Comic Book Movie Oblivion

In the left corner... "Yor the Hunter" the comic book (1975), by Ray Collins (Eugenio Juan Zappietro) and Juan Zanotto! ! And in the right corner... "Yor, the Hunter from the Future" the movie (1983), directed by Antonio Margheriti; and starring Reb Brown, Gregory Snegoff, Corinne Cléry, and Ayshe Gul! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the light...

In the left corner... "Richie Rich, the poor little rich boy" the comic book character created by Alfred Harvey and Warren Kremer in 1953! And in the right corner... "Richie Rich" the movie (1994), directed by Donald Petrie; and starring Macaulay Culkin, Rory Culkin, John Larroquette, Edward Herrmann, Jonathan Hyde, Christine Ebersole, Stephi Lineburg, Mariangela Pino, Chelcie Ross, Reggie Jackson...

This week, a very special crossover episode with the Full Manga Alchemists podcast! In the left corner... the "Fullmetal Alchemist" manga series (2001-2010) by Hiromu Arakawa! And in the right corner... "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Final Alchemy" the movie (2022), directed by Fumihiko Sori; and starring Ryosuke Yamada, Mackenyu, Kokoro Terada, and Chiaki Kuriyama! --- Please help us keep the lights o...

In the left corner... "Bio-Booster Armor Guyver" the manga series (1985-2016) by Yoshiki Takaya! And in the right corner... "Guyver: Dark Hero" the movie (1994), directed by Steve Wang; written by Nathan Long; and starring David Hayter, Kathy Christopherson, Christopher Michael, Billie Lee, and Wyatt Weed! --- "Budget Biomorphs" by Dom O'Brien https://www.bearmanormedia.com/products/budget-biomorp...

In the left corner... "Bio-Booster Armor Guyver" the manga series (1985-2016) by Yoshiki Takaya! And in the right corner... "The Guyver" the movie (1991), directed by Screaming Mad George and Steve Wang; written by Jon Purdy; and starring Jack Armstrong, Mark Hamill, Vivian Wu, David Gale, Michael Berryman, Jimmie Walker, Spice Williams-Crosby, Jeffrey Combs, and Linnea Quigley! --- "Budget Biomor...

In the left corner... "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" the comic book series (2011) by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli! And in the right corner... "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" the movie (2018), directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman; written by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman; and starring Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henr...

In the left corner... "Officer Downe" the comic book (2010) by Joe Casey and Chris Burnham! And in the right corner... "Officer Downe" the movie (2016), directed by Shawn Crahan; written by Joe Casey; and starring Kim Coates, Lauren Velez, Meadow Williams, Alison Lohman, and Cody Cameron! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the lights on, please j...

In the left corner... "Jane's Journal – or the Diary of a Bright Young" the comic strip (1932-1959) by Norman Pett, Don Freeman, and Michael Hubbard! And in the right corner... "Jane and the Lost City" the movie (1987), directed by Terry Marcel; written by Mervyn Haisman; and starring Sam J. Jones, Maud Adams, Jasper Carrott, Kirsten Hughes, Robin Bailey, Ian Roberts, and Elsa O'Toole! --- The mov...

In the left corner... "Jane's Journal – or the Diary of a Bright Young" the comic strip (1932-1959) by Norman Pett, Don Freeman, and Michael Hubbard! And in the right corner... "The Adventures of Jane" the movie (1949), directed and co-written by Edward G. Whiting; and starring Chrystabel Leighton-Porter, Fritz the dog, Stanelli, Wally Patch, Peter Butterworth, and Norman Pett! --- The movie: http...

In the left corner... "Sanmao Joins the Army" the comic strip (1945-46) by Zhang Leping! And in the right corner... "Sanmao Joins the Army" the movie (1992) (aka "Sanmao on Campaign", aka "San Mao's Army Life"), directed and written by Zhang Jianya; and starring Jia Lin! --- The movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re01icEFBlY   --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse",...

In the left corner... "Sanmao" the comic strip (1934-?) by Zhang Leping! And in the right corner... "The Wandering Life of Sanmao" the movie (1949) (aka "The Adventures of Sanmao the Waif" and "Wanderings of Three-Hairs the Orphan"), directed by Zhao Ming and Yan Gong; written by Yang Hansheng; and starring Wang Longji! --- The movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZDgfAY3b8A   --- To listen to...

In the left corner... "The Spirit" the newspaper comic book insert (1940-1952) by Will Eisner! And in the right corner... "The Spirit" the movie (2008), written and directed by Frank Miller; and starring Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Johnny Simmons, Seychelle Gabriel, Stana Katic, and Jaime King ! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Mo...

