Peacemaker: A Comic to Screen Comparison

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    HBO's adaptation of Peacemaker has wrapped up its first season so I wanted to make an episode that compares and contrasts the tv show with the original comics by Charlton and DC Comics. This episode looks at the history and characterization of Christopher Smith/Peacemaker, Adrian Chase/Vigilante, John Economos, Emilia Harcourt, Judomaster, and White Dragon. The show is fairly different from the comics but sometimes that leads to new ideas and improvements. Is that the case here?
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  • @ComicTropes
    @ComicTropes  2 года назад +44

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    • @justicierodelaliga
      @justicierodelaliga 2 года назад +2

      One thing I´ll say is that the TV series made a HUGE mistake with Flash. That is that they called him with his official superhero name yet he hasn´t named himself or has gotten that name from anyone. Not like Aquaman where Bruce tells him that´s how he´s been called in Justice League and goes along with it.
      Ezra Miller´s Barry Allen, is going to name himself Flash because he met the Flash from the TV show and told him his superhero name. It will be in his solo movie where he´s going be called Flash officially.

    • @citizensguard3433
      @citizensguard3433 2 года назад +3

      Ad was actually funny lol I like when you tubers make little microcontent out of the sponsor spots instead of just doing it podcast style where they read off a script and add nothing to what they were obligated to do for the company. With the exception of when they try and trick the audience into thinking "Oh here is this thing I use all the time! No really!" I vote that next ad you should do the classic "HAS THIS EVER HAPPENED... TO YOU?" bit haha

    • @iglesiasjibboom6477
      @iglesiasjibboom6477 2 года назад

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    • @pqcowboychanel
      @pqcowboychanel 2 года назад

      Hey comic tropes peacemaker is actually in the public domain

    • @jessegartung294
      @jessegartung294 2 года назад

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  • @brockenglish7602
    @brockenglish7602 2 года назад +483

    After hearing over and over how much Peacemaker isn't like the comics I'm impressed by how much Gunn did manage to adapt. There are elements from all of the runs mentioned here. There is a lot that's different but its cool that there's a lot there that is true to the character. It proves that Gunn really cares about this stuff.

    • @William-Morey-Baker
      @William-Morey-Baker 2 года назад +14

      i would agree that James Gunn does a pretty good job adapting comics to the screen, but i dont think it really has anything to do with him caring about the source material... its really not that hard to include references to past works, especially with a budget big enough to hire people to inverview all surviving artists, and when DC provides all relavant materials needed. none of that is to say that he isnt good at telling stories in the medium, just that he gets paid so god damn much money it would be weird if he didnt put in that extra effort. i cant say that he doesnt care... i just dont think his body of work inherently "proves" anything other than professionalism. a professional can hate the source material and still do a good job adapting it.. thats just my take anyway.

    • @nunchuckuser0072
      @nunchuckuser0072 2 года назад +9

      Or when presented with the opportunity, he did his homework on the character. Which exemplifies his work ethic, which could present itself in the same way. (As caring for 'this stuff'. Maybe Gunn, just cares about being good at what he does? ) Nonetheless I do agree, great season. Look forward to season 2.

    • @gabriels9919
      @gabriels9919 2 года назад +10

      Except starlord, he ruined starlord

    • @_insomniac_423
      @_insomniac_423 2 года назад +20

      @@gabriels9919 How so? I really like the Star-Lord we have in the MCU, so I’m curious as to why you say the character was ruined.

    • @gabriels9919
      @gabriels9919 2 года назад +9

      @@_insomniac_423 starlord is a cool character, be is funny but he isn't a total clown, mcu starlord IS a clown, a joke, he sure is likeable i'll give him that but even his design is worse

  • @TheOneTrueFingal
    @TheOneTrueFingal 2 года назад +246

    The DCEU needs more creators like Gunn. People that are unafraid to lean into the weirdness and fun of comics to make great stuff.

    • @alexh4319
      @alexh4319 2 года назад +21

      Agreed. I argue Gunn is a better fit for the DCEU than Marvel.

    • @nicolasvanced3137
      @nicolasvanced3137 2 года назад

      @@alexh4319 nah

    • @feralaca123
      @feralaca123 2 года назад +1

      Yes!

    • @brandonmedina4471
      @brandonmedina4471 2 года назад +15

      @@alexh4319 James Gunn gets better with every movie. Guardians of The Galaxy 2 was better than Guardians of The Galaxy 1. Suicide Squad 2 is better than Guardians of The Galaxy 2 and Peacemaker is even better. I’m sure Guardians of The Galaxy 3 will be even better. Unless you prefer the spy thriller/special ops genre to sci-fi, which I do.

    • @Daftanemone
      @Daftanemone 2 года назад +2

      It was the best work Gunn has done. Guardians of the galaxy was never good to me. It ruined so many characters, Peacemaker improved every character.

  • @erikbuchanan4648
    @erikbuchanan4648 2 года назад +351

    For me, Vigilante stole every scene he was in. He's like the geeky guy you play D&D with mixed with Jeffery Dahmer. I also like Judo Master. When he did the leprechaun dance after beating up some kids had me rolling.

    • @toonbat
      @toonbat 2 года назад +15

      I... I love your description of Vigilante!

    • @mysteryneophyte
      @mysteryneophyte 2 года назад +15

      I thought it was funny that Judo Master was ALWAYS eating chips for some reason. Maybe they weren't chips but you know what im saying.

    • @ShadowEl
      @ShadowEl 2 года назад +11

      @@mysteryneophyte Flamin Hot Cheetos! JM is keyed into the zeitgeist.

    • @pkmcburroughs
      @pkmcburroughs 2 года назад +8

      @@ShadowEl JM is a Cheetos salesman.

    • @johnolmos8670
      @johnolmos8670 2 года назад +2

      Way funnier than Deadpool

  • @GodzillaMendoza
    @GodzillaMendoza 2 года назад +243

    This is one of my favorite videos of yours, Chris! I love these direct comparisons and the show pulled a lot more from the books than I thought. I didn't know White Dragon's armor was so 1-1 with the comic counterpart so that was really interesting.

    • @prajwaljayaraj5887
      @prajwaljayaraj5887 2 года назад +7

      Nice to see your comment here, you and Chris are my favourite comic book youtubers ever.

    • @skybite
      @skybite 2 года назад +4

      I am not surprised those “grifters” were silent about White Dragon.

  • @blackermarket123
    @blackermarket123 2 года назад +229

    I'd like to think that "Peacemaker...what a *joke*" wasn't a coincidence and that the Dove Of Peace becoming stained with blood so often was also a deliberate choice. #thecomedian

    • @ComicTropes
      @ComicTropes  2 года назад +141

      The Comedian from Watchmen was originally written as Peacemaker so I’m sure that was intentional.

    • @Shinmsl
      @Shinmsl 2 года назад +24

      Yeah , the new characters of Watchmen were only created because of the DC editor who didn't want Alan Moore basically tear down their new acquisitions.

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep 2 года назад

      I think some of the teaser art also featured some blood splatters.

    • @nathanl8622
      @nathanl8622 2 года назад +15

      The dove being stained with blood was definitely intentional, but I doubt it's a reference to Watchmen. It just does a really good job driving home the irony of his character.
      I'll give you the "what a joke" line though.

    • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
      @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep 2 года назад +1

      @@nathanl8622 I mean I'm not really a Watchmen person either but I 100% thought that's what it was referencing too

  • @kaelanmcquerry1285
    @kaelanmcquerry1285 2 года назад +78

    I honestly figured that James Gunn changed most of the comic origins, but this is actually a really good modernized adaptation. Bringing Peacemaker into the 21st century

  • @MadDragon-lb7qg
    @MadDragon-lb7qg 2 года назад +52

    Outside media giving extra stuff to the mythos happens a lot. Harley Quinn came from Batman: The Animated Series, and Superman's S was just that until the 78 movie made it the sigil of the House Of El.

    • @dadarkknight36310
      @dadarkknight36310 2 года назад +12

      Remember Superman did not fly until the flecisher animated series

  • @comedyrock
    @comedyrock 2 года назад +67

    It's also important to mention that Peacemaker was going to used in Watchman, which he eventually would be used as the Comedian

    • @Udgrasil13
      @Udgrasil13 2 года назад +20

      Yeah, Moore wanted a lot of Charlton characters in Watchmen. Nite Owl should have been Blue Beetle, Rorschach was supposed to be The Question and so on.
      But DC said no, so some of the characters weren´t Baby murdering Psychopaths XD

    • @v-trigger6137
      @v-trigger6137 2 года назад +15

      yeah. honestly it was a better choice in my opinion, coz a lot of characters would be ended up getting killed, make them unusable for later use. not to mention he couldn't do much with these characters anyway, since they were pre-established characters, DC would definitely put his hands tide from taking the story too far with violence and stuff. with original characters, he had the full freedom to do whatever he wanted

    • @LupineShadowOmega
      @LupineShadowOmega 2 года назад +6

      @@v-trigger6137 They didn't bind his hands, they just told him no. Because they'd just bought all of those characters and they didn't want to ruin them for later use. But the story itself, they never gave him crap over. Just no to those characters.

    • @TheZooropaBaby
      @TheZooropaBaby 2 года назад +2

      yeah Chris talked about it in his Doomsday Clock episode it's couple of years ago

    • @v-trigger6137
      @v-trigger6137 2 года назад +2

      @@LupineShadowOmega I meant even if he got permission to use those characters, content wise he couldn't do much with them anyway. since DC had just bought them, and they wouldn't wanna just kill off the characters or make them attached to a violent story, potentially ruining merchandise and stuff plan.. but with original characters he had all the freedom he wanted

  • @NeilBlumengarten
    @NeilBlumengarten 2 года назад +51

    35 year old spoiler, but I find it interesting that Adrian Chase committed suicide in the final issue of his comic, due to the overwhelming guilt her felt about those he murdered.

    • @jamilfrost6217
      @jamilfrost6217 2 года назад +13

      Honestly I was surprised by how Nonchalant this version of Adrian chase was too. He's more in line with the second copycat vigilante who Adrian fought. I still liked Freddie stroma's performance though.

  • @andrewjefferson5097
    @andrewjefferson5097 2 года назад +71

    Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely did an issue of Multiversity with the Charlton characters. It opens with Peacemaker assassinating the president while freefalling from the sky, all told in reverse. It is really something

    • @joedent3323
      @joedent3323 2 года назад +7

      That sounds like Pax Americana. That was a right noodle-scratcher.
      "LiL'JpD."

    • @cicolasnage5684
      @cicolasnage5684 2 года назад +4

      It’s cool that you should mention that as I was just about to type out that the comedian was basically a stand in for peacemaker because dc wouldn’t allow Alan Moore to use the charlton characters. Pax Americana is brilliant in that it’s Morrison basically “Alan Mooring” Charlton characters.

  • @thekingofcheese9005
    @thekingofcheese9005 2 года назад +78

    I was honestly really surprised that the butterflies were an original concept. They really gave off the *feel* of some old-school comics concept that would have been a little goofier back in the day, but got 'grounded' for the live action adaptation.

    • @Qeiji
      @Qeiji 2 года назад +6

      James gunn said that he had a script named butterfly for a while and wanted to make it

    • @theblocksays
      @theblocksays 4 месяца назад +1

      @@Qeiji I was wondering if it was a nod to Mr. Mind, who we all got teased was gonna show up in Shazam 2 until they just gave us some unbelievably bland "angry gods" wanting to repo Billy's powers or something.

  • @Krill25
    @Krill25 2 года назад +40

    Why does everyone gloss over the fact that this series confirmed the existence of green arrow in the dceu, thats a pretty big revelation imo.

    • @DicklessHipster
      @DicklessHipster 2 года назад +20

      It also confirmed Bat-Mite so I wouldn't get your hopes up.

  • @lsgreger2645
    @lsgreger2645 2 года назад +24

    I am so glad that Kupperberg and Ostrander are finally getting the love they deserve as writers in the late 80s/early 90s. They had such great storylines and creations that kinda got overlooked in DC comics..

  • @richardjohnson9543
    @richardjohnson9543 2 года назад +36

    I remember reading the old Suicide Squad books back in the late 80s and thinking at that time that if they ever did a live action version I would've cast Nell Carter as Waller. I think anyone who remembers her and the sitcom Gimme A Break would agree

    • @tonytygrrHI
      @tonytygrrHI 2 года назад +1

      Yes!! Nell Carter as Amanda Waller would be perfect for 80's verzh of Suicide Squad!

  • @Canoby
    @Canoby 2 года назад +81

    Harley Quinn, one of the best characters in recent Suicide Squad efforts, debuted in the Animated Series and didn't show up in comics until years later. TAS also made Mr Freeze a tragic, interesting character too. Sometimes TV improves comics.

    • @TheZooropaBaby
      @TheZooropaBaby 2 года назад +9

      also the Mr Freeze was redesigned by Mike Mignola, that's cool too

    • @haloplayer9855
      @haloplayer9855 2 года назад +2

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @HitovsMoustache
      @HitovsMoustache 2 года назад +5

      I'd also add X-23/Wolverine, one of the best newer members of the X-Men roster.

    • @barryallen871
      @barryallen871 2 года назад +3

      Wait!! What?? This is the first I'm hearing of this!!!

    • @DrewLSsix
      @DrewLSsix 2 года назад +4

      Batgirl came from outside the comics as well, I want to say TV but she may have been created by a radio play.

  • @ll7868
    @ll7868 2 года назад +13

    Economos calling Judo Master "Cobra Kai" and doing the Daniel-san crane stance, that made me pause and laugh for for few minutes.

  • @ll7868
    @ll7868 2 года назад +10

    I was really hoping that Mr. Mind would somehow fit into a storyline with space butterflies and giant worm cows. Peacemaker and Shazam would be a good teamup with the potential for a lot of laughs.

  • @MarsHottentot
    @MarsHottentot 2 года назад +72

    Great episode and I loved the show, too. I liked the kind of "also ran - lo-fi" hero feel that you also got with Watchmen (particularly the HBO series); I feel like it widens the scope for human stories versus the Olympian stakes of upper-tier meta-human tales. Plus, it's just plain weirder.

  • @johnnyyu9882
    @johnnyyu9882 2 года назад +54

    A note about exclamation points: many sentences end in one for older comics. This was done not to inflate the urgency of a sentence, but because they were easier to print. Periods are small dots that don’t print consistently clear

    • @Rob_Gibson
      @Rob_Gibson 2 года назад +10

      Agree. They're definitely the standard end to sentences in Stan Lee's work.

    • @russellharrell2747
      @russellharrell2747 2 года назад +5

      @@Rob_Gibson EXCELSIOR!

    • @joedent3323
      @joedent3323 2 года назад +5

      Face Front, Fearless Front-Facers!

    • @FredMaverik
      @FredMaverik 2 года назад +1

      so much for comictropes not knowing something so basic....

    • @t.c.bramblett617
      @t.c.bramblett617 2 года назад +2

      I kind of like that style! It makes everything just a little punchier! We should start using them regularly in Internet contexts again! And in work emails!

  • @greyt00th
    @greyt00th 2 года назад +35

    Think we’ll see Peacemaker, Vigilante, and other characters return to or feature in future comics given how popular the show was?

    • @Dhampir101980
      @Dhampir101980 2 года назад +17

      Most likely once the suicide squad book gets relaunched after the upcoming DC summer crisis event, “Dark Crisis” ends. There’s always new number 1 issues after a crisis in DC Comics

    • @AbsoluteTravisT
      @AbsoluteTravisT 2 года назад +13

      He's actually been leading the current Suicide Squad comic since last year in a fun series pitting them against the Earth-3 Crime Syndicate.

    • @ryewhiskeyblues
      @ryewhiskeyblues 2 года назад +1

      He had a new one shot last month, I believe. "Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace". I have only read the digital preview so far, but it looks like it is based on the live-action version of the character. I'm hoping between the show's popularity and the one-shot's popularity, we'll see another series.
      Correction: It looks like the book I was talking about may not be a one-shot, but the start of a limited series? I'm not entirely sure.

    • @gabriels9919
      @gabriels9919 2 года назад

      I hope gunn's version of vigilante is the one coming back

    • @Dhampir101980
      @Dhampir101980 2 года назад +1

      @@gabriels9919 they could easily reimagine him for current comics, since he’s such a bottom level character anyway.

  • @davecrowson448
    @davecrowson448 2 года назад +24

    Never in my life would I have imagined there was going to be a live-action Peacemaker show. Much less that it would be really good and critically acclaimed! Crazy. I had a few of the old Charltons, Captain Atom, Blue Beetle, but I only knew Peacemaker from the ad pushing the Action Hero line. His image always stuck with me, and I always wanted to read his comics, but never did til I found them as an adult. Like you said, they’re pretty meh, but I still enjoyed having them in the collection. A weird little oddity, a part of the kind of weird attempt by Charlton to join the superhero renaissance, which I think they gave up on too soon. Great show, man, take it easy and have fun!

  • @Rob_Gibson
    @Rob_Gibson 2 года назад +29

    I enjoyed Garth Ennis' one shot last month. Nothing too spectacular but a fun read. And Gunn did wonderful work too.
    Oh, bloopers, win!

  • @Shinmsl
    @Shinmsl 2 года назад +11

    There are rumors that season two they are bringing Bane as a main villain. I don't know if there's any credence to these rumors but James Gunn old friend Dave Bautista has been very very open about how much she would love to play Bane , if that could happen it could be seriously cool. It would also be a good foil to have crime and low tech storyline to kind of differentiate the past two stories about eventually doing kaiju as the big bad. Also it would be very interesting to have a more comic-accurate version that the one seen on the Nolan trilogy.

  • @Dlark17
    @Dlark17 2 года назад +9

    100% agree about John Cena's performance - I knew he could do action, and certainly comedy, but this show proved his dramatic chops, as well. There were several points that were incredibly moving, especially in the later episodes, all riding on Cena selling that pain and inner conflict. Gunn is a master director, and I'm so glad he's getting more work as he refines his talents.

  • @octosalias5785
    @octosalias5785 2 года назад +9

    Post-New 52 Amanda Waller does have a daughter who is involved in Task Force X, although its likely just that fans did not like the young thin New 52 Waller so they split them into two characters

  • @blackphoenix77
    @blackphoenix77 2 года назад +13

    I used to have a reprint of the original Peacemaker comic book; it wasn't bad, just Silver Age schlock.

  • @robmarconi6758
    @robmarconi6758 2 года назад +31

    I see the term "meta-human" used often. I've always seen that to mean a super-human or someone with superpowers. Peacemaker doesn't have any, as far as I can see

    • @MattMcIrvin
      @MattMcIrvin 2 года назад +14

      Comics Vigilante (some version of him) apparently has a Wolverine/Deadpool-like rapid healing ability? We see hints of that in the show--he gets really badly injured, to the point that would probably kill a normal person without immediate medical attention, and seems to shake it off.

    • @zaboknowsbest13
      @zaboknowsbest13 2 года назад +10

      Peacemaker definitely has low level super strength at the very least

    • @jcon6734
      @jcon6734 2 года назад +5

      @@zaboknowsbest13 In real-world terms sure, but we don't really see any feats of strength that would surpass what we've seen from other "non-superpowered" DC characters like Batman.

  • @robesdebah4811
    @robesdebah4811 2 года назад +37

    Neat detail about the costume: James Gun was super faithful EXCEPT he changed the shield to a pentagon. Gotta be a jab at the Department of Defense. The character exemplifies the hypocrisy of 'peace through superior firepower.'

    • @notmyname5591
      @notmyname5591 2 года назад +2

      Faithful? I don't remember the character being known for making fart noises.

    • @HAGZ0483
      @HAGZ0483 2 года назад +10

      Hes talking aout the costume, not the character.

    • @ShadowEl
      @ShadowEl 2 года назад +7

      It also might be a reference to the Fightin' 5 comic he debuted in.

  • @skyevalentine7549
    @skyevalentine7549 2 года назад +3

    I love that Bork here isn't even the only Bork in the general and greater DCU. There's another one that ended up on The Power Company

  • @rasputinsbeard3899
    @rasputinsbeard3899 2 года назад +4

    When I saw the trailer for The Suicide Squad, my first thought was "How the f@*! did Waller get Orion onto the squad?"

  • @jasonguinn6075
    @jasonguinn6075 2 года назад +4

    Great comparison contrast!! Comics like Peacemaker are great for adaptations because there usually is very little source material to go on and the little there is is often not very good.
    A creative team with vision can take lemons and make lemon bars. Gaurdians of the Galaxy, Ant-man, even Iron man were lukewarm comics until their big screen versions.

  • @TheDan14
    @TheDan14 2 года назад +9

    That didn't feel like a shorter or rushed episode, great work as always.

  • @LowellLucasJr.
    @LowellLucasJr. 2 года назад +6

    Fun note! According to the Peacemaker podcast, Cena asked if he should read the comics for researching his character. He was told no, because the interpretation of PM they wanted didn't want to be blurred by the different takes PM had by various writers/artists.

    • @uncannydcmarvelous5732
      @uncannydcmarvelous5732 2 года назад +1

      Same way as Singer telling the X-Men cast to not read comics for the first movie.

  • @aikisteven0616
    @aikisteven0616 2 года назад +12

    Loving the blooper/outtakes you've been adding at the end! Channeling your inner Dom DeLuise, I guess?

  • @spoogtastic
    @spoogtastic 2 года назад +2

    Cena has said he tried to do peacemaker super serious type like in the comics and Gunn told him not to even read the comics, he wanted to do something incredibly different with peacemaker so Gunn knew exactly what he was doing and he absolutely nailed it. I loved the series.

  • @Saboteur4
    @Saboteur4 2 года назад +4

    Garth Ennis one shot is my favorite version of the character I wish he had a whole series to toy with the character. He clearly took it seriously like his Punisher run.

