Why Should Anyone Care About Yaira?

[@DocBrewskie]

All these comments kinda prove the cultist take correct.

[@TheNERDWay1]

Yes they do.

[@CollectorsDigest]

I watched the yaira trailer and still don’t have a clue what it’s about. Bought the first book (isom). Didn’t like it. Haven’t bought anything else. Character development is poor. Hope for his fans sake it gets better. If their paying that money, they deserve to get they’re moneys worth.

[@TheNERDWay1]

I don’t know what his fans are thinking. They’re throwing money at a product that has 0 plot or description. I’d rather drop my money on a scratch off ticket. It will probably be worth more no matter what.

[@jarfulres]

I like that you’re out here speaking your mind. We need more of it. It’s not totally about amazing story for me. I love the FNT crew. Once chuck dixon was on board that is when I bought ISOM 1 2 and alphacore. So now I’m on board. It’s fun to have stuff to look forward to again

[@wolvo5441]

They ain’t fucking cultists dude, they are consumers 🙄

[@ccateni28]

I don't know... You give arguments to why ISOM #1 is rushed slop due to poor art, letterering, pacing, and writing, they will claim your against them and your moving the goalposts or that your an SJW or something like that.

[@drosarius5929]

@@ccateni28because the people that keep claiming that don’t provide material from the actual comic and haven’t read the material to make the claims. Seems like a solid foundation for calling them bunk.

[@ccateni28]

@@drosarius5929 Pretty much...

[@kalkella8822]

@@drosarius5929 Every claim has been proven and you can read the book for free on the internet so most have read it. The entire book is lazy 3D assets and dick and vito even found out what program it was and found all of the clip art and backgrounds. There is nothing wrong with 3D assets if you know how to use them, which Cliff Richards doesn't. Isom himself is the same 3D model he used for Cyborg when he worked for DC. All of this can easily be verified with a quick google image search. Most just choose not to because they don't want to be proven wrong. Most people that have read also can't even seem to sum up the plot in a few sentences. The character is also just a stand in for Eric himself. Something he criticizes the big two artist for doing.

[@AustinDavis-py2ox]

Clearly alot of people care because its almost hit 1 million in sales in less then 12 hours and on pace right now to potential being his best selling comic

[@jermainethigpen2531]

Dude this campaign is about to hit a million bucks in a day. I think a lot of people care including myself.

[@TheNERDWay1]

I think a lot of people like cheap KZbin merch.

[@drosarius5929]

@@TheNERDWay1sorry dude. We have no idea why you hate Eric, but his comics fill a consumer place that nobody else wants to fill. The majority of the spending is coming from the comics. If you’d paid attention he doesn’t want any of the merch around it. He only puts it out when his fans demand it. He’s just found this basic economic concept of supply & demand.

[@jermainethigpen2531]

@@drosarius5929 that is absolutely correct sir!

[@saintbinkley4988]

I think it's less a "deep-seeded need" to read the book as it is enthusiasm for an alternative to what we've been getting for the past 10 years or so. And I would argue that "Yaira was in Isom#1", "She has some kind of ice powers", and "She can fly" are far better reasons to try out a new book than "buy this so that we can own the haters". There are mainstream comic creators who have given way less when it comes to reasons for reading a new book. I did buy Isom #1 when the main campaign sort of settled down. It was ok. Not fantastic. Not terrible. However, most of my favorites from the Big Two are just sort of shells of what they used to be. This - at the very least - has made me curious about alternatives. I don't know if July's followers are cultists. Maybe they are. Maybe they aren't. I'll say this though; when companies stop giving some of their customers what they want, they'll find it some place else. There's obviously enough of a draw to the rippaverse to make it self-sustaining. Any fool can look up a business to see if it's cash-flow positive. Rippaverse is cash-flow positive. As for the draw "not being the writers" and "not being the art", you may be right. But I'm not sure how fair it is to use the same rubric of what's "good" for a fledgling company as we would for well-established companies. I guess we'll all just have to see what this turns into, if anything.

[@TheNERDWay1]

That’s why I’m looking at as many different indie comic book creators as I can. Eric might be an alternative to the big 2, but I think he’s a long way from being the best indie choice out there.

[@saintbinkley4988]

Oh, no argument there. But I’d assert that it’s a win if others follow suit. The more indie creators who are bolstered by a successful campaign, the more choices we’ll get, the higher the probability of at least ONE of those indie creators being incredible. But ANY new brand will take time to find its feet. Rippaverse is no different. It hasn’t been around that long, which is why I’ll probably just hang back and see how it goes for now. For your money, who’s been the best indie comics creator so far?

[@TheNERDWay1]

@@saintbinkley4988 I did a review of Nyoby Origins #1 and I liked that a lot. The writer has quite a bit out now. It might not be popular in some circles but I like EVS and Cyberfrog. I read some of his other work from the 90’s and it was on par with the stuff Image was doing. Mike Baron’s indie stuff is good too. That’s just a few. I’m trying to do reviews of all the indie stuff I read.

[@gringles]

I thought the stories offered in Ghost Machine were an interesting launching point. John A. Douglas and TrueBeliever highlight independent comics frequently.

[@trepxe2498]

you seem to care since you decided to make a video about how much you don't care.

[@DingleMyPringle]

You're conflating two different meanings of 'care' for a failed attempt at a gotcha comment. This guy is questioning why people should support or like the comic, criticising it doesn't mean he 'cares' about it.

[@joecooper8527]

What is your track record ?

[@TheNERDWay1]

No one is complaining about my 3D assets. We don’t use them when we write books.

[@schoolgyrl6]

@@TheNERDWay1 So basically, none. You have no track record of doing anything worthwhile attracting a fanbase. Got it 👍🏾

[@JonahFinch-li7zn]

What’s the problem here there’s finally a new superhero and not a rehash of a classic hero or any bullshit attached to she’s a new character and she seems cool and people like her like what’s your problem?

[@venomousmedia3370]

We know nothing about her plus eric tried to pump out a shared universe

[@JonahFinch-li7zn]

@@venomousmedia3370 Well have you read the book yet? Did you ever stop to consider that maybe there’s a plan for this?

[@drosarius5929]

@@venomousmedia3370you have to start somewhere. And if you checked out the material you’d know he’s been opening up his world to other characters since his first book.

[@shawnlord3419]

@@venomousmedia3370isn’t the book supposed to fix that?

[@KidFifty]

I think it's awesome that you are so concerned

[@TheNERDWay1]

I think it’s awesome that the Rippaverse cultists are helping my video get seen by more people. Hail Comicsgate!

[@drosarius5929]

@@TheNERDWay1dude you’re not even important enough for someone to notice, let alone harass.

[@TheNERDWay1]

@@drosarius5929 and yet, here you are.

[@milestrombley1466]

Eric is famous because his KZbin channel and podcast helped him build a large fandom. Because they like his speeches, they want to buy his books, even if his stories are not great. It's all part of marketing. "If you hate Marvel and DC, buy my books instead."

[@SamwiseGG]

It's funny. because if you had any money from your "writing". you wouldnt have to grift of other peoples succes

[@SamwiseGG]

Btw read a wiki page before claiming we know nothing about Yaira

[@AmyHudler-ht9em]

It’s funny, how somebody stating their personal opinion it considered “grifting” instead of just being an opinion.

[@blackmomba7122]

$1.1 Million raised. Interesting points, love Rip tho, he got alot of fans

[@venomousmedia3370]

Honestly Eric should have focused on Isom for awhile then do spinoffs instead of trying to make a shared univese in a one book and pop out all these spinoffs lol. He could at least teased their existence honestly yaira and alphacore felt like filler

[@KiriakosVilchez]

You need to watch the Yaira trailer they just released. My God is it a mess. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheNERDWay1]

I have watched it. It’s a huge mess.

[@sdzero]

The simple answer is we're intrigued with what's being built. It doesn't even need to catch the world on fire. Even if it's just the average of the greatness comics had in the past, it's better than the best of what's currently being pushed by Marvel/DC. Promotion and output of character based stories with conflicts. People aren't that complicated. Which is a thing comicsgate is struggling to understand. All they need to do is promote and deliver instead of wasting time dumping on others. Doesn't matter if EVERYONE loves it, or hates it. None of it will be perfect, but someone like it. All you can do is count on those people who do like it and get better over time.

[@AbberjamUK]

I already know at least 1 million reasons why you're wrong

[@TheNERDWay1]

I know there’s a lot of people who will throw their money away on garbage “comics”.

[@AbberjamUK]

@@TheNERDWay1 "Garbage" is subjective. Four 7-figure campaigns is objective.

[@TheNERDWay1]

@@AbberjamUK thousands of people liking and buying crap comics is objectively funny. Keep throwing money at it.

[@AbberjamUK]

@TheNERDWay1 Your grasp of English is terrible. "Thousands of people buying subjectively crap comics is subjectively funny". Enjoy your chuckle while Eric enjoys his millions and his customers enjoy their purchase.

[@TheNERDWay1]

@@AbberjamUK No. I'm right. You're a Rippatard. The End.

[@jarfulres]

I don’t think rippaverse is the best comic in the world or anything but he doesn’t need to spoil the story. Enough people are on board. The big draw for me is Eric. It’s not a cult. It’s a group of fans

[@FunnyBunny-xc4nu]

Made by fans for fans

[@SkyExplosion]

Making 1 million dollars is considered a failur in this day and age, lol wtf.

[@DingleMyPringle]

It's a failure if your operating costs exceed your profit and each successive campaign drops by 50%.

[@ccateni28]

​@DumbNippa59 Not to mention he still is starting the rippasend service which is eating up a lot of the money due to him rushing into it.

[@yoyoyiggityyo17]

I have 900 thousand reasons to the contrary

[@shawnboahene5231]

Doesn’t that prove his point though. The only thing rippa fans have are figures and that’s because they are Eric July fans. His base is not growing either from Isom #1 making 3.7 million none of his projects have made that kind of money a lot of people left. Eric is definitely ambitious but he needs to stop having vague characters and being vague about his stories when promoting them

[@howardroark3736]

Not sure why you’re criticizing Eric July’s work before it comes out. Also, there are at least a couple of important things we know about Yaira that you didn’t mention. When she was introduced, law enforcement showed up to either take her in or run her out of town. But she escaped them after hospitalizing Isom. So that creates some suspense and expectations about her backstory and what her comic will be about. Maybe stick to going after Disney.

[@PapaRoboto]

Ikr, tearing down the indies for like 300 views. Like, go do some overtime, or mow your lawn or something.

[@sirjdog21]

Hey did you hear Star Wars is dead

[@Rihcterwilker]

This is a weird video for someone out of the loop. Is he a bad person, or did he do something bad?

[@DingleMyPringle]

He lied about having receipts that Dick Masterson and Vito emailed the Isom ministry about Rippaverse charity fraud concerns, he called the ministry fake Christians because they were using their legal rights, he argued it would be legal to shoot a guy on public property for 'tresspassing', he used 3D assets in Isom without telling anyone and he supports the satanic witches he hired to write Yaira (you can research further about them but warning it's gross). Those are a few, but there are multiple valid reasons to not like Eric.

[@ccateni28]

@DumbNippa59 Honestly, you can throw all of that aside and still hate the Rippaverse. Why? The book are boring, rushed, and sloppy. With people who worked on mainstream stuff like Chuck Dixon on the team, you would think they would know how to do better pacing, sloppy letterering, and art that doesn't look rushed. There's no excuse with the crew they have put together to be this bad.

