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@GhostlyPhantom Жыл бұрын
Bro got sponsored by Saul Goodman 💀💀💀
@ComicDrake Жыл бұрын
@@GhostlyPhantom Did you know that you have right?
@pqcowboychanel Жыл бұрын
@@ComicDrake “the constitution says you do.”
@jessegartung294 Жыл бұрын
You should do a history on moon girl and devil dinosaur
@TheMightsparrow Жыл бұрын
Roy Thomas's wife was called Dan?
@danielreilly139 Жыл бұрын
Personally I would love to hear Drake talk about the Prince Comic, cause that just sounds amazing.
@LinguarumFautor Жыл бұрын
Seconded.
@ItsButterBean1020 Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@MrJonesito Жыл бұрын
Maybe for the April 1st video, since it's what he does for that day (talk about weird comics or comic related stuff that don't usually fit the vibe of his regular videos).
@TheZooropaBaby Жыл бұрын
I’m sad he didn’t mention artist because I think that comic was drawn by Denys Cowan, that’s awesome too
@benjacarrasco9447 Жыл бұрын
PLEASEEEEEE
@ThePatxiao Жыл бұрын
It's sad how the comic book industry STILL has an obsession with dark and edgy despite the 90's.
@comixproviderftw_02 Жыл бұрын
Corporation be like; “REMEMBER THE 90’s?!?!”
@ThePatxiao Жыл бұрын
@@comixproviderftw_02 The New 52 in a nutshell
@daelen.cclark Жыл бұрын
Nostalgia’s a hell of a drug.
@LucciClubStudios Жыл бұрын
It’s just not comics either lol
@comixproviderftw_02 Жыл бұрын
@@daelen.cclark A very toxic drug
@mbletz3958 Жыл бұрын
A law firm... sponsoring a KZbinr...? Well that's new lol
@jaymesEo6 Жыл бұрын
The Breakfast Club has been sponsored by a law office for years.
@1davey29shows Жыл бұрын
I zone out during sponsors normally, so right when it ended I had to do a double take to make sure I heard right.
@jachariah4694 Жыл бұрын
Yeah I just watched a Saberspark on family guy also sponsored by Morgan and Morgan
@mattwo7 Жыл бұрын
@@jachariah4694 Dr. Crafty is sponsored by Jedah and Jedah lol
@skyslasher2297 Жыл бұрын
There’s a shit ton of law related content in this channel I can see why they’d think it’s a good idea
@soltandvinegar Жыл бұрын
I paused the video for about three hours, and once I unpaused it I saw Drake pointing at me and saying "Bitch, give me some damn super powers."
@TitularHeroine Жыл бұрын
So did you do it??
@soltandvinegar Жыл бұрын
@@TitularHeroine sadly I lack a magical staff imbued with the powers of ancient gods and heroes :(
@joshuaingobo1559 Жыл бұрын
5:17 That feeling where you’ve almost said “Shazam” instead of “Captain Marvel.”
@wdcain1 Жыл бұрын
Grant Morrison took the Doom Patrol in some dark places in his '90s reboot (child molestation, psychological damage, and gender identity) but he still let his run be goofy and fun.
@nikolasmokalis3425 Жыл бұрын
Grants approach to superhero stuff imo is to keep the actions of the characters the same but make the continuity that informs their actions more detailed/mature
@breawycker Жыл бұрын
Grant uses they/them pronouns
@wdcain1 Жыл бұрын
@@breawycker My mistake.
@concept563110 ай бұрын
@@wdcain1 Hella based for admitting your mistake and not doubling down.
@wdcain110 ай бұрын
@@concept5631 It's logical to acknowledge your mistakes. Otherwise you won't learn anything.
@jacobwilliams1223 Жыл бұрын
You know, at first I felt bad Roy got f-ed over on getting to make his dream project a reality...but after hearing what his actual pitch was, I think I am actually on DC's side here. This is the last thing Billy Batson needed.
