Marvel Comics: Morbius Explained | Comics Explained

[@BassPlayerUnderGrace]

I was gonna say, with both Morbius and Blade getting movies....the idea of seeing them cross each other in the MCU is intriguing.

[@NickelAntonius]

Midnight Sons!

[@sewercotr3243]

I just hope blade still snipes

[@sewercotr3243]

I just hope blade still snipes

[@BassPlayerUnderGrace]

@@sewercotr3243 Sadly he's not. They cast Mahershala Ali as Blade. But, it would he a major missed opportunity if he didn't at least cameo. Or with the multiverse going on, show Wesley Snipes as a version of Blade in an alternate universe from that of the MCU.

[@The_winds_of_change]

Doubtful, considering morbius isn't in the main mcu universe

[@asher3297]

i love when he says in the comics "Its Morbin time"

[@resident_silly]

THANK GOD THERE WAS A MORBIN JOKE I WAS ABOUT TO HAVE TO DO IT MYSELF

[@Panthror]

Morbius might've disappeared from comics halfway through the 90's, but he was in the animated Spider-Man series, where his origin was changed a bit: He still was trying to cure his disease with the use of bats, but it was ultimately Spider-Man's radioactive blood combined with bat-blood that caused his transformation. He also didn't bite his victims, but had (sort of) suction caps on the palms of his hands he used to "suck plasma*" through their skin. *: My guess is the show named it 'plasma' instead of 'blood' to make it more kid-friendly.

[@dillasoul2228]

Plasma is the fluid our blood cells use to move through our bodies, so they were still accurate to the blood sucking nature, just without the blood cells

[@dabloodsploder4280]

@@dillasoul2228 he was a dialisis man

[@meteor22]

Ya I remember watching that cartoon as a kid and even back then going "...wait he's a vampire that sucks plasma not blood...through his hands??? This is stupid".

[@ssbfan33]

Leto looks like a terrible version of Morbius. When I watch the 90's version I see Morbius, when I look at Leto I see terrible casting. I hate to say it but Leto was a better choice for Joker then he was for Morbius.

[@youtubestudiosucks978]

@@meteor22 vampires are stupid. Imagine: "you get to be immortal but you're an undead who has to suck blood from the living and can only enter homes when invited while also dying if sunlight just slightly touches your skin. Also all religious objects work against you and you cant eat normal foud without getting severly sick to the point of puking your guts out." How long until you're depressed to the point of becoming a hermitcrab? No contact, you'll lose your mind in months, the only thing that can save you from your depression is the full blast of the sun which wil also kill you. Vampires suck, and i'm not talking about their diet

[@honestreviews8048]

This guy really made a highly successful KZbin channel based on gargantuan levels of knowledge about comic stories and sharing that with people in a concise manner. Truly something to be appreciated.

[@bluex610]

Movie execs should have this guy as an advisor. He'll get every detail correct for them.

[@DriftKulture]

I love how when Morbius changed into his vampire form, that came with a cool costume. Does he have the same power as Piccolo?

[@raysdesk]

CLOTHES BEAM

[@michaelreid8889]

@@raysdesk LMAO

[@markc4876]

@@raysdesk GOHAN : I want my clothes to look like yours NAIL INSIDE PICCOLO'S HEAD : did our heart just skip a beat 🤣

[@FearsomeSalvation]

@@markc4876 my head Canon is goku didn't actually think gohan could beat cell he made him fight cell as punishment for wearing piccolo's gi instead of his

[@PathsUnwritten]

Conners doesn't need Morbius' blood. Peter's got arms to spare.

[@jordanglasper1064]

Hahahahahahaha

[@daniel-je8xq]

😂😂😂

[@LordDarque]

Midnight Sons were totally 90's and I was there for it.

