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://…

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 light…

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…

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 …

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 suppor…

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 suppor…

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…

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://ww…

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/ComicBo…

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/ComicBoo…

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 K…

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 a…

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…

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…

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 De…

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/ComicBoo…

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/ComicBookMovieOblivi…

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 Deconst…

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…

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 Patreo…

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, Ca…

In the left corner... "Some Other Animal's Meat" the webcomic short story (2016) by EM Carroll! And in the right corner... "The Outside" the streaming episode (2022) directed by Ana Lily Amirpour; written by Haley Z. Boston; and starring Kate Micucci, Martin Starr, Dan Stevens, and Phatt Al! --- Read "Some Other Animals Meat" online at EM Carroll's…

In the left corner... "Jenifer" the comic book short story (1974) by Bruce Jones and Bernie Wrightson! And in the right corner... "Jenifer" the TV episode (2005) directed by Dario Argento, written by Steven Weber; and starring Steven Weber and Carrie Anne Fleming! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.…

In the left corner... "Ciity Hunter" the manga series (1985-1991) by Tsukawa Hojo! And in the right corner... "City Hunter" the movie (2024) directed by Yuichi Sato; written by Tatsuro Mishima; and starring Ryohei Suzuki and Misato Morita! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivio…

In the left corner... "Ciity Hunter" the manga series (1985-1991) by Tsukawa Hojo! And in the right corner... "Mr. Mumble" aka "Meng Bo (孟波)" the movie (1996) directed and co-written by Michael Chow; and starring Michael Chow, Paulyn Sun, and Françoise Yip! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Com…

In the left corner... "Ciity Hunter" the manga series (1985-1991) by Tsukawa Hojo! And in the right corner... "Nicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon" aka "City Hunter" the movie (1993) directed and written by Philippe Lacheau; and starring Philippe Lacheau, Élodie Fontan, and Pamela Anderson! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Pat…

In the left corner... "Ciity Hunter" the manga series (1985-1991) by Tsukawa Hojo! And in the right corner... "City Hunter" the movie (1993) directed and written by Wong Jing; and starring Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, and Gary Daniels! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --…

In the left corner... "Dragon Ball" the manga series (1984-1995) Volumes 3 & 12 by Akira Toriyama! And in the right corner... "Dragon Evolution" the movie (2009), directed by James Wong; and starring Justin Chatwin, Chow Yun-fat, James Marsters, and Ernie Hudson! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.c…

In the left corner... "Dragon Ball" the manga series (1984-1995) Volumes 1 & 2 by Akira Toriyama! And in the right corner... "Dragon Ball: Son Goku Fights, Son Goku Wins" the movie (1990)! --- Show notes: "Dragon Ball: Son Goku Fights, Son Goku Wins" with English subtitles: https://archive.org/details/koreandragonball --- Please help us keep the li…

In the left corner... "Dragon Ball" the manga series (1984-1995) Volumes 1 & 2 by Akira Toriyama! And in the right corner... "Dragon Ball: The Magic Begins" the movie (1991)! --- 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…

In the left corner... the "Valentina" comics "Baba Yaga" (1971) and "Bluebeard" (1972) by Guido Crepax! And in the right corner... "Baba Yaga" the movie (1973) directed and written by Corrado Farina; and starring Carroll Baker, Isabelle De Funès, and George Eastman! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreo…

In the left corner... "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" the comic book series (1984) by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird! And in the right corner... "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" the movie (2023) directed by Jeff Rowe; screenplay by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Jeff Rowe, Dan Hernandez, and Benji Samit; story by Brendan O'Brien, Seth Rogen,…

In the left corner... "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" the comic book (1984) by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird! And in the right corner... "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" the movie (1990) directed by Steve Barron; and starring Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais, Corey Feldman, and Sam Rockwell! --- Show Notes: The epic 1998 Comics Journal interview w…

In the left corner... "Sheena, Queen of the Jungle" the comic book series (1938-1952), created by Will Eisner and Jerry Iger! And in the right corner... "Sheena" the movie (1984) written by David Newman and Lorenzo Semple Jr; and starring Tanya Roberts! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBo…

In the left corner... "Bringing Up Father" the comic strip (1913-1954) by Geo McManus! And in the right corner... "Bringing Up Father" the movie (1946) and "Jiggs and Maggie Out West" the movie (1950) starring Jow Yule, Renie Riano, and Jim Bannon! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMov…

In the left corner... "The Killer" the comic album series (1998-2014) by Matz and Luc Jacamon! And in the right corner... "The Killer" the movie (2023) directed by David Fincher; written by Andrew Kevin Walker; and starring Michael Fassbender and Tilda Swinton! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com…

In the left corner... "The Crow" the graphic novel (1989) by James O'Barr! And in the right corner... "The Crow" the movie (1994) directed by Alex Proyas; "written" by David J. Schow and John Shirley; and starring Brandon Lee, Ernie Hudson, Michael Wincott, Bai Ling, Tony Todd, and Jon Polito! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our P…

In the left corner... "Akira" the manga series (1982-1990) by Katsuhiro Otomo! And in the right corner... "Akira" the movie (1988) directed Katsuhiro Otomo, and written by Katsuhiro Otomo and Izo Hashimoto! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jordan can also b…

In the left corner... "Fatty Finn" the weekly comic strip (1923-1977) by Syd Nicholls! And in the right corner... "The Kid Stakes" the movie (1927) directed by Tal Ordell; and "Fatty Finn" the movie (1980) directed by Maurice Murphy! --- Show Notes: On the rescue and restoration of The Kid Stakes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VD9oswxH8Q --- Ple…

In the left corner... "Hellboy:The Wild Hunt" the graphic novel (2008-2009) by Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo, and Dave Stewart! And in the right corner... "Hellboy" the movie (2019) directed by Neil Marshall; and starring David Harbour, Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane, Sasha Lane, Daniel Dae Kim, and Thomas Haden Church! --- Please help us keep the ligh…

In the left corner... "Hellboy: Conqueror Worm" the graphic novel (2001) by Mike Mignola! And in the right corner... "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" the movie (2008) directed and written by Guillermo Del Toro; from a story by Guillermo Del Toro and Mike Mignola; and starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Seth MacFarlane, Jeffrey Tambor, Luke …

In the left corner... "Hellboy: Seed of Destruction" the graphic novel (1994) by Mike Mignola! And in the right corner... "Hellboy" the movie (2004) directed and written by Guillermo del Toro; and starring Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Jeffrey Tambor, Doug Jones, David Hyde Pierce, and John Hurt! --- Show Notes: Our previous discussion on the Deconstru…

In the left corner... "Red Ryder" the comic strip (1938-1965) by Fred Harman! And in the right corner... the movies "Marshal of Reno" (1944), "Stagecoach to Denver" (1947), & "Ride Ryder Ride" (1949) starring Bill Elliott, Allan Lane, Jim Bannon, Robert Blake, and Peggy Stewart! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https…

In the left corner... "The Rose of Versailles" the manga series (1972-1973) by Riyoko Ikeda! And in the right corner... "Lady Oscar" the movie (1979) directed Jacques Demy; written by Patricia Louisianna Knop; and starring Catriona MacColl! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivi…

In the left corner... "The Death of Superman" from Superman #159 (1961) by Jerry Siegel and Curt Swan; "Superman vs Muhammad Ali" (1978) by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams; and "Superman" #300 (1976) by Cary Bates, Elliot S. Maggin, and Curt Swan! And in the right corner... "Superman" the movie (1978) directed by Richard Donner; with a screenplay by M…

In the left corner... "Howard the Duck" the comic book (1973-1978) by Steve Gerber, Val Mayerik, Gene Colan, Frank Brunner, et al! And in the right corner... "Howard the Duck" the movie (1986) directed by Willard Huyck; written by Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz; and starring Lea Thompson, Tim Robbins, Ed Gale, Jordan Prentice, Chip Zien, Jeffrey Jon…

In the left corner... "Shortcomings" the graphic novel (2004-2007) by Adrian Tomine! And in the right corner... "Shortcomings" the movie (2023) directed by Randall Park; written by Adrian Tomine; and starring Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola, Ally Maki, Jacob Batalon, Scott Seiss, Ronny Chieng, Stephanie Hsu, and Randall Park!! --- Please help us keep th…

In the left corner... "Scott Pilgrim" the graphic novel series (2004-2010) by Bryan Lee O'Malley! And in the right corner... "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" the movie (2010) directed by Edgar Wright; written by Edgar Wright & Michael Bacall; and starring Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran Culkin, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Alison Pill, Au…

In the left corner... "Sad Sack" the comics (1942-1946) by Sgt. George Baker! And in the right corner... "The Sad Sack" the movie (1957) directed by George Marshall; and starring Jerry Lewis, David Wayne, and Peter Lorre! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Kumar and Jo…

In the left corner... "V For Vendetta" the graphic novel (1982-1989) by Alan Moore and David Lloyd! And in the right corner... "V For Vendetta" the movie (2006) directed by James McTeigue; written by The Wachowskis; produced by Joel Silver; and starring Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving, Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry, John Hurt, Rupert Graves, and Roger All…