The BEST Marvel space epic ever-- Annihilation!

[@comicpop]

If you wanna buy Annihilation, you can! amzn.to/347A8dw

[@OneJamalWonder]

I love Ethan's reaction to the actual Marvel universe map. He is so shocked

[@notbrandon8840]

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa wHAT?!?" I've never heard Ethan be so shocked by comics before 😂

[@OneJamalWonder]

@@notbrandon8840 his mind exploded right there

[@WannabeWryter]

29:00

[@MrCeratix]

@@WannabeWryter hero

[@kennethrobinson7177]

@@WannabeWryter goat

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Wendell Vaughn's, Quasar's, life is a roller coaster that only goes down.

[@Grievousish]

His life is an Action Park ride

[@Ubermensch9240]

Then it's not really a roller coaster.

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

@@Ubermensch9240 ... ... ...

[@Ubermensch9240]

@@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache :D

[@mcpics4448]

Just Some Guy with a Mustache and sometime it goes up so it can logically goes back down

[@windwind3170]

I absolutely love Nova's reaction to Civil War in a What If? story where he shows right in the end of Civil War when Steve was about to make Tony's face into a ground meat and Nova's just: SERIOUSLY?! We're about to be fucked on a galactic scale!

[@SpiralSine6]

Tiffany’s plaid outfit is comfort goals

[@TheRealZubes]

Thank you!! 🥰

[@chrislail3824]

One of the best events Marvel has ever put out. Pulled in and popularized the most random characters, and raised stakes in an environment that seemed like it couldn’t go any bigger. It was so high quality from start to finish

[@charliewenger7682]

the whole cosmic side of marvel from Annihilation to Thanos Imperative is one of my favorite thing in comic

[@Grievousish]

As always Tiffany goes a step above with dressing up and it's great.

[@TheRealZubes]

☺️ 💕

[@TheTheDontae]

Sal has been ask and “threaten” so do annihilation since fear itself by the Gods it’s a Christmas miracle

[@gibberishname]

is it condescending to say how ADORABLE Tiffany looks in her PJs and matching hat? I'm glad SOMEONE was having fun with their wardrobe.

[@kazual6149]

Man, this story really changed my life. "When I was a boy" I hated marvel cosmology I always thought it was corny & lame. Then freshman year of HS Annihilation came out & changed everything. I was hooked. Not only did I stay on board with the new ongoing Marvel cosmology, all the way through until Thanos Imperative. But it caused me to go back & discover some fantastic & now favorite books of mine. Story’s like Stan Lee’s Silver Surfer, Jim Valentinos Guardians of the Galaxy, & much more! Now Marvel’s cosmology is my favorite part of Marvel comics. It subsequently caused a snowball affect prompting me to fall in love with Sci-Fi more in general across different mediums. From Adam Strange & Flash Gordan to FireFly & TNG. So long story short this comic & its sequels are great!!

[@ShawnWeeded510]

I'm glad you learned the errors of your ways.

[@rogbartheswift1481]

That’s such a cool story

[@kazual6149]

@@Popcultureguy3000 I've always been interested in Farscape but never got around to it. Do you recommend it? Funny enough I just learned that last week lol

[@kazual6149]

@@Popcultureguy3000 oh it's on Prime awesome! I'll definitely check it out, thanks man!

[@Deadpoolzilla]

Super Skrull: *most of Annihilation* I sleep *gets hit by cosmic form* Super Skrull: real shit

[@tithannisk7470]

Ben is not wrong when he jokes about "Corsair and the Spacejammers" since a few years later they will do a new cosmic event that involes them, the Shi'ar empire, the X-Men and the Inhumans "War of Kings" :D

[@Jakemufcfan]

I fuckin love war of kings

[@jclombardi8471]

Do my eyes deceive me? A Back Issues of Annihilation, my favorite Marvel event, a year after I bought the complete collection? This is the best Christmas gift ever!!! Happy Holidays ComicPop!!!

[@geoffreykandolo973]

Best pre Christmas present ever

[@juk3boxh3r0]

Phyla Vell, new Drax, the new status quo for Nova, The Guardians of the Galaxy, Adam Warlock, and Thanos.... all of it started here. Such a great era for Marvel comics!

