The Oblivion Bar: A Nerd-Culture Podcast

News and Notes (6:31) (Sponsored by Whatnot) For episode 117, Aaron and Chris discuss MOVIEPASS re-appearing and is currently in beta testing, IMAGE COMICS has moved from Diamond to Lunar Distribution, THE FLASH star Sasha Calle met with Henry Cavill to get advice on how to be a Kryptonian, and the MCU's FANTASTIC FOUR cast has been leaked. Main Topic (27:06) For our main topic, we discuss part two in the Sony Animation Spider-Verse trilogy: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse! After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Earth-1610's full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters Spider-Man 2099 and his team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. However, when the heroes clash on how to handle a new multiversal threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders. He must soon redefine what it means to be Spider-Man so he can save someone he loves most. Aaron’s Arcade (1:13:48) (Sponsored by G Fuel) Chris’ Corner (1:17:52) — TwitterFacebookInstagramPatreonG FuelWhatnotDreamKidKevin Zeigler

This is a preview for 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 80 of THE GRID, Aaron and Chris discuss Guy Ritchie's The Covenant, Evil Dead Rise, and some random news coming out of CinemaCon 2023. --- Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

News and Notes (5:19) For episode 116, Aaron and Chris discuss IDW/Dark Horse announcing a STRANGER THINGS and TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES comic book crossover series, a new TRANSFORMERS animated film in the works and it’s an origin story set on Cybertron, and Adam Driver rumored to be making a run at the role of Reed Richards in the MCU. Main Topic (27:07) For our main topic, we discuss the latest Star Wars Disney+ series: THE MANDALORIAN SEASON 3. Set after the events of 'The Book of Boba Fett', we pick back up with Din Djarin being reunited with his adopted son Grogu. Meanwhile, the New Republic struggles to lead the galaxy away from its dark history. Din eventually reunites with fellow Mandalorian Bo-Katan Kryze as they team-up to reclaim ancient Mandalore and bring it back to its former glory. Aaron’s Arcade (1:05:53) Chris’ Corner (1:09:58) --- Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

News and Notes (6:09) For episode 115, Aaron and Chris discuss a new comic book publisher, DSTLRY, shoots to innovate in the way that comics publishers treat creators and readers, Netflix is reportedly developing an American remake of SQUID GAME, and we got our first trailer for Marvel Studios' THE MARVELS. Main Topic (33:03) For our main topic, we review the latest horror-comedy from Chris McKay: RENFIELD! R.M. Renfield, the tortured aide to his narcissistic boss, Dracula, is forced to procure his master's prey and do his every bidding. However, after centuries of servitude, he's ready to see if there's a life outside the shadow of the Prince of Darkness. Aaron’s Arcade (1:07:32) Chris’ Corner (1:12:55) --- Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

News and Notes (12:45) For episode 114, Aaron and Chris discuss trailers on trailers on trailers! New trailers for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Blue Beetle, Barbie, Ahsoka, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. Main Topic (44:36) For our main topic, we review the first Super Mario movie in over 20 years: The Super Mario Bros. Movie! A Brooklyn plumber named Mario travels through the Mushroom Kingdom with a princess named Peach and an anthropomorphic mushroom named Toad to find his brother, Luigi, and to save the Mushroom Kingdom from a ruthless fire breathing Koopa named Bowser. Aaron’s Arcade (1:14:21) Chris’ Corner (1:21:49) --- Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

For episode 113, Aaron takes his talents to Orlando for MEGACON 2023 ☀️🌊 This episode will consist of mini-interviews from former Power Rangers, comic book writers/artists, cosplayers, and voice actors. Use the time codes below to skip around to each interview: Phillip Kennedy Johnson (3:01) Benjamin Percy (8:01) Jillea (17:07) Karan Ashley (Yellow Ranger) (20:49) Aaron Reynolds (Effin' Birds) (28:14) Lee Lee The Bunny (34:17) Ariel Diaz (39:20) Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

Joining us for episode 112 of is the creative team behind the smash vampire horror comic title through Image Comics: BLOOD STAINED TEETH. The series follows everyone’s favorite vampire bastard Atticus Sloane. For decades, Atticus has been turning humans into vampires for his own personal gain. Now, The First Borns Council, a secret cabal of Billionaire vampires have issued Atticus a threat, kill all of those he has turned, or the Council comes for him. It is our honor to welcome Christian Ward and Patric Reynolds onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

News and Notes (5:34) For episode 111, Aaron and Chris discuss JOHN WICK and THE WIRE star Lance Reddick passing away at 60 years old, Steven Yeun talks about joining Marvel's THUNDERBOLTS, and Ben Affleck says making JUSTICE LEAGUE was the "worst experience" and it's why he didn't direct THE BATMAN. Main Topic (24:44) For our main topic, we review the latest HBO Max hit series based on the Naughty Dog video game title of the same name: THE LAST OF US. In 2003, a parasitic fungal infection ravages the planet, turning humans into mutated Cordyceps known as “The Infected”. Twenty years later, hardened survivor Joel is hired to smuggle 14-year-old Ellie to the rebel Fireflies. Aaron’s Arcade (1:12:23) Chris’ Corner (1:16:44) Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

Joining us for episode 110 is the comic creator behind titles like Skybound’s Assassin Nation with artist Erica Henderson, Dynamite Comics Mars Attacks with Chris Schweizer, and a four-year stint on the ongoing Rick and Morty series with artist Marc Ellerby. Saying all that doesn’t even mention his two highly-decorated original graphic novels through Image Comics Rock Candy Mountain and Sex Castle – where he wrote and illustrated both titles and oh, both were nominated for Eisners… no big deal. Recently, he just finished up the first arc with Skybound’s I Hate This Place with Artyom Topilin and released issue one of Where Monsters Lie through Dark Horse Comics with artist Piotr Kowalski. It was also recently announced that along with art by Steve Pugh and Jordie Bellaire, he’ll headlining a brand-new Peacemaker miniseries through DC Black Label called Peacemaker Tries Hard. It is our honor to welcome Kyle Starks onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

Joining us for episode 109 is the writing duo behind titles like Batman Beyond: Neo-Year with artist Max Dunbar and Aquaman & The Flash: Voidsong with Vasco Georgiev over at DC Comics – they are also the ongoing writers for Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty with artist Carmen Carnero and wrote Kang the Conqueror with Carlos Magno at Marvel Comics. They are also the current writers on the ongoing Star Trek title at IDW with artist Ramon Rosanas – their Batman: One Bad Day Clayface #1 with artist Xermanico is actually releasing this week, AND it was recently announced that they will be tackling the new ongoing Guardians of the Galaxy title with artist Kev Walker. We are honored to welcome both Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

For episode 108 of The Oblivion Bar Podcast, Chris and Aaron had the opportunity to see and record this episode IN PERSON. What better reason to get together than the 31st MCU film and final film in the Peyton Reed Ant-Man trilogy: Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania! Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

For PART 2 of episode 107, Sal from YouTube's ComicPop and Chris continue ranking all of Phase Four of The Marvel Cinematic Universe! Sal and his crew on ComicPop review and discuss some of the most iconic and modern storylines in the medium of comics. He is also the co-host of The Elseworld Exchange where they host a weekly topical discussion from the world of comic books – and then there’s the Off The Rack, where each week, he and his wife Tiffany talk all about your favorite new comic books, movies, and TV shows! Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

For PART 1 of episode 107, we are joined by Sal from YouTube's ComicPop to rank all of Phase Four of The Marvel Cinematic Universe! Sal he and his crew on ComicPop review and discuss some of the most iconic and modern storylines in the medium of comics. He is also the co-host of The Elseworld Exchange where they host a weekly topical discussion from the world of comic books – and then there’s the Off The Racks, where each week, he and his wife Tiffany talk all about your favorite new comic books, movies, and TV shows! Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

