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@legkick1 12 сағат бұрын
Yes! Probably one of the funniest comic books! This one cracked me up! Thanks for covering James!
@SequentialTreasures 12 сағат бұрын
It's Christmas, so how could I NOT cover it? Glad you enjoyed it, my friend. Merry Christmas to you!
@POPS 18 сағат бұрын
Such a pleasure James
@SequentialTreasures 13 сағат бұрын
The pleasure was mine, my friend, after all the times you've had me on your channel! Glad to return the favor..
@legkick1 Күн бұрын
Beautiful piece James! Thank you for sharing! I always enjoyed Gene's backgrounds on Tomb of Dracula!
@SequentialTreasures Күн бұрын
Yeah, I wasn't reading Colan's stuff in the Tomb Of Dracula days, but Colan and Palmer are an excellent team. That's part of why I'm glad to have gotten this great page. Glad you enjoyed it! Merry Christmas, my friend!
@legkick1 2 күн бұрын
Hi James
@az6624 2 күн бұрын
Fantastic choices. Conan Is the best. Flash Gordon was a surprise too
@SequentialTreasures 2 күн бұрын
Yeah, Conan is currently the "gold standard" of how to create a comic with a well-known property. Many in the industry would do well to learn from Titan Comics example (though, I doubt they will). So, it was an easy choice for my best of the year. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for your comment.
@POPS 18 сағат бұрын
I really agree about Flash Gordon....fun time
@legkick1 3 күн бұрын
Great Books! Thanks for the share James!
@SequentialTreasures 3 күн бұрын
My pleasure!!
@bambambambamhaupt 5 күн бұрын
Baron and his GOP shuck n jive remarks, massive fail.
@SequentialTreasures 5 күн бұрын
Sorry this didn't work for you. We tried to keep it more about his work, but conversations will go where they will go. Thanks for your comment and engagement.
@bambambambamhaupt 5 күн бұрын
@@SequentialTreasures he led right into purple hair and then cro- magnon talk about defunding the police which if you listed to past interviews was nothing he didn't do there. I'm here to listen to a comics podcast not a Fox opinion speech. If you interview right wingers, they can't resist political interludes.
@SequentialTreasures 5 күн бұрын
@bambambambamhaupt Well, most of the conversation was about his work and the process he uses. Again, sorry if some of his tangents annoyed you, but that's how it goes when you have an unscripted conversation. And I'm not going to censor anyone when I do these. But again, I thank you for your engagement.
@bambambambamhaupt 4 күн бұрын
@@SequentialTreasuresBaron does this in all interviews he does, it's clear his mind is on political insults and why the big 2 don't want to work with him other right wingers slipping into their anger management.
@legkick1 5 күн бұрын
Dan is a good guy, and a great artist. I enjoy his sense of humor as well! Hello James and Heidi!
@SequentialTreasures 5 күн бұрын
One of my first comics I ever bought was Dan's first professional comic work. So, I've loved his art style from pretty ,much the beginning of my becoming a "comics geek." Thanks for your thoughts, as always.
@legkick1 6 күн бұрын
Awesome books James! Thanks for sharing!
@TheEarlymtv 6 күн бұрын
good review
@SequentialTreasures Күн бұрын
Thanks!
@legkick1 7 күн бұрын
Great share James. The use of blacks in the inks was well done. Sets the mood. I just picked up Captain America The Blood Stone series. I was surprised how cheap the first appearance of Crossbones is. Hello Heidi!
@SequentialTreasures 7 күн бұрын
Yeah, I think Guice's use of those blacks really added a deeper emotional tone to the story being told. A great example of the writer and artist working well together. Glad you enjoyed this one, my friend.
@legkick1 9 күн бұрын
Brilliant coverage James! Also , check the profiles of these schmucks. It's usually a bot as many of their posts are the same picture. Or just newly made. I got into it with one on Roy Thomas's page. He was saying how he grew out of Roy's writing! As I was saying Roy and Shooter should be consultants for the MCU. I also pointed out Roy is considered Legendary as a writer. Look at the books that are favorites by the comics community! He replied back, "you must be the type of person who thinks he is right all the time?" I replied back, have you looked in the mirror lately?
@SequentialTreasures 9 күн бұрын
Oh, I don't doubt it. But there are also brainlettes out there who actually believe this nonsense they spew. They simply can't accept the numbers and reality, because of either being too indoctrinated into their ideology or thinking anyone who don't believe as them are just a "troll" to be ignored. But, as a famous little Jewish man once said: "Facts don't care about your feelings." So, they can deny and ignore the numbers, but they don't lie and their denials won't change them. Thanks for your comments, as always!
@legkick1 12 күн бұрын
Great artwork! Thanks for the share James!
