I Am Not Starfire Sucks (Part 6)

[@BlackLightJack.]

Again, sorry for the loudness and constant mic pops, I just needed to get this shit off my chest at this point lol.

[@FlareJollyDragoness]

Hey, after everything this comic did to one of our favorite characters, the art of literature, and good storytelling, I don't blame you.

[@thomaspunt2646]

It's fine dude. Let the hate flow through you.

[@FlareJollyDragoness]

@@thomaspunt2646 Yes..Let the hate fuel your passion and power to review more shittier comics.

[@CB7368]

No problem bro you're good 👍

[@vinagrextravirgem500]

I actually like this

[@shawnculpepper4589]

This whole "Accept me as I am" mentality needs to be nerfed heavily.

[@jasmineelhilali9152]

It depends on what you mean..... You know, it's not bad to accept yourself as long as you're not a horrible person

[@shawnculpepper4589]

@@jasmineelhilali9152 What I mean is that it's gotten to the point where some people think they can be as toxic and nasty as possible and think everyone else is supposed to be okay with it.

[@jasmineelhilali9152]

@@shawnculpepper4589 yeah what I said, as long as you're not a horrible person it's ok to love yourself

[@sageforasennight]

My God I wish I could like your comment a thousand times!!

[@cakefrosting6451]

“Accept me as I am” should never be used to justify shitty, toxic behaviour. It’s the excuse abusers and toxic people do use to justify their terrible actions. The sentence has more meaning to it than giving power to people who have done nothing good to deserve that power. I don’t know how to word it better, but I’ve seen too many toxic people use this sentence to defend how shitty they are to others.

[@pollon4277]

This comic is kinda like when you were a kid and would try to play superhero’s or mermaids with your friends and you just keep adding magical powers to your character so you can beat each other

[@KrampusVlogandDumpsterfi-kr4ic]

That’s EXACTLY what i was thinking. and then the game gets boring so you quit and move on to something else

[@fiddlepattt]

This comic is only something a grandmother would pick up at target thinking it's teen titans.

[@dragonhearthx8369]

Hey some of those spoofs are actually good.

[@AleTitan]

I think you give grandmother's too much credit

[@amirahmed7230]

@@AleTitan no.

[@yungdeadbabies]

@@austinmorrison6953 grandma didnt know shes trying her best☹️

[@Celestial_Wing]

The grandmother must really hate their grandkids to buy this trash.

[@KikiYushima]

Honestly, this is a detail that'll escape most people, but if you want proof she's even more of an ungrateful brat, look at the cockatoo. It's probably either a citron cockatoo or a sulfur-crested cockatoo. Citrons are at least $700 while sulfur crested are at least $4000. It's possible it was an adopted bird, but if it was straight from a breeder, you're looking at really expensive birds. I'm pretty sure it would've had to have been Starfire buying the bird for her. Honestly, I feel bad for it. White cockatoos are incredibly sensitive birds to the point some parrot behavior experts think they shouldn't even be in captivity. Realistically, it may end up plucking itself from stress if Mandy doesn't have the time to spend with it or the ability to provide for it mentally. She's so self-obsessed that would probably be the case. Plus, she doesn't strike me as the type to do actual research on how to care for a parrot. I've been doing research for 3+ years into bird training and parrot care. I'm 30 and my family still won't let me get even a _cockatiel._ Why would you get a 17-18 year old a bird that can live to 60+ years old?! Teenagers are not prepared for that sort of responsibility! Well, some might be, but most aren't! That particular detail just baffles me so much.

[@popstel2286]

Yeah let's be honest the author probably just: 1. Google "pretty birds" because birds are hip and cool and use the first pretty result for the pet 2. Use to have a bird phase but her parent(s) wouldn't allow it for ovious reasonings (they live to be like 60+ sometimes, birds are very difficult to own or something, cages and stuff for the bird is hella expensive,...) so now she gives Mandy this giant fancy bird (possibly the one she wants when she was a teenager when she doesn't care about all the responsibility and crap) as a way to say: MOMMMM LOOK AT THIS, THIS BIRD IS MINE NOW MOMMMM FRICK YOUUUU lol But still, your comment was really good 👏👏👏👏

[@ARDIZsq]

That's actually a really interesting observation. I'm sure it's just a small little detail the writer/artist didn't think about, but it's there now and it really says a lot about the character. It also makes sense that the rich and famous Starfire could afford such a pricey bird. Such a well researched and explained comment.

[@Ramsey276one]

I’m SHOOKETH about the price of the bird! And the dubiousness of certain types of pet choices…

[@InuKaede]

This is a detail I noticed too. Large parrots like this cockatoo I'm pretty sure need a much larger enclosure (basically their own room) that's at least something large enough to allow them to fly around OR they need to allowed out of the cage for most of the day SUPERVISED because they can and will destroy stuff. It's pretty obvious that the poor bird is stuck in that goth hellhole of a room in a small cage without social interaction for HOURS at a time. It's actually kind of amazing that the author could accidentally add another subtle layer of crappiness to Mandy...

[@cjpk6843]

@@popstel2286 everything you just said was speculation as well. Still pretty good. Both theory's can hold up.

[@cartoonking1789]

I Hate how people who don’t care about IP use them as soapbox’s to preach their views at the expense of established characters and stories.

[@ThatRandomEncounterGuy]

As someone who was at ground zero of Powerpuff 2016’s self-cannibalism and giving Cartoon Network every possible reason to throw it in the dumpster for literally this, you hit the nail on the head.

[@jmaster4941]

Kinda sad that WB/DC just lets anyone do whatever bullshit cancer with their characters. Shows how little respect they have for the iconic characters and comics they've made/own.

[@Ramsey276one]

Funny how they gripe about pirating of old products they haven’t rereleased or remade but let SoreJaWs make IN NAME ONLY version propaganda or paid fanfics…

[@Nutmeg-]

Netflix SheRa in a nutshell

[@phantomflower6749]

oh anyone who's created something (in this case comic...?) always used media as a soap box. whether it was for anti-war, anti-racisim ect. the thing is that in the past it was recognized that the story and characters came first (plus excellent writing)...today everything serves the message to the point it's shoved down your throat the same way your mom shoved brussel sprouts in your mouth under the guise that it's good for you. and to top it off they hand hold you the whole time while constantly reminding you that 'hey this is what we're talking about...this is what we're against/for...did you get it? here it is again! did you get it? maybe if we talk about it more you'll get it' it's rather condescending

[@megumiseyelashes6706]

"a grown middle aged woman who has not mentally matured and has not grown out of her 'im not like other girls phase" Im going to steal this one

[@peridotentertainment8287]

Lol, but in all seriousness. He has basically summarized some women today. America has lost it.

[@EpicSandwich301]

@@peridotentertainment8287 not only America. sadly

[@Basedhistoryenjoyer]

I'm not like other girls I'm a dude

[@nationalinstituteofcheese3012]

Mandy is a person who stubs her toe and complains about life to a holocaust survivor

[@TheBelieveit1]

Let us not forget also, in that nonsensical scene where she's "proving" that her mom can't read minds. All the while Starfire's trying to understand but Mandy's not saying anything directly but internally venting because she pretends to want to be understood but just expects everyone including her mom to just automatically know so she says nothing? Well, author, don't think I missed the part where she's talking to her bird and asking "Who's a smart girl?" and like the properly trained cockatoo the pet is, it says "You". She literally trained her pet to stroke HER ego. This isn't something these birds just do. You have to spend a lot of time TRAINING them to understand the desired response. Meaning that she would ask this question and ONLY when the bird gave THIS response to THIS question, did she reward it. That is really sick when you train a pet to do a "trick" simply as a way to stroke your ego because you feel the need to have this kind of verbal validation. Most people I've seen who teach their parrots (and similar birds) to talk, they will ask them similar stuff like "Who's a pretty girl" or "Who's a good boy" and the idea being they respond with either "me" or their name. And a lot of these tricks are taught (yes because they're tricks and it's neet for the owner if they pull it off) but it's a way to help stimulate the bird's social needs. But here, Mandy (and by extension the author) is using it PURELY to stroke HER own fragile ego. It wasn't for fun or enrichment. It was for a narcissists' need for self validation. That's messed up. Especially because the bird can't understand her in the way she wants her own mom to either, but because she refuses to even try opening up to her mom before this all happened, insisting that "she'll never understand" while just expecting her to understand anyway. Meaning she doesn't REALLY wanna be understood, she just wants endless praise. Mom doesn't endlessly praise her as being perfect all the time and instantly stroke that ego of her's at every chance, so she trained an animal that could NEVER understand her beyond "she gives me food when I do this" and we're expected to see her as relatable and pity her? Bruh, that's not a pet, that's more a servant.

[@HooDooBrown]

At this point it would of been more humane if she just ate the bird. More in character too.

[@Goldenglare_thewindeater]

Although the question is raised, although given that this is based off of the author rather than an actual proper character I guess you can’t really speculate, but let’s just pretend for a second that Mandy isn’t a self insert and say how old in the world did she develop this narcissistic personality to begin with? It could possibly because Starfire didn’t really know how to parent a young child? Or it could’ve been her peers that caused her to develop that narcissistic personality. In a world where this character isn’t a self insert those are some good questions to ponder. You can still say that Mandy’s absolute trash, but at least in that scenario she would be trash born from her developmental circumstances as a child rather than because it’s a self and start character and the other is by proxy also trash

[@spookypaladin4667]

Tamaki needs a therapist, deadass. I'm so sick of "authors" who twist and mangle characters who aren't even theirs and make horrible work with it. It's straight up Wattpad fanfiction with illustrations.

[@EpicSandwich301]

Nah wattpad is better

[@annalisasauter7935]

...and at one point, I was into Wattpad...cringe.

[@cecejamesable]

Wattpad stories are more creative than this.

[@somebody6235]

Even wattpad have better histories

[@Alondro77]

She needs an old-time therapist. The lunatics running the asylums these days would tell her it's all men's fault. Not even exaggerating. Psychologists are all crazy now.

[@CB7368]

How many bets that the love interest girl is based off of a high school crush that never had any interest in the her or even had rejected her.

[@crimsondynamo615]

Oh no doubt about it

[@limezazzy2813]

Sincerely no doubt

[@GerardoSantana]

I'm willing to bet money I haven't even earned yet that the crush never even knew she existed. We are talking Andrew Dobson Power Girl comic levels of delusion

[@Rogue.Rainbow]

“Kentucky Fried Cancer” It’s so simple and yet it perfectly fits her as a character.

[@Hypershadic23]

You know things are fucked when Teen Titans GO! sticks closer to the source material than this.

[@bitethebullet7795]

I have an ex who used to treat me this way: Get upset when things didn’t go her way, paint her parents to be hellions, and dressed in ways that were obviously attention-seeking. Unfortunately, I still have to see her and she hasn’t changed a lick. However, I am proud to say that she got her just rewards when she was exposed for being a dating a 12 year old at 17…yea. In summary, please don’t treat your significant others like this. Just love them and if someone is begging you to change, they usually are coming from a place of goodness

[@EpicSandwich301]

Oof hope you're alright now

[@ahnhyungseobhaveyoulearnth8286]

hope that 12 year olds okay too

[@aceofspades5226]

*lowers sunglasses* Pardon, she did what?

[@SkebtheOne]

"HI I'm chris Hansen and I'm with dateline NBC"

[@ausername8770]

SHE DATED A 12 YEAR OLD AT 17?!?!?!?!

[@unfurropendejo.9473]

idk why but some ppl just use the "yOu hATe hEr bC sHE iS lSbiaN aNd fAt" as an argument. This being non-canon wasn't the best they could do, it was the bare minimum.

[@vebz_6872]

seriously though, i'm a fat bi trans dude and this was still trash in my eyes. "Wokeness" does not excuse a garbage story

[@vebz_6872]

@@yarc9 that's your decision to make

[@michelecastellotti9172]

Me who loves The howl house gay couples because they are actually organic and fluidly introduced and am fat: *"YOU HAVE NO POWER HERE!"*

[@GimOA]

@@michelecastellotti9172 whew, all those words look like a brainmelter

[@michelecastellotti9172]

@@GimOA hey, i english is not my mothertongue

[@Nukestarmaster]

I can basically sum up this entire video in one sentence, "Mandy is a Mary Sue".

[@lurkyb0i602]

Agreed

[@CB7368]

Basically

[@arthurdias6860]

A Jerk Sue

[@tabbaldwin3165]

a emo sue

[@MJGianesello]

A mary sue is a character without flaws or weaknesses

[@Charlie_Darlie_]

Honestly, I love how aggresive Jack is in his videos, IDK I just like to listen to people rant anbout stuff.

[@Silver_Red4248]

Same. Even though it can seem like he's overreacting at times- it still can be pretty entertaining

[@meti326]

We have come to a Time where its more entertaining to listen at Rants then watching/reading the actual stuff

[@cygnus3119]

I think the story would've been so much better if the point of the story was to have the main character be a complete asshole. In the first parts of the story, she just shrugs off people obviously trying to help her and tries to intentionally be terrible to people except people who are like her. But we get snippets of her mind. Maybe she is that way because she feels like she will never be able live up to being like her mother, and that would be the reason why she doesn't like mother and actively tries to not be like her. I would then make the relationship never happen. Although she likes the female lead, the female lead doesn't like her because she was mean to her friends. Then the darkfire thing would happen much earlier. Starfire comes in the nick of time and saves the day, with the mc never getting powers. But because of her mother saving her, she realizes that her mother does love her, and that she doesn't have to be exactly like her mother. The last part of the story would be her trying to mend the terrible things she's done, and her trying to get her life on track, because she realizes that she doesn't have to be like her mother to go through life. She can be unique without trying to prove it. And at the end, she doesn't get the girl, not many people like her, but she's confident in her own ability instead of what she thought was expected of her. I left out a ton of other story points, like why the battle happens at her school and other things but for me this is the easiest way to make the story much better and making the mc look better in the eyes of the reader. This was rushed so feel free to add anything else that you think would be better.

[@CalmQueenKey]

I would enjoy the heck out of that story.

[@レロ-y3c]

Thats so much better than this shit book. I would totally enjoy it

[@Doracake]

So literally the story has no self awareness the mc is bad. And as the video says, it just tries to give mc the perfect outcome so they would not want to go for a "imperfect ending" idea.

[@silaschester1008]

"Mandy's personality is Kentucky fried cancer" fuck that makes me die of laughter

[@cinnabondaronz]

"This comic sucks, and I'm *almost* done talking about it." You poor soul

[@KarmicDJ]

What a great lesson this story tells: you don’t have to change or improve yourself at all and everything will naturally come to you. I feel so glad knowing that incels do get girls and they’re actually better than any current famous martial artist you could think of. Outstanding job

[@sunshinesmith3388]

yeah it’s a great case study about the mind of a narcissist

[@mysterykiddo2167]

@@sunshinesmith3388 That's what the author of this dumpster fire is

[@spectre9340]

Mandy reminds me of Marinette from Miraculous Ladybug. Screw character growth! Let's just have shitty characters not only not have to deal with the consequences of their actions, but also be rewarded for said shitty behavior because the creator is biased

[@libraeevee9467]

@Ally Gruber why couldn’t Chloe or hell even Adrien that guy has *WAAAAAAAAAAAY* more potential

[@notthefbi7015]

Same with RWBY

[@fandemusique4693]

Calm down. Marinette is too much with Adrien, but beside that she is a nice girl.

[@fandemusique4693]

@@libraeevee9467 Chloe suck, but it's true Adrien should be the protagonist, he is the stronger one (he already do fencing and have the battle oriented weapon) and he is the only person Gabriel and Nathalie (the antagonists) give a shit about.

[@giorgiapetrei5421]

(Long read aheas (sorry)) I was a big fan of Miraculous Lady Bug. I'm trying to move on from that show because, as you said, it doesn't give a damn about character growth. Marinette was my favorite character and I was hoping that she would get a bit of development during season 2 or season 3. Too bad it never happened. She's still obsessed with Adrien (looks like the show runners are too afraid of let go of that source of comedy) She still acts dumb around her crush, she can't move on from him but can't even confess her feelings. They tried to change her situation with the "guardian of the miracle-box" thing and that felt so unnecessary. But that's just my opinion.

[@RobertPage562]

give this man a metal for reading this trash for all of us and somehow remaining mentally stable.

[@quakezero8968]

What kind of metal? What’s he going to use it for? Spare parts? Why are we giving him a hunk of metal? Are we sure it’s not corroded? So many questions, so little answers.

[@peridotentertainment8287]

@@quakezero8968 I think they mean a badge that soldiers would get for their bravery. That guy is basically saying that BlackLightJack was brave to read the entire I Am Not Starfire comic and didn't lose their mentality. A metal is kind of a nickname for a badge, like calling a plank of wood 2 by 4. Or calling a toilet a John. And calling movies motion pictures. Naming things is weird.

[@quakezero8968]

@@peridotentertainment8287 dear god i know that i was kidding

[@peridotentertainment8287]

@@quakezero8968 Oh, well then what I said was completely pointless. Lol.

[@Duhgel]

@@quakezero8968 I love this comment sm

[@IndominusGojira]

This comic proves that Mariko Tamaki has mommy issues just projecting all of it into this landfill of a "story"

[@WakoDoodle]

"Everything Revolves Around Her" E.R.A.H pretty much sums up everyones feelings to this. Eurgh!

[@EpicSandwich301]

Erah sounds like a name or smthng

[@stopreplyingtomyoldcomments]

If I ever have a child, Ima name it Erah Mandy (insert last name)

[@marywallace3620]

You know who published better fanfiction then I'm Not Starfire? The guy who wrote The Last Days of Krypton. That was a damn good read.

[@rileyjfosbre6383]

I like the side by side comparison. Even though Mandy is obviously a self insert, the woke western comic industry’s dumb standards still manage to shine through, downplaying some of the author’s… “features” and making her look even more bloated as a drawing. I know they say it’s what’s on the inside that counts, but I think we’ve established Mandy doesn’t have much to offer on that front. At least show me why love interest finds her physically attractive.

[@AugustoEL]

Yeah that phrase does not work at all with this orc, she is even uglier in the inside that the outside.

[@nickthepick8043]

I get it, some people are ugly. But it's okay to admit it to yourself that some people are disgusting, and you'd never be attracted to that in real life. I kinda feel that the "Inner Beauty" thing might not be real at all, but just a phrase to make people feel better. To make it easier than accepting an uncomfortable truth. It's conflicting for me because I don't want to hurt people's feelings because I know what it's like to be hurt that way. But, admitting it to yourself that "Ugliness is Beauty" is BS it's also far better than making their lives more miserable by A) Outright mocking them for it B) Pretending they're beautiful as they are. Also, for some reason, this comic keeps giving us up-the-skirt shots of her ass, and I really don't wanna see that. don't want to see her nasty bald spots.

[@sunshinesmith3388]

for no other reason than it would stroke the authors ego

[@Basedhistoryenjoyer]

Some people do find fat people(for reasons I myself don't know but whatever) attractive but it's damn near impossible for even those people to get attracted to someone with a horrible personality

[@kyokugenryudisciple9349]

Jack…it’s kinda of crazy…it coming out is kind of a blessing…because it’s just proves this. I’m NOT Starfire came out, had woke “backing” and after one year of coming out…no one of these critics cares about it anymore… Except for Comic Book Fans and content creators like you who were moded the minute it came out…so we can point out the flaws. The sad part of it all is this. Mandy could have worked as Starfire & Nightwing’s Daughter, Mandy could have worked as an amazing character, and Mandy could have gotten praise…if she wasn’t a tool the whole story. I can go on and on in another comment, but all I gotta say is. Where is the energy these critics have after it came out? Exactly…it just proves that Woke Critics don’t practice what they preach. They suck something off…praise it to high heaven, and move on to the next cool woke piece of media.

[@redrasegarden]

Agreed. For all it’s faults if the book refund it’s points of real world implications of fame,family legacy, trust issues and self discovery. It might have worked. Even sadder still I’ve seen a story, not exactly like this, but akin to, what Mandy’s story is.

[@fernandogonzales9240]

The thumbnail reminds me how evil Mandy natural is. That smile belongs to a villain. She would fit right in with The Jokerz, right up to the day dear ol' Uncle J shows up and calls her a loser. A disgrace to the name Joker. Why, back in my day-

[@crimsondynamo615]

Joker would just shoot her on sight before she could even get a word in. Just as if he can sense how terrible she is from sight alone.

