Wes & Dok Answer Comics Questions!

[@ComicsExposed]

MERRY CHRISTMAS! HERE WE GO! 00:00 Embracing The Holiday Spirit 06:39 Unexplored X-Men Storylines 14:08 The Superman Essence: A Comparison With Classic Films 21:30 Insights On Suicide Squad And Its Characters 27:57 Box Office Debate: Madame Web Vs. Kraven The Hunter 34:51 The Future Of Miles Morales In Spider-Man Movies 42:00 Critique Of Emo Batman And Casting Choices 50:59 Controversial Casting Choices In Hollywood 55:20 Sonic The Hedgehog Movies: A Family Favorite 01:01:56 Disney's Streaming Service Profitability Issues 01:08:48 Critique Of Recent DC And Marvel Comics 01:15:31 Upcoming X-Men Series And Cancellations 01:22:08 Marvel's Upcoming Doom Event Analysis 01:29:13 DC's Superman Strategy For 2025 01:35:28 Hulk Movies Comparison: 2003 Vs. Norton Edition 01:42:12 Criticism Of Poor Character Development In Superhero Comics 01:49:06 Critique Of Will Pfeifer And John Ridley's Impact On Wildstorm 01:58:58 Wolverine Team's Shadow Operations 02:03:09 The Importance Of Differentiating Comic Solicitations 02:09:18 Magneto And Xavier's Shifting Alliances 02:16:17 Exploring Jack Kirby's Dark Universe 02:22:07 Variant Relaunch Strategy 02:29:21 Power Scale Debate: Orion Vs. Silver Surfer 02:36:30 Holiday Celebration And Patreon Invitation

[@rickymcn1]

I remember hearing that Fillion was cut from Guardians 1. I think he played Richard Rider in that one.

[@EvandroACruz]

Merry Christmas for you Wes and to Doc.

[@FreddyKruegerRealEstate]

1:20 - 2:00 Exactly! I couldn't agree more. 👍 I bugs me especially as someone alone this Christmas. I'm 38, and suddenly lost my dad as a teenager days before I went off to college, my mom had really ill health growing up, my aunt (his sister) and two uncles (moms brother) had tragic ends in their 40s, and I don't have siblings or cousins... so by the time I turned 30 didn't have much family left (grandparents also went many years ago)... I was in a long term relationship and that ended several years back, so I don't have kids or a wife. I thought I would, but after 6 years she didn't want that. And since then I haven't found much interest my way, so that's been an adjustment. To make matters worse, I was diagnosed with a aggressive Prostate tumor in July (precancerous) and had it removed immediately after - so now I probably will never have kids to share Christmas with because she made me wait so long. So here I am on Christmas, and I don't even have family to visit or visit me. And it isn't until you don't have something that you took for granted, that most people around you have - that you suddenly start to realize _"oh shit!"_ 😬 Trust me. There is nothing worse than listening to people complain about their families. Or traveling to see them. Or the food. Or the bad gifts. I'm sure any of you who have been stationed far away from home, or traveled for work... you know what it feels like. You guys have experienced a little taste of what it's like for me and others who it will never get better (can't bring back those who are gone). It's something that I wish everyone could experience (like being poor or living with bad health) for a very short time early in their lives to build character and give them a taste of hard times so they appreciate their blessings. Because sadly, the reason Dok said that: is because there are _*FAR*"_ too many people right now in the US who do nothing but complain around the holidays and act like victims. Literally making it out like they are captives in Vietnam, because they are being 'forced' to spend time with family or accept bad food/gifts. 🙂‍↔️ ...You know how I'm spending today/Christmas Day? I'm in a dark cold room (it's cold outside) because I'm saving on heating this year, eating salad and drinking some bad/cheap eggnog - while flipping thru some classifieds since my truck broke down and needs a part I can't afford, as I quietly listening to Dok and Wes for two and a half hours and smiling about the conversation. And when it's over, I'll probably get early spring cleaning done for a bit, then settling-in to watch a horror film (because I'm the childish sad sack who watches The Thing or Die Hard on Christmas, lol) alone while nursing the rest of my nog (or brandy).... Then if it's not too late, I'll almost certainly go to a Waffle House and have Christmas dinner with the other sad people and truck drivers. Because it's one of the few places open on Christmas, and they replaced dive bars (like in the 80s) as the place sad people go on Christmas. 🧇🍺🫤 So please, appreciate what you got, because holidays are so hard when you don't celebrate them because your alone (for real ..not 'angry at your family' and saying your alone). Even the classic Christmas movies and literature try hard to impress to importance of this: whether it's A Wonderful Life or The Christmas Carol. Not that I'm claiming I'm a victim or anything (want to make that clear). I am a otherwise happy guy throughout the year... but when you don't have family during the holidays it stings alot. And for a few weeks out of my year, the world can suddenly feel real cold for some odd reason. And that's about as important an advice as I could ever give anyone else. Try to get a long, of even for a few times a year. Let the grudges and annoying behaviors go for a day or two, and just enjoy that time in your life that you've got these people around. Happy Holidays! 🙂‍↕️ ❤️ *_PS:_*_ Thank you Wes and Dok for uploading this conversation on KZbin for everyone to listen to who isn't on the patreon. The stuff you guys upload on there is some high quality discussions."_

[@kidicarus2215]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It can definitely be hard for people who are alone this time of year. I hope you find better days ahead.