@legkick1 14 күн бұрын
Each character has a different personality. Giving input into the story. Exquisite storytelling! That was the 80s! Thank you for the comic coverage James! I have to read these again!
@SequentialTreasures 14 күн бұрын
Well, one thing I can say about the mutant titles at this time, especially Uncanny X-Men, is how well they handled big characterization issues, like this one. Even without a "big bad" to face, the issue had great pacing and kept you engaged, while not feeling like a morality lecture, as so many modern comics do. Glad you enjoyed this one, my friend!
@legkick1 16 күн бұрын
Hello James! This reminds me of the Blue Beetle movie, where the director was talking about how Hispanic people get stereotyped in movies, by "white directors!" Yet what does he do? He portrays the uncle as a stereotypical older Hispanic man. And the Grandmother a Guerilla. It's crazy! It just emphasizes a lack of talent by Writers, Directors, and so called artists, who push this nonsense.
@SequentialTreasures 16 күн бұрын
And that's what happens, when you look at everything through an "Identitarian lens." You want to "think outside the box" on how to represent a certain group, to show the authentic experience of said group, without resorting to stereotypes, but when they try, they always end up doing the most stereotypical things to "spotlight" that group, even more so than the type of people they claim always do. And what makes it all so funny, is that they don't even see themselves doing it. This is why none of their DEI creations ever work out. Thanks for your thoughts, as always.
@XwoooahX 18 күн бұрын
Great issue
@legkick1 21 күн бұрын
The holiday comics were usually very humorous! This is a great one. One of my favorites was a Incredible Hulk issue with the Rhino! It's Hilarious! Thanks for the video James!
@SequentialTreasures 21 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it, my friend. And stick around, as the holiday festivities (and hilarity) has just begun.😄
@ryanwilliams7639 21 күн бұрын
The Mantlo hulk run was amazing. Started out kinda slow but then it hit its stride and was great. You could see Mantlo’s writing improve during the run in my opinion.
@SequentialTreasures 21 күн бұрын
Well, as I said, it was said of Mantlo that he could "get any character's voice just right." Nowhere was that better shown, IMO, than his Hulk run. Classic issues, like this, show you why. Thanks for your comment.
@ryanwilliams7639 21 күн бұрын
I recently read the Micheline and O’Neil run and the second Micheline run of iron man. I was surprised how good they were. Great storytelling as well as great art.
@SequentialTreasures 21 күн бұрын
I'll always be partial to the second Micheline run, because I just love the Silver Centurion armor the best. But both he and O'Neil were master craftsmen in storytelling. Their like is missed in today's works more than they can know. Thanks for your comment.
@DinosaurKing 23 күн бұрын
I dunno, Bitch Planet was fun.
@SequentialTreasures 23 күн бұрын
And that's perfectly fine. But it doesn't absolve her (and many others) of what they have said and done to bring about the collapse that the industry is suffering. It doesn't change the fact she (and those who think like her) have driven away many readers from this industry. So, their supposed concern rings very hollow and very ironic. Because if they aren't willing to accept the role they played in all this, how can they do what needs to be done to fix it? And more importantly, why should we have any sympathy for the conundrum they now find themselves in? Interesting questions, I think. Sadly, I don't think anyone will like the answers. Thanks for your comment.
@POPS 24 күн бұрын
I was an Avengers collector so my first exposure to Buscema was there, issue 67 I think
@SequentialTreasures 24 күн бұрын
My first Sal book was Hulk #309, which just happens to be his final issue on the book, during his historic 10 year run on it. So, Sal has always been the "Hulk artist" to me. Thanks for your comment.
@Greenbird33-85 26 күн бұрын
This issue is in Elvira mistress of the dark movie @0:03 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4HLnXSte9ukgKcsi=XRjKUopekt1EUreY
@legkick1 26 күн бұрын
My Era of Hulk! The best in my opinion. I really wished the Hulk would have sought revenge against Ultron for the broken leg. Thank you James
@SequentialTreasures 26 күн бұрын
It's one of my favorite eras, as well. Bill Mantlo is one of my all-time favorite writers. He really got into the true tragedy of the Hulk's existence. Something perfectly spotlighted on this page. Thanks for your thoughts, my friend!
@legkick1 27 күн бұрын
Hi James! Fun books! Enjoy my friend.
@SequentialTreasures 27 күн бұрын
Thank you, I will. And Happy Thanksgiving to you!
@legkick1 28 күн бұрын
Good miniseries. Full of Pathos. I don't think it stuck because it wasn't really a superhero book. So it went by the way side. Thank you James, hello Heidi.
