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Oblivion Song #6
Oblivion Song by Kirkman & de Felici, Vol. 6
A decade ago, 300,000 citizens of Philadelphia were suddenly lost in Oblivion. Now, history has repeated itself. Three more cities have swapped dimensions, igniting a final war between humans and Ghozan. The final six issues are collected here!
Collects OBLIVION SONG #31-36
Collects OBLIVION SONG #31-36
128 pages, Paperback
First published July 13, 2022
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About the author
Robert Kirkman
2,741 books6,933 followersRobert Kirkman is an American comic book writer best known for his work on The Walking Dead, Invincible for Image Comics, as well as Ultimate X-Men and Marvel Zombies for Marvel Comics. He has also collaborated with Image Comics co-founder Todd McFarlane on the series Haunt. He is one of the five partners of Image Comics, and the only one of the five who was not one of the original co-founders of that publisher.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
Robert Kirkman's first comic books were self-published under his own Funk-o-Tron label. Along with childhood friend Tony Moore, Kirkman created Battle Pope which was published in late 2001. Battle Pope ran for over 2 years along with other Funk-o-Tron published books such as InkPunks and Double Take.
In July of 2002, Robert's first work for another company began, with a 4-part SuperPatriot series for Image, along with Battle Pope backup story artist Cory Walker. Robert's creator-owned projects followed shortly thereafter, including Tech Jacket, Invincible and Walking Dead.
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August 8, 2022
The war between humans and the Kuthaal hits full stride as they invade L.A., Paris, and Hong Kong. Kirkman writes a strong story. I wish the art supported it. Even though De Felici is listed as an Italian superstar, his art is fugly. The battle scenes are chaotic and really difficult to decipher. The end message about humans exploiting resources was heavy-handed. Still I did enjoy Oblivion Song as a whole.
September 27, 2022
The war for Earth and Oblivion comes to a head, and the final fates of all our characters stand revealed when the dust settles.
I feel like there was another volume between the final two issues here, since there was a lot of ground covered in the time skip that I think could have been expanded on. That said, the overall conflict between Earth and Oblivion was well and truly played out at this point, so maybe it's for the best to end where we did. That rush to finish however does mean that the ending lands a little flat, especially since the 'cliffhanger' for issue 35 is resolved off-panel as a result.
The main draw here though, as always, is De Felici's artwork, which remains top notch throughout. I can't wait to see what he gets up to next, because his alien landscapes are something else entirely.
Oblivion Song's been a bit of an uneven ride, but it manages to just about stick the landing aside from a few pacing issues.
I feel like there was another volume between the final two issues here, since there was a lot of ground covered in the time skip that I think could have been expanded on. That said, the overall conflict between Earth and Oblivion was well and truly played out at this point, so maybe it's for the best to end where we did. That rush to finish however does mean that the ending lands a little flat, especially since the 'cliffhanger' for issue 35 is resolved off-panel as a result.
The main draw here though, as always, is De Felici's artwork, which remains top notch throughout. I can't wait to see what he gets up to next, because his alien landscapes are something else entirely.
Oblivion Song's been a bit of an uneven ride, but it manages to just about stick the landing aside from a few pacing issues.
October 30, 2025
The final chapter goes big for an epic battle of humanity vs. aliens. It might be impressive if I cared about any of this anymore. And if parts of it weren't so cheesy.
Oh, well. On to the next book.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Oblivion Song #31-36.
Oh, well. On to the next book.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Oblivion Song #31-36.
June 21, 2022
No, I didn't binge read this. I'm just lumping the digital floppies reviews (Issues 1-36) under the last TPB to be published.
In some way I think Kirkman is underrated. People always see the obvious blood and gore (I've read only a little of The Walking Dead, then there's Invincible). What I think is present in Invincible and here is the slow burn character development. Nope, it's not super fast, but whether it is Mark, and his entire family in Invincible or Ed and Nate here, with a few others, I'll argue that many readers will grow to interested and develop feelings one way or another about the various characters.
Here Ed developed a way to traverse to another dimension. Short story, for various reasons war breaks out between the two worlds.
The resolution-maybe not what most people would expect.
