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Oct. 17, 2024

NYCC ‘24 INTERVIEW-A-THON: Sweeney Boo & Soo Lee

Joining us today are two of the most exciting double-threat comic creators working today! One is the comic creator behind titles like Dynamite’s Cruella De Vil miniseries with artist Miriana Puglia, the ongoing Harley Quinn series with writer Tini Howard, Eat, & Love Yourself, and the witchy OGN Over My Dead Body. The other is the comic creator of titles like Dynamite’s Maleficent, ThunderCats: Cheetara with artist Domenico Carbone, and the queer vampire murder mystery Carmilla: The First Vamp...
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Oct. 16, 2024

NYCC '24 INTERVIEW-A-THON: Michael Dialynas

Joining us today is the Eisner-nominated and GLAAD award-winning co-creator and illustrator of titles like The Woods and Wynd with frequent collaborator James Tynion IV. He is also the sole creator of the BOOM! Box hit ZAWA + The Belly of the Beast–which tells the story of a group of friends who help an elusive mountain guardian rediscover her purpose with love and cookies. It is our pleasure to welcome The Wooden King himself: Michael Dialynas BACK onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Previous Appe...
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July 29, 2024

INTERVIEW: Brian K. Vaughan

Joining us this week on the show is the 14-time Eisner-award-winning writer of titles like Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, The Private Eye, Pride of Baghdad, Paper Girls, Spectators over on Substack, & Saga. It is our pleasure to welcome Brian K. Vaughan onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Than...
July 26, 2024

*BONUS EPISODE* INTERVIEW: Jordan Morris

Joining us this week is the comedian, podcaster, and author of titles like the Eisner-nominated OGN ‘Bubble’ with co-writer Sarah Morgan and artist Tony Cliff. He also co-hosts the hilarious conversation podcast Jordan, Jesse, Go! and Free With Ads, the movie talk show that highlights some of your favorite C through F movies throughout history. He’s here today to discuss his new YA horror-comedy Youth Group with artist Bowen McCurdy, which tells the tale of a girl who begrudgingly agrees to go ...
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July 22, 2024

INTERVIEW: Christian Ward

Joining us this week on the show is the 3x Eisner-winning comic book creator behind titles like Aquaman: Andromeda, ODY-C, Invisible Kingdom, Black Bolt, Blood-Stained Teeth, Batman: City of Madness, & Spectregraph. This is also his FIFTH time on the show, continuing to build his lead as the most-visited guest in Oblivion Bar history. It is our honor to welcome Christian Ward BACK onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Many Worlds - The Art of Christian Ward: Volume One Zoop Campaign Previous Appeara...
July 19, 2024

*BONUS EPISODE* INTERVIEW: Massive Publishing

Joining us this week are 2/3 of the founding fathers behind the comic publisher by some of my favorite titles in the medium; Wesley Snipes’ The Exiled, Astrobots, Quested, Liquid Kill, Sean Gordon Murphy’s The Plot Holes, Alpha Betas, Ninja Funk, the upcoming Eye-Lie Popeye, & so many many more. It is our pleasure to welcome Massive Publishing co-founders Michael Calero & Kevin Roditeli onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Threads Follow us on...
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July 10, 2024

INTERVIEW: Kyle Starks & Ryan Browne

Joining us this week on the show are the creators of comic titles like Where Monsters Lie, Curse Words, Sex Castle, God Hates Astronauts, Peacemaker Tries Hard, Eight Billion Genies, & Karate Prom. Together, they are the hilarious creative team of the upcoming Minor Threats spin-off BARFLY, which tells the story of the humanoid mutant fly Shiteater – and what happens when a low-level henchman no longer has anyone left to hench for. It is our pleasure to welcome back both Kyle Starks & Ryan Bro...
June 21, 2024

