Comic Book Movie Oblivion

In the left corner... "The Crow" the graphic novel (1989) by James O'Barr! And in the right corner... "The Crow" the movie (1994) directed by Alex Proyas; "written" by David J. Schow and John Shirley…

In the left corner... "Akira" the manga series (1982-1990) by Katsuhiro Otomo! And in the right corner... "Akira" the movie (1988) directed Katsuhiro Otomo, and written by Katsuhiro Otomo and Izo Has…

In the left corner... "Fatty Finn" the weekly comic strip (1923-1977) by Syd Nicholls! And in the right corner... "The Kid Stakes" the movie (1927) directed by Tal Ordell; and "Fatty Finn" the movie …

In the left corner... "Hellboy:The Wild Hunt" the graphic novel (2008-2009) by Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo, and Dave Stewart! And in the right corner... "Hellboy" the movie (2019) directed by Neil M…

In the left corner... "Hellboy: Conqueror Worm" the graphic novel (2001) by Mike Mignola! And in the right corner... "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" the movie (2008) directed and written by Guillermo D…

In the left corner... "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction" the graphic novel (1994) by Mike Mignola! And in the right corner... "Hellboy" the movie (2004) directed and written by Guillermo del Toro; and st…

In the left corner... "Red Ryder" the comic strip (1938-1965) by Fred Harman! And in the right corner... the movies "Marshal of Reno" (1944), "Stagecoach to Denver" (1947), & "Ride Ryder Ride" (1949)…

In the left corner... "The Rose of Versailles" the manga series (1972-1973) by Riyoko Ikeda! And in the right corner... "Lady Oscar" the movie (1979) directed Jacques Demy; written by Patricia Louisi…

In the left corner... "The Death of Superman" from Superman #159 (1961) by Jerry Siegel and Curt Swan; "Superman vs Muhammad Ali" (1978) by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams; and "Superman" #300 (1976) by…

In the left corner... "Howard the Duck" the comic book (1973-1978) by Steve Gerber, Val Mayerik, Gene Colan, Frank Brunner, et al! And in the right corner... "Howard the Duck" the movie (1986) direc…

In the left corner... "Shortcomings" the graphic novel (2004-2007) by Adrian Tomine! And in the right corner... "Shortcomings" the movie (2023) directed by Randall Park; written by Adrian Tomine; and…

In the left corner... "Scott Pilgrim" the graphic novel series (2004-2010) by Bryan Lee O'Malley! And in the right corner... "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" the movie (2010) directed by Edgar Wright; w…

In the left corner... "Sad Sack" the comics (1942-1946) by Sgt. George Baker! And in the right corner... "The Sad Sack" the movie (1957) directed by George Marshall; and starring Jerry Lewis, David W…

In the left corner... "V For Vendetta" the graphic novel (1982-1989) by Alan Moore and David Lloyd! And in the right corner... "V For Vendetta" the movie (2006) directed by James McTeigue; written by…

In the left corner... "Astro Boy" the manga series (1952-1968) by Osamu Tezuka! And in the right corner... "Astro Boy" the movie (2009) directed by David Bowers; written by David Bowers and Timothy H…

In the left corner... "Jiu Jitsu" the comic book (2017) by Dimitri Logothetis, Jim McGrath, and Greg McCrary! And in the right corner... "Jiu Jitsu" the movie (2020) directed by Dimitri Logothetis; w…

In the left corner... "Thimble Theatre" the comic strip (1929-1938) by E. C. Segar! And in the right corner... "Popeye" the movie (1980) directed by Robert Altman; written by Jules Feiffer; produced …

In the left corner... "Harold Teen" the comic strip (1919-1959) by Carl Ed! And in the right corner... "Harold Teen" the movie (1934) directed by Murray Roth; and starring Hal Le Roy!

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Show Notes:

In the left corner... "The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline" the comic strip (1947-1950?) by John Willie! And in the right corner... "The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak" aka "Gwendolin…

In the left corner... "Fist of the North Star" the manga series (1983-1988) by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara! And in the right corner... "Fist of the North Star" the movie (1995) directed Tony Randel; wri…