Lying While Black: An Eve Ewing Tale

[@hydrogenone6866]

*"Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to fabric of society as a whole."* ~Thomas Sowell

[@100Servings]

I like to point out that there's still slavery in the world today. If anything, there might be more today than ever in history. If the issue is so important to people, what are they doing to stop it? I donate to organizations that help liberate slaves and try to raise awareness among my peers to take action to end slavery. What do they do, besides complain?

[@han3wmanwukong125]

Imagine what we could achieve if activists put as much energy into anything productive as much as the do for their activism.

[@Wackaz]

I'm a communist and I believe in social justice but I do agree that people on the left go extremely far with social justice to the point it becomes absolutely absurd and wrong.

[@Wackaz]

@@han3wmanwukong125 Couldn't agree more.

[@marshmallowvampire8503]

That's a good point. I even asked in the 2020 riots "Do these people not have a life?", or when I see those obsessed over identity politics "Don't they have a passion aside from their ideology?", and I guess the answer is no. They are just, as Thomas Sowell said, useless. Following a group and living, thinking, acting, and talking like that group is their way of making up for the fact that they have no life or focus or passion aside from a fetish for stupid beliefs. Then there's people like this woman that are no different than the silly, obsessive weirdos that only care about politics and lie about actually having feelings aside from that. They have no identity aside from their title(s) and appearance.

[@genebaker511]

Riri's origin story was her begging her teacher to victimize her for being POC and that she'll never be a great as Tony Stark. That is an origin of a sociopath villain.

[@andyz2861]

And I imagine she’ll get along great in the Mary Sue Universe with other sociopath villains like Wanda and Captain Marvel.

[@ChrisSuperDude]

Correction: She begs her teacher to victimize her and her teacher says "Fine, you'll never be.... *Looks around the room and randomly picks a photo of Tony Stark* Tony Stark, as in you a 5'1 black teenager named Riri Williams will never be Anthony 'Tony' Stark, a 6'2 white man in his late 30s."

[@blueteam4021]

She'd fit right in to the Ultimates universe where pretty much every major superhero was an asshole already anyways.

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

@@blueteam4021 And fit right in with the death of the Ultimates universe.

[@fernandod4046]

Moon girl is a better genius

[@spaceracer23]

"How do you harass a fictional character?" Makes sense to me. Riri is an imaginary character and Eve is pretend offended.

[@andyz2861]

Eve is either writing the fictional characters who are harassing her own characters and then complaining that they’re being harassed, or she’s saying that saying bad things about a fictional character is harassment. Neither stance is particularly sane.

[@GamingGardeningAndLayingSiege]

Well, I've been wondering why these types freak out so hard when their work is criticized, and I think it has to do with this idea that "art is a platform". They only know how to write self instert political mouth pieces from their own perspective. So when people point out something wrong with the work they cannot help but be personally offended, and that is intentional. It's bait. Just like the article featured in this video. Sad part is that no matter how ridiculous the concept, this idea must be crushed because when it is ignored, they view that as a victory and a chance to expand their influence. If they receive heavy push back, they cry and scream that they are being oppressed, while blaming their own audience for their sub-standard work. They feel harassed, because they are finding out that the majority of international audience actually doesn't agree with them... but that would conflict with certain narratives, now wouldn't it.

[@chriscollins2095]

If the character is a self-insert, criticizing the character is the same as criticizing the author.

[@viscountrainbows6452]

What ever happened to creating a Fictional Character instead of an OP expy of yourself?

[@stevenattanasso2003]

With "make believe" hate , I guess .....

[@Bopperann]

Riri Williams turned more people away from comics than brought in. These narcissists need to be stopped.

[@Muck006]

Its not about narcissism but rather about "people following ideologies based upon EMOTIONS". The Enlightenment gave us LOGIC and REASONING as the basis for our societies ... but sadly history runs in trend and counter-trend ... so with the French Revolution EMOTIONAL ARGUMENTS (always the same one but adapted to different groups: "we are being treated unfairly") became popular ... and the current ideologies are nothing other than a rebranded version of COMMUNISM: *_-Communism-_**_ Feminism is the struggle of _**_-the proletariat-_**_ women against the _**_-bourgeoisie-_**_ patriarchy of _**_-the ruling/owning class-_**_ [straight, white] men._* The fight is about the DESTRUCTION OF LOGIC AND REASONING ... to return to a medieval time when "the religion/church" dictates what is true and what is false.

[@ChrisSuperDude]

In the wrestling industry we have a term for someone like that: Anti-draw.

[@TSPH1992]

I've said this before. With mainstream American publishers being in this state there's only one way to counter them. Creating, publishing and promoting alternatives

[@Graeystone]

@@Muck006 These people don't understand the thought process. Reason is the beginning of thought. Emotion is the expression of thought. People are clearly doing it wrong.

[@saberteck4176]

I'm afraid it's to late. They own Marvel at this point, so Marvel is sadly dead. It hurts but we might just need to move on and let Marvel go under, maybe it'll be better when it comes back. Tbh I wouldn't be surprised if Disney ultimately just licenses out the characters out to other publishers rather than keep Marvel going.

[@randalldowling1068]

This is Eve "auditioning" as a writer for the Iron Heart show. She's hoping to copy the way she hired on to write the book.

[@fransaacs]

Salient observation.

[@jamesneese7663]

this article was nothing but "my struggle" writ large in hopes that some Hollywood exec "rescues" her from the gutter of filth that is comics and raises her up to a platform worthy of her talents!

[@cosuinofdeath]

@@jamesneese7663 “my struggle”hahahahahahaha adolfs rolling in his grave

[@LegendarySpaceRipper]

At least Hitler had seen real struggle as France tried to divide Germany the way the Soviets did. He went about it the wrong way but he could have been a decent leader if he did not give in to his prejudices. German people were starving because of the economy crash after WW1. He also wanted to reunite Germany and Austria, which is a noble cause. He has also done some good. Eve has never experienced these struggles. She gets paid to write crappy comics that nobody seems to want to buy. She is as privileged as the BLM leader who used donations to buy her 5th mansion whilst she encourages riots. The character in that 'my struggle' book is an awful character who nobody would want to be associated with.

