Art isn't just about refined technique, it's about expressing inner energy and he does that very well. You feel the energy of the creator.

the so called secret dirty war the far right fascist regime just cut loose and went all out on intellectuals , academics , teachers , writers , lawyers , socialist leaders , hard corp commiunest , unionist , licals people who just spoke out against the regime

Choked on my tea thinking you'd said Karl Marx Like holy shit plot twist much

Mullets and pockets

Todd is my childhood idol artist !

"The reward of patience.. is patience." great quote.

Leifeld doesn't love comics, he knows a lot about it because it's his full time business to know about it. He uses that knowledge to make it seem like he loves comics that much in front of audience, that's how good a con man he is. Leifeld would lie and sell his own (fill in the blank) for money. He learned about hype from Stanley.

11:00 The man conducting that tv show is mangaka Naoki Urasawa, one of the most brilliant artists ive ever had the pleasure of enjoying. You should definitely check him out, I think hes great video material!

Idk why i watched this. Literally the whole thing. Good story. I think i might even like comics now too. Go figure.

Really ought to learn to pronounce "junta", though.

Carl Barks. Everybody knows his name.

glad it all worked out for todd in the end. as a kid growing up on everything spawn, i always was amazed by his work. by far the greatest comic book character (dare i say hero?) imo.

Liefeld has a lot of faults, artistically... but being a bad artist wasn't among them. He drew exactly what the comics publishers of the time wanted him draw based on what the readers of the time wanted to see.

Spawn is what you get when an okay artist fools themselves into believing they can write as well as they draw

im so excited to read this! my uni has a partnership with darkhorse and a whole floor of comics in the library so i wonder if they have the elfquest series!

3:36 woah woah woah what the _fuck_ are you telling me that when some industry pro offer me some genuine constructive criticism that instead of having a tantrum meltdown saying how theyre just haters who don't understand genius that should instead take it and incorporate their remarks into my work and improve it in a way that those same industry pros will like?

Ito is a master of horror Some of uzumakis images haunt me years after reading it for the first time

Colleen Doran might be worth a video on her own too. Jack Cole, Fletcher Hanks, the downfall of Dave Sims...

Let's give Todd his flowers. But importantly, Wanda, she deserves her flowers even more...

Marvel made ZERO mistakes, DC either. Not one. Elfquest would have been cancelled by issue three there. It was impossible to integrate into any kind of existing universe, it was not the kind of story either of those companies could or would do well. They did the Pinis a favor bc Elfquest would have been a shortlived footnote with Marvel or DC. Without a question.

The OG of "DELETE YOUR ART"

And now I want a collaboration between matttt and Defunctland...

Amazingly well put together! I know we’d all want elfquest to be made into a movie, but Wendy and Richard’s story would make for a great movie itself.

There should be more than one thumbs up for videos like these.

I was introduced to Elf Quest through a "grab bag" I ordered... I never followed the content but was inspired by just that ONE book I got from that bag...

Stop looking at me like that

elf quest is an interesting sci-fi plot of Zionism. The Elves (Jews) ingathering of the diaspora are pulled to the castle (Jerusalem) and are being blocked by the Trolls (Muslims/Ottomans/Arabs) who begin to fight among themselves, (Druze, Abu Gosh) with some joining the elves (Jews) causing the elves to win and return to the castle (Jerusalem) where they (assimilated) learn about their heritage (Zionism)

actually elf quest was amazing.

This is one of the artists I can't hate. He was going through hard times and I can understand him doing whatever he can to help his family. He saw that he was a hit and very successful and he milked it for all he could. Any of us would've done the same to save or at least help the ones we truly love. He was going through a lot. I actually have a lot of respect for that. So I understand him even though he acted sh!tty. I'm just glad he grew up and realized he was acting like a clown but not only that, he calmed down and apologized to repair his friendships, not for money but because he truly cared about those people and didn't want to lose them. I'm also VERY happy that Todd gave him another shot and holds no grudges. Whether they work together or not, I'm glad they're friends. Todd is a wonderful friend for that! 👍👍👍

What a phenomenal video. I knew bits and pieces of this, but have never seen it all put together before.

His drawings were great these people so jealous

Sure he could have done some things better, but no one is perfect. The guys had to deal with so much adversity and still kept at it, ever improving. RESPECT!!! Loved his work in the 90s... super curious to check out the later years. Great video! Well done.

You guys don’t get that it takes someone like Todd to change things and you can do it too. You have to get comfortable with the uncomfortable

I needed this motivation I have been slacking lately but the drive of Todd has inspired me

As Argentinian, good video. The only thing I would correct is the small mention of the dissapearence of people. The 30.000 number was a Political Stunt made by a Modern Political Party called Kirchnerism, and the "Madres de Plaza de Mayo" Ex-Members have already come out in the past to publicly state that they made up and exaggerated the number so it would make more "Impact" Wheater or not this was a good idea or not, it has long been confirmed that the numbers are fake. As there is no actual source for said numbers. And the only people who defend said numbers are people from those same Political parties (Usually extremists but not all of them)

I'd been vaguely aware of Elfquest but never really looked into it. Thank you for sharing this incredible story.

great work as always. would love to see a mike mignola episode!

I'm glad they got back together as friends, recognizing your mistakes in your youth lets you become an adult no longer burdened by them, but grow because of them.

I loved Jim Starlin’s take on Adam Warlock!

This is the same in all industries. Wether it the stealth coat for the American bombers or the recipe for vegetarian sausage - nothing is made by the people who sell it. They just screwed over the ones that made it, in the first place.

So Disney is built on fraud. As we already knew. Welp, this is capitalism.

"He knew there was not a future at the Eye Opener." They wanted to pay him double what Disney was offering. Disney put him in a back room. Any known future for him, was to be unknown. Guy almost went to his grave thinking that everything he did may have just been a waste of time. Can you imagine the burden of that in your later years - brought to you by Disney.

800 viewers have no soul...

Damn I’m mad I bought 1602

Absolutely love your content.

kid named finger :

Comic collector since the 70s I’m embarrassed to say I never knew about these creators. Thanks for this great story I’ll will be a new subscriber

Jim Lee!!!

Misleading title. He’s incredibly wealthy. Image Comics, figurines, etc…

The US is full of haters. I can tell you firsthand, keep stressing and grinding, you who are at the bottom. No matter what lowly situation you're in, no opportunities and people trying to step over you, keep fighting them. Most people who've made it to the top with the help of others or their families wealth and connections, hate you and are wishing you fail in every breath they steal, but this is proof that no matter what lowly neighborhood you come from, if your social circumstances are against you, theres always a way, when you really try to get what you want. Mcfarlane achieved what was impossible and his drive was simple. Haters are always gonna hate, and family and love for oneself comes first.