Omen Revelations Podcast

In this episode Steve and Mike dig into the legend of Robin Hood and talk about some of the first stories ever written of Robin Hood and his Merry Men. Then we talk about The Adventures of Robin Hood from 1938 and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves from 1991. Last but not least we talk about the modern day Robin Hood in comics, Greed Arrow and the Arrow Family and their connections to the Robin Hood ta...

In this episode Mike and Steve talk about their individual writing processes from creation to finished script. Mike and Steve also talk about things they wish they had known when they started writing comics and what they've learned along the way.

In this episode Mike and Steve talk about the origin of the Suicide Squad, Ostrander's post-Crisis reinvention and the New 52 run of the Suicide Squad comics. We also talk about Batman: Assault On Arkham, Suicide Squad, Suicide Squad: Hell To Pay and The Suicide Squad.

In the final episode of their 2 part dive into the Alien franchise, Steve and Mike talk about Alien: Resurrection, the Alien vs Predator comic and the film, Prometheus and, of course, Alien: Covenant. 

In this episode Mike and Steve start off their 4th season with a 2-part, deep dive into the Alien franchise. In this first episode they're going to talk about 1979's Alien, 1986's Aliens and 1992's Alien 3. We're going to talk about the characters and the stories as well as all kinds of general trivia and behind the scenes info. But, we're also looking at each film in light of all the others and e...

In the season 3 finale Mike and Steve talk about their favorite directors and their films. But they also talk about how these directors have influenced us as creators and writers. Thank you so much for being with us through 3 seasons!

In this finale episode Mike and Steve talk about the Planet of the Apes TV series from 1974, The 2014 Planet of the Apes/Star Trek crossover from IDW and Boom, Rise of the Planet of the Apes from 2011, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes from 2014 and War For the Planet of the Apes from 2017.

In the first of a 2 part episode Mike and Steve talk about the 5 original Planet of the Apes films: Planet of the Apes (68), Beneath the Planet of the Apes (70), Escape From the Planet of the Apes (71) Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (72) & finally Battle for the Planet of the Apes (73). There is some behind the scenes stuff discussed as well as commentary about the films individually and a...

In this second episode in ORP's 2 part discussion on the X-Men Mike and Steve Talk about the X-Men and X-Men related films and series - both live action and animated. We also review the franchise as a whole. This episode offers 2 perspectives: Mike does not have the comic history knowledge that Steve does on the X-Men and we are able to talk about the films from those 2 perspectives. 

In this first of a 2 part episode Mike and Steve talk about the X-Men's origins and quite a bit about the comics and behind-the-scenes stuff about Chris Claremont's run on the X-Men.  We also talk about the PS2 video games X-Men Legends, X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse and the 2 Marvel Ultimate Alliance games. Then we wrap it up with a discussion about X-Men the animated series and X-Men...

In this episode Mike and Steve talk about Conan created by Robert E Howard. They'll cover the creation of Conan, some of the original stories, the comics and the films including Red Sonja.

In this Halloween Special episode Mike and Steve talk about hauntings, possession, paranormal investigation and spirits and demons, both from a position of faith and from that of science. We also discuss The Conjuring trilogy, the Annabelle trilogy and of course Ed and Lorraine Warren and the actual cases the films are based on.

In this episode Mike and Steve talk about the subgenre of horror known as Slashers. From their roots in 1960 through the Golden Age of Slasher-Horror from 1978-1984. We cover the big 3 slasher franchises of the golden age in Halloween, Friday the 13th and A Nightmare On Elm Street and more.

In this episode we talk about the trickster archetype as well as the Fae aka Fairies in different cultures and fictional works. But we also talk about what we can learn from myths and what their original purpose was.

In this episode Mike and Steve sit down with David "Nemesis" Howard - the founder of Raincross Press and the creator of Blood World. Joining us also are Jeff Bracey & David "DT" Taylor II. Mike and Steve also work on Blood World so they will be sharing as well as we talk about founding the company and making Blood World. 

In this episode Mike and Steve do one of our typical deep dives into the roots of the vampire and werewolf myths and how they have evolved into how vampires and werewolves are vied today. We talk about the different types of vampires and werewolves from around the world and of course the works of Polidori, Stoker and Rice as well as films and tv shows - (not all of them, but a few). We even get in...

In this episode Mike and Steve talk in depth about the Avengers in comics since their debut in 1963, the Avengers animated shows/films and of course the Avengers in the MCU.

In this episode Mike and Steve talk about the Dragon Girl/Albino Warrior #1 campaign - what you can expect and how much everything is going to cost - the comic itself as well as the characters and the inspirations for them.

In this episode Michael and Steve talk about one of the greatest success stories in all of indie comics - of course we're talking about TMNT. Since 1984 when Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 came out from Mirage Studios the Turtles have grown to be a worldwide phenomenon worthy of the record books and we're here to celebrate 38 year later.

In this episode Mike and Steve explore the subgenre of sci-fi/horror and its various subgenres like psychological horror, extraterrestrial horror, tech/science gone wrong, monsters and survival horror. What defines these different categories and what are some good examples of them? If you have anything to add or an example we missed please reach out to us on Twitter @OmenRevelations or for our pat...

In this episode we continue our celebration of the 40th Anniversary of 1982s Blade Runner with part 2 of our discussion on the Blade Runner franchise. Today we’re going to talk about the 3 2049 prequel shorts Blade Runner Black Out 2022, Blade Runner 2036: Nexus Dawn and Blade Runner 2048: Nowhere to Run. And of course Blade Runner 2049 itself and the 13 episode Japanese-American anime CGI series,...

In this first of a two part episode Mike and Steve talk about the 1982 cyberpunk/noir classic Blade Runner in celebration of the original film's 40th anniversary. We talk about the making of Blade Runner, the many versions of the film (including missing and added scenes) and of course our fan theories about the story itself and all it implies. But we didn't stop there. We also talked about the 199...

There are a lot of differences between the Thor most people know from the comics and MCU films and the mythological figure from Norse mythology. We talk about those differences as well as Thor's history in Marvel Comics and the 2011 Thor Film.

On today's Indie Comics Creator Spotlight Mike and Steve talk with Robert Smothers III about founding Red22 Studios and his 56 page graphic novel called Broken Planet that he wrote, did the art and lettering for and everything. We talk about his creative process and what his inspirations are.

You may not be aware of this but Omen Comics declared June 22nd "Karate Kid Day" on social media back in 2020 in honor of the release of the first film back in 1984. Like most franchises that have a day we celebrate by watching the Karate Kid trilogy and Cobra Kai and talk about it with a friend and mutual fan - in this case, ORP hosts Michael Nunneley and Steve Sellers. We are a few days late wit...