The House of Ideas is Running Out of Ideas and Out of Time

[@Nr4747]

Wait, I just noticed: On the cover, *none* of these characters look like teens ! Snowflake and Trailblazer look like they're in their early to mid 40s while Safespace and Screentime look like they're in their 30s.

[@ThatGreenMach1ne]

These character designs, except B-Negative who really doesn't look like he belongs in this comic stylistically, don't really tell us anything about these characters. Trailblazer doesn't look like a trailblaizer, she looks more like a Splatoon character. Silhouette-wise Snowflake and Safespace don't really look different enough, and their personalities are very poorly conveyed. They look like blank slates. I know that they are twins but these characters don't really stand out in any significant way.

[@skwills1629]

I will defend Snowflake and Safe Space, in terms f design. They ae Twins, so Famiy Resemblance could exist.

[@ThatGreenMach1ne]

@@skwills1629 Yeah, but unless they are identical twins they shouldn't look completely identical. Even if they are identical, their personality traits should shine through in their designs. For example, the twins in Loud house are both identical, but their personalities shine through. Even if Snowflake and Safespace are meant to represent the trope of indistinguishable twins, they should both share some kind of personality trait that makes them both stand out from the rest of the team. For example, the Amethyst Twins from Land of the Lustrous/Hoseki no Kuni while essentially indistinguishable from each other, their personality still stands out from the rest of the gems.

[@skwills1629]

@@ThatGreenMach1ne I am just being Fair. The Comic looks terrible but, Family Members looking Alike is not as major an issue.

[@kanohikiril4874]

"How do you do fellow teens"

[@glauberlopes1779]

Of course they are out of ideas, marvel threw out all authors who did not agree politically with the people at the top of marvel. Basically any person with talent cannot enter marvel or has been forced out.

[@montypigofthedoodleclan8659]

Kevin Feige.

[@arkron81]

If "Safespace" is called "burly", I honestly don't want to know what the writer considers "thin" or "lean".

[@arkron81]

Also, now that I think about it, you guys called 'Screentime' a Ben-10 rip-off, but giving the characters' designs a second glance, Trailblazer's "magical" backpack does look 'possessed' by Ben 10's "Upgrade" alien form.

[@Dragonkid1801]

b-negative does have potential, but based on the "bad attitude" comment and his name, i don't have high hopes personally, i would change safespace's powers (and rename him guardian or paladin or literally anything better than safespace) so that he can create barriers by default, but can activate more aggressive powers if he's protecting someone. that way he can always protect himself if necessary, and the theme they want remains. his powers aren't a means to destroy the enemy but to protect what's important to him and because of that, he can only use his combat powers if violence is truly his only option left i would change screentime's origin to being literally connected to the internet. let's say he suffered from a severe illness that left him weak and bedridden. because of that, his grandfather decided to make a device that allowed him to connect his consciousness directly into the server so he had at least one way to interact with the world. while on the server, he discovers the dark web and all the hidden crimes that happen without anyone noticing. because of this discovery, he decides to become an "oracle"-esque superhero that helps other heroes fight crime. his hero design could be an actual digital avatar trailblazer would be better as a tech hero than a magic hero. instead of inheriting a magic bag, it's technologically advanced bag she invented that can create items and weapons out of hard light. that's also why it sometimes give her the wrong thing she needs. it's advanced, but ultimately still a prototype and has glitches that need to be resolved as they happen. it would also explain her hero name better. she's a technological trailblazer their base concepts aren't inherently bad, but they're very unrefined

[@skwills1629]

All of this is beter than what we hot. Then again you can say Screen Time is weak and ill and hi Grandfather fused him with CYbernetics, or mabe he was injurred in an acident. Its an old story but stil usable. H's be like DC COmics CYborg. It'd make mroe sense htan Internet Gas.

[@nita7703]

My dude, you should go to Marvel

[@thewolfofwallstreet627]

Agreed. 100 percent, as you probably should've written this story for Marvel comics. But what about snowflake? What would you do to change her? Or him, or it I should say? I personally think Snowflake's name should've been something else. Yeah, I can definitely see what they were trying to do if they were serious with these characters, but it doesn't work because the name itself is too on the nose with what they're going for, and like these girls said in the video, they don't really give snowflake much of a backstory to make you feel invested in wanting to know more about him/her....no all you get is that snowflake is non binary and we're supposed to be invested to want to know more about her/him. What they should've done with snowflake imo would be a) change the name to something less on the nose with what they were going for. And b), they should've either hired someone from the trans community to help write the character so they could've presented a non binary character that the trans community would've liked rather than the abomination we got because even trans members have complained about snowflake already. Or what they could've done was brought in trans activists to act as consultants for the comic book itself so the writers for marvel comics could've bounced ideas off them to get a better understanding on how to create a non binary character that the trans community could get behind; eerily similar to what the creator of "Rocko's Modern Life" did, when he was writing the trans girl character for his Netflix movie, "Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling."

[@Dragonkid1801]

@@thewolfofwallstreet627 I wouldn't really change snowflake (besides giving them a better codename). Their powers are actually fine. The only real problem is that the author thinks being non-binary is a backstory when it's not. Soul Eater's Crona didn't have a gender and was still one of the most interesting characters because they had a backstory and a compelling plotline. Just change the name and give snow a really good backstory

[@dakotamartinez8310]

Your ideas are better.😣

[@sergeybin2390]

"But not the god you're thinking of." Tzeentch? Yog-Sothoth? Flying Spaghetti Monster? Stan Lee?

[@RobotTanuki]

I'm pretty sure the writers missed the point that "Snowflake" means a pretentious person who think they're more unique and special than they really are. Also, I heard a funny interpretation of Screentime that since he knows everything, everything he says is not only for AND against an idea or concept, but then also a random fact related to a meme or a certain organisation in WW2. Basically he always sounds like a very intelligent lunatic.

[@skwills1629]

Intelligent? The Internet is a Wonderful tol if you know how to use it but its also the Reason a lot f false informatin spreads rapidly, as well as creating a Mental Condition n which we fail to retain Knoledge as we expect to be abl to look up each Time we use it and are easily distracted by Links...it actually makes us dumber. He'd be mpre ADD than anything else.

