Jim Starlin changed comics forever. He is amazing. He is cosmic master.
@phillipjames4536 жыл бұрын
When I was younger I enjoyed reading Jim Starlin's Captain Marvel! It was my favorite comic book!
@PukusKLB6 жыл бұрын
Went back and read the Infinity Gauntlet a few years ago, I was so taken with the story that it sent me down into a rabbit hole of reading all of his work on Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock, Mar-vell and Thanos. It's all absolutely stellar stuff, he's a bloody genius
@ImYourHuckleberry_295 жыл бұрын
@@phillipjames453 me too. I lived in a country where for some reason we had DC Comics not Marvel except for the odd one. When I got his Cap Marvel against controller and thanos I flipped my wig.
@matthewquach27054 жыл бұрын
He and Stan Lee have revolutionized the comic industry
@99Michael6 жыл бұрын
The Warlock and Mar vell cosmic stories created by Starlin were great and it's a shame that comic books were unable to maintain such high standards of artwork and storytelling.
@KTF05 жыл бұрын
It's crazy the artists from the 70s that were also good writers. Starlin, Frank Miller, John Byrne, etc
@kencoleman50074 жыл бұрын
Kirby. Ditko.
@starmorpheus4 жыл бұрын
Miller is uh.. not a good artist lol.
@JR-ju3kj2 жыл бұрын
I always considered people who are good artists AND good writers to be a rare breed. Because oftentimes, artists aren't good writers and writers aren't good artists.
@TYBO-xl1xz3 ай бұрын
@@starmorpheus Eh, say what you want about his artwork, he made 3 careers out of it
@joeparrigen49826 жыл бұрын
Great interview. Jim Starlin seems like a humble guy.
@MarkLipka4 жыл бұрын
Almost all comics creators are humble, kind, & very literate.
@xelgun54084 жыл бұрын
@@MarkLipka yes good times.... Good times 😓 sad that how different comic creators from then and now...... From this humble but really great talented guys to the SJW comic creators, big headed hot airs we have now 😒
@theesweetscience20842 жыл бұрын
The pages, story, and artwork that culminated in the image of Batman carrying Robin out of the rubble, lifeless in his arms, hunched over, darkened with sadness... Is Top 3 most iconic, legendary, impactful image of my entire lifetime of comics collecting. Hands down. Im now 47, and I put that Starlin moment in top 3 ever... I agree with him that Lee and Kirby are the best of all time. They created the bible of the characters they wrote. Starlin my friend you are just as important. Created an iconic moment.
@josephbarbera92203 жыл бұрын
When I was teenager back in the 70s I dreamed that one day Thanoes could make it to the movies and 40 years later was thrilled to see it finally happened even though the writers made some changes to the storyline.
@azaze886 жыл бұрын
Starlins Warlock and Strange tales epic , In my opinion are some of the best wriiten and drawn and colored comics ever to be put out, just so amazing and engaging, I would recommend every one read them before there life is over
@davindeptuck79055 жыл бұрын
You mean 178-181 and 9-11? The Magus arc? Yeah I thought it was great especially how it tied in with other more recent comics I'd already read- like Abnett and Lanning's Guardians of the Galaxy run.
@perv20065 жыл бұрын
Are they available in an omnibus or trade paperback?
Strange Tales epic? Is that a Dr Strange run? Which issues?
@paulinthe61945 жыл бұрын
Thank you for interviewing the legend Jim Starlin. Been a fan of his stuff for decades. Got a kick out of his perspective on the current movies showing his characters. At the end it was sad to hear that his relationship with Marvel was that of disrespect toward him. Shame on the Marvel execs for treating a legend that way.
@MEDZFactor4 жыл бұрын
He came to the interview as Denny O’Neil.
@toyhunter29034 жыл бұрын
Lol ! I didn't notice the likeness until I read your comment.
@JohnHenrySheridan6 жыл бұрын
I never realized until just now that some of my favorite comics specifically Infinity Gauntlet crossover era stuff and Thanos Quest was thanks to Jim Starlin...but I instinctively sensed his name was meaningful to me...probably embedded in my memory from reading those excellent books back in the early 90's. Thanks for this great interview with Jim!!!
