Comic Book Movie Oblivion
A podcast about feature films based on comic books and comic strips that people have stopped talking about.
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Episode 165: Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
01/03/2026
Episode 165: Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
In the left corner... the "St. Trinian's" gag cartoons (1946-1952) of Ronald Searle! And in the right corner... "Blue Murder at St. Trinian's" the movie (1957), directed by Frank Launder; and starring George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, and Terry-Thomas! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. For more information on Kumar's writings and translations, please visit
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Episode 164: The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
12/27/2025
Episode 164: The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
In the left corner... the "St. Trinian's" gag cartoons (1946-1952) of Ronald Searle! And in the right corner... "The Belles of St. Trinian's" the movie (1954), directed by Frank Launder; and starring Alastair Sim, Joyce Grenfell, and George Cole! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. For more information on Kumar's writings and translations, please visit
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Episode 163: Batman Returns (1992)
12/20/2025
Episode 163: Batman Returns (1992)
In the left corner... "The Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told Volume Two" the trade paperback collection (1992) by various writers and artists! And in the right corner... "Batman Returns" the movie (1992), directed by Tim Burton; written by Daniel Waters; and starring Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Paul Reubens, Diane Louise Salinger, Doug Jones, Michael Gough, Andrew Bryniarski, Pat Hingle, Vincent Schiavelli, Jan Hooks, Anna Katarina, Branscombe Richmond, and Darla the Dog! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. For more information on Kumar's writings and translations, please visit
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Episode 162: Captain Battle Legacy War (2013)
12/13/2025
Episode 162: Captain Battle Legacy War (2013)
In the left corner... "Captain Battle" the comic books (1941-1942) created by Jack Binder and Carl Formes! And in the right corner... "Captain Battle: Legacy War" the movie (2013), directed by David Palmieri; and starring Cuyle Carvin, Marlene Mc'Cohen, and Jenny Allford! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. For more information on Kumar's writings and translations, please visit
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Episode 161: Red (2010)
12/06/2025
Episode 161: Red (2010)
In the left corner... "Red" the graphic novel (2003) by Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner! And in the right corner... "Red" the movie (2010), directed by Robert Schwentke; and starring Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Karl Urban, Mary-Louise Parker, Rebecca Pidgeon, Brian Cox, Richard Dreyfuss, Julian McMahon, Ernest Borgnine, and James Remar! --- Previous commentary on various Warren Ellis comics: Black Summer, No Hero, and Supergod Transmetropolitan --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 160: Mystery Plane (1939) & Danger Flight (1939)
11/29/2025
Episode 160: Mystery Plane (1939) & Danger Flight (1939)
In the left corner... "Tailspin Tommy" the comic strip (2009) by Hal Forrest, Glenn M. Chaffin, and Reynold Brown! And in the right corner... "Mystery Plane" & "Danger Flight" the movies (1939), directed by George Waggner and Howard Bretherton respectively; and starring John Trent, Marjorie Reynolds, and Jason Robards Sr.! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 159: Superman Returns (2006)
11/22/2025
Episode 159: Superman Returns (2006)
In the left corner... "The Man of Steel" the comic book series (1986) by John Byrne! And in the right corner... "Superman Returns" the movie (2006), directed by Bryan Singer; and starring Brandon Routh, Kate Bosworth, James Marsden, Frank Langella, Eva Marie Saint, Parker Posey, Kal Penn, Sam Huntington, Kevin Spacey, Marlon Brando, Peta Wilson, Noel Neill, and Jack Larson! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 158: I, Frankenstein (2014)
11/15/2025
Episode 158: I, Frankenstein (2014)
In the left corner... "I, Frankenstein" the comic book (2009) by Kevin Grevioux! And in the right corner... "I, Frankenstein" the movie (2014), directed by and written by Stuart Beattie; with story by Stuart Beattie and Kevin Grevioux; and starring Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, Kevin Grevioux, and Bruce Spence! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 157: Blade II (2002)