[@Ashguy733]

Ahhh Annihilation I loved this and the Nova series that came out of it, Richard calling out Tony Stark on him and Captain America smashing their respective action figures against another while he ripped out Annihilus' intestines who slaughtered billions made him one of my favourite characters. As a Jim Starlin fan that enjoys the introspective nature of Thanos and Adam Warlock with their confronting existentialism and nihilism, however he could have toned down the grand scale of his stories amd tbh Keith Giffen and Ron Marz were the only writers who seemed to keep that introspective nature of Thanos without turning him into space Jeffery dahmer.

[@victorvalandybernard7944]

Which comics u see Richard and iron man

[@Ashguy733]

@@victorvalandybernard7944 The scene I described in particular? Its Nova issue # 2 by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning

[@vidalruiziii1245]

This has made my holidays I've lost my job this month I have about a month until I lose my apartment I've been alone the last couple of weeks no family or friends are in contact I look forward to your uploads they help in do many ways I woke up today barely noticing it was the holidays and saw this video and legitimately was filled with joy I cracked a smile ...but after losing almost everything this year it's getting ridiculously harder to even fake being happy ...thank you everyone @comicpop and in the POPulation please everyone be safe find happiness and remind the ones you love how much they mean to you...once again thank you all

[@comicpop]

We appreciate you, Vidal. Thank you for watching all these years and letting us be here for you.

[@TheRealZubes]

To say that sucks is very much an understatement, but I think it's courageous that you are moving forward in the face of uncertainty! Thank you for being part of our community and for sharing this. I truly believe things will get better and I hope it happens soon! I know it may not feel like the holidays, but Happy Holidays Vidal! ☺️💕

[@vidalruiziii1245]

Thank you again for everything

[@rudrakshmalik7202]

I really hope next year gives you back everything you’ve lost and even more man you deserve it. Love ❤️

[@vidalruiziii1245]

@@rudrakshmalik7202 thank you for the kind words I hope life treats you greatly as well

[@Danial_Duval]

29:03 Best Ethan reaction of 2020. Also, thank you ComicPop for giving this very long awaited gift. Merry Xmas, Guys (& Gal)

[@Dakonaton]

*Christopher Lee voice* I've been looking forward to this.

[@pikapal91]

Anakin Skywalker: “This is where the fun begins.”

[@andrewwestfall65]

I could imagine Nova flying to Earth, and practicing his speech to try and sway Cap and Iron man. Just muttering to himself, "Okay, just tell them Annihlus took Galactus's power and needs to be stopped..." Off in the distance, the Fantastic Four Tower immediately launches into space. "I drop those names alone and that should be enough to get them to stop squabbling..."

[@loganthomas2421]

I loved Annihilation and the whole cosmic era after it. Really was something special

[@Depthcharge2030]

That map is going to plague Ethan for years

[@McSomething15]

One of the greatest stories Marvel ever told.

[@Jay-Voorhees]

29:02 - 29:50 Ethan I relate to you more and more every year 🤣🤣

[@tomthespaceknerd5396]

This is hands down my favourite Marvel event. I was already a fan of Nova from his New Warriors days but this was, and is still, the best story they ever told with him. That said the whole era of Marvel cosmic that ran from Annihilation to the Thanos Imperative was awesome, with relatively few mis-steps.

[@Rattlehead415]

it took over 20 minutes just for Sal to be able to start the goddamn story haha!! I love when everyone is on the couch.

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

My very favorite Marvel series! I collect comic art and am proud to have scored a few Annihilation pages- including the killer splash page where Ronan smashes his hammer over Ravenous'face! I also got to meet Keith Geffen and chat with him about Annihilation and he told me how Quesada HATED that the series did well and was regarded very well while his precious Civil War was being torn apart by critics and fans alike. Then I contacted main series artist Andrea DiVito and commissioned him to draw Nova fighting Annihilus! I'm... I'm kinda a fanboy for this series.

[@shiningnight12]

BEST BOOK/MARVEL EVENT EVERRRRRRR. OF ALL TIME. Probably the best version of Star-Lord pre MCU. Ricard Ryder becomes Kyle Rayner. Drax punches through Thanos' chest. The guardians are formed for the first time. Gamora is a total badass. Oh and my main man Adam Warlock comes back. The crappest F4 villian , IMO, becomes the biggest threat in the universe. I LOVE THIS GODDAMN EVENT.