@manbearcarp3 жыл бұрын
I've been a Starlin fan since the 70's. Avengers annual #7 and Marvel Two-in-One annual #2 are criminally overlooked. I like how he recognizes that the movie and comic mediums are different animals and unlike other writers doesn't moan about changes to their works.
@markye18725 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jim for a lifetime of joy and wonder.
@channelzero15466 жыл бұрын
Legendary artist and writer. Very hard to do both at the level Starlin does. personally I would love to see DREADSTAR on the big screen.
@bigneon_glitter4 жыл бұрын
Starlin's COSMIC ODYSSEY & GILGAMESH II series' are masterpieces.
@mrhypnagogia6 жыл бұрын
Infinity gauntlet is amazing
@TobeyStarburst6 жыл бұрын
mrhypnagogia no shit
@bluespaceman79376 жыл бұрын
It is pretty cool in most ways, though it loses something without knowing where Thanos came from and where he went later on.
@SchizoMelody6 жыл бұрын
Not even a mention of Dreadstar?!?
@franciscotbjr5 жыл бұрын
Frustrating!!! They also didn't mention other works like Gilgamesh II.
@allluckyseven6 жыл бұрын
Talk about ending on a sad note.
@jeffnettleton38586 жыл бұрын
Starlin quit Marvel twice before (3 times, if you count taking Dreadstar to First Comics); he has a history of getting cross with editorial and leaving. By his own admission, he has a tempter and it certainly played into the past quittings. I wouldn't be surprised if it is more justified and accurate this time, as both DC and Marvel have been editorially weak since the corporate types have exerted more power and fewer editors have been mentored by seasoned ones. Both companies are a mess, editorially; because their mission isn't to sell comics. Their job is to maintain trademarks of intellectual property, for exploitation in bigger media (movies, tv, games and merchandise). Neither Disney nor Warner give a flying copulation about comic books.
@capmar-vell92returns204 жыл бұрын
@@jeffnettleton3858 DC got back on track with Rebirth (sort of) but Marvel is still a mess.
@wintherr35274 жыл бұрын
@@capmar-vell92returns20 and it's going to reboot AGAIN next year, so not that much 'on track'...
@ImYourHuckleberry_296 жыл бұрын
Being a DC guy, it was the 70's Mar-vell by Starlin that really caught me. To this day my fav Marvel comics hero.
@parsman99145 жыл бұрын
The father of Marvel cosmic stuff.
@JR-ju3kj2 жыл бұрын
AND Jack Kirby,too.
@kenr.91775 жыл бұрын
Jim gives credit where credit is due (Kirby and Ditko). IMO, Stan gets a bit too much of the focus.
@jusiceigi486514 жыл бұрын
Truth but I feel without Stan we may not be speaking all these greats names. When I first saw him (on vhs) he said he was an ambassador for comics. So I always saw him as a guide/salesman of comics and to get it hyped. He was the one pushing to get the illustrators and writers recognition. He just also happened to be stuck playing businessman and ambassador but often got blamed for Marvels choices that were made before he was even in a place of power in the company.
@JR-ju3kj2 жыл бұрын
Stan ALWAYS get too much of the focus-when so many other people helped to make the comic book industry/(and the Marvel Universe)what it is today.
@llongone23 жыл бұрын
Religiously collected Silver Surfer back in the day. He and Ron Lim made crafted compelling stories and top-notch presentation of those stories.
@andimcgaw6 жыл бұрын
Jim Starlin's Mar-vell is better than current day Marvel
@BlackLaval6 жыл бұрын
By far.
@scottfree22486 жыл бұрын
Andi McGaw Agree! You have cosmic awareness!
@jimmyjam4ever5 жыл бұрын
@ Andi McGraw I agree!
@coreylucas53465 жыл бұрын
Andi McGaw Preach
@Lidoe5 жыл бұрын
Taylor R Better than carol danvers
@rickytoddbotelho95556 жыл бұрын
Long live Jim Starlin. The master and the great inspiration of the both cosmoses.
@thetreblerebel4 жыл бұрын
I love the Infinity war comic. All the characters. Dudes a legend
@alanladdseinekatze8596 жыл бұрын
The Infinity Gauntlet is a must read for anyone not having read it. An outstanding piece of visual and narrative art not to be missed.