11/08/2025
Episode 157: Blade II (2002)
In the left corner... "Tomb of Dracula" the comic book series (1991) by Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan, and Al Williamson! And in the right corner... "Blade II" the movie (2002), directed by Guillermo del Toro; written by David S. Goyer; and starring Wesley Snipes, Kris Kristofferson, Norman Reedus, Ron Perlman, Leonor Varela, Thomas Kretschmann, Luke Goss, Matt Schulze, Danny John-Jules, Donnie Yen, Karel Roden, Tony Curran, and Santiago Segura! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 156: Faust Love of the Damned (2000)
11/01/2025
Episode 156: Faust Love of the Damned (2000)
In the left corner... "Faust" the manga series (1988-2012) by David Quinn and Tim Vigil! And in the right corner... "Faust: Love of the Damned" the movie (2000), directed by Brian Yuzna; written by David Quinn; and starring Jeffrey Combs, Mark Frost, Andrew Divoff, and Mónica Van Campen! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 155: The Dragon from Russia (1990)
10/25/2025
Episode 155: The Dragon from Russia (1990)
In the left corner... "Crying Freeman" the manga series (1986-1988) by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami! And in the right corner... "The Dragon from Russia" the movie (1990), directed by Clarence Fok; written by Ella Chan; and starring Sam Hui, Maggie Cheung, and Nina Li Chi! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 154: Killer's Romance (1990)
10/18/2025
Episode 154: Killer's Romance (1990)
In the left corner... "Crying Freeman" the manga series (1986-1988) by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami! And in the right corner... "Killer's Romance" the movie (1990), directed and written by Phillip Ko! And starring Simon Yam, Joey Wong, and Phillip Ko! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 153: Crying Freeman (1995)
10/11/2025
Episode 153: Crying Freeman (1995)
In the left corner... "Crying Freeman" the manga series (1986-1988) by Kazuo Koike and Ryoichi Ikegami! And in the right corner... "Crying Freeman" the movie (1995), directed by Cristophe Gans; written by Cristophe Gans and Roger Avary; produced by Brian Yuzna; and starring Mark Dacascos, Julie Condra / Deborah Kara Unger, Tchéky Karyo / Ron Perlman, Yoko Shimada, Rae Dawn Chong, and Mako! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 152: Slumberland (2022)
10/04/2025
Episode 152: Slumberland (2022)
In the left corner... "Little Nemo in Slumberland" the Sunday comic strip (1905-1927) by Winsor McCay! And in the right corner... "Slumberland" the movie (2022), directed by Francis Lawrence; and starring Marlow Barkley, Jason Momoa, and Chris O'Dowd! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 151: Little Nemo Adventures in Slumberland
09/27/2025
Episode 151: Little Nemo Adventures in Slumberland
In the left corner... "Little Nemo in Slumberland" the Sunday comic strip (1905-1927) by Winsor McCay! And in the right corner... "Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland" the movie (1989/1992), directed by Masami Hata and William Hurtz; written by Chris Columbus, Richard Outten, Jean "Mœbius" Giraud, Ray Bradbury, Robert Towne, and many others; and starring Gabriel Damon, Mickey Rooney, René Auberjonois, Neil Ross, Alan Oppenheimer, Sidney Miller, Michael Bell, Nancy Cartwright, and June Foray! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 150: Elektra (2005)
09/20/2025
Episode 150: Elektra (2005)
In the left corner... "Elektra Lives Again" the graphic novel (1990) by Frank Miller and Lynn Varley! And in the right corner... "Elektra" the movie (2005), directed by Rob Bowman; and starring Jennifer Garner, Terence Stamp, Goran Višnjić, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Will Yun Lee, Bob Sapp, Hiro Kanagawa, Kurt Max Runte, and Jason Isaacs! --- Paul Young: Frank Miller's Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 149: Daredevil (2003)
09/13/2025
Episode 149: Daredevil (2003)
In the left corner... "Daredevil" the comic book series (1964-1982) by Stan Lee, Bill Everett, and Frank Miller! And in the right corner... "Daredevil" the movie (2003), written and directed by Mark Steven Johnson; and starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Michael Clarke Duncan, Colin Farrell, Joe Pantoliano, Jon Favreau, Leland Orser, Erick Avari, Mark Margolis, Kane Hodder, Coolio, Stan Lee, Frank Miller, and Kevin Smith! And this description template is appropriate yet again!! --- Paul Young: Frank Miller's Daredevil and the Ends of Heroism --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 148: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
09/06/2025
Episode 148: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