[@jamesneese7663]

@@cosuinofdeath to be fair, just rehashing JSG's take on Nubea Real One.

[@MilleniumFalconSuperCool74]

I believe Charles Bukowski summed up people like Eve Ewing pretty well: "Not being able to create art They will not understand art They will consider their failure as creators Only as a failure of the world"

[@Ramsey276one]

Painfully accurate

[@corycianangel6321]

From which poem? I would like to read the source of those lines!

[@MilleniumFalconSuperCool74]

@@corycianangel6321 The Genius of The Crowd

[@michaelfireheart8300]

Just Some Guy, it's been apparent that anyone whose entire personality is either their race, gender and or orientation, can never write well, while throwing tantrums if someone doesn't like their work.

[@hastur-thekinginyellow8115]

See, the thing about this, is that it's not that these kinds of people are incapable of good writing. If they actually took the time to be open minded (and I don't mean same kind of "open-minded" they think of when they hear the term) and creative, they'd probably find that they're actually talented writers if not able to at least write something that's passable and mediocre rather than something that is just outright bad and intolerable. It's when these people, however, are so self-absorbed and close minded (and I *do* mean the same thing people think when they hear the term) that the fact that their "image" has become so vested, that it's become so much apart of who they are and must be forced into everything they do, that they become incapable of writing good stories. You could be the greatest, most talented writer of your generation and it still won't amount to shit if you're so self absorbed that you can no longer think outside the box and outside of your own head in order to write good stories. It's like a writer literally handicapping himself and placing self-imposed limitations, "ok, I can't talk about this, this, and this, but on the other hand I HAVE to include this, this, and this". These self-imposed (and self absorbed) limitations become so obvious to a reader that it immediately takes them out of the story and allows them to see the writers creation for what it is, either a propaganda piece made to push a belief of the writer or a piece made entirely to fluff up the writer and their ego. I guess you could say the most famous example (of our time) of people with great writing abilities who squandered that talent when they let themselves become consumed by the ever-present need to push their personal identity onto others, is probably the Wachowski brothers/sisters. The Matrix is BELOVED by millions. Every film after they changed their sexual orientation however and became "activists"? Flopped harder than a fish out of water.

[@nobodyshome6792]

Because that shallow identity is all that they have.

[@jamesneese7663]

Hmm...i think there is a logic gap there. The problem isn't personality. Even the best, like Alan Moore and John Byrne has thrown famous tantrums at times. The problem is that most of Marvel's recent hires have no talent to begin with. That's not a racial/gender/whatever problem. That's a mismanagement problem. This particular situation was ALREADY doomed the moment Marvel hired her JUST because she looked like the character. Not because of talent contest or because she has worked in industry for years. Just because she resembles Riri (like a half million OTHER women in the US!) . A person with no writing talent has no writing talent, no matter their race/gender or whatever.

[@LegendarySpaceRipper]

They seem to write propaganda which backfires as their heroes are thugs and their villains are innocent bystanders. It is an insult to real propaganda, which is creative. Look at Soviet and North Korean propaganda. They have great artwork and everything. These comicbooks have bad art style, awful protagonists. Their protagonists are always the cause of the bad stuff. Such as that comic where victims of a school shooting uses their powers to attack other survivors because of their opinions on gun rights. Their narrative looks as if it was a parody and that they were writing for the side of the villains. If that was the case then they would be great writers but sadly it is not.

[@ifenewsome505]

hey idiots i need you guys to understand how power works, This lady who wrote this comic doesnt choose what she does or thinks... the left does. It does not matter her skin color her job is probably just to make bad comics no one is gonna read so they can get people riled up and saying offensive stuff so they can point out a problem they made. The reason why art sucks in 2021 is because the corps make enough money to start thinking they dont need the consumer and that they can force the consumer to buy what they dont want or need. this is not a racial thing its a money and power thing.

[@adamfox9651]

"I'll start my crime-fighting career by committing a crime."

[@coreymicallef365]

To be fair, unless they're cops most crime fighting is inevitably going to include committing some crimes. Batman isn't exactly allowed to beat up thugs or set up surveillance on crime bosses.

[@qty1315]

@@coreymicallef365 I want to point out that, yes, most superheroes start out working against the law because they believe it to be ineffective against the criminals the city faces. But most of them end up working with the police on some level. That's why the Justice League and other teams kinda need to exist. If they can't fight against them and they're genuinely doing good things, they should be regulated not shut down.

[@ChrisSuperDude]

@@coreymicallef365 Counter point: Batman can do that because the writers admit Batman is a flawed character. He's a human who is coping with PTSD/tragedy by fighting crime and the writers admit that he has his problems. Retard Williams on the other hand isn't written as a 'flawed character', she's treated like she's an angel who can do no wrong by her writers. Also with Batman there is very much a level of "if he pounds Rupert Thorne's face in Rupert Thorne can't go kill people/If Batman knocks this purse thief out, said purse thief isn't a threat to this 105 lb woman' as opposed to Ironheart downright stealing tech.

[@coreymicallef365]

@@ChrisSuperDude I don't disagree, it's just that vigilantism is inherently paradoxical.

[@LegendarySpaceRipper]

@@coreymicallef365 Batman never actually assaults cops unless they are corrupt. Even then he never kills them. He even dragged them away from a car which was going to explode. The average criminal would not have done that. He breaks laws but he has morals. Eve's characters have no morals. Her teenaged girl version of Ironman thrives off being discriminated against so much that she asks a teacher to abuse her. She is also privileged and arrogant yet acts like a victim. People like Eve can only write 'heroes' who are anti-police, racist, violent and harms victims of school shootings. Batman does what he does to defend people in a failing city. He often tries to fix things by funding various stuff.

[@Kal_g]

Man, just when I was about to get some sleep, here comes JSG, and says, "Naw, nigga. Ain't no shut-eye around here. Not yet. This is more important. Now, watch as I use Sharingan on this woman."

