna, and Inza) in the Justice League and Ju...
Jun 23, 2025•43 min
"Go forth among the stars and seek only the strongest prey. They shall be your trophy. Become the killer of killers." ⚔️ News & Notes [Sponsored By Oni Press ] (11:50) For our News & Notes segment, we discuss DC Studios announces an animated series for MISTER MIRACLE is officially in the works, THUNDERBOLTS* fails to break even at the box office, and more bad news on Diamond Distribution… Main Topic (23:41) This week, we are discussing Dan Trachtenberg’s latest installment in the Predato...
Jun 16, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 196
Joining us today is the writer/artist of Doctor Rigsby: Tales From The Deep —which follows the impeccably dressed Doctor Rigby: a mysterious soldier in an ancient, secret war of magic, monsters, and cosmic madness. In this thrilling collection, Doctor Rigby visits a demonic mermaid, battles a parking lot full of vampires, boards a haunted house ride from hell, solves a sea monster mystery, and learns the meaning of existence. We are honored to welcome John Kissee onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! J...
Jun 13, 2025•34 min
Joining us today is a comic book legend who has been working in the comic book medium since 1978. He has written character defining runs for Deathstroke , Quantum & Woody , Superman , Conan The Barbarian , & many, many others. More impressively, he also helped co-found Milestone Comics and was one of the central architects of The Dakotaverse. Along with a recent runs on Vampirella and an upcoming Sonja: Reborn series on the way, he’s also here today to discuss Marvel Knights: The World t...
Jun 09, 2025•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 195
Joining us today are two of the spearheading creatives behind the upcoming Kai-Sei Era , which launches an all-new Godzilla-centered shared universe at IDW Publishing. One is the editor of the entire Kai-Sei communique and the fan-favorite IDW hit Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees from good-friend-of-the-show Patrick Horvath. The other is the Eisner Award-nominated writer of the aforementioned Godzilla #1 with artist Nikola Čižmešija, as well as fan favorite series’ like Hack/Slash , Local Man...
Jun 06, 2025•46 min
LET'S GET READY TO RUUUMMBBBLLLEEE 👊🏻💥 We are back for another installment in our BATTLE ROYALE segment! Five fighters, five arena-specific scenarios, two passionate nerds debate skill and combat to determine the ultimate winner among our fictional champions 🏆 Previous Battle Royale Installments Episode 150 - Battle Royale V Episode 90 - Battle Royale IV Episode 56 - Battle Royale III Episode 20 - Battle Royale II Episode 07 - Battle Royale I --- Thank you Oni Press & Endless Comics, Car...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 194
Joining us today are the creative team of Invincible Universe: Battle Beast ! One is the Eisner-Award winning writer and co-creator of titles like The Walking Dead , Firepower , Outcast , Oblivion Song , Void Rivals , & (of course) Invincible . The other is the co-creator for the majority of the Invincible universe and the primary artist for the series–penciling 127 of the 144 issue run. You may also know him from his recent stint over at Marvel Comics with both The Amazing Spider-Man & ...
May 12, 2025•51 min•Ep. 193
“Being the hero, there is no higher calling.” ⚡💥 News & Notes [Sponsored By Oni Press ] (7:50) For our News & Notes segment, we discuss DC Studios CLAYFACE film is reportedly undergoing a “page 1 rewrite”, Jeremy Renner turned down HAWKEYE Season 2 over Disney’s lowball offer, and Sinners crosses $185M at the global box office. Main Topic (23:41) For our Main Topic, we review the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Thunderbolts* ! Ensnared in a death trap together, an unconventi...
May 05, 2025•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 192
Joining us today are the co-founders of the communications and marketing firm Not A Billionaire and the co-writers of the Jewish fantasy folklore comic series The Writer with actor/co-writer Josh Gad and artist Ariel Olivetti. In their series The Writer , amidst a dark and mysterious turn, comic book writer Stan Siegel's life dives into a neo-Nazi occult nightmare. As demonic chaos and high-speed chases reign, Stan's hunger for answers unveils hidden identities, setting off a desperate race agai...
