Joining us today is writer of 2024’s The Death of Comics Bookcase Vol. 1 and the upcoming grindhouse Texas horror comic Macabre Valley #1 with artist Anna Redman.

He is also a well-respected journalist in the comics space as the voice behind The Comics Bookcase and a site reviews editor at the recently Eisner Award-winning The Comics Beat.

It is our pleasure to welcome Zack Quaintance onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!

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"Have a heart, or face my fury!" 👽 🌎

News & Notes [Sponsored By Oni Press] (7:33)

For our News & Notes segment, we do a quick box office check-in going into the Fall '25 and James Gunn's recent promising update on Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman II.

Main Topic (28:21)

For our main topic, we are discussing the next installment in the Alien franchise: FX’s Alien Earth! When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.

Aaron’s Arcade (1:27:46)

Chris’ Corner [Sponsored By Endless Comics, Games & Cards] (1:30:59)

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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!

In this episode of The Grid, Aaron and Chris discuss One Battle After Another, Christopher Reeve's birthday, and KPop Demon Hunters (?).

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Joining us today is the creator of the upcoming sci-fi heist graphic novel Bridge Planet Nine, which tells the tale of four down-and-out thieves on an abandoned colony planet looking for an easy steal… until the planet’s dark secrets flip this simple job into a bloody fight for survival.

It is our pleasure to welcome Jared Throne onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!

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“Dreams save us. Dreams lift us up and transform us. And on my soul, I swear... until my dream of a world where dignity, honor and justice becomes the reality we all share. I’ll never stop fighting. Ever.”

This week on the show, we’ll be discussing Wes Eastin’s documentary Shopping For Superman, which is a love-letter to the friendly neighborhood comic shop and the people fighting to keep their doors open.

"Shopping for Superman guides viewers through a 50-year journey revealing the origin story of their friendly neighborhood comic shops and the people fighting to keep their doors open.

From the 1930s to the late 1960s, comics were mainly sold to young kids at newsstands and drugstore spinner racks. In the early ’70s, two things happened that changed that. First, the readership got older, and second, comics as collectibles emerged as a hobby. That’s when the comic book store sprang up.

By the ’80s, the local comic book shop became the main way that readers bought their comics. Now, because of various factors, including digital comics, comic book shops are closing left and right. Hopefully, this new documentary can help shed light on why this important piece of Americana is something that needs preserving."

This doc will be available on-demand on Sept. 19th for Apple TV+, Google Play and Amazon Prime, so you can watch Shopping for Superman there. You can also buy it physically or digitally HERE!

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Joining us today is the writer/artist behind the 23rd Street original graphic novel Saint Catherine, which centers around a struggling young woman who, along with worrying about her work-life balance, family, and relationships, also now has a real-life demon following her around as well.

It is our pleasure to welcome Anna Meyer onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!

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Joining us today is the Eisner-nominated comic book creator behind titles Luther Strode and The New World over at Image Comics, Silver Surfer: Black and Doctor Strange: Fall Sunrise at Marvel, along with an abundance of other prolific work both inside and out of comics.

It is our pleasure to welcome Tradd Moore onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!

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Joining us today is the owner/operator of the Eisner-nominated, subscription-based comic book site SKTCHD, which is the research-driven forum that aims to not just look deeper in the comics we love, but also the creators that make them.

He is also the host of the weekly creator interview podcast Off Panel, which (similar to SKTCHD) aims to get the story behind the comics and creators we love.

It is our pleasure to welcome David Harper back onto The Oblivion Bar Podcast!

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