Meet The Sentry...He Has A Secret

The Sentry has one of Marvel Comics more intriguing origins accomplished entirely vis a retcon. Find out all you need to know about him and his arch nemesis the Void as we meet Robert Reynolds a.k.a The Sentry here on Casually Comics.
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[@Magnus1964]

I remember the launch of Sentry came with a built-in rumor campaign that he was the lost post-Atlas, pre-Fantastic Four creation of Stan Lee and another artist (not Ditko or Kirby). It was the comics equivalent of Capitol Records hinting that Klaatu’s debut album in the 1970s might actually be The Beatles (they couldn’t say!).

[@AndreRichardo1]

I always interpreted void as depression, a dichotomy between the strongest being in the world not being able to escape from their internal demons and harming themselves, based on this principle, you can do a lot with the character

[@michaellangwaller]

I like the Sentry and his golden long locks. There is something refreshing about a hero that everyone had to forget and a secret history that was in front of us all along. Hmmm, I have never seen Sasha with a shadow and there seems to be a golden aura around her... Who is this Sentry you speak of?

[@Kastila]

There *should* be a jacket. And the jacket should have jokes on the inside.

[@penelopegreene]

And music. And dancing.

[@justinpaige8920]

I agree, Sentry could've been great as a "One Arc Only" character. But you can't be out here leaving money on the table. Am I right? Also, Reed slander is always appreciated. No matter how it comes up.

[@Werewolf914]

I agree it was such a great series and while I haven't read any of the comics he was in after, only heard about them via KZbin videos doesn't seem nearly as interesting as his original miniseries.

[@nexusgiga]

Sentry is a character that you have to use sparingly I feel. Like how he was only in the end of world war hulk

[@Deescovery1]

True because I was just reading the Infinity storyline and was wondering where he was.

[@thetardisneedsamot]

The unravelling of the Sentry, stoked by an increasingly unstable Norman Osborne was my favourite part of the Dark Avengers.

[@gregcourtney7717]

Also him becoming rebellious to Norman and one of the ultimate threats in Siege. If you're gonna have an OP hero, having the others be forced to fight him is good usage of them.

[@DIEGhostfish]

@@gregcourtney7717 I suppose, but having him be so OP made the other balancing acts Norman had to do seem pointless. When people can throw shit into the sun for you why placate Wolverine's edgy kid, or even the God of War when you have someone who can rip him in half?

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

Mine was when he just lost it and Norman ran like the "lil bitch" that he was.

[@projekttaku1]

@@DIEGhostfish its probably because the sentry's far too extreme, he's either completely removed from the equation or will destroy everything in his path, so he needs people who have more of a grasp on their abilities.

[@blackphoenix77]

I loved the original Sentry miniseries: the character was never really written that well again. And I like short haired Sentry more than the long haired version.

[@mrlasinder1]

Black Phoenix fact bro

[@Moyoatteh]

there was a little mini-thing in the Doctor Strange from 2018 or 2019 i think where the Sentry was up on like a mountain or a high glacier, somewhere cold, living in a cozy cabin just giving with his pot belly and all and doctor strange shows up and BOOM it turns out he's just been standing there in the cold and the cabin he was living in and i think a girlfriend/wife they were like a projection Dr strange made. He had been standing immobile in the snow for like years or months it was cool.

[@unfortunateimperial6019]

I personally really liked his showing in World War Hulk, afraid to step in until he was absolutely certain it was the best thing to do, that no matter how much he let loose, the damage would be less than what the Hulk would do, and in fighting the Hulk, he could use his full strength.

[@projekttaku1]

@@unfortunateimperial6019 plus it doesn't overuse the whole "void spit personality" thing, it takes him in a new direction while still connecting to his original arc, a man who's terrified of what he can do when he lets loose so he chooses to completely remove himself from the equation.