May 02, 2025•50 min
Joining us today is the comic book writer of titles like You've Been Cancelled over at Mad Cave Studios, It's Only Teenage Wasteland & Youth at Dark Horse Comics, & Olympia and Indigo Children at Image Comics. More recently, he has the ultraviolent space romance Galactic coming from DSTLRY and the procedural fantasy Lost Fantasy at Image Comics. It is our pleasure to welcome Curt Pires onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Thank you Oni Press for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar Podcast Follow us on...
Apr 28, 2025•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 191
Joining us today is the author and illustrator of celebrated children's books like Mixed: A Colorful Story , NINJA! , and many others. His most recent book Don’t Cause Trouble –which officially releases on April 22nd–tells the tale of middle schooler Ming Lee and what it’s like growing up as one of the only immigrant kids at your school. It is our pleasure to welcome Arree Chung onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Thank you Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sponsoring The Oblivion...
Apr 25, 2025•53 min
This is a preview of our Patreon-exclusive show called The Grid . Check this out, along with a bunch of other awesome perks over on Patreon . Brand new episodes every Friday! For episode 160 of The Grid, Aaron and Chris discuss Aaron's spoiler-free Thunderbolts* thoughts, Predator: Badlands teaser, & Star Wars Celebration. Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion B...
Apr 25, 2025•51 min
“You keep on dancin’ with the devil... one day, he's gonna follow you home” Double feature time! Brad Gullickson of The Comic Book Couples Counseling joins us to discuss Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan's part-delta gothic, part-musicological meditation: Sinners (10:51). ‘Sinners’ Director Ryan Coogler Explains Film Aspect Ratios and Different Formats in 10 Minutes "Look for the blood and smoke..." Also, we discuss the latest swing by A24—Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's testimonial recreation o...
Apr 21, 2025•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 190
Joining us today is NYC-based writer and co-host/editor/producer of the comic book podcast Comics and Chronic and the artist of Bears Grand Day , Dinosaur Daycare , Space Penguin , and much more. Together, they are the creative team of the crowd-funded comic series Superguy , which tells the tale of the lazy, narcissistic hero Superguy and his once enemy turned (unappreciated) sidekick, Robotguy. It is our pleasure to welcome both Anthony Iannaccio & Joey Murphy onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast...
Apr 18, 2025•45 min
Joining us this week is the comic book writer of titles like An Army of Hope , Requiem for a Robot , and his most recent venture–the successfully crowd-funded ClosetWorld . He is also a retired United States Air Force Colonel, but maybe most impressively: he wrote an issue of Wolverine where he begrudgingly babysits a little girl. It is our pleasure to welcome Matt Yocum onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider s...
Apr 14, 2025•1 hr 11 min
Here is a bonus (unedited) episode where we discuss the wildly successful adaptation of one of the most important game franchises of all-time: A Minecraft Movie ! "A mysterious portal pulls four misfits into the Overworld, a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master the terrain while embarking on a magical quest with an unexpected crafter named Steve." Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consid...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 188
Joining us this week is the comic book writer of titles like Savage Hearts , No One Left to Fight , The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling , & the upcoming Image Comics series Free Planet —a geopolitical space opera that tells the tale of the first completely free planet in human history has won its independence, and the group of heroes that defend the planet's unique energy source. It is our pleasure to welcome Aubrey Sitterson onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram F...
Apr 07, 2025•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 189
Joining us this week is the Eisner-nominated comic book creator of the 2024 smash hit Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees over at IDW Publishing. He’s here to discuss his upcoming giant-sized one-shot at Oni Press Free For All which delivers a brutal new vision of capitalism where in the not so distant future, the only thing left to fight for is yourself. It is our pleasure to welcome Patrick Horvath back onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Donate to The Hero Initiative Follow us on Instagram Follow ...
Mar 24, 2025•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 187
Joining us today are the creative team of the first issue of the new Minor Threats four-issue anthology Welcome To Twilight . One is the Eisner & Harvey Award winning writer behind titles like Adventureman , ODY-C , November , & Sex Criminals over at Image Comics. You may also know his Marvel work, with extended runs on The Invincible Iron Man , Mighty Thor , Hawkeye , Immortal Iron Fist , and the 2011 event Fear Itself . He was also one of the co-creators and writers of the recent Monst...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 186
"The future is not a straight line. It is filled with many crossroads. There must be a future that we can choose for ourselves." 💊 It is time for our third installment in our Midnight Rewind segment! This week, we are discussing possibly the greatest anime of all-time: Katsuhiro Ôtomo's 1988 masterpiece Akira ! The year is 2019. 31 years after being destroyed during World War III on July 16th, 1988, Tokyo (now 'Neo-Tokyo') has been rebuilt and is a thriving metropolis. Shōtarō Kaneda is the lea...
