Shows
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
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastMOVIE REVIEW: Sinners & Warfare w/ Brad Gullickson“You keep on dancin’ with the devil... one day, he's gonna follow you home” Double feature time! Brad Gullickson of The Comic Book Couples Counseling joins us to discuss Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan's part-delta gothic, part-musicological meditation: Sinners (10:51).‘Sinners’ Director Ryan Coogler Explains Film Aspect Ratios and Different Formats in 10 Minutes"Look for the blood and smoke..."Also, we discuss the latest swing by A24—Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's testimonial recreation of a moment in history for the soldiers involved in the Battle of Ramadi (Iraq...2025-04-212h 30
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Anthony Iannaccio & Joey MurphyJoining us today is NYC-based writer and co-host/editor/producer of the comic book podcast Comics and Chronic and the artist of Bears Grand Day, Dinosaur Daycare, Space Penguin, and much more.Together, they are the creative team of the crowd-funded comic series Superguy, which tells the tale of the lazy, narcissistic hero Superguy and his once enemy turned (unappreciated) sidekick, Robotguy.It is our pleasure to welcome both Anthony Iannaccio & Joey Murphy onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!Follow us on InstagramFollow us...2025-04-1844 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Matt YocumJoining us this week is the comic book writer of titles like An Army of Hope, Requiem for a Robot, and his most recent venture–the successfully crowd-funded ClosetWorld.He is also a retired United States Air Force Colonel, but maybe most impressively: he wrote an issue of Wolverine where he begrudgingly babysits a little girl.It is our pleasure to welcome Matt Yocum onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on ThreadsFollow us on BlueSkyLike us on FacebookConsider supporting us...2025-04-141h 10
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Aubrey SittersonJoining us this week is the comic book writer of titles like Savage Hearts, No One Left to Fight, The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling, & the upcoming Image Comics series Free Planet—a geopolitical space opera that tells the tale of the first completely free planet in human history has won its independence, and the group of heroes that defend the planet's unique energy source.It is our pleasure to welcome Aubrey Sitterson onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on ThreadsFollow us on BlueSky2025-04-071h 37
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Patrick HorvathJoining us this week is the Eisner-nominated comic book creator of the 2024 smash hit Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees over at IDW Publishing.He’s here to discuss his upcoming giant-sized one-shot at Oni Press Free For All which delivers a brutal new vision of capitalism where in the not so distant future, the only thing left to fight for is yourself.It is our pleasure to welcome Patrick Horvath back onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!Donate to The Hero Initiative Follow us on InstagramFol...2025-03-241h 17
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Matt Fraction & Michael AllredJoining us today are the creative team of the first issue of the new Minor Threats four-issue anthology Welcome To Twilight.One is the Eisner & Harvey Award winning writer behind titles like Adventureman, ODY-C, November, & Sex Criminals over at Image Comics. You may also know his Marvel work, with extended runs on The Invincible Iron Man, Mighty Thor, Hawkeye, Immortal Iron Fist, and the 2011 event Fear Itself. He was also one of the co-creators and writers of the recent Monsterverse television series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters for Apple TV+ and the upcoming writer on the...2025-03-171h 02
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Scotty TidwellJoining us today is the Chief Marketing Officer at PuK Gaming. You may also know his name from companies like G FUEL and as thee former Executive Vice President of Content and Creators at Enthusiast Gaming.It is our pleasure to welcome Scotty Tidwell onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!"PuK Gaming is a company dedicated to enhancing the mobile gaming experience through a modular ecosystem of precision-engineered accessories. Founded by industry veterans, including Simon Burgess, the inventor of SCUF controllers, PuK Gaming aims to transform smartphones into high-performance gaming devices."2025-03-0756 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Jim ViscardiJoining us today is the co-founder of ComicBook.com and current VP of Business Development for Image Comics. He is also the producer and host of the recently revived Let’s Talk Comics, which brings on comic creators to discuss their journey into comics, in-depth conversations about their current work, and everything else in-between.It is our pleasure to welcome Jim Viscardi onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!Follow Let's Talk Comics HERE 🎧Follow us on InstagramFollow us on ThreadsFollow us on BlueS...2025-03-031h 24
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastMOVIE REVIEW: The Monkey w/ Erica Fett"Everybody dies. Some of us peacefully and in our sleep, and some of us... horribly. And that's life." 🐒 🥁Joining us this week as a special co-host is monster-enthusiast, a world-renowned cosplayer, and host of the sci-fi & horror podcast Camp Cryptid Podcast. You may have also seen her in Playboy, Maxim, Elite Online, Tattoo Erotica, Inked Magazine, and on the cover of Dynamite Comics 50th Anniversary Vampirella. Not only that, but she will be co-starring in an upcoming indie horror film A Gettysburg Horror as Nurse Pain.Let’s welcome Erica Fett onto The O...2025-02-241h 27