[@SG-js2qn]

Annihilus was crappier than Blastaar? Annihilus was cool in that he was a bug who accidentally obtained the "power cosmic" ... and then being a bug, he exemplified what a bug would do if they had the power cosmic: eat, breed, survive.

[@xDrGibbs]

i love tiffanys face after some of bens remarks

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

The thing about Annihilus is that he controls all of the "Power Cosmic" of his dimension and he's being further enhanced by Death herself- she wants to eliminate half the universe and had commanded Thanos to serve Annihilus in this end. The Quantum Bands are very much like the Power Infinity Gem- they're a conduit to unlimited power. So Annihilus is just unstoppable with the bands on.

[@weedwin7356]

Damn, I just received the Omnibus for this series a few hours ago.

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

A back issues we've been anticipating for 6 years. Thanks for thr Christmas gift!

[@Jmanintendo]

Hey guys, You definitely sold me on reading Annihilation and I fell in love with it! I hope you do Annihilation Conquest, I just finished all the tie ins and I'm starting the main story itself!

[@nathanielrambo3447]

Sal: He didn’t want to blow up Space! Me, reading War of Kings: “Uuuuhhh, you sure about that?”

[@billyrice5573]

You can tell this is a jersey christmas cause everyone is in plaid. Like a kevin smith movie.

[@TheCaptainKuhn]

We in Canada call it the Canadian Tuxedo

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

If there was ever a Scene I'd want from the Comics to see the most in an MCU Movie or Animated Movie... It'd have to be the Heroes on the other side of the Galaxy, fighting off the Annihilation Wave, and all of the sudden they hear this Scream that Shakes and can be Heard across The Universe saying *ANNIHILUS!* *KNOW GALACTUS!* *K N O W ! ! ! F E A R ! ! !*

[@marth354]

I'm so happy to see you covering this strory. Absolutely loved reading it back in the day. Seeing Cammi in this story though makes me hope that someday Tiffany will do a back issues with another story she shows up in later, Avenger's Arena! The book where this space runaway meets up with some actual Runaways lol

[@willmackinnon9397]

There's no roads in space, so George can't move the car.

[@Runge_was_here]

Thank you, Ben. Galactus calling Silver Surfer a ball less bastard is just what I needed to give a crap about Galactus 😂

[@sethh.5601]

Yesss!!!!!! Thanks you guys!! Excellent Christmas gift to the fans.

[@bradwatkins7564]

Thank you guys. Happy holidays.

[@The8Ronin]

I remember people asking for this when i started watching the channel 5 years ago its been a wild ride guys keep up the great work

[@pikapal91]

A Back Issues I’ve been waiting for! Let’s go! Merry Christmas ComicPop crew!

[@rudrakshmalik7202]

I feel like ComicPoP and RedLetterMedia are the only youtube channels that have amassed a non toxic youtube community. Their videos are the only ones where I visit the comment section

[@mr.goblin6039]

Nice! Annihilation is the story that made me a fan of Marvel’s cosmic characters, especially Nova. Nice to see you all finally do this story on the show. Also, I love how in two different stories, in canon and a What-If, Nova talks shit about Civil War. He’s just in complete disbelief of how much Earth’s heroes have fucked up. lol

[@evilninjoe]

Tiffany's reaction to "The Crunch" was the most wholesome thing Ive ever seen on this channel

[@catandogclone7880]

This is hands down one of the greatest cosmic stories ever and is one of my favourite comic stories.

[@mr.monitor7943]

Let's see... It's Christmas break... classes are out... no new shows to watch today... something feels missing... *Looks at notification* *M. Bison voice* OF COURSE!

[@willcommon6164]

Im so glad you guys did this!

[@fearnloathingingeneral]

Can't wait until 2 weeks from now when the Annihilation Disney+ series is announced

[@ShawnWeeded510]

Facts lmao

[@mr.goblin6039]

I’d watch the hell out of that, even if they change a lot of things.

[@pedrofaria2825]

It has to be a movie

[@timmeyer9191]

Thank you for doing this story. One of my favorite events. Can't wait to hear your take on War of Kings.

[@hyaena23]

My first ever comment on youtube was to ask you guys to make annihilation... I... Don't know what to do with my life anymore... Jajaja. Love you guys!

[@phatman1478]

I have been looking forward to your Annihilation episode since I found your channel!

[@samslash9]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought cammy being there was strange. She was just hanging like a fly on the wall.

