Episodes
In the left corner... "The Drifting Classroom" the manga series (1972-1974) by Kazuo Umezz! And in the right corner... "The Drifting Classroom" the movie (1987) directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, and starring Troy Donahue! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the...
Published 11/16/24
Published 11/16/24
In the left corner... "Here" the comic book short story (1989) and "Here" the graphic novel (2014) by Richard McGuire! And in the right corner... "Here" the movie (2024) directed by Robert Zemeckis; written by Eric Roth and Robert Zemeckis; and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Paul Bettany! --- Show Notes: The original, 6-page version of "Here": https://from-dusk-till-drawn.com/2016/05/03/here-by-richard-mcguire-usa-1989/ --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our...
Published 11/09/24
In the left corner... "Modesty Blaise" the comic strip (1963-2001) by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway! And in the right corner... "My Name Is Modesty" the direct-to-video movie (2004) directed by Scott Spiegel; written by Lee Batchler and Janet Scott-Batchler; and starring Alexandra Staden, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and Raymond Cruz! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found...
Published 11/02/24
In the left corner... "Modesty Blaise" the comic strip (1963-2001) by Peter O'Donnell and Jim Holdaway! And in the right corner... "Modesty Blaise" the movie (1966) directed by Joseph Losey; written by Evan Jones and Harold Pinter; and starring Monica Vitti and Terence Stamp! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast...
Published 10/26/24
In the left corner... "Batman #1" the comic book issue (1940) by Bill Finger, Bob Kane, and Jerry Robinson; and "The Batman Adventures: Mad Love" the comic book one-shot (1993) by Paul Dini and Bruce Timm! And in the right corner... "The People's Joker" the movie (2022) directed, co-written, and starring Vera Drew! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the...
Published 10/19/24
In the left corner... "A Distant Neighborhood" the manga graphic novel (1998) by Jiro Taniguchi! And in the right corner... "Quartier Lointain" the movie (2010) directed by Sam Garbarski; and starring Pascal Greggory, Jonathan Zaccaï, Alexandra Maria Lara, and Léo Legrand! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast...
Published 10/12/24
In the left corner... "Bulletproof Monk" the comic book series (1998) by Michael Avon Oeming and others! And in the right corner... "Bulletproof Monk" the movie (2003) directed by Paul Hunter; written by Ethan Reiff and Cyrus Voris; and starring Chow Yun-fat, Seann William Scott, Jaime King, Karel Roden, Victoria Smurfit, and Mako! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found...
Published 10/05/24
In the left corner... "Little Orphan Annie" the comic strip (1924-2010) by Harold Gray! And in the right corner... "Annie" the movie (2014); directed by Will Gluck; and starring Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis, Rose Byrne, Cameron Diaz, Bobby Cannavale, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Stephanie Kurtzuba! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing...
Published 09/28/24
In the left corner... "Little Orphan Annie" the comic strip (1924-2010) by Harold Gray! And in the right corner... "Annie" the movie (1982); directed by John Huston; and starring      Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Bernadette Peters, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Geoffrey Holder, Aileen Quinn, and Larry Hankin! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the...
Published 09/22/24
In the left corner... "The Mask" the comic book series (1991-1994) by John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke! And in the right corner... "The Mask" the movie (1994) directed by Chuck Russell; story co-written by Mark Verheiden; and starring Jim Carrey, Cameron Diaz, Peter Greene, and Reg E. Cathey! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics...
Published 09/14/24
In the left corner... "Death Note" the manga series (2003-2006) by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata! And in the right corner... "Death Note" the movie (2017) directed by Adam Wingard; and starring Nat Wolff, LaKeith Stanfield, Shea Whigham, Margaret Qualley, and Willem Dafoe! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics...
Published 09/07/24
In the left corner... "Death Note" the manga series (2003-2006) by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata! And in the right corner... "Death Note 2: The Last Name" the movie (2006) directed by Shusuke Kaneko; and starring Tatsuya Fujiwara and Kenichi Matsuyama! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics...