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Christopher Cantwell & Tyler Crook“Freedom is just another kind of prison.” 🌊 🍊 ⚖️Joining us today is the creative team of the upcoming mystery thriller Out of Alcatraz from Oni Press.One is the co-creator of critically acclaimed AMC series Halt and Catch Fire, and he is also the writer of series like She Could Fly, Briar, The United States of Captain America, The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask, Plastic Man: No More, and the Eisner-nominated Doctor Doom series.The other is also Eisner nominated, and is the creator behind titles like Harrow County, B.P.R.D., The Sto...2025-02-101h 03
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Danny EarlsJoining us today is the 2024 Ringo Award winner for ‘Favorite New Talent’ and the artist behind recent projects like DC Horror Presents, Darth Vader: Black, White & Red, DC's Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun, and the ongoing Incredible Hulk series with writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson.It’s our absolute honor to welcome, all the way from The Emerald Isle, Danny Earls to The Oblivion Bar Podcast!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on ThreadsFollow us on BlueSkyLike us on FacebookConsider supporting us over on PatreonStock up on...2025-02-031h 03
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastFROM THE VAULT: Phillip Kennedy JohnsonHere is a past interview (our first interview) from episode 25 with Eisner-nominated writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson. He came on back in January of 2021 to discuss his upcoming runs on both Aliens and Superman. Don't judge us too hard on this one--as we said, first interview ever here on The Oblivion Bar Podcast!He is also the writer of Marvel's Hellhunters and Incredible Hulk, Last Sons of America at BOOM! Studios, and The Last God at DC Black Label.Follow us on InstagramFollow us on ThreadsFollow us on BlueSky...2025-01-1059 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: John Harris DunningJoining us today is the award-winning writer behind Wiper, Salem Brownstone, Tumult, and Summer Shadows. You’ve also seen his work appear in The Guardian, Esquire, and GQ.He is here today to talk about his upcoming queer horror/crime whodunnit from Dark Horse Comics Ripperland with co-writer Steve Orlando and artist Alessandro Oliveri. It is our pleasure to welcome John Harris Dunning onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on ThreadsFollow us on BlueSkyLike us on FacebookConsider supporting us ov...2024-12-2751 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: John J. Pearson & Michael W. ConradJoining us today is the creative team of the upcoming sci-fi thriller In Bloom through BOOM! Studios.“43% of the cells within a healthy human body belong to something other than the human host. Microbiomes, invasive bacteria, fungal and viral agents, and something else. Something… more.”One is the writer of Wonder Woman and Batgirls over at DC Comics, Double Walker at Comixology, and the upcoming 2025 revenge-fantasy Neptune through Dark Horse Comics.The other is a 2021 Eisner-award winner and the artist of titles like Mindset at Vault Comics–as well as The Infernals...2024-12-2056 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Michael SchwartzJoining us today is the screenwriter of the 2017 Netflix animated film Gnome Alone and the 2023 adaptation of R.L. Stine's Zombie Town for Hulu. He is also the creator slash writer of the all-ages supernatural comic series Armored with artist Ismael Hernández.It is our pleasure to welcome Michael Schwartz onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!ARMORED 1/2: WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To ComicsFollow us on InstagramFollow us on ThreadsFollow us on BlueSkyLike us on FacebookConsider supporting us over o...2024-12-1350 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: Rachta LinJoining 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, which tells the dark tale of Phynnix, a 'subhuman' born in an oppressive world where 'superhumans' are born with the powers rule over them.It is our pleasure to welcome Rachta Lin onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!Follow us on InstagramFollow us on ThreadsFollow us on BlueSky...2024-11-2934 min
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book Podcast2024 Comic Creators Fantasy Draft w/ Badr (The Short Box) & Greg (First Issue Club)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 and President of your local Muppets fan club: Greg Lickteig! In the other seat is one of the true trailblazers in the comic book podcasting world and the silky smooth voice behind The Short Box: A Comic Book Talk Show--Badr Milligan is back on the show to assemble his perfect comic creator team!2023 Comic Creato...2024-11-251h 40
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastINTERVIEW: David WeinerJoining 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 films.Now, he is taking us into the early 90’s with In Search of Darkness 90-94.It is our honor to welcome David Weiner BACK onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!Previous Appearances on the Show By David Weiner:INTE...2024-10-291h 00
The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book PodcastNYCC ‘24 INTERVIEW-A-THON: Joey Esposito & Sean Von GormanJoining us today is the creative team of Magma Comix comic series The Pedestrian. 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 history of street signs is brewing! DON’T WALK... RUN! In The Pedestrian, justice always has the right of way!It is our pleasure to welcome writer of titles like Footprints, Captain Ultimate, Pawn Shop, Batman: Urban Legends, and more, Joey Esposito and the other half of t...2024-10-2056 min