Recent Episodes

Joining us today is the writer/artist behind the 23rd Street original graphic novel Saint Catherine, which centers around a struggling young woman who, along with worrying about her work-life balance, family, and her relationships, but also now has a real-life demon following her around as well. It is our pleasure to welcome Anna Meyer onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Purchase Saint Catherine from 23rd Street --- Thank you to Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sponsoring The Ob...

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 & Games for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar Podcast Follow us on Instagram Follow us on TikTok Fo...

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 is our pleasure to welcome David Harper back onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! --- Thank you...

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 Follow us on BlueSky Consider supporting us over on Patreon Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar mu...

“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 and Amy Madigan Joining us for this review is monster-enthusiast, world-renowned cosplayer, and host of the sci-fi...

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's Substack (Atlantis still sunk) Jed's Patreon --- Thank you Endless Comics, Cards & Games for s...

This week on the show, we discuss our recent visit to Southern California for San Diego Comic Con (7:18) and review 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 challenge yet: forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond. While the world...

Joining us today is the Director of 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 sales, a global pandemic, distributor upsets, and the digitization of retail shopping dominating most market...

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 years later. Whether you've been here since episode one or just found us last week, this is ou...

"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 home and abroad, his actions come under fire—giving tech billionaire Lex Luthor the perfect chance to eliminate him...

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 potential reboot of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and their plans for San Diego Comic-Con. --- Thank ...

"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 voyage, and with its return comes even more mystery as the crew of the Lewis and Clark discover the real truth behind its disappearance ...

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 Icon PAULPOPE 2 Publishes His Second Artbook With BOOM! Studios Paul Pope ф Pulp Hope Philippe Labau...

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 also recently returned to DC Comics with writing duties on JSA with artist Diego Olortegui, Absolute Flash with artist Nick Robles, & Robin & Batman: Jason Todd with artist Dustin Nguyen. He’s here today to discuss his upcoming memoir over at Dark Ho...

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 BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon Thank you DreamKid for our Ob...

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 series, Kiara from Rick and Morty, (Giganta, Killer Frost, Zatanna, and Inza) in the Justice League and Jus...

"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 Distribution… Main Topic (23:41) This week, we are discussing Dan Trachtenberg’s latest installment in the Preda...

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 learns the meaning of existence. We are honored to welcome John Kissee onto The Oblivion Bar Podca...

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 upcoming Sonja: Reborn series on the way, he’s also here today to discuss Marvel Knights: The World to Com...

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 Godzilla #1 with artist Nikola Čižmešija, as well as fan favorite series’ like Hack/Slash , Loc...

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 🏆

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 may also know him from his recent stint over at Marvel Comics with both The Amazing Spider-Man and The Hu...

“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 film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Thunderbolts*! Ensnared in a death trap together, an unconventional ...

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-speed chases reign, Stan's hunger for answers unveils hidden identities, setting off a desperate race ag...