The Weirdest Spider-Man comic! | Spider-Man: Quality of Life

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[@comicpop]

There IS a trade paperback of this! amzn.to/3mmhXcP

[@kevinkruger1686]

Why???

[@lakitudude7577]

Ballsy move to have the look inside feature for it lmao

[@bZman]

Oh my god, the evil villain plot of this stupid comic is so similar to the new jurassic park movies bad guy its hilarious

[@galahadscomics2598]

$14 plus shipping for a tpb of this? Can’t do it, but if I find it in the $1 bin I will grab it. For the sake of history.

[@mikeread7611]

I’m probably the only one who would like to see some more Ben Reilly

[@ssavaart]

I was told about this video and had to come watch. WOW. I am absolutely blown away that you took the time to learn the history behind the making of "my dream job" and truly truly appreciate the depth of which you talked about every aspect of Spider-Man Quality of Life. Thank you so very much. You were So kind and SO respectful to my plight and I am so grateful. This was such an enjoyable hour to spend reminiscing with you. What a crazy experience. ♥

[@ssavaart]

Oh. I found out about this from comments on my video. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3bLloh8rpyjhck

[@Tamaki742]

I went to check your current work right after the video, they're amazing!!

[@ssavaart]

@@Tamaki742 Thanks SO much! ♥

[@Tamaki742]

@@ssavaart No problem! Love learning from your videos, it's always good to remind myself the fundamentals.

[@thetrynes]

Within 3 minutes they called it heinous tho...

[@freegamer2677]

I wish Scott Christian Sava would get the opportunity to do another Spider-Man comic now. Cuz he's evolved so much with his art style and is an amazing artist.

[@comicpop]

Totally agree!

[@bZman]

I agree, this comic looks SO early 2000’s cgi. I saw so many comics with that style of art through the 2000’s and it was never the fault of the artist, it was the fault of the technology available at the time and the company for being so desperate to be cutting edge.

[@vicentegeonix]

Is he really an amazing artist?

[@Kimch87]

​@@vicentegeonix Yes. The stuff he does now looks amazing.

[@vicentegeonix]

@@Kimch87 I never heard of him, i might check him out to see if it is true.

[@jacob_ian_decoursey_the_author]

“She’s a snake woman” (Giggles) “Who shoots uzis!” *WHEEEZE*

[@jakester1115]

“WRONG” I cackled like a hyena💀💀

[@Slightlyonline]

Sal, I love the formula no matter which book you do. I've watched every single back issues, many multiple times. You're doing well.

[@galacticemperorsheevpalpat219]

I haven't... yet

[@N94able]

The best part of this is Sal saying Yiff for an hour. I very childishly find that very funny.

[@comicpop]

It's Yith.

[@N94able]

@@comicpop That makes alot more sense but is alot more disapointing. Loved the episode either way, keep em coming.

[@Sicod79]

This book has a fascinating history. Great job sharing it.

[@mannyblight6140]

Honestly I appreciate this show so much. It’s been such a consistent part of my weekly agenda since 2015 and it’s like coming to hang with friends just watching this. Through the best and worst times of my life this has been such a conforming constant that I have nothing but love and reverence for.

[@CaptainSawyer]

"Go ahead Ethan hurt your eyes like I did" lol

[@mathy7280]

I really thought Ethan had something with "Her brain can..."

[@HoistTheBlackFlag]

Engagement with video to please the grand code that decides what gets shown! Also just wanna say I bloody love this channel, and listening to you four talk about comic, interspersed with tidbits of history and comic industry inside is such a lovely thing and you all, for what it is worth, brightens my day

[@MeltMoonBeams]

I'm pretty sure the ending is supposed to be that Yith's heart grew 3 times larger after seeing Connors's anger over his wife's death. Not that she's in love with Spider-Man or the lizard. The ending is still fucking stupid as hell tho.

[@spdrwrtr]

Sal, you just keep picking whatever book you want. It's always a blast to visit comic pop on the couch

[@grantnewton4230]

Best show on KZbin, it’s not even a competition.

[@daedalus6796]

Honestly this would look much better if Spiderman just had hands that couldn't reach around my entire waist

[@joshuaharper1206]

PLEASE do Marville, it would be an all-time classic episode

[@Mojospider2099]

This has got to be the most cursed Spider-Man book I’ve ever seen

[@psycull]

im so sorry this happens to be a spiderman video im commenting on but sadly its true spiderman is the goat and attracts. i love how you explain the history and take the time to give proper context to the history of the book before diving in, love the channel!

[@djimenez789]

A child friendly comic book with this cg style would be a good idea for the kids back in 2002 but giving it this wife cancer, sexy snake girl, corporate greed story just makes it an awful kids book. I don't think scholastic book fares will carry this 🤣🤣🤣

[@vizsla826]

Always gonna be a good episode when it starts with Sal explaining editorial bullshit

[@the_rose_garden01]

Oh boy, analog Spiderman 64?! Can't wait

[@CapLives]

I must say, Sal's shirt is really cool😎. Also, whatever you guys put on here I'm interested. Even if I don't really care for the story, the discussion is interesting(and hilarious).

[@mickeyveach3612]

I always thought this comic existed because of the MTV Spider-Man show that was completely CGI

[@Brainiac1138]

I love it when they do videos like this. This worse the story, the funnier the episode is.

[@pranavmadathil7942]

Love ya'll so much ! Hoping you guys will be doing Human Target or Strange Adventures sometime soon 😶🤞

[@nrdscott]

My family computer had a zip drive growing up, lmao

[@dlvnmedia]

“She’s a cold hearted snake ….. look into her eyes …. You know she ain’t got no thighs” Paula Abdul in the Marvel Universe probably

[@sergioruiz733]

AwwI never thought id see a reference to Reboot on Back Issues. I loved that show.

[@zangetsu134]

God I really would love to see you guys do Marville It would give me life

[@brianadkins3880]

Iirc, there was also a female snake character that easily distracted a 15 year old Spider-Man in an issue of The Untold Tales of Spider-Man. :-) And was watching an early episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the vampire, Darla, pulls out 2 guns and starts blasting just like Yith. lol

[@editsby_bri]

Scott Christian Save has a video about this on his KZbin channel, but now he’s an amazing artist

[@mr2000s]

Fingers crossed they end up doing Marville like all the other books Sal said they’d never do

[@frasert8779]

At my shop the other day I randomly discovered this and was absolutely blown away and confused 😂 It looks like the Red shot Chili Peppers gta-style music video from the 90’s

[@jonjonnz316]

Wild that the villain's plan was reused twenty years later in Jurassic World: Dominion.

[@adambuckley2270]

That image of Spidey on the green screen gave me a genuine fright. He haunts me.

[@lscreagle7022]

Although I’m only one viewer you guys have and will continue to be my favorite KZbin channel, and I’ll always check out a new back issues even if it’s whatever the fuck this book is.

[@gugadelunardo4737]

This was one of the funniest Back issues in a long while!

[@dallinfeatherstone]

I once had a dream I was Spiderman. Sounds amazing, right?? What if I also told you everyone in that dream looked nearly identical to this fever dream of a comic... But hey, I got to web swing around the Sega Genesis version of NYC, so I do not consider it a nightmare lol

[@Anthintendo]

So the funny thing about this book, is that this villain seems pretty much 90% cut from the same cloth as Dodgson from the new Jurassic World movie.

[@JoshMunroe]

When I was younger, I thought putting in CG elements to a book was THE COOLEST. Uncanny X-Men #329 had a smoke monster rendered in 3d and I really dug it. When I was twelve. I guess ReBoot was also on-air at that time and Toy Story was just in theaters, so my brain was really forgiving of CG usage at the time.

[@TevyaSmolka]

I think I’ve seen the covers before growing up as a kid during the early 2000s especially with Spider-Man and back then they weren’t really great and didn’t look good.

[@jshanks1001]

26:40 "If you don't buy from me I will kill your crops." What is this, Jurrasic Park?

[@manuelrosas5889]

It was a great episode and this is why I subscribe to Comic pop random rare comic book! That I’ve never heard it so I can make my comic book election so unique and so random! That anybody that look at my comic book collection be like where did you get that so can be proud of it! I just wanna know something when are you gonna do the Beta Ray bill 2021 comic book series?

[@vfxninja5503]

The fact this issue isn't in 3D is shocking (Like with the glasses)

[@dbzking02]

It looks like an early draft of Jimmy Neutron.

[@FlaminCat]

Nah early 2000s CG go hard

[@just4commentsable]

This episode is like ice cream Good humor

[@TheNewBloodDan]

This would have been a great what if episode lol.

[@ChrispyChrunchy]

Sal that shirt is dope

[@veryoddnaw]

14:08 speaking of Conan, will you guys ever do the Marvel Conan stories or any of the other stories from Darkhorse?

[@Slickback_Zach]

Wrong box material lol

[@Thehotdogman]

Hm. I wonder if someone could remake this in source filmmaker.

[@TheRiverintheRoad]

Now you gotta do Marville

[@nigelflood7074]

What a great show, loved it

[@level87code]

Such a dope episode!

[@Katekyo504]

Its like an episode of Jimmy Newtron.

[@Luisramirez-cn7hi]

Save Martha 😅

[@gedeonnunes5626]

Isn't the name "Yith" something from cthulhu mythos or whatever?

