No Aaron this week, but we are joined by Lance from The Comic Book Keepers Podcast as a special co-host for episode 38 of The Oblivion Bar, The Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO. For episode 38, Chris and Lance discuss the new character posters for the upcoming A24 medieval fantasy THE GREEN KNIGHT, the leaked set photo from Marvel's MOON KNIGHT features our first look at Ethan Hawke, Blake Lively set to star in Netflix's adaptation of LADY KILLER, and MARVEL STUDIOS celebr...
May 11, 2021•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 38
Boy oh boy! Do WE have a treat for YOU with this brand new episode of The Oblivion Bar, The Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO. For episode of 37, Aaron and Chris discuss the fantastic first trailer for Jeff Lemire’s Netflix adventure series SWEET TOOTH, Amazon renews INVINCIBLE for Seasons II and III, Michael C. Hall is back in new teaser for DEXTER Season IX, and DC Comics and Warner Bros. set their date for DC FANDOME 2021. For our main topic, we sit down with filmmaker/f...
May 03, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Ep. 37
WHOOPSIE! For episode 36, Chris and Aaron discuss the first teaser trailer for Marvel Studios SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS, Emilia Clarke joins Marvel's SECRET INVASION Disney+ series, Rian Johnson wants to direct an episode of THE MANDALORIAN, and Michael Keaton's Batman is officially confirmed for THE FLASH film. For our main topic, we are reviewing the latest reboot of the Mortal Kombat franchise. Releasing exclusively to HBO Max, how did this latest attempt at starting a Mortal ...
Apr 26, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 36
For episode 35, Chris and Aaron discuss Mads Mikkelsen joining in INDIANA JONES 5, the emotional trailer for Netflix's CHADWICK BOSEMAN: PORTRAIT OF AN ARTIST, Zack Snyder's ARMY OF THE DEAD finally gets its first trailer, and Jordan Vogt-Roberts set to direct a live-action MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM film for Netflix. Do you love fan theories? Do you think Aladdin was actually set in a distant post-apocalyptic future? How about The Pixar Theory? Maybe that Professor Oak is actually Ash’s father? These, ...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 35
Welcome back to a very special episode of The Oblivion Bar: A Nerd-Culture Podcast, The Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO! This week, we teamed up with one of the VERY BEST comic book podcasts in the multiverse, The First Issue Club, to discuss the latest DC Comics event: FUTURE STATE. A direct sequel to Dark Nights: Death Metal , Future State is a possible future that showcases the legacy of the heroes of the DC Universe in the near future. The major heroes Aquaman, Batman...
Apr 12, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 34
For episode 33, Chris and Aaron discuss BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN animated film voice cast has been announced, the two sequels for Rian Johnson's KNIVES OUT headed to Netflix in $450 million deal, and director Adam Wingard opens up about his upcoming THUNDERCATS film. SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-oOoOrrRrRRrrnNK! For our main topic, we review the latest installment in the Monster-Verse: GODZILLA VS. KONG. If you've ever wondered what kind of disposable fun a studio can conjure up with 200 million dollar...
Apr 05, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 33
Join hosts Chris Hacker and Aaron Knowles as they unlock the gates to The Oblivion Bar Podcast. Dive deep into the realms of comic books, TV, film, and gaming with witty banter, exclusive interviews, and a passionate week-in-review that'll teleport you into the heart of nerd nirvana. Get ready for an immersive journey into the multiverse of podcast entertainment! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon...
Mar 31, 2021•50 sec
This is from when Chris was a special guest on Hops Geek News! With hosts Mash and Hoppy, the crew talked about some of the most sympathetic villains in all of comics! Check out Hops Geek News on Twitter ( https://twitter.com/GeekHops ) for all your beer and geeky news. Oblivion Bar Twitter: https://twitter.com/oblivionbarpod Oblivion Bar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oblivionbarpod Oblivion Bar Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoblivionbar Oblivion Bar Patreon: https://www.patreon.co...
Mar 29, 2021•1 hr 15 min
*insert Junkie XL WAAMMMM* IT IS FINALLY HERE! SNYDER BROS REJOICE! For episode 32, Chris and Aaron discuss Warner Bros. and DC to develop a film adaptation for HOURMAN, Mena Massoud seemingly teases taking on EZRA BRIDGER role for Lucasfilm's STAR WARS live-action franchises, Doctor Doom is getting married this June in FANTASTIC FOUR #33, and AVATAR reclaims box office record from AVENGERS: ENDGAME. For our main topic, we review Zack Snyder's Justice League! Released exclusively to HBO Max, thi...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 32
It was The Oblivion Bar all along! For episode 31, Chris and Aaron discuss movie theaters in major cities could open back up NEXT WEEK, Xbox officially completes ZeniMax Media acquisition that includes Bethesda, and Marvel's SHE-HULK series has reportedly cast a SHAPESHIFTING character. Grab your newly discovered chaos magic, your astral projection, and the nearest reanimated synthezoid and join us as we review Marvel Studios and Disney+'s magical new series WandaVision. Snoopers gonna snoop! Ob...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 31
What's up nerf herders! Welcome back for episode 30 of The Oblivion Bar: A Nerd-Culture Podcast, The Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO. Chris and Aaron discuss Daft Punk calling it quits after 28 years of making the greatest music of all-time, the official title for SPIDER-MAN 3 is SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME, and a new photo of 'Jesus Joker' from Zack Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE surfaces. Don't ever tell us the odds! For our main topic, we breakdown our individual rankings of ever...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 30
For episode 29, Chris and Aaron discuss the AWESOMELY brutal first trailer for MORTAL KOMBAT, Danny Elfman set to score Sam Raimi's DOCTOR STRANGE IN THE MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS, DC announces new digital comics for SUPERMAN '78 and BATMAN '89, and we cover the entire Feb '21 NINTENDO DIRECT. Here we go! Going into our main topic, we review the latest installment in the Mario Universe: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury for the Nintendo Switch! Oblivion Bar Twitter: https://twitter.com/oblivionba...