[@morbiuscrystal4875]

My midnight sons team Ghost rider Blade Werewolf by night Dr strange Man thing Morbius

[@erickmartinez7248]

Nice pfp

[@joshmason1460]

@@morbiuscrystal4875 add Moon Knight and I’m sold!! And cast Keanu as Ghost Rider and that cast would be absolutely incredible!! But now I’m gonna be thinking about who could play Man-Thing all night!! Most important trait(other than acting talent) for him would be his voice!! Cause CGI would cover the visual side of things!!

[@morbiuscrystal4875]

@@joshmason1460 yes.

[@Joey-Jdi]

being born in 1998 doesn’t make you “there for it”

[@nellydupree7235]

Rob, do not apologize for your knowledge of Morbius. Your knowledge is far superior to anyone out there making content , so thank you!

[@pongangelo2048]

List down their names and morb those people.

[@concept5631]

​@@pongangelo2048 It's Morbin Time

[@WinterSo1dier]

So glad you’re covering this! You’re the man Rob. Appreciate you

[@LUISPRIME]

First time I saw or heard of Morbius was on the Spider-Man TAS. I thought he was pretty interesting character there. I picked up some of his Midnight Sun run comics after that.

[@ssbfan33]

The actual good version. This version looks like a mistake.

[@brandonm9132]

Yeah same, spider man tas was very underrated.

[@shadownights23x64]

Ah...the version that was censored to all hell lol

[@michaelbrandy6843]

"Plasma!!!"

[@javierpupo8042]

One specific thing that cemented Morbius in my mind was in his most recent run by Vita Ayala. He had a short dialogue with himself about ancient Greek philosophers and their ideas of ethics as well as mankind's roll as a species. How Aristotle stated that Mankind's function was to be rational, that people were succeeding in their own humanity if they acted from reason. That how the greatest good, the greatest virtue, was something that was that was self-sustaining, something that people would want for it's own sake and not for something abstract like approval from others, or anything that is really done because you want something else. Morbius concluded that good health was that self-sustaining virtue or at least one of them. I really pondered on that and I couldn't help but agree. Good health is simply a question of balance and balance in anything is the highest possible virtue a person could ask for. I wouldn't have learned that if I didn't pick up this comic. From that point on I couldn't help but have an appreciation for the tragic man of reason and intellect that is Michael Morbius.

[@blushworthyspeaks]

My morbiud curiosity is now sated, thank you.

[@SolLantern0889]

I'm a semi truck driver and I watch your videos to help me stay awake on the long drives thanks for that bro ur awesome #FreeMvC2

[@aMemberOfSTARS]

OG SPIDERMAN THE ANIMATED SERIES! HE NEEDS THE PLASMA!!

[@MarchallWhite12345]

Beyond Omega Level: Magus Beyond Omega Level: Perpetua Beyond Omega Level: Impossible Man Beyond Omega Level: The Fallen One Beyond Omega Level: Tala Beyond Omega Level: Kalibak Beyond Omega Level: Grail Beyond Omega Level: The Utopian Beyond Omega Level: Highfather Beyond Omega Level: Mandrakk, the Dark Monitor Beyond Omega Level: Circe Beyond Omega Level: Serpent (Cul Borson) Beyond Omega Level: D'Spayre Beyond Omega Level: Griever at the End of All Things

[@trippytimesjosh355]

Yo I forgot about Impossible Man. Isn't he like an alien cartoon character essentially?? Kinda like Slapstick, but way more powerful.

[@MarchallWhite12345]

@@trippytimesjosh355 Exactly. He is definitely overpowered and probably the most powerful out of the whole list.

[@deusmachinima1189]

What about Tenebris??

[@michaelreid8889]

@@deusmachinima1189 or Darth plagues the wise his apprentice

[@JacksonTaylorandTheSinners]

Your Encyclopedic knowledge and casual free flow conversational delivery is quite impressive.

[@BuildinWings]

Can we appreciate the stellar pencils on display in some of these panels?

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

Seeing *Morbius, Blade and Ghost Rider* crossover would be epic.

[@williamfoxx3277]

Damn right. I would love to see that movie 👍👍

[@comicluigi7]

He do be morbin'

[@ronaldulysseswizards1161]

You have taught me pretty much *ALL* of what I know about comics. Before finding you, my knowledge was strictly from series 1 & 2 Marvel collectible cards from early 90s; reruns of the Hulk tv show on scifi channel; the animated X-Men, Batman, and Spider-Man series from 90s; and then just any movie with comic characters, from Christopher Reeves as Superman and Michael Keaton as Batman all the way up through current day Marvel Studios' MCU and such. In all that time, I have only actually read two comics/graphic novels: Death of Superman and Old Man Logan. For literally everything else, you have been the reader, the watcher, the story-teller. And I can't thank you enough. You make the world of comics and geek culture a better place. Thanks, Rob.

[@omegahtv6779]

Hey Rob! Can you please do a video on Alpha Flight? Thank you so much brother, great Morbius video!!👍🏿

[@mnsega]

What are you? Canadian??!🤣

[@omegahtv6779]

@@mnsega okay. I’m guessing you’re a fan of Wolverine, right? Who isn’t? So I’ll direct that question right back at you, so are YOU Canadian cause you like Wolverine? So WHY THE HELL do I have to be Canadian because I like Alpha Flight? I’m from Brooklyn,NY if you must know, so no, I’m not Canadian.😂

[@mnsega]

@@omegahtv6779 im actually a Gambit fan. Let go New Orlean

[@omegahtv6779]

@@mnsega Gambit IS MY DUDE!!!

[@trippytimesjosh355]

I like Alpha Flight. I could see Sasquatch being a perfect fit for MCU

[@fornax4676]

I like Morbius as being a non-traditional vampire. The whole “Living Vampire” thing is a great idea in my mind.

[@natem6384]

The Midnight Sons were awesome!

[@kenv5342]

Lol I just saw the trailer and knew that I could find back story on your channel. Thanks for being so quick on these uploads!

[@leroygrant7635]

Sounds like you're in a rush! I'm used to your more layed back(yet excited) way of telling the story. You jumped right into it; no small talk at all. Still good brief video.

[@jiffypoo5029]

I wonder if Marvel is setting up Midnight Sons with Dr. Srange, Blade, Morbius, Moon Knight and Bloodstone. I could see the MCU combining ARMOR and Midnight Sons, basically the supernatural SHIELD.

[@ssbfan33]

Incorrect at least the Morbius part. Because his movie is not canon, and you can't argue with me that it is because it isn't. You know why it is because nothing without a Marvel Studios logo pasted up on top is canon that is a hard fact.

[@kuzz1191]

@@ssbfan33 bruh theres literally references to spiderman and venom in the trailer, which have both been confirmed as part of the MCU....

[@Infernus250]

@@ssbfan33 "and you cant argue that it is cause it isnt" 🤡

[@ajmoreno8337]

@@ssbfan33 "that is a hard fact" lol

[@Aragorn7884]

Morbius v. Blade in Phase 5 is the MCU movie we deserve 🤩

[@xijinping3502]

Morbing time

[@Lakefront_Khan]

Kirk and Peter: "Gimme your juices!"

[@mattchew6426]

Rise Of The Midnight Sons was dope!!! I still have the poster. It came in 6 sections (one with each issue in the story) and the 6 sections made 1 cool looking poster...

[@MarchallWhite12345]

What if Ra's al Ghul got the Ten Rings What if Doctor Strange got the Helmet of Fate What if Darkseid got the Cosmic Cube What if Deadpool got the Mask What if Darkseid fought The Avengers. What if Thanos got the Anti-Life Equation What if Shang-Chi was the Iron Fist What if Superman landed in Asguard What if the Batman Who Laughs invaded the Marvel Universe

[@simonjoyfool7714]

These are pretty awesome ideas. I like 3, 4, 7, & 8

[@gigaherz_]

As a MCU watcher that doesn't (and has never) read comics. I really want Morbius, Blade, and whoever else there is that would make sense (Scarlet Witch maybe?), forming a "Marvel Dark" spinoff, where they face the eldritch monsters, since I don't think those enemies fit in the "daytime" MCU.

[@Jedi1993]

With Michael keeton's vulture making an appearance, we'll see more from the sinister 6

[@trevorghalt1881]

Fun fact: He was going to be in Blade 2 but they weren't sure if they could get the rights

[@o-redstoothbrush7916]

He is in the deleted scenes of blade

[@glorbojibbins2485]

Interesting... I liked 2 but three could have really used a good reason to not exist

[@o-redstoothbrush7916]

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[@o-redstoothbrush7916]

Morbius in blade ☝

[@Scrappy_ill_fold_ya_Doo]

Isn’t he a Spider-Man foe?

[@themeanhornet1070]

I always liked the “if Dracula was a superhero” costume he wears.

[@money_773]

Rob: makes video about Morbius Sony 1 hour later: here's the Morbius trailer

[@arnaraki7514]

He is a marvel legend

[@N0V4K5]

I like this history recap of Morbius. So many things I wasn’t aware of. Thanks Rob!

[@terryandjoe]

Some of the coolest Vampire "drawings" or Comic art, imo, are the Morbius interpretations. I LOVED how he was written in Maximum Carnage! Hoping the movie is at least Good

[@TheeKingRayzor]

I don't care what no one says, 70's and 80's comics art is the best.

[@Helixium08]

Definitely. Comics art now looks like generic CGI on paper.

[@TheeKingRayzor]

@@Helixium08 It's too real now.

[@alecjohnson2864]

I been saying that forever

[@TheeKingRayzor]

@@alecjohnson2864 Great minds think alike.

[@imeanleafeon]

Its the yellow backgrounds for me

[@nobodyknowsforsure]

"Aw man I finally got a full belly..." lmao lol I swear Rob's lines - he'd be the best villain ever 🤣

[@MrFarnanonical]

I loved the Morbius from Spiderman the Animated Series. They couldn't have a blood thirsty vampire on a kids show so they had to make him hunger for plasma.

[@LongLivFresh]

Good stuff putting this out so quick. You’re videos are the only reason I get on KZbin lol

[@TheTilitus]

Aaa man the old Blade was everything we need!

[@mkcstealth7624]

I think a Blade/Morbius team up could be cool in the MCU if the movies are good. Also the idea of Peter Parker going to the Lizard for help with his arm problem is just hysterical to me

[@cinematicsamurai3155]

Hopefully this will in some way.. usher in Blade. I miss Blade. Snipes did it best but I'm excited to see what Ali will bring to the table.

[@trippytimesjosh355]

With this Multiverse shenanigans, I wanna see Morbius meet Mobius M. Mobius from TVA. Man I hope people don't connect the bat thing to COVID. Surprised they didn't alter the script. Wait, people don't like Midnight Sons??? Crazy man, my favorite team!

[@thegamerboneless2864]

I hope it does well, and people support. Even though Jared Leno is a bit weird, he is a extremely devoted and good actor. He will do this character justice.

[@bran154]

No question!

[@JayRamzy]

This aged horribly

[@deniselo8836]

He definitely isn’t weird

[@s0vnds]

@@deniselo8836 gotta be kidding right?

[@artofpissing4460]

1 MORBILLION TICKETS

[@twiznizzlenore7822]

you know what i just realized ? the movie Justice league: Gods and Monsters got their idea of how their batman , A.K.A Man-Bat , became the way he was from Morbius's story .

[@SkyFoxCode]

THank you!! i've been looking for a video like this, finally

[@KyleBrand]

The Midnight Sons was what got me into comics. I was huge fan of all of those comics, and never knew Morbius was even a Spiderman villain before. I've been longing for a decent Ghost Rider movie, though the AoS version was damn good.

[@christopherhugle8473]

Keep up the great work on your channel keep hustling

[@bionicg2040]

He was amazing. I like what they did with his story in the animated series. I wish he did more with Blade in the comics.