[@simplyydivine]

Everything revolves around her to the point that everyone's personality, feelings, and opinions are non existent. How did Mariko Tamaki even become an author? How did DC decide to release this bullcrap to the public? I'm disappointed, honestly.

[@kuohero1817]

WAIT THATS OFFICIAL COMIC !? i thought it was fan-made…

[@simplyydivine]

@@kuohero1817 Sadly, yes, it is an offical comic.

[@kuohero1817]

@@simplyydivine oh my god that is so lazy story writing ! Even when i was 9 years old i wrote better stories than this!

[@nordicnerdy4032]

ikr? the fact someone approved of this-

[@billytheconqueror5803]

It's one very bad side effect of the creator run market that popped up in the 90s. Hacks don't have editors to tell them no

[@shadowman9081]

“This comic validates toxic relationship” this also describes most romance anime in general, “cough cough” abusive tsunderes.

[@Prince_Rynkashy]

Tsundere usually get character development, this thing is hot garbage

[@shadowman9081]

@@Prince_Rynkashy Welp I can at least agree with that.

[@pesci20002010]

If you're the one that came up with "Her personality is Kentucky Fried Cancer" you deserve a damn award

[@linksab9568]

"Everything revolves around her" My brother here explaining in half a sentence what a Mary Sue is

[@dave-xh8gm]

For your next video, I found a 20-minute review on this book about how Mandy isn't a self-insert and it was a good read. I found it a month or so ago when I looked up "I am not Starfire review". It was the first thing that came up. I'm not sure if it still is, but it was a perfect example of how young goth teens are impressionable.

[@crimsondynamo615]

I seriously hope it’s bait, because of it was genuine then my god the world is sad.

[@dave-xh8gm]

@@crimsondynamo615 It was definitely genuine.

[@GameLover45408]

@@dave-xh8gm mind showing link.

[@imactuallybatman.trustme]

as someone who many consider to be a ‘goth teen’ i can say this book was terrible. i started reading it because why not, quit like 2 chapters in because it was terrible. most of my friends, who also are ‘goth teens’ said it was a bad book, but a few of them thought it was good, it wasn’t a self-insert, all that stuff. not trying to be rude to them, but the friends that said it was good are also the… more.. unhinged ones.

[@dave-xh8gm]

@@GameLover45408 Like I said, I have no idea where it is. I found it one day while internet surfing.

[@lukefox718]

"Warning: loud. I just need to vent about this garbage and I'm gonna start losing my shit" *that's....why I'm here*

[@tenshi.kurama]

the most sad thing is that the premise for this story, where the child is nothing like their superhero parent had the potential to be good in the right hands

[@xFlareLeon]

It was done right, it was basically the first half of Sky High.

[@MistressoftheIceMoon]

The fact she got superpowers and suddenly the whole school is on her side and her love interest is now solidly in love with her just cements how shallow this whole thing was. The fight in the football field probably would have made her popular for a few months then she'd be forgotten about because that's just how high school is. If this happened at my school when I was in high school, and I know personally how foul this person was, I'd still hate her. In fact, it's more likely that due to Mandy's nasty attitude she'd be more of a menace than a hero.

[@Puddlescove7564]

Something that I noticed: some artists when creating characters based on themselves will give the character a name that kinda sounds like their name, for example: Mandy and Mariko So even if this character didn't look like her, I probably still would have been able to connect the dots 😑

[@flpuding]

mandy is so lucky, like, imagine having everything revolving around you.

[@d.j.mulcahy1657]

There are so many shows, fanfics, and comics I want to see you review in the future. Your work is immensely entertaining.

[@TheSinisterkelly]

This is NOT THE TEEN TITANS reboot we wanted And it's obvious she didn't watch an entire season

[@agatha_witchy]

As a goth: no we don't act like this. Because goth subculture defends being kind to those who deserve it.

[@clairelu606]

I respect someone that can make 7 parts of a series to disscus/rant about this. tbh its giving more credit than its due.

[@draketheduelist]

"Everything. Revolves. Around. Mandy." Well, when you're that fat, you can exert quite the gravitational field... And no, I'm not gonna' spare this comic more thought than the cheapest and most obvious fat joke imaginable. That alone says more about its overall quality than any long-winded rant ever could.

[@Vigriff]

I found it strange that Pluto was harassing Starfire. What did Starfire do to Pluto to earn such treatment?

[@achillesalister3786]

I see people wearing Demon Slayer shirts every so often and once Danganronpa and BERSERK. I doubt anyone would be caught dead wearing an I Am Not Starfire shirt.

[@theomegaumbreonmemechannel135]

I read that as "Doom Slayer" at first and agree'd. Then i reread and noticed "Demon Slayer" and agree'd more

[@chairliftphilospher5710]

Funnily enough, I had a youth group leader called Mandy who is the exact opposite of this character. Empathetic, never rude, actually funny, and very social.