In the left corner... "The Spirit" the newspaper comic book insert (1940-1952) by Will Eisner! And in the right corner... "The Spirit" the TV movie (1987), directed by Michael Schultz; written by Steven E. de Souza; and starring Sam J. Jones, Nana Visitor, Bumper Robinson, Garry Walberg, Daniel Davis, Laura M. Robinson, and Philip Baker Hall! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie A...

In the left corner... "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" #7 the comic book (1986) by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird! And in the right corner... "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze" the movie (1991), directed by Michael Pressman; written by Todd W. Langen; and starring David Warner, Paige Turco, Ernie Reyes Jr., Kevin Clash, Frank Welker, and Vanilla Ice! --- To listen to our sister...

In the left corner... "The Song of Roland" the graphic novel (2009) by Michel Rabagliati! And in the right corner... "Paul à Québec" the movie (2015), directed by François Bouvier; written by François Bouvier and Michel Rabagliati; and starring Gilbert Sicotte, François Létourneau, and Julie Le Breton! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the light...

In the left corner... "I Kill Giants" the graphic novel (2009) by Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura! And in the right corner... "I Kill Giants" the movie (2017), directed by Anders Walter; written by Joe Kelly; and starring Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldaña, Sydney Wade, Imogen Poots, and Noel Clarke! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the lights on, please joi...

In the left corner... "MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL... SINKING INTO THE SEA!" the comic book short story (2009) by Dash Shaw! And in the right corner... "My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea" the movie (2016), directed and written by Dash Shaw; lead animator Jane Samborski; and starring Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph, Susan Sarandon, Alex Karpovsky, John Cameron Mitchell...

Warning: Spoilers! Warning: Bias! Warning: Three-and-a-half hours! In the left corner... "Watchmen" the graphic novel (1986-1987) by Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, and John Higgins! And in the right corner... "Watchmen" the movie (2009), directed Zack Snyder; written by David Hayter and Alex Tse; and starring Malin Åkerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson, Billy Crudup, Jackie Earle Haley, Matthew...

In the left corner... "Blue is the Warmest Color" the graphic novel (2010) by Jul Maroh! And in the right corner... "Blue Is the Warmest Colour" the movie (2013), directed by Abdellatif Kechiche; written by Abdellatif Kechiche and Ghalya Lacroix; cinematographed by Sofian El Fani; and starring Léa Seydoux and Adèle Exarchopoulos! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", a...

This week, a very special crossover episode with the Full Manga Alchemists podcast! In the left corner... the "Fullmetal Alchemist" manga series (2001-2010) by Hiromu Arakawa! And in the right corner... "Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar" the movie (2022), directed by Fumihiko Sori; and starring Ryosuke Yamada, Mackenyu, Misako Renbutsu, Yuina Kuroshima, Tsubasa Honda, Hiroshi Tachi, and Se...

In the left corner... "Jungle Jim" the comic strip (1934-1954) by Alex Raymond and Don W. Moore! And in the right corner... "Jungle Jim" (1948) and "Mark of the Gorilla" (1950) the movies, both directed by William Berke and written by Caroll Young; and starring Johnny Weissmuller and George Reeves! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and help us keep the lights on, p...

In the left corner... "Man-Thing" the comic book character (1971) created by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, and Gray Morrow! And in the right corner... "Man-Thing" the movie (2005), directed by Brett Leonard; written by Hans Rodionoff; and starring Matthew Le Nevez, Rachael Taylor, Jack Thompson, Rawiri Paratene, Ian Bliss, and Conan Stevens!! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book M...

In the left corner... "Swamp Thing" the comic book series (1972-1974), by Len Wein and Bernie Wrightson! And in the right corner... "Swamp Thing" the movie (1982), directed and written by Wes Craven; and starring Ray Wise, Dick Durock, Adrienne Barbeau, Louis Jourdan, David Hess, Nicholas Worth, and Mimi Craven! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and help us keep th...

In the left corner... "Nejishiki" (1968), "The Mokkiriya Tavern Girl" (1968), and "Master of the Willow Inn" (1970), the manga stories by Yoshiharu Tsuge! And in the right corner... "Nejishiki" the movie (1998), directed and written by Teruo Ishii; and starring Tadanobu Asano, and Tetsuro Tanba! --- Nejishiki the video game! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqbOorSFfd9J6GVOrRd3_p1ZXNrDZNczO...

In the left corner... "Spawn" the comic book series (1992-present), by Todd McFarlane! And in the right corner... "Spawn" the movie (1997), directed by Mark A.Z. Dippé; written by Alan B. McElroy; and starring Michael Jai White, Nicol Williamson, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Melinda Clarke, Miko Hughes, Michael Papajohn, Frank Welker, and Laura Interval! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic...