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…

In the left corner... "Astro Boy" the manga series (1952-1968) by Osamu Tezuka! And in the right corner... "Astro Boy" the movie (2009) directed by David Bowers; written by David Bowers and Timothy Hyde Harris; and starring Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Matt Lucas, Eugene Levy, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Nathan Lane, Charlize Th…

In the left corner... "Jiu Jitsu" the comic book (2017) by Dimitri Logothetis, Jim McGrath, and Greg McCrary! And in the right corner... "Jiu Jitsu" the movie (2020) directed by Dimitri Logothetis; written by Dimitri Logothetis & Jim McGrath; and starring Alain Moussi, JuJu Chan, Frank Grillo, Nicolas Cage, Tony Jaa, Rick Yune, and Eddie Steeples! …

In the left corner... "Thimble Theatre" the comic strip (1929-1938) by E. C. Segar! And in the right corner... "Popeye" the movie (1980) directed by Robert Altman; written by Jules Feiffer; produced by Robert Evans; and starring Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, Paul Smith, Paul Dooley, Ray Walston, and Linda Hunt! --- Please help us keep the lights …

In the left corner... "Harold Teen" the comic strip (1919-1959) by Carl Ed! And in the right corner... "Harold Teen" the movie (1934) directed by Murray Roth; and starring Hal Le Roy! --- Show Notes: A wealth of information about the lost Harold Teen movie from 1928: https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2023/06/27/sharing-the-history-of-the-1928-film-harol…

In the left corner... "The Adventures of Sweet Gwendoline" the comic strip (1947-1950?) by John Willie! And in the right corner... "The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak" aka "Gwendoline" the movie (1984) written and directed by Just Jaeckin; and starring Tawny Kitaen! --- Please help us keep the lights on and support our Patreon at h…

In the left corner... "Fist of the North Star" the manga series (1983-1988) by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara! And in the right corner... "Fist of the North Star" the movie (1995) directed Tony Randel; written by Peter Atkins; and starring Gary Daniels, Costas Mandylor, Chris Penn, Isako Washio, Melvin Van Peebles, Downtown Julie Brown, Dante Basco, Clin…

In the left corner... the comics "Tomb of Dracula" #45, 54, 59-61, and 68-70 by Marv Wolfman, Gene Colan, and Tom Palmer! And in the right corner... "Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned" the movie (1980) directed by Minoru Okazaki, and written by Tadaaki Yamazaki! --- Show Notes: Full film, subbed, 16mm scan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWRo81I3TD…

In the left corner... the comics "Tomb of Dracula" #10-13 (1973) by Marv Wolfman & Gene Colan; and "Marvel Preview" #3 (1975) by Chris Claremont, Tony DeZuniga, and Rico Rival! And in the right corner... "Blade" the movie (1998) directed by Stephen Norrington; written by David S. Goyer; and starring Wesley Snipes, Stephen Dorff, Kris Kristofferson,…

In the left corner... "Heavy Metal" the comics magazine (1977-2023) with contributions from Moebius, Richard Corben, Dan O'Bannon, Bernie Wrightson, and Angus McKie! And in the right corner... "Heavy Metal" the movie (1981) directed by Gerald Potterton; produced by Ivan Reitman; and starring John Candy, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, and Harold Ramis! …

In the left corner... "Whiteout" the graphic novel (1998) by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber!! And in the right corner... "Whiteout" the movie (2009) directed by Dominic Sena; and starring Kate Beckinsdale and Tom Skerritt! --- Show Notes: Greg Rucka: Why I Write "Strong Female Characters" https://gizmodo.com/why-i-write-strong-female-characters-591236…

In the left corner... the comic books "Teen Titans" #1 (1966) by Bob Haney and Nick Cardy; and "New Teen Titans" #1-2 (1980) and #38 (1984) by Marv Wolfman and George Perez! And in the right corner... "Teen Titans Go! To the Movies" the movie (2018) directed by Peter Rida Michail and Aaron Horvath; written by Michael Jelenic and Aaron Horvath; and …

In the left corner... "Pilot A (Ace)" the manga (1960-1964) by Tatsuo Yoshida and "Mahha GoGoGo" the manga (1965? 1967?) by "Tatsuo Yoshida"! And in the right corner... "Speed Racer" the movie (2008) produced, written, and directed by the Wachowskis; and starring John Goodman, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, Roger Allam, Hiroyuki Sanada, Richard R…

In the left corner... various EC Comics stories (1951-1953) by Al Feldstein, Bill Gaines, Jack Davis, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando, and George Evans! And in the right corner... "The Vault of Horror" the movie (1973), directed by Roy Ward Baker; written by Milton Subotsky; and starring Tom Baker, Denholm Elliott, Terry-Thomas, and Glynis Johns! --- Pleas…

In the left corner... various EC Comics stories by Bill Gaines, Al Feldstein, Graham Ingels, Johnny Craig, and George Evans! And in the right corner... "Tales From The Crypt" the movie (1972), directed by Freddie Francis; written by Milton Subotsky; and starring Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Ralph Richardson, and Patrick Magee! --- Please help us ke…

In the left corner... "The Rocketeer" the comic book series (1982-1995) by Dave Stevens! And in the right corner... "The Rocketeer" the movie (1991) directed by Joe Johnston; with music by James Horner; and starring Billy Campbell, Jennifer Connelly, Alan Arkin, Timothy Dalton, Terry O'Quinn, Paul Sorvino, Jon Polito, William Sanderson, Margo Marti…

In the left corner... "Blondie" the comic strip (1930-present) by Chic Young et al! And in the right corner... "Blondie" (1938) & "Beware of Blondie" (1950) starring Penny Singleton, Arthur Lake, and Larry Simms! --- Show Notes: The much-discussed Saturday Evening Post feature on Chic Young from 1948: https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2016/12/blo…

In the left corner... "Barb Wire" the comic book series (1994) by Chris Warner, John Arcudi, Lee Moder, Ande Parks, Dan Lawlis, and Ian Akin! And in the right corner... "Barb Wire" the movie (1996) directed by David Hogan; written by Chuck Pfarrer and Ilene Chaiken; and starring Pamela Anderson, Temuera Morrison, Udo Kier, Xander Berkeley, Clint Ho…

In the left corner... Detective Comics 27 by Bob Kane (?), Detective Comics 168 by Bill Finger & Lew Sayre Schwartz (!), and Batman 251 by Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams! And in the right corner... "Batman" the movie (1989) directed by Tim Burton; and starring Jack Nicholson, Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, Robert Wuhl, Billy Dee Williams, Jack Palance,…

In the left corner... "Ciudad" the graphic novel (2014) by Ande Parks, Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, and Fernando León González! And in the right corner... "Extraction" the movie (2020) directed by Sam Hargrave; with a screenplay by Joe Russo; and starring Chris Hemsworth! --- Kumar and Jordan can also be found occasionally hosting the Deconstructing C…

In the left corner... "Barbarella" the comic series (1962-1978) by Jean-Claude Forest! And in the right corner... "Barbarella" the movie (1968) directed by Roger Vadim; produced by Dino De Laurentiis; and starring Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, and Marcel Marceau! --- Show Notes: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/05/new-barbarella-comic-orig…