[@sandywest4977]

I watched this art and I Know I drank too much 😪

[@JasonEvans-j4c]

If Pixar wouldn't settle for a bad looking cgi movie in 95, then Marvel has no excuse for this butt fugly monstrosity 7 years later

[@brandonedlin2052]

Do they not know that is literally the plot of the new Jurassic Park?

[@comicpop]

Filmed before its release, so no.

[@HOTD108_]

The plot of the new Jurassic Park is about a bunch of people getting cancer and a snake lady? Doubt it.

[@brandonedlin2052]

@@HOTD108_ If you haven’t seen it I won’t spoil it. But when you see it you will know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s pretty funny cus it’s something they make of for how dumb an idea it is. Also of course it’s not reptile hybrid people cus that would be rad as hell and J-Park would have gotten a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

[@BigRedBird]

Sal please do Marvell I wanna see there reaction to it.

[@KingLilpandasubscribetoday]

Do Marvill

[@TupocalypseShakur]

As an aspiring artist, I understand why Sava would be proud of drawing Spider-man and getting paid for it. I'd bragging about it for the rest of my life

[@AGuyWithTheFace]

Also he eternally holds the title for the worst Spider-Man art of all time. Something that no one will ever take from him

[@brokenboy351]

To be fair it's not as bad as Sal makes it out to be visualy.

[@gedeonnunes5626]

I met some local artists who drew those collecting cards for Marvel and present themselves as Marvel artists

[@the_rose_garden01]

@@brokenboy351 Yeah it is, unfortunately

[@AGuyWithTheFace]

@@the_rose_garden01 I'm inclined to agree with you. As one of my first comic series as a child, it was incredibly off-putting seeing Food Fight level visuals in a comicbook.

[@logansmith2703]

I can't wait for the inevitable Marville episode

[@theangryholmesian4556]

"Spike Lee is the Kingpin."

[@TheComedyWizard11]

The wait is over

[@MattCamara_]

I will always watch Back Issues, regardless of what book is covered.

[@SpiralSine6]

Listing Quesada’s early accomplishments, but you also have to throw in _Trouble is coming_ so his ego doesn’t get too big

[@Mattkeyz1]

The power guessing part was so fucking funny, and then Sal explains the character and I lost it Holy crap this episode is already an all timer. !!UPDATE!! The ending of this book is probably the most amazing thing I've ever seen and I will now go looking for this in singles or trade. One of the best episodes ever, applause all around folks!

[@BrolyChan]

Seeing the art in this makes me wonder... If you redid this whole book, panel to panel, in Gmod; would it look better or worse? And if you need a model for the snake lady, use the one from XCOM.

[@Infinitydev-lh2bo]

Honestly, I’ve been thinking about using Unreal Engine 5 to try and make a good looking CG art comic book. I mean, with Ray tracing and meta humans I’m think it would be pretty easy to make something that looks good (at least something better than 2002).

[@evankehoe4558]

The art has a very "Foodfight" vibe to it in my opinion.

[@comixproviderftw_02]

More like Foodfight with a TINY BIT of improvement.

[@jonfrombuckland_3784]

That introduction and guessing about Yiff and her 'powers' was hilarious and a perfect ComicPop! Moment

[@christopherpoff4117]

...I don't think her name is spelled 'Yiff.' At least, I hope it isn't. That's even more on the nose than the Monano thing.

[@comicpop]

It's Yith.

[@jeremyharrison2842]

@@comicpop Oh good when I heard Yiff I was about to break out the urban Dictionary xD Bring YIFF ... I mean yITH back ... bring YiTH back YIFF

[@thegorgeousgloriousone9851]

Really wish more folks would watch the Star Wars episodes cause they are comedic/lore GOLD

[@galahadscomics2598]

Totally agree! Twin Engines is my fav.

[@HOTD108_]

After Rise of Skywalker, I can't stomach to consume any Star Wars media because I get put-off by association.

[@DanV900]

@@HOTD108_ That’s just bizarre and immature honestly. There have been plenty of bad DC and Marvel content put out and if you still consume any of it, you would be a hypocrite.

[@jm329]

@@HOTD108_ I’m not interested any any of the Disney stuff.

[@ninja1man4u]

Love this channel can't imagine it was ever a concern that it wouldn't last.

[@Mr_ULTMT]

I love how Sal goes into the history of a work, like the surrounding movie and tv or company drama. Really interesting time capsule.

[@ironscomics5484]

I’d say Spider-Man Fever is a pretty good contestant for the second weirdest spider-man comic.

[@Grievousish]

Never thought I'd see Bowling Alley animation techniques in a Spider-Man comic

[@alzaronwayne5255]

So on an earlier episode of Back Issues Sal talks about a comic that has the worst art ever and how the artist recently said how proud he is of it and it was the only book he ever worked on. Curious if this is the book lol.

[@C4rrEternal]

Honestly, the Monano scheme ain't too far out of the realm of plausibility given the "licensing" of products today. You have to use ink from the printer manufacturer, you have to use creamer from the coffee machine manufacturer. I can imagine a company saying "you have to use our fertilizer for our seeds or else"

[@jwm1444]

I love Greg Rucka, I wouldn't be the comic fan I am today without him and Brubaker. And I definitely get the classic noir vibe he was going for here, but God damn man, some writers just don't fit some heroes.

[@ssavaart]

Amen

[@Martin_TheCollector]

Quesada leaving is truly great news. Used to like his artwork but not as much as dozens of better artists. Thanx for covering "obscure" stories that I'll never read Sal, you guyz never fail to entertain tremendously.

[@Beaze17]

I'm a fan of when you guys try something outside the box. I understand it may not be super profitable but sometimes the barely heard of stories make for the most entertaining episodes

[@bensneb360]

The background image looks like a POV of Quinton Beck as he looks up and sees Spider-Man grabbing him by the fishbowl. Spidy’s quipping like “Hey Beck, if I shake your head, will it tell me my future like a magic eight ball?” lol

[@masonbrown3423]

this is one of the best channels i've seen on youtube! keep doing what you doing, comicpop! we'll cheer for you no matter what. and also holy shiiiiiiiiit..... this comic is not good for the eyes. #ComicPOP

[@masonbrown3423]

but a very good episode. this might be truly a CLASSIC back issues episode (for me.)!

[@masonbrown3423]

however, this art is from the past. and i see some people calls this artist amazing. and i get it. i see his art on google like a few seconds ago and i see why he's a pretty cool artist. it's just that cgi wasn't for him (maybe his cgi art is good now. who knows) in the past. this comic was just his first time doing art like this. ;)

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

What a terrible day to have eyes.

[@megaultradamn]

But have they yet to open?

[@alexmccall6471]

The big books are cool but the weird/unusual books are always my favorite to watch on back issues!

[@chrisdaily2077]

Back issues: it's not the book, it's the people.

[@smoothdood]

Back Issues is simply the best place to get quality and entertaining coverage of the shittiest comic books. Every KZbinr already has every major arc covered, but none can match my favorite hosts digging through the worst publications. 😂 I love y'all so much and you make life way easier!

[@bZman]

Oh ikr? I love every time its an obscure classic or just the never talked about worst of the worst. Still love the major event coverage tho cuz they get so crazy now the reactions are HILARIOUS

[@xuxuang8574]

Shittiest but also most baffling.

[@ItsOver9000Productions]

Ok I'll admit anything that is not spider-man looks horrible in this book, but I love it anytime Spider-Man is on the page. Iove CGI Spider-Man thanks to MTV Spider-Man TNAS and the Ultimate Spider-Man video game.

[@ssavaart]

Thanks SO much! ♥

[@enerstar]

You talked about Marville... I now demand a Marville review, with all 4 on the couch... 😂🤣😂🤣

[@WannabeWryter]

That be amazing, all 4

[@jnickbrown1997]

This was truly a classic among classic episodes. Great stuff!

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

Spidey looks absolutely terrifying on in the background. Like he's about to attack Sal.

[@This.ability]

This episode gave me serious Killer Instinct vibes. Great job finding a good use for a bad book, ComicPop :)

[@kdean_art1066]

I kept seeing a bunch of these singles in a back issue box and all I could think was “I wonder if Sal and co would ever cover this….nah, probably not”. And here we are about a month-ish later. I’m so glad I was wrong 😂

[@joshbowman9481]

For some reason I react emotionally when sal says a certain comic book issue didn’t do well, because the formula works for a good book or a bad book, and any in between. I started watching back issues with the kingdom come episode, one of the best comics of all time beyond the shadow of a doubt. The next book i saw them cover? VENOM RETURNS. Trust me, the formula works.

[@tybeeez]

So happy y'all finally got around to doing Quality of Life!! Been asking for this one forever cuz the art is so .... Spider-Man quality of life lol Great work as always, ComicPop!

[@ssavaart]

♥

[@andypoon6962]

Funny you mentioned Reboot, because Main Frame, the studio that made Reboot is the studio in Vancouver that made the MTV spiderman after.

[@TjValentine1]

I remember getting the random extra large issue at 9 or 10 years old and I was obsessed with the art. 3 to 5 years later I found the book in my closet and tried to reread it as I was getting back into comics and immediately threw it away. Ahhhh the memories. Thanks back issues

[@kgaventura13]

This is gonna be a fun episode 😁

[@silasloudon3844]

"We'll never talk about marville" I come from the future to say you will and it is amazing