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Hosted by Aaron Knowles & Chris Hacker | Comic Books, Movies, Video Games, Anime. Yeah, you get it | New episodes every Monday

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🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

Joining us today is the writer/director of Shelby Oaks — a supernatural horror that began as a record-breaking Kickstarter project and has now found a national distribution through @neon-rated.bsky.social.

It is our pleasure to welcome Chris Stuckmann onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!
October 24, 2025 at 11:55 AM
What an honor it was to chat with Chris Stuckmann about his directorial debut SHELBY OAKS, which is being distributed by @neon-rated.bsky.social & is out THIS THURSDAY!

We discuss about the film (no spoilers), our shared love of physical media and (of course) The Nice Guys.
October 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

Joining us today is the legendary book designer and writer of The Avengers in the Veracity Trap! with artist Michael Cho over at @abramscomicarts.bsky.social.

It is our pleasure to welcome Chip Kidd onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!
October 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We would love to claim most of the credit here, but that credit is owed to our co-panelists/dear friends @badrm.bsky.social , @sktchd.bsky.social, & @cbccpodcast.bsky.social 💙
October 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
HUGE shoutout to @zackquaintance.bsky.social & @comicsbeat.bsky.social (did we mention 2025 Eisner winner?) for placing our comic podcasting crossover panel in the ✨ winners ✨ category for New York Comic Con '25 🗽 🎤
October 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Look who stopped by The OBP! FML scribe and (as we dubbed her) “High Priestess of Profound, Single-Sentence Paradoxes” @kellysue.bsky.social joins us to talk about her punk rock @darkhorse.com series with artist @davidlopez.bsky.social 🤘🏼 🎸
October 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🗽 NEW EPISODE 🗽

Joining us for day four of our NYCC ‘25 INTERVIEW-A-THON is a co-founder (and current President) of @imagecomics.com and a legendary figure in the world of comics.

It is our great honor to welcome @toddmcfarlane.bsky.social onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!
October 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
🗽 NEW EPISODE 🗽

Joining us for day three of our NYCC ‘25 INTERVIEW-A-THON is the Eisner award-winning artist and a co-founder of the creator-owned comic publisher/media company @ghostmachinepro.bsky.social 👻⚙️

It is our pleasure to welcome Jason Fabok onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!
October 10, 2025 at 11:31 AM
🗽 NEW EPISODE 🗽

Joining us for day two of our NYCC ‘25 INTERVIEW-A-THON is the Eisner-nominated comic creator behind the @23rdstbooks.bsky.social launch title DROME 🌎

It is our pleasure to welcome Jesse Lonergan onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!
October 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🗽 NEW EPISODE 🗽

Joining us for day one of our NYCC ‘25 INTERVIEW-A-THON is the CEO of @sweetdotdev.bsky.social, which is bringing a new age of resources for comic fans w/ Bindings, Sweet Shop, & FindYourComicStore 🍬

It is our pleasure to welcome back @kennym.bsky.social onto The Oblivion Bar!
October 8, 2025 at 10:40 AM
It is done 🥲🗽
October 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

Joining us today is comics journalist over at @comicsbeat.bsky.social & writer the grindhouse Texas horror comic Macabre Valley #1 with artist Anna Redman 🐺 ✝️ 🩸

It is our pleasure to welcome @zackquaintance.bsky.social onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!
October 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If you happen to find yourself at @newyorkcomiccon.bsky.social on 10/10 @ 12:45 PM, come hang out with us in room 1C03 for a crossover panel with our buds @cbccpodcast.bsky.social, @sktchd.bsky.social, & @badrm.bsky.social 🗽🎙️
September 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
September 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Our weekly patreon-exclusive show THE GRID is available to ✨everyone ✨ on our normal feel. Give it a listen and have a chuckle on us.

🔗: patreon.com/posts/grid-episode-180-139759479
September 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Just finished up a WONDERFUL chat with the one-and-only Chip Kidd talking about his and Michael Cho’s THE AVENGERS AND THE VERACITY TRAP! from @abramscomicarts.bsky.social 💥
September 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“It’s like a zoo, but the animals got out.” 👽 🌍
September 26, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Major Lonergan fanboy in the house 🙌🏻

Our pal @jesselonergan.bsky.social joined us this evening to discuss his new graphic novel DROME from @23rdstbooks.bsky.social, which some folks are saying could be ✨ the best book of the year ✨?

That drum beat is getting louder!
September 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The Toddfather visits The OBP ⛓️ 🎙️

We had the pleasure of chatting w/ @toddmcfarlane.bsky.social about the upcoming trio-release of the landmark 50th issue for King Spawn, Gunslinger Spawn, and The Scorched from @imagecomics.com.

This conversation will be out the week of NYCC '25 👀
September 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

Joining us today is the creator of the upcoming sci-fi heist graphic novel BRIDGE PLANET NINE from @topshelfcomix.bsky.social 🪐

It is our pleasure to welcome @jaredthrone.bsky.social onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!
September 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Just finished up a wonderful conversation with @jaredthrone.bsky.social discussing his upcoming @topshelfcomix.bsky.social sci-fi heist graphic novel BRIDGE PLANET NINE 🪐 🚀

This episode w/ Jared will be available this upcoming Monday (9/22) wherever you listen to your favorite comic book podcasts 🎧
September 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Just finished up with coolest fella north of the border Jason Fabok talking about all-things @ghostmachinepro.bsky.social 👻 ⚙️ specifically about the return of his and @geoffjohns.bsky.social's sci-fi dystopian ROOK: EXODUS with issue seven on October 1st!
September 17, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Chemotherapy day reads include (of course) some Spawn refreshing for our chat with the Toddfather this evening and catching up with the first issue of Everything Dead & Dying from @tatebrombal.bsky.social and @thatjacobphillips.bsky.social.

Comics cure all, folks!
September 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨 NEW EPISODE 🚨

This week on the show, we’ll be discussing @weseastin.bsky.social’s upcoming documentary @shop4supedoc.bsky.social, which is a love-letter to the friendly neighborhood comic shop and the people fighting to keep their doors open 📚
September 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In our recent conversation about her debut graphic novel Saint Catherine at @23rdstbooks.bsky.social, @brusierkee.bsky.social reveals some of the changes the story took on from its initial concept ✝️
September 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM