In the left corner... "Jane's Journal – or the Diary of a Bright Young" the comic strip (1932-1959) by Norman Pett, Don Freeman, and Michael Hubbard! And in the right corner... "Jane and the Lost City" the movie (1987), directed by Terry Marcel; written by Mervyn Haisman; and starring Sam J. Jones, Maud Adams, Jasper Carrott, Kirsten Hughes, Robin Bailey, Ian Roberts, and Elsa O'Toole! --- The movie: https://youtu.be/vGj4D5b6E2g?si=12_HrY3eWrERstAa  --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the lights on, please join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, like, rate, review, subscribe, and share! Email [email protected]  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 audio-only podcasts https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  YouTube movie channel 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... "Jane's Journal – or the Diary of a Bright Young" the comic strip (1932-1959) by Norman Pett, Don Freeman, and Michael Hubbard! And in the right corner... "The Adventures of Jane" the movie (1949), directed and co-written by Edward G. Whiting; and starring Chrystabel Leighton-Porter, Fritz the dog, Stanelli, Wally Patch, Peter Butterworth, and Norman Pett! --- The movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6oCiUCRoJo --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the lights on, please join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, like, rate, review, subscribe, and share! Email [email protected]  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 audio-only podcasts https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  YouTube movie channel 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... "Sanmao Joins the Army" the comic strip (1945-46) by Zhang Leping! And in the right corner... "Sanmao Joins the Army" the movie (1992) (aka "Sanmao on Campaign", aka "San Mao's Army Life"), directed and written by Zhang Jianya; and starring Jia Lin! --- The movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Re01icEFBlY  --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the lights on, please join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, like, rate, review, subscribe, and share! Email [email protected]  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 audio-only podcasts https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  YouTube movie channel 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... "Sanmao" the comic strip (1934-?) by Zhang Leping! And in the right corner... "The Wandering Life of Sanmao" the movie (1949) (aka "The Adventures of Sanmao the Waif" and "Wanderings of Three-Hairs the Orphan"), directed by Zhao Ming and Yan Gong; written by Yang Hansheng; and starring Wang Longji! --- The movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZDgfAY3b8A  --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the lights on, please join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, like, rate, review, subscribe, and share! Email [email protected]  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 audio-only podcasts https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  YouTube movie channel 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... "The Spirit" the newspaper comic book insert (1940-1952) by Will Eisner! And in the right corner... "The Spirit" the movie (2008), written and directed by Frank Miller; and starring Gabriel Macht, Eva Mendes, Sarah Paulson, Scarlett Johansson, Samuel L. Jackson, Johnny Simmons, Seychelle Gabriel, Stana Katic, and Jaime King ! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the lights on, please join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, like, rate, review, subscribe, and share! Email [email protected]  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 audio-only podcasts https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  YouTube movie channel 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... "The Spirit" the newspaper comic book insert (1940-1952) by Will Eisner! And in the right corner... "The Spirit" the TV movie (1987), directed by Michael Schultz; written by Steven E. de Souza; and starring Sam J. Jones, Nana Visitor, Bumper Robinson, Garry Walberg, Daniel Davis, Laura M. Robinson, and Philip Baker Hall! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the lights on, please join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, like, rate, review, subscribe, and share! Email [email protected]  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 audio-only podcasts https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  YouTube movie channel 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... "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" #7 the comic book (1986) by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird! And in the right corner... "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze" the movie (1991), directed by Michael Pressman; written by Todd W. Langen; and starring David Warner, Paige Turco, Ernie Reyes Jr., Kevin Clash, Frank Welker, and Vanilla Ice! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the lights on, please join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, like, rate, review, subscribe, and share! Email [email protected]  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 audio-only podcasts https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  YouTube movie channel 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... "The Song of Roland" the graphic novel (2009) by Michel Rabagliati! And in the right corner... "Paul à Québec" the movie (2015), directed by François Bouvier; written by François Bouvier and Michel Rabagliati; and starring Gilbert Sicotte, François Létourneau, and Julie Le Breton! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the lights on, please join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, like, rate, review, subscribe, and share! Email [email protected]  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 audio-only podcasts https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  YouTube movie channel 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... "I Kill Giants" the graphic novel (2009) by Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura! And in the right corner... "I Kill Giants" the movie (2017), directed by Anders Walter; written by Joe Kelly; and starring Madison Wolfe, Zoe Saldaña, Sydney Wade, Imogen Poots, and Noel Clarke! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the lights on, please join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, like, rate, review, subscribe, and share! Email [email protected]  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 audio-only podcasts https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookmovieoblivion  YouTube movie channel 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... "MY ENTIRE HIGH SCHOOL... SINKING INTO THE SEA!" the comic book short story (2009) by Dash Shaw! And in the right corner... "My Entire High School Sinking into the Sea" the movie (2016), directed and written by Dash Shaw; lead animator Jane Samborski; and starring Jason Schwartzman, Lena Dunham, Reggie Watts, Maya Rudolph, Susan Sarandon, Alex Karpovsky, John Cameron Mitchell, Matthew Maher, and Margo Martindale! --- To listen to our sister podcast "Comic Book Movie Apocalypse", and to help us keep the lights on, please join our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/ComicBookMovieOblivion  --- Please contact us, comment, like, rate, review, subscribe, and share! Email [email protected]  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