[@darksidehotel1]

... you... Realize the rippaverse comics are outselling mainstream comics? So... Could you say that no one really cares about even batman and superman anymore? Which could be true with the sales numbers. And the amount of supporters and non supporters of the rippaverse being interested in yaira... Which eclipsed the reception for alphacore by the industry veteran chuck Dixon? ... Or do you really want to say that you don't like seeing them succeed? Which is fine. You are entitled to your opinion. Edit: for the record, I am biased in favor of the rippaverse and the creative talent there. However, I do realize the part of the fun is tearing into something that you don't particularly like for whatever reason. Ideally, people are complaining because they want a better product and experience. Sometimes... Often times... People will argue in bad faith. I see it from the KZbinrs I enjoy watching everyday. I am looking forward to taking a magnifying glass to yaira. I went easy on alphacore, much to my own regret. I let my bias go easy on them (even if it may help my concern be heard more willingly). Yaira? I am looking forward to it. I want to see if it can stand in he arena and make its presence felt. ... What... Other comics can you say that about? No one cares? I get it. I do. You are trying to tell us that you don't care. Don't speak for the rest of us. Edit again: watch your own video. You seem to know that there IS hype and excited fans but you just don't agree. Which makes your title disingenuous, and the arguments you take rooted in bad faith, even if points are valid. The rippaverse story telling is garbage. I make no secret about it. I realize people don't like hearing that or accepting it. That's fine. The ego is there to protect you too. I get it. Yaira better be a coherent and compelling story or I will raise a storm to Jen and sylv soska. I don't give af. I don't need to take cowardly positions. I can just be honest about what I don't like or do like. Because I am not afraid of trying to spin a narrative to satisfy my own ego. [Wrong wording. "Not afraid of not tryin to spin" would make sense.] Think about what you're saying. It's fine not to like something. But are you hiding how you really feel to twist your argument into something else? If you think the rippaverse stories suck... I whole heartedly agree. But, again, please, don't try to speak for the rest of us. Thank you.

[@vinzingerakaelotakuakatheweebp]

I care about Yaira

[@Wilbur322]

Why should anyone care about yaira? Because your opinions don’t matter!

[@shawnboahene5231]

That’s a non-sequitur

[@catchnrelease8528]

I think there's a Yaira Music video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6eVmaVrZpmAfKc

[@JonahFinch-li7zn]

My god how do you guys expect new cool to happen if you can’t even be patient or give things a chance I get things with marvel and dc are lame right now but damn

[@PapaRoboto]

I see a lot of the comics side of KZbin eating itself for no good reason. Like, man you're not helping. That being said, I don't see anything gripping about Lyra, or whatever this is. Still though. Don't eat your own. I'm actually baffled I have to type it out.

[@sirjdog21]

Weird that people who got famous for 'criticizing' Disney and Marvel cries when they put out objectively bad art and can't accept criticism as just that. "Don't eat your own" is cult shit

[@outcastcomics]

I wanted him to succeed but now that I see who he is and how easy he is to get offended and not listen. I agree with you Brother.

[@squirrellover69.]

1:05 Yaira was in isom 2 as well.. She made an appearance at projexusHQ. From what we’ve seen in Isom 1 & 2, it's shown that she has history with Alphacore also.. Stop being disingenuous.

[@MrPaulowillians]

Look, if all the clowns who keep talking bad about rippa worked harder on their own projects, maybe they would achieve their goals, instead of gossiping, shouting hysterically at X like 13-year-old girls. Go to work!

[@thanatos144]

Cope and seeth

[@TheNERDWay1]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cisuminocisumino3250]

Calling fans of something cultists is a whole new level of low. I've seen comics with way worse art sell, but that doesn't make the customer base cultish. Apparently its elusive to some individuals that people have different tastes and preferences, and will therefore believe in the vision of the creators even though they might be subpar in some regards. you guys need to grow up. By the way most of these guys are buying the book because yaira was more or less introduced a little bit more in the previous comics the rippaverse had released, now if you had done your research as opposed to flaunting your intelligence over others then maybe you would have understood that.