[@Nick-uf3he]

Lmaooo

[@jackobrien47]

Did you repurpose a boondocks line cos that was almost word for word the "don't drop the soap" guy

[@blazichaos7181]

tbh im just surprised that this comment wasn't auto deleted due to the n word considering how A N A L KZbin has been.

[@TheControlBlue]

Tbh, your sleep is probably more important. We need fit and able people to stand against the insanity that is coming.

[@Kal_g]

@@jackobrien47 I wasn't trying to repurpose a line from "The Boondocks", to be honest. I was making sure I didn't have any spelling errors.

[@slifer1178]

I'm pretty sure you're the only content creator I will drop everything to watch.

[@Dexidoodle]

Yepyep. Same here. I've just caught up watching the older stuff now too. Bring it on.

[@isajmody2344]

One of them I do for sure.

[@HunterForHire422]

I can relate.

[@CoffeeTroll]

Every. Damn. Time.

[@abigailslade3824]

I have about three but JSG is certainly one of the three I drop everything for.

[@saiyansomething73]

Representation? I identify with Chewbacca, the ultimate wingman, and I can't even grow a beard.

[@rikkilleen3169]

I've said it before, and I will say it again, "Heroes aren't supposed to be representational. They are supposed to be aspirational."

[@Ramsey276one]

Fully agree

[@somaiat]

Why not both? But too bad, they put representations first than story.

[@crazylegs1823]

inspirational I think you mean

[@rikkilleen3169]

@@crazylegs1823 I totally get where you are coming from, but I do mean "aspirational." Inspire infers a creative impulse, whereas aspire means a thing to be achieved. Yours is a valid point of inquiry, but I believe the distinction makes all the difference. 😎👍

[@localgamer7145]

Thank you someone who understands what hero is

[@cattrucker8257]

"The point of a myth is not to have someone look like you, it's for you to see yourself in them, for you to be inspired by them, and for you to aspire to be like them." You have a gift for summing up and putting things well, both when it comes to roasting and to wisdom like this.

[@nej2147]

All true and that is why sjws can't create anything "good", they can only see themselves in themselves or someone that is a 100% representation of their identity AND their ideology.

[@jamesneese7663]

JSG is right but he's an outlier. To the new crop of selfish, narcissitic, and hypersensitive creators and fandom, if the character doesn't look like (me), then (I) don't give a #$#@$. The virtue signals of identity are more important than even the story itself. Or the sales of the comic, apparently.

[@freedomkirax1020a]

Thats the main reason I follow JSG and Professor Geek. I always feel so hopeful of the future whenever they quotes this truth of life.

[@jamesneese7663]

@@freedomkirax1020a Ah but what is truth? This channel already has one strike because that Lord of the Karens chick hit him with copyright claim. The Truth is struck down while the lies are defended and supported. With corporate support no less. The Truth is that she didn't like what he said so she rather have him deplatformed altogether. Truth is nothing if it's buried and forgotten. Truthtellers are nothing if they are denounced, demonetized, and deplatformed. that is the situation we now live in. That is the truth we must face. The future is not looking too good when it's being rewritten to support certain "victims" over everything else. That NYTimes article will be around and achieved and referenced as "truth" long after JSG leaves yutu.

[@freedomkirax1020a]

@@jamesneese7663 And yet, at some point once again that truth will be rediscovered and come back to life. And will build another golden age of myths, and likely the lies will once again try to destroy it; but even if they manage to do so for a time... Truth will once again RISE like a Phoenix from the ashes.

[@xxRellekxx]

I really, really wanted to like The Hobbit's story of how a little courage, heart, luck and bravery can turn the most unlikely person into someone that can change the course of history, but man Bilbo was only three feet tall and I'm not. Totally can't relate.

[@Biostasis5x7]

Well, the less said about the hobbit trilogy the better. I still like Bilbo, but those movies were a goddamned joke.

[@andresanguianozuniga6798]

Meh that ppl say "There is not Black characters on non-Black folklores" but force you to like Black characters.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

i need stories with lefthanded protagonists or i cant relate

[@BritishTeaFGC]

@@TheSuperappelflap You'd really like Link from The Legend of Zelda (at least up until the Gamecube games. After that he becomes right handed)

[@claytonmorris9040]

Remember when Dr. King told us about not judging people by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. Guess Eve didn't get the memo as that seems to be what she all about.

[@stevenbrown1225]

I've got the feeling MLK is on the "Soon to be cancelled" list.

[@phillipwattsjr.4714]

They've been trying to write off MLK for decades, since his message no longer complies with modern Woke bullshit. For the longest, they labelled him the usual (UNCLE TOM, etc.), and lately they tried to connect him to some rape shit (which I don't believe for a second, because if it was true, J. Edgar Hoover would've used that shit). MLK is everything these people WISH they were, but can NEVER be.

[@VidkunQL]

_The people who hire_ Eve didn't get the memo.

[@andresanguianozuniga6798]

On the USA? The country Who never get a REAL cultural union?

[@ReinatakaharaVT]

Dr. King would be rolling in his grave porbely has been for the last year.

[@TheSpawnfan]

"a picture of a burning cross" imma take shit that never happened for $500

[@andyz2861]

“But by that time, Eve had yelled ‘Wolf!’ so many times that none of the other villagers believed her.”

[@jbbrolic]

That would be incredibly easy to fake. Ask someone to DM you a picture of a burning cross. She didn't produce evidence this happened even when she could have manufactured it.

[@stevenattanasso2003]

But , it happened in Her mind ..... Which is similar to reality ..... So .... I think She makes Her case .....

[@afterwit3620]

I was born a small white child in rural WV, and grew up reading Marvel and DC books in the 70s and 80s. Not one single flipping time have I ever batted an eye when a non-white hero was front and center. All I ever wanted was cool heroes who were interesting people who had solid stories. You couldn't have paid me to care about different skin. What a waste of time to spend so much energy on the outside when it's character, choices, and story that matter (irl _or_ written). Your voice is vital. Give 'em hell.

