Ignited: What Schemes May Fail

[@Ultra_Light_Beam]

JSG read this book so I didn’t have to. You’re a good guy. A true public service.

[@Astaroth49.]

He is the hero we did not know we needed. Thank you just some guy.

[@lordskull4382]

@@3agle280 *EEEEYYYYYYYYYYYYYy*

[@erickurquidez8944]

@@3agle280 you beat me to it

[@Mr_Nobody2512]

He’s like linkaras cool counsin

[@dandare9055]

@@faustmeth literally 2 out of possible 6 people who ever bought that book in store XD

[@77professional]

So, let me get this straight. This does not even reach the level of "but it's okay when we do it" because they are the only ones doing shit.

[@petriew2018]

@Yul Brynner you see, that's the difference here. Guns are democratic, they're available to the public at large. Giving power to the masses is just dangerous because they might have differing opinions on how to use that power and be forced to compromise. (totally not mutant) powers are only given to the Elite, the special people who rise above the dirty masses. So clearly they're the ones who should be dictating morality to the majority, because they're just so special. That way we don't have to deal with the evil that is different opinions. power should only reside in the hands of the special few who know how to use it, the rest of us just need to shut up and do as we're told. For freedom and equality, obviously. This is what Twitter has taught me repeatedly over the last 2 years...

[@toanaboogegefrancis7221]

There was a disturbance in the force....and then thousands of voices cried out in relief. It's finally over.

[@GJBattles]

Waid: You underestimate my power!

[@charlesbechen821]

"Don't try it"

[@Matteus2109]

I'm gonna miss him ragging on this series.

[@spacetacos7574]

Except it’s just as bad as a trip

[@peterang78]

The nightmare......is all over....

[@turninonthescrew7394]

It's funny how half this book is kvetching about gun control while the other half reads like a school shooter's manifesto. At least it would be funny if the writers weren't 100% sincere.

[@harbl99]

"He's portraying his own side's ideals as the villainous ideals. Astonishing. Absolutely astonishing." Well, like Rick James famously kinda-sorta said: 'Psychological projection is one hell of a drug.'

[@adman1381]

The only reason I know about Ignited is because of Just Some Guy. I want to thank him with introducing me to one of the best examples of how NOT to write a story.

[@marshmallowvampire8503]

Same

[@rebekahscheu4245]

Same here.

[@phillipwattsjr.4714]

JSG is probably the only person buying it!

[@irvinmorales1409]

@@phillipwattsjr.4714 Zack probably ordered it too.

[@ComicBookGuy420]

@@irvinmorales1409 what Snyder? BvS proved he's never read a comic in his life

[@kerravon4159]

I feel sorry for comic reviewers, they have to risk having their souls destroyed by reading absolute garbage that any normal person would avoid like the plague.

[@freedomkirax1020a]

Not every HERO(INE) has cape...

[@heromcdohl]

No they aren't. Most of them have been switching to Manga.

[@bemotivated8443]

Carefully he’s a hero

[@Beagslie76]

Unless they are independent I'm guessing they get payed to shower love all over this shit.

[@sirapple589]

Hero McDohl Which is the smart move.

[@freedomkirax1020a]

I was young once, I can say its a BAD IDEA to listen to my younger self (unless its when I was philosophing about life) regarding the world/society AND take him seriously... A lot of my friends can say the same.

[@mrmanceres7653]

The older you get the more you know how much you didn't know when you were younger.

[@Emiliofy]

Yep same here I was live loud and die young and doing things I knew could kill me

[@freedomkirax1020a]

@@InfernosReaper Well youngsters in general are NOT dumb perse... Still not a good idea to take them fully seriously.

[@freedomkirax1020a]

@@InfernosReaper In that regard we could say: "Humanity Fucked Up" 😅🤣

[@linusgustafsson2629]

@@mrmanceres7653 The irony is that as a kid I was roughly as smart as I'm now. But now I'm aware of how stupid other adults are, while as a kid I thought adults couldn't be dumber than a kid.

[@hotcoffee5542]

This book has one redeeming feature: You've produced some great videos as a result of its existence.

[@P.T.S.E.]

JSG's local comic shop owner: "What's up with this kid? Why does he keep buying these crap?"

[@jasonsiebold]

Literal lol.

[@TheVampireFreddo]

“Hey man, these comics are AIDS. I can save you all of your money and just sell you a big bag of shit for a penny. Guaranteed it’ll have better story lines AND make more sense.” -The comic store guy, hopefully

[@jaredhamon3411]

The superhero genre and gun control do not mesh well in storytelling as a whole. People with powers that can destroy civilization,but they are worried about some dude with a gun? Senator Kelly (from Marvel not AZ) registration scheme makes more sense in such a setting, nd even that comes across with ethics question. Some manga (My Hero Academia) at least look at the registration from a + side. Thou US vs Japan culture is important.

[@Karlos1234ify]

Same.

[@Hektols]

In fact the villains of MHA want to end the control on super powers and allow everyone to use theirs freely with horrible consequeces.

[@TheZeroDozer]

...Mark Waid is a psychopath. There is no other way to react to this comic other than outright saying Mark Waid is a psychopath.

[@TheZeroDozer]

@Asher I sorta knew that when he had the gall to spread shit lies about YaBoiZack to cancel him.

[@DigitalGame18]

Honestly, reads more like he's a sociopath than a psychopath, a psychopath is someone whose biologically incapable of having the mental facilities necessary to prevent them from reasoning themselves into things like murder or rape, its like their brains just cannot connect the right wires to get 2 + 2 equals 4 and that's simplifying it horrifically, whereas a sociopath lacks or at least has severely reduced biological capacity to feel empathy and can even have little emotional control in certain circumstances, both are bad but psychopaths ironically tend to be easier to discern due to their deficiencies manifesting in more physical forms whereas a sociopath, outside of certain triggers, can not only be fairly intelligent and and composed for the most part, but can also seem entirely reasonable outside of a few emotional triggers (lowered empathy but heightened emotions go figure), thats what makes them worse in my opinion, that they relentlessly try to twist words and meanings around to make themselves seem reasonable and guiltless rather than accept another viewpoint. Though honestly it doesn't really matter, marks still an asshole whose ruined his public image over and over again, even if he continues to get work his name will hopefully become a scarlet letter to future readers.

[@rwberger6]

Him stalking a guy from convention to convention to make sure he didn't take up too much table space didn't clue you in?

[@jewishiceberg7714]

As a young person all I care about is passing my classes.

[@kingdon7795]

I only care about getting another job.

[@jewishiceberg7714]

@@kingdon7795, have you tried Indeed? I just started a job at Fred Meyers about three weeks ago. Using Indeed.

[@jewishiceberg7714]

@TheRapper10000 Im a recluse, these lockdowns are fine with me, and the masks have helped me be able to speak more freely, because of my crippling shyness.

[@jnoirj3124]

@@jewishiceberg7714 Yep, this is just easy mode for peeps like us.

[@xientau9028]

@@jewishiceberg7714 Ditto on the recluse part and contrary to a lot of other people, I actually like my new cloth mask. Temperatures where I live right now creep below -20 degrees celsius (-4 degrees fahrenheit) during the evenings, and I LOVE having an actual valid reason to wear a mask so I don't feel like I'm freezing my face off when I take a walk! :D

[@LostBravesFan]

They don't care if they go broke. They hope in 20 years some twisted way they will be remembered like they were Martin Luther King. like the are sacrificing for the greater good.

[@marshmallowvampire8503]

That's exactly what they want. Some stupid, self empowered, "heroic" BS b'coz the are self proclaimed saviors that fight the good fight. Well, if they're so oppressed and hated, why the hell would we remember their good deeds? I swear they were raised on cartoons, long enough to make them think like fictional underdogs.🙄🙄🙄

[@TheVagabondGadite]

Which is hilarious because MLK was remembered for passive resistance and peaceful protesting. Meeting hatred with love. As portrayed in history. What is this crap being remembered for? Meeting opposing, nonviolent ideals meant for protection and security with preemptive violence on not just protesters & demonstrators, but downright anyone with a different opinion. It's monstrous. There's nothing virtuous or heroic about it.

[@johnmcvey4243]

The only thing the sjw/woke culture movement needs to be remembered for is how ridiculous it was and how it caused far more harm than good and hope it gets laughed, mocked and eventually tossed into the wastebin of history.

[@afarce4172]

@@TheVagabondGadite Their idea is "whoever wins writes history however they please." Except, there is a massive problem with that mindset; it isn't just this battle that you have to win, but every one after too. You have to assume that everyone else will do the same. In any case, we are going through the fall of an empire, so these people are going to remembered a very specific way, if at all, and it isn't good.

[@michaelhowze8198]

@@afarce4172 The victors don't always right the history anyway the saying is bunk. Many nomadic tribes throughout history and on every continent(inhabited). Has had nomadic illiterate peoples conquer sedentary literate people. With the losing sedentary people nearly always being the writers of history. Since even though they lost the winners didn't even have writing to record history. This has happened hundreds of times minimum.

[@kingsadvisor18]

At this point, we'd have to talk about the media in terms of Trump like he's Jesus Christ. Before Trump and After Trump. Me: Hey, dude. Who's your favorite comic writer? Favorite artist? Dude: Oh, Mark Waid and Erik Larson Me: What the hell. Dude: BT. Trust me, defiantly BT Me: Oh, cool. Yeah, AT Waid is insane

[@hippopilot6750]

Arrgh so many good things were ruined because politics was interesting that one time.

[@Tower-kn1dr]

what is bt and at?

[@manuelcartagena8052]

Does that make 2021 year 0 AT?

[@johnnyfroggo7361]

@@manuelcartagena8052 No, 2016 or so would be year 0 AT. After as in after he became a political figure/media punching bag.

[@manuelcartagena8052]

@@johnnyfroggo7361 this year would 0 AD, After Death.

[@Danahell]

Definitely sounds like they realized how much of a failure this was and they just decided to wrap things up as quickly as possible and sweep it under the rug.

[@mistydolphin2524]

Shoulda done that after issue 1. Or better yet, BEFORE it.

[@MrPGC137]

Either that or-more likely-the publisher got tired of flushing money down the loo on this crap...

[@busterbackster1]

"all voices are equal" "So let's just mind control everyone to have the same voice as us" And they are literally more powerful then a gun, where's the laws to control them??

[@dawall3732]

These panels with people looking at their phones in front of different scenery found around the world? I remember where I have seen that before. The end of the first Independence Day movie. The only thing that's missing is a bunch of crashed alien ships behind all the people who are staring at their phones.

[@CrisisComics]

Sounds like a photoshop project to me.

[@MrRilarios]

It is always the same scenery, London, Paris.... It's like these idiots don't know any other cities.

[@Gouhllit]

what is also funny is that this assumes that all these people understand english and know these kids. for all we know they are at best a regional or national story.

[@dawall3732]

@@MrRilarios You'd think they'd at least pick Stonehenge or the White Cliffs of Dover. Maybe even the Giant's Causeway?

[@ryohoshi8445]

Honestly, it sounds like this series got silently cancelled with just a rush job ending so it could be pretended that no no really we finished it! It wasn't cancelled for low sales/no money!

[@rb_freel0ader892]

The missions… the nightmares, they’re finally over.

[@FracturedO1]

Just don't Waid in to deeper waters. The sewerage is hard to wash off.

[@theeternalchronicler3072]

5's...

[@goldedrag111]

"Fives... Find him! Fives!"

[@marksmanof117b]

We will never forget the sacrifice you made reading this series so we wouldn't have to. May the Sun Shine Always.

[@bryanguzik]

Have no intention of ever reading this masterpiece, but have really enjoyed following the story thru someone else's eyes. A poor analogy might be you're doing a MST3K version of a real comic. Except it's already real!!

