Fun fact: the reason Marvel was able to buy Marvelman/Miracleman was because Dez Skinn never had the rights to it in the first place, the rights had, in fact, stayed with the creator, Mick Anglo. So Marvel simply offered to buy them from him and he said yes, on the sole condition that some of his own Marvelman stories would be reprinted, too, as well as the Alan Moore stuff. Marvel agreed and that's how we get a bunch of Classic Marvelman stories reprinted. Another fun fact: Alan Moore was happy that Mick Anglo finally got the money he deserved, but he also didn't want his name on any of the Miracleman comics. Marvel agreed, so instead of saying "Alan Moore," all of the Miracleman comics he wrote say "The Original Writer" instead.
@trooper9249 Жыл бұрын
Another another fun fact: Alan Moore also said that he was going to donate part of the royalties from the reprints of his Marvelman stories to Mick Anglo.
@keelanbarron928 Жыл бұрын
You would think that reprinting the old comics would be something marvel would've done already? Not a very good condition.
@Levitz9 Жыл бұрын
For all the reputation Moore gets for being a grumpy old man, Moore always has been and always will be the greatest ally to creator's compensation and crediting there ever will be. He's a real mensch. Thanks, Moore. Thoore.
@JeffreyPiatt Жыл бұрын
Well after he got screwed over by his contract for Watchman. He was to get the rights back once the book left print and before Watchman comics didn't get endless reprints and special editions. Basically his comic has never left print so he's permanently mad at DC for tricking him out of royalties.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
@@JeffreyPiatt But at least he never made... A Contract With Todd!
@zakfett92 Жыл бұрын
“We got tired of Linkara complaining about the size of the moon, so we’re getting it reduced…”
@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677 Жыл бұрын
*His Throne*
@kitestar Жыл бұрын
Ah yes, dr linksano’s shrinkinator, what a bargain they must have bought it in
@daelen.cclark Жыл бұрын
I hereby retitle it: “The Space Donut”!
@LordSchattenwind Жыл бұрын
"The world is doomed. But that means *I'll* perish with it, that's bad!" Finally, a villain with some common sense.
@teedup8995 Жыл бұрын
Reminds me of an episode from Secret Squirrel were the villain Captain Ahab steals the world's most powerful submarine in the world and says, I'm going blow up the world, just for kicks! To which are tied up hero responds, You do that and you'll be breaking the law Ahab!
@Crazyivan777 Жыл бұрын
The first Superman / Spiderman crossover had Doc Ock betray Luthor because Luthor was doing some apocalyptic stuff and Spidey reminded Ock that destroying the world meant he'd have nowhere to live.
@changvasejarik62 Жыл бұрын
There is no profit to be made in the destruction of the planet, it's very bad for business. -Wilson Fisk Spider-Man TAS
@ProjektTaku8 ай бұрын
@@Crazyivan777 Even better: There was a comic where Lex Luthor meets his alternate counterpart, Alexis Luthor, who's far more bloodthirsty. They team up to defeat both their Supermen, until Alexis reveals he plans on crashing 2 earth's together to destroy all heroes. Lex then turns on him because he has a sister and doesn't want to destroy everyone on Earth cause of grudge between himself and Superman.
@doggosho30447 ай бұрын
But it would come with a free frogurt!
@JomasterTheSecond Жыл бұрын
"Wow! I've ruined the world....." That sure is one way to put it. All that's missing is "That can't be good!"
@homuraakemi103 Жыл бұрын
To be fair, that’s a mood…
@daelen.cclark Жыл бұрын
@@josephheiskell3493 THAT MUST BE GOOD!
@daelen.cclark9 ай бұрын
That needs to be a meme.
@CJMoody Жыл бұрын
Finally, a villain who realizes that destroying the world has consequences for them too.
@CJMoody Жыл бұрын
Also, my first time hearing of a marrow was from a game on Neopets where one is to guess the weight of a giant marrow.
@daelen.cclark Жыл бұрын
“Wow! I ruined the world.” That needs to be a meme.
@lordultimus559 Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: Mick Anglo gave Gargunza his name because that's what he called his brother when he was mad at him.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
Funner fact: Mick and Anglo are both names that can refer to someone from Ireland!
@williamgreci8219 Жыл бұрын
Marvel Man: So why did you make that gas that almost destroyed the world? Doesn't really fit your past perils. Gargunza: My original plan was a vapor that could destroy mountains, thus making more room for development and agriculture. Taking credit for changing the planet to suit humanity's needs would've yielded recognition for my scientific capabilities. Unfortunately, my field test revealed that the vapor didn't know when to stop. Marvel Man: Hey, just like you!
@furonguy42 Жыл бұрын
I can't get enough of the name "Young NastyMan". Its descriptive to such a degree it doesn't sound like its even meant to be his name. They could have called him "Youthful Rapscallion" or simply "Whippersnapper" and it'd have the same effect.
@VideoGuyIdiot22 Жыл бұрын
There was a Black Adam equivalent called Nastyman.
@Hawkatana Жыл бұрын
@@VideoGuyIdiot22 We know, that doesn't make it sound natural.
@Heavenlyhounds96 Жыл бұрын
Ash on Xenomorphs: The perfect lifeform. Some Kryptonian scientist making Doomsday: Hold my Beer
@gregcourtney751 Жыл бұрын
Dr gerald robotnik: everyone knows the perfect lifeform should be a hedgehog.
@Inspiration_Date Жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see the rest of Marvelman's extended family--Teen Marvelman, Baby Marvelman, Old Marvelman, and Girl Marvelman.
@caliph95 Жыл бұрын
I can't tell whether you're joking or not
@mattwo7 Жыл бұрын
Come to think of it, he never did get a proper equivalent to Mary Marvel, did he? Instead Young Marvelman and Miraclewoman were Mary's counterparts
@justinhammer3196 Жыл бұрын
Sure. Add Girl Marvelman. Go woke.
@garethspotfur1 Жыл бұрын
I agree. Girls need the right to go on murderous rampages as much as male heroes do.
@EternalKHFan0 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget their faithful pets - Cat Marvelman, Dog Marvelman, Parrot Marvelman, Goldfish Marvelman and Guinea Pig Marvelman.
@JuanLeon-oe6xe Жыл бұрын
Linkara: "It feels like this is the equivalent of throwing corpses at your enemies". Blue from OSP: Well, it's a really funny story all things considered. [Uncaps beer bottle] What?
@danking9936 Жыл бұрын
You having never heard of a marrow reminds me of how in the American release of Wallace and Gromit and the Curse of the Were-Rabbit!, they re-dubbed it so that the marrow Gromit was growing was called a "melon" instead, despite it plainly looking like a marrow, because the studio thought American children wouldn't know what a marrow is!!
@thomaspalazzolo5902 Жыл бұрын
"Oh. I think I should go" is such a great response to when your weapon harmlessly snaps in half over your opponent.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
Attention Hollywood scriptwriters!
@richmcgee434 Жыл бұрын
I mean, he's not wrong.
@OnDavidsBrain Жыл бұрын
"I should go, I'm Commander Shepard."
@goranisacson2502 Жыл бұрын
A while there I was scared we were getting the Alan Moore version, of whom I've only heard frightening stories of. Instead I am introduced to the King of Vegetables and young Nastyman, and all feels wonderful in the world.
@ToHoldNothing Жыл бұрын
I think I looked into that after I was given an extra copy my mom had from the library of the Alan Moore/Neil Gaiman run of Miracleman. It is pretty dark, though I probably forgot most details
@TheLandofObscusion Жыл бұрын
Considering how "Superman vs. Captain Marvel/Shazam" is a semi-recurring concept over at DC, it's kind of surprising that Marvel seemingly has never done "Hyperion vs. Marvelman/Miracleman", even just once. I get that their expys aren't anywhere near as known as the DC/Fawcett originals, but it just sounds like an obvious thing to do, if only to maybe poke fun at the very concept, in general.
@Mechazaurus Жыл бұрын
Wow, when you said Marvelman was made to cash in on Captain Marvel you weren't kidding! Gargunza is just a taller Dr. Sivana with hair, they have "holy macaroni" instead of "holy moly" and it even looks like they're trying to ape C. C. Beck's art style at times. And man, I was laughing non stop during the "Young Nastyman" story. The funniest 5 minuets I've had in a while.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
They literally were trying to continue after CM was C&D'd, so they tried to maintain something akin to continuity.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
@@madder9166 Vaguely Amusing Fact: If you Google "victo" the first three things it brings up are the Victoria's Secret catalog, really cool artist Victo Ngai, and Victoria County, TX, where I was born!
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
@@madder9166 (OTOH, If you Google "armlocks" it tells you everything you could possibly want to know about armlocks.)
@randallflagg3700 Жыл бұрын
Well, yeah, Emil Gargunza is the "official ripoff" of Dr Sivana, they weren't even trying to hide it. They even created the Shazam rogue "Sivana Jr" (the former being his uncle) in response to Gargunza Jr, who was also the nephem of our fearless hero's nemesis.
@Mechazaurus Жыл бұрын
@@randallflagg3700 Think you have that the other way round, Sivana Jr. was definitely much earlier. But yeah, I see your point. Perhaps it's not quite a rip-off in the usual sense, it's still kind of funny though.
@awelcruiz Жыл бұрын
No, they never address the name change in universe. The comics since Eclipse started publishing them work under the narrative that his name was always Miracleman. He's only ever refered to as Marvelman in the reprints of the Mick Anglo material. Also regarding the lack of British accents, the comic itself was inconsistent about it's setting. There were many early stories that were explicitly said to be taking place in the USA (as the Captain Marvel books had been), but the setting of later stories (particularly Alan Moore's run) was unambiguously British. Great episode. Hope to see you cover some more in the future.
@alexandersturnn4530 Жыл бұрын
Gargunza is a weirdly refreshing take on the oldschool 'Mad Scientist Antagonist' Trope for Superhero Comics. Instead of wanting World Domination or personal Power...he mostly just wants to make his inventions into money, even trying to invent things that he thinks will be genuinely helpful to mankind. It's just that, from what we've seen, he sucks at making them safe to use. Hell, when he screws up with the vapor, instead of stubbornly trying to solve it himself and making things worse in the process or trying to abandon earth and humanity to it's fate in a 'Screw you as long as I survive!' kind of deal, he actually alerts Marvelman to the danger, whom he knows will find a way to solve this. And when that one Dictator recruits him, he doesn't get him with promises of World Domination, but with the offer of unlimited Money for his research, experiments and Inventions. For a Superhero Mad Scientist Villain, he's honestly kinda unique.
@OnDavidsBrain Жыл бұрын
26:09 I'm now imagining this bucked toothed little gremlin piloting Bobby Koetick Ala Meet Dave. And considering what Gargunza turns out to be in "A Dream of Flying" I can totally believe he'd be piloting such an evil little man.
@chaoticjusticezero Жыл бұрын
Newscaster: Young Nastyman died shortly after being captured due to an allergic reaction from the antidote, which was made from drugs that don't exist on his world. The doctor was released on bail and his medical license has been revoked. Young Marvelman is wanted for questioning. 23:22 Vegetable King: Magic wasabi, make my vegetables GROW!
@Caernath Жыл бұрын
It looks like Young Marvelman can give Spider-Man some tips on how to rescue people falling from bridges.
@devlinburgess2463 Жыл бұрын
So, Miracle-Marvel Man is to legal troubles what Hawkman is to continuity issues. Also, the transformation via mushroom cloud really makes it seem like MM belongs in the stable of heroes from Fallout like the Mechanist and Grognak.
@KingJaymo2k11 Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one laughing at the name YOUNG NASTY MAN???😂😂😂😂😂
@daelen.cclark Жыл бұрын
The second-or-so ish of the Moore Run even responded to the name with “don’t say a word.”
@Mechazaurus Жыл бұрын
You are not alone, friend.
@jake51479 Жыл бұрын
27:40 "it seems like Marvelman should be questioning these ludicrous things more" Yeah, that is weird. Someone should write a deconstructionist comic explaining why that is
@daelen.cclark Жыл бұрын
Mike Allred’s story in Miracleman Annual is one of the most recent stories to point that out.
@AdaWongLover5 Жыл бұрын
I genuinely want to know more about the doctor who can make antidotes for space drugs.
@Rei-Rei Жыл бұрын
The Doctor Who, you say?
@AdaWongLover5 Жыл бұрын
@@Rei-Rei Yes, that too.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
@@AdaWongLover5 Doctor Feel-good?
@demizson576 Жыл бұрын
Ah yes, Dr. Wu from Bojack Horseman... Purveyor of drugs and, apparently, antidotes as well.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
@@demizson576 I only know of Dr. Wu a little. I assume he talks to the animals?
@ianr.navahuber2195 Жыл бұрын
9:39 thanks to marvel trying to canonize Miracleman into the 616 ... this by all accounts could be canon
@mattwo7 Жыл бұрын
That will be super awkward for Joshua Ayers. Guy died, came back to life, vanished into obscurity and now a hero is going to use his supervillain name except without a space.
@alexandersturnn4530 Жыл бұрын
@@mattwo7 Think he could sue for copyright infringement?
@TerminalSports45 Жыл бұрын
11:07 "But at least the danger is over... Hey why are the rocks glowing? On no they're radioactive! That can't be good!"
@rickdaniel7341 Жыл бұрын
Gargunza: “I’ve invented an acid that destroys rock!” Batman: “…Go on.”
@PapaTaurean Жыл бұрын
"but I want Captain Marvel." "we already have Captain Marvel at home" lol
@CharlesGouraudgaming Жыл бұрын
This is a bit of a trip having just read through the Alan Moore Miracleman stuff, seeing plotpoints that would later be used in that series.
@COMICSAREAWESOME Жыл бұрын
The ill-defined period between the Golden Age and the Silver Age is often referred to as the Atomic Age (roughly 1950-1960) which had a huge sci-fi bent and was sort of reflective of people's fascination with space. The most noted character to come from this time was Captain Comet, but I think its safe to say that Miracleman has him beat in terms of modern day popularity. Which is fitting - I mean if the guy who yells "Atomic" backwards isn't going to represent the Atomic Age, who will?
@mattwo7 Жыл бұрын
24:25 That really depends, if something as thin and flimsy as paper can cut people and paper is made from trees, it stands to reason that a properly sharp enough carrot probably could as well. Except... That's not a sword, it's a regular carrot.
@richmcgee434 Жыл бұрын
I question whether you can still call it a carrot after honing it to a monomolecular edge. :)
@drakkenmensch Жыл бұрын
8:37 Alternate punchline: "Unfortunately, that was actually a copy of *Atlas Shrugged* that immediately turned him into a misanthropic supervillain."
@Rixec2 Жыл бұрын
History is a weird thing when you look back and see where one event just dominoed into something like this.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
One tiny event like the arrival of a superbeing from another planet...
@benwasserman8223 Жыл бұрын
Currently enjoying Neil Gaiman’s Marvel continuation of his Miracleman series, so this is good timing. Also trying to comprehend all of Gaiman and Todd McFarlane’s legal drama- really leaves you crosseyed. All to bring freaking Angela into Thor canon (see MovieBob's breakdown from... nearly a FREAKING DECADE AGO?)
@louisduarte8763 Жыл бұрын
COMICS! ARE! WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD! And now I want a team-up between Linkara and MovieBob.
@saithorthepyro3264 Жыл бұрын
Honestly giving Angela to Thor was just Gaiman's revenge on McFarlane.
@richmcgee434 Жыл бұрын
Time flies, don't it? :)
@benwasserman8223 Жыл бұрын
@@saithorthepyro3264 For a buck, I believe
@tomsmurf4225 Жыл бұрын
"HIS THRONE" Was not expecting a Local58 reference in a AT4W video, but I'm not complaining
@TheHumbleFellow Жыл бұрын
Marrows are a British vegetable. They can grow pretty big as well, some getting up to 5 feet long.
@fermintenava5911 Жыл бұрын
It's probably that they're more known as courgette or zucchini - they all belong to cucurbita pepo.
@gracekim25 Жыл бұрын
@@fermintenava5911 no courgette is something else entirely 😂 you have Google to look into up
@krankarvolund7771 Жыл бұрын
@@gracekim25 Well, I googled this up like you say and yes courgette/zucchinis are the same thing as marrows. Apparently, courgettes are the immature fruit of marrows.
@adamcraig7842 Жыл бұрын
You can tell Victo is an alien planet, because hamburgers there are actually made of ham.
@twig8523 Жыл бұрын
Ya know why I love Linkara videos? Cuz no matter how crappy the comic is, at some point in the review we can all at least laugh at a little light alliteration. 😁
@KillFriskey Жыл бұрын
It's funny, Wonderboy came across my feed last night and been listening to it and now we get YOUNG NASTY MAN and the obvious reference to it. Seriously, the song still rips 20+ years later.
@jeremyadler9620 Жыл бұрын
Great review! I have a simple explanation for why there's a big hole in the cheese moon; Wallace got carried away and took too much of it! I tell ya, Gromit needs to watch Wallace more carefully! Keep up the great videos :)
@gracekim25 Жыл бұрын
EH😂
@markhalm9889 Жыл бұрын
This is so complicated it resulted in Angela winding up in the Marvel Universe. I am as serious as a heart attack.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
That's not Angela, that's Angina!
@hirosoli Жыл бұрын
She's one of my favorite characters in Marvel!
@daelen.cclark Жыл бұрын
And THAT one came from Image!
@zaquhe Жыл бұрын
I thought Young Marvelman's name was "Dicky Dongless" at first. It's a shame that's not actually the case because that would be hilarious
@zexalbrony4799 Жыл бұрын
8:38-8:43: Oh I thought it was a book about the history of Jack Atlas. LOL. 12:18-12:24: Sounds like a great place for Princess Luna. XD. 17:21-17:27: Now I see why this episode took so long. It must have taken like a hundred takes to say all that in one sentence. Lmao.
@thatsgib6015 Жыл бұрын
I would honestly love to see a story where the supervillain attempts to defeat the superhero by suing them, and attempting to place a copyright on their name, that way they cant go out and be that superhero because they no longer have the rights to do so
@richmcgee434 Жыл бұрын
I refer you to Lord Smoked Meats and Fishes, formerly known as Lord Bravery. One of the more entertaining characters to come out of Freakazoid back in the day.
@xavierfrendick6581 Жыл бұрын
I mean, that was... partially a plot point in She-Hulk, wasn’t it?
@thatsgib6015 Жыл бұрын
@@xavierfrendick6581 Never watched or read it so I wouldn't know
@thatsgib6015 Жыл бұрын
@@richmcgee434 I'll have to check that out, tho makes sense that that is a Freakazoid character lol
@plantainsame2049 Жыл бұрын
Feed the thing is a vigilante wouldn't care they're already breaking the law
@jeremyborder6794 Жыл бұрын
9:23 “Wow! I’ve ruined the world!” Needs to be a new meme for this channel
@FruityGroovy Жыл бұрын
The phrase "Holy Macaroni" implies Jesus really likes Kraft Mac & Cheese
@dragonknight1560 Жыл бұрын
I'm surprised it took this long for Linkara to cover a bit of the grand history of Marvelman and I'm happy he did because like geez... the history of this hero's creation is the most noodle-knot experience you will ever learn. It is entirely insane but these old comics are pretty fun especially that Marvelman's greatest nemesis is some nerd. That's... wow.
@sebastianevangelista4921 Жыл бұрын
And then Alan Moore turned that nerd into a sexual predator who collaborated with nazis because of course.
@ZeddtheVHSotaku Жыл бұрын
I don't know what you would call that age of comics, but my guess is would be the electrum age. Since it's a gold and silver alloy.
@CosplayingwithChad Жыл бұрын
Great video Linkara! A missed opportunity to make the joke at 20:05 was a clip of Batman returns Penguin “Why do they always gotta bring the eggs and tomatoes to these speeches?!”
@akasquirrel87 Жыл бұрын
The cutaway gags were really on point this episode. Kudos
@BronzeBoy520 Жыл бұрын
Ahh… the British Captain Marvel. That is definitely how you can tell Alan Moore REALLY wanted to make him edgy. I like Miracleman but man… it’s weird how much people take these old characters and instantly go ‘super edge dark’. Can’t blame em, I wanna do a super dark eldritch horror take on Stardust the super wizard.
@gregcourtney751 Жыл бұрын
Thats just the subtext of the originals.
@richmcgee434 Жыл бұрын
@@gregcourtney751 I'm not even sure it's subtext. More like just text. Hanks might as well have been a mask of Nyarlathotep.
@nicklovejoy6451 Жыл бұрын
I mean...thats just stardust. Dude was a psycho with godlike powers.
@baliyae Жыл бұрын
I honestly had no idea who Marvelman was and his history. Though, I was curious about it, so I decided to check out this episode.
@richmcgee434 Жыл бұрын
It is a deep, deep rabbit hole of weird legal angles and strange deconstructions of a character that started off as a simple Captain Marvel expy.