This is a preview for our Patreon exclusive show called THE GRID. Check this and all the other awesome perks out over at Patreon! For Episode 070 of THE GRID, Chris and Aaron discuss Aaron getting over his first stint with COVID, Yu-Gi-Oh Forbidden Memories, and what Aaron thought of DC Studios' announcement of Chapter 1: 'Gods and Monsters'. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

During PART 2 of episode 106, we are joined by one-part of the Comic Book Couples Counseling Brad Gullickson to discuss our most anticipated films of 2023! Head over to Comic Book Couples Counseling's website to subscribe to their show and follow them on social media. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

During PART 1 of episode 106, we are joined by one-part of the Comic Book Couples Counseling Brad Gullickson to discuss the first chapter of DC Studios: Gods and Monsters! On Tuesday, January 31st, James Gunn officially announced he and co-CEO Peter Safran’s current plan for the first part of their revamped DCU at DC Studios, which they're calling ‘Chapter One: Gods and Monsters’. DC shared a video on YouTube, which was narrated by James Gunn himself, highlighting the next ten or so years of DC goodness. Head over to Comic Book Couples Counseling's website to subscribe to their show and follow them on social media. Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

Joining us for episode 105 is the author and illustrator of the graphic novel Eat, and Love Yourself through BOOM! Studios and Over My Dead Body over at Harper Collins. She was also the illustrator for IDW’s Marvel Action: Captain Marvel with writer Sam Maggs, and also co-hosts the podcast Spill Your Guts with fellow comic creator Soo Lee – where they talk about creating comics and managing mental health. It was also recently announced at New York Comic Con 2022 that along with writer Tini Howard, she will be taking over as the main artist for the ongoing Harley Quinn solo series with Harley Quinn #28, which goes on sale in March of 2023. We are honored and excited to welcome Sweeney Boo onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast! Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

Welcome to our end-of-year episode: THE LAST CALL AWARDS 🏆 We give out awards for the best of the best in 2022 -- categories like BEST MOVIE TRAILER, BEST TELEVISION SERIES, BEST VIDEO GAME OF THE YEAR, and we give out our most coveted trophy: ⭐️ THE DAVID A. WEINER MOVIE OF THE YEAR AWARD ⭐️ Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $15) Thank you DreamKid for our show music 🎼 Thank you Kevin Zeigler for our Oblivion Bar art 🎨

News and Notes (2:37) For episode 103, Aaron and Chris discuss James Gunn writing new SUPERMAN film and Henry Cavill will not reprise his role, GOD OF WAR adaptation gets Amazon Prime series order, and We got our first trailer SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE! Main Topic (26:19) For our main topic, we review the MOST expensive film of all-time and the next installment in the James Cameron Avatar-verse: AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER. Jake Sully and Ney'tiri have formed a family and are doing everything to keep their new family together. However, they must leave their jungle home and explore new aquatic regions of Pandora. When an old enemy resurfaces, Jake must fight a difficult war against the humans to save the Na'vi race. Aaron’s Arcade (1:11:19) Chris’ Corner (1:19:50) Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $10 WITH LINK)

News and Notes (5:04) For episode 102, Chris and Aaron discuss Mike Flanagan is developing a TV and film adaptation of Stephen King's THE DARK TOWER, STAR WARS: THE BAD BATCH season 2 trailer has been released, and DC Studios/James Gunn shakes things up -- including canceling WONDER WOMAN 3. Main Topic (24:13) For our main topic, we review Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet! Pokémon Scarlet/Violet marks the beginning of a new generation and introduces you to the new region Paldea. In this story, you will be challenged by three separate routes: attending Naranja or Uva Academy while training to defeat every gym leader and the Pokémon League, taking down Team Starfall and their bullying, and helping Arven locate the five legendary Herba Mysticas by defeating the Titan Pokémon! Aaron’s Arcade (1:04:08) Chris’ Corner (1:07:43) Follow us on Twitter Like us on Facebook Follow us on Instagram Consider supporting us over on Patreon Stock up on G Fuel (CODE: OBP) Follow us on Whatnot (GET $10 WITH LINK)