[@skwills1629]

Why are my posts deleted?"

[@lloydlandrum3040]

So basically a less powerful Freakaziod that's abit better in the head .

[@uMaud]

The internet can both help you quite a bunch, but also overflow you with often useless information, expose you to disturbing crap you wished you had never known about or make you addicted. A teen having his mind constantly in close connection to the internet would probably face quite a lot of struggles before being able to control his power without letting it destroy his sanity. He could be a good representation for teens addicted to browsing and if written right, could be a lot more relatable to a lot of readers than most of the cast is. His journey to control his powers could even motivate some to make efforts to control better their own screentime and their use of it. Speaking about this issue through a comic book meant for teens in a sympathetic and realistic way could actually be a very good way to get through the defensiveness of those who really need help. But yeah, the writters don't seem willing to dig this deep for their characters, they prefer to assert their wokeness because they know so little about teens this is the only way they found to appeal to them. 🙄

[@nono-hy7gb]

I mean they're not wrong when it comes to non binaries

[@Slitheringpeanut]

Trailbrazer ate Dora the Explorer and stole her backpack. Unfortunately, the point to save the comic industry was last week. It's done, I wish it wasn't, but comic book stores are finished.

[@magicalsketches2799]

We need “it’s better than internet gas” merch. Also it’s okay you don’t have to upload all the time considering what y’all are going through. Hope things look up for y’all.

[@danwilliams1989]

I can’t shake this sneaking suspicion that this New Warriors book is either an elaborate prank or some weird self parody. I mean the ridiculous bios and backstories for these characters HAVE to be some kind of deliberate joke on Marvel’s end. That or Disney is deliberately making these awful titles to give them an excuse to shut down Marvel’s comics division.

[@fandude666]

"Trailblazer, and before you make any weight jokes, no I don't have super speed. What I do have is god powered backpack that's a portal to time and space which I can pull stuff out of. Boom" "and you find that...useful?" "....Sometimes." (I think Fat Chance alone can beat these kids.)

[@leahvolmer9210]

That could be, but I don't think they know how to parody. Parody is the ability to let go of your ego and make fun of oneself, but they take themselves too seriously for that. It's like Taylor Swift's The Man, it's meant to poke fun, but she's made statements on how she believes in the stuff not too far off of what she's singing about.

[@ligtningdog6399]

I agree. They want it to be a parody, but they don't understand that most of what they are trying to make fun of is outdated.

[@MrCartoonCritic]

B-Negative is the only one of these rejects that got any kind of coolness factor, even if he does look like Hordak from Netflix's She-Ra in his rebellious emo teen phase.

[@johannesseyfried7933]

Oh so THAT'S why Horde Prime threw him out! Now everything makes Sense.

[@plumaDshinigami]

Let it burn, it's time they stop the pandering with a massive loss. Just let artists try to have fun without politics or agendas shoved in.

[@MistbornTaylor]

"Her skin tone in the concept art doesn't match the cover" Find me two comics where Kamala Khan has the same skin tone. Marvel doesn't care.

[@polyhymnia701]

I'm starting to think that white liberals think Native Americans, Latinos, Middle Eastern people, North Africans, East Indians, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and even some Jewish people and Southern Italians look basically the same. Hence their use of the arcane and offensive umbrella term "brown people." They are the very racists they claim to oppose.

[@fandude666]

@@polyhymnia701 To be honest that is what I felt about Connie from Steven Universe. For the longest time I thought she was black, turns out she's a south asian. Same with lars, looks white but find out he's Philippine.

[@johannesseyfried7933]

@@fandude666 Lars is WHAT?! Okay, I would have never guessed that.

[@fandude666]

@@johannesseyfried7933 Yeah it was kind of revealed when he made that ube roll(a starch, kind of like a yam but it's naturally purple.) Which is a recipe known mostly to Pilipino families. Honestly I don't think any one care tell then, in fact I think most people hated Lars tell that episode.

[@johannesseyfried7933]

@@fandude666 Oh that Thing is SUPPOSED to be purple! I always thought Lars just used food colors to make it purple.

[@AL-ws5yi]

Welcome back. “Hello, fellow kids! Boy, do I have a cool new superheroes for you to follow on tik tok.” That’s what this feels like. We did ask them to come up with their own characters. Unfortunately, this is the best thing they can think of. Jean Gentry tried to redeem these characters by redoing their design and back story on her channel. I bet you can also come up with better ideas than these people.

[@AlienPatch]

I'm real glad to see you gals back in action! Please take care of yourselves during these hard times and stay safe. Take it easy. Also, sorry to be a nag, but I'm hoping to see soon the continuation of the She-Ra reviews! But, again, please take care and take it easy.

[@brianfuller7691]

The House of Ideas is collapsing quickly. Marvel is only trying to die faster. They've been trying to die since 2015. Maybe it's time to hire actual writers or editors?

[@pskarts20]

I wouldn't put it past them knocking father's. Making them non existent due divorce being deadbeats or bailing on their families. Can't have a positive male parental role model these days.

[@KelShu]

So without the backpack, Trailblazer's just an overweight teenage girl. This is Marvel's superhero standards now?

[@williambarabanitz3858]

I don't know what they were thinking. Superheroes always looked, well...... super.

[@KelShu]

@Mandy Craton No thanks, and should probably not tell people this

[@claireglover1391]

Well all of their female hero’s are well flipping thin and are annoyingly thicc in the hip area also most of the villains are fat

[@KelShu]

@@claireglover1391 They're thin because they stay in shape in order to do their job, and most of the villains are not fat either

[@Crazieyboy15]

@@claireglover1391 When did it become annoying for a female hero to look feminine or appealing to the eye? They are literally meant to be "Super" and hold escapism. And I'm not sure what villain's you're referring to.

[@LadyDeirdre]

Ultimate Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were appropriately posed, since in-universe they were lovers, which is treated as creepy and wrong both in-universe and out. I sincerely hope S&S aren't, but in all honesty, it would not surprise me at this point, especially with that decidedly lover-ly pose.