@El_oh71996 жыл бұрын
I loved his series, Dreadstar. It was like R-rated Star Wars with religious undertones
@ceez92924 жыл бұрын
Starlin said it best; "...if they start undermining your work, especially slating it so it comes before your job then it's time to move on."
@samus884 жыл бұрын
Eveyr now and then I kinda remember the final pages of The Death of Captain Marvel, where Thanos guides Mar-Vell unto the afterlife and it just pause for a bit and think how great that is. This guy was freaking amazing.
@WhostheMAC14 жыл бұрын
Jim Starlin deserves to get paid for his creations, these movies made Millions and millions, it's totally wrong how Marvel treats their help. The real fans know the truth, without the likes of Kirby and Starlin, there wouldn't be any Marvel movies.
@ceez92924 жыл бұрын
Penciler, Ron Lim's imagination did justice to Starlin's work. I didn't start reading ANY of Starlin's work until I saw Ron Lim's artwork.
@thanosoftitan70865 жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT Interview!
@BruceWayne-ri4wr6 ай бұрын
Jim starling was the first superstar artist in comics that were people bought the comics just because he drew them
@cha56 жыл бұрын
“I stuffed it with Robin” 🤣 A beautiful ROTFLMAO moment.
@ImYourHuckleberry_294 жыл бұрын
The irony for me is that Jim Starlin's Captain Marvel was one of the very few Marvel books I read as a kid other than Ghost Rider because I'm A DC kid and Starlin kills off Cap. I really hoped he would be brought back.
@jeffnettleton38586 жыл бұрын
Kirby and Ditko were creating their own plots, with little input from Stan. Stan reshaped many of them in the dialogue stage. He was giving plots to other artists; but, Kirby and Ditko were doing more of their own thing, with Stan adding the dialogue, based on his own idea of the story.
@kylehill66366 жыл бұрын
Jeff Nettleton Sounds about right.
@michaelconnor15425 жыл бұрын
No, not true. Stan gives them a lot of credit. However, you should really look at some of the Jim Shooter interviews on the subject. As well as Todd McFarland. Those two really set the record straight.
@dariusq88943 жыл бұрын
Of all Starlin's amazing works, my favorite is a stupid little graphic novel called "The Incredible Hulk and the Thing: The Big Change." Basically an "Odd Couple" style buddy comedy.
@wheeljack06 жыл бұрын
A legend.
@ImYourHuckleberry_295 жыл бұрын
Surprised drax wasnt in avengers. Also starlins art on Shang chi was insane as well.
@maggoli676 жыл бұрын
DREAAAAADDSSSSTAAAAARRRRR!!!
@gavindoiron46725 жыл бұрын
I say that look to the camera when he mentioned Adam Warlock not being in the MCU.... I see you Jim.
@davidranderson16 жыл бұрын
But when will get the Dreadstar movie!
@Chronic_Gainz6 жыл бұрын
I wonder where he's going to go to next. DC again? Maybe try new waters at a different company like Valiant or something else entirely?
@omenriver23996 жыл бұрын
Infinity Gauntlet was FANTASTIC!
@michaelconnor15425 жыл бұрын
I would live to read an independent creation by Starling. He should contact some of the CG creators and see about getting on ComicsGate Live.
@buggatewood15604 жыл бұрын
I saw people mention both books in the comments, Dreadstar and Gilgamesh!! Dreadstar rocked!!!!!!
@jeffnettleton38586 жыл бұрын
Plot method does pre-date Marvel, though Stan's heavy use of it ended up renaming it the Marvel Method. However, some people worked that way at DC and some people worked full script at Marvel. It wasn't a law written in stone.
@hosoiarchives48585 жыл бұрын
What is plot method
@mecahhannah2 жыл бұрын
The man's alleged such a huge fan
@BDarOZ6 жыл бұрын
I have never realized that he actually is Dreadstar!
@ggaanneesshhaa5 жыл бұрын
What about Batman: The Cult and Cosmic Odissey?
@redskinStu6 жыл бұрын
Loved Dreadstar, doesn't get better.
