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Kumar Sivasubramanian
A podcast about feature films based on comic books and comic strips that people have stopped talking about.
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Episode 009: Prince Valiant (1997)

Episode 009: Prince Valiant (1997)

In the left corner... Prince Valiant the comic strip by Hal Foster (1937-present)! And in the right corner... Prince Valiant the movie (1997) directed by Anthony Hickox, and starring Stephen Moyer, Katherine Heigl, Udo Kier, Warwick Davis, Joanna Lumley, and Ron Perlman!! 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 Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at [email protected], and reach us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kumarprime Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. (ISBN: 099258311X)
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Episode 008: Prince Valiant (1954)

Episode 008: Prince Valiant (1954)

In the left corner... Prince Valiant the comic strip by Hal Foster (1937-present)! And in the right corner... Prince Valiant the movie (1954) directed by Henry Hathaway, and starring Robert Wagner, James Mason, Janet Leigh, and Debra Paget! 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 Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at [email protected], and reach us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kumarprime Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. (ISBN: 099258311X)
01:04:4712/11/2022
Episode 007: The Return of Swamp Thing (1989), including an interview with Stephen Bissette!

Episode 007: The Return of Swamp Thing (1989), including an interview with Stephen Bissette!

An extra-long episode featuring an interview with legendary Swamp Thing artist, writer, publisher, and horror expert Stephen Bissette! In the left corner... The Saga of The Swamp Thing by Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, John Totleben, Rick Veitch, Tatjana Wood, et al #20-64 (1984-1987)! And in the right corner... The Return of Swamp Thing (1989) directed by Jim Wynorski, and starring Dick Durock, Heather Locklear, Louis Jourdan, Sarah Douglas, and Monique Gabrielle!! 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 Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at [email protected], and reach us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kumarprime Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. 
02:08:4405/11/2022
Episode 006: Verotika (2019)

Episode 006: Verotika (2019)

In the left corner... "The Albino Spider of Dajette" (1997) and "Morella Presents Verotika Returns" (2018?) by Glenn Danzig et al!! And in the right corner... Verotika the movie (2019) directed, written, produced, and scored (and maybe even shot and edited) by Glenn Danzig! 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 Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at [email protected], and reach us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kumarprime Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. 
01:02:1329/10/2022
Episode 005: Persepolis (2007)

Episode 005: Persepolis (2007)

In the left corner... Persepolis the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi (2000-2001)! And in the right corner... Persepolis the movie (2007) directed by Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, and featuring the voices of Chiara Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve (French version)! 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 Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Email us at [email protected], and reach us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/kumarprime Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. 
57:1622/10/2022
Episode 004: Tamara Drewe (2010)

Episode 004: Tamara Drewe (2010)

In the left corner... Tamara Drewe the graphic novel by Posy Simmonds (2007)! And in the right corner... Tamara Drewe the movie (2010) directed by Stephen Frears, and starring Tamsin Greig, Gemma Arterton, Luke Evans, and Dominic Cooper! 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 Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. 
58:4115/10/2022
Episode 003: Li'l Abner (1959)

Episode 003: Li'l Abner (1959)

In the left corner... Li'l Abner the comic strip by Al Capp (1934-1977)! And in the right corner... Li'l Abner the movie (1959) directed by Melvin Frank, and starring Peter Palmer, and, uh, "featuring" Julie Newmar and Jerry Lewis! 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 Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. 
53:4108/10/2022
Episode 002: Snowpiercer (2013)

Episode 002: Snowpiercer (2013)

In the left corner... Snowpiercer the graphic novel by  Jacques Lob & Jean-Marc Rochette (1982)! And in the right corner... Snowpiercer the movie (2013) directed by Bong Joon-ho, and starring Chris Evans, Song Kang-ho, Go Ah-sung, Tilda Swinton, Octavia Spencer, John Hurt, Ed Harris! 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 Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. 
01:16:3801/10/2022
Episode 001: Friday Foster (1975)

Episode 001: Friday Foster (1975)

In the left corner... Friday Foster the comic strip by Jim Lawrence & Jorge Longarón (1970-1974)! And in the right corner... Friday Foster the movie (1975) directed by Arthur Marks, and starring Pam Grier, Yaphet Kotto, Carl Weathers, Eartha Kitt, Scatman Crothers, and Ted Lange! Kumar and Jordan can also be found occassionally hosting the Deconstructing Comics Podcast https://deconstructingcomics.com/ Our theme music is "A Trip to the Moon: Comic Descriptive Fantasia" composed by Ezra Read and performed by Vannie Ip-Winfield. Kumar's novel "Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker" can be ordered from wherever you get books. 
01:08:0125/09/2022