Here is a past interview (our first interview) from episode 25 with Eisner-nominated writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson . He came on back in January of 2021 to discuss his upcoming runs on both Aliens and Superman . Don't judge us too hard on this one--as we said, first interview ever here on The Oblivion Bar Podcast! He is also the writer of Marvel's Hellhunters and Incredible Hulk , Last Sons of America at BOOM! Studios, and The Last God at DC Black Label. Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threa...
Jan 10, 2025•1 hr
It is ✨ AWARD SEASON ✨ here at The Oblivion Bar! It’s time for our 2024 Last Call Awards 🏆 Join us as we discuss some of our favorite (or least favorite) movies, comics, television series of 2024. You can use the time stamps below to jump to a specific award: Set-Up Sequel of the Year (Best Post-Credit Scene) [6:02] Movie Trailer of the Year [10:22] Television Series of the Year [14:49] “WHIP-SMACK” Surprise Hit of the Year [20:08] Comic Book Writer of the Year [26:14] Animated Film of the Year...
Dec 30, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 179
Joining us today is the award-winning writer behind Wiper , Salem Brownstone , Tumult , and Summer Shadows . You’ve also seen his work appear in The Guardian, Esquire, and GQ. He is here today to talk about his upcoming queer horror/crime whodunnit from Dark Horse Comics Ripperland with co-writer Steve Orlando and artist Alessandro Oliveri. It is our pleasure to welcome John Harris Dunning onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on ...
Dec 27, 2024•51 min
"Gotta go fast!" 💨 News and Notes (10:30) This week, we spending our entire News and Notes segment discussing the brand new teaser trailer for James Gunn and DC Studios' Superman ! Main Topic (36:42) For our main topic, we review the third film in the Paramount-led live-action adaptation of the popular Sega character: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ! Sonic, Knuckles and Tails reunite to battle Shadow, a mysterious new enemy with powers unlike anything they've faced before. With their abilities outmatched...
Dec 23, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 178
Joining us today is the creative team of the upcoming sci-fi thriller In Bloom through BOOM! Studios. “43% of the cells within a healthy human body belong to something other than the human host. Microbiomes, invasive bacteria, fungal and viral agents, and something else. Something… more.” One is the writer of Wonder Woman and Batgirls over at DC Comics, Double Walker at Comixology, and the upcoming 2025 revenge-fantasy Neptune through Dark Horse Comics. The other is a 2021 Eisner-award winner an...
Dec 20, 2024•57 min
"The man who kills a legend becomes the legend.” 🦁⚔️ News and Notes (7:56) This week, we discuss Chris Evans' role in Avengers: Doomsday, Mike Flanagan's Clayface script gets an official greenlight at DC Studios, and Sony Pictures pulls the plug on Spider-Man Universe spinoffs after Kraven the Hunter... Main Topic (19:08) For our main topic, we review the 6th installment in the SSU (Spider-Man Sony Universe): Kraven the Hunter! Kraven's complex relationship with his ruthless father, Nikolai Kra...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 177
Joining us today is the screenwriter of the 2017 Netflix animated film Gnome Alone and the 2023 adaptation of R.L. Stine's Zombie Town for Hulu. He is also the creator slash writer of the all-ages supernatural comic series Armored with artist Ismael Hernández. It is our pleasure to welcome Michael Schwartz onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! ARMORED 1/2: WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over...
Dec 13, 2024•51 min
In this episode, we unveil our Most Anticipated Films of 2025 🍿 From superhero blockbusters like Captain America: Brave New World and Fantastic Four: First Steps , to the thrilling conclusion of Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning and the magical sequel Wicked . Join us as we explore the hottest upcoming film releases, share our predictions, and debate which will dominate the big screen in 2025! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider suppor...
Dec 11, 2024•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 176
" Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?" ⚔️ 💚 🩷 This week on The Oblivion Bar Podcast, it's double feature time! We review both Gladiator II and Wicked: Part One ! Gladiator II Review (3:51) After his home is conquered by the tyrannical emperors who now lead Rome, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum and must look to his past to find strength to return the glory of Rome to its people. Wicked: Part One Review (41:28) Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 175
Joining us for a bonus conversation is the superstar singaporean comic book artist who has worked for Blizzard Entertainment, Magic the Gathering, Dynamite Comics, and DC Comics. She is also the creator of the upcoming manga The Wonderverse Saga , which tells the dark tale of Phynnix, a 'subhuman' born in an oppressive world where 'superhumans' are born with the powers rule over them. It is our pleasure to welcome Rachta Lin onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Thre...