@AdisNukicCaptainBosnia935 жыл бұрын
jim is a legend.
@mark1eyeball6 жыл бұрын
The Death of Captain Marvel.
@Joenah53 жыл бұрын
I think Starlin's Batman run is underrated. The whole run was great, and I got my favorite DC character as a result of it (Tim Drake).
@gohanson275 жыл бұрын
Crazy that the film guys don't call the comic giys just for idead or pointers. Welp, the comics is 100x better anywasys but cool to see them on film .
@LightYagami-wt1jw5 жыл бұрын
Wow what a legend
@bbbabrock5 жыл бұрын
Something isn't coming together w this here. Starlin mentions visiting the set of t "Fourth Avengers movie" yet he was actually in Endgame for a cameo sitting next to one of t Russos. I think he had a line or two.
@bigjake360t6 жыл бұрын
Thank God for...Wait a minute. Wong Jim.
@maggoli676 жыл бұрын
SSSSSTAAAARRRRDUUUUUUSSSSST!!!!
@oh-totoro6 жыл бұрын
Creates Thanos. Kills off Robin. This guy is a hero!
@capmar-vell92returns205 жыл бұрын
Jason Todd came back as Red Hood.
@michaelconnor15425 жыл бұрын
"I am Darkwing Duck, and this is my trusted sidekick, Decoy."
@joelgoodwin88055 жыл бұрын
CapMar-Vell92 Returns yes. The story was still epic though - as is Red Hood. And Jason wouldn’t be who he is today without being “killed off” first b
@MrLacSeul3 жыл бұрын
Hey I saw, and experienced, Thanos before the MCU.
@MrThankman3605 жыл бұрын
It's unbelievable that the movie people don't respect and involve the creators of these characters.
@evanjazzista5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's beyond disrespectful, both towards them and towards us (comics fans).
@JR-ju3kj2 жыл бұрын
It's not unbelievable.Creators have been screwed over by Marvel and DC for decades,so of course it would be the same with the movie people.
@Susrek6 жыл бұрын
Maybe could have asked a happier question at the end instead of leaving it like that. Otherwise it was good.
@TheFunkyFiend6 жыл бұрын
"It was the image at DC, whereas it was the story over at Marvel". Yep.
@gregoryldismukes6 жыл бұрын
Jim should go to DC. They really need help in film.
@jeffnettleton38586 жыл бұрын
He worked at DC through the 80s. It was a bit of a mixed bag. Some really good stuff, some not so great.
@capmar-vell92returns205 жыл бұрын
His DC stuff is not as good as his Marvel stuff.
@FrankZen5 жыл бұрын
Infinity War cover looks like Art Adams. Am I right?
@SuedeStonn5 жыл бұрын
No, not at all. Totally different styles. Can't remember who did the inks on Infinity War (Al Milgrom?) but it just didn't do Ron Lim's pencils any justice. Tom Christopher was a long running inker for Lim and did great. *About ten years ago there was a discussion on CPG about who did the artwork on UXM #214, the cover with Dazzler and Storm... most people were saying it was Barry Windsor-Smith, I said it was Art Adams, though I did concede it could have been BWS. Turns out it was Art Adams pencils and BWS inking. Most artists have distinct styles and "tells", for BWS it was (at the time, and possibly still today) using cross-hatching; for Adams it would be the way he drew legs (the shape, skinny, the feet pointed down from the knee to the toe would be straight), spindly fingers, teeth-lines to the sides but none in the center of the mouth. (*I had a collection of 10,231 comics at one time, I've seen a lot of art, lol.)
@daddyaf9454 жыл бұрын
Thanos is popular because Dr. Doom was unavailable.
@willriley9943 жыл бұрын
Thanos is this generation's Vader
@JR-ju3kj2 жыл бұрын
@@willriley994 Ironically,Darth Vader was influenced and inspired by Dr.Doom(and Thanos was influenced and inspired by Darkseid).
@willriley9942 жыл бұрын
@@JR-ju3kj I know. It is kinda ironic. I always thought that Darkseid might have served as a physical inspiration for Vader
@ReaperXC6 жыл бұрын
Ending it on a high note...