[@TheSuperappelflap]

the media are trying to make people more r*c*st by constantly talking about it so they can divide and rule instead of working on the actual problem which is and always has been the class struggle

[@qty1315]

It's almost like the real issue is that people don't think she's a good writer and don't want her to write for their favorite characters, and she doesn't understand that even though it's extremely obvious to everyone.

[@tjroelsma]

That's because she doesn't WANT to understand. She lives in one of those carefully constructed bubbles of likeminded people who do things that only the people in that bubble like and praise her for. She's yet another example of someone who's been brought in solely based on her political views, race and femininity, the question if she had ANY talent was never asked. As to her indignation: compare it to a person who's driving on the wrong side of the road, going against the traffic, who's screaming at the top of his/her voice how all these other people are idiots for driving on the wrong side of the road. And the passengers inside her car scream along with her....

[@Evets_03]

These woke idiots will forever be blinded by the fact that the crap they make does. not. sell. We’ve had like 3-4 years of this woke shit not selling and they are still dumbasses who can’t take a hint.

[@linusgustafsson2629]

@@Evets_03 The issue is of course that 0% of comic pros liked math and never learned how to count. So to them anything more than 0 sold copies, is "several copies", meaning they all sell as much now as people sold in the past.

[@tjroelsma]

@@Evets_03 You're partly right, but in my opinion there's another thing at play here. Hollywood is a huge and therefore slow reacting machine. It took quite a while for woke to get hold in Hollywood and it will take just about as long for it to be removed. What you see now pretty much has been planned years before. It takes quite some time and effort to get things in motion (aquire a script, tweak it, get producers, a director, actors and a financing) so the crap you're seeing all comes out of the mind of the woke crowd. If you look carefully the first signs that the reign of woke is coming to an end are already there: in some series and movies the woke is being ramped up to 11 in a desperate last attempt to "get the message across" whil in other series and movies the woke is being dialed down.

[@LegendarySpaceRipper]

At least Kwanzaa and Waid wrote comics which can see be seen as written from the perspect of the villains. Their villains are usually polite and well reasoned individuals. Their heroes assault survivors of school shootings and are the most prejudiced people in the comics. Violent and agressive to anyone against their ideology or have different skin tone. They also seem to think all pro-guns people are Nazis and that includes those who would not have fitted in the views of the real Nazis of the 30s and 40s. If you reverse their narrative then you get a fairly decent story about how sociopathic teenagers justify their actions to blow up buildings, blackmail and outright kill people.

[@squirrelthegamer8483]

Just Some Guy... the superhero fighting for the comics, not just fighting in them.

[@voodoo3298]

I just discovered your content like a month ago (I think) and honestly I quite enjoy it. Keep it up!

[@polaris5250]

Same here. Keep up the good work.

[@billyjacobs190]

Have you gone through his old stuff? It's all good.

[@voodoo3298]

@@billyjacobs190 yeah, I've seen some of it, before I knew he was black I heard him drop the N bomb and I was like "wait a damn second."

[@TheSuperappelflap]

yup he's a cool dude

[@MrVelnicasal]

HAHAHAHA!!! DUDE!!! that phrase!!!... "youre supposed to be a writer, you should be better at lying"... man, that right there!!!, exelent video, take care :-)

[@Ramsey276one]

LOVED THIS XD

[@starkilr101]

There’s a guy online. He’s just some guy, but he brings both heat and facts

[@RipRoaringGarage]

JSG is a beloved character too, one that many of us admire. Ever since he took on Sony, and won...thats a superhero right there.

[@LunaMane]

Wow, he won that lawsuit? I must have missed JSG explaining it.

[@RipRoaringGarage]

@@LunaMane They dropped the suit. I mean, it was pretty big, and even KZbin for a while I think kind of crapped their pants LOL

[@remyjaime743]

Wait there was a lawsuit? Do u mind telling me what it was about if u dont mind or just link a video

[@LunaMane]

@@RipRoaringGarage Ah, I see. That makes sense. It was pretty baseless and Druckman and pals, if you'll pardon the pun, really screwed the pooch with consumers just by making the false copyright strikes alone.

[@RipRoaringGarage]

@@LunaMane Yeah, but I dont know what the mood will be in the future. I for one dont trust the judicial now one bit.

[@DarsiPadilla]

Riri Williams makes Mike Teavee a more believable child genius; and the latter was smart enough to hack into Wonka's algorithm in order to win the Golden Ticket.

[@l0sts0ul89]

The Willy Wonka version is even smarter since he perfectly figured out where it would end up.

[@DarsiPadilla]

@@l0sts0ul89 I thought it was the 2005 film that established Mike, a chocolate hater, being able to crack the system? Not a diss on the Willy Wonka version. Unless you're referring to how that version of Mike Teavee from the Gene Wilder film is the one who explains about how a camera breaks the image of a photograph in millions of tiny pieces.

[@l0sts0ul89]

@@DarsiPadilla Yeah yeah that one the movie titles are weird Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is about Chalrie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is about Willy Wonka. The Charlie one has Mike be the one cracking the code/system

[@DarsiPadilla]

@@l0sts0ul89 I know. The titles are so confusing.

[@l0sts0ul89]

@@DarsiPadilla Indeed they are.

[@michaelhorning6014]

I love how JSG is wayyyyy more savage to Eve Ewing than Ya Boi Zack has ever been.

[@ironwraith852]

Who’s Zack?

[@ManzIW]

So I’m Hispanic and grew up with comics and to be honest I never really connected to Hispanic heroes all to much. I knew they existed and I did think they were cool, but their stories didn’t connect with me, even though their skin color was like mine. The hero I first connected with was actually Al Simmons aka Spawn, a black man who lost his life for his country and job and was willing to face off against hell itself for the ones he loved. I connected to his struggle with keeping some semblance of humanity in the face of hell and his “destiny”. I connected with Booster Gold, a white man, who was trying to make a name for himself/ gain fame and at the same time do the right thing. I connected with Rogue from X-men, a woman, who struggled with who she was and at the same time getting the strength to connect to people even when she couldn’t physically touch them. I can go on but the point is I didn’t need to look like the hero I just needed to relate to their story and connect with that.

[@matthewharter6134]

I was unsubed by YT for like 4 months, did a lot of catching up

[@torreray5819]

Bro KZbin be wildin’

[@squangleproductions1382]

“How do you harass a fictional character?” Well, duh, all you do is criticize one single aspect about it. Boom. Harassment, according to the far left, means constructive criticism.

[@andyz2861]

Either she’s complaining about fictional characters that she writes harassing her own fictional characters, or she’s saying that to criticize a fictional character is no different than harassing that character as if that character was a person. Neither perspective is particularly sane.

[@MamaMOB]

Also if you can harass a fictional character then doesn’t their race/gender/sexual orientation kind of matter? Wouldn’t changing the race/gender/sexual orientation of a character be some serious harassment?

[@andyz2861]

@@MamaMOB As Lewis Carroll deftly demonstrated, insanity means that there are no concrete logical rules upon which one can build.

[@throughthewatcherseyes3482]

In the manga world. If her run was a weekly manga run. She wouldn’t even get another chance. 12 issues is 12 chapters in manga that’s 12 weeks, three months. Manga that die that fast kill a mangaka career. I said this once and I will say this again. The big two writers would not survive in the manga industry

[@rwberger6]

Yeah, most new manga at the big magazines get 2 volumes worth of chapters to show their chops and if its not selling and its getting a lot of negative feedback then they get told to wrap it up within the second volume.

[@ngultrum1]

True, manga business is very cutthroat in Japan. More importantly, they don't always produce kino so there's always some mangas dying & then there are sime mangakas who scorched earth on it (Gal Cleaning).

[@DanielMartinez-lz3ot]

I can never express my thanks to you for the honesty and effort of trying to save the industry.

[@michaelbeacom8277]

Thank God for JSG, who has the integrity brains and spine of steel to speak REAL truth to power.

[@diazdelosmuertos1503]

Miguel O’Hara didn’t even need to be a Peter Parker clone-the way Bendis wrote Miles Morales to be-in order to become a beloved character. At least he got a small mention in Into the Spider-Verse, I guess.

[@andresanguianozuniga6798]

At least have something really iconic: he is From the year 2099. Miles doesn't matter what can he do, he is only the BLACK Spider-Man.

[@paulolucero9864]

Too true. Shame Miles ended up being kinda just a recolor, ends up being insulting to the character, the idea behind it and the people it's supposed to pander. And 2099 has that future theme going that it's frankly a large part of his appeal and a couple more VERY notable differences that frankly make him stand out on his own. Sadly (and ironically) Miles is just "black".

[@chickensoupboi]

To be fair, Into The Spider-Verse actively tried to differentiate Miles from Peter in nearly every way. They didn't want Miles to just be black but a good character that could capture the relatability of Peter Parker without sacrificing his own identity.

[@soundshock9357]

Miles is like Spider-Punk but without the interest or quality of what makes him different from Spider-Man

[@melimelz4948]

Amazing take like always. I don’t even read comic books honestly. But you’re correct in any kind of fictional/fantasy world we turn to see ourselves in heroes not because of how they look but because of what they inspire in us. I’m subscribed to you and watch all your videos because you’re logical and have your take on societal changes is a breath of fresh air. It’s nice to know there’s people out there with good heads on their shoulders. Keep up the great work.

[@KrawmKruach]

born in 72 mexican/white mix, Spawn is my favorite comic book character of all time and his ethnicity had no bearing on any of it. Tragic heros are always my favorite and i cant think of any more tragic than him....maybe scorpious from Farscape.

[@kungfuskull]

"You're supposed to be a writer: you should be better at lying." 🤣👌

[@jonathanenglish9146]

I have to disagree with you about how Ewing got hired, you forgot that she also had the "character's" haircut. I'm pretty sure her "I look like the main character, so that's all you need to know!" was all it took.

[@genseven4616]

This is why I love you, you don't hold it back and you always spit the truth.

[@Wackaz]

I'll always absolutely love your intro, it's so comforting for some reason, and then your voice just makes it even more comforting haha. Man, I love your channel.

[@richardkenney9636]

"Be like Mike" was about putting in the effort he did to be as good at basketball as he was. I wanted to be like Mike too.

[@1faithchick7]

I need to watch Static Shock again. DC really had something going with those shows for a while. The crossover with Batman Beyond and Static was my childhood Godzilla vs Kong.

[@fluffygengar3533]

Check out the Young Justice series. He's there

[@22695750]

Just Some Guy... just wanted to thank you for your absolute spot on commentary... what your doing is so important for all that matters... thank you.. I’m a fan for life... keep going

[@wonkothesane8691]

You hit the nail on the head, both with the definition and explanation of comic book mythology and the Michael Jordan analogy!

[@Summeriz19]

I have an affinity for your story telling, your perspective on other comic writers, your honesty, your intelligence, and especially your use of curse words is spectacular, listening to you is like watching fireworks in the 4th of July!, I’m not from Chicago, but I was born in Berwyn, and went to Argo High School, so I did not grow up in Chicago but I feel an affinity for the big city near where I grew up. I really love listening to you share your thinking, you are very entertaining, charming, clear in your criticism! Thank You!!!! Summeriz19

[@shotsavereboundscore]

Man, that recap of what superheroes are is spottttt on. Well done.

[@mattkhourie4037]

Your Be Like Mike example was clutch as all hell. Cheers to another killer video.

[@chrisbaker8533]

Jsg dropping the truth hammer as always. Maybe one of these days it'll penetrate the thick skulls of folks like this.

[@Edsomthing]

Imma wait until he eventually makes a video on falcon and the winter soldier and how stupid people can be

[@100Servings]

Not to mention how you can destroy a character forever. Anyone who wears the name and title from now on will have to deal with what Marvel has done to Captain America.

[@superbproductions7193]

I really enjoyed the series.

[@coffiebreak2236]

@@superbproductions7193 i liked the show too, aka it doesn't annoy me to turn it on, I'm just confused why we need another cap, like I guess another hero to look up to buy not another cap. And now falcon has been demoted to "black cap". I mean I appreciate sticking to the comics tho since this did happen in the comics, I'm just confused

[@5olveForX]

What makes Captain America, Batman, and Static-shock heroes are not their powers, suits nor Cap’s shield, or the super-serum. It's their values. Selflessness, Empathy, the Unyielding urge to seek Truth and Justice.

[@superbproductions7193]

@@5olveForX And I believe that Sam held up those values rather well in the series

[@thefreshestslice4105]

Thanks for inviting us to be the hype team, man. If you're going to throw hands, might as well have people there to say how dope it was.

[@ozmul5810]

Growing up I related with Storm from X men. I'm not a women, I'm not black and I don't have white hair or the power to control the weather. None of that ever crossed my mind. What did cross my mind was sitting and watching storms and thinking, damn somebody who could control that must be AWESOME! That's what Storm was, her powers put her in touch with nature to such a degree she was easily one of the most powerful mutants on the planet. Yet she was terrified of confined spaces. At the end of the day this god like women of color was still just a human being. All the X men where. Thats what was the most important aspect to many marvel hero's. They where human at the end of the day. Now day's they cant be human because to be human is to be flawed, and propaganda icons cannot be flawed.

[@xenomorphphantom8852]

I remember Milestone Comics,and Luke Cage...and Black Lightning...and Cyborg (from the Teen Titans) and a lot of others. These people should stop lying to themselves. They can't lie to us.

[@andyz2861]

It may not be lying. She may just have no idea who these characters are. It would, after all, require her to have read some comic books in her life. Does anything in her writing make you believe she’s actually done that?

[@xenomorphphantom8852]

@@andyz2861 There it is a very strong possibility of what you say ending being the truth. But on this day and age when ANYONE can learn about ANY stuff just by typing some words on any search engine on the web,it is also very plausible that these people are just trying to convince Hollyweird that they are the ONLY option to write the screenplay of the next Luke Cage movie. By lying.

[@andyz2861]

@@xenomorphphantom8852 I mean, doing research would take actual effort. What in the world makes you believe she’s putting effort and research into this job? From what JSG is saying, she didn’t even finish reading the original comics for this character.

[@xenomorphphantom8852]

@@andyz2861 You got a serious point there. But it does not make them any less liars than what they are anyway. Just liars on another level.

[@nej2147]

@@andyz2861 Something untrue is still untrue even if you do not know it... ignorance is only valid as a defence once. And at this point there is no way she has not been informed by the public that there have been literally hundreds of characters in fantasy and sci-fi that are black. So in essence: she lying!

[@Quasi_Terrible]

Tanahashi Goebbels made me do a spit take, never heard that before. And it's perfect!

[@TheSpawnfan]

A girl shooting beams out of a supersuit she copies with stolen resources.

[@jaxkommish]

Is Eve actually best known for writing Ironheart, or for HOW she got that job?

[@victorlora9379]

Just Some Guy is a superhero with the uncommon power of common sense

[@paulturner4684]

I could not stop myself from shifting my head from side to side as sassily as possible when he was reading that article.

[@BenDowdy]

DAT neck swerve

[@RotaAbyssian]

to highlight the last point, Jaime Reyes, the newest Blue Beetle was initially feared to be the same kind of race swapping character of his era, but turned out to be a FANTASTIC character because of his temperament and good nature. There's a reason he'll be beloved for a good while, but characters like Kamala Kahn will have to be forced down our throats.

[@chriskennedy6300]

Seriously, both your intro and your style on how you break down these articles, topics and tackle these subjects makes you *1 of my TOP 3* KZbinrs in my book. Solid!! ✌👌👍

[@nobodyshome6792]

Who are the other 2 ?

[@GordonGoodbrother]

Every time I read that Bendis Riri sequence with the teacher, I can’t help but think that he _knew_ he was writing a character with a deep psychological problem. But I can’t excuse it.

[@andyz2861]

The original writer no doubt realized, but knew it’d fit the desired political narrative. If someone also has the same deep psychological problem, she’d just identify with the character and not even realize it’s an issue. Such a person wouldn’t even need writing skill to write the character.

[@ExeErdna]

Bendis', Riri was a whole ass villain and Marvel were too much as pussies to pull the trigger. They could have had her go full-blown punisher w/ an ironman suit which could have really gone into the psychological trauma people have. It's that's how Bendis does these days writes something HALF done then jumps ship relying on others to finish the fuck up.

[@GordonGoodbrother]

@@andyz2861 So Bendis fictionalized an archaic anecdote (dream-squashing racist teachers) for a character trait that lesser talents could develop? That would mean _he_ was doing to future writers what Riri wanted the teacher to do.

[@ChrisSuperDude]

@@ExeErdna Marvel's biggest problem with their diversity characters is that almost all of them would be fixed and could be great characters, if they were allowed to be villains. Captain Marvel, Kamala, Riri, all could work as top villains. It's like how WWE refused to turn Roman Reigns heel for 5 years despite the fans begging for it and then when he finally did turn heel, he did a great job of it.

[@GordonGoodbrother]

@@ExeErdna If Bendis’ intention was for Riri to be a supervillain, why would he not have told anyone?

[@MaverickhunterXZero]

A purse puppy's mad about the job she was awarded based on egotism of looking somewhat like the character, which she herself took part in? I'm shocked, I tell you. Shocked.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

If you go back a few years in JSG video catalogue, he actually gave Eve credit once she gave Riri some good stories and this is sad as she's ego tripping destroying the little credibility she could have being a Marvel bright spot.

[@MaverickhunterXZero]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral I know he did, but I could something see this coming with how she was hired. She's mad she's been thrown away like other. Cina Grace did the same bitching at Marvel after he wrote Iceman, and was even given a second chance and still squandered it.

[@mustang607]

Being black does not mean you're a liar but being a follower of Critical Theory does.

[@nej2147]

Yup, critical theory is the idea that everything but yourself is fair game to criticise (read: deconstruct and destroy)... Meanwhile everyone else uses critical thinking where everything you yourself thinks is supposed to be scrutinised and considered, so that you can make sure that what comes out in the form of words or actions have the inteded effect and minimises the risk of unintended harm to yourself or others around you. Kids are no longer taught how to think for themselves, instead they are taught what to think by a bunch of narcissists a-holes, using the most destructive and delusional ideology the world has ever seen. And that in a nutshell is why everything is going to the proverbial shitter.

[@mustang607]

@@nej2147 Yup. You do not understate this situation. These unbelievably crazy, destructive and murderous things going on have a cause and that cause has a name and is well documented at New Discourses and other sites. Knowing is half the battle.

[@darrekworkman8685]

Best damn answer for, "Can you name three black superheroes?" goes to Just Some Guy! I had a hard time with this one at first. I had a blind spot about seeing Storm as a black woman. She was just Storm. The fact that she was also black and a woman didn't even matter.

[@wolveraspeaks]

I've been watching Invincible, and Nolan is such a character. Maybe my standards suck, but watching that guy switch from family man to manipulative sociopath to murderous psycho and back again is one Hell of a ride... Just gotta filter through the... Other stuff.

[@alexisguillen8400]

I know I never say anything around here, but I'm so happy to have found this channel back during the Vic incident. I want as a aspiring writer to one day increase the number of female and black characters in media. And nothing helps me understand more what to watch out than this channel. I actually got a tear out my eye. Thank you, for as long as you make sense, I will never stop following you.

[@C0ldIron]

I find it funny that in the Marvel strike force app Riri is the only character who opens up her helmet as part of her idle animation. Its like they NEED people to see she is a black girl for her to be of value.

[@meanncat3050]

I mean considering people needed the female mandolorians pointed out to them, I'm sure they also need to be told Riri is in the suit because they can't think beyond mainstream surface level things.

[@mikigirl18]

You're right. I didn't need to be black to think that Storm was a kickass woman. She was the leader of the X-Men for a while even, though I certainly like her long-hair over her mohawk hair phase. She was powerful and compassionate. She was also calm but also could be vulnerable because that makes a good compelling character.

[@cathygrandstaff1957]

“How do you harass a fictional character?” A lot of authors (especially mediocre fanfic authors) take it pretty personally when you insult their OCs. It’s not so much harassing the fictional character as it is “harassing” the artist by telling them their character sucks.

[@meanncat3050]

Yep....too attached, creators wear their heart on their sleeve but should really not attach themselves to something too much.

[@ReccaWolf]

JSG, I’ve been watching your content for years, and I love it. Keep on fighting these morons, because they need a lesson in comic book reality. Readers want escapism with their beloved heroes and villains in a good story, not using them as pawns for their woke agendas with every issue.

[@aeternumcadens1777]

Amen brother! I'm a white dude and Spawn had been my favorite for years. I didn't feel weird about it until a year ago. I'm so glad you put words to the fog I've had about this

[@sufianramli8017]

I love Spawn but it gets a bit confusing at times

[@nobodyshome6792]

I'm a beige guy, and the character that got me interested in comics was Storm. Go figure.....

[@Biostasis5x7]

I loved spawn back in the 90s. My brother bought a bunch of the comics, we were poor so he didnt have many. But goddamn, i read the hell out of them. Spawn was just a badass. Plain and simple.

[@aeternumcadens1777]

@@Biostasis5x7 yeah man and that's just solidified when you get to play him in MK 11

[@danielmacgibbon1589]

JSG, this comment is not directly in reference to this particular video, which is epic, but is just to say, coming from a long-time comics & film fan, your channel is awesome, your commentary is spot on and I’ve bing-watched more of your videos in one sitting than I thought was humanly possible. So glad I found this channel!

[@charlesstuart1853]

Superheroes are myth, and we aspire to their virtues. You nailed it.

[@sonicroze]

I mostly got into the X-Men through the cartoon. My favorite characters were Gambit, Storm, Rogue and Nightcrawler. Gambit is charming, sassy, well intentioned. He's a cool guy, I love his accent, and his romance with Rogue is sweet as it is bitter. Rogue, for all her power, is literally unable to interact with others without potentially hurting them. This forces her to keep even those she loves most at arms length. Her struggles to overcome that make her an awesome character. Storm is Mom to the X-Men. She is the voice of reason, she is compassionate and caring, but also decisive. Being able to control the weather is cool too. Nightcrawler always fascinated me because he is a man of Faith and one of few positive depictions of Christianity in comics. (Even if I likely have some theological differences). Despite his being so inhuman and prone to far more abuse from others, he has Faith and doesn't let his circumstances get him down. His That one of the most inhuman of the X-Men possesses the heart that Humanity SHOULD have is part of what makes him so great. I don't look like any of them. I'm also being honest here when I say these four are my favorites. I never liked Jubilee, her powers were inconsistent and she annoyed me most of the time. Despite liking Wolverine, I never really cared all that deeply for him, sorry Logan. And Scott/Cyclops had... moments. I understand the weight of leadership sometimes caused him to be a dick, but... eh. But when I think back on the show (outside the Phoenix Saga), these are the X-Men I like most.

[@ftblr66]

Can the NYT just go under already? They haven't been journalists in years

[@lockwoodthexton]

This was solid and savage. Your eloquent and unwavering defense of our common popular mythos is very much appreciated. Thank you.

[@Muck006]

I would soooooo much love to see a live debate between JSG and Eve ... where she is not allowed to run away and has to answer. [Sadly it would probably create a reaction like Scarecrow has in Batman Begins ... when subjected to his own gas: "I'm sorry, but Dr. Crane is not available right now."]

[@oedipuslaius7793]

Thank god for you man, this is one of the most reasonable, and measured and well thought out nerd centric channels on YT. Absolutely love it. I Share it with everyone I know who’s into comics and LOTR. Keep it up!

[@somethingswrongicanfeelit5688]

This is exactly why Manga is winning,there hiring people you can't write superheros.