In the left corner... "Valérian and Laureline: Ambassador of the Shadows" the comic album (1975) by Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mézières! And in the right corner... "Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets" the movie (2017), directed and written by Luc Besson; and starring Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke, Herbie Hancock, Rutger Hauer, and John Goodman! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 147: Blueberry (aka "Renegade") (2004)
08/30/2025
Episode 147: Blueberry (aka "Renegade") (2004)
In the left corner... "Blueberry: The Lost Dutchman's Mine" the comic album (1969) by Jean-Michel Charlier and Jean "Mœbius" Giraud! And in the right corner... "Blueberry" (aka "Renegade") the movie (2004), directed by Jan Kounen; written by Gerard Brach, Matt Alexander, and Jan Kounen; and starring Vincent Cassel, Juliette Lewis, Michael Madsen, Djimon Hounsou, Temuera Morrison, Ernest Borgnine, Geoffrey Lewis, Suzy Eddie Izzard, and Colm Meaney! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 146: The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
08/23/2025
Episode 146: The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015)
In the left corner... "The Diary of a Teenage Girl" the hybrid novel (?) (2002) by Phoebe Gloeckner! And in the right corner... "The Diary of a Teenage Girl" the movie (2015), directed and written by Marielle Heller; and starring Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgård, Kristen Wiig, and Christopher Meloni! --- Bell Rings This Episode - Alan Moore: 0 Dune: 1 HP Lovecraft: 0 --- Number of Persons of Interest identified in this episode: 2 --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 145: Justice League of America (1997)
08/16/2025
Episode 145: Justice League of America (1997)
In the left corner... "Justice League" the comic books series (1997-1996), written by Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis, and with art by Kevin Maguire! And in the right corner... "Justice League of America" the TV movie (1997), directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá; written by Lorne Cameron and David Hoselton; and starring John Kassir, Michelle Hurd, David Krumholtz , Elisa Donovan, David Ogden Stiers, and Miguel Ferrer! --- Bell Rings This Episode - Alan Moore: 1 Dune: 0 (strangely, no mention is made of the pug in the David Lynch version of Dune) HP Lovecraft: 0 --- "Fascinating" - number of identified Star Trek actors in this episode: 2 --- Number of Comic Book Movie Oblivion All-Stars identifed in this episode: 2 --- Number of Persons of Interest identified in this episode: 1 --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 144: DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
08/09/2025
Episode 144: DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
In the left corner... "Tails of the Super-Pets" the comics compilation (2022) by Jerry Siegel, Curt Swan, and various others! And in the right corner... "DC League of Super-Pets" the movie (2022), directed by Jared Stern; written by Jared Stern and John Whittington; and starring Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Kate McKinnon, John Krasinski, Vanessa Bayer, Natasha Lyonne, Diego Luna, Marc Maron, Keanu Reeves, Thomas Middleditch, Ben Schwartz, Jemaine Clement, Keith David, Maya Erskine, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alfred Molina, and Lena Headey, Busy Phillips, and John Early! --- Bell Rings This Episode - Alan Moore: 1 Dune: 0 HP Lovecraft: 0 --- "Fascinating" - number of identified Star Trek actors in this episode: 1 --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 143: MEAD (2022)
08/02/2025
Episode 143: MEAD (2022)
In the left corner... "To Meet The Faces You Meet" the comic book short story (1972) by Jan Strnad and Richard Corben! And in the right corner... "MEAD" the movie (2022); produced, animated, and directed by J. Allen Williams; written by Jan Strnad and J. Allen Williams; and starring Patton Oswalt, Robert Picardo, and Patrick Warburton! --- "Fascinating" - number of identified Star Trek actors in this episode: 2 --- Number of Persons of Interest identified in this episode: 1 --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 142: When the Wind Blows (1986)
07/26/2025
Episode 142: When the Wind Blows (1986)
In the left corner... "When the Wind Blows" the graphic novel (1982) by Raymond Briggs! And in the right corner... "When the Wind Blows" the movie (1986), directed by Jimmy T. Murakami; written by Raymond Briggs; and starring Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills! --- Number of Persons of Interest identified in this episode: 1 --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 141: From Inside (2008), featuring John Bergin!
