The Oblivion Bar: A Comic Book Podcast
July 11, 2024

Chris' Corner - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (IDW Publishing)

* SPOILER-FREE REVIEW * "Breath deep. Rage clears my mind. Anger makes me calm." In recent memory, there have been very few surprise announcements that have lit the comic book fandom on fire quite like Jason Aaron would be taking over the ongoing …

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Jan. 23, 2024

Chris' Corner - Ghost Machine #1 (Ghost Machine Productions/Image Comics)

"We are Ghost Machine." If I can start this comic book article off with a sports analogy (as one does): do you all remember the absolute lunacy that surrounded Lebron James and 'The Announcement' of where he would be playing basketball heading into…

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Jan. 22, 2024

Chris' Corner - Helen of Wyndhorn #1 (Dark Horse Comics)

* SPOILER-FREE REVIEW * "It's going to be fine. Nightmares are as natural as rain." Author Christopher Vogler once said in his international best-selling storytelling guide 'The Writer's Journey', "Artists who operate on the principle of rejecting…

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Dec. 31, 2023

Best Comics of 2023

Comic books are pretty cool, yeah? Feels pretty safe saying that. If everyone can agree that said comics are, in fact, 'cool', we should probably just go ahead and discuss some of the best of 2023, right? Mostly because this was one of the better ye…

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Nov. 29, 2023

Aaron's Reads - Petrol Head #1 (Image Comics)

Issue one is out now for the exciting new story published by Image Comics, Petrol Head, from writer Rob Williams and artist/Colorist/Letterer, Pye Parr. Rob Williams, already known for his work on Suicide Squad, Martian Manhunter, Amazing Spider-Ma…

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Nov. 25, 2023

Aaron's Reads - Punisher #1 (Marvel Comics)

“Is this the return of Frank Castle - or the start of something else? Frank Castle has disappeared, but evil will always need to be punished. With all-new threats rising to claim innocent victims, criminals will need to beware of a dangerous v…

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June 2, 2023

Chris’ Corner - Tenement #1 (Image Comics)

Seven. There are seven of them. That much I am certain of. Woah. Every time I think the unhinged [slash incredibly gifted] creative team of writer Jeff Lemire and artist Andrea Sorrentino can't top their 2018's smash sensation Gideon Falls, th…

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May 26, 2023

Chris' Corner - Trakovi (Scout Comics)

*Minor Spoilers Ahead* Hello true believers! Welcome to the the very FIRST edition of our *~ written ~* version of Chris' Corner. Frequent listeners of The Oblivion Bar Podcast know that each episode of the show [generally] features this self-indu…

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