[@hooliganmulligan]

Fun fact this was the first comic I ever read that I didn’t know the characters of from seeing them on tv or movies back in 2008

[@kolbrez]

Ethan is great he a "learned" man and him questioning "stuff" and learning of the crazy ish from comics is awesome (Tiffany is dope, her perspective on comics i respect the fu*k out of. Ben is my "KZbin personality brethren" that i wish work with so i could do what Sal does for him with comics on this show and he hilarious! "He's the fever!" best "Barney" analogy! Sal is my other "Homie G Slice" I think me and him are on the same "level" of comic knowledge (he may have be beat on dates and the industry tho) I love this channel! Happy Holidays guys!

[@chisasa9509]

The branches of "power" in the Marvel Universe are incredibly awesome. Best understood within Fantastic 4 comic's.

[@BurnedChiliMan]

Awesome! Annihilation is great, poor Quasar though, 🤣😂

[@ItsDarthMaul]

Ahhhh I've been waiting since you guys did the Civil War back issues years ago! Thanks for the gift this year guys 😂

[@Happyfanman]

This event came out when i was a kid and its what got me in to comics to begin with, thank you for covering it !

[@dekaritheprofessor2631]

Yessss!!!! Thank you for this Great Gift!!! Let me tell you something,THIS IS THE GREATEST SPACE EVENT IN MARVEL AND OF THE GREATEST EVENTS IN MARVEL 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@W00pituScoopity]

I’ve been waiting forever for this!!! Happy Holidays Comicpop

[@taylorchance4386]

Oh man I've been waiting for this

[@lscreagle7022]

It’s finally happening, I’ve been waiting years for this!

[@kirvan553]

Last time I was this early, Nova was still in New Warriors

[@TevyaSmolka]

Ooh annihilation one of the best marvel cosmic events of all time I love it.

[@the_furbinator]

Best gift evvveerr!!! Thank you comicpopchan!

[@Avarn388]

Awesome to see Comic Pop doing this specific comic. This is in my top five favorite event comics. I remember checking this out and being blown away at how good it is. It also made me discover Dan Abnett and love a majority of his work. All in all, my hope is that the MCU can do an adaptation of this down the line. This comic also made me a fan of Richard Rider.

[@iii1nch3siii]

Wow! I was searching for Annihilation and you just dropped a video for it! Merry Christmas indeed!!

[@thedukeofchutney468]

Nice I’ve been subbed to Comics Explained and Comicstorian for years and they (Especially Rob) kept giving you guys shoutouts. I finally checked y’all out and just subbed!

[@TheRealZubes]

Welcome and happy holidays!! 😄

[@chris_usler]

The "bone throne" made me laugh so hard

[@BeingtheBard]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOREVER

[@nerdyrockcomics5428]

You've heard of elf on the shelf now get ready for it Tiff on the couch. Love you guys hope you had a great Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Yule tide Holiday in general

[@nathanhall9345]

Oddly enough, what this reminded me of was Crisis on Infinite Earths. Gigantic story, awesome spectacle, titanic godlike beings...and I have no idea what's going on, but it is absolutely rad and I'm here for it.

[@chrisdaily2077]

The real Space Avengers!

[@32french]

I am so happy you guys did this.....what a Christmas miracle!!

[@bilalmachrafi5325]

Finally the back issue that i have been waiting since ancient times

[@hammerheadcorvette4]

1:58 "Tiffany's facial expression says it all"

[@treyricks7348]

This was worth the 2 year wait ❤

[@morlath4767]

That really is all Jim Starlin's Infinity Events are. I know people try to say that JS is the only person who can write Thanos "properly" but that's only because he writes Thanos as the most important/unique/complex/special snowflake character of the entire multiverse. Don't get me wrong, JS has done some great work on Thanos and his stories are enjoyable, but they're total wank-fests that destabilize anything and everything just to push his golden boy. That tangent aside, THANK YOU for doing this event, Sal. It's a joy to read and a joy to see how much you enjoy the event. Despite how simple the event is on a very basic level, this is a truly iconic event.

[@Ashguy733]

I think his development of Thanos before Infinity Abyss in stories like Thanos Quest, the Warlock Comics and Infinity Gauntlet and War were great for the development of the character, but post Infinity War, besides Thanos Epiphany id say I agree. Especially the last two trilogies he did a few years ago.