@owensreviews625 Жыл бұрын
Shame that Roy got burned by DC like that. It’s truly sad when you hear about when writers or artists get to work on their dream characters for the big 2, only to get screwed over when they try to bring their ideas to life (even if they weren’t considered good).
@daelen.cclark Жыл бұрын
At least let them down easy when the idea isn’t good.
@andrewcook3983 Жыл бұрын
He did get to do a few Earth 2 titles that he created - All Star Squadron (the expanded JSA during WWII and Infinity Inc. (the sons and daughters of the JSA, set in contemporary times) - prior to Crisis on Infinite Earths.
@RoverBoy1899 Жыл бұрын
Black Adam also appeared in the Bronze Age Shazam comic.
@brianthomas2434 Жыл бұрын
What was really a shame was Roy's reboot plan. That someone who had read original Captain Marvel stories when they were new thought "updating " him to be just another eighties superhero makes me lose some respect for Thomas, whose career I followed almost from its beginning. Cap CAN'T be updated. The kid friendliness, innocence and even silliness is part and parcel of him. You want to write "mature " stuff, create a new character. Don't make Captain Marvel a character he isn't. Or wasn't, really. DC tried to revive CM, looking for the huge sales he had in the Forties. They didn't consider those sales came from a different time and a different readership. Their only sensible option is to admit defeat and forget the character. But since they can sell, what twenty thousand copies of an issue, they won't. The fact that in the past, Whiz Comics and Captain Marvel Adventures sold hundreds of thousands of copies.....Well, at least we sell SOMETHING.
@brianthomas2434 Жыл бұрын
@@daelen.cclarkand baby, this sucked MASSIVELY!
@nikolasmokalis3425 Жыл бұрын
It’s a shame that Roy Thomas went through all that crap. That being said, Im happy we got Jerry Ordway’s Power of Shazam in the 90’s
@AustynSN Жыл бұрын
I so miss that version. I especially liked the idea the they were all "sharing" the power so that the more of them using it, the less powerful they were. (Kind of wish they'd reincorporate that into the current version.)
@MutantsInDisguise Жыл бұрын
Jerry Ordway's Captain Marvel is one of the very few good things DC has ever done with the character.
@benjaminmuratore9341 Жыл бұрын
The title/thumbnail gave me the impression that this was actually an attempt made in the 90's, not the 80's.
@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038 Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see an inked and coloured version of those pages. Even if it's just by a fan. Think it'll make a cool Elseworld concept. Also, Captain Thunder is such a better name than Shazam or just Captain
@smiller2044 Жыл бұрын
@Cat Lawyer Will defend for treats Captain might not work for Captain America
@pkrockinomega4184 Жыл бұрын
Gonna be honest, Captain Thunder is a really cool name.
@tonypeppermint5329 Жыл бұрын
Oh yeah.
@Antwannnn Жыл бұрын
Shazam is cooler to me. I like that it's an acronym and an onomatopoeia
@benwasserman8223 Жыл бұрын
Wonder if this reboot semi-inspired Mary Marvel’s evil phase in the 2000s.
@wdcain1 Жыл бұрын
That was one of the few cool ideas Countdown had.
@CaptainCat101 Жыл бұрын
It's always about being edgy, even in 2015 I'm looking at you Fant4stic
@kuchenjaeger2164 Жыл бұрын
THAT MOVIE IS 8 YEARS OLD ALREADY?! Oh christ.
@TheZooropaBaby Жыл бұрын
@@kuchenjaeger2164 Fan4stic is basically Ultimate FF right?
@majinsole8554 Жыл бұрын
Shazam almost looked straight outta JoJo’s, that’s wild 😆 ~_~
@geoffreyrichards6079 Жыл бұрын
I gotta admit… I kinda like the Prince/Jackson-styled take on Captain Marvel. It does help give him some visual distinction from Superman.
@ItsButterBean1020 Жыл бұрын
Honestly it does kinda work for me, I’d be down for it as an alternate superhero or version of Shazam out there
@kingofthegundam7974 Жыл бұрын
I wouldn't have minded a more rock and roll take on Captain Marvel like that... I just wish the rest of the pitch wasn''t nearly so weird.
@caliken10 Жыл бұрын
Is it me or is there a little young Elvis mixed in that design?
@TheZooropaBaby Жыл бұрын
I guess injecting pop icon stuff makes sense, ive heard Elvis Presley loved Captain Marvel Jr and his visual was inspired by Cap Jr's appearance, so yeah why not work in pop culture of the then-current singers and what not?
@tonypeppermint5329 Жыл бұрын
@@ItsButterBean1020 Oh yeah.
@nigelflood7074 Жыл бұрын
Damn , that Capt Marvel relaunch would have made a pretty sweet Black Label book lol
@shoresean1237 Жыл бұрын
From what I've heard, the bad blood between Roy and DC started when he was assured Earth-2 would survive the COIE intact, and this promise was broken, and more, seemed like it was never in play to start with.
@jameslink8 Жыл бұрын
The dark & edgy stuff is one thing I don't miss from the 90's. Long comment sorry & going to get into some personal stuff, but I found you're channel about 5 years ago & subscribed, but a few months later I was hit by a car & in the hospital for a few weeks it broke vertebra in my neck, cracked my skull & de-gloved my scalp, cracked my right shoulder blade almost in half & broke my left leg & shattered my ankle so now I can't work or get out much so I get lonely & bored, had to move back in with my parents & all we have is Direct TV & there's never anything on so now I just watch KZbin on my Xbox & talking to my therapist, my medication, weed & you're videos help with my loneliness & boredom & I just wanted to say thank you for that
@r.jclark4641 Жыл бұрын
Prayed for you.
@jameslink8 Жыл бұрын
@@r.jclark4641 thank you
@humachine6738 Жыл бұрын
If you want to read some good Shazam stories, I highly recommend Shazam & The Monster Society of Evil by Jeff Smith. Great book and it’s from the guy who created Bone. Wow! Roy Thomas’ potential Shazam reboot is WILD! I mean it’s not surprising that someone may have wanted to try a darker and edgier reboot for Shazam back in the 80s, but I never would have expected that Roy Thomas would be the creative mind behind it. You’d think Roy being such a big fan of CM he’d want to bring back the elements of what he liked when he read the books as a kid like maybe the fantasy and whimsical elements, but NOPE! I think the problem with Roy’s pitch is that he’s trying to make CM fit with the trends of the 80s (dark and gritty) rather than bring back what made it popular in the 40s and make it work for the modern day (see Jeff Smith’s Shazam book for a great example of how that could work).
@jordanloux3883 Жыл бұрын
So Billy almost had an awkward edgelord teenager phase... I can see that working as a comedy series actually
@mrkaji8913 Жыл бұрын
6:11 hard core fan
@koushikraja331 Жыл бұрын
Ironic they wanted to make the edgy captain marvel design based on Michael Jackson and Bruce Springsteen, but Elvis' outfits and style was based on his favorite superhero, Captain Marvel Jr.
@henriqueabreu9706 Жыл бұрын
That Michael Jackson inspired costume looks like some kind of fever dream LMAO
@radiant_ways0746 Жыл бұрын
I'm glad to have watched another one of your award-winning content Drake
@GerarddeSouza-yt3fc Жыл бұрын
Horrible. Give me "Bright, silly and goofy." "Okay, boomer."
@smiller2044 Жыл бұрын
Shazam in theaters is good! Glad that Zac *IS* the superhero, great casting all around & even for Shazam Family (different then comics and it works)!
@prime7213 Жыл бұрын
Gosh I hate how there’s this idea that dark/gritty = mature in all media. I’m all for taking a silly property and making it “mature” but that doesn’t mean you have to take every taboo topic under the sun and throw it in your book. Look at IDW’s Ninja Turtles or Boom Studio’s Power Ranger. Both are more mature versions of children’s properties but don’t feel the need to prove their badassery with hyper violence and sex, they do it with strong writing and multidimensional characters.
@luigiboi4244 Жыл бұрын
I mostly know Roy Thomas for his work on the early Avengers comics, with my favorite being the 2-Part Story introducing The Vision. That story will forever be one of my favorite stories thanks to Roy.
@comic_mistakes Жыл бұрын
The look reminds me of Alex Ross's captain marvel Jr. In kingdom come he was basically just elvis
@andrewcook3983 Жыл бұрын
The way it comes in the vid is that Roy Thomas didn't do much whilst he was at DC, but that is far from the cases. I didn't read all of his output at the time, but two of my favourites to this day are All Star Squadron and Infinity Inc., both started before Crisis on Infinite Earths, being set on Earth 2, and impacted by that event.
@mathieuleader8601 Жыл бұрын
Elvis is a big Shazam fan
@kalebstigall2989 Жыл бұрын
The batmen of every country
@samuelturner6076 Жыл бұрын
6:14 Hi, I’d love to see that prince video if you’d want to make it.
@mathieuleader8601 Жыл бұрын
Imagine a timeline whereby Elvis played Shazam
@AgentNevets Жыл бұрын
Great video, as always! And lols. Law firm.
@christopherb501 Жыл бұрын
I forget, did you ever talk about the edgy reboot that _did_ happen in the New 52?
@lightskinnedlarry728 Жыл бұрын
I do like the design of prince Shazam though. Would be cool
@lucyinchat Жыл бұрын
Talk about The Prince comic!
@doubleberger5983 Жыл бұрын
And Roy Thomas...LIKED captain marvel?
@kirbymarchbarcena Жыл бұрын
Roy's time was a wasted magic
@insanemakaioshin Жыл бұрын
That could've been a good elseworld story.
@nick_knows_stuff Жыл бұрын
So glad they didn't change Shazam/ Captain Marvel. I grew up with The Kids Super Power Hour With Shazam and was hooked that when I got financially stable enough, I started collecting his Whiz and Captain Marvel comic, plus that first run of his comics from DC in the 70s.
@jonathansdreamland1207 Жыл бұрын
Shazam be like: 🎶I used to ruuule the world🎶
@toasteroven45 Жыл бұрын
if i had a nickel for every time a comic book youtuber was sponsored by morgan and morgan i'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot buts it weird that it happened twice
@Tussin59 Жыл бұрын
I mean in the lexicon of pop culutre those old enough to remember gomer pyle know the catch phrase Sha-uh-zam which is in reference to the character . I have an affinity for the original version where billy is the kid and shazam is the adult not the other way around in the new movies. He was the first comic character I remember finding in my youth keep up the good content I enjoy your youtube and tiktok stuff.
@tskmaster3837 Жыл бұрын
I read that as "HOT Fred McMurry" which makes more sense.
@dandragon8595 Жыл бұрын
DC Comics eventually did their dark, edgy, Captain Marvel reboot in the New 52. And It sucked and is the unfortunate basis for the first and second Shazam movies. Not in tone but in things like him not being worthy of the power of Captain Marvel, making Billy a little angry child as opposed to the one that despite the hardships in life, he is still a good kid with a kind heart, not perfect but a good person to be deserving of the power. Black Adam's new origin, doing the shazam family in the first arc. Note: This is not me saying that you can't tell dark or more mature stories with this character, but he has to have the core of his character stay the same. The best example I can give is in the episode "Clash" from Justice League: Unlimited.
@Magmafrost13 Жыл бұрын
For a moment I thought you were gonna say the law firm sponsor represented your girlfriend and/or the lady that hit her, which would've been a really funny story. "Hey law firm involved in my girlfriend's car crash, wanna sponsor a youtube video?" and/or "hey boyfriend of our client, want us to sponsor one of your youtube videos?"
@comixproviderftw_02 Жыл бұрын
0:32 That’s… Interesting.
@Braig1 Жыл бұрын
Really it was no surprise to me that crap happened to Roy’s project. DC has had it out for Captain Marvel/Shazam ever since he out sold Superman under Fawcett. To this day their grudge continues, hence why we can never have a long lasting Captain Marvel/Shazam series.
@djpegao Жыл бұрын
Whoa, glad to see you were able to make some time from studying in order to make this video, NGL some of the decisions are quite...... unorthodox and waaaaay out there; but I would like to see these pages colored just to grasp any sense of what they were supposed to look like
@Fernando-ek8jp Жыл бұрын
"What the actual fuck Roy?" is one of my favorite soundbites
@fatenabu1 Жыл бұрын
So glad the edgy reboot didn't happen. I really piked the Power of Shazam book that eventually did come out. Also didn't Roy Thomas write Young All-Stars that dealt with the replacements for Golden Age Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman post-Crisis. With Iron Munro, Flying Fox, and Fury as the replacements? It also featured other characters of course but those are the stand outs in my memory.
@joshuaingobo1559 Жыл бұрын
Yes, as well as writing issues of All-Star Squadron. Fun fact, he was born the same date the JSA made their debut.
@fatenabu1 Жыл бұрын
@@joshuaingobo1559 yea I thought he wrote a few books for DC. I remember liking All-Star Squadron and Young All-Stars. I haven't read them in forever though.
@rokotigersgamingclaws9554 Жыл бұрын
7:25 deserves to be a meme of some kind.
@nicodemusedwards6931 Жыл бұрын
My family didn’t believe me when I said Shazam was awesome. They thought I was crazy when I told them I wanted to see the first Shazam movie… look who’s laughing now.
@typemasters2871 Жыл бұрын
2 or 3 fully drawn issues and DC has to burn the bridge with Roy If I was a conspiracy nut, I would say that DC was deliberately wasting Roy’s time so that he wouldn’t be working at Marvel
@Darqueness Жыл бұрын
Glad no one was seriously hurt in the car accident. I also paused it right when you showed the Mary Marvel redesigns and was like "Wasn't that just the failed Power Girl redesign from the other video?" then unpaused and you said that exact thing. :p Love your thoroughness dude, stay wesome!
@eliandervalderen5849 Жыл бұрын
I cannot imagine a Captain Marvel based on Michael Jackson
@liska_dae Жыл бұрын
I first watched Shazam in the '70s live action show.
@bloodshark71 Жыл бұрын
this is the first time ive ever seen a law firm commercial on KZbin
@tantryl10 ай бұрын
Was totally expecting this to turn into a Miracleman video.
@jayplay8140 Жыл бұрын
Speak the magic words ... "shamon ee hee"
@TitularHeroine Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@fredlloyd-ward6141 Жыл бұрын
Do a video on everyone who has been batman
@theodorequakins2636 Жыл бұрын
I can't even imagine how they wrote that crossover comic. Like, how do you write an interesting story about superman switching places with magic superman?
@ComicDrake Жыл бұрын
It's actually kind of interesting. When Superman says Shazam, he turns into a non-super powered Clark Kent. That said, it's a Mr. Mxyzptlk book and plays out like most of his plots. So if you don't like them, you might want to skip it.
@DemonPrincessNyri Жыл бұрын
This is the second morgan and morgan ad ive gotten today
@fernandozavaletabustos205 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for making another interesting video as always!!
@togorconquest2372 Жыл бұрын
Id love to see goth chris. I give the look a 9/10. Little too much pink for me, but ya always beautiful!
@WylsComics Жыл бұрын
Award Winning
@FN64Productions Жыл бұрын
A law firm sponsoring a ytber...so...can we fight all the yt copyright claim bots now...?