Mar 10, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 185
Joining us today is the Chief Marketing Officer at PuK Gaming . You may also know his name from companies like G FUEL and as thee former Executive Vice President of Content and Creators at Enthusiast Gaming . It is our pleasure to welcome Scotty Tidwell onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! "PuK Gaming is a company dedicated to enhancing the mobile gaming experience through a modular ecosystem of precision-engineered accessories. Founded by industry veterans, including Simon Burgess, the inventor of SC...
Mar 07, 2025•57 min
Joining us today is the co-founder of ComicBook.com and current VP of Business Development for Image Comics . He is also the producer and host of the recently revived Let’s Talk Comics , which brings on comic creators to discuss their journey into comics, in-depth conversations about their current work, and everything else in-between. It is our pleasure to welcome Jim Viscardi onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow Let's Talk Comics HERE 🎧 Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 184
"Everybody dies. Some of us peacefully and in our sleep, and some of us... horribly. And that's life." 🐒 🥁 Joining us this week as a special co-host is monster-enthusiast, a world-renowned cosplayer, and host of the sci-fi & horror podcast Camp Cryptid Podcast . You may have also seen her in Playboy, Maxim, Elite Online, Tattoo Erotica, Inked Magazine, and on the cover of Dynamite Comics 50th Anniversary Vampirella . Not only that, but she will be co-starring in an upcoming indie horror fi...
Feb 24, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 183
"Steve gave them something to believe in, you give them something to aspire to." News and Notes (5:57) This week, we discuss Fantastic Four: First Steps first teaser and potentially A.I. generated posters, Walton Goggins offers an update on Fallout season 2, saying it “blows season 1 out of the water”, and Diamond Comic Distributors files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Fantastic Four: First Steps Poster 'Will the Diamond Bankruptcy Change the Comics Business Forever?' by Heidi MacDonald Main Topic (...
Feb 17, 2025•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 182
“Freedom is just another kind of prison.” 🌊 🍊 ⚖️ Joining us today is the creative team of the upcoming mystery thriller Out of Alcatraz from Oni Press. One is the co-creator of critically acclaimed AMC series Halt and Catch Fire , and he is also the writer of series like She Could Fly , Briar , The United States of Captain America , The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask , Plastic Man: No More , and the Eisner-nominated Doctor Doom series. The other is also Eisner nominated, and is the crea...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 181
Joining us today is the 2024 Ringo Award winner for ‘Favorite New Talent’ and the artist behind recent projects like DC Horror Presents , Darth Vader: Black, White & Red , DC's Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun , and the ongoing Incredible Hulk series with writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson. It’s our absolute honor to welcome, all the way from The Emerald Isle, Danny Earls to The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporti...
Feb 03, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 180
This is a preview of our Patreon exclusive show called The Grid. Check this out, along with a bunch of other awesome perks over on Patreon . New episodes every Friday! For episode 150 of The Grid, we give out a Program-exclusive nickname, we catch up with Jason Aaron's TMNT comic run, and we gauge our excitement for Captain America: Brave New World . Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (COD...
Jan 24, 2025•50 min
Listen, we aren't afraid to admit it: we love Chris Evans . Back in August of 2020 (episode 14), we discussed ALL-THINGS Chris Evans and his many appearances in comic book-related movies! Chris: if you (for some reason) listen to this episode, please come onto our show for an interview. We promise we aren't weird. Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Ob...
Jan 20, 2025•40 min
Back in October of 2021 (episode 55), TikTok star Rhylee Passfield joined us on the show to discuss her "Cursed Cosplay", which are still some of the most creative and hilarious videos on the internet. Rhylee is also an accomplished model, make-up artist, painter, and singer. Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Thank you KXD Studios ...
Jan 13, 2025•21 min
