Comic Book Movie Oblivion

In the left corner... "The Rocketeer" the comic book series (1982-1995) by Dave Stevens! And in the right corner... "The Rocketeer" the movie (1991) directed by Joe Johnston; with music by James Horner; and starring Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Terry O'Quinn, Paul Sorvino, Jon Polito, William Sanderson, Margo Martindale, Clint Howard, Max Grodénchik, and Tiny Ron...

In the left corner... "Blondie" the comic strip (1930-present) by Chic Young et al! And in the right corner... "Blondie" (1938) & "Beware of Blondie" (1950) starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms! --- Show Notes: The much-discussed Saturday Evening Post feature on Chic Young from 1948: https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2016/12/blondie-stayed-funny-86-years/ --- Please help us kee...

In the left corner... "Barb Wire" the comic book series (1994) by Chris Warner, John Arcudi, Lee Moder, Ande Parks, Dan Lawlis, and Ian Akin! And in the right corner... "Barb Wire" the movie (1996) directed by David Hogan; written by Chuck Pfarrer and Ilene Chaiken; and starring Pamela Anderson, Temuera Morrison, Udo Kier, Xander Berkeley, Clint Howard, and Tom Lister Jr! --- Kumar and Jordan can...

In the left corner... Detective Comics 27 by Bob Kane (?), Detective Comics 168 by Bill Finger & Lew Sayre Schwartz (!), and Batman 251 by Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams! And in the right corner... "Batman" the movie (1989) directed by Tim Burton; and starring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Palance, and Jerry Hall! --- Kumar and Jordan can also be...

In the left corner... "Ciudad" the graphic novel (2014) by Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, and  Fernando León González! And in the right corner... "Extraction" the movie (2020) directed by Sam Hargrave; with a screenplay by Joe Russo; and starring Chris Hemsworth! --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ O...

In the left corner... "Barbarella" the comic series (1962-1978) by Jean-Claude Forest! And in the right corner... "Barbarella" the movie (1968) directed by Roger Vadim; produced by Dino De Laurentiis; and starring Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, and Marcel Marceau! --- Show Notes: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/05/new-barbarella-comic-original-film --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found o...

In the left corner... various Punisher comics (1974-2008) by Gerry Conway, Ross Andru, Garth Ennis, et al! And in the right corner... "Punisher: War Zone" the movie (2008) directed by Lexi Alexander; with cinematography by Steve Gainer; and starring Ray Stevenson, Dominic West, Julie Benz, Colin Salmon, and Wayne Knight! --- Show Notes: The much-discussed blog post by Patton Oswalt: https://web.ar...

In the left corner... "Bloodshot" the comic book series by Kevin VanHook and Don Perlin (1992 version), and Duane Swierczynski, Arturo Lozzi and Manuel Garcia (2012 version)! And in the right corner... "Bloodshot" the movie (2020) directed by David S. F. Wilson, and starring Vin Diesel and Guy Pearce! --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast htt...

In the left corner... "Brenda Starr, Reporter" the comic strip (1940-2011) by Dale Messick! And in the right corner... "Brenda Starr" the movie (1989) directed by Robert Ellis Miller; with a screenplay by Noreen Stone, James D. Buchanan, and Jenny Wolkind (aka Delia Ephron); and starring Brooke Shields, Timothy Dalton, Jeffrey Tambor, Henry Gibson, and Charles Durning! --- Kumar and Jordan can als...

In the left corner... Skippy the comic strip (1923-1945) by Percy Crosby! And in the right corner... Skippy the movie (1931) directed by Norman Taurog, written by Joseph L. Mankiewicz et al., and and starring Jackie Cooper and Robert Coogan! --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to...

In the left corner... Umimachi Diary the 9-volume manga series (2006-2018) by Akimi Yoshida! And in the right corner... Our Little Sister the movie (2015) directed, written, and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda, with music by Yoko Kanno, and starring Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho, and Suzu Hirose! --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https:...

In the left corner... The Best of Josie and the Pussycats by Dan DeCarlo et all (1969-)! And in the right corner... Jose and the Pussycats the movie (2001) written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, and starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, Rosario Dawson, Missi Pyle, Alan Cumming, Parker Posey, Seth Green, Breckin Meyer, Carson Daly, and Eugene Levy! --- Kumar and Jordan can also...

