The Oblivion Bar: A Nerd-Culture Podcast

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 Cover with artist Rafael Albuquerque, Nocterra with Tony Daniel, and has re-teamed up with his Black Mirror partner Francesco Francavilla for White Boat over at DSTLRY. It is our honor to welcome Scott Snyder 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 digital comic book reader Omnibus Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

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 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 you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

Joining us this week on the show is the creative team behind the highly-anticipated, prestige-formatted four-issue haunted ghost story at DSTLRY 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 successful series we just listed and adapt them for both television and film. The other is the 3x Eisner-winning comic book creator behind titles like Aquaman: Andromeda, ODY-C, Invisible Kingdom, Black Bolt, Blood-Stained Teeth, and Batman: City of Madness. It is our honor to welcome both James Tynion IV & Christian Ward onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! C2E2 Panel Information for "A Comic Podcast Crossover Live Show: The Short Box x The Oblivion Bar x First Issue Club"Previous Appearances on the Show By Christian Ward INTERVIEW: Christian Ward (Episode 85, July 22')INTERVIEW: Christian Ward & Patric Reynolds (Episode 112, March 23')NYCC INTERVIEW-A-THON: Christian Ward (Episode 132, Oct 23')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 digital comic book reader Omnibus Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

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 Comics, and the highly anticipated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at IDW Publishing. It is our pleasure to welcome Jason Aaron BACK onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! C2E2 Panel Information for "A Comic Podcast Crossover Live Show: The Short Box x The Oblivion Bar x First Issue Club"Previous Appearances on the Show By Jason Aaron INTERVIEW: Jason Aaron (Episode 75, April 22') 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 digital comic book reader Omnibus Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

"The world, right now, is experiencing unusual paranormal activity. We are here to answer that call. Because we... ARE THE GHOSTBUSTERS!" For part two of episode 151, we finish up our review of the fifth installment of the Monsterverse: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and then go directly into our discussion of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Aaron’s Arcade [Sponsored by G Fuel] (41:14) Chris’ Corner [Sponsered by The Fantasy Shop] (45:16) C2E2 Panel Information for "A Comic Podcast Crossover Live Show: The Short Box x The Oblivion Bar x First Issue Club" 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 digital comic book reader Omnibus Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

"Kong can't stop this on his own." "He won't be alone." News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus] (8:06) For our news and notes segment, Aaron and Chris discuss Marvel casting Julia Garner in THE FANTASTIC 4 as the Silver Surfer and comic creator Ed Piskor tragically passes away at 41 years old. Main Topic (22:45) For part one of our main topic, we discuss and review the fifth installment of the Monsterverse: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire! Come back for part two to hear our discussion of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. C2E2 Panel Information for "A Comic Podcast Crossover Live Show: The Short Box x The Oblivion Bar x First Issue Club" 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 digital comic book reader Omnibus Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

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. New episodes every Friday! For episode 120, Aaron and Chris discuss Aaron's visit to Soho for Batman's 85th birthday, the eternal drama of Harry Potter, and we each pick (1) movie to defend that we know the other hates. 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 you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

It's about to go DOWN 👊🏻💥 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 🏆 Previous Battle Royale Episodes ⤵️ Episode 90 - Battle Royale IV Episode 56 - Battle Royale III Episode 20 - Battle Royale II Episode 07 - Battle Royale I 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 you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

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 reader Omnibus Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

“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 Cagle 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 you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

“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! Tom and Mitch GeradsTom and Elsa CharretierFollow 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 you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

"May thy knife chip and shatter." News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus] (5:05) For our news and notes segment, Aaron and Chris discuss DC Comics moving its new comic book day back to Wednesdays, James Gunn reveals a new title and official first look at the Superman suit logo, and Disney releases the first look from Tron: Ares. Main Topic (22:45) For our main topic, we discuss and review the second installment of Denis Villeneuve's epic adaptation of Frank Herbert's epic science fiction novel: Dune: Part Two. "Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed House Atreides. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he must prevent a terrible future only he can foresee." Aaron’s Arcade [Sponsored by G Fuel] (1:33:49) Chris’ Corner [Sponsered by The Fantasy Shop] (1:36:08) 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 you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