[@Mike_oliver1313]

Holly shit no way I’m reading this book on KZbin

[@koomer1459]

Doc might be the grumpiest man in comics commentary. I am here for it. Stay healthy in 2025 man.

[@WakizashisTeahouse]

A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you!

[@GeekpinEnt]

John Shea as Lex was charming & sinister. Nathan Fillon was Simon Williams. There's movie posters of him playing Arkon & other characters for movies.

[@BrianRidgway-u5g]

Many thanks tor all your critical thinking, reviews and fun throughout the past year, Wes! I hope you and your family have a terrific holiday season. Merry Christmas and THANKS for your service to our country! TC is one of the pleasures l will look forward to in 2025!

[@Wes_From_TC]

Thanks Brian!

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

Seeing or Hearing Heroes and Villains in a solo driven story is not a bad thing - if done right it's a good thing. it's always cool to see characters that rarely if ever get any love.

[@Neighborhood_spdrman]

Awesome stuff thanks for giving us a chance to see some of the exclusive content you guys do. Merry Christmas to you and your families!

[@ricrey431]

Good stuff. This is the kind of stuff I'd put on to listen to while I lay on the couch.

[@Mike_oliver1313]

Ok so did you?

[@ricrey431]

@@Mike_oliver1313 Sadly, I had stuff to do at the computer at the time, but I did watch/listened to the whole thing. Perhaps I'll have the luxury to lay on the couch next time.

[@HERITAGE12]

Sweet Jesus two and a half hours of Doc and Wes ! what a Christmas present ! happy Christmas guys and thanks for the upload.

[@Brian75-e5n]

Merry Christmas from Missouri

[@waylayin6159]

that pic is exactly how i pictured dok to look, like a hagrid type character, his voice just sounds like a big bushy beard man

[@adammyers5689]

Doc I wish you a very merry Christmas big dog. You are the best on youtube

[@Thirteengrandstreet]

What a present! Merry Christmas, Wes

[@ensabahnur7657]

This was a great convo Fam!

[@jasonhbush]

Merry Christmas Wes and Doc 🎄

[@abrax_7]

Merry Christmas!

[@AL-ws5yi]

Dok is still my spirit animal. I know listening to this late, but I needed a good several hours to listen to this.

[@thehumancomet]

FINALLY. 2 grown men on the internet who LIKE Doom 2099 as much as I do. I was obsessed with that series as a kid and even had a customized funko pop of him. Thank you, boys. You have made my day.

[@seamusmcdonnell2895]

Happy Christmas to all the Thinking Critical family for all the good work during the year,love the channel,thank you

[@madbug1965]

Happy Holidays! 🎉. 😂

[@VicRattleHead28]

Thank you for this vid. Merry Christmas to you and Dok.

[@O_G_HELLBOY]

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

[@gavsmi6452]

Merry Christmas guys. Thanks for this channel.

[@haterdave1]

Merry Christmas to the whole Thinking Critical family

[@Americantexan]

Thanks for the Recs!

[@doyscherr]

As far as Cirnswet's Superman hair- ask if it is better than Rachel Zegler's Snow White hair cut. If it is, then Superman broccoli cut is fine.

[@cicolasnage5684]

Well the hair is there for a reason, cavill never ever worked as Clark because all he did was throw on glasses. Didn’t change posture, hair, personality or anything. At least corenswet looks different and acts awkward and is schlubby. Looks like a cornfed country boy trying to fit in to the big city.

[@Metzgermeister]

I think one world under doom is more synergy for the FF movie since the FF will play a prominent role.

[@Nadafingah]

That picture of Dok looks like Victor Buono, the guy who played King Tut on the 60s Batman show.

[@geraldobrien5956]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Years.

[@drunkdealer583]

Wes looks a bit like Santa Claus. All is missing is the Santa cap.

[@Americantexan]

“Purple Prose” I’m glad I know what it’s called now!

[@garou12]

fillion was tdk in the suicide squad

[@JohnDoe-pr2mf]

It's a collectibles market at this point and that's all it is.