Nov 29, 2024•35 min
This week on The Oblivion Bar Podcast, we are bringing back a fan-favorite segment: our Comic Creator Fantasy Draft 🏆 For this draft, we are joined by ⅓ of the Kansas City-based comic book podcast First Issue Club and President of your local Muppets fan club: Greg Lickteig ! In the other seat is one of the true trailblazers in the comic book podcasting world and the silky smooth voice behind The Short Box: A Comic Book Talk Show -- Badr Milligan is back on the show to assemble his perfect comic...
Nov 25, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 174
“Can you imagine? To be remembered like that?” 🐧💧 News and Notes (7:57) This week, we discuss George R.R. Martin teasing a new project with Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner set to play Lara Croft in the live-action TOMB RAIDER series, and the Green Lantern John Stewart receives his own bronze statue in Burbank, CA. Main Topic (25:25) For our main topic, we review the first Max series in Matt Reeves/Robert Pattinson's Batman universe: The Penguin . In November 2022, one week after the assassinati...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 173
*Queues up The Ballad of The Witches’ Road on repeat* 🧙♀️🔮 News and Notes (4:45) This week, we discuss Keanu Reeves doing "extensive research" on Shadow for Sonic 3 to create a "faithful version" of the character, the live-action Gundam movie set to be directed by Sweet Tooth showrunner Jim Mickle, and we got a new trailer for Star Wars: Skelton Crew. Main Topic (23:09) For our main topic, we review the 11th Marvel Studios Disney+ series: Agatha All Along ! When a new series of tragedies stri...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 172
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 140 of The Grid, we discuss Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Wild Nature, our schedule for the rest of the year, we premiere a new segment, and we give our quick thoughts on The Penguin and & Agatha All Along. Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook...
Nov 01, 2024•49 min
Hello Pickle! For our 2024 Halloween Special , we are discussing the first entry in The Cornetto Trilogy: Shaun of the Dead ! Directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Shaun of the Dead is a rom-zom-com that centers around the uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his lumpy roommate. Nothing seems to be going right when it is all disrupted by the zombie apocalypse. Previous OBP Halloween Specials 2020 Halloween Special (unsung favorite horror films...
Oct 31, 2024•50 min•Ep. 171
Joining us on the show is the acclaimed documentary filmmaker of In Search of Darkness Part 1, 2, and 3 and In Search of Tomorrow , which are both extended, deep-dive explorations of 1980’s Horror and Action/Sci-Fi through the lens of the actors, directors, and crew that worked on those iconic films. Now, he is taking us into the early 90’s with In Search of Darkness 90-94 . It is our honor to welcome David Weiner BACK onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Previous Appearances on the Show By David Wein...
Oct 29, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Joining us today is the creative team of Magma Comix comic series The Pedestrian . Behold, The Pedestrian! A strange visitor speedwalks into Summer City and silently changes the lives of its residents. But not all is quiet in this sleepy, small town—an ancient conflict linked to the secret history of street signs is brewing! DON’T WALK... RUN! In The Pedestrian, justice always has the right of way! It is our pleasure to welcome writer of titles like Footprints, Captain Ultimate, Pawn Shop, Batma...
Oct 20, 2024•57 min•Ep. 170
Joining us today are the Eisner-nominated co-writers of the Image Comics series Kill Your Darlings with artist Bob Quinn and Letterer John J. Hill. It is our pleasure to welcome both Griffin Sheridan & Ethan S. Parker BACK onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Previous Appearances on the Show By Griffin & Ethan: INTERVIEW: Ethan Parker, Griffin Sheridan, & Bob Quinn (Episode 126, Aug '23) Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supportin...
Oct 19, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 169
Joining us is the GREATEST couple in comics and some of our best buds in the podcasting world--Lisa and Brad Gullickson of The Comic Book Couples Counseling join Chris to discuss their Kickstarter comic cookbook Pots & Panels: A Comic Book Anthology and Cookbook . Support Pots and Panels HERE! POTS & PANELS is a softcover collection of fifty short comic book stories centered around food, spanning multiple genres. Additionally, the compilation will contain a section full of recipes submit...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 168
Joining us today are two of the most exciting double-threat comic creators working today! One is the comic creator behind titles like Dynamite’s Cruella De Vil miniseries with artist Miriana Puglia, the ongoing Harley Quinn series with writer Tini Howard, Eat, & Love Yourself , and the witchy OGN Over My Dead Body . The other is the comic creator of titles like Dynamite’s Maleficent , ThunderCats: Cheetara with artist Domenico Carbone, and the queer vampire murder mystery Carmilla: The First...