Feb 22, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 29
Woah! 28 episodes? Seems like yesterday, we were just starting this wacky podcast in the middle of a pandemic. Glad that's all over wi..... wait, that's still happening? Oh.... anyways, Welcome back to The Oblivion Bar Podcast, The Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO! For episode 28, Chris and Aaron discuss the new THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER Super Bowl trailer, the brand new images of Jared Leto's Joker in the JUSTICE LEAGUE SNYDER CUT, The RESIDENT EVIL REBOOT gets a ...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 28
Oh.... we didn't see you there. We were just in middle of dropping our 27th episode of The Oblivion Bar Podcast, The Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO.! For our aforementioned 27th episode, Chris and Aaron discuss the first trailer for GODZILLA VS. KONG, MARVEL COMICS is asking fans to decide the final member of the new X-MEN team, and a new game for the original NINTENDO GAME BOY called THE SHAPESHIFTER is being released this year! For our main topic, we had the distinguis...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 27
Glamor! Illusion! It's another magical week here at The Oblivion Bar, The Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO. For episode 26, Chris and Aaron discuss Lucasfilm launching a series of STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC animated shorts, THE BOYS Season 3 set to tell the insanely raunchy comic book storyline, "Herogasm”, and Marvel’s BLACK WIDOW will likely be delayed once again. For our main topic, we give our initial thoughts on Marvel's first Disney+ series WandaVision, and how we ...
Jan 24, 2021•58 min•Ep. 26
LANDMARK 25th EPISODE! Wow, what a freaking #MILESTONE! Hey everyone, welcome back to The Oblivion Bar, the Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO. For episode 25, Chris and Aaron discuss Chris Evans in talks to REPRISE his role as Captain America in the MCU, Nintendo reveals a trailer for SUPER MARIO 3D WORLD + BOWSER'S FURY, there's a A NEW INDIANA JONES VIDEO GAME being created by Bethesda, and Netflix has plans to release AT LEAST one new movie per week in 2021. For our main...
Jan 17, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 25
New year, same ole Oblivion Bar! Hey friends, welcome back to our first episode The Oblivion Bar Podcast, The Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO, of 2021! For episode 24, Chris and Aaron discuss Zack Snyder CONFIRMING there are only TWO newly shot scenes in the JUSTICE LEAGUE SNYDER CUT, Michael Keaton's Batman will reportedly be ‘the main’ Batman of the DCEU, and Jodie Whittaker is rumored to be LEAVING DOCTOR WHO after this next season. We have TWO main topics this week --...
Jan 11, 2021•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 24
Final episode of 2020 WOOO! For episode 23, Chris and Aaron discuss AT&T to sell Crunchyroll to Sony's Funimation for $1.175 billion dollars, Warner Bros. annoying a lot of people in Hollywood over their decision to release Its slate of 2021 films on HBO MAX, and everyone is back for the untitled SPIDER-MAN 3 film (we mean EVERYONE). We also break down the DISNEY investor presentation from December 10th, highlighting every single thing being released from both LUCAS FILMS and MARVEL STUDIOS....
Dec 15, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 23
Oh my gosh, you look worried. Is it because you thought there wouldn't be a new episode of The Oblivion Bar Podcast out this week? Well, no worries friendo -- here's episode 21 for ya! This, of course, is The Oblivion Bar Podcast, the Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO. This week on the show, Chris and Aaron discuss Marvel's BLACK PANTHER II to shoot in July 2021, Deadpool III signs the Molyneux Sisters to pen the sequel, WONDER WOMAN 1984 to be released in theaters and on H...
Nov 24, 2020•53 min•Ep. 21
For episode 20, Chris and Aaron discuss the passing of Sean Connery, the trailer for Pedro Pascal’s new Sci-Fi Western PROSPECT, and DC's GREEN LANTERN series reportedly casting a black female Lantern in the lead role. LET'S GET READY TO RUMBLE! For our main topic, we brought back our fan-favorite BATTLE ROYALE segment. Also, stick around to the end of the episode for some breaking news about the podcast! Oblivion Bar Twitter: https://twitter.com/oblivionbarpod Oblivion Bar Facebook: https://www...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 20
Oh look, another glorious morning... makes us sick! Would you like to know what doesn't make us sick? A brand new episode of The Oblivion Bar Podcast, the Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO! For episode 19, Chris and Max (oh yeah, Aaron is gone this week!) discuss Oscar Isaac to star in Marvel's MOON KNIGHT Disney+ series, Patrick Wilson being hired to direct the upcoming INSIDIOUS 5 installment, and we get our first look at Red Hood for DC's TITANS Season 3. For The Oblivio...
