The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book Podcast

Joining 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! GO SEE SHELBY OAKS NOW --- Thank you Oni Press & 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

Joining 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 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

Joining 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 the writer behind Masters of the Universe: Andra—which puts a spotlight on one of Eternia’s most compelling heroes. It is our pleasure to welcome Tiffany Smith onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! --- Thank you Oni Press & 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

Joining 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 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

Joining 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 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

Joining 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 & 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

Joining 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! --- Thank you Oni Press & 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

Joining 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 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

"Have a heart, or face my fury!" 👽 🌎 News & Notes [Sponsored By Oni Press] (7:33) For our News & Notes segment, we do a quick box office check-in going into the Fall '25 and James Gunn's recent promising update on Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman II. Main Topic (28:21) For our main topic, we are discussing the next installment in the Alien franchise: FX’s Alien Earth! When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat. Aaron’s Arcade (1:27:46) Chris’ Corner [Sponsored By Endless Comics, Games & Cards] (1:30:59) --- Thank you Oni Press & 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

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 of The Grid, Aaron and Chris discuss One Battle After Another, Christopher Reeve's birthday, and KPop Demon Hunters (?). --- Thank you Oni Press & 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

Joining 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 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

“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 people fighting to keep their doors open. From the 1930s to the late 1960s, comics were mainly sold to young kids at newsstands and drugstore spinner racks. In the early ’70s, two things happened that changed that. First, the readership got older, and second, comics as collectibles emerged as a hobby. That’s when the comic book store sprang up. By the ’80s, the local comic book shop became the main way that readers bought their comics. Now, because of various factors, including digital comics, comic book shops are closing left and right. Hopefully, this new documentary can help shed light on why this important piece of Americana is something that needs preserving." This doc will be available on-demand on Sept. 19th for Apple TV+, Google Play and Amazon Prime, so you can watch Shopping for Superman there. You can also buy it physically or digitally HERE! --- Thank you to Oni Press & 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

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 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

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 Follow us on BlueSky Consider supporting us over on Patreon Thank you DreamKid for our Oblivion Bar music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

Joining us today is 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 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

“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/horror podcast Camp Cryptid Podcast. It is our pleasure to welcome Erica Fett back onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! --- 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

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! (Atlantis still sunk)Patreon--- 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 music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

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 loves them, they must now defend Earth from a ravenous space god Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer. " --- Thank you 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 Oblivion Bar music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art

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 markets, Shopping for Superman asks the question, 'Can our local comic shops be saved?' Shopping for Superman does more than explain the history of retail comic book shops. Its underlying narrative reveals how shops directly influenced comic book publishing to cultivate some of the most daring and controversial materials ever committed to print." It is our honor to welcome Wes Eastin onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! --- Thank you 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 Oblivion Bar music Thank you KXD Studios for our Oblivion Bar art