Flash Comics #1 - Atop the Fourth Wall

[@L1701]

In the comics, Jay Garrick’s helmet was his father’s “doughboy” helmet. His dad served in World War I.

[@billwhite515]

Which comics after flash comics #1? Just curious

[@Tenzil_Kem]

@@billwhite515 flash comics #2

[@gracekim1998]

Oooo

[@JaelinBezel]

Did Mr. Garrick survive?

[@tarrilewis1351]

No he Didn't

[@TheNumnutRandomness]

That intro for the Flash reminds me of those clickbait ads. "Scientists hate him! Fastest man alive after ONE night! Local man exposes secret to accessing the speed of Mercury. What he does next will STUN you!"

[@1monki]

"Whilst running, I've literally stumbled upon the perfect disguise! Who among them would believe I, Jay Garrick, stupid enough to wear this silly hat!"

[@noahvance6160]

The Flash being a reincarnation of Mercury actually sounds like it would make for a pretty interesting separate take on the character (maybe it could be an origin for a new member of the Flash family).

[@AmaranthOriginal]

Hard water? So he was applying his keen scientific mind to plumbing? The Flash got his powers from calcium deposits?

[@henrygvidonas9573]

He was just trying to figure out how much detergent he needed to use for his laundry because the local water supplier couldn't tell him.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Yeah... they just used the wrong word, hence the retcon. As Linkara pointed out, they meant heavy water, although, that's not what heavy water does, either... Jay would probably just become sterile.

[@KonElKent]

In a lot of ways, the terrible Fever Dream that is the New 52 excluded, Jay is the antithesis of the old addage that if you live long enough you become the villain. I absolutely adore the later JSA stories (beginning with the revival of All Star Comics in the 1970s, and in my opinion peaking with the 1992-93 JSA series) where an older Jay is STILL a good man trying to accomplish good. Helping others to the best of his ability is built into his speedily vibrating molecular structure.

[@JaelinBezel]

You know, you'd think that when you first come up with a superhero, you'd want to make the way he got his powers something extremely unlikely or just something that couldn't easily be replicated on any number of people. Like, oh I don't know, in the 2014 Flash tv series for instance. That scientist being able to predict what the Heavy Water has done to Jay even before he begins to exhibit any super speed at all just makes me wonder why they haven't already done this to other volunteers multiple times over.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Yeah, that's why they started adding the lightning to the equation with the introduction of Barry Allen. Getting struck by lightning _while_ you're working with a bunch of chemicals does tend to reduce the chances of it happening to multiple people.

[@Djinsin]

My favorite "better One More Day story" is What If Doctor Doom were a Hero? Where he has to choose between saving his country and his wife, or saving his country and himself, knowing that without him, Latveria would fall into the hands of tyrants again, so every year he locks himself in the dungeon for one night and fights Mephisto's demon hoarde in an attempt to save her. That issue is awesome!

[@bloodstoneore4630]

What was that comic's name?

[@Djinsin]

bloodstone ore What if Doctor Doom Had Become A Hero

[@fleetadmiralauto6506]

So Doctor Doom becomes Doctor Doomguy?

[@LupineShadowOmega]

@@fleetadmiralauto6506 Kind of always has been. His mother's soul got stolen by Mephisto and he dedicated himself to saving her. So Doom being dedicated to punching demons in the face is canon.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

I feel like it’s actually kind of telling that he decided to be a hero so quickly, shows Jay off as a good person, he even remarks on feeling good about what he did, so it does seem that’s what they were going for

[@calumbishop7082]

11:26 I'm suprised it took that long to get to the 'Of Course Don't You Know Anything about Science' line given the sheer amount of ludicriousness in this comic.

[@SilimSavertin]

Its DC comics... bringing someone back from the dead for your plan? Meh, sounds like Tuesday.

[@GweiTheLeafChild]

+Silim's Let's Plays And it married on a Wednesday

[@Soulmaestro2088]

+GweiTheLeafChild Solomon Grundy reference?

[@GweiTheLeafChild]

Richard Authemeb ◕ω◕✿

[@Soulmaestro2088]

***** I'll take that as a yes.

[@daelen.cclark]

Morgil Yeah, I personally find that brilliant. Although I don’t quite get why there also was a retcon to titans villain brother blood as the reason death doesn’t stick. (My headcanon for that is that brother blood was just lying.)

[@tomsmurf4225]

11:38 This gag is a lot funnier after reading the Jay Garrick miniseries in 2024, which revealed that the scientist actually whipped out a gun and shot the doctor in the face immediately after he said that

[@thevision3150]

Gotta love golden age subtlety(The guy named Satan is bad?! WHAAAAAAA)

[@Bauglir100]

+The Vision I think it's meant to be pronounced "Sah-TAHN" (rhymes with "baton"), since "Sieur" is French for "Sir".

[@thevision3150]

***** Oh. Stll, it's subtle as a hammer to the head

[@jfdrac]

Oh reallY? I just assumed there was an ink screwup and it was supposed to say Monsieur (which I thought was Sir_

[@ryanangelastro504]

Or lack thereof.

[@DeathofInk]

Satan and Mephisto are two separate individuals. Heck, Mephisto impersonated Satan once, just to mess with Johnny Blaze. Naming a character "Satan" just to empathize how evil they are is kind of silly though.

[@DarsiPadilla]

Still stupid nonetheless (the deal with the Devil).

[@RabblesTheBinx]

Yeah, but it's (as of the last time I read any Marvel comics, which has admittedly been a couple years) unclear whether or not Satan actually exists, or if it's just a name various kings of Hell use to interact with mortals.

[@DeathofInk]

@@RabblesTheBinx Honestly it's just confusing in general when comic companies like DC or Marvel try to adapt Hell mythology.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@DeathofInk I mean, DC _mostly_ sticks to the classic Christian demonology with their demons (outside of, like, Trigon), with beings like Lucifer and Samael being pretty similar to their mythological counterparts. Marvel really _does_ just kinda do whatever they want.

[@FaceUnreality]

I think Secret Origins Month is some of my fave reviews Linkara has done. I always learn something I haven't known before.

[@Magitek1112]

20:04 This line is certainly worded strangely though it seems that he's saying "You'll die, like the others did!" or something like that.

[@AksulKrumpskragga]

actually when they say "Hard Water" I think of the mineral deposits that water leaves in pipes, faucets, and shower heads that (if left unchecked) clogs them

[@eugenideddis]

A villain named Satan, reverend Dark is looking subtle these days isn't he.

[@captainjackharkness2136]

No kidding.

[@powerist209]

7:50- Well, A Scrub is like a back-up player and not a first-string, or regular team for definition.

[@JaelinBezel]

And this is shameful?

[@wuebboltc]

"Think faster than thought!" I know what they meant, but still, that just sounds like they contradicted themselves and didn't bother trying to smooth it out.

[@mewthebestt1751]

T-these bubbles......They're stealing my friction.......!

[@gonzaloegonzalez8106]

Is it a JoJo reference...?

[@azurai3934]

Soft and Wet

[@someone-my1ug]

"Speedier than a Gonzales!" Huh, I guess WB needs to have a word!

[@Lawnie]

They did and now we have the DC Cinematic Universe. Was it worth it, I wonder?

[@Maswartz226]

20:38 Funny that's actually what happened when Neron took the love of Wally West and Linda Park.

[@thunderguyer]

The Flash TV Show has Jay NOT have a secret identity...also when it came to the voice,Barry vibrated both his face and vocal strings to make his voice indestinquishable from his own

[@davidspring4003]

actually, he kinda does...it's just a secret identity behind his identity as Jay.

[@christiancrusader9374]

David Spring why doesn't the real jay have an action figure?

[@jfdrac]

He has had a bunch of figures actually

[@Zinervawyrm]

At 7:35 No, I don't want no scrub. Scrub is a guy that gets no love from me!

[@andreworders7305]

It's weird imagining Jay Garrick as a college student

[@Mask0fFate]

Here's how I cope with the changes from the New 52; I see it as an alternate universe. To me, the world that was created after Flashpoint is really just an alternate universe that the creators decided to focus on, and that the DCU that existed prior to the reboot is still the main DCU.

[@KidSnivy69]

What about that recent summer event, I tried reading the book and was 100% lost.

[@Mask0fFate]

KidSnivy69 Are you talking about Convergence? I actually haven't read that yet, but even with Convergence in mind, I still see the New 52 as an alternate reality.

[@KidSnivy69]

***** I'm only asking because I only read a few tie-ins, and really didn't care. Beside I thought DC stopped using the New 52

[@koyinproductions9053]

Bruh, how did you predict the end to doomsday clock? Lol

[@Mask0fFate]

Koyin Productions Lucky guess.

[@KingJaymo2k11]

Joan also introduced the Secret Origin of TLC’s song “No Scrubs”

[@Bobsheaux]

My biggest issue with the reboot is that they have no idea what was rebooting and what was just carrying on from the old continuity. Why did they write Superman in Action Comics as if HE was starting from scratch, but Batman in ALL of his books was being written as if nothing changed? And where the Hell did Stargirl come from is there was no Starman in this universe from whom she could be inspired?

[@L1701]

Bobsheaux Batman and GL continued in because Johns and Morrison's work on them were popular, and DC didn't want to risk losing the fans and money those tuns were making. Also, Stargirl was inspired by Geoff Johns' dead sister, and he had editorial power at the time. He sure wasn't going to let her be sent to Earth-2 with the rest of the JSA.

[@jameshowlett5106]

What's funny about Jay not getting a date because he's not a great player is how many mediocre to terrible NFL players have ended up marrying or at least dated Playboy models.

[@jfdrac]

It kind of makes sense.....They were good enough to get to the NFL and then their carrer went downhill...which is pretty much the same for most women who did Playboy

[@Persoon56]

Am I the only person who really wants to see the origin of the original Red Tornado, Ma Hunkel?

[@cjermevpg6372]

I want it too. I also want a movie version.

[@mitchfletcher2386]

@@cjermevpg6372 That would be cool.

[@cjermevpg6372]

Now all I need to do is finish writing a script for it, get the rights, find a director, crew, and cast, scout some locations, and get going.

[@amytanner4931]

Fear not my friend, these stories have not been forgotten.

[@jacobwilson8579]

Other songs that could have been used in hindsight are Flash Gordon, The Balled of Barry Allen or even Don’t Stop Me Now

[@TheSkully343]

"WHEEE- Can I travel!!" Why can't more comic books have cheesy dialogue like this? XD

[@Drforrester31]

Gotta say, I too am really loving the New 52 Earth-2 series. Probably my favorite current series besides maybe the Flash and Aquaman

[@haveapotato691]

I had a book with a collection of DC origin stories in my youth. This one was in there. I read it over and over and couldn't understand the plot. I'm glad I wasn't the only one.

[@jfdrac]

To me it was like a superhero montage as created by Tommy Wiseau

[@apostolosfilippos]

Correction : The god is Greek and is called Hermes (Ερμής), Not Mercury..that was after the romans conquered Greece.

[@DanielDAdkins]

Mercury still wore the helmet.

[@jfdrac]

Yes but for some reason the Mercury idea is more popular in Pop culture and thus they explicitly ref that his helmet was inspired by the winged Mercury...even going so far than in the reboot he actually got the helmet directly from a dying Mercury

[@StanislaoMoulinsky79]

Soooo...how did mr. Satan manage to get to his car and speed away despite Flash being right in front of him with no obstacles to slow him down?

[@ryanangelastro504]

Actually I think Mr. Satan is trying to win the next World Martial Arts Tournament. (I couldn’t resist)

[@FNGLHR]

I'm not really in any rush to see a villains origins month myself. I still kinda wanna see more of the heroes and where they got started. I mean, you've covered a lot so far, but we still got Namor and Aquaman, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Black Widow, Supergirl, Batgirl, Stargirl (Was she from the Silver Age?), War Machine, Falcon, Iron Fist and Power Man, like there's still a ton to do and I'm probably missing a bunch. The point is, while I'd like to see you cover say The Black Cat or Joker or one of the Flash Rogues, I really don't need it that much. I already know quite a bit about some of their first appearances and to be honest they're not that interesting. Maybe it's because in the Golden Age they were just evil of petty or psychotic reasons and in the Silver Age they could never have justified or sympathetic reasons for being criminals. They were just bad because they were bad. The Comics Code made telling compelling stories about bad guys effectively pointless. There was nothing to tell. They were there to be beaten up by the hero. You couldn't delve in Lex Luthor's obsession to prove he better than Superman because he's actually human and that his ego must inevitably win out over those who didn't have to work to where he got to be. Mostly because Luthor is just another crazy mad scientist. You can't really talk about Joker's madness being present within all of us, and that we are potentially capable of great evil. Mostly because the Joker is just a guy with a clown gimmick and fear of clowns wasn't really a thing in the 60s. So really, any origins episodes on say "Black Cat" would just be: "She goes around trying to kill Spider-Man, and fails. There's no real hint of a potential femme fatale relationship because they hadn't really thought of it yet." Boring. Speaking of, I'm still wondering about your thoughts on the new direction of Black Cat's character is. I know you don't read the Spider book, so you probably know little about it, but given what you heard I'm wondering if you think it's as dumb as everyone else.

[@FNGLHR]

Trevor Merritt Apologies then, I wasn't aware. Stargirl just popped into my head because I remember her from Justice League cartoon and I thought she was hot with a cool power.

[@DanielDAdkins]

+FNGLHR Stargirl has 2 predecessors: Starman and Star-Spangled Kid (along with his adult sidekick Stripesy). In fact, before she had the Cosmic Rod, Stargirl originally used the name "Star-Spangled Kid."

[@DSan-kl2yc]

FNGLHR black cat had a dad she never met she wanted to live up to and was treated as delusional. she's almost bronze age.

[@jfdrac]

Actually more than 2 as their had been at least 3 Starman before her.....(Also Stripsey is her step dad)

[@georgemiser]

Nice to see Jay in injustice 2 and The Button.

[@Calidor85]

Wait a minute, "Originally uploaded November 5th, 2015." ... ... This Video comes from the Future :P

[@dukespubber741]

Given that this comes right after a comic from a Matt Groening show... "Welcome....to the world of TOMORROW!!"

[@CaptainJZH]

It's even beyond Back to the Future day!

[@awesomeinspector5270]

Can't wait to see Jay Garrick in Flash Season 2.

[@elijahblechman8633]

+Awesome Inspector me too

[@christiancrusader9374]

Awesome Inspector disappointed?

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@christiancrusader9374 as a HUGE fan of the entire Flash family, not in the least. I mean, the show isn't perfect and the plots sometimes deviate from the source material in weird or unsatisfying ways, but the characterizations are great and really fit the characters. Barry feels like Barry, Wally feels like Wally, and Jay feels like Jay.

[@SpySecretSquirrel]

DAAMN Jay. You sped out the room and let the other 3 guys die? He's pretty cold blooded. Barry, Wally and Bart would never lol At least not for an origin story

[@TheBestComicKing]

I really wanna see you talk more about the other JSA members like Dr. Midnight, the original Starman, and more details about Hourman.

[@tiarnanhamill3027]

If Linkara ever does Hawkman for Superhero Origins Month, does that mean he'lll have to go back to this issue? Will he have to call the episode 'Flash Comics #1-Part 2?

[@Bauglir100]

Already beat you to that comment a year ago.

[@tiarnanhamill3027]

Well shit lol

[@eleanorbwells]

I'd be interested in seeing a Villains Origins month, but after you do more heroes? I think I'm most interested in Green Arrow, Supergirl, Aquaman and maybe Daredevil. But anyway, maybe you could do Villains separately somehow. Also, are you thinking of looking at the first Justice League comic eventually? I'd be interested in that. I look forward to Secret Origins every year!

[@shadowlinkbds]

I would love to see an origins month with villains but when you have time to get to it.

[@austineaton2646]

Noooooooooooooooo

[@nickwalker7850]

OMIGOD!!!THANKYOU!!!!!!!THANKYOUSOMUCHFORBEINGTHEFIRSTPERSON I HAVE SEEN TO DESCRIBE EXACTLY WHY THE NEW 52 SUCKS!!!!!! I COULD FREAKING HUG YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! I have been a HUGE fan of DC's golden age heroes since my introduction to them when I was 10. I started out in comics by READING golden age comics, and I'm one of the rare fans who does that given my young age and the fact I was born in 2000.(Not too many 15 year olds are reading comics and pulp magazines that have been around before their grandparents were born. :) Anyway, you hit it right on the head. In DC trying to gain new readers they gave a big middle finger to the older ones by dismissing their sense of legacy. Grandparents, parents, and kids alike could all connect to the same characters in one extended, continuing and ongoing universe. Now, DC is ABANDONING that in favor of attracting more casual viewers, because, y'know, pissing off all your longtime fans in favor of gaining a smaller pool of younger fans (who have only care about the movies anyway) is SUCH a smart, profitable strategy. :) Anyway, awesome review. You've earned yourself a subscriber. :)

[@pinoypizza]

Heh heh, very convenient timing with this one considering Jay Garrick will be appearing in Season 2 of the modern Flash show. It's also thanks to Linkara's look on the first 2000's Titans run that I became aware of Jessie Quick and am also excited for her to appear too. And now for the million dollar question: What tales will we expect for Secret Origins 2015?

[@Bauglir100]

+Trevor Merritt Which makes me wonder: Since the first Hawkman story was included in this comic, what is he going to call the Hawkman episode. "Flash Comics #1: Part 2"?

[@sarafontanini7051]

....how the fuck did Jay know any of their names, let alone smythe, who only existed for a panel before dying?

[@Jebbtube]

Wait, November 2015? Oh my god, it's from the future!

[@elijahblechman8633]

+Jebbtube quick, do some one do something related to the future

[@phantomknight6428]

+Elijah blechman Shoes that tie themselves ;)

[@elijahblechman8633]

***** yes, that's get those

[@1505627]

Regarding the Villains month thing, it's clearly something the fans want, so perhaps the best way to do it would be to make a DVD on it. Joker, Lex Luthor, Dr. Doom, and Loki would be a good line up if that were the case. Or perhaps make it a patreon goal, to do a second Secret Origins month earlier in the year focusing on the villains

[@AT4W]

+Aaron Coggins I can't release any copyrighted content on a DVD. All my DVDs have public domain comics on them.

[@1505627]

+Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Ah, that sucks.

[@GalanDun]

+Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Maybe one of your Patreon goals could be "Buy Marvel and/or DC comics"

[@jakebryant3445]

I'm thinking Ultron should get a look at since Ultimates 3's Ultron was just a disappointing excuse.

[@HobGungan]

Amazing Spider-Man #14. Please. 🎃

[@nezumi6554]

8:33 Teamfootstar Garrick fail count: 104

[@jonathanwarrdddedcxddeecec4787]

I really love the original flashes outfit. Especially the helmet

[@isenokami7810]

You know, I'd love to see PSA Hell come up during an event like Secret Origins Month.

[@Canadamus_Prime]

You'd think for an accident that provides super powers, the writers would want something that wasn't so easy to reproduce.

[@jacklovejoy5290]

Linkara hard water is a term for water with Calcium and Magnesium ions dissolved in it, mainly in spring water from under chalk hills, we have it here in Sussex (southern UK), it's not really that interesting, all it does is occasionally break things when the ions precipitate out inside pipes, also, according to some studies, hard water is good for heart disease. I can't think of any toxic fumes that would come out of it, unless he added some very funky chemicals to it.

[@KidSnivy69]

He's already dressed this a fuck ups video and the ruminations

[@jacklovejoy5290]

KidSnivy69 Ah, well, I had not seen that video, and was in part informing the audience of the matter

[@KidSnivy69]

Jack Lovejoy Don't worry that would of been explained in about 3 or 4 weeks

[@L1701]

Yeah, the comics would retcon that the accident did involve “heavy water” and that the exposure itself didn’t give Jay his speed powers, just activated his metagene.

[@isenokami7810]

He wired the whole room to electrocute everyone it it? ...how? When? Why?

[@CthulhuianBunny]

Hey, if business suits were good enough for 1930's drug pushers to wear at all times, as the totally accurate documentary Reefer Madness taught us, then they're good enough for science work!

[@lazyuniverse4932]

You should look at the origin of Jack Ryder AKA The Creeper! It'd make an awesome episode for you

[@io6741]

4:07 HOLY SHIT YOUR EYES ARE ATTACKING ME 8:52 Because a gray trench coat is an appropriate attire for science, too.

[@danielross5292]

Ahhh My favourite Version of the Flash You should do The Original Human Torch Too!😉

[@lorddrayvon1426]

Funny. Jay Garrick was created by Gardner Fox and also Harry Lampert. Funny, Fox also created Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Zatanna, and Sandman Wesley Dodds.

[@Maswartz226]

Any plans to review Flash #123 the Flash of two worlds? I know it's not bad but it's still an amazing story.

[@OfficialCptTesla]

Now I want to see you do the Flash of Two Worlds story....

[@joshuaingobo1559]

OfficialCptTesla He already did.

[@jadafun]

After origin month is over, would you be interested in reviewing a Invincible comic? I don't think you have yet.

[@jadafun]

+Dan Smith Admittedly no, now that I think about it, but I'm still new to his videos, and at the time I didn't realize he only reviewed bad comics.

[@nathanhuerta4445]

@@jadafun How funny you should mention Invincible.

[@HoboGirl09]

Linkara like the longbox of the damned mid-summer nightmare paetron goal and being released maybe you could add that as a paetron goal in the future that would be pretty awesome.

[@demi-fiendoftime3825]

so linkara your thoughts on marvel sudo reboot, and DC now haveing a Superman as literally as powerful as his old tag line and batman is now commissioner Gordon in an iron man suit. We have entered one of those werid ereas again where they try new ideas like superman has to deal with not only the loss of his powers but his secret Identity as well.

[@ChiefMedicPururu]

And four years later, he reviewed the first TMNT comic. Ha.

[@BigAmericanGirlFan]

Granted, it was a Patreon sponsered review and it wasn't also during Secret Origins Month. The episode premiered in January, I think. But, it's also coming to the point where the Bronze Age is turning nearly 40/50 years as old as the Silver Age of Comics was when this show stared. So, conventions of writing and content of the Bronze Age are going to start seeming laughably strange (in a different way) to readers of the 2020s.

[@MrEmpoleon2010]

So Duriel was the first Mirror Master?

[@farmerproductions9869]

Got the date wrong Lewis, in the originally uploaded part you said it was released in November of this year

[@TheGuy735]

This is the flash. Maybe he came from the future

[@SherlockZ_001]

So... this must be what future vision is like. Neat. Sorry, I saw you got a few comments on it already, just had to throw in my own little twist on it. Could be worse: for the first four months of 2013, I kept wanting to write 2012 whenever putting in the date. The fact that this is being posted as close to the start of 'Flash season 2' is also neat. I just wish 'Flash of Two Worlds' was the 1st episode of the 2nd season, not the 2nd... but I guess it's another sneaky tie into it being 'Earth 2' (2nd season, 2nd episode, lol...) Question for anyone actually reading this post: would there be interest in seeing Linkara review 'A Flash of Two Worlds'?

[@TheGoldenNeil]

I know that this is sort of off topic, but what's your opinion on the graphic novel "Arkham Asylum: Serious House on Serious Earth"? Also, could you do an origin on Plastic Man? He's my favorite superhero that's not given enough credit.

[@thenerdtalkpodcast9460]

How could this air months after its airing on KZbin?

[@jfdrac]

Dont you know anything about science

[@sheepheadsez2229]

I chewed some ice cubes and didn't gain super powers, I demand a refund!

[@thomasagar273]

Oof Linkara went back on his word when he is now doing origins of characters of the 90s.

[@BigAmericanGirlFan]

He might have also done it because it's also coming to the point where the Bronze Age (1970s-early 1990s) is turning nearly 40/50 years, as old as the Silver Age of Comics was when this show stared. So, conventions of writing and content of the Bronze Age are going to start seeming laughably strange (in a different way) to readers of the 2020s.

[@Maswartz226]

The 90s were 30 years ago

[@wolfkniteX]

12:52 Tell that to Kyle Rayner. :P

[@jfdrac]

His loved ones have 2 feet in the grave (or at least the fridge)

[@DSan-kl2yc]

I read this comic before watching this and I liked it especially for the time..flash stories were entertaining for golden age co.ics from the ones I read

[@WTSD850]

good thing they're bringing back the jsa in prime earth

[@KidSnivy69]

I always found the a fun little golden age origin, no complaints here. Taking time to talk ruminations, I'm with Lewis on this one and was actually happy he brought it up in the Green Lantern 23.1 (though I understand why he cut it out.) Honestly while I like villains as much as the next guy, with a few exceptions I really don't care where they first show up. Heck I'd rather see Scott Lang, Captain Marvel Jr., The Vision, Jonah Hex, Aquaman just to name a few, long before any villains origins.

[@jfdrac]

Plus its tough to do villians as most dont get a true origin story....I mean maybe we see them get their powers but for the best ones like Doom or Magneto their origin is really over many issues slowly filled in since the hero is the focus

[@jakebryant3445]

Ah so Secret Origins Mouth is for the golden and silver age appearances of the heroes? Ok I see.

[@ecliptorcalrissian5014]

Man, the original Flash's origin is a bit disappointing. I know Golden Age stories are not the same as modern age ones and they'd feel less need to make it plausible (hard water, etc.) but a guy who was supposedly smart got powers by being monumentally stupid. I bet Jay never tells any of the JSA or JLA how he got his powers, it's too embarrassing! And Joan is so shallow it's hard to root for her and Jay's relationship. The other origins from the same era stand up to the test of time: the last son of Krypton, the boy who lost his parents in a senseless act of violence, the princess who lived a sheltered life until the outside world came to her, so she proved her worthiness to go to the outside world, and found it in need of saving. Meanwhile, I never knew Jay's origin until this video. Even as he gets more love in non-comic media, it's never been deemed worthy of repeating.

[@gracekim1998]

‘My name is Barry Allen and I’m the fastest man alive…..’ 17.1.23

[@GreycatRademenes]

Here's an idea for you! How about making an AT4W DVD with Villain Origins?

[@KidSnivy69]

Most of those aren't public domain

[@jfdrac]

And teh few that are nobody cares about the Public domain heroes are barely known

[@mickginny6075]

will you ever do booster gold on this show

[@dnmstarsi]

+Kevin McGinty Probably in a Secret Origins Month. There's just others he wants to cover first.

[@mickginny6075]

That makes sense

[@DanielDAdkins]

Kevin McGinty Probably not. Booster Gold was created in the 1980s. Secret Origins Month only looks at Golden and Silver Age comics.

[@Bauglir100]

He means "Will Linkara do an episode on Booster Gold. Period." He didn't say it had to be Secret Origins Month.

[@jfdrac]

True as fun as he is some of the 1980s run were ....not so good

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

Does the Earth-1, based on the original Earth-One, still exist in the New 52?

[@jakebryant3445]

Yea it does. Convergence see to that

[@austineaton2646]

No!!!!

[@ZekeAxel]

Wait, didn't you do the first Avengers team-up?

[@AT4W]

+Shirokurou Yes. In 2014. This episode is from 2012.

[@AmaranthOriginal]

Is this the same time travel that brought Liefeld from the Golden Age? And can it be used to send him back?

[@ZekeAxel]

Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Yeah, I realized that when I noticed the empty background.

[@Hitman-cn6zz]

+Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall thanks linkara you made me interested in comic i recently bought a issue of the new ms marvel and i love it

[@russianteddybear2510]

Glad the JSA is back.

[@Zinervawyrm]

Hard water and heavy water…Aren't those two different things? Hard water is water with a high mineral content. Chicago gets it's water from Lake Michigan which is hard water.

[@dprototype6431]

Zinervawyrm I think they meant heavy water, but yeah, they're too different things.

[@gideon5386]

so did you stick with earth 2? I dropped it at issue 30 and I'm not reading society. I got soooo sick of the war with Apokolypse.

[@gideon5386]

Eamonn Deane I read the first issue but the art is... not my cup of tea. Plus it had the same problem that the later issues of earth 2 had, the fact that instead of focusing on the JSA characters it is about yet another person taking up the batman mantle.

[@gideon5386]

Eamonn Deane honestly rebirth can't get here soon enough. I wish they would tell us what the plan is with earth 2 though cuz it's sticking around but they didn't announce a creative team yet.

[@gideon5386]

Eamonn Deane no, I heard good things though. I was too busy being disappointed by the superman books, Martian manhunter, and doctor fate.

[@gideon5386]

Eamonn Deane I'm really looking forward to that one.

[@rorylumley4727]

Dr williams should look for the mirrors with finger prints on them to escape the hall of mirrors.

[@Zero1859]

Where do the new episodes air ?

[@blackthunderdragon6804]

Wait duriel IS like the old mirror man ir something cus wow what a humble begining

[@andreworders7305]

Hard water is a thing. It's something people with long hair I know care about, but I have no idea what it actually is.

[@pytko3]

Hey Lewis, heard a rumor from some friends that you had died. Any idea where that came from? They swore they weren't making it up and were relieved you hadn't passed away.

[@AT4W]

+pytko3 Well, I just hope it isn't a prediction! XD

[@pytko3]

Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Me too. I always enjoy your show.

[@reptilerepresentative7937]

+Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Especially since you replied to this. Nobody wants the zombie apocalypse

[@reptilerepresentative7937]

***** Okay... Nobody wants the zombie apocalypse but they secretly do

[@CaptainEnglehorn]

A scrub in sports is usually a benchwarmer, someone who is on the roster but rarely plans.

[@JaelinBezel]

Should the name duriel ring a bell?

[@noahmagana137]

Ten years of the first flash review

[@robinschicha4712]

The Flash get High! Speedy!

[@andreworders7305]

🎶My crush's love was always inexplicably linked to football🎶

[@angrybrony]

i'm diggin the new ending theme