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@cosmiccomiccorner 11 сағат бұрын

Man, I love this channel! Black Science has been on my list for awhile now and after watching this video I might end up just buying them! The image books are great.

@LarrysLibrary 10 сағат бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad you like my videos. And yes Remender is pretty great!

@cosmiccomiccorner Күн бұрын

I swear, I'm thinking about getting these for weeks now. Weeks!!! Can't choose between them and Remender's Black Science. Great video by the way, makes me want to choose Fear Agent. 😅

@LarrysLibrary Күн бұрын

Thanks ! I think I liked Fear Agent a little more than Black Science....but both are excellent. I reviewed that one too

@cosmiccomiccorner Күн бұрын

Just ordered this book as it was on sale! Can't wait to dive into this world.

@LarrysLibrary Күн бұрын

This was consistently fun all the way through!

@cosmiccomiccorner Күн бұрын

@@LarrysLibrary Glad to read! Really looking forward to it.

@LarrysLibrary Күн бұрын

@@cosmiccomiccorner Nice....I bet you will love it

@xavierhollander6521 2 күн бұрын

i have fond memories of marada she-wolf i return to it every so often claremont's best writing except i think it started brilliantly but couldn't maintain that brilliance just an opinion bolton's art makes it exquisite

@LarrysLibrary 2 күн бұрын

And I agree the ending could have been a little better

@brucegrossman3531 2 күн бұрын

I had various paperbacks from my teen years. All used most extremely used. When they did those awesome reissues of all the Howard output. The paperbacks were then donated to a veterans hospital. And yes the spine numbers drove me nuts too.

@LarrysLibrary 2 күн бұрын

Awesome! Still love that paperback smell!

@ericvanderheijden7278 3 күн бұрын

No mention of Berni Wrightsons Frankenstein?

@LarrysLibrary 3 күн бұрын

I don't own it and haven't read it. It looks FANTASTIC though! I need it

@ericvanderheijden7278 2 күн бұрын

@@LarrysLibrary , Frankenstein Alive Alive with Steve Niles is also a fantastic book, but the novel with Berni's art is not of this world....

@LarrysLibrary 2 күн бұрын

@@ericvanderheijden7278 Berni was the best!

@ryanwilliams7639 4 күн бұрын

I thought this interview might have taken Roy out of context. I think he was saying he should have came first because he first came up with the idea which is true and even Len Wien has said as much. I don’t have a problem with him getting co-credits because he actually did help create Wolverine, he’s been saying it for years and other people have supported his claim. So let him get the credit. He’s not going to be making any money off royalties from this at all, it’s simply just giving his credit. I don’t care about how things used to be, there was a lot of backwards practices that changed over time. When someone looks at who did what they will see Len Wien was the writer and Herb was the artist. They will see Roy was the editor and if they look further they will see all the ideas he added in the creation of Wolverine. I see nothing wrong with letting everyone know the truth. People should know if someone helped with the creation of a character. Also of note, in a recent interview with dollar bin bandits, Roy was saying that Chris Claremont should probably get the most credit for Wolverine because of how he turned the character into we know today. So even Roy agrees with you about #1. I figured you would put Byrne at #2 and Hama #3.

@LarrysLibrary 4 күн бұрын

Interesting. I guess I am trying to look at the big picture and who actually made Wolverine into what we recognize as the character overall. I think he deserves to be on the list...just not the first. But I can understand the argument.

@williamlee2182 4 күн бұрын

Interesting top ten. Glad you included Jim Lee because it is true. To me his X-Men is how they should all look.

@LarrysLibrary 4 күн бұрын

I get it! very iconic

@williamjackson6705 4 күн бұрын

Larry, Forbes magazine ran an article on this situation a few months ago. In it they excerpted an interview a with Herb Trimpe from 2012. When asked about the creation of Wolverine he stated that the idea pretty much came from Roy. He said that Roy came up with the idea that The Hulk would be fighting a short, ill-tempered Canadian character with metal claws that came out of his fists & his name would be Wolverine. He had John Romita design it & Len Wein write the script. Herb drew that issue. If Roy had not created the concepts for the character, then Len would not have had anything to write about & Romita would have nothing to design. Roy in the article says he's not getting any money for the character he just wants his contributions acknowledged. Herb in that interview said that Len did breathe life into the character but for me personally it was all four who created the character. Other creators like Chris Claremont refined the character but for me Roy's reputation remains untarnished. He's not taking away anything from the others.

@marcelo-ramos 4 күн бұрын

I agree with everything you are saying, but what people complain about is that his contributions are pretty much part of what any editor does, but being part of their job, they never get any credit unless they explicitly write or draw (they do get the blame when things turn out not to work.) I do think a case could be made, if only the people involved were alive, which is another thing Mr. Thomas is being criticized about, why didn't he looked for credit when he could have the endorsement of the other creators? They were not like, e.g. Liefeld (who wants sole credit for Deadpool,) so they might have given it to him if his claims were real. As I said, that's something people like Mark Waid have said. I personally tend to give Mr. Thomas the benefit of the doubt since, as far as I know, he's a stand up guy. On top of that, I honestly don't care who created it, because I give 95% of the credit to Chris Claremont anyway.

@williamjackson6705 4 күн бұрын

@@marcelo-ramos So you're saying Stan Lee gets no credit even though both Ditko and Kirby say his contributions were minimal at best? Roy came up with most of the defining elements of the character. There would be no character called Wolverine if not for him. Nobody else thought of it.

@marcelo-ramos 4 күн бұрын

@@williamjackson6705 Stan Lee was the writer and wrote the words. His credit is not under question here (although it often is for other reasons). I have no horse in the race. I would be on Mr. Thomas side if I had to choose. I just pointed out what people are upset about.

@LarrysLibrary 4 күн бұрын

@@marcelo-ramos I see both sides I think

@LarrysLibrary 4 күн бұрын

@williamjackson6705 - That is a most interesting bit of info on the Trimpe interview! Thanks for posting this. I would LOVE to be proven wrong about the situation as I do love Roy's work a great deal. I will have to look for that article.

@LeonardPace 4 күн бұрын

I agree with you about Roy Thomas, EICs shouldn't get credit. Following Roy's argument, they should consider giving all EICs the creator credit. For example, give Stan Lee credit for Punisher because he suggested a name change from Assassin to Punisher while being EIC. Fantastic Top Ten!

@LarrysLibrary 4 күн бұрын

Thanks so much!

@deathtone1614 5 күн бұрын

Great list, Larry!

@LarrysLibrary 4 күн бұрын

Thanks Deathtone!

@davidgalvez5341 5 күн бұрын

Roy is taking a page from his mentor Stan Lee's playbook. No disrespect intended, we humans all have flaws, and this doesn't subtract from Stan's actual colossal contributions to Comics (I think if there's a Mount Rushmore of Comics, Stan unarguably belongs there), but Stan also in many instances loved exaggerating his contributions to several characters.

@LarrysLibrary 5 күн бұрын

I can see that! Just seems like a strange thing to do right towards the end of your days!

@marcelo-ramos 5 күн бұрын

Hey, nice idea for a video. Well, I don't really care about the creator credit, tbh (as long as money isn't involved.) Focusing on who created a character is missing much of what the character turns out to be. Let's face it, Rob Liefeld created a pretty mediocre character, but Joe Kelly and others turned him into a beloved character deserving of his franchise. Regarding your choices, I agree with most of them, and I did guess the top 5 😬. Claremont not only deserves to be added to the list, but to replace it altogether.

@LarrysLibrary 5 күн бұрын

Hah! Great points Marcelo!

@jewishdragons 5 күн бұрын

Nice list! Totally agree with you. I might also add John Buscema and Mark Millar/Steve McNiven (for Old Man Logan) to the list

@LarrysLibrary 5 күн бұрын

Yes it could go on and on!

@jheppers 5 күн бұрын

As a fan of big fun goofy comics I may have to pick this up despite the fact I really don't read any DC

@LarrysLibrary 5 күн бұрын

Yes I'm not a big DC guy either!

@garagegeek4863 5 күн бұрын

I like how you say “baked on” - it’s an interesting descriptor. “Big, fun, goofy mess!” Awesome.

@LarrysLibrary 5 күн бұрын

Thanks David!

@marcelo-ramos 5 күн бұрын

Great video, Larry. Regarding the format, it's typical for DC not to do Deluxe Editions until the book has proven to be a best seller, so we need to wait a couple of years to get it. It's a good book. I had a good time with it. It's as you said, stupid fun. I do have some complaints about the story though, the main one being that it falls into the typical trope of getting rid of Superman in the beginning and bringing it back in the end to quickly and easily resolve everything.

@LarrysLibrary 5 күн бұрын

I will have to take your word for the Superman trope since I haven't read a ton of Superman! Hah

@marcelo-ramos 5 күн бұрын

@@LarrysLibrary well, it's mostly a Justice League trope. One of the most common criticisms of Superman is that he's too overpowered, and the world doesn't need a JL when they have someone that can do pretty much everything by himself. So it's very typical to get him out of the picture somehow, he's typically poisoned, taken off world, depowered or taken off the board in any other way so they don't solve the problem in 2 seconds. It's a challenge to write good JL stories.

@LarrysLibrary 5 күн бұрын

@@marcelo-ramos That makes sense

@williamjackson6705 5 күн бұрын

Normally I wouldn't give this a second look but the artwork seems good enough that I would love it just for that. The story seems intriguing as well so I'll give this a shot.

@LarrysLibrary 5 күн бұрын

I thought it was really fun

@deathtone1614 5 күн бұрын

Great review, Larry.

@LarrysLibrary 5 күн бұрын

Thanks Deathtone!

@jamesdunn9457 5 күн бұрын

Kaiju edition is how it should have been released. Roars and all. You are normally very positive so it stands out when something like this formatting really bothers you. =)

@LarrysLibrary 5 күн бұрын

Yes indeed! Should have been MONSTER BIG!

@BROWNMIST44 6 күн бұрын

I picked it up in singles and it was definitely a fun read with better art than most current DC books haha. Did you catch the Jaws homage in that one panel with Flash in issue 5? Loved that 👌🏻

@LarrysLibrary 5 күн бұрын

YES....very cool.

@Scanda_Randa 6 күн бұрын

Nice vid

@LarrysLibrary 5 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@the_triskele_sisters 8 күн бұрын

Hope mines on there once day :D

@satyarthsingh2276 8 күн бұрын

I’d love you to do an episode with Uncle Elmo on Brubaker’s latest ‘Houses of the Unholy’, it’s a great read too, I guess that’s normal for any new Brubaker/Phillips, they don’t miss.

@LarrysLibrary 8 күн бұрын

I have that one and will be reading soon! If me and Elmo can get together in time this could be possible!

@HarveyPekarsGhost 9 күн бұрын

Eagerly anticipating your Houses of the Unholy review!

@LarrysLibrary 9 күн бұрын

It's coming. Probably the first week of October or the last of September

@ShaneMatlock 9 күн бұрын

Can't wait to read my copy of Houses of the Unholy when it arrives. My order got delayed because another book was out of stock but finally shipped. That Dracula by Tynion and Simmons is great! I read it online first and then got the oversized hardcover. I'm glad they are back on the Department of Truth, but that Dracula story was damn good too. I still need to pick up Once snd Future. Have not read any of it yet but I'm a fan of both Gillen and Dan Mora.

@LarrysLibrary 9 күн бұрын

Nice....and yes Once and Future is really fun!

@typewritermark 11 күн бұрын

Great! More for me to read!

@LarrysLibrary 11 күн бұрын

Always more to read!

@garagegeek4863 12 күн бұрын

Wonderful. I’m so tempted to buy this.

@LarrysLibrary 12 күн бұрын

you should

@garagegeek4863 12 күн бұрын

@@LarrysLibraryno budget….but that’s another argument…

@LarrysLibrary 12 күн бұрын

@@garagegeek4863 I know...I have the same issue

@Chasefolsom99 12 күн бұрын

Hey Larry how you doing? I was wondering how long it usually takes for an omnibus to come in from them? I paid extra for the shipping

@LarrysLibrary 12 күн бұрын

I'm pretty good. I think on average I get my stuff from them in like 5-7 days from placing the order. Occasionally there is some delay where it can take longer. It helps that I'm in the same state as them.

@deathtone1614 13 күн бұрын

Great review, Larry.