HAWKMAN #13 almost KILLED me! SECRET COMMENTARY!

DC Comics Artist Ethan Van Sciver takes you thru his 2nd collaboration with GEOFF JOHNS, a fill in on HAWKMAN!
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[@FriedWyce]

The Bob Ross of comic books

[@Britton_Thompson]

Cool story about those submarines invented during the Civil War you brought up : •The submarine was invented by the South, not the Union/North as most would assume •For decades, people assumed submarines were invented by Germany during WW1 since they were the first nation the press documented as having in 1915, but history had to be rewritten when archaeologists uncovered a sunken sub off the coast of South Carolina in the late 20th century •The Confederacy used their submarines differently than we do today. Because the torpedo had not been invented yet, the Rebels used subs in stealth missions to sneak right beside enemy ships and sink them by drilling giant holes in them with an enormous corkscrew/drill bit mechanism they attached to the front of the subs. The objective was to sink Union ships by filling them with seawater, not bombing or dynamiting their hulls

[@Ldad27]

Man it always amazes me the amount of thought that you put into each panel yet alone each issue.

[@thetoma-verse5817]

It sounds like you almost overdosed or had an adverse reaction to a very large quantity of 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid aka Taurine (active ingredient in energy drinks). When someone's eyes click side to side it is almost always because their is an chemical imbalance of methionine in the brain. This imbalance can result in elevated levels of homocysteine, which is associated with blindness and neurological symptoms.

[@dnrdni1466]

Nystagmus

[@argos4444]

When I was in Haiti there was a an energy drink for sale called "Red Toro" It was in a 20oz bottle and was trying really hard to mimic Red Bulls color scheme. Silver and Blue. I saw it and thought " That is a huge energy drink, gotta try it. But one of the first things I was taught before going to Haiti was don't drink or eat anything unless our guide/pastor gives it to us. So I asked the Pastor to take a look at it for me. He picked it up read the label and started laughing. I was like what? He read the label to me. He put his finger on the label and read aloud as his finger went across the words... "Contains Sperm of Bull" Then he burst out laughing. "If you want to drink sperm of bull, go ahead" I declined. Maybe that was what was in the devil drink you drank lol

[@Hickmont943]

As a comics fan, there is nothing I enjoy more than things like this. keep up the good work.

[@colmortimer1066]

I really miss this style of art. It seems most of the modern books the pencils and inks take a back seat to the colours. Instead of using the inks to show shading, they just use computerized coloring to wash out pencils if the book was ever drawn on paper to start to where it has more of a CGI feel, than proper comic book art. I see a lot of critique about how bad comics are, and most of it is warranted but not too many seem to point out the flaws of how the modern art techniques totally ruin just what the art was always about. Maybe i am just too old and miss the 80's and 90's when most everything was done on paper.

[@MakThaNife]

Dude, you nailed my sentiments exactly. I despise the computerized look of modern comics. I also miss the way comics used to be. It's like they have totally divorced the artistic elements from modern comics.

[@mightisright]

I miss comics when they were printed on cheap paper with 4 colors. Then again, I'm not sure if that type of printing/paper even exists anymore.

[@d.aardent9382]

Yah exactly right.

[@vlweb3d]

""DIVERSITY & COMICS" BROUGHT ME HERE. Like your videos. Subscribed.

[@luibond9418]

Such a great channel. Thanks Ethan for making this

[@BobSmith-sl9sm]

This channel is great, I'm drawing my first comic as I'm watching this. Been working as an artist in the game industry for many years and always wanted to draw my own comics so I just decided to bite the bullet and do it and your explanation of panel layout, background level of detail , etc is helping a lot. Cheers!

[@nikob7428]

Love his art, loved this run. Ethan, I’d love more commentary videos like this about your work.

[@Warui88]

Redbull's motto is "Redbull gives you wings." WELP.

[@TakersMissy]

Thank GOD you survived!! What a trouper you are, Uncle Ethan ...But I'm so glad you didn't die for your art; you help make life a liitle better. :-)

[@ericb5328]

Love your tales of working in the business. Makes me want to join

[@unodestosdiaz2998]

Got the "Book" trade paperbacks of this run, pretty nice work from everyone involved.

[@nova6309]

Hey Ethan, I'm a big fan of your works. I have been watching all your videos lately and you have inspired me to start practicing drawing once again. I was wondering if you were planning on doing a video on something like drawing bodies or perhaps just body parts? Your joker and Dawnbreaker batman drawing videos were very informational and I look forward to learning a lot more tips from you in future videos. Keep up the good work!

[@MuaddibCharlie]

Congratulations on 2k subscribers!

[@bmoreravens64]

loved geoff johns run on hawkman, i also loved hawkgirls costume back them, super sexy

[@UndergroundGeek]

Two secs in and I'm completely relaxed 😎 lol cue the Sax

[@SSJFutureGohan62093]

It’s so cool going back and seeing all of Uncle E’s old videos. These are really cool

[@putridfetidini5468]

Holy crap Ethan, they weren't lying about the toe thumbs.😆

[@justinsayin6996]

Love it, Red Bull and smooth jazz... Great channel. Keep it going and they (followers) will come.

[@apexcomix3200]

I learn more from your education and experience in comics. You help me in being a better artist. Thanks, Ethan.

[@howlermouse]

I pulled this series out a week ago and stopped re-reading after this very issue. Very cool video!

[@Jollygreen2854]

Nice work EVS. Wish you’d do more comic breakdowns/process videos like this today. Maybe for cyberfrog or one of the others you create.

[@NeoN-PeoN]

I never knew that Hawk girl's wings were removable. How strange.

[@RowdyRodimus]

The page where Hakman takes off his helmet looks really, really similar to Joe Kubert's original work on the character (other than the body proportions since HM is now more muscular). Awesome job!

[@Spiderweb444]

This comic was really good. I wish you do one more scene of Hackman with troops of Thanagar.

[@Sulufy]

Damn, all this stuff is just so incredibly interesting. All these little tidbits that as a reader you just never know about.

[@bleack8701]

Might sound weird, but you did such a good job here that I wish there was a Hawkgirl comic drawn by you

[@carrion_man3700]

I wish you did more of these.

[@PhantomHarlock78]

Another thing I miss is the good use of colors like in this book. The paper dont even need to be special and the comic looks colorful while highlighting the drawing.

[@Lensman864]

The submarine was first used in warfare during the American war of independence. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle_(submersible)

[@diegocamacho6477]

Loved that Hawkmn run.

[@Fryegar]

Uncle E puts his body on the line for the art. Thx bro.

[@paulsnyc]

Ethan ... great video ... did you ever think about going back and re-drawing that one page where Hawkmam smashes the police car? Just for yourself?

[@opsimathics]

the general in the wall looks like Confederate army chief Robert E. Lee

[@nighthawkwarriorcomics]

I Like your videos and I drew Cyberfrog for the first time today and congratulations on your cyberfrog indegogo from last night

[@ALEN1ful]

Need to find some of those devil drinks. Sounds like a trip.

[@DarkGloComics]

I didn't puke, but i had some of the other effects when I drank some "Stars & Stripes" Grape Soda.

[@fedup7496]

Damn... those matrix-like glitches on the video drive me insane. I always think it's my computer. Holy cow, that story at the end about feeling ill.

[@leakymonkey]

Yay new pro vid on mah birf day :D Shit just got better :D

[@leakymonkey]

thanks, I'll try :)

[@HALberdier17]

Happy Birthday, it's my birthday too.

[@eddysgaming9868]

leakymonkey mine was yesterday! Happy birthday!

[@leakymonkey]

Thanks D. Sunders and Douglas Show, Happy belated birthday to you both :D

[@infolord79]

The wrong wheel is lifted for the corner that car is making.

[@brandonmoore5774]

Civil War soldier looks like Stonewall Jackson.

[@harnischfechter]

I remember reading that issue a while ago :) When you said you loved drawing Hawkman It came to my mind that you can usually tell if an artist enjoys a character. For isnstance I fell like Jim Lee had fun drawing Wolverine and Batman. Ethan, if you're reading this it would be great if you could say how it usually is with slight changes to the character design. In is issue Hawkman suddenly gets a little more armored up that usually. Was it your call or is it always rather specified by the writer?

[@bobcho105]

THAT MUSEUM PANEL

[@PhantomHarlock78]

I was reading some old Ghost Rider with amazing Tex art. He used black page backgrounds. This is something you choose or the colorist?

[@adrianmercado3092]

Zach sent me here.

[@d.aardent9382]

Ya sure that wasn't drain cleaner? I drank some kind of Monster energy drink for a short time, I never really felt they did anything for me, but I do remember feeling "off" when drinking them and my teeth felt like they were melting, so I thought I probably should stop buying them. Some people have bad reactions to too much amino acids at one time,as I noticed that the type I was buying had a lot of several different amino acids.

[@ScenekidsDIE88]

Hit that sub button and be sure to tell people at the local shop!

[@ponrix]

I know he may not read this but Ethan should see what Image comics can do for him. Work wise. Ink something or leadership stuff.

[@skybuilder23]

How was your experience at marvel different from dc

[@bubbahclem6133]

Jolt cola; all the sugar and twice the caffeine plus panic attacks and major heartburn. a good product. lol.

[@nuttywolfie]

Are these energy drinks (Red Bull et al.) really that much better than regular Coca Cola at giving you a sugar boost?

[@paulpizzlewizzle]

Uhhh you mean red devil drain cleaner?

[@saidsaidso903]

Was that a space shark at the beginning of this video?!

[@theoriginalpdogg90]

how long did this take you to do, the comic I mean?

[@oldhatAN]

What is with Hawkgirl's eyes at 9:02? They don't quite look like human eyes.

[@onionsavoya7543]

Did you read Robert Vendetti Hawkman series?

[@michaelhughes2969]

The energy drink is reddevil I believe was the one you was drinking lol

[@MakThaNife]

Yeah, I concur. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Devil_Energy_Drink

[@marktaylor6553]

Hooray for 2003 Hawk-boobies! :D

[@andrewdescombes6129]

I think you should put a link yo your twitter in the description of each video. You twitter is actually very hard to find. You will see what I mean if you open an incognito chrome browser (no search history preferences included in the search), and search for "@ethanvansciver," and "twitter @ethanvansciver," and "ethan van sciver twitter," and "ethan van sciver."

[@paulsnyc]

Also, from the video it sounds as if you work at the speed of a page a day? ...

[@markgnacinski9666]

Who the heck is kendra??

[@KalvinEllis]

Kendra Saunders is Hawkgirl.

[@bmoreravens64]

holy shit, crazy fake red bull story lol

[@BaronVonTacocat]

Red Devil Energy Drinks

[@paulmilton5935]

the very definition of suffering for your art.

[@pwestonewriter5847]

We miss the jazz sax

[@Porphyrogenitus1]

> Maybe someone who's a Civil War buff can tell me who that is. It's Col. R. U. Raycis. He had statues dotted around the land but they've all been torn down over the summer,

[@Porphyrogenitus1]

That's possibly because there are no known photos of Col. R. U. Raycis, the man, the myth, the legend.