[@morlath4767]

@@Ashguy733 The true Infinity trilogy were solid Thanos stories even if the actual events aside from Gauntlet weren't. But everything beyond that is a problem for me, including Marvel:: The End. Don't get me wrong, they're individually/taken on their own fun reads but that's really all they are. How many times does Thanos have to search for/gain ultimate power from a new source and then lose it? How many times does he have to go on a personal growth trip and realise that he doesn't do well when he gains his dream of being "god"? To me, the Thanos stories are like being forced to watch ever more modern remakes of the same story where every retelling ups the stakes, ups his badassery and then makes the rest of the Marvel-verse have to deal with the fall out. And again, I'm not slamming the quality of the work here. I just don't think the work itself needs to be told.

[@Ashguy733]

@@morlath4767 True enough, I personally like that he goes from being obsessed with Death and trying to answer his existential questions in the build up to Gauntlet gratifying, and then in the stories leading up to Infinity War we have him change to searching for knowledge instead of power and he actually questions his association with Death and chooses his rivalry with Adam Warlock, then we have Marvel The End where yeah its a bit of a repeat and then epiphany where he tries to go on a road of redemption. In Starlin's comics Thanos really only achieves godgood three times, one which is technically non canon which is Starlins last infinity trilogy, but I always read and saw development of Thanos search for meaning, via power, love and knowledge to be intriguing. While everytime he gains godhood its sorta a repeat, its not everytime and I enjoy the stories where it isn't like I said the Warlock comics, Thanos Quest, Infinity Gauntlet and Infinity War and Thanos Epiphany are great everything else by Starlin I try to ignore because of reasons you suggest above. I personally liked if Starlin had focused more on his themes of Cosmic Existentialism without dooming the universe everytime. All in all I kinda miss introspective Thanos to essentially the space Jeffery Dahmer Aaron made him.

[@nathanielrambo3447]

IT WORKED! MY INCESANT COMMENTING WORKED! THANK YOU FOR THE BEST (Belated) HANNUKKAH PRESENT EVER, COMIC POP! AND A MERRY HAPPY TO YOU ALL TOO!!!...Day one of requesting Comic Pop to cover Annihilation Conquest🤣.

[@TheRealTimeCrusader]

Have been hoping for this one for ages, a merry Christmas indeeed

[@TheZom1965]

I loved this and thought this was how Civil War should have ended. Annilhilus bringing his Annihilation wave to earth and the heroes have to put their differences to the side and bond together with the heroes from other galaxies to stop the invasion.

[@draiseg6178]

I have been waiting for this event since I discovered you guys years ago!!! Ugh such a great event, and great episode!

[@Omar-wq9dz]

Alright, Annihilation :) Maybe we could see more Back Issues on Marvel’s cosmo characters, like Jim Starlin’s Warlock run or Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning’s Guardians Of The Galaxy run

[@sammienievesjr9055]

Yes!!! I've waited YEARS for this to be on Back Issues, since before the studio space! Merry Xmas to me!!

[@galvatron3323]

Merry Christmas Ben, Sal,Tiff & Ethan and a happy new year too.

[@TheClitCommander530]

Happy Holidays ComicPOP crew!

[@rface9873]

Been waiting for this one. Thanks guys❤️

[@batfreeze56]

Happy Holidays, gang! This year has been a rough one, but I think I can speak for all of us and say that your dedication has made it... Merrier. Cheers!

[@SNUTR-mm8lk]

Finally!! Been waiting for this for years 😁

[@SNUTR-mm8lk]

Love your work y'all. Hope y'all are doing alright in these crazy times, and keep up the great content 🤙🏽🙏🏽

[@TheWazzoGames]

🤣 I remember people were begging for this back when you guys were first covering Marvel's 2000 events in like 2015.

[@nicholas-jasonroache1526]

Been waiting for you guys to do this

[@seriousnas]

Hope we get aniulis as the villain for the ff4 movie

[@stephenwelsh86]

Love this! Have waited so long to see them cover this one. One of my favorite events! Merry Christmas guys!

[@steele9087]

FINALLY!!!! Haha been waiting so long. Great holiday present

[@phaggott]

Literally waited years for this🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@Sqoobthedude]

10/10! Ill gladly pick this series up!

[@andrews4717]

I hope you can cover the Sam Alexander Nova series soon. I just reread it for the second time and I loved most of it