In some way I think Kirkman is underrated. People always see the obvious blood and gore (I've read only a little of The Walking Dead, then there's Invincible). What I think is present in Invincible and here is the slow burn character development. Nope, it's not super fast, but whether it is Mark, and his entire family in Invincible or Ed and Nate here, with a few others, I'll argue that many readers will grow to interested and develop feelings one way or another about the various characters.
Here Ed developed a way to traverse to another dimension. Short story, for various reasons war breaks out between the two worlds.
The resolution-maybe not what most people would expect.
November 6, 2022
Solid ending, Kirkman is really good at those.
I think Robert Kirkman is a very underrated writer, which seems impossible because he's gotten so much praise, but it's sort of like how I feel Stephen King is an underrated writer.
Okay, Stephen King is popular as fuck, probably as famous as a novelist can be at this point in history. And he writes some wacky shit, but that's the thing: he makes you believe it. That's skill.
Robert Kirkman is best known for The Walking Dead, which is a really good series, read that this year, loved it. Invincible is probably his next-most-famous joint, which is also excellent, and I might give it a go to read that one before the year is over. My Year of Kirkman.
I think he's got enough ideas, gives characters some interesting micro and macro things to do, and he's not afraid to shake things up in big, unexpected ways mid-story, which is what makes comics really awesome and keeps them lively.
If I ever met Robert Kirkman, I would probably say absolutely nothing and leave the room as quickly as possible just in case he was a butthole and it ruined his books for me. I have no reason to think he is (and please nobody ruin it for me, I don't want to hear it, yes, I'm sticking my head in the sand, as is my right, it's my head and my sand, purchased fairly at Home Depot, mostly, and some of it taken from a beach, but they have like INFINITE sand, so it's really not a big deal).
I think Robert Kirkman is a very underrated writer, which seems impossible because he's gotten so much praise, but it's sort of like how I feel Stephen King is an underrated writer.
Okay, Stephen King is popular as fuck, probably as famous as a novelist can be at this point in history. And he writes some wacky shit, but that's the thing: he makes you believe it. That's skill.
Robert Kirkman is best known for The Walking Dead, which is a really good series, read that this year, loved it. Invincible is probably his next-most-famous joint, which is also excellent, and I might give it a go to read that one before the year is over. My Year of Kirkman.
I think he's got enough ideas, gives characters some interesting micro and macro things to do, and he's not afraid to shake things up in big, unexpected ways mid-story, which is what makes comics really awesome and keeps them lively.
If I ever met Robert Kirkman, I would probably say absolutely nothing and leave the room as quickly as possible just in case he was a butthole and it ruined his books for me. I have no reason to think he is (and please nobody ruin it for me, I don't want to hear it, yes, I'm sticking my head in the sand, as is my right, it's my head and my sand, purchased fairly at Home Depot, mostly, and some of it taken from a beach, but they have like INFINITE sand, so it's really not a big deal).
September 15, 2022
The final issues of Oblivion song are finally here what a beautiful and sad ending to a great comic book series!!
The final issues tie up the war with the faceless men and brings the conflict full swing! Nathan and Edds story’s tie up in a very emotional way that left me satisfied!
I was sad to see it end so soon I was really hoping for more story’s in the world of oblivion I felt there was more story to tell however kirkman ended it in the right way on a high note!
Oblivion song was a fantastic sci fi story with great emotion and action and beautiful artwork! And a fun story that will stay with me for some time!
The final issues tie up the war with the faceless men and brings the conflict full swing! Nathan and Edds story’s tie up in a very emotional way that left me satisfied!
I was sad to see it end so soon I was really hoping for more story’s in the world of oblivion I felt there was more story to tell however kirkman ended it in the right way on a high note!
Oblivion song was a fantastic sci fi story with great emotion and action and beautiful artwork! And a fun story that will stay with me for some time!
September 9, 2022
So, finally finished Oblivion Song. I went through all six books today and I must admit, I loved it even more than I did in first reading. It’s not just beautifully illustrated monsters and amazing world, it’s beautiful story about two brothers and couple more people dealing with problems in their lives. It’s full of love, sadness. It’s interesting, characters’ development is nicely done. I can’t find any negatives really. For me this will always be one of my most favorite series I’ve ever read.
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November 4, 2022I'm a bit burned out on this series by now I'm realizing, but it's a cool series and a bold finale to the whole grand adventure.
December 15, 2022
Good series. An expected ending. Humans are such locusts.
It's like nature makes its own little song.
It's like nature makes its own little song.
January 5, 2025
A więc to już koniec. Wojna, negocjacje, kompromisy, rozwiązania – ludzie i kosmici ramię w ramię, a świat się kręci dalej. Kto by pomyślał, że Kirkman, człowiek od zombiaków, dziwnych egzorcyzów i superherosów, zamknie swoją wielką epopeję sci-fi... ot tak? Ale spokojnie, moi drodzy – Oblivion Song kończy się jak dobry obiad u ciioci: trochę za szybko, trochę dziwnie, ale przynajmniej ciasto na deser było spoko.
Bohaterowie: Więcej dramatów niż w telenoweli
Oprawa graficzna: To nie błąd, to styl
A teraz czas na sztukę! Lorenzo De Felici wciąż serwuje nam te swoje „artystyczne” twarze, które wyglądają jak szkice na szybko przed poranną kawą. Ale hej, przynajmniej kolory robią robotę – psychodeliczny Oblivion wciąż wygląda tak, jakbyś przez przypadek zjadł nie to ciastko na festiwalu muzycznym. Czy mogłoby być lepiej? Pewnie tak, ale kto by się tym przejmował. Moim zdaniem jest solidnie
Czy warto?
Jeśli kochacie Kirkmana, to pewnie i tak już przeczytaliście ten tom. Jeśli nie, to cóż, macie tu w miarę przyjemny sci-fi komiks, który na pewno nie zmieni waszego życia, ale też nie będzie stratą czasu. Taka kanapka z serem w świecie komiksów – nie ekscytuje, nie rozczarowuje. A ja w sumie lubię ser.
Ocena: 3,5/5
Polecam na zimowy wieczór, kiedy wszystko inne w kolejce do czytania jest już skończone. Idealne do herbaty i lekkiego przewracania oczami.
Bohaterowie: Więcej dramatów niż w telenoweli
Oprawa graficzna: To nie błąd, to styl
A teraz czas na sztukę! Lorenzo De Felici wciąż serwuje nam te swoje „artystyczne” twarze, które wyglądają jak szkice na szybko przed poranną kawą. Ale hej, przynajmniej kolory robią robotę – psychodeliczny Oblivion wciąż wygląda tak, jakbyś przez przypadek zjadł nie to ciastko na festiwalu muzycznym. Czy mogłoby być lepiej? Pewnie tak, ale kto by się tym przejmował. Moim zdaniem jest solidnie
Czy warto?
Jeśli kochacie Kirkmana, to pewnie i tak już przeczytaliście ten tom. Jeśli nie, to cóż, macie tu w miarę przyjemny sci-fi komiks, który na pewno nie zmieni waszego życia, ale też nie będzie stratą czasu. Taka kanapka z serem w świecie komiksów – nie ekscytuje, nie rozczarowuje. A ja w sumie lubię ser.
Ocena: 3,5/5
Polecam na zimowy wieczór, kiedy wszystko inne w kolejce do czytania jest już skończone. Idealne do herbaty i lekkiego przewracania oczami.
June 5, 2024
A war, a negotiation, a compromise, a solution. Earthlings and aliens working together. Yey. The end.
All right, thus it wraps up. Time to talk about the overall series and all that.
This is categorically a lesser apocalypse for a man who's done so well with zombies in Walking Dead. The character drama is still there, but less compelling. The strong dialogue writing is still there, but less logistics. The entire series reads wildly uneven and not just because of the time (and dimensional) jumps.
The concept is fun. The aliens are great.
The main detractor here is art. It's been the case from book one. You do get used to it after a while, the weird ugly faces and all, but it continues to stand out. There's always the impression that the story deserves better. The colors are (almost) psychedelically vivid, which works especially well when rendering the other side.
All in all, it's entertaining, but never went above three stars for me. User mileage may vary. After all, we're talking about a song--an Oblivion Song--and music works differently for everyone. Should you hear its siren call, at least you're in for a quick read. And a decent enough of a distraction.
This and more at https://advancetheplot.weebly.com/
All right, thus it wraps up. Time to talk about the overall series and all that.
This is categorically a lesser apocalypse for a man who's done so well with zombies in Walking Dead. The character drama is still there, but less compelling. The strong dialogue writing is still there, but less logistics. The entire series reads wildly uneven and not just because of the time (and dimensional) jumps.
The concept is fun. The aliens are great.
The main detractor here is art. It's been the case from book one. You do get used to it after a while, the weird ugly faces and all, but it continues to stand out. There's always the impression that the story deserves better. The colors are (almost) psychedelically vivid, which works especially well when rendering the other side.
All in all, it's entertaining, but never went above three stars for me. User mileage may vary. After all, we're talking about a song--an Oblivion Song--and music works differently for everyone. Should you hear its siren call, at least you're in for a quick read. And a decent enough of a distraction.
This and more at https://advancetheplot.weebly.com/
October 4, 2022
3.5 Stars.
All ends here. Starting with Oblivion invading three major cities, continuing through the war between them all, encountering and brokering a peace with the Great Kuragg (leader of the peoples of Oblivion), treachery and a potential unravelling, then finally peace and a separation of the worlds.
What started as a very unique idea ended somewhat predictable, at least in my opinion.
ALSO, was kind of shocked not to see an author's note at the end from Kirkman. You'd think he'd want to wrap things up from his point of view, or maybe that's just me.
Recommend.
NOTE: This story would be better as a full omnibus and/or a read of the entire series back to back.
All ends here. Starting with Oblivion invading three major cities, continuing through the war between them all, encountering and brokering a peace with the Great Kuragg (leader of the peoples of Oblivion), treachery and a potential unravelling, then finally peace and a separation of the worlds.
What started as a very unique idea ended somewhat predictable, at least in my opinion.
ALSO, was kind of shocked not to see an author's note at the end from Kirkman. You'd think he'd want to wrap things up from his point of view, or maybe that's just me.
Recommend.
NOTE: This story would be better as a full omnibus and/or a read of the entire series back to back.
January 4, 2024
Oblivion Song, chapter 6 – Robert Kirkman
Fitting conclusion to an excellent series.
#31 – “I TRUSTED you! How could you DO this?” – Heather to Dulaam
#32 - “Okay. I’m STILL not EXECUTED. Should I take this to mean you’re ready to resume our talks?”
#33 – “Was kind of FOOLISH of us to think this would work a SECOND time..” – Nathan
#34 – “So, .. we know how to reverse the growth.” – Duncan
#35 – Finally we get the backstory to Ed & Nathan’s younger years. “I know, man. I wish he was here, too.” – Ed
#36 – “Isn’t it BEAUTIFUL? It really is, Eddie. It really is ..” - Nathan
Fitting conclusion to an excellent series.
#31 – “I TRUSTED you! How could you DO this?” – Heather to Dulaam
#32 - “Okay. I’m STILL not EXECUTED. Should I take this to mean you’re ready to resume our talks?”
#33 – “Was kind of FOOLISH of us to think this would work a SECOND time..” – Nathan
#34 – “So, .. we know how to reverse the growth.” – Duncan
#35 – Finally we get the backstory to Ed & Nathan’s younger years. “I know, man. I wish he was here, too.” – Ed
#36 – “Isn’t it BEAUTIFUL? It really is, Eddie. It really is ..” - Nathan
January 11, 2024
Robert Kirkman is one of my favorite comic book writers. I live pretty much all of his series: The Walking Dead, Invincible, Outcast... At first I wasn't so crazy about Oblivion Song but it definitely won me over issue by issue, volume by volume. While maybe not quite as good as the aforementioned series, Oblivion Song really come together in this last volume and I now look at it as a whole as a remarkable achievement capable of standing proud next to those other masterpieces. This is a great sci-fi epic story about adventure, friendship, family and understanding others. Greatly recommend it.
