The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book Podcast

Joining us today is the Eisner-nominated comic book creator behind titles Luther Strode and The New World over at Image Comics, Silver Surfer: Black and Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise at Marvel, along with an abundance of other prolific work both inside and out of comics. It is our pleasure to welcome Tradd Moore onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! --- Thank you to Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards &...

Joining us today is the owner/operator of the Eisner-nominated, subscription-based comic book site SKTCHD , which is the research-driven forum that aims to not just look deeper in the comics we love, but also the creators that make them. He is also the host of the weekly creator interview podcast Off Panel , which (similar to SKTCHD) aims to get the story behind the comics and creators we love. It...

Joining us today is the writer/artist of titles like Destroying Angel Lumen , Serious Creatures , and an indie-darling from last year: Attaboy . It is our pleasure to welcome Tony McMillen onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Tony McMillen's Original Art/Comic Shop --- Thank you Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar Podcast Follow us on Instagram Follow us on TikTok Foll...

“Last night at 2:17 AM, every child from Mrs. Gandy's class woke up, got out of bed, went downstairs, opened the front door, walked into the dark ...and they never came back." This week on the show, we discuss the second entry in the already impressive filmography of one Zack Cregger: Weapons . Weapons stars Julia Garner , Josh Brolin , Alden Ehrenreich , Austin Abrams , Benedict Wong an...

Joining us today is the creative team of the Image Comics series Free Planet — a geopolitical space opera that not only explores the sacrifices required for freedom, but how those sacrifices eventually lay the foundation of how we remember the people/events involved in obtaining that freedom. It is our pleasure to welcome Aubrey Sitterson   & Jed Dougherty onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Aubrey...

This week on the show, we discuss our recent visit to Southern California for San Diego Comic Con (7:18) and reviewing the 37th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Fantastic Four: First Steps (43:39)! "Set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1960s-inspired, retro-futuristic world, First Steps follows Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm as they face their most daunting challe...

Joining us today is the filmmaker behind Shopping For Superman , the upcoming documentary that takes the viewer on a 50-year journey that reveals the origin story of their friendly neighborhood comic shops and the people fighting to keep their doors open. "Since it began, the retail comics industry has contracted by over 75% with more shops closing every month. After five years of diminished...

Welcome to ✨ episode 200 ✨ of The Oblivion Bar Podcast!  In this very special milestone episode, we ditch the script and go full heart-to-heart, reflecting on the last five years of building this nerdy podcast from scratch. We share behind-the-scenes stories, some of our favorite moments and episodes in OBP history, and why podcasting with your best friend is still a rewarding venture all these...

"Your choices, your actions, that's what makes you who you are." This week, we are talking about James Gunn's first entry in the Gods & Monsters saga at DC Studios: Superman !  Clark Kent struggles to balance his Kryptonian legacy with his human upbringing while striving to protect a world that questions his every move. When Superman is drawn into escalating conflicts at ho...

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 .  Brand new episodes every Friday! In this episode, Aaron and Chris discuss the excitement surrounding upcoming superhero films like Superman and Fantastic Four: First Steps . They also touch on the success of Jurassic World: Rebirth at the box office, the po...

"Where we're going, we won't need eyes to see" For today's episode, we are conducting a conversational watch-along of Paul W.S. Anderson 's 1997 chilling cosmic horror EVENT HORIZON . "In the year 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the long-lost starship Event Horizon. The ship mysteriously disappeared seven years ago on its maiden vo...

Joining us today is the 5-time Eisner Award-winning comic book creator, New York Times best seller, and one of the singular voices in the medium of comic books. His work includes 100% , Escapo , Battling Boy , THB , Heavy Liquid and Batman: Year 100 . It is our honor to welcome Paul Pope onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! ‘You Need a Lot of Stamina to Make Comics’: An Interview with Paul Pope Comics I...

Joining us today is the Eisner-award-winning, New York Times Best Seller behind titles like Sweet Tooth , Primordial , Essex County , Phantom Road , Black Hammer , Descender , Royal City , Gideon Falls , Bone Orchard Mythos , Fishflies , & Minor Arcana . He’s here today to discuss his upcoming memoir over at Dark Horse Comics 10,000 Ink Stains , which hits shelves on July 15th. It is our honor...

