Comics Thoughts 2024

[@ndaheroson7941]

Thank you for the old videos though. These were happy moments for me and were our chance to get to listen the story told by you. I can't put into words how much i appreciate to get to meet with the old comics, watching them are so much fun and the way you covered them(your take on them) were so special that even when i was kind of lonly i didn't feel any of that and had the energy to do the things i needed to do that day. It made me wonder about the plot and laugh at funny moments you told and be free of my stress thanks to your sincerity and the very nice intro at the start. And i hope i get to see the next unknown chapters in your channel too.

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad you could have fun with me in those moments and that it brought you some joy. I am going to keep talking about comics, but I recognize that I need to change how that conversation looks. I think Laura put in great in her comment that all the best KZbin channels continue to evolve over time.

[@ndaheroson7941]

@@Cosmic.Comics You're channel's pretty fun and whatever the new way you present comics it's still your kind of sense of humor and care for the story that made them all rewatchable. i'm just glad to hear about your new update and get in touch with your comic picks. Heck it's even nice to care enough to write comments at your channel and you replying, i'm really gratefull to have fun while reading comic stories and be presented with nice comicbook work.

[@RaulScout]

I started following the channel because of the material and the way it was presented, speed of transition, focus on particular nuances of the comics of the era, the actual connection with previous vids, etc and epic voice didn't hurt but then i noticed it was not just the focus u had but the aproach and ur opinion about it, so im just delighted to hear this means more content from you, you got my full support! btw my last purhcase was a Doctor Who comic

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Thanks for the kind words! Glad a Whovian came to represent!

[@sabinawolfe]

Last comic I bought was a deluxe edition of "Bat Boy: The Complete Weekly World News Strip" by Peter Bagge (2011). No surprises there, it's every bit as weird as I thought it would be!

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Whoa! Looks Freaky! In that good 1980's MAD magazine vibes way.

[@lauravirgin8979]

Newest Comic I have is the latest Saga book … love that series … ❤ Love your channel … successful channels evolve … you are doing the right thing . Look forward to seeing future videos .

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Such a great series. I have been saving the recent trades up for a binge. It doesn't matter if I have one or four, I'll go through them all in a day

[@DrawingConversation]

Well put bro!!! Hope to see u more!

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Hope to see u more!

[@jonathanmayfield2603]

Thanks for the marvel comics recap you truly are the best and I hope one day you might do just a little more recaps of marvel, I think I've watched your marvel vids hundreds of times, I think it's the voice I fall asleep to, thanks for your channel

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Thanks for the kind words and many many views! Much appreciated! 👍

[@jameshanna490]

i am a fan of pre 1995 comics

[@jermainedee339]

Hey how are nice beard brother it’s going hearing from you…I definitely understand what you’re saying the stories are definitely a drag…it’s always good to hear your on the channel and will always be a fan….its been a long time since I purchased a comic been checking out things online but I do love your style and reading on old marvel books but with that being said marvel universe can’t hold a candle to you

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Thanks for the kind words!

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Seriously - always appreciate you commenting or sharing your excitement over a new video. That kind of enthusiasm keeps bringing me back.

[@matthewbailey376]

I honestly hope you keep your old catalog of videos up. Listening to your voice and synopsis of the comics is why I tune into your channel. What you create in your recaps is a new way of enjoying comics I've already read (mostly). It helps an old cop sleep. I stopped buying comics around 2009. New things were boring to me and I didn't like anything Marvel had produced. I was buying Dynamite Savage Tales comics for the anthologies. Mostly sword and sorcery but some weird tales included. The comic shops near me all but boarded up. There's a place called Cloud City near me. I don't chat there. I do try to be friendly, but I find that comic book fans are also gamers and that hobby consumes existence. I just don't like that anymore. It's stressful to talk about gaming anymore. Same with comics. Last two things I got were a Jonah Hex trade and a Trade for The Spirit.

[@Cosmic.Comics]

As for now - I plan on leaving the old videos up. I also kept things rolling for so long because I agree - I think I brought something transformative to those old comics. Is it fair use? Is it not? I'm not sure any longer. Recently my pulls box went down to a sliver (six months to a year ago). About the only thing I had coming in was Spawn and a couple of other ongoing titles. I've been beefing it back up lately but i have to actively seek out what I want to read as 80% of it won't be stocked by the local comics shop. I will be looking at a few anthologies soon. I wish I had a good sword & sorcery comic to read these days.

[@JosiahHaynes95]

What was the last Marvel comic that you were truly excited about? What's your favorite comic of all time and who's your favorite writer of all time?

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Last Marvel comic I was excited to read as an issue and as a series was G.O.D.S. - I was also excited Empyre when it came it out. The last series I really enjoyed was The Ultimates 2. The last Marvel Comic I bought has probably been a little over a year - whenever I canceled Guardians of the Galaxy. My favorite Marvel storyline is probably Cosmos in Collision. The entire Quasar run does a great job of leading up to it. Favorite Marvel writer is Mark Gruenwald. Favorite author isn't a comics author - Mark Z. Danielewski. His most well known book is House of Leaves. Favorite comic author is regrettably - Todd McFarlane. Spawn just keeps going after all these years. I both hate and enjoy his writing. It's complicated. I thought Ed Piskor was doing some interesting stuff but then he killed himself. I thought Rick Remender was doing some great stuff (X-men run, Black Science, Low, Deadly Class) but then he kind of fell off with his more recent projects. I wish I had a favorite single comic. I hope I'm still waiting on it to enter my life. I have always thought that The Uncanny X-Men #201, the first appearance of Cable (as a baby) was kind of neat but it's definitely not my favorite or even a top 5. Just interesting.

[@JPTyler]

I feel you on this!

[@therottenapplepk8881]

I want to get a comic spin rack to have a small area to highlight comics that my favorite

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Be careful with those - they look sweet but its very easy to pull a comic forward from the top and put a big crease on the spine. If you get one - use an cardboard backers for the ones you put on the rack. They do look sweet.

[@Jedimono]

Keep the convo going! Would enjoy different kinds of vids but recaps and review stories you find interesting will keep me watching. Last book I bought was Fall Sunrise Dr. Steage by Tradd Moore. Moreso because it’s a magnificent piece of art.

[@Cosmic.Comics]

I am going to have to check that out on Marvel U.

[@Jedimono]

@@Cosmic.Comics It looks great on Marvel U, but the printing and colors/textures for the Treasurey Edition look fantastic. The bigger pages really add a sense of scale to Tradd's incredible linework. If you enjoy psychedelic space operas (cosmic if you will haha), it's worth picking up a copy of the Treasury editions of Silver Surfer Black and Fall Sunrise Dr. Strange. I own both and am wowed everytime I open to a random page.

[@Cosmic.Comics]

@@Jedimono I picked up Silver Surfer Black as it was being released! Mainly on the recommendations of the art. I do enjoy a good psychedelic comic book. It's not a comic but more a collection of art - FRENZY BY TETSUNORI TAWARAYA - comes out next month and looks super psychadelic. This is an artist whose comics I KEEP meaning to pick up but haven't purchased any of yet. The book mentioned above will be the first thing I've picked up. Everything I've seen by the artist looks otherworldly

[@Jedimono]

@@Cosmic.Comics Yep that's essentially how I feel about both SS Black and Fall Sunrise, although Fall Sunrise has more of a driving plot than SS Black, but it feels similar in some ways. LOVE that Tetsunori art, never heard of them before but now I'm def gonna check it out. Thanks for the rec!!!

[@dalerussell5673]

My suggestion and what I'd like to see, Is that you keep reviewing those comic story arcs pre-2000. It gives me A reading guide for marvel unlimited or digital DC.

[@Cosmic.Comics]

I could do this but not in the format I was doing it. I think it would work great as a podcast format if I had 1-3 other people to talk with and we could discuss story arcs in detail and leave links to the Marvel U on what we discussed. The same goes for Spawn. I would love to do this idea but I don't know anybody else who collects comics other than the interactions I do through this channel. Short answer is I am working on it but the long answer is that it's hard to make new friends as an adult. It goes back to what I said at the beginning of the video about comics being a mostly solitary experience. Eventually the channel might grow large enough where I have the kind of reach to achieve these goals and meet those people. Hashtag futuregoals. I have been a Laurel looking for my Hardy all my life. So, don't give up hope - just hope I get enough reach or meet the right people to take on that venture

[@christopherbyrdakaSuperman]

The last comics I purchased were 1. Onslaught series, 2. Age of Apocalypse series, 3, Avengers Assemble series 4. X-MEN vs. Avengers,5. Uncanny Avengers, then it kinda got lost! I sampled the Kracoa era and thinking of buying it, Sins of Sinister is on my list! That's about it until I settle in my apartment soon!

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Out of that list - I think I've read #2, 4, and 5. I gave Krakoa a try with X-Swords. The best part was having Apocalypse back. Needed more Apocalypse. Haven't checked out Sins of Sinister but might give it a look on Marvel U. Good luck with the move!

[@christopherbyrdakaSuperman]

@@Cosmic.Comics Be sure to check out Rogue and Gambit , Manifold sized problems and you'll see why Gambit doesn't deserve to be married to Rogue and why the X-Men should kick him off the team! If I was the professnr and saw Gambit's actions, he'd be gone from my team, especially at the time everyone is trying to stop the Sinisters from reaching Dominionhood and dealing with Orchis at the same time! Actions have consequences and when there's a possibility of an A.I Dominion that can destroy The One Above All along with the entirety of the omniverse going into chaos, a selfish act can mean curtins, especially for mutants, mainly the x-men! Everyone must first put the greater good before personal pleasure, now Gambit is shady we get it, but each time he does something, you'll notice lives end up in danger, or after he steal's something or does something we wouldn't do, it comes back to bite the x-men or mutants are all blamed for what Remy does as if mutants don't already have it bad enough!

[@PureMaddnessOne]

With last comic that someone buyd, you mean store buyd or does flea market count. Either does it have a comic that recently came out when buyd or can be a backlog type?

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Any comic will do. Just want to see what people are reading, especially if it gets them excited

[@PureMaddnessOne]

@@Cosmic.Comics I buyd recently some comics from a flea market, some r comics that r from Europe or Donald Duck type comics (not the weekly magazine, but pocket versions). With Marvel and DC i mostly buy older comics (both 2nd hand and from comic stores), but usually they r translated, but have some in English (but those r older comics). Either buy lots of manga series. I own a few old and badly translated Superhero comics. We don't have many comic stores here, i have known some that have closed down (because couple was 2 old). They sometimes sell superhero comics in book stores (some r more partly book stores), those recently start selling manga more (usually in English. While the 1st couple ones were translated in mine country langauge, but those were mostly sold in comic stores). I do read comics online on free websites, but i do buy them when and what i can with little amount money that i have. I do same with manga. If i member it well, it is currently the 5th company that is selling superhero comics currently in country and they sell more omnibus ones and not separate issues much, so they r pricier a lot of times.

[@terribled]

I've been increasingly becoming more bored with new, "mainstream" books. I have stuck with Hulk since immortal ended. It's had fun ideas, and now Nic Klein's art has really captured my attention. I grab a few other ongoing series, but I'm mostly grabbing one-shots and mini-series. My local shop doesn't branch out too far from known sellers, so I have to do my own research to find interesting books. Seven Years in Darkness has been an interesting read, but it's a good example of an almost unknown publisher that I and the buyer at my lcs had never heard of before this book was solicited.

[@Cosmic.Comics]

I am jumping into Seven Years at year two. I probably need to try and pick the first part of the series up. I was hoping for a trade but with such a small publisher that might never happen. It looks great. I am in the same boat of grabbing one shots and mini series based on what I think looks neat/good. I scour Previews each month as a starting point and fortunately I have a shop that is willing to bring in whatever I order.

[@terribled]

@Cosmic.Comics Just last week they released an annual sized reprint called Year one report. It collects the four issues.

[@Geoffreydarcy-pv4mq]

May Atum bequeath his god stuff upon ye. 🔥💙🔥

[@Cosmic.Comics]

That's kind of gross. But I'll take it. Good callback.

[@dinkydotzero]

Nice to put a face to the epic voice, For me, I pretty much only focus on back issues these days, all the new books just aren't written for me and it seems they go out of there way to alienate long-time buyers because they can. As for Recap channels I have a problem when some of the bigger KZbinrs get 200 thousand views for a comic book that sold 23k issues. But that's just me, when i left the industry I realized its a dying art form, and now its just propaganda and ads for upcoming moves

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Agreed. I have a larger audience than some of the creators I want to cover. I just hope I can bring them some more attention. There is a lot of great art and great stories that are being produced and gaining zero traction.

[@robertthompson2297]

Are you going to keep doing spawn?

[@Cosmic.Comics]

I would love to. Spawn is my favorite series - and Todd is putting everything on steroids with the number of new series he is releasing this year. But I can't keep doing Spawn the way I was doing it. Most everything I could cover for Spawn would be less than 30 years old. I think something like a podcast style might work - where two or three people discussed an issue or storyline in detail (and maybe discuss the week/month's current issues as well) where they didn't show the entire comic panel by panel. But I need to find another Spawn junkie (or two) who are as deep into Spawn as I am to pull that off. I think Spawn does need to be discussed in detail as there is a huge hole in any kind of detailed analysis of the lore - That hole and my love of Spawn are why I switched over to Spawn for a bit. It kind of all goes back to keeping art in boxes. Art that nobody but me ever gets to see. It's why I want to talk about Spawn. I've got all this art in boxes but I can't show it off. How do I talk about it without showing all of it off? I don't know. This has kept my head spinning for the past few weeks. I got some ideas but I'm just one guy trying to talk about comics and keep it honest

[@TheCubecrafer]

I read trough the entire Drstrange 5 volume story of the death of magic comic names here Doctor Strange Vol. 1: The Way of the Weird, Doctor Strange Vol. 2: The Last Days Of Magic Doctor Strange Vol. 3: Blood in the Aether, Doctor Strange Vol. 4: Mr. Misery, Doctor Strange Vol. 5: Secret Empire. Now the first 3 volumes are the heart of the story while the last two are the aftermath the post apocalypse

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Follow up after the climax is always nice. Nice fat list of Strangeness there! Haven't read this series yet.

[@TheCubecrafer]

@@Cosmic.Comics the comics listed above also explains some of the charters that appear the strange academy comics( mainly Zelma, the empiricul leader and mister misery) and can be read as follow up like essentially they build an new Academy for mystical youngsters because magic died and most of the spells that worked before don't work now

[@JJbm4233]

Hey man, I’ll follow you wherever you go. I love the classics. But take me somewhere new. I’m old, but I’m not dead.

[@leafcatcher1715]

The last comic I ever bought? Amalgam’s JLX. I didn’t much like the characters they used, but found myself wishing they’d used Super Soldier, and Mar-Vell.

[@Cosmic.Comics]

That cross-over sounds crazy! This is the kind of book that would have gotten a younger me very excited to read it. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

[@leafcatcher1715]

@@Cosmic.Comics Very surprised you don’t already know of it. It was made by a mingling of Marvel and dc. The chars were mixes of certain thematically similar themes. Captain Steven Rogers plus Kal-El made Super Soldier. Captain Mar-vell plus Fawcett’s Captain Marvel. Storm plus Wonder Woman made Amazonian. There were a bunch of stand-alone issues. Batman plus Wolverine. Iron-Man plus Green Lantern made Iron Lantern. Dr. Strange-Fate.

[@Cosmic.Comics]

@@leafcatcher1715 I don't catch everything. Especially from the late 90's through the 00's. Looks like this came out after I stopped collecting (I do collect again now). I was never big into DC but I do remember hearing about the big Marvel vs DC crossover event of 96. Unfortunately, I was in high school at the time and all my money was being spent on CDs and girls. I read up on the event just now - and I don't even recall seeing the Amalgam logo before. And I used to work in a comic shop. This has me feeling like I just stepped into an alternate earth timeline

[@leafcatcher1715]

@@Cosmic.Comics -alternate timeline- AWESOME!!! timeline! fixed that for you.

[@UmHmm328]

Too bad because I really enjoyed watching your videos because you knew certain story lines weren't always in numerical order and/or in just a particular title. That's a 40,000 ft view/knowledge that not everyone is going to have even with a digital Marvel subscription.

[@Cosmic.Comics]

Thanks. I've mentioned in reply to some other comments that I think there are ways it could still be done. I think a podcast format where 2-4 people discussed a story arc or even a run of 3-6 comics in series would be a great way of talking about these subjects without using my previous format. I just don't have the reach to know those people in my life. I don't know anybody else in my real life who collects comics. If I meet the right people or get the right reach to find those people - I am all about it. I need a dynamic duo or a team of avengers to assemble to pull it off.

[@djreducer]

Most recently I bought these three titles together- Isom 2, Alphacore 1 and Yaira 1

[@Cosmic.Comics]

This is what I'm talking about. I didn't even know the Rippaverse was a thing! So much going on inside the comics space these days. Since you've already bought the first few issues. Thought on the Rippaverse? Is this an Indie line I should be checking out? Thanks for bringing these to my attention and good on you for supporting original content in the comics space!

[@djreducer]

@@Cosmic.Comics I haven’t received them yet. I just bought them last week after getting my tax return. I enjoyed Isom 1. I thought the art was good. The writing was a little rough but the story held my attention even though street level heroes aren’t usually a big draw for me. Yaira looks like it will up the power levels a bit. I’m hoping eventually for a cosmic level title as my favorite stories and characters tend to be in that area - Nova, Quasar, etc.

[@mikedeck8381]

The Rippaverse hasn't been around long enough to really say. It'd be like judging Marvel off the 2 issues of the Fantastic Four and Spider Man. They sell well enough for the owner, who has a KZbin channel call ed YoungRippa, to hire good talent to produce the books but it'll probably needs more content to really say.

[@uxm4life94]

I've dropped all of Marvel after obsessively collecting the entire line for decades. Woke content isn't the real problem- they hired writers who don't know what they're doing and editorial standards are non existent. Continuity is completely shot

[@Cosmic.Comics]

I agree that continuity is shot. I keep feeling like I'm missing something - but I'm not. It's just write whatever you want over there. Again, my biggest problem with Marvel is boredom. I keep trying to decide if the problem is me (maybe I have read too many superheroes stories) or if the problem is the creative direction of Marvel. I think the biggest problem is they are hiring writers who don't seem to know or understand the history of the characters they are writing. I know it's a Herculean tasks but maybe a writer should spend several months reading ALL the past Thor if they are going to write for Thor. I don't know who writes for Thor these days, just using it as an example. Marvel's continuity was one of the things that attracted me to them for so long.

[@uxm4life94]

@@Cosmic.Comics they desperately needed a Roy Thomas or Mark Gruenwald type to keep them right. Damage is done now. Avengers BC and Krakoan era both reduce all of Marvel continuity to unconnected gibberish. Such a shame after all those years- But reality is Marvel continuity is better off without the post 2015 stories.

[@Cosmic.Comics]

@@uxm4life94 ain't a day goes by I don't wish Gruenwald had as long a life as Stan Lee. To this day I think he's the gold standard. When it comes to continuity, to running a character, to running a franchise. He had rules around his writing. Wish I had them right here - Mark's 5 rules. That Captain America run and his Quasar run are some of the finest Marvel comics ever written. Wish I knew who at Marvel hired on Greg Capullo to work with Mark on Quasar. I've never heard anybody talk much about this part of Greg's career. When all the artist banded together to create Image - i knew a low selling comic like Quasar was going to lose Greg, and sure enough - he got shuffled off to do something else. But there for a moment we had something special. Happy to see an end to the Krakoan era. We all knew this day had to come. May the phoenix that is X-Men rise stronger from its ashes. I feel like the reset is really being brought on to have a new baseline for when Mutants get introduced back into the MCU. It's a good marketing decision to have Krakoa end right now.