[@bkanthem6201]

This character frustrates me because it seems like Marvel doesn't know what to do with him

[@zarpof3811]

And always the question of "why doesn't sentry fly in and fix this?".

[@dfcsons]

Funny you mention that, my only exposure to this character was in Avengers/Invaders, and for someone who is supposed to be off the charts with power, the original human torch took him out in about 30 seconds. I just kinda shrugged and moved on.

[@williamholtzclaw3029]

i feel like he was handled pretty well during norman's dark reign, but since then... not so much

[@Puerco-Potter]

Sentry in the form he is presented in the original comic can't exist in the marvel canon, it presents the problem stated above, why don't he show show up and win the battle. It the same as Captain Marvel/Shazam in the DC universe, it's too powerful in his original form, they don't need two Supermen... And marvel never had one so... The sentry at most have to function like a tiny temporal hulk, like... He can be the sentry for only 1 minute before the void appear or something, so he have to be the ultimate weapon and that why he never shows up...

[@walterhoward5512]

They shouldn't do anything with him. Just let the story be what it is and not try and continue it.

[@DarkYashaRyoko]

I've never heard of The Sentry before now but I love him and the way they introduced him is brilliant. As for as retcons go this is definitely my favorite and I don't care for them at all. I'm just...mind blown, that's such a cool idea! Big props to the creators for thinking of it. Also, short hair Sentry for the win, it really suits him.

[@toddrocks]

Dude this isn't comics but where did that kick ass battle scar on your eyebrow come from?

[@CasuallyComics]

Lol I fell into a cupboard when I was a toddler, a tale for the ages

[@ancapftw9113]

@@CasuallyComics When battling her archnemesis, Captain Cupboard, Superbaby was severely wounded. Luckily she was able to get back up and defeat them, thus saving the world from the evil schemes of Doctor Drawers and the Fascist Furniture Force.

[@crowfather3838]

@@ancapftw9113 dude start writing if you haven't already that was gold-en boy haha sorry

[@johntheother]

@@CasuallyComics - you know, that's precisely the sort of answer somebody would give if they carried a distinctive scar acquired in a battle against an ancient evil entity that threatened the end of the universe.

[@jaeslynch979]

.... This chic is hot man lol

[@2nd3rd1st]

It's hardly a spoiler cover that Sentry and Void are the same when the first issue already proclaimed "You are the Void!"

[@UncleMuin]

"...I'll notice what I want to notice." Dig it. Be you.

[@Matheus-ql7mn]

"Embrace people with different skills sets" I really liked this quote!

[@DemonMage]

Sentry, Blue Marvel and Hyperion are great takes on Superman.

[@alphamorion4314]

Love Hyperion

[@zombiewolf3244]

@@alphamorion4314 what about gladiator

[@alphamorion4314]

@@zombiewolf3244 I actually don't know him! Any good reads to suggest?

[@kingmonde]

@@alphamorion4314 You don't know the Leader of the Imperial Guard but you know Hyperion? I'm not judging, I just find it strange. I would think Gladiator has been in more books than Hyperion.

[@alphamorion4314]

@@kingmonde I believe you. I don't have much extensive knowledge of Marvel comics, but I did came across the Supreme Power Saga and enjoyed it a lot

[@icecreamchief5417]

It's both hilarious and devastating that even in a side story not even about him, Peter _still_ gets screwed over

[@deronmalikhassanbey2604]

Love the Sentry, long hair. The Sentry needs his own book, supported by other OP characters Like Gladiator Silver Surfer Cosmic Ghost Rider other beings like Hyperion.

[@chadsknnr]

Versus who, though? That lineup you just named is the definition of op . . . .

[@aaronthompson9179]

Sentry and the void vs Dr Strange and dormant no good or bad guy wins

[@brianl8481]

@@aaronthompson9179 Strange solo with the Blood Bible stomps.

[@ZergDragoon]

Long haired sentry is bae. But also I LOVED his "return" to the canon durning civil war and stuff. He was such an interesting dynamic and honestly him ripping Ares asunder was such a great power play to show how great he truly is. Also, Worldbreaker Hulk.

[@zombiewolf3244]

he lost to wbhulk if I remember right

[@ZergDragoon]

@@zombiewolf3244 ehhhh, it was mostly a tie, WWH turned into Banner and Sentry turned into rob without his shiny gold.

[@SergioLeRoux]

As a non-comics-person, I think this channel is now my favorite for things about comics, the narration and humor is great. I'm a bit confused, is Sentry afraid of heights *and* open spaces? Does he have agorafobia and acrophobia too? Or was that a mixup of phobias?

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

Agoraphobia. Schizophrenia. Addiction. Multiple-personality/dissociative personality. He's affected by all of those.

[@gakabler]

Robert Reynolds - alliteration - that's a typical Marvel Comics thing

[@UncleMuin]

Your ongoing side eye at Reed... ditto. Ditto-squared.

I love his apearance in New Avengers, when we find out that the guy Matt Murdock went to see in prision was actually him. That was a nice reveal.

[@johanmalm8378]

Beautiful art! Thank you! I will check this out!

[@coolo73]

Great video. I thought the Sentry issue 4 cover was referencing the iconic NWA - Straight Outta Compton album cover. It's supposed to be someone staring up in the final moments at the folks that killed them. I wonder how that factors into issue 4. Also, I believe there's an even older jazz album cover shot in the same way but can't remember the name off hand.

[@Concreteowl]

I still love Dawn being added to the Buffyverse. I know the character isn't loved by many but the act of dropping her in was so satisfying. The way the universe rewrote itself around her.

[@warblerlo4361]

I agree. I don’t particularly like the character herself, but I love the way they handled her story. Might be because I was 11 at the time, so that seemed like some groundbreaking storytelling to me 🤣 but I have very good memories of watching her introduction for the first time, and trying to understand what was going on etc.

[@CovenantD]

I remember watching the first episode she was in and thinking "how could i have missed this character before?" only to find out later that really was her first appearance. Very much the opposite of characters suddenly disappearing like Chuck Cunningham on Happy Days.

[@rickycruse56]

Always love watching your content

[@wizdomdahero]

This was supremely well done.

[@martinmarkjr]

Oooo I think this is one for me. Also want to read the Astro City ones you talk about. Love your content, Sasha! Thanks!

[@kennyward33]

I've always found characters like the sentry very interesting

[@stevenbehm79]

This video just kinda autoplayed after a video I was actually looking for and I'm so happy it did I have no idea how I haven't came across your videos before I absolutely love the video you're awesome and I will definitely be a huge fan from now on

[@pintopplx]

Once again, really enjoyed. Txs

[@deadeyedave444]

I recently began watching your videos. At first I wasn't too sure if I was going to like them, but by the end of the first one you had won me over. Because you speak intelligently and passionately and knowledgeably about one of my favorite subjects in a way that seems like just friends hanging out and shooting the shiz. I subscribed today after Senegal more vids. Glad I stuck with you, keep up the good work!

[@ComplexVariables]

Narration, voice, humor, timing, editing ... all spot on. Love it. Subscribing and waiting for the 500k party :-)

[@johksdvc]

Love all of your content and I appreciate you covering my fave character next to Franklin Richards. Keep up the amazing work!

[@lordkayx]

You just got a new fan, love the way you tell this story. good work!

[@chriswood426]

you are easily my favourite comic book vlogger.

[@MidwestModelStudios]

really enjoying your channel and comments

[@Brilchan]

Another great video thank you

[@gaby132]

This video was so cool, keep it groovy

[@leonfizer1974]

Such a cool way to reread this story 😁👍🏼 just earned a sub

[@MolotovFolktales]

Nice breakdown. Also appreciate the voices.

[@zero69kage]

I do think that Knul ripping him in half was a very good way to show just how screwed everyone was.

[@byronmorrison909]

Great job on this, Sasha. Short hair Sentry is my personal favorite. 👍👍👍

[@ferdiecayton7638]

@Casually Comics I admire the way you talk & I enjoy listening! ♥

[@deanie1324]

I’m def going to have to read this one! The twist feels very appealing, and I like the second person narrative (and the long hair)

[@remy2u]

I just found this channel and love it ❤️

[@aztecore]

I knew the twist before watching this vid and even this video got me into it. well written

[@moonled]

I subscribed because it's great to see comics reviewed and explained by someone who actually likes comics.

[@MoistMan772]

I can dig it truly enjoy the video

[@Orangebloods]

I like it when you do the voices it's so funny!

[@dewshbag16]

New to the channel this is the first video of yours I viewed. It’s informative and entertaining so I subscribed. Is it possible to still get this story in back issue/single issue or at least in graphic novel form?

[@joshjones9749]

I always felt like the sentry was building towards something catastrophic, like the coming of the void in his true form. I thought the character was going to lead to a massive event about HIM and the VOID. Maybe something that needed the attention of the whole marvel universe. Not him making appearances here and there and being killed off. The void actually had some intrigue and intimidation going for it and in the end there was no real payoff.

[@garyschaub1116]

Thank you for the kind word for the Reed Richards of universe 616. If you haven't, perhaps you could delve into the various story arcs that have apparently marred Reed's reputation with some readers. If you have, then I suppose that video will come up in my queue at some point.

[@joshbeasley293]

Old guyz like me dont usually keep up with the comic hero publications...i follow the artist i most enjoyed these days..but i really love what you do ..obviously you love the media as i do ... now i know qll i need to about The Sentry !.. seems worthy of a follow up visit .

[@allencthulhu]

After watching this, I’ve been thinking about the Sentry. You’re right, he’s not Superman. He’s Miracleman, right down to the amnesia at the beginning.

[@FlezzDurjis]

Hey Sasha, just want to say u got all the makings for a blow up. Keep it up, mix it up, eventually u will strike a nerve, go viral, blow up. Happy holidays!

[@Blofeld001]

I love this series. I kind of like his being included in Marvel's main line, kind of. Also the Reed slander...priceless.

[@michaelbrent1536]

The Sentry,Squadron Supreme and Jack of Hearts need TV series for being underrated and people need to know who these characters are along with Gen 13,Gargoyles, Captain Planet,Wild C.A.T.S,Michael Allred’s Madman and Freakazoid(Dexter Douglas)!

[@IZZY_EDIBLE]

Seems to me that this circle of heroes is witnessing Sentry in an embryonic state. Rebirth, right? Both of this hero and their collective memory of him. . .

[@MoesTube1]

Great video❣ Blue Marvel and Gladiator are my fave Kal-esque Marvel heroes. Sentry is a very interesting character for sure. I like the music in the background after the quarantine is lifted I'm headed to Club Sasha for a night of dancing but if you can't pass through a Krakoan gate you can't get in it's very exclusive! 😁 💥🧠🔥⚡❄🌪⚛

[@johnlopez1798]

Sasha love your new channel try to do one on the dragon ball franchise , there's alot to explore with the franchise from the anime to the manga itself

[@MrA2Zor029]

Dear Sasha! The unsettling aspect of the Cover for issue #4 is coz it references the Basilisk. I very much respect your well presented analysis. love Steve Holliday

[@andrewmorton7482]

There are no similarities between The Sentry and Alan Moore's Miracleman (originally Marvelman). Keep walking. Nothing to see here

[@JennySparkz]

Cimota! ( Had to gogle that as memory isn't what it used to be)

[@rei-rei]

@@JennySparkz Kimota. I know it's "atomic" backwards but it also suffers from "poor literacy is kewl"

[@JackWard66]

Also there’s a whole feel of Supreme in your description

[@toddsellers289]

New to your channel, I like it👌🙆

[@oscarruorochmolinacansino5907]

19:40 You're not alone in that one. The Sentry worked best as this self-contained miniseries. Bringing him over to the Marvel Universe again really cheaped him out, not to mention all the times he was Worfed by forgettable event villains.

[@Boneidolfitness]

Merry Christmas Sasha! I hope you have an incredible day!

[@allaboutsentry]

Great video! Sentry content is good content B-)

[@ryadinstormblessed8308]

10:18 "Science is just magic we don't understand yet!" I'm totally going to use that in my D&D games! Great way for an Artificer to flip that script!

[@daviddaniels1487]

Re: your question about the white eyes--it could be a reference to "Village of the Damned" (based on John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos), about alien/human children with vast telepathic powers. The children's eyes glow when using their powers, and the climax of the film is about them trying to read their human mentor's mind while he's focusing on the image of a wall to keep them from finding out about the bomb in his suitcase. They finally breach his defenses, but it's too late and they're all destroyed. (They were out to conquer the world, and they hurt people, so they weren't all that innocent...) The point is, the white eyes reference is pointing to how the heroes are trying to get to the truth about the Sentry--before it's too late...

[@SignalWarden]

Late to the party here. So, hi. Anyway, the cover you were looking for inspiration on reminds me of Action Comics 687 which was the Superman Reborn arc. It's a little different but I got that vibe. As to the death of Superman panel, I don't think it was meant to be a parallel of Superman so much as being shorthand for "his death was THIS IMPACTFUL". Like, showing he died like Supes implies that the mourning and aftershocks were similar as well.

[@Zekrel]

I remember learning about The Sentry when I was learning about the Dark Avengers. At first, I was focused on Norman Osborn being the Iron Patriot, Scorpion being Venom (and that Avenger’s Spidey), and Ares the literal God of War being there that I just barely acknowledged the Sentry. But after hearing about his dark side, The Void, I become more interested in him and now I really want to see him in his own solo movie, not just The Thunderbolts movie that he’s rumored to be in.

[@robinlue2008]

10:45 i think its referencing Miracle Man {Alan Moore version}. his story is a little similar in terms of forgetting he was a superhero and living a bland life constantly having dreams of his superhero days etc.

[@shinyduke1791]

I can't believe it but in one video you have me liking the Sentry. Never did, never thought I would but here we are.

[@terrymoore159]

Really good, I never heard of Sentry.

[@arekpetrosian4965]

1. Yes, Sentry is Superman on drugs, but virtually every drug know and unknown, imagined and yet to be imagined. While I don't doubt that the could wrap Supes in his own cape and send him back to Krypton (yeah, he's that powerful), he is distinct enough that I, as a massive DC fan, see him as completely different. 2. Long haired Sentry. If you're going to warp reality, start with the rules; cut your hair if you feel like, don't cut it if you don't. NOT cutting it shows you're making the rules. 3. No favorite retcon, sorry. MAYBE the Sentry's, because it was so well done, but I'm not usually a fan of them. Oh, and FANTASTIC video, and a very adorable host for the vid. Thanks, and keep 'em coming, please!!

[@haywardflowers7537]

Got to say I had a vague understanding of his background this really cleared it up. It was also quite interesting

[@tompadfoot3065]

awesome video! My favorite retcon was Swamp Thing finding out he wasn't actually Alec Holland

[@hotspurre]

I agree. Every time I think about how terrible retcons are, and how they cheapen the character I think "Well, what about Alan Moore's "Swamp Thing." That's totally a retcon, but it makes the character *more* interesting."

[@SonCarlosH]

A good Reed 😂 Subbed.

[@rexhazelwood7302]

wow, what an origin story. I really enjoy the art as it makes the heroes look... unheroic, If that makes any sense. I am definitely going to have to pick these up sometime. Honestly, though I do think it should have been a one-shot, as it would have given much more meaning to the character to not bring him back. It also questions the ethics of the other superheroes to basically erase a being from ever having existed. I like it!