[@doberg3191]

Rippaverse is the new Image, all hype, no substance, and diminishing sales.

[@GaryTurbo]

The worst part is adding the character in the first story for no reason, the only reason why its huge is because one half is desperate for anything independent even though the story suck and Eric Julys fans. Hell no because Eric July is a horrible writer

[@summer7603]

Because she’s exactly what Wonder Woman is and was supposed to be but better

[@smoothoperator3739]

LOL, she will NEVER be BETTER than Wonder Woman ever. You must be trolling

[@summer7603]

@@smoothoperator3739 She. already. is. Numbers dont lie. The fans have spoken.

[@nooctip]

Gasp you actually made a good point. Eric really needs to tell more about the book. But again you complain people want money. Again if you don't want money give me yours.

[@TheNERDWay1]

I never said people can’t sell things and make money. I said he overcharges people. He priced a book with a chromium cover for $100. No other indie creators are asking that much. If you want to spend $100 for it, go ahead. It’s your money. He doesn’t care about his customers as much as he claims he does.

[@SingPhan-u6u]

youre not impressed with the yaira trailer?

[@TheNERDWay1]

No I am not.

[@treymykel]

Thouist protest too much. I mean we know this is just clickbait because you said why do people care yet everybody been asking about the character. And what would it makes all those sales were you going to do You're going to say Oh it's a cult or it's just fake fans okay Faith fans who spent their money to get the character. Like grow up in matter of fact how about you work on your own character and sell it instead of trying to Griff on someone else's success and then try to tear them down

[@Aikurisu]

I've never understood the hype nor the success for the Rippaverse. Don't get me wrong, I'm fine with anything doing better than crap out of DC/Marvel, but I still question why. ... needless to say, something doesn't add up.

[@TheNERDWay1]

If he would at least give some kind of plot for the book that would help with hype, but he gives nothing and expects people to be happy with it.

[@Aikurisu]

@@TheNERDWay1 Yeah... that's not the makings of a great creator. It's certainly no direction I imagine will keep the coffers full once the extended honeymoon period for his franchise ends, because that's what it feels like to me for now.

[@joecooper8527]

Are you even making money off of your own stuff ?

[@TheNERDWay1]

For a tiny, self published author with a very small following, yes. If I had the reach EJ had I’m sure I’d sell more. But you’re comparing apples and oranges. I don’t make comics.

[@joecooper8527]

All it is is stories being told.

[@TheNERDWay1]

@@joecooper8527 more people like looking at pictures than read a book. They aren’t quite the same.

[@joecooper8527]

Pretty much the same.

[@TheNERDWay1]

@@joecooper8527 fine. If you insist. You’re the writing expert.

[@zonzillamagnus5902]

GuyRa

[@gunn25]

A lot of people here white knighting for this nonsense of a 'verse'. The writing has been bad throughout every book released. The art has had serious issues (3D clip art or bad coloring) and the characters themselves look and act uninspiring. The Rippaverse sucks.

[@TheNERDWay1]

Yes. Yes it does.

[@josephcolosi9639]

So you start off the video by saying what you "have to do" to hype up your product, but then you complain that it's getting hype without doing those things? It sounds like you are coming from a place of jealousy. Also the complaints about the artwork have no bearing considering that what you used as an example is not what the finished product looks like.

[@churchvstheworld5815]

Wow another weirdo accusing people of being in a cult I guess I'm unsubbin to your channel sir n I really enjoyed your channel I'm not even mad but so far you called fans of a comic book idiots and a cult soo I'm checking out I wish you well

[@terrellbeast7369]

Just a hater...

[@kingofironfist13]

Cope and seethe more dude. This reeks of salt. "I wish it was meeee." Publish your stories and see how they do. Embarrassing.

[@Bluegundam13]

Eric is jealous of marvel and he wishes that he could make the millions/billions they do thats the only reason he's ever criticized them so he copes and seethes about it