[@zvonimirtomac7896]

To think that something like this is official and not a prank is baffling. Seriously, did no one read the 'experimental internet gas' part and went 'Uh, wait a minute'? It honestly feels like they WANT comics to die.

[@PrincesTomboy]

Snowflake and Safespace are so disappointing (I mean, someone summoning small pointy things and their male partner has limited defensive powers? That's like a really cheap knockoff of Cloak and Dagger) I accidentally got the idea for a sort of redesign I might as well share, ended up triplets since Safespace's powers aren't even relevant to the name. No strong feelings on their gender identities, so left it generic: Snowflake. Blue royalty-ish outfit with a crown-like headpiece. Has the full range of ice powers, but the abilities 'overheat' with repeated use. They can't use the same general type of 'attack' (like sharp projectiles to throw, or big barriers to hide behind, or long stretches to walk on) more than a few times before it just comes out as useless water/mist, until they do other (unique!) things for a while to recharge. Ironically hot-headed and confrontational. Does ice sports and sometimes uses their powers to seem better at them. Safe Space. Green soldier/guard-ish outfit with a fuzzy hat. Can make these sort of green electric fields around them that don't let anything in or out, though they can't maintain it if they get hurt while it's up. They could trap a bad guy in there with them but they'd just get beat up, and they could use it to protect their friends from outside threats but that's also protecting the threats from their friends, it's a tricky power for combat. A soccer goalie and a hugger, impressive upper body strength. Wants to be literally everyone's friend. White Knight. Red/pink armor-ish outfit with a big red feather. They can sort of magnetize towards sources of kinetic energy/heat, making them supernaturally good at leaping into danger; they take damage like normal but also store up that energy to release a sort of flame burst once they've gotten hit enough. Absolutely embodies their power to internalize pain while protecting others from it; they take on way too much responsibility, no fun allowed. Seems like a "cool" serious person, doesn't like sharing feelings.

[@dramonmaster222]

Always happy to see your reviews! And Yeah, this is just BAD! It's like Representation but in the WORST way p[possible! Blerd Without Fear says that if these were characters in My Hero Academia no one would care which is true I suppose but I feel the writers of My Hero Academia would actually WRITE them well. The debate is still out on these New New Warriors.

[@gtf234]

The difference is these characters reek of being made to check boxes and to be cynical. Hero Academia is full of similarly bizarre looking characters with absurd powers, like a kid who makes cellophane tape come out of his elbows- but they're designed around these qualities. None of these reveals feel like any care or deliberate thought was put into them, and what effort is there was bare minimum. Compare Fatgum with Trailblazer in terms of having a superhero who is morbidly obese. With the former it's the core of his gimmick as a hero: his powers revolve around it and nearly everything about his look and concept design accent him being big, fat, and cartoonishly round. With Trailblazer, it looks like an afterthought, like she's only fat for the sake of sending an unhealthy body positive message- I don't have any faith her shape will be a legit issue like it should. Characters like the Blob are actually very physically adept despite their appearances thanks to the handwave of extranormal physiology- Trailblazer so far doesn't have that and is just a fat kid with a magic backpack. These New New Warriors would normally be parodies but are being pushed with this reveal completely unironically...that's the scary part.

[@rockattlian9]

"That's supposed to be a secret" love how that was casually thrown in there.

[@goufr3540]

The only good thing to come out of this comic is all the meme material that it from it. To make all of it worse, there a tons of much better characters who have similar powers and who can use them better. As a prime example, if you compare Safespace to Bartolomeo from One Piece with his Barrier Barrier Fruit. Cause with Safespace, he is only limited to just protecting others, while you have Barto who can defend himself and/or others, but he also has several offensive moves as well.

[@MasterDecoy1W]

To be fair to the "divine" nature of the backpack, Kirby used that type of design for the Celestials and New Gods. I think it's a poor emulation of his style, but I understand what they were going for. (Or so I say, but 3 issues in when they reveal its origin and show there was no higher thought involved, I'll just be over here enjoying a plate of crow)

[@luma4902]

All the concept for this new new warrioes looks like the first sketch you make when you think of a character. Editor where are you?

[@jshadowhunter]

"How do you do, fellow kids."

[@Demolitiondude]

I laughed my ass off. The announcement made my entire week. Marvel didn't go out with a whimper or a bang, but laughter.

[@pikachucutie17]

Also, yeah getting real tired of writers acting like they’re edgy and smart for not-so-subtlety denying God in every aspect of their writing. You’re not breaking new ground, you’re just rolling in the same mud as edgy atheists who haven’t read any doctrine on heresies that have been settled for hundreds of years.

[@Тапи-щ7н]

Personally, I think Marvel should just reboot at this point. They‘ve gone through so much bullshit its not even funny. Too many events, too many (new) characters. None are any good. The old characters have been corrupted and twisted. To start over is the only logical conclusion at this point. And start over this time with writers and artists who have merit.

[@m.j.vazquez4720]

this sounds more like a robot chicken sketch than a serious comic idea

[@andrewashington1001]

Welcome back MJTanner, looks like you're hitting the ground running, you're back in time for one of Marvel's worse moves, don't know if that's lucky or not.

[@carriekube7357]

From what I've seen, the non-binaries don't like Snowflake. Heck, they're offended by them.

[@polyhymnia701]

Carrie Kube What *aren't* they offended by? 😂

[@slicerneons3300]

I have a tragic suspicion Marvel Comics will be gone by next year. How could they think this is a good idea? Once again, I'm sorry for you twins are getting bad rap.

[@mjtannertwins]

It's a real shame though. Marvel has such a rich and fun history but now it's being wrecked by these guys who don't even care what harm they are causing to the industry. :(

[@defshepard]

@@mjtannertwinsI grew up on Marvel comics in the 70's. And they were fun to read and you would care about the characters then. You felt you knew some of them personally.

[@KelShu]

Screentime looks like a Chinese knock-off of Ben 10. And Internet Gas, really; it would've made more sense if they said his powers came from Nanomachines or an AI, but instead they went with the dumbest explanation possible And what's Screentime gonna do, post memes at the criminals until they surrender?

[@JoseHernandez-xv2bt]

Seriously, WHO green light this!?

[@cutecobra9696]

The World Health Orginazation did WHAT now? :p

[@zvonimirtomac7896]

Somebody high on internet gas.

[@KelShu]

The executives were huffing Internet Gas when they approved this

[@andrewashington1001]

All twins are psychic huh? You two must not have fun playing battleship, hey maybe if you cross that with some "Internet Gas" it could help you two make videos! XD

[@xaviergonzalez44]

Watching this four years later as it randomly got recommended by KZbin… your little avatar expression and animation has gotten way better!

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

The more people break down these characters, the more lame they become. We're returning to a point similar to the 90s where companies were trying too hard to 'reach out' to a younger audience all the while alienating everyone and it comes through very loud and clear from the writer of this. For starters, no one wants to 'own' the terms Snowflake or Safespace. Even your stereotypical 'progressive' don't find these terms endearing and indeed do find them offensive. No one proudly goes about claiming they are a snowflake because even they don't want to be seen or called fragile. Even they want to be seen as brave and strong and that's how they project themselves as, not as FRAGILE. It's the same with safespace, considering people take that term SERIOUSLY. We joke about it but the real meaning of 'safe space', away from people joking about it, is a place people can retreat to when their lives are in danger, such as an abusive situation. Marvel is not adding 'power' to that but mocking it even more than anyone online could ever do. Screentime also doesn't make sense as a name seeing that can also mean a several things. In fact, wouldn't FACETIME make for a bette code name considering his powers as well as the relevance it has to what they're trying to do? When people think of Screentime, they think more of an attention seeker more so than anything technical but maybe that's part of the pun? Trailblazer is the weapon-based one of the group considering her 'powers' come from her backpack but yes it does look more tech-based than anything spirital considering the big thing with her is the backpack is supposed to be sentient yet it looks like something that came out of Ben 10. B-Negative.....now he's just fucking lame. And considering the way they describe him as another character getting hand-me-downs, why couldn't he just be a Mutant with his own unique powers that seem similar to that of a vampire? Or are they setting things up where each character fills a specific slot and he's the one who is 'connected' to an established character? Either way, yeaaaaah. This is lame. But I'm glad to hear your guys are doing well in all this madness. Considering things, taking time off is understandable.... ....... But what did you MEAN 'that was supposed to be a secret'? What...what are you guys hiding from us?

[@ligtningdog6399]

So.... We what we have is: A Steven Universe rip-off; and his token ice queen of a sister. A guy with smart-phone for a brain. A lamer, fatter version of Honey Lemon from Big Hero 6 A someone's long-lasted Morbius' child OC (do no steal). *sigh*

[@kelpietales4503]

Welcome back! And what a time to be back! Supposedly Trailblazer is Native American according to other sites and if that's true....that's worst than the magic backpack. Speaking of which you're right it looks more tech than magic, something like from Jack Kirby's Fourth World. The god she's referring to is probably a Native American deity (and most likely be a lot of Christian bashing) as I doubt Marvel would be dumb enough to tie in to Jack Kirby's DC property. Trailblazer's whole costume seems to be an example of the "cosplay friendly" costumes that many are getting tired of when they're uncreative like this. Or they thought this would be big enough to market Trailblazer's magic backpacks HA!

[@nathanhuerta4445]

"The 90s were a pretty edgy time" shows NFL SuperPro, the silliest superhero ever.

[@Тапи-щ7н]

Nathan Huerta wasn‘t he great

[@WildZephyr]

OH GOD you brought back horrible flashbacks of my childhood and my sister tying up the phone line for HOURS yakking with her friends... dial up was the WORST.

[@liljenborg2517]

"They weren't trying to make comic book characters, they were trying to create headlines." And the twins' analysis hits the nail on the head and gets the "like" before the video is even half over. I wasn't into the New Warriors back in the day, but not because I thought they were too cool, to me they seemed to be trying too hard to be cool to actually be cool. (And it was a transparent effort to take a bunch of c-or-d-list characters and have them ride Night Thrasher's coat tails back into the lime-light - I did give Marvel points for creating a new team that didn't have an "x" in the title.) But then they actually wrote some pretty good stories. This series also feels like the writers are trying desperately really hard to be cool (at least to diversity-studies students at Evergreen University - the "Zoomers" they claim to be their target audience rolls their eyes at this millennial identity politics stuff). But instead of good stories, these kids look like they only exist to serve as woke sermon illustrations.

[@mangahell8177]

Why do they look like civilaints in a technologicly advence future?

[@danibilbocascante]

Screentime is rendered obsolete by a run-of-the-mill smartphone... better pump out more of that, ahem, "experimental internet gas" to see if anything improves. The twins could work, with one being an attacker and the other a defender, but the names, the design, how they are presented, all of it is a mess. Trailblazer kills all stakes, since her power is basically "Deus/Diabolus ex Machina as the plot demands." The only one kind of interesting is B-negative, and even then he would need a new name and clear motivations. As a whole, these characters are unfixable, because their creation was flawed, "fixing" them implies giving them new names, new designs, better powersets and motivations, in other words, throw the characters into the trash and make new ones.

[@comicsrevenge6498]

This book was definitely crafted to spite Ya Boi Zack. It's like the band playing "Nearer My God To Thee" on the deck of a sinking cruiseliner.

[@jeangentry6656]

well, on the Titanic, the band was trying to keep people calm in a disaster, there is no positive intent in Marvel.

[@t.r2603]

Glad to see you two are doing better! As far as these comics, you have to understand, the writers have egos that are large as an ocean and more sensative than a touch screen. They think they are living muses to their audiance and blame fans when their title tanks. When dealing with narssistists the only way is to let them fail and either wake up to their own huburis or crash and burn. Unfortunately, Marvel seems to be baffelingly erecting two middle fingers and would rather see their company fail and be liquidated by Disney than humble themselves and hire some writers with ambition outside of identity politics. Safespace is just a crappy rip off of Steven Universe. Screentime is a boomers understanding of the internet (also if he's the internet made flesh shouldn't he be 90% porn?) Trailblazer: The "mystic bag" is a half assed pull from the medicine bag that healers and sages carry whos origin comes from dozens of native american tribes, but the writers were to lazy to actually research them. The Coronavirus is possibly going to drive the remaining comic shops to extinction, the discounts rather than help the shops will probably drive the nail deeper in the coffin. However, based on how the writers afe actting you'd think they enjoy the thought of losing not just a job, but their industry entirely. Stay safe!

[@Mupyeong]

I just realized Trailblazer is a grown up Dora the Explorer with her magical backpack edit: never mind you just said it. the creative power of marvel is truly unmatched

[@cottoncandiez8872]

In fairness, internet gas absolutely sounds like something from an old comic book

[@fandude666]

All of these characters sound more like parodies than actual serious character. Like someone was so sick of the PC culture that they made characters that were based on those after school specials and anti-bad thing with a hero mascot. Like "Internet Gas" sounds like a joke on those old disaster science experiments that mutants you. Even TrailBlazer sounds like a parody on the Villain Chunk from the Flash or even his Venture Bros parody Fat Chance(all overweight characters who house a pocket dimension), and B-Negative looks like Batman Beyond but redesigned by a My Chemical Romance fan.

[@quddushashim6638]

I wonder if the people know that there was a syfy article from January this year where it tittles 'Marvel Is Rebooting New Warrior With Writer Daniel Kibblesmith, Who Loves Skateboarding Heroes'? That article already show the new Warrior design (which is the same like now) without mentioning the name.

[@fandude666]

@@quddushashim6638 Weird seeing you here too. I just found that article you mention and it mostly talks about Night Thrasher, Kamala's Law, and the 90's comic culture. It barely talks about the new heroes. But odds are is that people are more familiar with the newly released trailer than the article that came earlier.

[@quddushashim6638]

@@fandude666 I remember that you did mention this channel when talking about She ra last time we comment so i take a look at it. I was very confused when i heard a lot of people is complaining about the design as if this is their first time seeing. The design was bad enough in January but their power and name seem more worst than i expected. I mean i name the vampire emo as Vlady during January and it sounds better than the official name which is B-Negative.

[@fandude666]

@@quddushashim6638 yeah I'm sure no one was aware of that article. Guess they were still in developmental stages when figuring out names and powers. I mean "internet gas", that sounds like what an old person calls fart fetish role play, and you can't say have their names without thinking that their a joke or something. I mean who can't use a force filed on themselves, invisible woman can do that plus more(almost the strongest fantastic four member.) But yeah these two mainly talk about pop culture like comics and shows. She ra is more of their selling point and main topic, like how adel's is RWBY or Shadow streak with ppg16.

[@quddushashim6638]

@@fandude666 Don't get me started with their superpower. Trailblazer power is pretty much the equivalent of Dora the Explorer backpack/Felix the Cat magic bag. She just happened to have a grandpa that was making the backpack like how Screensaver grandpa happen to ate the wifi and farted on his face

[@Strawberrymilkdrink]

2 things 1 snowflake is supposed to be a subversion of the snowflake being weak BUT she is weak, shes not subversion if she was a subversion she'd be a defensive type but her ONLY ability is to throw snowflake shaped ninja stars but that's it she has no defensive abilities there for shes weak in any sort of fight and needs to rely on her brother for defense so she more fits the negative definition of "snowflake" 2 my gf saw these guys and said "I want to see them fight carnage, I want to see them lose and I want you to show me when it happens" P.s. I hope everything's going well I haven't caught up on everything but still

[@jeangentry6656]

i love how everytime someone shows a screenshot of the New New Warriors trailer, they have downvoted the video also, lol :-) Interestingly, I am working on a rewrite/reimagining of the characters. I have 3 of the four vids done. I'd love for you to check it out, if you like :-)

[@mjtannertwins]

How can anyone not dislike the video? XD And sure, we'll check out your videos. :)

[@siloPIRATE]

Trailblazer’s backpack looks like Upgrade from Ben 10

[@dlschgo]

EVS called New Warriors Marvel's suicide note. Fitting.

[@VerdantRange]

When I rewatch the video after forgetting about this until recently, I got a second look at the cover and thought B-Negative wasn't wearing pants on the cover.

[@theonefriendwhoisntorigina8964]

You mean swords don’t sell

[@zeldaprincessgirl100]

These are my redesigns of them, i got lazy, but here's a few sketches (The girl character with short hair is me btw lol) I also suck at names, sooo bear with me xD. prntscr.com/rkch46 prnt.sc/rk1inb prnt.sc/rjz4dz prntscr.com/rk2ixz

[@mjtannertwins]

These are really nice, and look like they have way more thought put into them than the official ones. Great job! :)

[@zeldaprincessgirl100]

@@mjtannertwins Ty :3

[@fandude666]

Theses are actually pretty decent, I like the the little expression on the twins page and B-Negative's redesign gives me some playful goth vibes(like the goth is the comic relief, now that's subversion)

[@zeldaprincessgirl100]

@@fandude666 Oh, i was not trying to make him the comic relief lol Maybe more like a playboy or something, idk lol

[@fandude666]

@@zeldaprincessgirl100 Okay that makes sense, but I got to admit comedic goths would make for fun characters. I mean look at Voltaire, he is a comedic goth and I love him.

[@Yuudaddy]

Funny because the "cool factor" was what attracted kids and teenagers to those heroes in the first place.

[@pikachucutie17]

To be fair, I kind of like B-Negative’s design. The red could be altered, but overall I think his costume is well put together and he actually looks like he has a consistent personality.

[@lavenderplace8591]

I like B Negative design too.

[@Groomsman]

pikachucutie17 Yeah, I’m assuming B-Negative is going to be the only one who’s going to survive this, and maybe Screentime just as long as they change their names. The others however won’t

[@bbgunz1705]

He is definitely the least bad out of this bunch. Though given the others, that might not say much.

[@SuperRobotSol]

Dont be sorry my doods, life hits hard when we least expect it. Glad to see a video just be sure to take your time and get comfy.

[@LandofMert76]

If Trailblazer is the grandchild of Alpha Flight's Shaman, that might be cool.

[@Surgehero5136]

its kinda sad that comic book shops are closing, I've had two close in the last 5 years( one was about 3-5 minutes from my house and the second was like 15-20 minutes away), and now If i want physical comics I have to travel at least 25-35 minutes away from home which is kinda a bummer. Oh yeah- there used to be a Barnes and noble like 3 minutes away but a year or two before I moved to where I live now it closed down...it's crazy how comic shops just keep closing I dont mind reading online but I still like to go and talk with people who like comics too. Hope you girls are doing good too! lol....

[@sergeybin2390]

I'm glad your situation started to improve.

[@defshepard]

I am so glad you are both healthy and safe. It's just to bad to see the comic book industry head down this road, because it looks a lot like a dead end to me.

[@Trubbish26]

Wait... so Trailblazer can pull objects out of her extra-dimensional backpack, but not always useful? That means she’s basically Presto from the ‘80s D&D cartoon

[@natto4now]

WHAT don't tell me you guys don't stand weirdly close to each other putting your head on the other neck I thought you guys were twins

[@darkroninmarvel]

Oh great Marvel is giving toilet paper!

[@mjtannertwins]

XD

[@lightnight1481]

So, basically Marvel made their own somehow lamer and dumber version of the Wonder Twins...Great...i see Marvel likes to burn money. Also InTErNEt gAS.

[@akanesaotome5924]

Steven Universe looks more like a jock with his pink jacket and he is no even really into sports as far as we know.

[@serenityjoy1872]

I'm glad to see you back! This book is a mind blowing mess. I wonder how Marvel will move seeing that no one backed this.

[@genebaker511]

First no twins representation and now bad twins representation.

[@TurtleRhythm]

Imagine being intimidated by a fictional comic book character

[@justinsigler1565]

Not everything need to be "Woke"

[@dracozar151]

Glad to have you two back.

[@patrickleighpresents749]

I completely agree with you guys on the way the twins are posed. That is _super_ suggestive. I wonder if nobody at Marvel noticed, someone noticed but didn't say anything, or someone noticed and did speak out about it but was ignored. Regardless, it's out there for all the world to see, now, and it's making Marvel look _really_ bad. Starting with Safespace, first of all, while a guy wearing pink isn't necessarily a bad thing (since pink was historically regarded as a more masculine color until the 1950's and can look good on a guy if used properly,) the shade of pink they chose is _really_ bad. Secondly, his powers are, as you pointed out, too easily overcome by his opponents. Thirdly, he's basically a lame version of Sue Storm without the invisibility. That's not very exciting, nor is it original. I know there are a lot of other superheroes out there with similar powers, but just because two characters have similar powers doesn't mean they can't be interesting in their own ways. But Safespace isn't interesting as he's been described. He sounds pathetic because he can't protect himself with his force fields. Keeping yourself alive is actually really important to keeping other people alive. You can protect them if you're dead. Snowflake is dumb. They say she's non-binary, yet she's clearly intended to be another female on the team (which is why I'll use the pronouns she/her while discussing her.) After all, if Snowflake were a non-binary guy, you'd only have one biological female on the team, and we couldn't have that, could we? Ice shuriken don't sound very intimidating to me, either. Ice can cut and damage things, but _it's ice._ Snowflake's shuriken are going to be melted if she uses them against anyone with powers that involve fire and heat, plus they're likely to shatter against hard enough materials. Her being "non-binary" was done to check a diversity box on a list, and there's no denying that. Even non-binary people are calling them out on this, and with good reason. It's painfully obvious pandering and it's stupid. Finally, the shade of blue they used is kind of hard on the eyes, at least as a primary color for the outfit. Actually, now that I think about it, that's the problem with both characters' outfits: The primary color choice is bad. If they'd been wearing mostly white with pink and blue trim, I think they would have looked more appealing, or at least been easier to look at without your retinas starting to ache. White hair with pink and blue streaks or something like that might have been a better choice for their heads, too. As to the design of the costumes, they look like bad gym wear. Maybe it's just me, but I think people going into combat need protective armor, like shoulder, elbow, and knee pads, at least, to protect the joints, at the very least. There's a lot you can do with tactical armor to make it look interesting while keeping it functional, is all I'm saying. Turning our attention to Screentime, _WHAT IN THE WORLD IS EXPERIMENTAL INTERNET GAS AND HOW DOES IT GIVE YOU SUPER POWERS!?!_ Him being connected to the internet at all times isn't an issue for me so much as the way he has a permanent connection to the internet. It's obvious he's going to be used mostly for hacking and delivering exposition, as well as making tons and tons of (probably dated) internet references. He's not going to age well, is he? His design is dull and his costume doesn't really suggest anything about him being a hacker-type character. Have the writers never heard of Cybergoths? Why does Screentime (ugh, that name!) look more like Ben 10 knockoff? B-Negative. Wow, do we really need _another_ vampire-type character? And he's a goth, too? Shocking! Who could have possibly come up with such a novel idea as making a vampire character be a goth _EVERYONE! EVERYONE WOULD HAVE MADE THAT CONNECTION!!!_ How about you take the vampire-type character in a new direction and make him _ANYTHING ELSE?!_ For example, a skateboarder or a jock? Something associated with summer and sunlight and cheerful things? B-Negative is probably the most cliched and derivative character of the whole group and it's obvious they really weren't trying too hard when they came up with him. Frankly, he strikes me as a character they threw in just because they wanted to do a five-man-band group. And, finally, Trailblazer. Look, I don't think fat shaming is okay, but I had a friend who basically ate himself to death (he was over 400 lbs. and died of a massive heart attack in his thirties,) so I have a lot of problems with the whole "body positivity" thing. I also work at a hospital, so I see what obesity does to people on a daily basis. There are so many negative effects being overweight has on your body. Oh, but, that aside, if Trailblazer is going to be a physically active person, then she probably can't maintain a pudgy figure because she'd be burning a lot of calories. She'd have to be consuming _a lot_ of food to be that overweight while working as a superhero. But let's talk about her backpack for a moment. The way it is described means it's pretty much a deus ex machina waiting to happen. All they had to do was specify some kind of limitation on how it works (and her not being fully in control isn't a limitation, it's a setup for comedy,) and we'd have some sense of how she would use it. A limited number of uses each day, a limit to items that could fit in the backpack normally, a limit on how many things she can take out at a time or how often she can take things out in a certain time frame, _anything_ would have given us some idea of how it works beyond what was described. But as it is described, the backpack is too powerful. There is nothing stopping her from pulling out five bazookas for everyone to use or an endless supply of money. Again, as it has been presented, it's overpowered in the extreme. If it functions differently in the comics, fine, but I only have the information we've all been given, and the backpack sounds like a giant deus ex machina. And, look, the protagonist of the book series I'm planning has a backpack that's connected to a pocket dimension, so I know what I'm talking about, here. I put _a lot_ of thought into how her backpack worked because I knew it had to be consistent in how it functioned and how it could be used. I didn't want it to become "the bag of winning" where my protagonist could just pull out anything she needed in any place at any time. Limitations are what make things interesting, after all, and showing how a character works around limitations makes them look clever. It also keeps you from using the item as a crutch. I'm presently revising the backpack my character has from my original concept of it in order to make sure that it works logically, isn't too overpowered, and that the things she pulls out of it aren't too specific to the situation that she's facing. That is, she won't have something like the antidote to an exceedingly rare and practically unheard of kind of snake venom stashed away in the pocket dimension "just in case." She will, however, have planks of wood, nails, tools, rope, glue, lanterns, and other things which she can use in a wide variety of situations _and that any sensible person_ would think to keep in a pocket dimension if they had one. I mean, really, if you had something like that, wouldn't you put stuff like a tool box inside it in case you needed one? Wouldn't you put stuff like a first aid kit, some flashlights and batteries, food rations, and other things in there for emergencies? That's the approach I'm taking with my character's backpack. I _HOPE_ that the writers of this comic are clever enough to look at Trailblazer's backpack in a similar manner, but given the lack of creativity they're showing with these characters, I'm more inclined to think the backpack will just be used for lame comedy bits and as a deus ex machina.

[@Groomsman]

Patrick Leigh Presents I can pretty much agree with you in almost everything. The twins need some extra time to be recreated. For twins, their powers are unbalanced, considering that Snowflake can create her weapons whenever she wants, and Safe Space can only use his in a more specific way. They also should explain WHY Safe Space’s powers work like that. Adrenaline, emotion, something! And if they’re doubling down on his abilities than he needs to evolve from just having to protect others for his shields to work. Plus, the writer neglected any kind of origin story for them. Along with having a better name, Screentime, in my opinion, should be more like a spy. A lot of technology needs internet for communication, and I think he would better as a cyborg. Unoriginal I know, but that’s a better connection than gas. B-Negative, as typical as he is, might just be the only character that can live on from this, of course he’s going to need an obvious name change. And as it was pointed out in the video they should’ve just gave him pure red as a color instead of a shade of it. If he’s goth, a lighter shade makes no sense. And for “Trailblazer”, her body figure could actually be an interesting plot for her. She can take a look at herself and realize that she is no shape to be a hero, so she asks Safe Space to be a trainer. And it would be even more interesting since she looks to be the leader of the team. And yeah, that backpack needs limitations, that part should be pretty simple. And just like with Safe Space, if they want to double down on their choice then they should have it be an evolving thing. Maybe they can even make a story where she gets lost in her backpack and the team has to save her. And out of curiosity, you brought your story before, where can I read it?

[@fandude666]

It's kind of sad when a Bird who lost to a dog has better Ice powers than the one named Snowflake. Also Safespace reminds of this one joke from Marshal law vs Hellraiser, it was a scene with a buff superhero in WWI and he was so big that he became an easy target. So when a neon pink guy who can't seem to defend himself with his own powers would be impossible NOT to shoot at. "Why is the pink one not in his own force field?" "I don't know....but he's wide open." Like these characters would make the henchmen pity them or question their dumb names and powers. These guys are below Venture Bros and The Tick when it comes to dumb names and powers.

[@patrickleighpresents749]

@@Groomsman You can find the ebook on Amazon. It's called Perdita Nightshade: An Errand in Kraken Cove. Keep in mind that I cranked it out in under six months to submit it to a contest Amazon was hosting, so it's by no means flawless. I just needed to prove to myself that I could finally get a book published, so I was successful in that regard. The story is basically the version 1.0 of Perdita Nightshade and the setting in which she lives so there's a lot that's going to change, though the core premise of the character will remain the same. The first chapter of the book is easily the worst, since I didn't have time to go back and change it, so if you can get through that, things will become a lot more interesting. I like all the points you made about the New Warrior characters. The twins are definitely not very well balanced in terms of their powers. Usually, twin superheroes have abilities that are more complimentary, but not these two. I also agree that it would be interesting for Trailblazer to have to get herself into shape for the sake of the team. That would make for a great character arc for her. I doubt it's going to happen, but the potential is still there. Although, just because Marvel misses the opportunity doesn't mean I have to, does it? Perhaps I should have an overweight character in one of my stories who has to get himself or herself into shape for the sake of other people. Food for thought.

[@patrickleighpresents749]

@@fandude666 Yeah, but with The Tick, the dumb character names were meant to be dumb. These characters are meant to be taken seriously, but that's impossible, both because of their names and because of how ridiculous their powers are. Safespace is easily the worst because, as you've pointed out, he's an easy target. And once the bad guys realize he can only use his shields to protect other people, they'll take him out to make sure he _can't_ protect them. It's like targeting the White Mage of the party first, since you don't want the White Mage using healing and resurrection spells to bring back other opponents. Actually, being the team medic strikes me as the only useful role that Trailblazer could have, since she could keep medical supplies in her backpack. Of course, she's an even bigger target than Safespace because of her proportions, and those will also make finding adequate cover in a fire fight more difficult, so she might be the first person targeted rather than Safespace. Ugh, the more I think about these characters, the worse they become! I seriously wonder what kind of editors are working at Marvel if characters this imbalanced are getting the green light.

