Joining us today is a comic book legend who has been working in the comic book medium since 1978. He has written character defining runs for Deathstroke, Quantum & Woody, Superman, Conan The Barbarian, & many, many others. More impressively, he also helped co-found Milestone Comics and was one of the central architects of The Dakotaverse.

Along with a recent runs on Vampirella and an upcoming Sonja: Reborn series on the way, he’s also here today to discuss Marvel Knights: The World to Come—the long-awaited continuation of what many fans consider his finest work: his iconic Marvel Knights Black Panther run.

It is our honor to welcome Christopher Priest onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!

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Joining us today are two of the spearheading creatives behind the upcoming Kai-Sei Era, which launches an all-new Godzilla-centered shared universe at IDW Publishing.

One is the editor of the entire Kai-Sei communique and the fan-favorite IDW hit Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees from good-friend-of-the-show Patrick Horvath.

The other is the Eisner Award-nominated writer of the aforementioned Godzilla #1 with artist Nikola Čižmešija, as well as fan favorite series’ like Hack/Slash, Local Man, Revival & Money Shot. He is also headlining the upcoming Masters of the Universe miniseries: The Sword of Flaw with Dark Horse Comics in the Fall.

It is our pleasure to welcome Tim Seeley & Jake Williams onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!

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LET'S GET READY TO RUUUMMBBBLLLEEE 👊🏻💥

We are back for another installment in our BATTLE ROYALE segment! Five fighters, five arena-specific scenarios, two passionate nerds debate skill and combat to determine the ultimate winner among our fictional champions 🏆

Previous Battle Royale Installments

• Episode 150 - Battle Royale V
• Episode 90 - Battle Royale IV
• Episode 56 - Battle Royale III
• Episode 20 - Battle Royale II
• Episode 07 - Battle Royale I

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Joining us today are the creative team of Invincible Universe: Battle Beast!

One is the Eisner-Award winning writer and co-creator of titles like The Walking Dead, Firepower, Outcast, Oblivion Song, Void Rivals, & (of course) Invincible.

The other is the co-creator for the majority of the Invincible universe and the primary artist for the series–penciling 127 of the 144 issue run. You may also know him from his recent stint over at Marvel Comics with both The Amazing Spider-Man & The Hulk.

It is our pleasure to welcome both Robert Kirkman & Ryan Ottley onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!

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“Being the hero, there is no higher calling.” ⚡💥

News & Notes [Sponsored By Oni Press] (7:50)

For our News & Notes segment, we discuss DC Studios CLAYFACE film is reportedly undergoing a “page 1 rewrite”, Jeremy Renner turned down HAWKEYE Season 2 over Disney’s lowball offer, and Sinners crosses $185M at the global box office.

Main Topic (23:41)

For our Main Topic, we review the 36th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Thunderbolts*! Ensnared in a death trap together, an unconventional team of jerks–Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, and John Walker–embark on a dangerous mission that forces them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts while having to rely on someone other than themselves.

Aaron’s Arcade (1:25:18)

Chris’ Corner [Sponsored By Endless Comics, Games & Cards] (1:28:57)

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Joining us today are the co-founders of the communications and marketing firm Not A Billionaire and the co-writers of the Jewish fantasy folklore comic series The Writer with actor/co-writer Josh Gad and artist Ariel Olivetti.

In their series The Writer, amidst a dark and mysterious turn, comic book writer Stan Siegel's life dives into a neo-Nazi occult nightmare. As demonic chaos and high-speed chases reign, Stan's hunger for answers unveils hidden identities, setting off a desperate race against time in this thrilling saga. To combat the rising tide of terror, Stan must become the hero from his pages.

It is our pleasure to welcome Ben & Max Berkowitz onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!

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Joining us today is the comic book writer of titles like You've Been Cancelled over at Mad Cave Studios, It's Only Teenage Wasteland & Youth at Dark Horse Comics, & Olympia and Indigo Children at Image Comics.

More recently, he has the ultraviolent space romance Galactic coming from DSTLRY and the procedural fantasy Lost Fantasy at Image Comics.

It is our pleasure to welcome Curt Pires onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!

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Joining us today is the author and illustrator of celebrated children's books like Mixed: A Colorful Story, NINJA!, and many others. His most recent book Don’t Cause Trouble–which officially releases on April 22nd–tells the tale of middle schooler Ming Lee and what it’s like growing up as one of the only immigrant kids at your school.

It is our pleasure to welcome Arree Chung onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!

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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. 

Brand new episodes every Friday!

For episode 160 of The Grid, Aaron and Chris discuss Aaron's spoiler-free Thunderbolts* thoughts, Predator: Badlands teaser, & Star Wars Celebration.

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“You keep on dancin’ with the devil... one day, he's gonna follow you home” 

Double feature time! Brad Gullickson of The Comic Book Couples Counseling joins us to discuss Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan's part-delta gothic, part-musicological meditation: Sinners (10:51).

‘Sinners’ Director Ryan Coogler Explains Film Aspect Ratios and Different Formats in 10 Minutes

"Look for the blood and smoke..."

Also, we discuss the latest swing by A24—Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza's testimonial recreation of a moment in history for the soldiers involved in the Battle of Ramadi (Iraq) in 2006: Warfare (1:13:04).

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