@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677 Жыл бұрын
I'm honestly surprised it's taken this long for something Miracle Man related to get a Patreon Request. Regardless it's good to see a Superman Analog focused series get covered.
@jadenbryant9283 Жыл бұрын
would love to see if invincible gets covered here
@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677 Жыл бұрын
It's likely he'll get a patreon request to cover either the Invincible War (A one issue crossover event) or issue 110 ("That Issue")
@Antonicane Жыл бұрын
A secret to be told. A gold chance to be bold. And blasting forth, in three-part harmony.
@stormwolf3252 Жыл бұрын
Wait, how did Marvel get the rights to Wonderboy? :P
@AceSpadeThePikachu Жыл бұрын
Gargunza's monologue about mountains causing floods from snow-melt and forcing clouds to drench certain areas in rain while leaving other places dry is TECHNICALLY true...but in most places in the world where that stuff happens it's vital to the ecosystem. Heck, over three billion people in Asia rely on seasonal snow-melt from the Himalayas for drinking water and crop irrigation.
@DawnOfTheOzz Жыл бұрын
You could rename the entire series as "Marvel Madness" simply because the whole backstory and every single piece of litigation towards it is enough to drive anyone to madness. That is unless Mark Cerny or Atari Games decides to sue because the name is a *little* too similar to the game "Marble Madness."
@daelen.cclark Жыл бұрын
“Miracle Madness”, perhaps?
@nonspiderweb Жыл бұрын
Apparently Image comics is also involved in the long lawsuit history, for whatever reason either Todd McFarlane or Neil Gaiman had Miracle man or MAN OF MIRACLES appear in Spawn where was essentially The Mother of God and the Devil. but because of all... THIS. That got retconned away. Spawn can be kind of weird...
@louisduarte8763 Жыл бұрын
4:08 Who, IRL or the Marvel U, still remembers when THAT happened? Will it be the same for Conan, for that hot minute he was in and out of the MU?
@elpizo1789 Жыл бұрын
So I guess Gargunza one-upped Eggman and no-one knew it.
@RedAnArticle Жыл бұрын
Speaking of ripoffs, Young Nastyman there is a spot on one for Black Adam, with the same receding hairline and dark color scheme. And Gargunza is 100% Sivana's copy given the design similarities, mad scientist, nickname they call the hero being Big [Color] [Noun], and the uncomfortable 1940's racism with the big buck teeth and thick heavy glasses.
@brianskelly4979 Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure Marrow is just a Zucchini in Britain
@seanfulldark Жыл бұрын
When you mentioned we saw Batman take on Aliens my brain instantly jumped now we're going to see Tony!
@GamerGoingGrey Жыл бұрын
I literally clapped out loud at the Tenacious D reference. Well done
@stonekidman2306 Жыл бұрын
Great episode! I’ve never read these but heard about the legal issues from moviebob. I LOVED linkara’s cheesy grin after listing off the antidote ingredients lol
@LemurDreamer87 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Gargunza is definitely slightly-tweaked Dr. Sivana. Young Nastyman seems to have a bit of Black Adam to him too, though it's not as blatant.
@NateDHWT2023 Жыл бұрын
I have to wonder if Linkara doing the 'His Throne' thing was creepier for people who get the reference or people who have no idea what he was doing.
@Levitz9 Жыл бұрын
That one flew over my head, didn't catch the reference.
@jackwells8107 Жыл бұрын
FYI - I started reading Marvel Man in Warrior. The owner at my LCS over ordered on it, and gave me a deal on the first several issues. Re: Name change - No, they never addressed it. Eclipse republished everything that had appeared in Warrior (B&W), in color, and he was just always Miracleman. In Moore's ret-con, all the stories you reviewed actually were dreams. My first exposure to Captain Marvel was through the DC comics title that ran from '72 to '78 (I was 7 in 72). The ones I really remember were the 100 page super spectaculars which had a lot of the reprints of the Golden Age stuff. As a young adult, that made it a lot of fun looking for places where Marvel Man 'borrowed' from Captain Marvel - from 'the Big Red Cheese' to 'Holy Moly!'. 'By Hackenslack', though... You wonder if he inspired Officer Krupke? And finally - you know what's weirder than a doctor just happening to have an antidote for a potion from an alien world? Being able to get it through the skin of a member of the Nastyman family with a regular hypodermic.
@Levitz9 Жыл бұрын
"Behold... I teach you the Superman! He is this lightning... he is this madness!"
@StudioInkblot Жыл бұрын
Seeing Linkara use a Scott the Woz clip is a weird collision of worlds.
@1987MartinT Жыл бұрын
Honestly, this comic is great. I can see why it was such a hit. Would you be willing to review more of it?
@salamisofdragons4597 Жыл бұрын
Uuuuuuuuuh, Linkra? Mountains do actually help in the formation of clouds. They often push clouds up, causing them to condense to the point of becoming rain. The mountains acts as a point where rain will happen and blocks it from traveling further.
@xavierfrendick6581 Жыл бұрын
You know... okay, consequences aside, the first story, Gargunza wasn’t really being all that evil. He had an idea to both make money and benefit people (arguably), he went to test it, and the rest backfired horribly. So he then actually called the guy who could help solve the problem. I’m not saying it wasn’t a potential disaster of massive proportions, but... yeah. More “greedy idiot who could still invent acid vapor” than “wicked villain.”
@DWP102589 Жыл бұрын
To answer your question about the name change in the end credits: no, the name change to Miracleman is not addressed in anyway in-universe. Marvel seems to be using the original name to refer to just the original Mick Anglo version, with Miracleman referring to the Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman runs. In the later case, it’s just treated like his name has always been Miracleman and never anything else.
@gracekim25 Жыл бұрын
Wait Neil? As in the author of CORALINE, Neil?
@DWP102589 Жыл бұрын
@@gracekim25 the very same
@Rei-Rei Жыл бұрын
@@gracekim25 No, you're thinking of one of the other Neil Gaimans.
@daelen.cclark Жыл бұрын
@@gracekim25 Yeah, him and Mcfarlane’s Spawn lawsuit case spilled into the Miracleman suit. It’s WILD.
@richmcgee434 Жыл бұрын
21:55 The only other time I've ever heard "vegetable marrows" referenced in fiction is in Agatha Christie's work. Hercule Poirot is obsessed with growing the damn things, because if Sherlock Holmes has that bee fetish then by god Christie will give her brainy detective an eccentric hobby as well. Almost definitely some kind of English thing.
@Acelister Жыл бұрын
I never knew that Linkara wrote his script on really looonnng pieces of paper!
@AkumaKristian Жыл бұрын
17:21 Man I would love to see Linkara cover something Red Dwarf related someday... Also fun fact about marrows: one was a plot point in the Wallace & Gromit movie: Curse of the Wererabbit. (which apparently caused an argument between Aardman and Dreamworks)
@JeffreyPiatt Жыл бұрын
Now.to.wait.for.this guy to.enter the MCU.
@PFiction24 Жыл бұрын
‘It’s a gourd bitch.’ Could be the best out of context clip ever
@mattwo7 Жыл бұрын
21:53 It rings a bell but I don't think I had heard of that before either. Also, it's actually a fruit. Not that fruits aren't vegetables. Vegetables are any edible part of a plant. (Edit: 23:46 there's your answer right there) Course, when I was a teenager, I also originally thought "dragonfruit" was an artificial flavor like blue raspberry or a couple of those weird Kool-Aid flavors.
@stormwolf3252 Жыл бұрын
0:07 - Ooohoo! Now you know what it's like to do intense research like Phelous. :P 18:17 - Well, you may think about his future Alan Moore style. I personally think he'll go from Little Lamplight to Big Town.
@mjolnirfan Жыл бұрын
This was great I've wanted him to cover a Marvelman comic for a long time now, and I highly recommend checking out the new Miracleman series.
@CalliopePony Жыл бұрын
Vegetable marrow is British for zucchini. I looked it up after first reading the term in an Agatha Christie novel. I was confused about what Poirot was growing in his garden.
@richmcgee434 Жыл бұрын
Literally the only other place I've ever seen the word used, that. I remember having to look up tisane, too.
@BlameThande Жыл бұрын
No, that's a courgette. Marrows are a different thing. I didn't realise America didn't have them till apparently they had to change a line in the Wallace and Gromit Were-Rabbit film so the US audience could understand.
@trooper9249 Жыл бұрын
There's a real uncomplicated innocent charm to all this. Some unambiguous good guys tossing around some hilariously over the top bad guys, what's not to love? I'm probably a bit too squeamish to ever try Alan Moore's run, but I might try to pick up this. I always do love a good Golden Age/Silver Age comic.
@otakon17 Жыл бұрын
12:49 I was waiting for that joke and was not disappointed, bless you Lewis.
@MeliesCinemagician Жыл бұрын
Ah, good old Golden Age silliness at some of it's finest.
@DoctorDisasterDracula Жыл бұрын
Imma be honest. I was walking around my house to grab a drink from the fridge, then I heard Linkara bring up the "King of Vegetable Land" and I couldn't help, but to pause for a moment for that to process.
@TheEmeraldWeirdo Жыл бұрын
12:28 Kind of surprised Linksano didn't give his two cents there... Marrows are a type of squash (in the same family as zucchini) that are native to the UK. To my knowledge, they aren't grown in the States much, so it's entirely understandable that you don't know about them.
@larrylaffer3246 Жыл бұрын
A lawyer themed superhero "or who we kidding supervillain" would be an awesome idea. You'd think they'd be ineffective at their job but a flick of the wrist and blammo; A cease and desist appears faster than lighting. One that wouldn't physically stop a hero no, but rather would legally stop them! Truly nothing is more scary than bureaucracy.
@SchazmenRassir Жыл бұрын
Nice innocent, physics-breaking world-dooming fun of the Golden Age.
@jamesadamsfl Жыл бұрын
I'm a little familiar with Moore's Miracleman run. It's pretty good, albeit couched in Moore's trademark cynicism of Superheroes + Humanity = Bad that he later went whole hog on in Watchmen. Miracleman at least still has some real poignancy to it. Still, I prefer Alex Ross and Paul Dini for my "realistic" superheroes PS, for anyone curious about the bizarre legal history of this character, Moviebob did a couple of episodes on it. Look up "Marvel Mess" and "Miracle, Man." Good stuff.
@noahvance6160 Жыл бұрын
Missed opportunity for a joke, pointing out how when Marvelman yells Kimota, it's spelling the word atomic with a K. "Because poor literacy is Kewl!!!"
@BrandonCroker Жыл бұрын
Marvelman, marvel at his manly ability to…..be a man of Marvel!
@daelen.cclark Жыл бұрын
It’s awesome to hear you talking about this series and it’s insanely convoluted history (not even the Gaiman/Mcfarlane lawsuit crap). I’m glad you’re talking about it, and I hope you discuss the “Silver Age” series when it’s done.
@flyingfist4203 Жыл бұрын
Oh wow. It's weird seeing a 'well fitting' Scott the Woz clip but I am all here for it!
@mattwo7 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if there will ever be another Marvel and DC crossover. iI there is and they don't have the Miracleman Family meeting the Marvel Family, it will be very disappointing.
@adrianomoraes5992 Жыл бұрын
I honestly this campy ludicrous stuff. Say whatever one want of these comics but these guys had the most fun ideas ever for a comic.
@wstine79 Жыл бұрын
I'm waiting for Marvelman to get a movie adaptation that Alan Moore will hate.
@kenlieck7756 Жыл бұрын
Why? What's left for him to quit in disgust?
@leephillips4402 Жыл бұрын
Since Blue Marvel is appearing in the next Captain Marvel movie you'd think they'd just put him in that.
@ZemeckisTEN Жыл бұрын
Alan Moore is a pretentious prick, TBH.
@maldon3659 Жыл бұрын
He would probably hate it because it wouldn't have the infamous pregnancy scene that shows every gorey detail of child birth
@williammorahan4907 Жыл бұрын
Technically it would have to a *Miracleman* movie for him to really hate it.
@changvasejarik62 Жыл бұрын
The Miracle family’s unwillingness to question their world was explained and retconned in miracleman #6(a personal favorite). Rather similar to what happened with the doom patrol when Morrison took over and asked “why did the chief make an evil looking giant robot?”(besides the standard reason anyone would want to build a giant robot(BECAUSE THEY CAN AND IT’S FUN)) Also as a fan of young miracleman I am as stoked about MM:silver age continuing this year as you were with titans rebirth. Also also, 22:14 princess peach tried but I don’t like her chances against MM.