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"Are people born wicked? Or do they have wickedness thrust upon them?" ⚔️ 💚 🩷 This week on The Oblivion Bar Podcast, it's double feature time! We review both Gladiator II (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rgYUipGJNo&t=119s) and Wicked: Part One (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6COmYeLsz4c) ! Gladiator II Review (3:51) After his home is conquered by the tyrannical…

Joining us for a bonus conversation is the superstar singaporean comic book artist who has worked for Blizzard Entertainment, Magic the Gathering, Dynamite Comics, and DC Comics. She is also the creator of the upcoming manga The Wonderverse Saga (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rachtalin/the-wonderverse-saga-1-hardcover-collector-edition) , which tells the dark tale of Phynnix, a 'subhuman'…

This week on The Oblivion Bar Podcast, we are bringing back a fan-favorite segment: our Comic Creator Fantasy Draft 🏆 For this draft, we are joined by ⅓ of the Kansas City-based comic book podcast First Issue Club (https://www.firstissueclub.com/) and President of your local Muppets fan club: Greg Lickteig! In…

“Can you imagine? To be remembered like that?” 🐧💧 News and Notes (7:57) This week, we discuss George R.R. Martin teasing a new project with Maisie Williams, Sophie Turner set to play Lara Croft in the live-action TOMB RAIDER series, and the Green Lantern John Stewart receives his own bronze…

*Queues up The Ballad of The Witches’ Road on repeat* 🧙‍♀️🔮 News and Notes (4:45) This week, we discuss Keanu Reeves doing "extensive research" on Shadow for Sonic 3 to create a "faithful version" of the character, the live-action Gundam movie set to be directed by Sweet Tooth showrunner Jim…

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 (https://www.patreon.com/oblivionbarpod) . New episodes every Friday! For episode 140 of The Grid, we discuss Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Wild Nature, our schedule for…

Hello Pickle! For our 2024 Halloween Special, we are discussing the first entry in The Cornetto Trilogy: Shaun of the Dead (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIfcaZ4pC-4&t=40s) ! Directed by Edgar Wright and starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, Shaun of the Dead is a rom-zom-com that centers around the uneventful, aimless lives of a…

Joining us on the show is the acclaimed documentary filmmaker of In Search of Darkness Part 1, 2, and 3 and In Search of Tomorrow, which are both extended, deep-dive explorations of 1980’s Horror and Action/Sci-Fi through the lens of the actors, directors, and crew that worked on those iconic…

Joining us today is the creative team of Magma Comix comic series The Pedestrian (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/9266326/the-pedestrian-1) . Behold, The Pedestrian! A strange visitor speedwalks into Summer City and silently changes the lives of its residents. But not all is quiet in this sleepy, small town—an ancient conflict linked to the secret…

Joining us is the GREATEST couple in comics and some of our best buds in the podcasting world--Lisa and Brad Gullickson of The Comic Book Couples Counseling (https://www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/) join Chris to discuss their Kickstarter comic cookbook Pots & Panels: A Comic Book Anthology and Cookbook (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/monstersandmidways/pots-and-panels) . Support Pots and…

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 (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4677985/disney-villains-cruella-de-vil-1) miniseries with artist Miriana Puglia, the ongoing Harley Quinn (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/9201601/harley-quinn-vol-1-girl-in-a-crisis-tp) series with writer Tini Howard, Eat, & Love Yourself (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/2352074/eat-and-love-yourself) , and the…

Joining us today is the Eisner-nominated and GLAAD award-winning co-creator and illustrator of titles like The Woods (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4957493/the-woods-1) and Wynd (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4895331/wynd-1) with frequent collaborator James Tynion IV. He is also the sole creator of the BOOM! Box hit ZAWA + The Belly of the Beast (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/9047591/zawa-the-belly-of-the-beast-tp) –which tells the story…

Joining us this week on the show is the 14-time Eisner-award-winning writer of titles like Y: The Last Man (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y:_The_Last_Man) , Ex Machina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ex_Machina_(comics)) , Runaways (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runaways_(comics)) , The Private Eye (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Private_Eye) , Pride of Baghdad (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_of_Baghdad) , Paper Girls (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Girls) , Spectators over on Substack (https://explodinggiraffe.substack.com/p/spectators-the-first-125-pages) , & Saga…

Joining us this week is the comedian, podcaster, and author of titles like the Eisner-nominated OGN ‘Bubble (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250245557/bubble) ’ with co-writer Sarah Morgan and artist Tony Cliff. He also co-hosts the hilarious conversation podcast Jordan, Jesse, Go! (https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/jordan-jesse-go/) and Free With Ads (https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/free-with-ads/) , the movie talk show that highlights…

Joining us this week on the show is the 3x Eisner-winning comic book creator behind titles like Aquaman: Andromeda (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/6015686/aquaman-andromeda-hc) , ODY-C (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/5113531/ody-c-cycle-one-hc) , Invisible Kingdom (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/people/1691/christian-ward/139662) , Black Bolt (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/3713381/black-bolt-hc) , Blood-Stained Teeth (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/people/1691/christian-ward/comics/155624) , Batman: City of Madness (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/4429836/batman-city-of-madness-hc) , & Spectregraph (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/people/1691/christian-ward/168663) . This is also his…

Joining us this week are 2/3 of the founding fathers behind the comic publisher of titles like Wesley Snipes’ The Exiled (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/7383137/the-exiled-1) , Astrobots (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/6723363/astrobots-vol-1-tp) , Quested (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/7538131/quested-1) , Liquid Kill (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/8510215/liquid-kill-vol-1-tp?variant=9291645) , Sean Gordon Murphy’s The Plot Holes (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/5639780/the-plot-holes-1) , Alpha Betas (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/8978614/alpha-betas-1) , Ninja Funk (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/7110951/ninja-funk-1) , the…

"Oh, there she is. The birthday girl..." News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus (https://omnibus.app/) ] (10:08) Our entire News and Notes segment will be dedicated to us hopping on the TRAILER TRAIN CHOOO CHOOOO 🚂 💨 we discuss briefly SMILE 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy7kaI3GKzo) , WE LIVE IN TIME (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQftKsnjhmI&t=4s) , HERETIC…

Joining us this week on the show are the creators of comic titles like Where Monsters Lie (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/162898/where-monsters-lie) , Curse Words (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/127477/curse-words) , Sex Castle (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/6062562/sexcastle-gn) , God Hates Astronauts (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/1993467/god-hates-astronauts-presents-grenade-horse-apocalypse-omni-mega-bus-hc) , Peacemaker Tries Hard (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/search/164917?keyword=Peacemaker%20Tries%20Hard) , Eight Billion Genies (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comics/series/156291/eight-billion-genies) , & Karate Prom (https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/7271147/karate-prom-tp) . Together, they are…