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 you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

"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 it. It is our pleasure to welcome Tyler Crook 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 you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

Joining us for a bonus conversation 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, and adorable brown bear Samantha Strong’s cardinal rule. After all, there’s a sea of perfectly ripe potential victims in the big city just beyond the forest, and when you’ve worked as hard as Sam to build a cozy life and a thriving business in a community surrounded by friendly fellow animal folk, warm décor, and the aroma of cedar trees and freshly baked apple pie…the last thing you want is to disturb the peace. So you can imagine her indignation when one of Woodbrook’s own meets a grisly, mysterious demise—and you wouldn’t blame her for doing anything it takes to hunt down her rival before the town self-destructs and Sheriff Patterson starts (literally) barking up the wrong tree." 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 you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

"When you take on the responsibility, great power will come." 🕸️ News and Notes [Sponsored by Ominbus] (8:57) For episode 145, Aaron and Chris discuss Carl Weathers passing away at 76 years old, we got a BUNCH of new trailers for upcoming 2024 movies during Super Bowl LVIII, and we finally have our cast for Marvel Studios’ Fantastic Four. Main Topic (40:14) For our main topic, we discuss the newest installment in the Sony Spider-Man Universe: Madame Web. "Cassandra Webb is a New York City paramedic who starts to show signs of clairvoyance. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she must protect three young women from a mysterious adversary who wants them dead." Aaron’s Arcade [Sponsored by G Fuel] (1:10:57) Chris’ Corner [Sponsered by The Fantasy Shop] (1:15:13) 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 you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

Joining us this week on the show is the creative team behind the Image Comics series THE INFERNALS – which centers around a potential interfamily struggle for demonic power with an impending Apocalypse over the horizon. We are honored 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, conflicted field operative Jackal, or troubled schoolgirl Bee-will inherit his shadowy empire. But will Abe ever be able to truly cede control of the Apocalypse? Or does the Antichrist have something else up his sleeve..." 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 you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

"He isn't dead, San. He is here with us now, telling us, it's time for both of us to live." This week on the show, we are premiering a brand new segment called MIDNIGHT REWIND, wherein we celebrate our favorite anime classics! While we will discuss elements we love and even some that we don’t, Midnight Rewind is not meant to be so much a review of these films, but instead a celebration of some of our favorite Eastern animations and the impact they’ve had on us throughout our lives. For this episode, we discuss one of the greatest Studio Ghibli films of all time: 1997's Princess Mononoke. We dive deep into the history of the film, Hayao Miyazaki himself, and the lasting impact Studio Ghibli has had on the world with its beautiful creations. "While protecting his village from rampaging boar-demon, a confident young warrior, Ashitaka, is stricken by a deadly curse. To save his life, he must journey to the forests of the West. Once there, he's embroiled in a fierce campaign that humans were waging on the forest. The ambitious Lady Eboshi and her loyal clan use their guns against the gods of the forest and a brave young woman, Princess Mononoke, who was raised by a wolf god. Ashitaka sees the good on both sides and tries to stem the flood of blood." 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 you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

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. New episodes every Friday! For episode 110 of The Grid, Chris is joined by Greg from The First Issue Club (and fellow Program!) to discuss podcasting, the X-Men, and our favorite memories of meeting comic book creators at conventions. Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Threads Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Download the BEST digital comic book reader Omnibus Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.

It is ✨ AWARD SEASON ✨ here at The Oblivion Bar 🏆 For episode 142, we are discussing our favorite moments of 2023 with our Last Call Awards! Favorite trailer, comic books, movies, surprise hits -- all will be covered during our final episode of the year! Follow us on Instagram Follow us on BlueSky Like us on Facebook Consider supporting us over on Patreon Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Download the BEST digital comic book reader Omnibus Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art Send us a Text Message.