Comic Book Movie Oblivion

SPOILERS - SPOILERS - SPOILERS! In the left corner... "Old Boy" the manga series (1996-1998) by Garon Tsuchiya and Nobuaki Minegishi! And in the right corner... "Oldboy" the movie (2003), directed by Park Chan-wook; and starring Choi Min-sik, Yoo Ji-tae, and Kang Hye-jung! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- 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 KumarBooks.com 

This week, a very special crossover episode with the Full Manga Alchemists podcast! In the left corner... the "Fullmetal Alchemist" manga series (2001-2010) by Hiromu Arakawa! And in the right corner... "Fullmetal Alchemist" the movie (2017), directed by Fumihiko Sori; and starring Ryosuke Yamada, Atomu Mizuishi, Jun Kunimura, and Yasuko Matsuyuki! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- The Full Manga Alchemists / Law of Equivalent Exchange podcast: https://deconstructingcomics.com/?p=7256  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- 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 KumarBooks.com 

This week: True Hollywood Crime! In the left corner... "Reg'lar Fellers" the comic strip (1917-1949) by Gene Byrnes! And in the right corner... "Reg'lar Fellers" the movie (1941), directed by Arthur Dreifuss, and starring Carl "Alfalfa" Switzer! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- 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 KumarBooks.com 

In the left corner... "Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors" the comic strip (1959-1986) by John Dixon! And in the right corner... "Airhawk Star of the North" the TV movie (1982), directed by David Baker, and written by Ron McLean! --- The full movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzjnF7o3ImE --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- 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 KumarBooks.com 

In the left corner... the "St. Trinian's" gag cartoons (1946-1952) of Ronald Searle! And in the right corner... "St. Trinian's" the movie (2007), directed by Oliver Parker and Barnaby Thompson; written by Piers Ashworth and Nick Moorcroft; and starring Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Lena Headey, Gemma Arterton, Jodie Whittaker, Russell Brand, Stephen Fry, Toby Jones, Talulah Riley, Mischa Barton, Juno Temple , and Caterina Murino! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- 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 KumarBooks.com 

In the left corner... the "St. Trinian's" gag cartoons (1946-1952) of Ronald Searle! And in the right corner... "The Wildcats of St. Trinian's" the movie (1980), directed and written by Frank Launder; and starring Sheila Hancock, Michael Hordern, Lisa Vanderpump, Sarah Lam, and Alfie Curtis ! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- 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 KumarBooks.com 

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- 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 KumarBooks.com 

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- 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 KumarBooks.com 

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CBMOTheater Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- 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 KumarBooks.com 

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CBMOTheater Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- 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 KumarBooks.com 

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: https://deconstructingcomics.com/?p=7125 Black Summer, No Hero, and Supergod  https://deconstructingcomics.com/?p=5925 Transmetropolitan --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CBMOTheater Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@CBMOTheater Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.  

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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, and like, rate, review, and subscribe! Email CBMOblivion@gmail.com  Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/kumarprime.bsky.social  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1551035835334165  Instagram https://www.instagram.com/comicbookmovieoblivion/  Threads https://www.threads.com/@kumarsivasubramanian74  YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/CBMOblivion/  --- Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield.