Best Kumar Sivasubramanian Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 152: Slumberland (2022) 1:31:11

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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/ComicBook…

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Episode 151: Little Nemo Adventures in Slumberland 1:23:31

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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…

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Episode 150: Elektra (2005) 1:44:53

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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…

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Episode 149: Daredevil (2003) 2:16:32

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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…

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Episode 148: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) 2:03:37

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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, Herb…

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Episode 147: Blueberry (aka "Renegade") (2004) 1:33:52

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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, D…

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Episode 146: The Diary of a Teenage Girl (2015) 1:27:44

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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:…

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Episode 145: Justice League of America (1997) 1:44:30

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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, Da…

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Episode 144: DC League of Super-Pets (2022) 1:29:07

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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 Bay…

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Episode 143: MEAD (2022) 1:17:41

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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! --- "Fascina…

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Episode 142: When the Wind Blows (1986) 1:16:55

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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 l…

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Episode 141: From Inside (2008), featuring John Bergin! 1:38:17

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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: https://www.instagram.com/johnxbergin/ --- Bel…

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Episode 140: Golgo 13 (1973) 1:27:17

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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 https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovie…

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Episode 139: The Phantom (1996) 2:16:36

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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, …

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Episode 138: Rocket Ship (1938) 1:16:16

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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 "…

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Episode 137: Hulk (2003) 2:19:31

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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 Conne…

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Episode 136: Fantastic Four (2015) 2:07:05

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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 (…

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Episode 135: The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green (2005) 1:34:11

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In the left corner... "The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green" the comic strib (1989-2005) by Eric Orner! And in the right corner... "The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green" the movie (2005), directed by George Bamber; written by David Vernon; and starring Daniel Letterle, Meredith Baxter, Joel Brooks, and Richard Riehle! --- A …

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Episode 134: Ghost in the Shell 2 Innocence (2004) 1:58:06

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In the left corner... "Ghost in the Shell" the manga series (1989-1990) by Masamune Shirow! And in the right corner... "Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence" the movie (2004), directed and written by Mamoru Oshii! --- 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 Lovecraf…

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Episode 133: Ghost in the Shell (2017) 1:53:31

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In the left corner... "Ghost in the Shell" the manga series (1989-1990) by Masamune Shirow! And in the right corner... "Ghost in the Shell" the movie (2017), directed by Rupert Sanders; written by Jamie Moss, William Wheeler, and Ehren Kruger; and starring Scarlett Johansson, "Beat" Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Kaori Momoi, Michael Wincott, an…

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Episode 132: Ghost in the Shell (1995) 1:50:34

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In the left corner... "Ghost in the Shell" the manga series (1989-1990) by Masamune Shirow! And in the right corner... "Ghost in the Shell" the movie (1995), directed by Mamoru Oshii; and written by Kazunori Itō! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion --- Please contact us, co…

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Episode 131: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter 1 (2017) 1:42:00

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In the left corner... "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" the manga series (1987-present) by Hirohiko Araki! And in the right corner... "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter 1" the movie (2017), directed by Takashi Miike; and starring Kento Yamazaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki, Nana Komatsu, Masaki Okada, Mackenyu Arata, Yusuke Iseya, and Jun Kuni…

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Episode 130: Dylan Dog Dead of Night (2011) 1:37:37

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In the left corner... "Dylan Dog" the comic album series (1986-present) written by Tiziano Sclavi; with art by Angelo Stano, Claudio Villa, and others! And in the right corner... "Dylan Dog: Dead of Night" the movie (2011), directed by Kevin Munroe; written by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer; produced by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg; and st…

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Episode 129: Constantine (2005), featuring Stephen Bissette! 2:58:13

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An extra-long episode featuring an interview with legendary Constantine co-creator, artist, writer, publisher, and horror expert Stephen Bissette! In the left corner... "John Constantine, Hellblazer" the comic book character (1985-present), by Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, Rick Veitch, John Totleben, Jamie Delano, John Ridgway, Garth Ennis, Si Spur…

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Episode 128: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) 2:01:59

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In the left corner... "Colonel Blimp" the editorial cartoon character (1934-1942?) by David Low! And in the right corner... "The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp" the movie (1943), directed, written, and produced by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger; and starring Roger Livesey, Deborah Kerr, and Anton Walbrook! --- Please help us keep the lights…

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Episode 127: Fat Slags (2004) 1:24:52

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In the left corner... The "Fat Slags" comic strips (1989-) appearing in Viz Magazine by Graham Dury and others! And in the right corner... "Fat Slags" the movie (2004); directed by Ed Bye; written by William Osborne; and starring Fiona Allen, Sophie Thompson, Jerry O'Connell, Anthony Head, Geri Halliwell, Naomi Campbell, Hugh Dennis, and Dolph Lund…

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Episode 126: Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) 2:08:00

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This week, a very special crossover episode with the Deconstructing Comics podcast! In the left corner... "The Fantastic Four" the comic book issues 48-50 (1966) by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee! And in the right corner... "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" the movie (2007), directed by Tim Story; written Mark Frost et al.; and starring Ioan Gru…

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Episode 125: Bernard and Huey (2017) 1:55:06

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In the left corner... "The Unexpurgated Memoirs of Bernard Mergendeiler" the comic strip collection (1965) by Jules Feiffer! And in the right corner... "Bernard and Huey" the movie (2017), directed by Dan Mirvish; written by Jules Feiffer; and Jim Rash, David Koechner, Mae Whitman, Eka Darville, and Richard Kind! --- Please help us keep the lights …

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Episode 124: Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) 1:38:24

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In the left corner... "Asterix" the comic album series by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo! And in the right corner... "Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar" the movie (1999), directed by Claude Zidi; and starring Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni, and Gottfried John! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https…

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Episode 123: Superman II (1980) 2:29:19

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In the left corner... "Adventure Comics" #283 (1961) by Robert Bernstein and George Papp; and "Action Comics" #473 (1977) by Cary Bates and Curt Swan! And in the right corner... "Superman II" the movie (1980), directed by Richard Lester; written by Mario Puzo, David Newman, and Leslie Newman; and starring Gene Hackman, Christopher Reeve, Terence St…

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Episode 122: Tomorrow's Joe [Ashita no Joe] (2011) 2:01:36

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In the left corner... "Ashita no Joe" the manga series (1968-1973) by Asao Takamori and Tetsuya Chiba! And in the right corner... "Tomorrow's Joe" the movie (2011), directed by Fumihiko Sori; written by Eriko Shinozaki; and starring Tomohisa Yamashita, Karina, Teruyuki Kagawa, and Yûsuke Iseya! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our …

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Episode 121: Joe Palooka, Champ (1946) & Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance (1950) 1:15:53

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In the left corner... "Joe Palooka" the comic book strip (1930-1984) by Ham Fisher and Mo Leff! And in the right corner... "Joe Palooka, Champ" the movie (1946), directed by Reginald Le Borg, & "Joe Palooka in Humphrey Takes a Chance" the movie (1950), directed by Jean Yarbrough; and starring Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood, Jr., Sam McDaniel, and Robert …

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Episode 120: Palooka (1934) 1:29:37

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In the left corner... "Joe Palooka" the comic book strip (1930-1984) by Ham Fisher! And in the right corner... "Palooka" the movie (1934), directed by Benjamin Stoloff; and starring Jimmy Durante, Lupe Vélez, Stuart Erwin, Marjorie Rambeau, Robert Armstrong, Mary Carlisle, Thelma Todd, Fred 'Snowflake' Toones, and William Cagney! And this descripti…

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Episode 119: Supergirl (1984) 2:07:36

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In the left corner... "Action Comics" #252 (1959) by Otto Binder and Al Plastino, and sundry other Supergirl comics! And in the right corner... "Supergirl" the movie (1984), directed by Jeannot Szwarc; written by David Odell; and starring Faye Dunaway, Helen Slater, Hart Bochner, Peter Cook, Mia Farrow, Marc McClure, Brenda Vaccaro, and Peter O'Too…

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Episode 118: Fantastic Four (2005) 2:06:11

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This week, a very special crossover episode with the Deconstructing Comics podcast! In the left corner... "The Fantastic Four" the comic book issues 247 (1982) and 258 (1983) by John Byrne, and "Marvel Fanfare" #15 (1984) by Barry Windsor-Smith! And in the right corner... "Fantastic Four" the movie (2005), directed by Tim Story; written Mark Frost …

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Episode 117: Surrogates (2009) 2:03:29

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In the left corner... "The Surrogates" the graphic novel (2006) by Robert Venditti and Brett Weldele! And in the right corner... "Surrogates" the movie (2009); directed by Jonathan Mostow; written by John Brancato and Michael Ferris; and starring Bruce Willis, Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, James Cromwell, Ving Rhames, Boris Kodjoe, and Devin Ratra…

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Episode 116: Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) 1:35:06

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In the left corner... "Barry McKenzie" the comic strip (mid-1960s - 1974) by Barry Humphries and Nicholas Garland! And in the right corner... "Barry McKenzie Holds His Own" the movie (1974), directed by Bruce Beresford; written by Bruce Beresford and Barry Humphries; and starring Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, and Donald Pleasence! --- Please help…

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Episode 115: The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972) 1:59:32

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In the left corner... "Barry McKenzie" the comic strip (mid-1960s - 1974) by Barry Humphries and Nicholas Garland! And in the right corner... "The Adventures of Barry McKenzie" the movie (1972), directed by Bruce Beresford; written by Bruce Beresford and Barry Humphries; and starring Barry Crocker, Barry Humphries, Spike Milligan, and Peter Cook! -…

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Episode 114: Dredd (2012) 1:41:31

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In the left corner... "Judge Dredd" the comic book series, by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra! And in the right corner... "Dredd" the movie (2012), directed by Pete Travis; written by Alex Garland; and starring Karl Urban, Lena Headey, and Domhnall Gleeson! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/Com…

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Episode 113: Judge Dredd (1995) 2:19:31

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In the left corner... "Judge Dredd" the comic book series, by John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra, and others! And in the right corner... "Judge Dredd" the movie (1995), directed by Danny Cannon; written by William Wisher Jr. and Steven E. de Souza; and starring Sylvester Stallone, Armand Assante, Diane Lane, Rob Schneider, Joan Chen, Jürgen Prochnow, and…

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Episode 112: Art School Confidential (2006) 1:17:37

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In the left corner... "Art School Confidential" the 4-page comic "story" (1991) by Daniel Clowes! And in the right corner... "Art School Confidential" the movie (2006), directed by Terry Zwigoff, written by Daniel Clowes; and starring Max Minghella, Sophia Myles, John Malkovich, Anjelica Huston, Jim Broadbent, Matt Keeslar, Ethan Suplee, Joel Moore…

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Episode 111: Atomic Blonde (2017) 2:09:40

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In the left corner... "The Coldest City" the graphic novel (2012), by Antony Johnston and Sam Hart! And in the right corner... "Atomic Blonde" the movie (2017), directed by David Leitch; written by Kurt Johnstad; and starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Jóhannes Jóhannesson, Toby Jones, …

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Episode 110: The Fantastic Four (1994) 2:13:46

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This week, a very special crossover episode with the Deconstructing Comics podcast! In the left corner... "The Fantastic Four" the comic book series, issues 1-11 (1961-1962) by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee! And in the right corner... "The Fantastic Four" the (unreleased) movie (1994), directed by Oley Sassone; written by Craig J. Nevius and Kevin Rock; …

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Episode 109: Drifting School (1995) 1:25:14

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In the left corner... "The Drifting Classroom" the manga series (1972-1974) by Kazuo Umezz! And in the right corner... "Drifting School" the movie (1995), aka "Lost In Time" directed by Junichi "J.J." Mimura; and starring Caroline Williams, Hill Harper, Bubba Smith, Billy Drago, and Henry Silva! --- Show Notes: The "Drifting School" version https:/…

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Episode 108: The Drifting Classroom (1987) 1:53:10

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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 Jorda…

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Episode 107: Here (2024) 1:35:45

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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…

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Episode 106: My Name Is Modesty (2004) 1:00:45

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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 …

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Episode 105: Modesty Blaise (1966) 1:41:09

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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://…

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Episode 104: The People's Joker (2022) 1:33:59

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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…

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Episode 103: A Distant Neighborhood (2010) 1:38:37

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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…