[@SirMarshalHaig]

Would be funny if someone made a pardoy of this story, where the 'heroes' have no powers, but actual guns. Who still hates guns and use them on unarmed people.

[@smokejensin1662]

What schemes may fail. What dreams may come. Pretty good JSG.

[@TheClargest]

I don't know why I enjoy watching you review things like this. I never buy comics, I mostly read manga online, but watching you break down books like this is really enjoyable to me.

[@MrPGC137]

I'm kind of surprised they actually brought it to something resembling an actual conclusion. It was such a confusing mess that I honestly believed that the idea of an actual story with a beginning, middle and end (with the emphasis on the "end") was unknown to these creators. I thought they were just making it up as they went along & that it would (nonexistent desert sky-daddy forbid) go on forever. Speaking of which, did you ever notice that, while all good things come to an end, it often seems as though all rotten things seem to go on forever?

[@lordclaret5075]

'ignited' is the perfect name for this series, seeing as the only discernible use for these books is for kindling.

[@GamingGardeningAndLayingSiege]

Oh my. The One Ring has been carried to Mordor and tossed into the fires of Mount Doom. Is this really the last one? Is it done? Is it all over? Can we rest our weary minds now?

[@GNackers53]

You, along with a few other KZbinrs, are doing a good service by reading, and reviewing, these terrible books. Keep up the good work and you will be justly rewarded.

[@noone8418]

They legit made someone with a super power of “Influencer”?!? 🤣😂🤣😂😢😂 Let me guess, she’s going to make the world list their pronouns on Twitter?!?

[@ComicBookGuy420]

Yeah that's what I thought🤷‍♂️

[@franciscorui]

People who want absolute unity typically forgets about one saying, "So long as two people are alive, there will always be war."

[@Se05239]

I like how to make her seem like a big evil villain, he literally just made her a radical leftist.

[@rodrigofaria9109]

This book tells what Mark Waid really desires: bend everyone to his will... *all the time.*

[@Frst2nxt]

Young kids need to be heard only when they honestly seek knowledge and then be freely taught only the truth as a reply to their seeking.

[@futtynucker5278]

Aww shit, here we go again...

[@jike280]

Haha.

[@kypcole]

We salute your sacrifice, may it never be forgotten.

[@nephillim8641]

"That's like 10,000 poptarts" "I'm in a mood" "Let's go be loud" This is literally the way boomers think young kids talk. It's laughable.

[@thatguy2958]

I'm so sad that fake holidays done making this book 😭😭😭

[@kirk2767]

Festivus > Kwanzaa

[@johnreddick7650]

This is the way the comic ends This is the way the comic ends This is the way the comic ends Not with a bang but a whimper.

[@girdielbohmer2148]

8:23 - But that´s the exact motivation behind gun laws. People defending them are A) afraid to conceive the world is a dangerous place or B) People wanting who use this fear, and gunpower to force other to bend to their will. This is crystal clear once you realize those laws are not supposed to get rid of guns, they are supposed to not allow such power falls in the "wrong hands". Our hands. This book is perfect showing how twisted are the minds of people who abuse power over inocent people. How, in their minds, they are flawless heroes, and you, yeah you, is the villain because you don´t think they are a force for good. This is the kind of people who talks about unity, but wants to destroy those disagreeing with them. This is the kind of people who toss their own kin into "reeducation camps". This kind of people that makes a family man have a rifle in his house.

[@alpha8here]

Could you do a review of Crepanquine? It's so beautifully illustrated, and I think the story is quite unique too.

[@theslickrips5904]

Thank you for doing what I couldn’t!

[@charleslee8505]

Oh King baby how's it feel that you know pretty soon you'll be out of a job because nobody's going to buy your s*** or your comic books until somebody decides to actually say no more #do more let's make comic books great again

[@Stresslvls99]

Yellow is the new white.

[@PumpkinHoard]

@@InfernosReaper Because they demolish the myth of white privilege. It's a racial group that is genuinely doing better than whites, which should be impossible in the "white supremacist" system they think they live in. It breaks the narrative. hence why you are seeing non whites now slurred as white supremacists.