*BONUS EPISODE* INTERVIEW: Frank Martin

Joining us this week for a bonus conversation is the writer of comics series like Grimm Space and his upcoming project the 4th Wallflower -- as well as YA Science Fiction novels like The Dark Destiny series, Mountain Sickness, Ordinary Monsters, and Oscawana. It is my pleasure to welcome Frank Martin onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon Download the BEST di...
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June 10, 2024

INTERVIEW: David Pepose

Joining us this week on the show is the former crime reporter turned Ringo-award-winning comic book writer behind titles like Punisher: The Bullet That Follows, Moon Knight: City of the Dead, Savage Avengers, The Devil That Wears My Face, and many more. Recently, he has reinvented the classic Hanna-Barbera intergalactic crime fighter Space Ghost over at Dynamite Comics with artist Jonathan Lau! It is our pleasure to welcome David Pepose onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Fo...
June 7, 2024

*BONUS EPISODE* INTERVIEW: David M. Booher & Drew Zucker

Joining us this week for a bonus conversation is the creative team of Canto – the hit fantasy comic series that tells the tale of a tiny clockwork hero on a quest to save his kind from the dreaded Shrouded Man, while meeting friends and other foes along the way! These two fine gentlemen are here to celebrate the release of the next chapter in the Canto legend: “A Place Like Home”, which is the fifth and seemingly final (?) installment that is now officially over at Dark Horse Comics. It is...
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June 3, 2024

INTERVIEW: Michael Avon Oeming

Joining us this week on the show is the Eisner and Harvey-Award-winning comic book creator of titles like The Mice Templar with Brian Glass at Image Comics, Thor: Blood Oath with artist Scott Kolins over at Marvel, he is the sole creator of The Victories and is working with James Tynion IV on Blue Book over at Dark Horse Comics, and has frequently collaborated with writer Brian Michael Bendis on titles like Takio, United States of Murder, Inc., and the award-winning series Powers. More recently...
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May 13, 2024

INTERVIEW: Amy Jo Johnson (Live From C2E2)

Joining us this week on the show is the original teenager with an attitude Kimberly Hart AKA the Pink Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. She also starred in films like the Disney Channel original movie Susie Q, the hit show Felicity as Julie Emerick, and Constable Callaghan on Flashpoint. More recently, she has teamed up with her co-writer Matt Hotson and artist Nico Leon on the hit BOOM! Studios series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return. It is our honor to welcome Amy Jo Johnson ...
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May 6, 2024

INTERVIEW: Scott Snyder

Joining us this week on the show is the Eisner-Award-winning writer of titles like American Vampire, Wytches, Nocterra, Undiscovered Country, Batman: The Black Mirror, Justice League, DC’s Dark Nights: Metal, Clear, The Wake, Swamp Thing, Barnstormers, and an epic five-year run on Batman that includes the creation of The Court of Owls. More recently, he’s been working on titles like Arcbound with co-creators Tom Hardy/Frank Tieri/and Ryan Smallman, Canary with artist Dan Panosian, Duck and Co...
April 30, 2024

*BONUS EPISODE* INTERVIEW: Zack Quaintance

Joining us this week on the show is someone many may know already as a well-regarded comic book journalist for popular sites like The Beat and Comics Bookcase. Well, add “comic book scribe” to his resume, because ‘The Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 1’ is his recent crowd-funded anthology that, as of this recording, has well over 200 backers and just surpassed $10,000! It is our pleasure to welcome Zack Quaintance onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter Follow ...
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April 22, 2024

INTERVIEW: James Tynion IV & Christian Ward

Joining us this week on the show is the creative team behind the highly-anticipated, prestige-formatted four-issue haunted ghost story at DSTRLY Publishing: Spectregraph. One is the Eisner Award-winning and New York Times Bestselling author of titles like Something is Killing the Children, Nice House on the Lake, Blue Book, Department of Truth, House of Slaughter, Worldtr33, and The Deviant. They also recently started a production company ‘Tiny Onion’, which plans to develop a number of those s...
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April 15, 2024

