Podcast
Comic Book Movie Oblivion
Hosted by Kumar Sivasubramanian · EN
A podcast about feature films based on comic books and comic strips that people have stopped talking about.
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Episode 117: Surrogates (2009)
Jan 25, 202502:03:29Tap to summarizeIn the left corner... "The Surrogates" the graphic novel (2006) by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele! And in the right corner... "Surrogates" the movie (2009); directed by Jonathan Mostow; written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris; and starring Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, James Cromwell, Ving Rhames, Boris Kodjoe, and Devin Ratray! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at CBMOblivion@gmail.com, and reach us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social. And join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165, and follow our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/ Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. (ISBN: 099258311X)
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Episode 116: Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
Jan 18, 202501:35:06Tap to summarizeIn the left corner... "Barry McKenzie" the comic strip (mid-1960s - 1974) by Barry Humphries and Nicholas Garland! And in the right corner... "Barry McKenzie Holds His Own" the movie (1974), directed by Bruce Beresford; written by Bruce Beresford and Barry Humphries; and starring Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, and Donald Pleasence! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at CBMOblivion@gmail.com, and reach us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kumarprime, or Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social. And join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165, and follow our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/ Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. (ISBN: 099258311X)
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Episode 115: The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)
Jan 11, 202501:59:32Tap to summarizeIn the left corner... "Barry McKenzie" the comic strip (mid-1960s - 1974) by Barry Humphries and Nicholas Garland! And in the right corner... "The Adventures of Barry McKenzie" the movie (1972), directed by Bruce Beresford; written by Bruce Beresford and Barry Humphries; and starring Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Spike Milligan, and Peter Cook! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at CBMOblivion@gmail.com, and reach us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kumarprime, or Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social. And join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165, and follow our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/ Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. (ISBN: 099258311X)
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Episode 114: Dredd (2012)
Dec 28, 202401:41:31Tap to summarizeIn the left corner... "Judge Dredd" the comic book series, by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra! And in the right corner... "Dredd" the movie (2012), directed by Pete Travis; written by Alex Garland; and starring Karl Urban, Lena Headey, and Domhnall Gleeson! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at CBMOblivion@gmail.com, and reach us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social. And join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165, and follow our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/ Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. (ISBN: 099258311X)
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Episode 113: Judge Dredd (1995)
Dec 21, 202402:19:31Tap to summarizeIn the left corner... "Judge Dredd" the comic book series, by John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra, and others! And in the right corner... "Judge Dredd" the movie (1995), directed by Danny Cannon; written by William Wisher Jr. and Steven E. de Souza; and starring Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Joan Chen, Jürgen Prochnow, and Max von Sydow! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at CBMOblivion@gmail.com, and reach us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social. And join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165, and follow our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/ Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. (ISBN: 099258311X)
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Episode 112: Art School Confidential (2006)
Dec 14, 202401:17:37Tap to summarizeIn the left corner... "Art School Confidential" the 4-page comic "story" (1991) by Daniel Clowes! And in the right corner... "Art School Confidential" the movie (2006), directed by Terry Zwigoff, written by Daniel Clowes; and starring Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Anjelica Huston, Jim Broadbent, Matt Keeslar, Ethan Suplee, Joel Moore, Nick Swardson, Ezra Buzzington, Steve Buscemi, Michael Shamus Wiles, and Lauren Bowles! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at CBMOblivion@gmail.com, and reach us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social. And join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165, and follow our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/ Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. (ISBN: 099258311X)
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Episode 111: Atomic Blonde (2017)
Dec 7, 202402:09:40Tap to summarizeIn the left corner... "The Coldest City" the graphic novel (2012), by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart! And in the right corner... "Atomic Blonde" the movie (2017), directed by David Leitch; written by Kurt Johnstad; and starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Jóhannes Jóhannesson, Toby Jones, Sam Hargrave and Bill Skarsgård! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at CBMOblivion@gmail.com, and reach us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social. And join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165, and follow our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/ Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. (ISBN: 099258311X)
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Episode 110: The Fantastic Four (1994)
Nov 30, 202402:13:46Tap to summarizeThis week, a very special crossover episode with the Deconstructing Comics podcast! In the left corner... "The Fantastic Four" the comic book series, issues 1-11 (1961-1962) by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee! And in the right corner... "The Fantastic Four" the (unreleased) movie (1994), directed by Oley Sassone; written by Craig J. Nevius and Kevin Rock; co-executive produced by Roger Corman; and starring Alex Hyde-White, Rebecca Staab, Jay Underwood, Michael Bailey Smith, Carl Ciarfalio, Joseph Culp, and Mercedes McNab! --- The Deconstructing Comics podcast! https://deconstructingcomics.com/ --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at CBMOblivion@gmail.com, and reach us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kumarprime, or Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social. And join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165, and follow our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/ Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. (ISBN: 099258311X)
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Episode 109: Drifting School (1995)
Nov 23, 202401:25:14Tap to summarizeIn the left corner... "The Drifting Classroom" the manga series (1972-1974) by Kazuo Umezz! And in the right corner... "Drifting School" the movie (1995), aka "Lost In Time" directed by Junichi "J.J." Mimura; and starring Caroline Williams, Hill Harper, Bubba Smith, Billy Drago, and Henry Silva! --- Show Notes: The "Drifting School" version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZjluqYiO0A The "Lost In Time" version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3Lt0dTqQiI --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield; and this week's ending music is the song "The Drifting Classroom" (1975) written and sung by Kazuo Umezz! Email us at CBMOblivion@gmail.com, and reach us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kumarprime. And join our Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165, and follow our Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/ Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. (ISBN: 099258311X)
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