''Oblivion Song'' is an

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series created by writer

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and artist Lorenzo de Felici. It is a

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story that chronicles Nathan Cole, a man who makes daily trips to try to rescue those still living in the apocalyptic

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of Oblivion, a part of

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lost a decade ago along with 300,000 of its citizens. The first issue of the monthly comic was published in March 2018 by

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. In February 2021, it was announced that the series will end with issue #36.

Film adaptation

In June 2019, it was revealed that

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and

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will produce an ''Oblivion Song'' movie with Sean O’Keefe writing the script. In August 2021, it was announced that

Jake Gyllenhaal Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (; ; born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, and his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He beg ...

will star in and produce the film under his

Nine Stories Productions Nine Stories Productions is a New York-based film, theater and television production company founded by Jake Gyllenhaal and Riva Marker in 2015. Nine Stories has a first-look deal with Bold Films, the company behind ''Whiplash, Drive,'' and '' Nig ...

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Collected editions

References

External links

* {{Official website
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Skybound Entertainment titles