[@Maybeyoudorho]

It was fun watching you rage- makes me smile think “I’m not the only one who feels like this”

[@roseyshades96]

It's actually very creepy if you think about it I mean she basically literally just made her "love interest" into a simp who just magically forgets being disrespected and just falls in love with her? With no actual build-up or anything? They didn't even go on a single date or have a single decent conversation it just comes off as one of those weird and dark NTR anime novels. I am starting to think people who write self-insert bullshit like this are doing it purposely to make the industry look bad and push an agenda because this shouldn't keep happening. Who is hiring these pandering morons? This whole book is just a rip-off of Twilight where it's just fanfic about someone's self-insert because she not only wishes to pander to a small majority but to push herself as some kind of new hero that no one asked for just for an ego boost. It's just pathetic and such a waste when there are so many people across the internet who can actually create amazing stories and they are never hired nor even noticed. But instead they thought this was better?

[@sunshinesmith3388]

I’d be worried about the authors partner since their ideal girlfriend is a doormat that worships them

[@billytheconqueror5803]

Its femcel fiction

[@billytheconqueror5803]

​@@sunshinesmith3388lesbians are the most abusive out of all relationships

[@LunaMinuna]

6:45 lmao this got me good 7:21 “he’s mr miyagi when the plot needs it” you need more subs 😂

[@Azzywhole]

Surprised that it took 6 videos for you to be screaming.I already started since the beginning of this comic.

[@taniatokustar7737]

Self control

[@jamielthashepherd6870]

“BECAUSE. EVERYTHING. REVOLVES. AROUND. HER.” 😂

[@h0ojn-c1j]

Jack's anger is literally radiating through my monitor. Love it.

[@forner1900]

I want you to know... thank you so much for doing this. I really love your take on this project. It was very entertaining, you suffered a lot....Thank you for your sacrifice.

[@Freaky..]

“This ** starts saying some fortune cookie **” this got me dying💀

[@IReadTooMuchCrap]

I wonder what your thoughts would be on the writer's other work, Skim. It's been years since I've read it, but, after watching your IANS series and comparing Skim to this, it does feel like another high-school wish-fulfillment work, but without the superhero bullshit to drag it down. The art is a lot better as well, but the story goes in both familiar and weirder places than IANS. Great video though. :) I've watched a lot of youtube videos on this comic book and have heard so many interesting perspectives from it. Almost a shame that I haven't read the book itself if it weren't so bad. lol

[@Force-hiddenmasquerade]

The only thing I’m not 100% convinced of is that Mandy is a self insert. Does she look like the writer? Yeah, kinda. But it’s not enough evidence for me to believe that this is definitely a self insert. Is she a bad character? Yes. Does the story pander to edgy young teenage girls who’s not like the other girls and tries so hard to be edgy? Yeah I think its fault is that it tried to be aimed at a young teen girl demographic but it fails to teach any good lessons or consequences

[@orrorsaness5942]

Ouch!

[@orrorsaness5942]

At least my fanfiction teaches that being a pedo is wrong.

[@cosmic_seabunny]

According to people who’ve read her other comics she actually does this a lot. It doesn’t really help that all Mandy’s opinions are akin to hers. So maybe Mandy is a self-insert but honestly..I’m not sure what’s worse.

[@MerkuryNA]

I actually thought this too until I read about the actual writer more. I thought the self insert point was a stretch but she's just genuinely a self insert no questions asked

[@shizachan8421]

I think its fault is that it tried to be aimed at a young teen girl demographic which triggers grown up man. I mean, even if the main character is an edgy asshole, we can say the same about every single isekai protagonist which also usually don't teach valuable lessons and instead act as cringy self-insert for the audiences, but outside of DigiBro we barely see any outrage and mass bashing over that.

[@StormyStars64]

wish characters were important even just one more titan in this story will make it feel like D.C

[@filipemoreira374]

Bruh, the shitty art itself doesn't look like DC. Funny enough i was reading a Batman comic (Don't remember what one) and it had some goated panels, and then i hear of this piece of trash, I gave it a try, and i was like: "........WTF?? " give me 2 months to train art and i do something better or at least similar.

[@StormyStars64]

@@filipemoreira374 i just meant i wish it felt like it was inside the D.C universe besides Starfire and Blackfire

[@filipemoreira374]

@@StormyStars64 Oh yeah, I know. I just wanted to talk about how my experience with DC (I'm new to comics) went from 100 to -8000. (Obviously i know not all DC should be judged because of this one thing, but i thought it was funny how my first ever DC comic was great, My second was straight up trash)

[@calipurnioelreydelodio7141]

Again, watching this comic I ask myself: What kind of person Mariko Tamaki is in real life? Because if her own Self-Insert is *that* toxic... Man, the real deal must be a nightmare.

[@himikotoga4565]

Honestly your review is well thought out and clearly explains everything. I love it how you were able to so much passion and anger towards the review and giving it your opinion. NOT TO MENTION HOW FUNNY IT WAS MOST OF THE TIME

[@Goldenglare_thewindeater]

Something I find it funny is that she attempts to make Starfire like kind of villainous just because she seems to plays into misogynistic stereotypes, but she seems to actually be trying to be a good mom, and she did no way shape or form attempts to suppress her daughter or ask her not to do things because it makes her look bad. She always seems very supportive of her daughter and all she gets in return is a fucking asshole for aspects about her personality and her behavior and her appearance that her daughter doesn’t like, so it does fall back into the “everything. Revolves. Around. Her.” As she expects her mother to change simply because she doesn’t like the way she looks and acts. Ironically in normal comics StarFire, Raven, and some of the other superheroines (and sometimes even villains) could be seen as maybe not role models but at least idols to some girls because they are powerful they’re smart they’re intelligent they’re beautiful and they can keep up with it if not beat men. Whereas way back in the good old 50s people like wonder woman had to have a sidekick that was more behaviorally attuned to the ideal expectations of a woman at the time, and when both of them acted up too much they literally got spankings for diverting too much out of the norm for actual women at the time. So I find it kind of ironic that this self insert power fantasy that shits on StarFire because she’s perceivably just another brick in the patriarchy of submissive females, when she is still a respected teen titan and isn’t considered to be any lesser than any of her other teammates simply because she’s a woman. Oh the irony. The author really just wanted to feed her ego and not consider anything.