In the left corner... Sin City the comic books (1991-2000) by Frank Miller! And in the right corner... Frank Miller's Sin City the movie (2005) directed by Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller, and Quentin Tarantino, and starring Jessica Alba, Devon Aoki, Powers Boothe, Rosario Dawson, Benicio del Toro, Michael Clarke Duncan, Carla Gugino, Josh Hartnett, Rutger Hauer, Michael Madsen, Brittany Murphy, Ni...

In the left corner... Dick Tracy the comic strip (1931-) by Chester Gould! And in the right corner... Dick Tracy the movie (1990) directed and produced by Warren Beatty, and starring Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna, Glenne Headly, Charles Durning, Dick Van Dyke, Kathy Bates, Dustin Hoffman, Mandy Patinkin, Henry Silva, Paul Sorvino, James Caan, Colm Meaney, and Catherine O'Hara ! --- Show Notes:...

In the left corner... Diabolik the comic book issues 1 and 2 (1962) by Angela and Luciana Giussani! And in the right corner... Danger: Diabolik the movie (1968) directed by Mario Bava, with music by Ennio Morricone, and starring John Philip Law, Marissa Mell, Adolfo Celi, and Terry-Thomas! --- Show Notes: "Danger: Diabolik - From Fumetti to Film" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCHaY9ZKlac How t...

In the left corner... The Death of Stalin the comic book (2010) by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin! And in the right corner... The Death of Stalin the movie (2017) directed by Armando Iannucci, and starring Steve Buscemi, Simon Russell Beale, Paddy Considine, Rupert Friend, Jason Isaacs, Olga Kurylenko, Michael Palin, and Jeffrey Tambor! --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting th...

In the left corner... Dark Town the comic book (2005) by Kaja Blackley and Vanessa Chong! And in the right corner... Monkeybone the movie (2001) directed by Henry Selick, written by Sam Hamm, and starring Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, John Turturro, Chris Kattan, Whoopi Goldberg, Rose McGowan, Giancarlo Esposito, John Turturro, Dave Foley, Megan Mullally, Thomas Haden Church, Doug Jones, and Lisa...

In the left corner... Kick-Ass the comic book series (2008) by Mark Millar, John Romita Jr, and Tom Palmer! And in the right corner... Kick-Ass the movie (2010), directed by Matthew Vaughn, and starring Aaron Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Chloë Grace Moretz, Mark Strong, Nicolas Cage, Jason Flemying, and Xander Berkeley ! --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconst...

In the left corner... Sandcastle the graphic novel (2010) by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters! And in the right corner... Old the movie (2021) written, directed, and produced by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Rufus Sewell, and Alex Wolff! --- Show Notes: "Everything Wrong With Old In 15 Minutes Or Less": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65l7GAlOT4g --- Kumar and Jordan c...

In the left corner... Space Pirate Captain Harlock the manga series (1977-1979) by Leiji Matsumoto! And in the right corner... Harlock: Space Pirate the movie (2013) directed by Shinji Aramaki! --- Show Notes: Kumar's previous discussion on Queen Emeraldas: https://deconstructingcomics.com/?p=5489 On Harlock and Romanticism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LPX-0K217s --- Kumar and Jordan can also...

In the left corner... A History of Violence the graphic novel (1997) by John Wagner and Vince Locke! And in the right corner... A History of Violence the movie (2005) directed by David Cronenberg, and starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, and Ashton Holmes! --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructing...

In the left corner... Action Comics #500 (1979) by Marty Pasko, Curt Swan, and Frank Chiaramonte! And in the right corner... Superman the movie (1987) directed, written, and produced by B. Gupta, and starring Puneet Issar and Dharmendra! --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the...

In the left corner... "The Story of Superman's Life!" from Superman #146 (1961) by Otto Binder and Al Plastino! And in the right corner... Superman the movie (1980) directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao, written by Acharya Aatreya, and starring N. T. Rama Rao, Jaya Prada, and Jayamalini! --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingc...

In the left corner... Mystery Men, characters appearing in the "Flaming Carrot" comic book series by Bob Burden (1987)! And in the right corner... Mystery Men the movie (1999) directed by Kinka Usher and written by Neil Cuthbert, and starring Ben Stiller, Hank Azaria, William H. Macy, Greg Kinnear, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Reubens, Geoffrey Rush, Lena Olin, Eddie Izzard, Claire Forlani, Tom Waits, R...

In the left corner... Tank Girl the comic strip by Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin (1998)! And in the right corner... Tank Girl the movie (1995) directed by Rachel Talalay, and starring Lori Petty, Ice-T, Naomi Watts, Malcolm McDowell, Iggy Pop, and James Hong! Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music...