The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book Podcast
Join hosts Chris Hacker and Aaron Knowles as they unlock the gates to The Oblivion Bar Podcast. Dive deep into the realms of comic books, TV, film, anime, and gaming with heated debates, exclusive comic book creator interviews, and a passionate week-in-review that'll teleport you directly into the heart of nerd nirvana.
New episodes every Monday. Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Get ready for an immersive journey into the multiverse of enthusiast entertainment!
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 72 minutes
- Episodes
- 263
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
NYCC ‘24 INTERVIEW-A-THON: Joey Esposito & Sean Von Gorman
Joining 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…
NYCC ‘24 INTERVIEW-A-THON: Griffin Sheridan & Ethan Parker
Joining us today are the Eisner-nominated co-writers of the Image Comics series Kill Your Darlings with artist Bob Quinn and Letterer John J. Hill.
It is our pleasure to welcome both Griffin Sheridan…
NYCC '24 INTERVIEW-A-THON: Comic Book Couples Counseling
Joining us is the GREATEST couple in comics and some of our best buds in the podcasting world--Lisa and Brad Gullickson of The Comic Book Couples Counseling join Chris to discuss their Kickstarter co…
NYCC ‘24 INTERVIEW-A-THON: Sweeney Boo & Soo Lee
Joining us today are two of the most exciting double-threat comic creators working today!
One is the comic creator behind titles like Dynamite’s Cruella De Vil miniseries with artist Miriana Puglia, t…
INTERVIEW: Brian K. Vaughan
Joining us this week on the show is the 14-time Eisner-award-winning writer of titles like Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, The Private Eye, Pride of Baghdad, Paper Girls, Spectators over on Su…
INTERVIEW: Jordan Morris
Joining us this week is the comedian, podcaster, and author of titles like the Eisner-nominated OGN ‘Bubble’ with co-writer Sarah Morgan and artist Tony Cliff. He also co-hosts the hilarious conversa…
INTERVIEW: Christian Ward
Joining us this week on the show is the 3x Eisner-winning comic book creator behind titles like Aquaman: Andromeda, ODY-C, Invisible Kingdom, Black Bolt, Blood-Stained Teeth, Batman: City of Madness,…
INTERVIEW: Massive Publishing
Joining us this week are 2/3 of the founding fathers behind the comic publisher of titles like Wesley Snipes’ The Exiled, Astrobots, Quested, Liquid Kill, Sean Gordon Murphy’s The Plot Holes, Alpha B…
MOVIE REVIEW: Longlegs w/ Nick DiNizio
"Oh, there she is. The birthday girl..."
News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus] (10:08)
Our entire News and Notes segment will be dedicated to us hopping on the TRAILER TRAIN CHOOO CHOOOO 🚂 💨 we discu…
INTERVIEW: Kyle Starks & Ryan Browne
Joining us this week on the show are the creators of comic titles like Where Monsters Lie, Curse Words, Sex Castle, God Hates Astronauts, Peacemaker Tries Hard, Eight Billion Genies, & Karate Prom.
To…
COMIC SPOTLIGHT: Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe
News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus] (6:06)
For our news and notes segment, Aaron and Chris discuss the comic book community calling out DC Comics cover artist FRANCESCO MATTINA for alleged use of AI…
INTERVIEW: Frank Martin
Joining us this week for a bonus conversation is the writer of comics series like Grimm Space and his upcoming project the 4th Wallflower -- as well as YA Science Fiction novels like The Dark Destiny…
MIDNIGHT REWIND: Paprika (2006)
We are back with another MIDNIGHT REWIND episode, a new segment on the show wherein we celebrate our favorite anime classic…
(Patreon Preview) The Grid - Episode 130
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 130 of The Grid, Aar…
INTERVIEW: David Pepose
Joining us this week on the show is the former crime reporter turned Ringo-award-winning comic book writer behind titles like Punisher: The Bullet That Follows, Moon Knight: City of the Dead, Savage …
INTERVIEW: David M. Booher & Drew Zucker
Joining us this week for a bonus conversation is the creative team of Canto – the hit fantasy comic series that tells the tale of a tiny clockwork hero on a quest to save his kind from the dreaded Sh…
INTERVIEW: Michael Avon Oeming
Joining us this week on the show is the Eisner and Harvey-Award-winning comic book creator of titles like The Mice Templar with Brian Glass at Image Comics, Thor: Blood Oath with artist Scott Kolins …
MOVIE REVIEW: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
“The question is: d’yah have it yah to make it epic?” 🧸 🦾
News and Notes [Sponsored by Omnibus] (6:47)
For our news and notes segment, Aaron and Chris discuss Jeffrey Wright joining the season 2 cast o…
SERIES REVIEW: X-Men ‘97 w/ Badr Milligan (The Short Box) Part Two
For part two of our X-Men '97 review, our good friend and host of the excellent comic book talk show The Short Box Podcast, Badr Milligan is back to help us cover and discuss the revitalization of th…