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The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Tristan JonesJoining us today is one of the artists of 2016’s Alien: Defiance with writer Brian Wood and more recently, one creative part of the prequel comic series to Paul W.S. Anderson’s 1997 cult classic Event Horizon: Dark Descent with writer Christian Ward at IDW Publishing.It is our pleasure to welcome Tristan Jones onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!---Thank you Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar PodcastFollow us on InstagramFollow us on TikTokFollow us o...
2025-12-241h 14
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastComic Podcast Crossover Event (New York Comic Con '25 Panel)Let's go back to the forgotten time of October 2025 (just a couple months ago) and re-live our awesome panel with not just some of our best friends in the podcasting world, but also many of the best podcasters in our space. Here is our live crossover panel at New York Comic Con '25 with our talented friends Brad and Lisa Gullickson of Comic Book Couples Counseling, David Harper of Off Panel/SKCTHD, and Badr Milligan of The Short Box Podcast.---
2025-12-081h 05
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Eli Schwab & Bob FingermanJoining us today are two very significant creative forces over at the upstart indie comics publisher that promotes, “comics of every kind for every mind” Cosmic Lion Productions.One is not just the founder Cosmic Lion, but he is also a comic creator himself, fellow podcaster, and maybe one of the most enthusiastic Grendel megafans I’ve ever seen. The other is the critically acclaimed, Eisner-nominated cartoonist who you may know for his work on MAD Magazine and his cult comic series Minimum Wage.It is our pleasure to welcome both Eli Schwab...
2025-12-0154 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Kelly Sue DeConnickJoining us today is the Eisner Award-winning writer of titles like Bitch Planet with artist Valentine De Landro, Pretty Deadly with Emma Ríos, Wonder Woman: Historia with artists Phil Jimenez, Gene Ha, and Nicola Scott… NOT TO MENTION she was the driving force behind the reinvention of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel over at Marvel Comics.She’s with us today to discuss FML, her punk-rock, coming-of-age murder mystery about a group of metal kids who face a medley of bizarre foes and encounters in Portland, Oregon during a worldwide pandemic.It is our great...
2025-11-241h 10
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Frank Barbiere & Morgan BeemJoining us today is the creative team behind the literary fantasy Image Comics series The Author Immortal – which tells the tale of Hector Ramirez, a failed writer who gets the opportunity of a lifetime: to help reboot the fantasy book series that defined his childhood. But when he discovers the original author has mysteriously vanished into his fictional world, Hector is pulled into a realm where stories are alive, and some are willing to kill to stay in control.It is our pleasure to welcome Frank Barbiere and Mor...
2025-11-1458 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Chris StuckmannJoining us today is a pioneer in the world of film criticism over on YouTube. For many years and especially now, his bottomless amount of passion for the world of cinema has led to him becoming a leading voice in the world of film discourse.He’s here to talk about his debut feature film Shelby Oaks — a supernatural horror that began as a record-breaking Kickstarter project and has now found a national theatrical distribution through Neon.It is our pleasure to welcome Chris Stuckmann onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!
2025-10-2431 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Chip KiddJoining us today is the legendary book designer and writer behind projects like Batman: Death by Design with Dave Taylor, Mythology and Marvelocity with Alex Ross, Batman: Animated and Dark Knight: A True Batman Story with Paul Dini, and most recently The Avengers in the Veracity Trap! with artist Michael Cho over at Abrams Books.It is our pleasure to welcome Chip Kidd onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!---Thank you Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar Podcast
2025-10-2044 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastNYCC ‘25 INTERVIEW-A-THON: Tiffany SmithJoining us for the fifth and final day of our NYCC '25 INTERVIEW-A-THON is someone who, without question, fully embodies the term “multi-hypenated”. She’s an actress, former show host and internet personality whose work spans across television, film, and the world of geek culture. You’ve seen her on shows like Supernatural and Jane the Virgin, heard her voice as Hawkgirl in the video game LEGO DC Super-Villains, and watched her bring Meghan Markle to life in Lifetime’s Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal.Today, she’s here with us to talk about her latest project as t...
2025-10-1236 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastNYCC ‘25 INTERVIEW-A-THON: Todd McFarlaneJoining us for day four of our NYCC '25 INTERVIEW-A-THON is the President and Co-founder of Image Comics. Along with being an iconic figure within the world of comic books, creating characters like Venom and Spawn, he is also a giant in the world of toys and collectibles with McFarlane Toys.It is our great honor to welcome Todd McFarlane onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!---Thank you Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar PodcastFollow...
2025-10-111h 07
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastNYCC ‘25 INTERVIEW-A-THON: Jason FabokJoining us for day three of our NYCC '25 INTERVIEW-A-THON is the Eisner award winning artist and a co-founder of the creator-owned comic publisher/media company Ghost Machine.He’s here today to talk about his dystopian sci-fi series Rook: Exodus with writer Geoff Johns, which returned on October 7th with issue seven and a brand new arc.It is our pleasure to welcome Jason Fabok onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!---Thank you Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sp...
2025-10-101h 01
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastNYCC ‘25 INTERVIEW-A-THON: Jesse LonerganJoining us for day two of our NYCC '25 INTERVIEW-A-THON is the Eisner-nominated comic creator behind titles like Ghosts of Science Past, Arca, Man’s Best, and Miss Truesdale and the Rise of Man. He joins us today to discuss his 23rd Street launch title Drome, an ambitious science fiction epic about civilization and the fragile balance between chaos and order.It is our pleasure to welcome Jesse Lonergan onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!---Thank you Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Gam...