Oct 17, 2024•51 min•Ep. 167
Joining us today is the Eisner-nominated and GLAAD award-winning co-creator and illustrator of titles like The Woods and Wynd with frequent collaborator James Tynion IV. He is also the sole creator of the BOOM! Box hit ZAWA + The Belly of the Beast –which tells the story of a group of friends who help an elusive mountain guardian rediscover her purpose with love and cookies. It is our pleasure to welcome The Wooden King himself: Michael Dialynas BACK onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Previous Appea...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 166
Joining us this week on the show is the 14-time Eisner-award-winning writer of titles like Y: The Last Man , Ex Machina , Runaways , The Private Eye , Pride of Baghdad , Paper Girls , Spectators over on Substack , & Saga . It is our pleasure to welcome Brian K. Vaughan onto 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 Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar ...
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 165
Joining us this week is the comedian, podcaster, and author of titles like the Eisner-nominated OGN ‘ Bubble ’ with co-writer Sarah Morgan and artist Tony Cliff. He also co-hosts the hilarious conversation podcast Jordan, Jesse, Go! and Free With Ads , the movie talk show that highlights some of your favorite C through F movies throughout history. He’s here today to discuss his new YA horror-comedy Youth Group with artist Bowen McCurdy, which tells the tale of a girl who begrudgingly agrees to g...
Jul 26, 2024•34 min
Joining us this week on the show is the 3x Eisner-winning comic book creator behind titles like Aquaman: Andromeda , ODY-C , Invisible Kingdom , Black Bolt , Blood-Stained Teeth , Batman: City of Madness , & Spectregraph . This is also his FIFTH time on the show, continuing to build his lead as the most-visited guest in Oblivion Bar history. It is our honor to welcome Christian Ward BACK onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Many Worlds - The Art of Christian Ward: Volume One Zoop Campaign Previous...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 164
Joining us this week are 2/3 of the founding fathers behind the comic publisher of titles like Wesley Snipes’ The Exiled , Astrobots , Quested , Liquid Kill , Sean Gordon Murphy’s The Plot Holes , Alpha Betas , Ninja Funk , the upcoming Eye-Lie Popeye , & so many many more. It is our pleasure to welcome Massive Publishing co-founders Michael Calero & Kevin Roditeli onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us...
Jul 19, 2024•50 min
"Oh, there she is. The birthday girl..." News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus ] (10:08) Our entire News and Notes segment will be dedicated to us hopping on the TRAILER TRAIN CHOOO CHOOOO 🚂 💨 we discuss briefly SMILE 2 , WE LIVE IN TIME , HERETIC , THE FRONT ROOM , THE PENGUIN , NOSFERATU , AFRAID , and VENOM: THE LAST DANCE . Then, we go in-depth with GLADIATOR II, AGATHA ALL ALONG, F1, and CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD. Main Topic (1:08:18) For our main topic, Nick DiNizio of The Fn Nerds...
Jul 15, 2024•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 163
Joining us this week on the show are the creators of comic titles like Where Monsters Lie , Curse Words , Sex Castle , God Hates Astronauts , Peacemaker Tries Hard , Eight Billion Genies , & Karate Prom . Together, they are the hilarious creative team of the upcoming Minor Threats spin-off BARFLY , which tells the story of the humanoid mutant fly Shiteater – and what happens when a low-level henchman no longer has anyone left to hench for. It is our pleasure to welcome back both Kyle Starks ...
Jul 10, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 162
News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus ] (6:06) For our news and notes segment, Aaron and Chris discuss the comic book community calling out DC Comics cover artist FRANCESCO MATTINA for alleged use of AI, we got our first teaser trailer for DC's two-part animated WATCHMEN film, and Marvel Studios' DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE is tracking for a $200 million opening weekend. Main Topic (24:17) For our main topic, we are highlighting DEADPOOL KILLS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE with our Comic Spotlight segment! Or...
Jul 01, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 161
Joining us this week for a bonus conversation is the writer of comics series like Grimm Space and his upcoming project the 4th Wallflower -- as well as YA Science Fiction novels like The Dark Destiny series, Mountain Sickness , Ordinary Monsters , and Oscawana . It is our pleasure to welcome Frank Martin onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon Download the BEST ...
Jun 21, 2024•34 min
“In a world of inhumane reality, dreams are the only humane sanctuary left.” We are back with another MIDNIGHT REWIND episode, a new segment on the show wherein we celebrate our favorite anime classics! Good, bad, or indifferent, this is just an excuse for us to celebrate Japanese animation. This week, we are discussing the 2006 anime classic from director Satoshi Kon: ' Paprika ' . Adapted from Yasutaka Tsutsui’s 1993 novel of the same name and set in the distant future of 2012, a newly created...
Jun 17, 2024•59 min•Ep. 160
