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PODCAST

Comic Book Movie Oblivion

Kumar Sivasubramanian

A podcast about feature films based on comic books and comic strips that people have stopped talking about.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

02:07:36

Episode 119: Supergirl (1984)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2025/02/08

In the left corner... "Action Comics" #252 (1959) by Otto Binder and Al Plastino, and sundry other Supergirl comics! And in the right corner... "Supergirl" the movie (1984), directed by Jeannot Szwarc; written by David Odell; and starring Faye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Hart Bochner, Peter Cook, Mia Farrow, Marc McClure, Brenda Vaccaro, and Peter O'Toole! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found

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02:06:11

Episode 118: Fantastic Four (2005)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2025/02/01

This week, a very special crossover episode with the Deconstructing Comics podcast! In the left corner... "The Fantastic Four" the comic book issues 247 (1982) and 258 (1983) by John Byrne, and "Marvel Fanfare" #15 (1984) by Barry Windsor-Smith! And in the right corner... "Fantastic Four" the movie (2005), directed by Tim Story; written Mark Frost and Michael France; and starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, and Stan Lee! --- The

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02:03:29

Episode 117: Surrogates (2009)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2025/01/25

In 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

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01:35:06

Episode 116: Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2025/01/18

In 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

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01:59:32

Episode 115: The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2025/01/11

In 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

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01:41:31

Episode 114: Dredd (2012)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/12/28

In 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

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02:19:31

Episode 113: Judge Dredd (1995)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/12/21

In 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

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01:17:37

Episode 112: Art School Confidential (2006)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/12/14

In 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

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02:09:40

Episode 111: Atomic Blonde (2017)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/12/07

In 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

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02:13:46

Episode 110: The Fantastic Four (1994)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/11/30

This 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

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01:25:14

Episode 109: Drifting School (1995)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/11/23

In 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

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01:53:10

Episode 108: The Drifting Classroom (1987)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/11/16

In the left corner... "The Drifting Classroom" the manga series (1972-1974) by Kazuo Umezz! And in the right corner... "The Drifting Classroom" the movie (1987) directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, and starring Troy Donahue! --- 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

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01:35:45

Episode 107: Here (2024)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/11/09

In the left corner... "Here" the comic book short story (1989) and "Here" the graphic novel (2014) by Richard McGuire! And in the right corner... "Here" the movie (2024) directed by Robert Zemeckis; written by Eric Roth and Robert Zemeckis; and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Paul Bettany! --- Show Notes: The original, 6-page version of "Here": https://from-dusk-till-drawn.com/2016/05/03/here-by-richard-mcguire-usa-1989/ --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at

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01:00:45

Episode 106: My Name Is Modesty (2004)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/11/02

In the left corner... "Modesty Blaise" the comic strip (1963-2001) by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway! And in the right corner... "My Name Is Modesty" the direct-to-video movie (2004) directed by Scott Spiegel; written by Lee Batchler and Janet Scott-Batchler; and starring Alexandra Staden, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Raymond Cruz! --- 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

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01:41:09

Episode 105: Modesty Blaise (1966)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/10/26

In the left corner... "Modesty Blaise" the comic strip (1963-2001) by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway! And in the right corner... "Modesty Blaise" the movie (1966) directed by Joseph Losey; written by Evan Jones and Harold Pinter; and starring Monica Vitti and Terence Stamp! --- 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

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01:33:59

Episode 104: The People's Joker (2022)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/10/19

In the left corner... "Batman #1" the comic book issue (1940) by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson; and "The Batman Adventures: Mad Love" the comic book one-shot (1993) by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm! And in the right corner... "The People's Joker" the movie (2022) directed, co-written, and starring Vera Drew! --- 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

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01:38:37

Episode 103: A Distant Neighborhood (2010)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/10/12

In the left corner... "A Distant Neighborhood" the manga graphic novel (1998) by Jiro Taniguchi! And in the right corner... "Quartier Lointain" the movie (2010) directed by Sam Garbarski; and starring Pascal Greggory, Jonathan Zaccaï, Alexandra Maria Lara, and Léo Legrand! --- 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

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01:48:51

Episode 102: Bulletproof Monk (2003)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/10/05

In the left corner... "Bulletproof Monk" the comic book series (1998) by Michael Avon Oeming and others! And in the right corner... "Bulletproof Monk" the movie (2003) directed by Paul Hunter; written by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris; and starring Chow Yun-fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden, Victoria Smurfit, and Mako! --- 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

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01:27:31

Episode 101: Annie (2014)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/09/28

In the left corner... "Little Orphan Annie" the comic strip (1924-2010) by Harold Gray! And in the right corner... "Annie" the movie (2014); directed by Will Gluck; and starring Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rose Byrne, Cameron Diaz, Bobby Cannavale, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Stephanie Kurtzuba! --- 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

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01:48:38

Episode 100: Annie (1982)

Comic Book Movie Oblivion ·

2024/09/22

In the left corner... "Little Orphan Annie" the comic strip (1924-2010) by Harold Gray! And in the right corner... "Annie" the movie (1982); directed by John Huston; and starring Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Geoffrey Holder, Aileen Quinn, and Larry Hankin! --- 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

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