[@brianbenjamin653]

No wonder doc has his own Patreon pod. He’s a savage lol

[@DrDetfink]

Happy holidays fellas! Thanks for this Beef Wellington Holiday Comic books discussion. The Dark Knight has quite a bit of detective work. First, the irradiated currency was how Batman could figure out where the money was going from government to the mafia. Notice that’s what the Joker either burned or destroyed. The finger print recreated from the bullet casing. That’s how Bruce figured out where he was going to try and assassinate the Mayor. Also hints of using state hospitalized mentally ill as minions. It’s all been carefully seeded. It hints that the Joker was ex-military IED expert. The Batman is a snore fest. It has 6 minutes of action before the final scene at what is supposed to be Madison Square Garden. If you don’t know any Spanish I suppose the “El” and “La” confusion is revolutionary. I thought it was completely stupid. The best part of the Batman was watching a mayor LITERALLY ask Bruce Wayne for money at a funeral. It nailed down this society where politicians, Cops, lawyers, social elite feast off the corpse of the city while citizens live in fear and suffer. THAT was the best Gotham.

[@cicolasnage5684]

Facts. It’s so dopey when people whine that Batman films before Matt reeves didn’t have detective work. People who say that parrot garbage, to me, feels like they never watched Batman movies at all. Batman 89- Batman discovers how joker is poisoning Gotham hygiene products Batman forever- Batman deciphers riddlers riddles Batman begins- Batman traces the drugs from the narrows all the way to what’s going on with dr crabs and arkham. Dark knight-Batman testing the bullet and Tracing it back to an Arkham inmate. although the Batman is good it’s nothing new, it’s pretty much just Nolan 2.0 and drained of explanation whereas Nolan explained the suit and the Batmobile and such. Even the realistic villain touch was done in Nolan films. All reeves did was mix seven and lethal weapon together and played loose with the Batman books. That’s it.

[@cliffwoodbury5319]

About Solicits needing improvements - Trailers are a major part of comic promotions and I feel they could be made a lot better but still be comic trailers... Having great promoters from KZbin content creators is cool and I think if they made the solicites better those/these channels would be even better

[@randybrown2270]

Merry Christmas to the Thinking Critical family, friends and followers!

[@kidicarus2215]

My favorite Lex Luthor was Clancy Brown from the animated series. He had a certain gravitas and menace to him that the other versions lacked.

[@john-zi9su]

Is that Dok in the thumbnail?

[@Wes_From_TC]

It's AI's interpretation of my description of Dok lol.

[@Anchor1981]

@@Wes_From_TC😂😂😂

[@Doopy_Huckleberry]

Looks like an Aaron Sparrow/Dr Robotnik mash up...

[@donlashomb]

@Wes_From_TC For the next Aaron Sparrow video please consider getting AI to draw Aaron as Robotnik fighting Sonic.

[@koomer1459]

Dok might actually be a AI which lives in the comics internet.

[@doyscherr]

@doyscherr Golden/Silver Age Krypto was designed after some sort of short haired spaniel. I like the idea of Krypto being a small dog of great potential.

[@doyscherr]

I want to see the Superman of the Matt Reeves universe.

[@cicolasnage5684]

You already have. It was called man of steel.

[@doyscherr]

@@cicolasnage5684 No. Man of Steel was written by David S. Goyer and is more appropriate as the Superman of the Christopher Nolan universe. You remember the Christopher Nolan comic universe? The popular and successful DC universe?

[@AbortedEvolution]

Merry Christmas you hilarious angry bastards. You're my only friends.

[@wraith6776]

My complaint about Big Hero 6 was that it was Hiro and the other guys.

[@michaelhart2618]

That must be AI Dok in the thumbnail

[@jbbrolic]

Fourth World made me love Jack Kirby. Awesome comics. When I tried to read the original Stan and Jack 60s Marvel i largely found it hokey hack junk for 10 year olds and didn't like it at all. Fourth World is fantastic (Forever People wildly underrated.)

[@cicolasnage5684]

Exactly, people act like those comics are god tier. They really aren’t. Overly verbose, corny, other people took those characters and concepts and did much better work. People that say dopey shit like “oh boy stan Lee spins in his Grave!” Stop it already stan Lee was never a good writer to begin with, all he did was touch up Kirby and ditkos roughs.

[@HeyImRosko]

Azzarello N52 wonder woman was good

[@Maddharl]

Never seen the Spiderverse movies. What do people call Miles in them? Miles or Spider-Man?

[@Mike_oliver1313]

Why is Dok afraid to show his face?

[@chrischreative2245]

Cool for your kids OD’ing on Christmas. That’s their job to enjoy being kids

[@powerofcomix]

Damn Wes, dok y’all ain’t like THE BATMAN sheesh!!!!!!! Question what is your favorite comic book film all time

[@spinningtornado4543]

Claremont to me has always been a coin toss for his plotlines and payoffs. At best, it can be really good and memorable. On the middle ground, it's at least finally over and works with what was set up. At the very worst, it misses the mark completely, makes everything worse afterwards and ruins it all. His setups aren't always there either which makes every other option I listed not that great in retrospect.

[@brianbenjamin653]

Dok is very anti miles lol

[@InfamyOrDeath-__-]

Yea I like this new Lex, I didn’t like Hackman, and the Man of Steel Lex was the worst casting ever, and I liked. Smallville is by far my favourite Lex. I think Guys hair looks exactly like it does in the comics, no idea why people have issues with it.