Published 08/31/24
In the left corner... "Death Note" the manga series (2003-2006) by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata! And in the right corner... "Death Note" the movie (2006) directed by Shusuke Kaneko; and starring Tatsuya Fujiwara, Kenichi Matsuyama, and Chairman Kaga! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ ...
Published 08/24/24
In the left corner... "Steel" the comic book series (1993-1998) by Louise Simonson, Jon Bagdanove, Christopher Priest, Denys Cowan and others! And in the right corner... "Steel" the movie (1997) written & directed by Kenneth Johnson; and starring Shaquille O'Neal, Annabeth Gish, Richard Roundtree, Judd Nelson, Ray J, Hill Harper, Gary Graham, and Kevin Grevioux! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar...
Published 08/17/24
In the left corner... "Pogo" the comic strip (1948-1975) by Walt Kelly! And in the right corner... "I Go Pogo" the movie (1980); produced, written, and directed by Marc Paul Chinoy; and starring Skip Hinnant, Vincent Price, Jonathan Winters, Ruth Buzzi, Jimmy Breslin, and Arnold Stang! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast...
Published 08/10/24
In the left corner... "Peanuts" the comic strip (1950-2000) by Charles M. Shulz! And in the right corner... "The Peanuts Movie" the movie (2015) directed by Steve Martino; written by Craig Schulz, Bryan Schulz & Cornelius Uliano; and starring Noah Schnapp, Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, Kristin Chenoweth, and Bill Melendez! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found...
Published 08/03/24
In the left corner... "American Splendor" the comic book series (1976-2010) written by Harvey Pekar and illustrated by various artists! And in the right corner... "American Splendor" the movie (2003), written and directed by Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini; and starring Paul Giamatti, Hope Davis, Judah Friedlander, James Urbaniak, and Harvey Pekar! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and...
Published 07/27/24
In the left corner... "Fritz the Cat" comics (1965-1969) by Robert Crumb! And in the right corner... "Fritz the Cat" the movie (1972) directed and written by Ralph Bakshi! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by...
Published 07/20/24
In the left corner... "My Friend Dahmer" the graphic novel (2012) by Derf Backderf! And in the right corner... "My Friend Dahmer" the movie (2017) directed and written by Marc Meyers; and starring Ross Lynch, Alex Wolff, Anne Heche, and Dallas Roberts! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ ...
Published 07/13/24
In the left corner... "Virus" the comic book by Chuck Pfrarrer and Howard Cobb! And in the right corner... "Virus" the movie (1999) directed by John Bruno; and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Sutherland, William Baldwin, and Cliff Curtis! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme...
Published 07/06/24
006In the left corner... "Robot Dreams" the graphic novel by Sara Varon! And in the right corner... "Robot Dreams" the movie (2023) directed and written Pablo Verger! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra...
Published 06/29/24
In the left corner... "Maybe... Maybe Not" and "Maybe... Maybe Not Again!" the graphic novels (1987 & 1988) by Ralf König! And in the right corner... "The Most Desired Man" aka "Maybe... Maybe Not" the movie (1994) directed by Sönke Wortmann; and starring Til Schweiger, Joachim Król, Rufus Beck, and Katja Riemann! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting...
Published 06/15/24
In the left corner... "Killer Condom" (1987) and "Down to the Bone" (1990) the graphic novels by Ralf König! And in the right corner... "Killer Condom" the movie (1996), directed by Martin Walz, written by Ralf König and Martin Walz, creative consultant H.R. Giger, and starring Udo Samel! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics...
Published 06/01/24
In the left corner... "The Addams Family" single-panel gag cartoons (1938-1988) by Charles Addams! And in the right corner... "The Addams Family" the movie (1991) directed by Barry Sonnenfeld; written by Caroline Thompson and Larry Wilson; and starring Angelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman, Judith Malina, Carel Struycken, Dan Hedaya, Paul Benedict, and Sally Jessy Raphael! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at...
Published 05/25/24