Oblivion Song

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Oblivion Song
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Cover art for the first issue of Oblivion Song, published in March 2018
Publication information
Publisher Image Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre
Publication dateMarch 2018 – June 2022
No. of issues36
Creative team
Created by Robert Kirkman
Written by Robert Kirkman
Artist(s) Lorenzo de Felici
Letterer(s) Rus Wooton
Colorist(s) Annalisa Leoni
Editor(s) Sean Mackiewicz

Oblivion Song is an American comic book series created by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Lorenzo de Felici, which debuted by Image Comics in 2018, [1] and concluded with its 36th issue [2] in June 2022. [3]

Contents

It is a supernatural science fiction story that chronicles Nathan Cole, a man who makes daily trips to try to rescue those still living in the apocalyptic hellscape of Oblivion, a part of Philadelphia lost a decade ago along with 300,000 of its citizens. [2]

The series holds an average critic rating of 7.7 out of 10 at the review aggregator website Comic Book Roundup. [3]

Film adaptation

In June 2019, it was revealed that Universal Pictures and Skybound Entertainment would produce an Oblivion Song movie with Sean O’Keefe writing the script. [4] In August 2021, it was announced that Jake Gyllenhaal would star in and produce the film under his Nine Stories Productions banner. [5]

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Oblivion Song, Chapter 1Oblivion Song #1–6September 12, 2018 978-1534306424
Oblivion Song, Chapter 2Oblivion Song #7–12March 13, 2019 978-1534310575
Oblivion Song, Chapter 3Oblivion Song #13–18September 11, 2019 978-1534313262
Oblivion Song, Chapter 4Oblivion Song #19–24March 18, 2020 978-1534315174
Oblivion Song, Chapter 5Oblivion Song #25–30March 24, 2021 978-1534317284
Oblivion Song, Chapter 6Oblivion Song #31–36July 13, 2022 978-1534322998
Oblivion Song, Book 1Oblivion Song #1–12July 8, 2020 978-1534316881
Oblivion Song, Book 2Oblivion Song #13–24July 14, 2021 978-1534319509
Oblivion Song, Book 3Oblivion Song #25–36October 5, 2022 978-1534322318
Oblivion Song by Kirkman & De Felici CompendiumOblivion Song #1-36August 9, 2023 ISBN   978-1534398603

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References

  1. "'Walking Dead' Creator Begins New Chapter With 'Oblivion Song'". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  2. 1 2 Arvedon, Jon (February 24, 2021). "Robert Kirkman to End Oblivion Song With Issue #36". CBR.com. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Oblivion Song". Comic Book Roundup. March 2018 – June 2022. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  4. "Robert Kirkman's 'Oblivion Song' Comic In Works As Movie At Universal". Deadline Hollywood . 11 June 2019.
  5. Grobar, Matt (August 24, 2021). "'Oblivion Song': Jake Gyllenhaal To Produce & Star In Film Based On Graphic Novels By Robert Kirkman And Lorenzo De Felici". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved August 15, 2022.