[@LordFhalkyn]

I salute you, JSG, for suffering through Ignited and roasting it for our viewing pleasure.

[@gloriousmongoose]

...King Baby is becoming...SELF-AWARE...possibly...probably an accident

[@Timenaught]

Wait, wait, wait...you mean people DON’T want to read stories about assholes they can’t even kind of relate to?! Madness!

[@DamiantMod1]

I picked up watching your videos about 2 weeks ago and I am so very glad I subscribed.

[@M_K-Bomb]

WOW, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. Mark Waid gave 'Just Some Guy' a Valentines's day gift of an absolute dumpster-fire of a last issue of the Ignited comic. What a sweet heart!

[@Bigbadredg14nt]

Weird upload schedule works for my weird work schedule. Glad this is all done. Are you gonna cover BRSRKR as it comes out? Starts this month.

[@Green__Ghost]

Don't be sad that it happened, be glad that it's over.

[@PTSayoriD]

These kind of "heroes" make me want to root for the "bad guys", if you can even call them that.

[@Tarbtano]

I wonder how it feels knowing more people have seen these reviews then read the books by a decent order of magnitude

[@Tehillim29]

So Mark Waid is showing he is Team Greta Thunberg "How Dare You" 1 Humanoidz Book I did like was 1 on Superman, was way better than this trash

[@Reddotzebra]

"I'm Mark Waid, and I want you to be terrified."

[@Nemo-Nihil]

I love your Mark Waid voice. It gives me joy.

[@CatholicDragoon]

'really doesn't like asian people' me: *looks at anime/manga sales figures* That's simple, he's jealous that they can make actually good stories.

[@anonygent]

I don't know the guy, but it's also possible that he doesn't like Asians because they put the lie to the whole "the system is racist" bullshit. Asians are doing better than white people in this supposedly racist system of ours, so what is blacks' excuse?

[@firedad7341]

Love your insight. Great reviews.

[@tylerweaver8720]

It’s almost sad. This was one of my favorite comics for him to tear apart.

[@Kemot300]

Ignited:"But who we really are" Me: Selfish brats with superpowers?

[@adamglover6948]

Thank you. For all of this.

[@chrisw6164]

Who needs this, I got Razorfist’s book in the mail today.

[@lunardruid6097]

Any good?

[@Samurai-Inferno]

Thanks for taking one for the team JSG!!

[@youhavetoguessit]

Dude, you are my spirit animal. Literally destroying the entire narrative of the fools that have ruined our entertainment industry.

[@katanamaru1]

Thanks for covering this.

[@themanageriguess]

That Gollum impression was perfect.

[@dodojesus4529]

Tbh i wouldve made the scool shooter the one who gives them powers as an extremely bitter origin for their powers. Then you have all of them slowly break apart (this could also be used as a reason for them going insane) because their anchor(the shooter) is dead. The story becomes them being chased down by a relative of the shooter with the same ability whos trying to stop them and save them from themselves. Its not really great but i find it more interesting than what it is.

[@12Mantis]

While the Ignited series does sound pretty bad from the way *Just Some Guy* talks about it, I could almost see this (or a different yet similar) story being used as a potential springboard for someone else to write a hero/superhero story where the main characters are cleaning up the mess that the [Phoenix Six] left in their wake and trying to make sense of what all happened and more importantly WHY it happened at all.

[@chrisbaker8533]

It's over! It's finally over!! Oh thank god! Now, what's the next level of stupid we're gonna deal with.

[@matthewlee8667]

My theory about Waid and his portrayal of Asians is that Mark Waid is just upset that K-pop bands won't write back to his thousands of fan letters he's left them.

[@StaceyGardner]

Thank god this book ends here. Thank you Just Some Guy for taking one for the team.

[@TerryB01]

2021 finally did something right

[@TheBelieveit1]

"We want all voices to be heard....unless they disagree with us"

[@kickazz3638]

As a young person. I want less of my money being taken by the government.