Joining us today is an accomplished scriptwriter and founder behind Shawn Hainsworth Productions and SHP Comics .  It is our honor to welcome Shawn Hainsworth onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Technical Support (Short Film based on EroTech ) --- Thank you Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar Podcast Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on...

Back in September of 2021 for episode 53, we sat down with one of the most prolific voice actors of all-time: Jennifer Hale ! Jennifer's incredible filmography includes Naomi Hunter from the Metal Gear Solid franchise, Rosalind Lutece from the BioShock Infinite , Felicia Hardy/Black Cat in Spider-Man: The Animated Series , Bastila Shan from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic video game se...

"Go forth among the stars and seek only the strongest prey. They shall be your trophy. Become the killer of killers." ⚔️ News & Notes [Sponsored By Oni Press ] (11:50) For our News & Notes segment, we discuss DC Studios announces an animated series for MISTER MIRACLE is officially in the works, THUNDERBOLTS* fails to break even at the box office, and more bad news on Diamond Dist...

Joining us today is the writer/artist of Doctor Rigsby: Tales From The Deep —which follows the impeccably dressed Doctor Rigby: a mysterious soldier in an ancient, secret war of magic, monsters, and cosmic madness.  In this thrilling collection, Doctor Rigby visits a demonic mermaid, battles a parking lot full of vampires, boards a haunted house ride from hell, solves a sea monster mystery, and le...

Joining us today is a comic book legend who has been working in the comic book medium since 1978. He has written character defining runs for Deathstroke , Quantum & Woody , Superman , Conan The Barbarian , & many, many others. More impressively, he also helped co-found Milestone Comics and was one of the central architects of The Dakotaverse. Along with a recent runs on Vampirella and an u...

Joining us today are two of the spearheading creatives behind the upcoming Kai-Sei Era , which launches an all-new Godzilla-centered shared universe at IDW Publishing. One is the editor of the entire Kai-Sei communique and the fan-favorite IDW hit Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees from good-friend-of-the-show Patrick Horvath. The other is the Eisner Award-nominated writer of the aforementioned G...

LET'S GET READY TO RUUUMMBBBLLLEEE 👊🏻💥 We are back for another installment in our BATTLE ROYALE segment! Five fighters, five arena-specific scenarios, two passionate nerds debate skill and combat to determine the ultimate winner among our fictional champions 🏆 Previous Battle Royale Installments Episode 150 - Battle Royale V Episode 90 - Battle Royale IV Episode 56 - Battle Royale III Epi...

Joining us today are the creative team of Invincible Universe: Battle Beast ! One is the Eisner-Award winning writer and co-creator of titles like The Walking Dead , Firepower , Outcast , Oblivion Song , Void Rivals , & (of course) Invincible . The other is the co-creator for the majority of the Invincible universe and the primary artist for the series–penciling 127 of the 144 issue run. You m...

“Being the hero, there is no higher calling.” ⚡💥 News & Notes [Sponsored By Oni Press ] (7:50) For our News & Notes segment, we discuss DC Studios CLAYFACE film is reportedly undergoing a “page 1 rewrite”, Jeremy Renner turned down HAWKEYE Season 2 over Disney’s lowball offer, and Sinners crosses $185M at the global box office. Main Topic (23:41) For our Main Topic, we review the 36th fi...

Joining us today are the co-founders of the communications and marketing firm Not A Billionaire and the co-writers of the Jewish fantasy folklore comic series The Writer with actor/co-writer Josh Gad and artist Ariel Olivetti. In their series The Writer , amidst a dark and mysterious turn, comic book writer Stan Siegel's life dives into a neo-Nazi occult nightmare. As demonic chaos and high-s...

Joining us today is the comic book writer of titles like You've Been Cancelled over at Mad Cave Studios, It's Only Teenage Wasteland & Youth at Dark Horse Comics, & Olympia and Indigo Children at Image Comics. More recently, he has the ultraviolent space romance Galactic coming from DSTLRY and the procedural fantasy Lost Fantasy   at Image Comics. It is our pleasure to welcome Cu...

Joining us today is the author and illustrator of celebrated children's books like Mixed: A Colorful Story , NINJA! , and many others. His most recent book Don’t Cause Trouble –which officially releases on April 22nd–tells the tale of middle schooler Ming Lee and what it’s like growing up as one of the only immigrant kids at your school. It is our pleasure to welcome Arree Chung onto The Obli...