[@michaelbrandy6843]

"Plasma I neeed Plasma!" That's all I think of when I hear the name Morbius thanks to Spider-Man TAS : )

[@Fortunateis4luck]

Rob had this video locked and loaded lol

[@professoreinstein6]

Bringing out the team up of Blade, Morbius, and Black Cat would be cool

[@Agent_Funk]

I have a soft spot for Morbius. Like the adult version of me was like "Oh hey, they're going to make a Morbius movie." The kid in me was like "Oh my god! It's Morbius!"

[@ashenisntridden]

Let me say it since nobody will, it's MORBIN TIME 🧛

[@Thechezbailey]

"Oh, man, I finally got a full belly. Cool! Let's go find the next folks!" Lolol

[@trippytimesjosh355]

Beyond Omega Level: Slapstick Beyond Omega Level: Sleepwalker Beyond Omega Level: Death's Head 2 May not be Omega, but I'd love to see you cover breakdowns of these deep cuts Oh and Hit Monkey!! In preparation for the TV series, I thought it was gunna b dumb. Looks like it may b great, I love Jason Sedakis

[@joeevans1687]

I had read most everything from 101 up till about mid 1980's. I find myself wanting all the Curtis B&W magazines , they were adult R rated magazines with awesome content.

[@Astrofunkk]

I looked for this video yesterday, and today it appears, cheers.

[@coolwata105]

Midnight Sons and Spirits of Vengeance got me Hooked on Ghost Rider. I believe the only legitimate redemption for him will be to introduce Danny Ketch.

[@thefearmakerlive]

No, you're not the only one. I LOVED THE MIDNIGHT SONS COMICS! I was reading Nightstalkers, Spirits of Vengeance, and Darkhold during their runs. And I'm super excited about the Midnight Suns game, based on the Midnight Sons storyline and made by the Firaxis X-com team (which was delayed until the second half of 2022 today).

[@CoreyMarshon]

can you cover midknight suns

[@themanwithamission]

Right on time with the trailer. Always on it Rob. 🖤

[@terenceyuen4424]

Hope Mobius makes a cameo in the upcoming Blade reboot 👍👌🙏

[@nickhard7615]

I didn't even know this dude was a Spider-Man villain by the end of that movie until Vulture just randomly says "Yo, let's go kill Spider-Man"

[@Terroreyes-j8l]

Morbius in the Midnight Sons team up was awesome.

[@liittlemiissd]

I loved this video! Every second of it!

[@PITTFOX]

The Darkhold comic was really fun. The issues ft Sabretooth was my favorite.

[@jendersonmohammed443]

Another great video Rob! Please do a Midnight Sons video!

[@spaceinvader9815]

I love how Roy Thomas makes a call back to Dracula and nosferatu in the ship scene

[@konewhatsthenamespolicy6308]

One of my favorite short stories was in the 90s where morbius had deteriorated quite a bit and had his edgy belts and rags appearance. He bites Spider-Man in the initial issue. Spider-Man deals with that for a bit and then after an artist change it picks back up. Edit: found it. Peter Parker Spider-Man 77 and 78

[@TimTimmay]

Sony’s SPIDERVERSE is starting to look SPECTACULAR. I have a feeling MORBIUS will be that movie that catches everyone off guard & turns in AMAZING box office returns

[@alpo180]

Been a sub when you had I think 100 thousand subs and now you on 2 mill plus wow congratulations! You deserve it I am a huge fan and I’m definitely a lot better with my comic history cause of you rob thank you sir

[@BeepingMemeSauce]

I really wanted the movie to be good, but now I'm afraid that from now on, Morbius will be treated like a joke. Anytime Morbius will appear in something now, people are gonna be like, "iT's MoRbIn TiMe lOl fUnNy VaMpIrE gUy HuRr DuRr."

[@quakethedoombringer]

Now that the internet meme the movie with a sequel, i wonder how that will play out. Will they keep the consistent "serious" tone or will they go full deadpool and just go full on shitposting ?

[@jakefink680]

I recently crafted a tentative theory about Morbius Rob that I would LOVE to know if you think is actually possible. Since the Eternals post credit scene revealed Dane Whitman getting the Ebony Blade, along with BLADE himself with the voice over, I've been wondering if Morbius could be setting up Vampires within the MCU for the eventual introduction of Blade. The way I think it could work, is that when Morbius kills these people on that shipping freighter, one or more of them may be transformed into Vampires which will of course be the perfect way of getting Blade inside the MCU.

[@OmniOtaku]

I can see Morbius popping up in the Dr.Strange sequel if Nightmare is somehow involved or in a future Dr.Strange movie. Morbius’ movie would be a good way to work the character of Johnny Blaze in the mix to.

[@SJadenS703]

I'm excited to hear more about the Midnight Suns as the new game gets closer to release. Firaxis + Marvel is a combo I didn't know I needed

[@trippytimesjosh355]

Wasn't Cloak & Dagger in Midnight Sons at a time??? Or Man-thing??

[@anthonyufert8477]

The Midnight Sons were awesome! That was one of my favorite comic runs growing up. I really hope they’re brought into the MCU. 🤞🤞

[@40cal22]

I remember reading that story when it was new . Time passes so" fast .

[@shadowscalestudios]

So excited for this! Scarlet Witch is my favorite but I love cosplaying a vampiric version of her and I LOVE Morbius. He and Marvel's Dracula are just beyond awesome and super powerful. Probably two of the coolest and most powerful vamps in comic fiction. 🥰🧛‍♂️🥰

[@TropeHatComics]

With Mimic being one of the "Five" Can we get a Calvin Rankin (Mimic) explained

[@gmfcomics9881]

Thanks for being my comic Professor Rob 🙏

[@themeanhornet1070]

You did better than I could have on this.

[@idonttalknowpleasestay309]

It's morbin time 😎

[@L0rdNikoN1]

Love your Videos! I started with reading Comics because of your channel and for my first series to own, i chose Jonathan Hickman's East of West and oh man, this Story is sooo cool

[@jeremystevens2045]

You are not the only one, the Midnight Sons story from the 90's was and is my favorite comic book story.

[@EDDESTROYER12]

Yes Rob you are on top of things ! I was waiting for this one

[@davidwhitfield6025]

Has Morbius ever gone up against Dracula or other "real" vampires? I'm on the flip side and follow the Marvel Vampires and never saw him in anything involving them but I don't have everything.

[@adrianhall5881]

If there is anybody else like me you will understand. I have been collecting comics since I was 8 and am currently 51. Most of that time I would be harassed as a need because of my hobby. Then all of a sudden the movies start popping out and my friends are like WHAT...... THAT WAS SO AWESOME. They started getting into the movies and were like did you know this guy was really this guy and this girl is really this superhero and I'm like YEP!!!!!!!. I SURE DID. ARGH. Now I'm the cool guy with all the knowledge that they keep asking about.

[@TheDrumsnstuff]

Beyond Omega Level: All Knowing Rob dropping this an hour before the Morbius trailer

[@gustavofring7324]

The Spider-Man cartoon in the 90s is how I new who Morbius was, are used to Watch it faithfully as a kid

[@piknvidz3320]

Can we get a midnight Sun’s comics explained episode?

[@king_of_gaming6754]

@Upcycle Shoes midnight suns?

[@alpo180]

Finally you did this character!

[@michaelhall2966]

Rob, great work. I would like to request more independent stuff. SCUD and the tick. Love em

[@That80sGuy1972]

In the late 80s and early 90s, I collected Marvel's dossier comics. At the time, Morbius was one of the "deceased" ones... in the same issue as the "deceased" Mantis. There has been at least one reboot since then. I mean, Wolverine's claws... razor-thin and supersharp, in those, were bionic... implanted just after his skeleton was coated. The bone claws as part of his mutation were added in the 90s as a post-script. You went back decades, even guys who never die and never get rebooted get modified, even to a reboot level.

[@Phlogiston2312]

I loved the Midnight Soms in the 90's

[@normanfrank1532]

Keep it coming