[@sodondanala2334]

Well recently the Sentry and the Void made peace and merged into a fully coheisive being in his last mini-series so who knows they might yet get it right with this guy ! Annd this might be a tadd of topic but my goodness you are lovely !

[@seon3403]

The Issue #4 cover looks like how people are portrayed in the character select menu of versus mode in the video game "Marvel Nemisis: Rise Of The Imperfects". Like its uncanny, even down to the whites of the eyes. It also looks like that one NWA album cover.

[@cookieDaXapper]

LOVE this woman!!!!! Thank you Sasha for once again providing awesome analysis of this character, and his "first" appearance. You should go to the mirror and give your script writer a BIG smile, she earned it. Yes the Sentry is similar to Superman, but only in superficial ways, sadly he isn't written to focus on his "genie out of the bottle" aspect. You know, when he appears, the subsequent arrival of the Void should be an ominous "cloud" over whatever nick-nack conflict the other heros have called him,(Sentry) for. Long vs short hair???? It's all the same, he even looks the same with that mask, they should change his hairstyle for every appearance, that could highlight his inconsistent mental stability,......you just know, he IS the Void, like the professor X evil that he represses, that becomes Onslaught, you know the villain of that X-Men Micronaughts miniseries. PEACE dear sister, Merry Christmas to you and your AWESOME family.

[@Mr.Smiley_J]

This is probably the most rad origin comic I've ever heard. This should be a movie, why isn't this out, why doesn't everyone love this?

[@mjrdoctor]

Coincidentally, KZbin told me I had watched this video but I didn't remember. As I watched, it slowly came back to me!

[@WordzThePoet]

The algorithm sent me to this channel with this Goddess and now I can’t stop watching her videos

[@edwardswinton1543]

Love the video! If I can readjust my nerd glasses. Wizard magazine had an April's fool issue the Sentry started off as a joke atticle but it got steam. If I remember correctly. Can you do I kill giants by image.

[@CasuallyComics]

Lmao what's the point of having nerd glasses if you can't readjust them

[@ThatDudeCurtis6]

Just found your channel and I love it! Awesome job and cool to see a black woman in the comic space on youtube.

[@Facade953]

13:12 It looks like Venus Lighthouse from the Golden Sun JRPG video game series!

[@tobelikegodnow]

New sub

[@lilv3966]

The angles in that cover was used for poster art to the early Wes Craven film Last House on the Left. I'm sure Craven lifted the idea from something he came across.

[@cornlips7247]

I 100% agree about the cover of issue #5.

[@newlenmedia]

I never read any of his series before. But now I want to. Very interesting how this was done.

[@TimNorton]

I watched about half of this...then realized I NEEDED to read this book and ordered it for delivery.

[@Filmation77]

DC did a somewhat similar Charater In 1994 called Triumph but Marvel did the forgotten hero trope a lot more intricately with sentry

[@timedragon5492]

To be fair to Reed, he alternate dimension counparts’ chances of being evil are about the same as Superman’s.

[@paulellington1505]

All hail Queen Sasha. The loremaster and narrator of fandom. Your awesome and keep up the good work 🙂

[@andreworders7305]

This seems like a really good comic

[@toddnolastname4485]

This made me think of the twelve issue series The Lost Generation. Because of the seven year rule, the Fantastic Four first appeared in 2013. In 1990, they had debuted in 1983. So Marvel shoved a team of heroes into the gap. I wonder if this is still considered part of continuity. And speaking of John Byrne, what about his Spider-Man reboot. I always thought it was hilarious that Peter was caught in a huge explosion, but he remembered getting bit by a spider, and that's where he got his powers from.

[@chthonianqueen]

to put a different spin on the issue five cover; your eyes are drawn to the lightning bolt and linger on the blank space, or void, on the cover.