2025-10-0958 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastNYCC ‘25 INTERVIEW-A-THON: Kenny MeyersJoining us for day one of our NYCC '25 INTERVIEW-A-THON is the CEO of Sweet, which is bringing a new age of resources for comic book fans. First, there's Bindings: an all-in-one file sharing marketing tool created specific for comic book creators. There's also Sweet Shop, a brand new (much needed) digital reader for comic books. Lastly, there's FindYouComic.Store, a revolutionary comic shop locator that helps you find your next local comic shop.It is our pleasure to welcome back Kenny Meyers onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!---
2025-10-0843 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Zack QuaintanceJoining us today is writer of 2024’s The Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 1 and the upcoming grindhouse Texas horror comic Macabre Valley #1 with artist Anna Redman. He is also a well-respected journalist in the comics space as the voice behind The Comics Bookcase and a site reviews editor at the recently Eisner Award-winning The Comics Beat.It is our pleasure to welcome Zack Quaintance onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!---Thank you Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar Pod...
2025-10-031h 16
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Jared ThroneJoining us today is the creator of the upcoming sci-fi heist graphic novel Bridge Planet Nine, which tells the tale of four down-and-out thieves on an abandoned colony planet looking for an easy steal… until the planet’s dark secrets flip this simple job into a bloody fight for survival.It is our pleasure to welcome Jared Throne onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!---Thank you to Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar PodcastFollow us on InstagramFollow us on T...
2025-09-2259 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastMOVIE REVIEW: Shopping For Superman“Dreams save us. Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my soul, I swear... until my dream of a world where dignity, honor and justice becomes the reality we all share. I’ll never stop fighting. Ever.”This week on the show, we’ll be discussing Wes Eastin’s documentary Shopping For Superman, which is a love-letter to the friendly neighborhood comic shop and the people fighting to keep their doors open. "Shopping for Superman guides viewers through a 50-year journey revealing the origin story of their friendly neighborhood comic shops and the peo...
2025-09-151h 38
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Anna MeyerJoining 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 relationships, 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 Oblivion Bar PodcastFollow us on Instagram...
2025-09-0855 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Tradd MooreJoining 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 PodcastFollow us on InstagramFollow us on TikTokFollow us on BlueSky...
2025-08-251h 29
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: David HarperJoining 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 Endless Comics, Cards & Games...
2025-08-221h 30
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Tony McMillenJoining 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 PodcastFollow us on InstagramFollow us on TikTokFollow us on BlueSkyConsider supporting us over on PatreonThank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar musicThank you...
2025-08-1857 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastMOVIE REVIEW: Weapons w/ Erica Fett“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 MadiganJoining us for this review is monster-enthusiast, world-renowned cosplayer, and host of the sci-fi/horror podcast Camp Cryptid Podcast. It is our pleasure to welcome Er...
2025-08-111h 25
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Aubrey Sitterson & Jed DoughertyJoining 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 sponsoring The Oblivion Bar Podc...
2025-08-081h 23
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Wes EastinJoining 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 sales, a global pandemic, distributor upsets, and the digitization of retail shopping dominating most markets, Shopping for Superman asks the question, 'Can our local comic shops be saved?'Shopping...
2025-08-0234 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastAUDIO COMMENTARY: Event Horizon (1997) w/ Christian Ward"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 and something even more terrifying."Joining us in the...
2025-07-111h 59
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Paul PopeJoining 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 PopeComics Icon PAULPOPE 2 Publishes His Second Artbook With BOOM! Studios Paul Pope ф Pulp Hope Philippe Labaune Gallery...
2025-07-071h 18
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Jeff LemireJoining 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 to welcome Jeff Lemire onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!---Thank you Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar Po...
2025-06-3055 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Shawn HainsworthJoining 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 PodcastFollow us on InstagramFollow us on ThreadsFollow us on BlueSkyLike us on FacebookConsider supporting us over on PatreonThank y...
2025-06-2751 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastFROM THE VAULT: INTERVIEW: Jennifer HaleBack 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 Justice League: Unlimited animated series, and of course: Commander Shepard from the Mass Effect franchise.---
2025-06-2342 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: John KisseeJoining 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 Podcast!John's WebsiteFollow John on Blu...
2025-06-1334 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Christopher PriestJoining 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 Come—the long-awaited continuation of what many fans consider his finest work: his iconic Marv...
2025-06-091h 11
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Tim Seeley & Jake WilliamsJoining 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, Local Man, Revival & Money Shot. He is also headlining the upcoming Masters of the Universe miniseries: The Sword of Flaw...
2025-06-0645 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Robert Kirkman & Ryan OttleyJoining 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 & The Hulk.It is our pleasure to welcome both Robert Kirkman & Ryan...
2025-05-1250 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Ben & Max BerkowitzJoining 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 against time in this thrilling saga. To combat the rising tide of terror, Stan must...
2025-05-0250 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Curt PiresJoining 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 Curt Pires onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!Thank you Oni Press for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar PodcastFollow us on InstagramFollow us on Th...
2025-04-281h 05
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Arree ChungJoining 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 Oblivion Bar Podcast!Thank you Oni Press & Endless Comics, Cards & Games for sponsoring The Oblivion Bar PodcastFollow u...
2025-04-2553 min