Nov 03, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 19
Eighteen full episodes, who woulda thought? Not us! * Paul Rudd voice* For episode 18, Chris and Aaron discuss DEXTER surprisingly making a return for a limited series on Showtime, Xochitl Gomez being casted in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the official synopsis for Ernest Cline’s READY PLAYER TWO being released, and Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield are rumored to have signed on for SPIDER-MAN III! For our main topic, we are talking ALL things The Boys Season II! That being said,...
Oct 19, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 18
WE'RE BACK!!! Boy, are we happy to see you all (metaphorically of course. We aren't looking at you through your bedroom window... that'd just be weird. Why'd we even say that?) For episode 17, Chris and Aaron get back into the swing of things discussing all the biggest nerd-news they missed during their absence -- topics like Marvel casting both Iman Vellani as MS. MARVEL and Tatiana Maslany as SHE-HULK for the respective DISNEY+ series, the RESIDENT EVIL reboot being an origin story set in 1998...
Oct 12, 2020•59 min•Ep. 17
For episode 16, Chris and Aaron discuss the title of Marvel's upcoming SPIDER-MAN 3 possibly being revealed, the intense trailer for Netflix's THE DEVIL ALL THE TIME, Jared Leto commenting on his role with Disney's new TRON movie, the producer of the classic X-MEN: The Animated Series says he's had talks with Disney+ about reviving the show, and Olivia Wilde to direct a Marvel film for Sony Pictures, rumored to be SPIDER-WOMAN. We have TWO main topics this week: first up, we review Umbrella Acad...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 16
Episode 15? What a run, what a legacy! Welcome back to The Oblivion Bar Podcast, The Official Podcast of the Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO. For episode 15, Chris and Aaron cover CAPTAIN MARVEL 2 being directed by Nia DaCosta, SPIDER-MAN joining MARVEL'S AVENGERS video game as a post-launch exclusive for the PlayStation, Sam Neill hyping JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION up saying it's the "best yet" in the franchise, and Disney will be releasing MULAN for rental on Disney+ in September. Doesn't it feel...
Aug 09, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 15
For episode 14, Chris and Aaron discuss Universal Pictures agreeing to a $200 million budget for Tom Cruise's space movie with Christopher McQuarrie is on board, Karl Urban reveals his secret cameo in STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER, the trailer for DC's animated interactive adaptation of BATMAN: DEATH IN THE FAMILY premiered, and Brie Larson continues to campaign for the role of Samus Aran in a live-action METROID movie. You know what we love? Besides subtle Emperor's New Groove references? Ch...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 14
You know what's really cool? Podcasts. You know what's even cooler than podcasts? Dogs. You want to know what's EVEN COOLER than dogs? The Oblivion Bar Podcast -- The Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO! Okay... That's not true, dogs are way cooler, but it's kind of close! For episode 13, Chris and Aaron discuss Disney music executive Mitchell Leib saying "the time is right" for TRON 3, the Russo Brothers are set to direct Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans in Netflix's big-budget ...
Jul 20, 2020•57 min•Ep. 13
HOLY PODCASTS BATMAN! Welcome back to another episode of The Oblivion Bar Podcast, the Official Podcast of The Fantasy Shop! For episode 12, Chris and Aaron discuss the new TONY HAWK PRO SKATER DOCUMENTARY "PRETENDING I'M A SUPERMAN", Netflix's CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA is ending after Part 4, the CW casting Javicia Leslie as their new BATWOMAN, and Matt Reeves developing a BATMAN Series for HBO Max that is set within the Gotham City Police Department. We also premiere a BRAND NEW segment w...
Jul 14, 2020•59 min•Ep. 12
We're back, and we come bearing the grandest of news! The Oblivion Bar Podcast is now the OFFICIAL podcast of The Fantasy Shop in St. Charles, MO! Since 1981, The Fantasy Shop has been an industry leader in the world of comic book shops, and we could not be more excited to be partnering up with them. For episode eleven, Chris and Aaron discuss Marvel Comics Acquiring the comic rights to PREDATOR and ALIEN, Jeffery Dean Morgan joining THE BOYS during Season 3, popular video game series FALLOUT is...
Jul 06, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 11
This week, Chris and Aaron discuss DC teaming up with Spotify to produce original narrative podcast shows based on DC characters, the classic 90s Sci-Fi book series Animorphs getting a film adaptation, all the new releases from the Pokémon Direct event on June 17th, and Robert Pattinson looking to actors like Chris Evans & Robert Downey Jr. for advice with playing The Batman. Today's main topic? WORST SUPERHERO MOVIES EVER. 'Nuff said. Oblivion Bar Twitter: https://twitter.com/oblivionbarpod...
Jun 22, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 10