June 19, 2024
Just finished this entire series! The story had a fair balance between interpersonal drama and inter dimensional upheaval. The concept of Oblivion as a place was very appealing, but I wish there had been more to the “song” that was frequently referenced.
The plot was solid, though a bit too straightforward. I appreciated the way they handled the timeline. The jumps forward in time made sense on both the micro and macro level without being explained to death. Overall, it was an enjoyable read!
The plot was solid, though a bit too straightforward. I appreciated the way they handled the timeline. The jumps forward in time made sense on both the micro and macro level without being explained to death. Overall, it was an enjoyable read!
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August 30, 2024
Robert Kirkman ends his scifi thriller with a solid finale about humanity and family. The Americans go to war and the planet is at stake. The story gets a little complex as the aliens aren't the easiest to differentiate but we get a good look at what makes both races tick. Kirkman does a great job on focusing on the Cole's and its the crux of the book, not the aliens. The art by Lorenzo De Felici is very good as the aliens are completely alien but at times muddled. The story ends well probably the only way it should have. Overall, a satisfying conclusion.
January 14, 2024
Great story, horrible art (or at least not for me). The aliens looked kind of cool, but I don't think they're going to be able to make a movie or TV series out of this one just because of all the special effects that would be needed, they're just really strange.
That said, I did enjoy the series, especially when the words made it possible to tell who was who because many of the human faces look the same. The ending was especially awesome.
That said, I did enjoy the series, especially when the words made it possible to tell who was who because many of the human faces look the same. The ending was especially awesome.
August 13, 2022
It nailed the landing.
A perfect conclusion to a great series in which Kirkman solidifies his chops as a writer.
The brothers, of course get their worthy conclusion. These last two volumes especially feel like Kirkman went to all lengths to raise the ante and deliver on a kick ass invasion story.
A perfect conclusion to a great series in which Kirkman solidifies his chops as a writer.
The brothers, of course get their worthy conclusion. These last two volumes especially feel like Kirkman went to all lengths to raise the ante and deliver on a kick ass invasion story.
September 26, 2024
Oblivion Song Chapter Six picks up where
Chapter Five
left off and deals with the full on conflict between the Kuthaal and the humans, between Oblivion and Earth, and brings this six-volume saga to its well-conceived conclusion.
All in all, this is not where to start reading, but if you have come this far, you will want to finish the narrative.
All in all, this is not where to start reading, but if you have come this far, you will want to finish the narrative.
November 13, 2025
This review is for the entire series. I gave each volume 4 stars but 3.5 would probably be more accurate. The plot progressed well and mostly kept me wanting to find out what happened next. At six volumes, it's slightly overlong and some of the panels were a little confusing. Decent character development and world building.
June 4, 2023
I enjoyed this final volume of the Oblivion story. For me, the most moving part was the backstory of brothers Eddie and Nathan. Pretty spot-on with how us Earthlings would treat another planet, once the nightmare was over. We ARE the worst!
July 3, 2024
Finished the series. Although it doesn't have the same build up or characters to root for as the walking dead (which I loved immensely) overall it's pretty good. Although the ending might seem a little rushed.
August 31, 2024
This was a good series! I also really enjoyed the fact that they didn't let humans treat the alien planet the same way we treat ours.
The guilt trip on the very last few pages seemed strange and unnecessary.
The guilt trip on the very last few pages seemed strange and unnecessary.
January 23, 2025
A solid conclusion, though it felt a bit rushed. We got some good backstory for the brothers, though it should have come way earlier than the final issue. I can't tell how I feel on the last issue, if I'm being too nitpicky or not, but the overall volume was good.
July 24, 2022
A pitch-perfect conclusion.
January 31, 2023
Good conclusion to a book that went on a bit longer than necessary. Still wish the art was a bit clearer, but you can't have everything.
May 8, 2023
Kirkman really knows how to wrap up a series!
August 14, 2023
"You move like ghozan! HOW?!
I AM ghozan."
I AM ghozan."
September 13, 2023
I think it was okay as an end to the series. Maybe a bit predictable, since it wouldn't have been believable any other way (as believable as a story about aliens can be).
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