@SequentialTreasures 28 күн бұрын
Yeah, it is very much not the standard superhero fare that people have come to expect from Marvel. But it was a good limited series, overall. But I do think this one was something a bit special. Certainly the best of the bunch. If you want a break from capes and tights, this is a good one to cleanse your palette with. Thanks for your comments, my friend.
@legkick1 Ай бұрын
They don't know who really pays their wages. Manga also is beating the American comic industry because look at where you can buy Manga! They are almost everywhere! Walmart, Target, Barnes N Noble. American comics companies do not care, they are just run by political idealogues. Thanks for the video James! Hope you and Heidi are well.
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Just further proof of how these political ideologues don't know how to market and satisfy an audience. Manga's dominance shows the disconnect Western comic makers have with their audience, that the Manga creators don't. Thanks for your thoughts, as always, my friend.
@benboru9013 Ай бұрын
You tell them to go tell their slice-of-life stories about their politics in their own books, but they already know it won't sell and that's why they try so hard to cram it into Spider-Man and anything else they can get their hands on. Definitely not a lot of respect for the history or legacy of these characters.
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Well, that's because they don't see the characters as the iconic touchstones they really are. For this type, it's merely a platform to launch their political bile from. That's why they don't go make their own political comics separate from everything else. Because while they would be able to do exactly what they are now, they wouldn't have the platform and attention they get doing it with a character like Spider-Man. And it is a waste (in their minds) to pump out "the message" when no one is listening. The point is to make people have to see it and interact with it (plus it turns escapism into "no escapism," which is also something they want). Doing their own solo thing doesn't accomplish that.
@benboru9013 Ай бұрын
@SequentialTreasures So true, and so sad :(
@benboru9013 Ай бұрын
Those are some rather ignorant takes from Busiek. Really, he's just trying to semantically justify bad behavior from he and his cohorts. At it's most basic, a customer is a client. So saying that the buying readers aren't clients is like saying that when you go in to a local restaurant to eat, you're not a client. Just because we don't go into the back and negotiate our dinner with the cook directly doesn't mean we don't have a client relationship. The cook is hired by, and operates, as part of the entity that is providing goods, and the consumers of those goods are the clients. Period. Once the cook contracts to engage in producing at item for sale (a meal) he now shares in that companies relationship with the client. Saying that it's just freelance doesn't change the dynamic between the company and client, only between the company and employee. It's basically only the difference between a long-term employee and a short term one. He's clearly just twisting semantics here in order to rationalize his, and others, self-serving positions. Once, you engage with an entity to serve a product to the client, you now share in the responsibility to that company's client base. NOT to yourself.
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
That is basically the point that Busiek (and many others) have been obfuscating for many years now, to justify and excuse their poor online and business behavior. It's simply an "otherizing" tactic. That way they can attack the readers who complain about their horrible work, or seeing the properties they have supported for years being subverted for political reasons, and they don't have to accept the fact they are quite literally biting the hand that feeds them. This is what happens to you when you become a political ideologue, who believes that anyone who doesn't think as you do is "evil." Really, the point in this video is what is at the core of the issues the industry is suffering with today. Once you have otherized your audience, the end of your business/industry is close at hand. Because you can't properly service an audience/client you hate. Which is exactly what has been happening in comics for the last decade. Thanks for your well-thought out comment. It's exactly the kind I always hope to get with this kind of videos.
@benboru9013 Ай бұрын
@@SequentialTreasures You bet, glad to have a place to share thoughts! You're exactly right, and it's an unfortunate situation to have to deal with. I just finished the full video, I really enjoyed it!
@blacjack Ай бұрын
X-Factor was a great series in the beginning. I remember reading an interview and seeing some preliminary art with Dazzler as the female character before they decided to resurrect Jean Grey. Always wondered how that would have been.
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Huh, I didn't know that. It does sound interesting, especially since around the same time Dazzler was losing her solo series. But without the Maddy/Jean torment for Scott, it certainly would have lost a lot of that "soap opera drama" I talked about. It certainly would have made the book feel very different than the one we all know. Don't know if I could imagine the series without it. Thanks for the info and comment, my friend!
@POPS Ай бұрын
❤❤
@POPS Ай бұрын
Because of the Death of Superman era, people love Jurgens without even knowing it Do you own a physical copy of this one?
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Oh, yes! I couldn't NOT have this beauty of a tale in my collection. And owning an original page from it is even better. Thanks for your thoughts, my friend.
@TheEarlymtv Ай бұрын
iam gonna read this again today.. cool.
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
It's a great book, for sure. Enjoy and thanks!
@legkick1 Ай бұрын
Great book! Thank you James!
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
My pleasure.
@kcsnipes Ай бұрын
Butch 👍
@legkick1 Ай бұрын
That is a great issue! I always enjoyed the Xfactor Simonson run. Fun reading back in the day! Great show James!
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Thanks! Yeah, The Simonsons did some great stuff, but a lot of folks overlook these early issues by Layton and Guice, who laid the groundwork for them to do so much of that great stuff. And I'm always a sucker for a nice Mike Zeck cover. Thanks again, for your comment.
@legkick1 Ай бұрын
Great Xmen issues! Hi James and Heidi
@vashharlock5872 Ай бұрын
Well done James. Chuck Dixon is one of my all time favorite writers. I wish they would bring him back to write the Batbooks now. Fantastic issue to highlight. You earned a like and subscribe for sure. Take care good sir. #biblegrace88 #travellenium
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it. And i agree about Dixon's writing. He the more prolific comic writer in history for a reason, after all. Thanks for your comment.
@POPS Ай бұрын
Going to focus on KGBeast soon...Great choice, super cheap
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Thanks. And I can't wait for your piece on the KGBeast.
@POPS Ай бұрын
@@SequentialTreasures Keep those expectations low
@stvnhthr Ай бұрын
great artist, great interview!
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
@TheEarlymtv Ай бұрын
great
@benboru9013 Ай бұрын
Great point about Grummets work and making them look like teens. I feel like Jiminez did the same insdie the book too. The movie theater scene doesnt just play like school kids going out but visually supports that. Coincidentally they both did work on New Titans and i think Grummet was up and down on that book with making them look young. I feel like sometimes he nailed it, and sometimes they looked older. Might just be, and might have been inkers. Great video and great choice of books to cover. Its so nice being able to revisit the eras of comics you cover.
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Yeah, there is a real trick to making young people look young, not just like shrunken adults. Grummett really knows how to get that "softness" (for lack of a better word) of them, which gets that effect across very well. It's something a lot of comic artists struggle with. Of course, I agree that getting the right inker also helps in that, as a bad one will destroy such delicate details. Thanks for your comment.
@legkick1 Ай бұрын
The details are staggering. And the coloring is dark! So it sets a mood. Great book! Hello James and Heidi!
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Yeah, like I was saying, this is probably one of the best issue of Phil Jimenez's career, IMO. The artistic detail in the work is just totally next level. Thanks for your thoughts, as always.
@ChannelMath Ай бұрын
To quote Trevor Noah (just before the part of his comment that got him into trouble), " if you remove every context from every thing, then every thing can [be anything],..."
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Well, I think that's part of why they do this. So as to make everything malleable to their political leanings. It's always been about power and control with the "everything is political" types. And that never bodes well for anyone not in their bubble (as the last decade of "creative" output has shown). Thanks for your comment.
@benboru9013 Ай бұрын
Nailed it.
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Well, I do try. Thanks for your comment.
@legkick1 Ай бұрын
Nice coverage! Hope you and Heidi are doing well!
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Thanks, my friend.
@TheEarlymtv Ай бұрын
i know i had this in 88. i liked the story had alot of good switch up.. great cover.. i have to grab this again. thanks nice review.. thanks for reminding me of this one..
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@legkick1 Ай бұрын
When comics were created when the creators knew their characters. Writing them as how they would react. It's almost like they knew them? Hello James! Great video!
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
I know. Writing your story to suit the character, not (re)writing the character to suit your story. What a novel concept. Glad you enjoyed it!
@legkick1 Ай бұрын
Mark Waid just said he was retiring from "writing " comics. Because he hates how the election turned out.
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Just when I thought this day couldn't get any better, it proves me wrong. :)
@legkick1 Ай бұрын
I noticed that the bullies often show that they are incompetent. They hire each other, so this idiocy spreads. They are also owned by a mentally deficient Corporation, run by incompetent people. The anger is a sign of stupid! Great job James.
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
Yeah, that makes sense, but I think Willingham really hit on it, by saying that those who can escape this atmosphere, without sacrificing their careers, have already done so, leaving only the "incompetent bullies" running the mainstream. This is why things aren't getting better, even as sales and relevance for the industry keep declining. Without any of "the adults" in the room, just incompetent bullies, the situation can never improve. And that's what we are seeing. This is way all the reboots and revamps fall flat today. It's a situation all of their own making and is why they can't take any of the responsibility for it. Because bullies NEVER take the blame for what they do. Thanks for your insights, as always, my friend.
@danlawlis Ай бұрын
Mighty Mike Baron!!!! 👍
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
The "Bloody Red" Baron is coming at you.... soon!😉
@legkick1 Ай бұрын
Mikes a good guy! Looking forward to it!
@SequentialTreasures Ай бұрын
It was a good time. Hope you enjoy it.