@lohanmicahtv6684 Жыл бұрын
bro looks like prince
@benjaminfenty8745 Жыл бұрын
Shazam looking like Michael Jackson does sound cool, but dude this sounds like something Todd MacFarlane would do 😳
@trex23d Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what issue of Alter Ego talks about the cancelled gritty pitch? I'd love to read more about it
@michaelkantner6420 Жыл бұрын
I really like all of your videos! You are very thorough and knowledgeable, and you have a great sense of humor. I am amazed on how much research you do in order to make a video, and unlike some random commentors, you KNOW your shit!
@DavidAllgaier_ Жыл бұрын
5:13 funny correction 😂
@ricky865 Жыл бұрын
Personally I think if this Comic would have come out it would have been moved to the Vertigo imprint without a doubt and it would have done very well there if written correctly.
@TheCreepypro Жыл бұрын
a shame what they did to roy hope he is doing better
@aname7286 Жыл бұрын
love your vids
@ThePkmnYPerson Жыл бұрын
The DCEU having the same "We can't make up our minds" problem that this comic book did shows DC has learned nothing.
@TevyaSmolka Жыл бұрын
This Shazam! Captain marvel Reboot sounded so bad and a complete trainwreck from the very beginning.
@SKOURGEOFORCE Жыл бұрын
I Like the Michael Jackson / Elvis Shazam the be awesome why they do that.
@BirthquakeRecords Жыл бұрын
Prince comic video pls
@Abominatrix650 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for another informative video, Drake!
@garrettkujo26 Жыл бұрын
Ohhh you should do a video on Mr. Miracle, my favorite run is the one from 2017. Or do a video on the Prince comic, I've read it and its something, something interesting
@breawycker Жыл бұрын
DC might as well be called EM for executive meddling
@heavenly2k Жыл бұрын
Talk about the Prince comic for a video? :0
@leegish6984 Жыл бұрын
I love the pineapple shirt
@colinakersakers44 Жыл бұрын
While the story of this sucks for the people involved who just wanted to tell their stories, I can’t say I’m to bummed out that we missed our chance to see Shazam with some edge. Shazam is the last character who needs some edge thrown in there besides Superman
@barq6994 Жыл бұрын
Wasn't John Byrne going to do a Captain Marvel/Power of Shazam (whatever) series but he wanted it to be unconnected like originally and DC was firm on the one universe and it didn't happen.
@kevingriffin3628 Жыл бұрын
This pitch sounds like it would have been perfect for a tales of the dark multiverse story a few years ago.
@vincentfranklin17 Жыл бұрын
I'm still a fan of Shazam. I find it dismaying and some people only know him through the 2019 movie
@alexandermccalla5098 Жыл бұрын
They kinda did do the edgy Mary thing. I remember a forum of Mary during Countdown to Final Crisis. Mary altered by Eclipso I think. I would love to see Shazam say the magic word and turn in MJ.
@ValueNetwork Жыл бұрын
Not the first Morgan and Morgan KZbin sponsor I’ve seen, and honestly I don’t mind that. It’s not a very Intrusive sponsor, although it is very American
@ChildlikeMan Жыл бұрын
Pound Law, That's all.
@JodyGoChase Жыл бұрын
I actually kinda like the idea of Edgy Michael Jackson inspired Shazam
@meerkatjeans8892 Жыл бұрын
Dude you need to make a video on the Prince comics!
@kr555wizard Жыл бұрын
I would have loved to see the michael jackson based design in an official comic, though I def don't think an edgier captain marvel would work. Like not unless they aged up billy himself to his late teens, and changed the reasoning he got his powers.
@douglasbriel6103 Жыл бұрын
The latest run was good, but Johns wasn't getting his scripts in on time.
@sahilhossain8204 Жыл бұрын
Lore of The Edgy Shazam Reboot DC Comics Didn't Want You to See momentum 100
@alecaquino4306 Жыл бұрын
Dwayne McDuffie kind of looks like Keegan-Michael Key.