[@headphonegirl21amm93]

Of course everything revolves around her because her weight pulls everything into orbit like a planet

[@ContrastCopy]

You know. It feels like this comic is trying to justify some things that the writer did as a kid. I mean, every good work of art should have some aspect of the artist’s experience in it. But this is like it’s trying to say that everything they did was correct and cool. Don’t be like this, even if you have changed, it’s good to admit that some of your decisions were wrong or even irrational.

[@t0orpid]

I feel so sorry for the artist who did the comic, their style is amazing

[@peridotentertainment8287]

Unless they were like Tamaki and thought this comic was okay, then that would be a different story.

[@t0orpid]

@@peridotentertainment8287 Maybe they got hired and were like "Ooookay, I do this and just get the cash" :0

[@somewackoonyoutube2449]

2:13-3:08 I love your Mariko Tamaki impression lol

[@gabbysappy8121]

Ive been wanting to say this but another commenter beat me to it: if you wanna see another sign of mandy being ungrateful and self-absorbed, take a look at her bird. I have parrots and boy let me tell you, theyre tough. They are high maintenance pets who require toys, big cages, lots of play time inside and out the cage, strict training and tons of love. Theyre also hella expensive, starfire mustve paid for them. Also as a student, i would never think of getting just one bird. Birds are social and when youre in school for most of the time, they get lonely. Ofc its possible to have only one bird, you just have to buy them toys (foraging, climbing, stimulating, colourful) to keep em occupied and when you get home, release them for play time. But mandy doesnt seem to have much stimulating toys for the poor cockatoo; she doesnt care about her bird. Oh and she got a dowel as her bird's perch- bad idea. You can search it, trust me its pitiful for these poor creatures to be 'looked after' by ignorant people, like mandy.

[@demonqueen648]

The way you started singing Misery Business by Paramore

[@LuckyTheCat256]

7:08 There is not a drop of testosterone in this guys’ body 💀

[@heroshadow42]

At some point, I might have to look into the power scale between Starfire and Blackfire, as well as how fight or flight instinct and a berserk state works. There’s still a too much rework needed to make it worth fixing, but I was imagining the closest way to make the fight scene work is if Mandy gaining her powers is more of a primal rage, only grunts and roars coming from Mandy. This would also imply that she’s able to put up a fight because Blackfire was worn down fighting Starfire. If the rest of the Titans will be involved, then in addition to Mandy only now realizing her powers, it just makes sense that she loses, but the fight was enough to buy time for their arrival. Plan B is she tries to act all badass but the lack of knowledge of how tameranians use their power, either Blackfire would toy with her because cocky villain, or something like Janamba vs fat Gogita.

[@orthoshroud8453]

moral of the story : don’t self insert yourself

[@marioborgen]

That recreation of how she would tell the story is so accurate

[@yashaoftheflames8475]

Hey those PowerPoint transition came in clutch 2:06

[@suspiciousstar7547]

2:35 I think the song is Paramore: Misery Business

[@CalmQueenKey]

I know someone probably said this in another video comment section, but this could have been decent if they just humbled Mandy midway through, had the teen titans take down Blackfire, and most importantly. Instead of having Starfire be emotionally neglectful have her accidently smother Mandy in her love, kindness, and attention. If Starfire accidently overwhelmed her daughter to the breaking point it would still seem OOC but it would be an interesting read. Because no parent is perfect and I bet superhero parents make even more mistakes. Also Mandy not wanting to go to college as a rich girl was pretty stupid. So instead have her want to go to college but super far from her mother to the point Starfire actually worries about the distance. That's what they could fight about and what Mandy snaps and leaves the house on. I know this story needs more help than just what I wrote but the more I watch these videos and read the comment section the more disappointed and annoyed I am at the author of this garbage.

[@ak9k472]

“Warning loud noises” Oh boy, here we go.

[@BubbleGum566]

That Adult Swim intro was nostalgic asf.