@stevenlennon125 жыл бұрын
I dont even like dudes but I love this dude lol
@toyhunter29035 жыл бұрын
I love him too ! Without him there would be no "Thanos", no "Infinity Gauntlet" and thus no "Avengers Infinity War" movie ;)
@FangsFirst6 жыл бұрын
I appreciate that Jim likes the movie versions of his characters and I'm glad he feels well-treated by the movie folks, but I think any comments on maintaining some semblance (even distant) to even the *spirit* of his characters in the movies is a complete joke. There's nothing left of his versions of Thanos, Drax, Gamora...just the post-Starlin versions, which are what most people identify anyway.
@macsnafu6 жыл бұрын
I love Starlin's artwork, but I'm not so impressed with his comic writing. It's often depressing, especially when he was writing Batman, and I don't just mean the Death of Robin, but overall. Occasionally he had some interesting ideas, or added some much needed drama to a title, like when he worked on the Legion of Super Heroes, so I'm not saying he was a *bad* writer, just that it didn't always appeal to me.
@Novaargh4 жыл бұрын
Such a shame that the company that runs the people that creates the books, can ruine the patch of great future stories and destroys the connection between people that used to make the product they are banking off now through all those other media outlets.. Such a shame.
@theblacktide94745 жыл бұрын
Open game silver surfer Ron Lim ya heard thnx Jim starlin
@michaelbelcher27666 жыл бұрын
4 robin fanboys gave this video a thumbs down
@anunexaminedlife12075 жыл бұрын
The executives at Marvel comics ruining their own company and shooting themselves in the the foot?? How surprising!
@DJJunkfoodJay6 жыл бұрын
Marvel Editorial. I knew they were thee problem. The House Of Stealing Ideas.
@caronte0086 жыл бұрын
They have been for a long time now.
@RogerioPereiradaSilva776 жыл бұрын
Marvel indeed has had a poor track record with regards to their treatment of their creators. If rumour on the street is to be believed, Starlin actually had to buy his own ticket from his own pocket to see his creation on the movie theater. They had to be pushed HARD to credit Jack Kirby on some of these MCU movies. It is easy to see why some creators prefer to distance themselves from them (and on that note from DC as well) once they've been established and go the creator-owned route.
@liverusrock67896 жыл бұрын
How on topic for you to say that, since he created Thanos by ripping off Darkseid
@liverusrock67896 жыл бұрын
D L. Nah, I don't mind Thanos enough to hate something, I just hate how there's some many people being like "Thanos can only be written right when done by Starlin" a guy who has been basically ingnored by the publisher since they let him do whatever he wants but most of what he does is not taken seriously in continuity by the rest (except maybe Al Ewing)
@popeye6976 жыл бұрын
Live To Rock Thanos is literally a combination of Darkseid and Metron. That's why he's sitting most of the time.
@Cuddyscott846 жыл бұрын
Would think sells would go up on a character after being killed off.
@haggardcoop80035 жыл бұрын
You should've ended the interview on a good note. Thanks for depressing us. and Starlin's spirits could have been lifted.
@thepixalking65894 жыл бұрын
Starlin was the boss.
@HenriqueCarvalhoCosta6 жыл бұрын
Cosmic master! Come back to DC!
@Clay36136 жыл бұрын
DC is a sinking ship.
@TobeyStarburst6 жыл бұрын
Clay3613 how so?
@Clay36136 жыл бұрын
Constant comic relaunches and unsatisfactory box office results.
@thoomolong6 жыл бұрын
But Rebirth is said to be a success.
@AngelXO966 жыл бұрын
Clay3613 are you stupid lmao marvel comics is a sinking ship right now, their comics have been pure garbage and marvel has relaunched 2 times in 1 year and now they’re about to relaunch again with fresh start. Marvel comics are failing bad
@adversitycartoons40506 жыл бұрын
This guy kinda reminds me of that bad guy from fargo season 1
@franciscotbjr5 жыл бұрын
Jim Starlin is great, but this interview is poor for only have mention the DC/Marvel slice of his career.
@nomadxlive6 жыл бұрын
Umm thanos was always a big deal.