[@allisbeneathme3350]

Manga Make All Niggaz Great Again

[@UnlimitedGreenWorks]

@@allisbeneathme3350 Thats one way to fit it

[@ladyofnoxus6733]

It's why I stick to manga. They never bend to western politics. I do miss old comics though. My last purchase was Batman Arkham Asylum.

[@sandorsbox]

This illustrates the points I've been making about cons starting entirely programming tracks about "diversity." The geek community has embraced diversity for decades without being told to. We are the last community that needs to be lectured on inclusion. We probably live Dr. King's dream better than any modern activist because we've been judging characters in the content of their character for decades and because of this, embrace other geeks, needs and dweebs of all races, creeds and orientations without a second thought. If you love what we love then we love you too!

[@Z3ROTH3RT33N]

How can someone with the elite knowledge to create a suit that rivals Tony Stark's lack the desire to create her own superhero persona?

[@TheDrizzle404]

It's still amazing to me that people who come out and say they can't feel empathy for a character unless that character looks like them aren't treated with contempt.

[@antonionicastro5330]

I love this kid so much. God it's nice seeing that not every young person is an idiot

[@ultimatekunochi6577]

He’s in his 30s

[@who-ge1gu]

Her: I'm so talented that I can only write about a character that looks just like me.

[@shadowgames6164]

I prefer to use the term "prioritized diversity" because it is more accurate

[@anthonyfarrar1738]

When you said the thing about mythology I literally cheered out loud at work. Good Job. New Subscriber, and Thank You.

[@ZeroOmega-vg8nq]

My man going on warpath even attila is shocked.

[@Dutch0524]

Michael Eric Dyson words....brilliant...Oswald Bates "reincarcerated" my brutha

[@Marq5104]

Not first, but it is nice being early. Heya notification squad!

[@oldgoat142]

JSG, I came across your channel purely by chance some months ago. How serendipitous for me. I find your eloquent, thought provoking, RPG through the face style very intriguing and delightful. I've learned quite a lot, including how you can both teach and eviscerate the woke mob at the same time. That's quite a feat. It's to the point where I've actually started a notebook page of your more memorable quotes. I look forward to filling up that page and multiple others.

[@supersnappahead]

I need to call the police, cause I just witnessed a murder.

[@nicorose4814]

"But what do I know, im just some guy" The best outro line in KZbin💯

[@xenomorphphantom8852]

Said it before...her self-insert's name is Reee Reee Williams.....seriously!

[@Sahbrynn]

I got goose bumps when you explained myths. It was beautiful. Epic rant! Ty!

[@carlmanvers5009]

I only hope I never annoy JSG. Cause damn, he has the sharpest tongue on youtube.

[@58jharris]

Luckily he only roasts people who clearly deserve it.

[@a.mackrous7664]

Thank you for this video. You hit it all perfectly. Even my 12 year old niece sees the garage that comics turned into. She only reads my old collection. She does not like how they weaponized everything and changed everything from the originals.

[@hydrogenone6866]

Hey JSG are you going to make comicbook?

[@philknecht3598]

It's a pleasure to hear JSG. I hadn't realized that I'd been unsubscribed again.

[@anakinskywalker7208]

Hello there

[@Marq5104]

General Kenobi!

[@bludheim2878]

Hi

[@CrashmoreElectricBlue]

General Skywalker. I was expecting someone of your reputation to be a little... older.

[@tomspiegel5322]

"Superheroes are a mythology, and the point of a myth isn't to have someone look like you. It's for you to see yourself in them. For you to be inspired by them. And for you to aspire to be like them."

[@qattieg7869]

Oh, For the love of PETE! If this woman wants someone who can do her job for her! Then I will do it for free! You could've connected the second Avengers movie with the flipping comic! You remember the damn scene where the black lady gives Tony Stark that picture of the dead solider! Have it CONNECT to that *With SOME tweets*! You could have it that Ri-Ri (Stupid nickname by the way!) is the little sister of the dead solider. Unlike the mother who wanted to show Tony the damage that he has done to the family she with her young self IDK like 5 or 6 wishes to ask the man that sent her brother to heaven; why he did so and if she can have him back. Have her sneak around always by passing security till she succeeds in getting to see him. Tony can see she is smart *By tracking and breaking into his security*, determined *By how many times she picks herself up and try's after failing*, brave *Just for taking this journey on her own* and kind *By how she interacts with him by not blaming him for something he couldn't control OR just doing this to help mum not just herself* etc. So you could have him apologize for it and even watch her from time to time to see her progress. Hell you can have HER check up him cuz she can see he is sad even have it she watches him fix the iron suit and helps. Over time gaining a mentor mentee relationship. By the time she is old enough she wants to save HIM seeing as he takes on more and more as he ages or goes into turmoil and starts drinking after losing old team members to the evolving villains' who are increasing in numbers by the days. So she take it on herself to not loose the last male figure she has in her life she puts on the suit. Only to be pushed away by Tony who doesn't want to loose her but she isn't having it she knows he NEEDS the help. And she WANTS to HELP not just her teacher but the people whom she wants to protect as her BROTHER once did. NO DRIVE BY, NO GANGSTERS NONE OF THAT! Just have her be smart, curious, LIKEABLE and brave young lady who wants to do the right thing! THERE FIXED THE BULLCRAP! I know it isn't perfect but having a nice mentee that both is respectful of her teacher/predecessor enough to risk themselves for them would be nice to see instead of a cocky twat that loves to play the race cared when SHE is the racist!

[@qattieg7869]

@@teabearchurchill5600 LOL Thank you! These professionals forget ONE HUGE thing about comics! It isn't about THEM or their damn views it is about the joy or fun they give to others with each turn of a page! Books can be fun but they ruin that by cramming everything in the sun into it BUT heart!

[@FriedWyce]

“Shhh, listen” immediately followed by an ad lmao, thanks for the heads up Guy

[@coolusernameftw7055]

This!! This is TRUTH, rather than someone saying "it's MY truth". Great video man. Glad I found your channel 🤙

[@detectivefiction3701]

Wonderful video, JSG! I could hear a lot of emotion in your voice, and it made me choke up. Thank you for being so eloquent.