07/19/2025
Episode 141: From Inside (2008), featuring John Bergin!
In the left corner... "From Inside" the graphic novel (1993) by John Bergin! And in the right corner... "From Inside" the movie (2008), directed, written, animated, and produced by John Bergin; with music by Gary Numan & Ade Fenton; and starring Corryn Cummins / Megan Gold! --- John Bergin's Instagram: --- Bell Rings This Episode - Alan Moore: 1 Dune: 1 HP Lovecraft: 0 --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube Reddit
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Episode 140: Golgo 13 (1973)
07/06/2025
Episode 140: Golgo 13 (1973)
In the left corner... "Golgo 13" the manga series (1968-present), by Takao Saito! And in the right corner... "Golgo 13" the movie (2079), directed by Junya Sato; written by Takao Saito and K. Motomitsu; and starring Ken Takakura and Pouri Banayi! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 139: The Phantom (1996)
06/28/2025
Episode 139: The Phantom (1996)
In the left corner... "The Phantom" the comic strip (1936-1999), written by Lee Falk and drawn by Ray Moore and others! And in the right corner... "The Phantom" the movie (1996), directed by Simon Wincer; written by Jeffry Boam; produced by Robert Evans & Alan Ladd Jr.; and starring Billy Zane, Treat Williams, Kristy Swanson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, James Remar, Patrick McGoohan, Robert Coleby, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, David Proval, and John Capodice! --- "Fascinating" - number of identified Star Trek actors in this episode: 1 --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 138: Rocket Ship (1938)
06/21/2025
Episode 138: Rocket Ship (1938)
In the left corner... "Flash Gordon" the comic strip (1934-2003), created by Alex Raymond! And in the right corner... "Rocket Ship" the movie (1938), directed by Frederick Stephani; written by Frederick Stephani, Ella O'Neill, and others; and starring Buster Crabbe, Charles B. Middleton , Jean Rogers, Priscilla Lawson, Jack "Tiny" Lipson, and Ray "Crash" Corrigan! --- Bell Rings This Episode - Alan Moore: 0 Dune: 2 HP Lovecraft: 0 --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 137: Hulk (2003)
06/14/2025
Episode 137: Hulk (2003)
In the left corner... the comic books "The Incredible Hulk" #1 (1962) by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee; and "The Incredible Hulk" #377 (1991) by Peter David, Dale Keown, and Bob McLeod! And in the right corner... "Hulk" the movie (2003), directed by Ang Lee; written by John Turman, Michael France, and James Schamus; and starring Eric Bana, Jennifer Connelly, Sam Elliott, Nick Nolte, Stan Lee, Lou Ferrigno, Ang Lee, and Kevin Grevioux! --- Bell Rings This Episode - Alan Moore: 3 (?) Dune: 1 HP Lovecraft: 0 --- "Fascinating" - Number of identified Star Trek actors in this episode: 2 --- All Stars - Number of Comic Book Movie Oblivion All-Stars identifed in this episode: 1 --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.
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Episode 136: Fantastic Four (2015)
06/07/2025
Episode 136: Fantastic Four (2015)
This week, a very special crossover episode with the Deconstructing Comics podcast! In the left corner... "The Fantastic Four" #51 the comic book (1966) by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee; and "Ultimate Fantastic Four" the comic book series (2005) by Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar, and Adam Kubert! And in the right corner... "Fantastic Four" the movie (2015), directed by Josh Trank; written by Jeremy Slater, Simon Kinberg, and Josh Trank; and starring Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson, Dan Castellaneta, and Marco St. John! --- The Deconstructing Comics podcast! --- "Fascinating" - number of identified Star Trek actors in this episode: 1 --- Number of Comic Book Movie Oblivion All-Stars identifed in this episode: 2 --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email Bluesky Facebook Instagram Threads YouTube --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. (ISBN: 099258311X)
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