[@fandude666]

@@patrickleighpresents749 I say the backpack should either be an empty pocket dimension like Link or it's the end of a wormhole, which is why random stuff keeps popping out because she doesn't know where it should end and therefore it chooses a random location in time-space. But once she figures out how to use the location function, then it would make for a good combo between her and B-negative, his vampire strength and her control of the backpack's portal end would give them a huge advantage in long rang fights. No to mention avoiding attacks by making a portal around them and come out of the back pack. Make wormholes awesome again.

[@shawnwykoff8744]

You are the 3rd KZbinrs to compair Screentime to Freakazoid.

[@wanderinghuntress8645]

Welcome back. Pardon the request but do you have any thoughts of reviewing Onward?

[@johannesseyfried7933]

This Mr. Kibblesmith (what a Name😂) seems like a weird Guy. He didn't like Comics because he found them "too cool", he feels intimidated by muscular Superheroes.... This might sound mean, but I don't think he was one of the popular Kids in School. Even the original Wonder Twins would make fun of these Guys! The only one who looks kinda decent is the Ben10-Ripp off, but even he is held back by his weird Backstory and his useless Powers. If he was at least a Technopath or something! Who would want to read about these Characters? I'd rather create my own Superhero-Story! With Blackjack and Hookers!

[@Hawbitten]

Here's a thought. What can Screentime do that Oracle couldn't? And Oracle never ran the risk of being killed in battle or needing to be rescued by the other heroes.

[@arsonalx1918]

Glad you two are back, thanks for the content .

[@OptiumusMagnum]

There's more diversity in the X-Men than this entire line-up of Deviantart rejects...because real diversity is in differentiating character traits, personalities, motivations and relationships. They felt like individual people, so much so that even years later, characters like Scott Summers, Logan and Jean Grey can be described on an individual basis without once going into their powers, or "what they represent". This line-up of dated teen stereotypes don't feel diverse or varied at all. They all feel like they have the same quirky nature behind their personalities, and are almost solely defined by their power gimmicks or arbitrary birth conditions like race, gender, or sexuality. They are not diverse in character or personality, and therefore aren't diverse at all.

[@lloydlandrum3040]

Well not trying to justify anything here but mutants have at one time in comic canon stated to have power manifesting defined by their personality and interests sometimes even on how they feel.. Atleast that's the case when not out of a fear or need they had at the time and when not some literal in universe genderbent clone of someone .. But still over all you are right

[@lavenderplace8591]

Welcome back!

[@michaelamaya9032]

Fun fact, writer Daniel kibblesmith was actually on an episode of Millionaire Matchmaker. It plays out exactly how you think it plays out. XD

[@jeangentry6656]

the twins are back! :-)

[@hoodman02]

Safeespace is just a black Steven universe, but without a space mom

[@RollingDodge]

I glad to hear from you guy's again. Yeah, I agree about American Chavez, I think they should just keep her on teams like the Rise or maybe team ups with Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl, etc. There adding a non-binary character for representation, so if theses comics tank will probably know why. It's like Netflix all over again when they racewash, gaywash, religion wash, add/remove/change..., characters, setting, plot, appearance, place, tone, personality, fates of characters, family, relationships, histories, abilities, origins, backstories, gender, sexual orientation, etc. When you guy's gonna finish She-Ra, S4 reviews (technically, S2), I heard the final season coming up, thank Jesus?

[@Groomsman]

You know, B-Negative will probably survive this comic, and maybe Screentime as well if they change their names. Everyone else won’t. “Trailblazer” not only doesn’t look like her name sake, but they basically gave her a dues ex machina. I hope to God that she has a panel where she eats hamburgers out of her backpack. And the scaling between Snowflake and Safe Space is unbalanced because “they” rule boys drool, and they’re supposed to be twins! How does Safe Space’s powers even work if they only work for protecting others? Adrenaline? Emotion? This group sucks

[@MaverickhunterXZero]

For years now; Everything Marvel has done as been at the detriment of the comics industry. Marvel's latest announcements have just been kicking someone who has been shot in each limb. Amanat clearly doesn't care about Marvel or comics and C.B. is so ineffective as the spineless leader he is. What's egregious is his tone deaf response to Peter Simeti who doesn't have a massive corporation like Disney to keep him employed. Marvel has become the house of creative bankruptcy.

[@jeangentry6656]

The Mouse can't/won't keep Marvel afloat forever.

[@giggukardaguy9077]

They named a hero who looks Native American Trailblazer Trail Of Tears ANYONE!!!

[@jeangentry6656]

If she actually walked The Trail, she wouldn't be heavy anymore.

[@lavenderplace8591]

Internet gas... XD

[@DrawciaGleam02]

Yeah, I'd like to see their powers in action honestly!

[@benkollasch5386]

So Screentime is dollar store Freakazoid?

[@mjtannertwins]

Pretty much, yeah.

[@Mariobro4]

9:07 Children of the Atom: Hold my beer.

[@nidalderoo3448]

These characters honestly don’t seem like they’ll stay relevant.

[@Тапи-щ7н]

Nidal de Roo safespace and snowflake were dated before they were invented. These terms were used in 2016 on twitter. Im pretty sure no one is using them anymore.

[@animezilla4486]

For this new warrior book I will tell Marvel to don't release it and start over from scratch the characters have great potential if they are written right and frankly the fans are not on board with this but I do like that girl with the backpack

[@gr8m887]

So, are we not going to talk about how B-Negative is LITERALLY a Vamp Kid from South Park? LOOK AT HIM!

[@franzyland]

Are the villain's in this book called "The Deplorables"? That would be awesome. But seriously, This sounds like the plot of "The Producers" when they make "Springtime for H!tler" so they could make an insurance claim on a failed project. Surely that has to be what is going on here?

[@TheSouloftheDragon]

Yeah, Marvel's not gonna last long in a post-pandemic economy with crap like this. Glad to see you two are okay though.

[@CandyApples4ever]

You’d think they’d take this opportunity to make a new hero who combats viruses and plagues. And cheer people up. Have a villain who’s power is virus and plagues. So many ideas they could of gone with. Captain america worked in 1940s ww2 cuz they were inspired by reality. They did it to cheer people up and feel hopeful.

[@francescosacca6674]

@@CandyApples4ever I know it is of no help, but I even found the main theme for the villain: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJbbpKyciZl_qpo

[@conradojavier7547]

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