[@matthewbrown2500]

This book was terrible, we never got any goods answers or conclusions for anything How come some of these kids got powers but others didn't? What happened to the Radio guy or parents? Why did Dr Zhao come up with this insane plan? Who is @Riot and why did he do all the things he did? We never get any good answers for any of these things and from what this issue implies we never will.

[@teux01]

Every review I've watched of Ignited has me wondering the same thing. How does someone write this, put it to paper, look at it and think "Yeah, that's great!" The people involved in this project are crazy.

[@wolveraspeaks]

You buggin what You buggin who You buggin me and can't you see it ain't cool?

[@bryanwhitaker1429]

I won't be buying this comic because of you, sir. You're doing God's work.

[@Supreme-Emperor-Mittens]

Now take all of the Ignited books that you've bought AND MAKE A BONFIRE !!! Make sure to video record the bonfire for all to see. Don't forget to cook some marshmallows over the bonfire - for its the only thing that these "books" are good for. LOL

[@milestrombley1466]

Theme: Forcing justice and equally with fear and violence.

[@willliam15]

People who say they are punching up are the ones who put themselves down the most

[@antonshudder7563]

The speech sent worldwide is the last speech from the breakfast club with some words changed

[@FreakazoidRobots]

Re: "evil rich people." I think you meant to say "but I repeat myself" jokingly instead of "oxymoron." Unless you meant to imply that rich people can't be evil.

[@jimkid1392]

Rich people can be evil. Poor people can be evil. Good people can be evil... because evil is a point of view. And when that point of view is expressed by a majority...hooo boy! Look out!

[@JasonJMcCuiston]

So glad I gave up on comics over twenty years ago. This sounds like some kind of weird, subconscious or meta exercise in the storytelling truth that the best villains are the ones who are absolutely, unquestioningly convinced that they are the heroes, and their the ends always justify the means, no matter how deplorable.

[@zacharyhawley1693]

I hope you take some time to heal. Cause it kinda sounds like it harmed you.

[@aslandarklion8094]

So..... The next super villain team, or perhaps the next brotherhood of evil mutants.

[@turk88]

It is in the word justice, it is retributive. Someone, something must be punished, destroyed or brought down in order for " Justice " to prevail.

[@joesomebody3365]

Hopefully the book is finally over, thanks JSG for covering it so we don't have to.

[@ArckAngel75]

I appreciate the sacrifice you've made reading this garbage for us. Truly an unsung hero

[@skinnysnorlax1876]

2:20 An ever elusive jsg error. You said "an oxymoron" instead of "redundant." Otherwise, fantastic work as always. Take a nap after slogging through this tripe, would ya?

[@nightwishfan1991]

I'm amazed they brought it back to begin with.

[@coreyshorter8526]

Can't wait for the movie to be made for it....Maybe they can get Cathy Yan to direct it.

[@Hiro_Ramone]

7:03 You see that? At the panel in the bottom of the screen? That's the "Crísto Redentor", the biggest monument ever built on Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... ... Wich also is protected BY COPYRIGHT! If somebody points it out Humanoids is screwed! :v

[@AlukardTheDeathknight]

The toilets calling and "Good soldiers follow orders" *flush*

[@kentlindal5422]

He's "coming apart". Alone and prematurely, yep sounds like Mark.

[@opinionatedlookinboy5555]

"When desperately wanting to be right, goes wrong."

[@Anyone00TZ]

So what happens when super powers can be purchased by common people like guns are purchased today and not just occurs accidently by a lucky few? Yes, I know 'then no one will be super' but beyond that.

[@imwatchin8807]

I can't imagine what the world would think, like you have 5 random criminals giving some empty speech to the entire world..

[@jasonsiebold]

Can't thank you enough bro.

[@Hektols]

Guns are just a form of power, a power to intimidate, a power to hurt and a power to kill. It would be interesting what would do those brats if they were given the chance to renounce their powers, according to their point of view that would be the correct thing, wouldn't it?

[@LondHo]

Waid should be thanking you, your reviews are probably responsible for at least half its sales!