[@brachycephalicphil4001]

I lost my absolute shit at “I beat ‘em up good and do curse words” 😂😂😂

[@garciajasmeen6482]

I kinda thought that if they ever were to make another chapter of this, which I highly doubt would happen, they should add someone that is the complete opposite of Mandy. I think it would be interesting to have one of the kids from her school, the ones that kept asking about star fire, be a hard worker really trying to be part of the titans, have it be their dream. Whereas Mandy never tried, they do anything to compensate for their lack of powers. Maybe they take classes they don’t like or struggle with, like Forensic Science, CPR & Safety training, and Psychology, and only be taking it for the sole reason of believing that it would help them be a good hero. Hell, make them be annoying and constantly bug Mandy to let them meet the Titans tell she finally agrees. They would get along with the Titans and understands hero stuff better than Mandy. Make her be jealous of the fact that they don’t let a lack of power deter them from trying to be a hero. It could reach a point where Mandy lashes at them about how they should quit the hero stuff because they’ll never be able to be one. How sucking up to the titans is pathetic. The dam finally breaks, and the new character reveals their bitterness towards Mandy. They’d seen how she never cared about anything or tried to better themselves. Have them be jealous of they powers Mandy has that they feel are undeserved. Mandy could realize that the hatred she has on them could be because at one point she was like that, working hard to be just like Star fire till she gave up, and can’t stand that someone else was able to keep trying while she accepted her fate and grew to be uncaring and cold. On the other hand, the new character could come to terms with the fact that they can’t be a titan member and has to move forward with that. They chapter could leave off with them findings a new goal and Mandy having a better understanding on all the work she’s going to have to put in to be a hero’s and that she can’t regress to what she was before. Sorry for the long post, I’ve seen videos on people trying to fix High Guardian Spice and thought it be fun to do the same with this.

[@mars7660]

I absolutely lost it when the dude went "DANA DANANANANANANA"

[@nationalinstituteofcheese3012]

If Mandy was a guy, she’d be a creep who was possessive over a girl he wasn’t dating without caring about her feelings, personality, or insecurities

[@The_Brain189]

So glad I found this channel.

[@xFlareLeon]

After watching JLongbone's stream dub of this comic, it's so strange to not hear Lincoln (gay Asian nihilist wingman) sounding like Gilbert Gottfried.

[@dorflumkin]

as a teenage goth girl, :( i hated this comic as well

[@Sanquinity]

Yup, that's the first impression I got of this comic: A self-insert fanfic which reads like it was written by that edgy, asshole, self-absorbed, "but totally the best", teen girl stereotype. Except it was written by a real person...

[@super-maneuverability592]

BECAUSE EVERYTHING. REVOLVES. AROUND. HER.

[@CherryCo.Studios]

I'm glad to see some of my observations made it into this video! 😆 Didn't find it annoying that you were loud, because it just showed you were passionate. I look forward to your observations in Part 7!😊

[@Ramsey276one]

7:50 their energy trails are supposed to blend with their hair… She looks like a bootleg Kamehameha! XD

[@sashawolfson3602]

I wanna take my spin on this. I love DC comics (Mostly Batman Comics), they adore me. I love starfire and the Teen Titans. But this story... is full of garbage. I wanna make this character comparison opinion, I made a DC Oc Name Cyber who is adopted Son of Batman, he's a Hacker and Inventor. I wanted him to be the Lamb of the family but not a full focus (unlike Mandy). To make a character, Sure, you can make them the main character but you have to be mindful of other characters and it take sense in the story, give the others the spotlight and make sure doing more research to make sure you got a full idea. This is literally just not the best take on a DC comic. It's not even a DC comic, feels like a DC bad Fanfic you can get from Wattpad.

[@lobaoguara2332]

You could call it a Bat-byte (pun on Bat-bite)

[@sashawolfson3602]

@@lobaoguara2332 🤣

[@lobaoguara2332]

@@sashawolfson3602 You liked ?

[@sashawolfson3602]

@@lobaoguara2332 I do, I just like Jokes and Puns.

[@yeoldeseawitch]

@@sashawolfson3602 alot of the stuff I like about DC comes from batman's POV

[@YOOOOITSTY]

To be honest I wonder how THIS possibly was green lighted to even be made, because there’s so many good ideas and pitches but then they get shoved away because something even a LITTLE bit bad but then let THIS to be in existence because she’s a good writer.

[@Jordan-eu2zh]

I have a heavy urge to rewrite this self insert and make it better so that it's actually readable

[@heroex1977]

It's always a good day when Jack uploads

[@disismarcoboi2596]

I was enjoying some relatively decent anime, and then I forgot about this trash, reminding me how bad creators can be.

[@maxtheseal9842]

That lanky guy makes anarky from Arkham origins look like a tactical genius

[@camarokidbb4347]

You fucking *gored* this piece, man. I applaud your efforts, because, in the immortal words of the Joker… “[this comic] GETS WHAT [it] FUCKING DESERVES!”

[@amorita_mami]

I absolutely love your videos they're super entertaining! I also listen to them while I'm drawing or working on other stuff and it helps me to focus, funny enough. but keep up the good work! I love your content and I hope you continue to make more videos like these in the future!

[@khiclark31]

Love your Mandy/ Tamaki voice. One on from Clownfish tv does a funny voice for her as well 😂😂😂

[@SoulStarSketchin]

He's doing it. He's creating a movie to thoroughly destroy this horrible trash fire of a comic and I'm here for it

[@mightyknight006]

2:37 That was Paramore's Misery Business... Im not emo I sware.

[@AsakniGames]

I just like how passionate u are with the voice acting. Top notch 👌 👏 😂

[@RipChordProductions]

2:34 *I'm pretty sure the song is Misery Business by Paramore?*

[@whitneymiller3809]

I google image the writer (ugh) and I saw her younger years. She used to not be overweight.

[@darwishanaqi1]

This comic motivated me to resume my novel project that has been on hiatus for years