@MinscFromBaldursGate926 жыл бұрын
Thanos wasntt a relevant character until Infinity Gauntlet.
@JR-ju3kj2 жыл бұрын
@@MinscFromBaldursGate92 Agreed.Prior to that,he was pretty much just a rip-off of Darkseid and Metron.
@davidwebster28496 жыл бұрын
What is all this talk about Marvel focusing on selling comics?! You mean there was a time when Marvel actually tried to sell comic books? No way.
@acheron4266 жыл бұрын
they sure did. They also made continuous runs that didn't require buying 10 different series with 20 variant covers each.
@DoubleO886 жыл бұрын
“Warlock is not in the MCU” I wonder if that’s what the NDA told him to say because he quite clearly is in the MCU as evidenced by the ending of guardians of the galaxy Vol 2
@TobeyStarburst6 жыл бұрын
DoubleO88 that was just an Easter Egg.
@thoomolong6 жыл бұрын
Tobey Starburst no it wasn't. The director has said Warlock will be in Guardians Of the galaxy 3
@Check1Comedy6 жыл бұрын
Tim Terrell he never did tho
@Check1Comedy6 жыл бұрын
Tim Terrell twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/994300791572709376?s=19
@cha56 жыл бұрын
Check1Comedy They even dropped his name ‘Adam’, I’d say an Adam Warlock appearance is definitely in the works.
@Butiguessilovememore6 жыл бұрын
Even Jim was fed up with marvel comics terrible run recently
@dominic44146 жыл бұрын
The interviewers shirt is so distracting lol
@windso8785 жыл бұрын
MARVEL>
@inktheillsceneillustrator43873 жыл бұрын
Terrible decision to change Thanos into a human looking American rather than insane space being. And to have his motive be some altruistic kill half universe to save it like some bill gates spaceman. He retires to a cabin to drink tea and watch sunset? That’s not why villains try to rule the universe.
@fica11373 жыл бұрын
Because he is not the villain in MCU, he is antagonist
@TYBO-xl1xz3 ай бұрын
So looking “American” versus Human was the problem 😮
@inktheillsceneillustrator43873 ай бұрын
@@TYBO-xl1xz Either. Like Josh Brolin. Missing the point. In the early movie end credits he looked like the comic book version crazy being. Much better.
@TYBO-xl1xz3 ай бұрын
@@inktheillsceneillustrator4387 Copy
@Superstacco5 жыл бұрын
Wha, no Dreadstar? Booooo
@donaldallen9804 Жыл бұрын
I love Jim but I will never forgive him for what he did to Jason Todd
@ytubeanon5 жыл бұрын
Nobody knew Thanos possibility until the Avengers movie? wtf is he talking about, everyone who read comics knew in the early 90's with the Infinity Gauntlet that this was the most epic storyline and villain in modern comics history. The reason they added him to the movie was based on the fandom that already knew his worth and potential, not the other way around.
@TheVetoSkreeemer4 жыл бұрын
Comic book readers are a small minority of the people that go to watch movies. Before the Avengers movies Thanos was unknown to the general audience. I remember reading when the first Avengers movie was released that Thanos appeared on the post credit scene because Joss Whedon decided that. He liked the character since he read comics about him when he was a child.
@KennethMoreland6 жыл бұрын
The guy who ripped off Darkseid.
@jonathanw10196 жыл бұрын
Everybody ripped off everybody, and they've long since acknowledged it. If you want to get technical, he was more based on Metron than Darkseid. So yeah. I bet you didn't know that Aquaman ripped off Namor. Or that Deadpool is in fact Deathstroke. WGAF
@MinscFromBaldursGate926 жыл бұрын
Their similarities are surface level at best.
@robkenner54565 жыл бұрын
Actually, he was trying to emulate Metron. Jim Shooter, who was editor at the time advised him beef up Thanos to emulate Darkseid
@MinscFromBaldursGate925 жыл бұрын
Roy Thomas not Jim Shooter.
@comicbookguy63615 жыл бұрын
Yeah! everybody ripped-off the work of the "King" Even the scumbag of Stan Lee.
@BrettOG5 жыл бұрын
important artist...I never liked his style..TOOO busy 4 me. I understand his importance