INTERVIEW: Jason Aaron

Joining us this week on the show is the Eisner-award-winning comic book writer behind titles like Southern Bastards, Avengers, Conan The Barbarian, Vertigo’s Scalped, The Punisher, Marvel’s 2015 relaunch of Star Wars, and his iconic seven-year epic on Thor. Recently, he’s been hard at work on newer titles like Action Comics and Batman: Off World at DC Comics, Once Upon a Time at the End of the World and BRZRKR: A Faceful of Bullets at BOOM! Studios, Uncle $crooge and the Infinity Dime at Marvel...
March 22, 2024

*BONUS EPISODE* INTERVIEW: Tommy Stella

Joining us this week is the writer of titles like The Days, Home, Self-Destruct, The End, and his recent Kickstarter, all-ages horror series Mustn't Tell with artists Jon McDaniel and BA Roth. It is our pleasure to welcome Tommy Stella onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! MUSTN'T TELL KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN (runs through March 29th, 2024) Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon Download the BEST digital comic book ...
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March 18, 2024

INTERVIEW: Ram V & Evan Cagle

“Are you part of this new tomorrow? Or will you be left behind? Until then… enjoy the show.” Joining us this week on the show is the writer of titles like the Eisner-nominated The Many Deaths of Laila Starr, the Eisner-winning Blue in Green, These Savage Shores, Detective Comics, Rare Flavours, Swamp Thing, The One Hand, and Dawnunner. The other is a relatively new force in the medium with his cover work on Detective Comics and Dawnrunner. It is our pleasure to welcome both Ram V and Evan Cag...
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March 11, 2024

INTERVIEW: Tom King

“We did not desire her death. There is too much risk in martyrdom. The dead can overthrow an empire the living could hardly touch.” Joining us this week on the show is the multiple-Eisner-award-winning comic book writer behind titles like Mister Miracle, Strange Adventures, Danger Street, Animal Pound, Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Love Everlasting, Human Target, Helen of Wyndhorn, and Wonder Woman. It is our pleasure to welcome Tom King back onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instag...
March 1, 2024

*BONUS EPISODE* INTERVIEW: Zach Merrill (Action Tees)

Joining us for a bonus conversation is the owner, operator, designer, and creative force behind the high-end, retro-inspired comic book tee shirt brand ACTION TEES. It is our pleasure to welcome Zach Merrill onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon Download the BEST digital comic book reader Omnibus Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Thank ...
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Feb. 26, 2024

INTERVIEW: Tyler Crook

"You are both kind. I hope you don't die." Joining us this week on the show is the co-creator of the murder mystery Petrograd with writer Philip Gelatt, the ComiXology Original Stone King with Kel McDonald, and the mega-hit, Eisner-nominated series Harrow County with writer Cullen Bunn. More recently, he has been playing in his own sandbox with the supernatural Dark Horse series The Lonesome Hunters – the story of a powerful sword and the old, failed monster hunter who wants nothing to do with...
Feb. 23, 2024

*BONUS EPISODE* INTERVIEW: Patrick Horvath

Joining us this week on the show is the creator behind the smash-hit IDW series Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, which tells the story of an anthropomorphic brown bear named Samantha Strong. Sam has built a cozy life and a thriving business in a community surrounded by friendly fellow animal folk, but she does have one small secret: she’s a serial killer. It is our pleasure to welcome Patrick Horvath onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! This is small-town serial killer, an upstanding citizen, an...
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Feb. 12, 2024

INTERVIEW: Noah Gardner, Ryan Parrott, & John J. Pearson

Joining us this week on the show is the creative team behind the ongoing Image Comics series THE INFERNALS – which centers around a potential interfamily struggle for demonic power with an impending Apocalypse over the horizon. I am pleased to welcome Noah Gardner, Ryan Parrott, and John J. Pearson onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! "Abraham "Abe" Morgenstern, the son of Satan, has one month to live. Before he dies, he must decide which of his three wayward children-volatile narcissist Nero, con...