  • @BretGammons
    @BretGammons 2 года назад +1

    I'm really impressed you were able to get out a video at all during jury duty, let alone one so fun and informative. Keep up the good work!

  • @gctlewis
    @gctlewis 2 года назад +2

    You’re right about the mythos of fictional characters being expanded, often for the better, by other mediums. Werewolves having a weakness for silver originated in a radio series. And most interestingly the Saracen character in Robin Hood first appeared in the 80’s ITV series ‘Robin of Sherwood’. Every subsequent Robin Hood has featured a version of the Saracen character as one of the Merry Men.

  • @thedarktyrant
    @thedarktyrant 2 года назад +1

    The beauty of comics in general. It doesn't matter if you change them. If there is thousands of versions for each character.

  • @rorybarber5076
    @rorybarber5076 2 года назад +1

    Vigilante being a Bus Boy is like The Flash working at a pet store.

  • @seanmonaghan4693
    @seanmonaghan4693 2 года назад +2

    thank you so much for dedicating your time and self to this show. i genuinely love every one i watch, and amd so blown away by your absolute insistence on mentioning and commending every writer and artist who worked on each feature, regardless of your taste in it.
    it may be too niche, or you may have already explored it and i missed it, but id love to hear more on a deep dive into the many judge dredd/batman crossover events
    regardless, keep up the good work dude! love it all!

  • @jaygee7508
    @jaygee7508 2 года назад +1

    Really enjoyed the episode! You always keep the quality of commentary high even for your quick vids. Love this channel!

  • @KevinMayle1974
    @KevinMayle1974 2 года назад +3

    Loved the Magic Spoon commercial!

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    @slothjohnson4724 2 года назад +3

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    @3n3my33 2 года назад +2

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  • @johnm.withersiv4352
    @johnm.withersiv4352 2 года назад +8

    Peacemaker HBO seems like it should have been based on a Grant Morrison comic miniseries. I liked the Doom Patrol that also pulled heavily from Grant Morrison's whacky vibes and visual ideas.

  • @dennisanderson3895
    @dennisanderson3895 2 года назад

    I appreciated this post. I only have OTA broadcast TV so haven't been able to see an episode of the show (but I'll check for clips online). It sounds like the TV show did a superior job of doing justice and even improving on a character, which is too rare! TY for the coverage.

  • @pearlywhiteteeth
    @pearlywhiteteeth 2 года назад +4

    “My son is also named ‘Bork’.”

  • @masquerader101
    @masquerader101 Год назад +1

    Let's also appreciate how good Vigilante looks after seeing him look so silly in Arrow...

  • @davidbjacobs3598
    @davidbjacobs3598 2 года назад

    I didn't realize the butterflies were original but I'm not surprised -- I read them somewhat as a reference to Slither, Gunn's directorial feature debut about alien slugs that take over human bodies. The show's climax in an isolated barn is also reminiscent of an iconic scene from Slither, except instead of the "cow" being a giant alien caterpillar, you have a woman whose grown to fill up the entire interior (as a breeding place for the slugs).
    Many elements also reminded me of his film Super, which I strongly recommend. Of course many of these themes persist throughout his career, so that's hardly surprising, but I feel the grit and brutality of Peacemaker in particular came off as a return to his roots in Super. Even the costuming feels similar, not as grandiose as in Guardians of the Galaxy but more like "I can't believe someone would wear that."

  • @RighteousBrother
    @RighteousBrother 2 года назад +1

    Holy crap! Peacemaker isnt available in the UK atm. I had no idea Vigilante was in the show. Kind of wish I didnt know that. Great show Chris, glad to see you looking so slim and in focus!

    • @MattMcIrvin
      @MattMcIrvin 2 года назад +1

      It's an amazing show, the best screen thing DC has done in years. It starts off coming across as over-the-top bad-taste humor and eventually reveals a lot of heart and serious character drama that just lands 100%.

  • @ComicPower
    @ComicPower 2 года назад +1

    Your videos are always so concise and humorous. Good work.

  • @bradholderman8462
    @bradholderman8462 2 года назад +3

    Great episode. I remember as a kid, while I read mostly DC and Marvel, I gave Charlton my best efforts especially with the Phantom, which in my opinion led to an entertaining film with Billy Zane. I have to give a lot of credit to DC live action across the board for recognizing it's past. From seeing the original Doom Patrol in the Doom Patrol show to the mention of Kite Man in Peacemaker, I'm still waiting for Sgt. Rock to make an appearance.

  • @Blaze8t88
    @Blaze8t88 2 года назад

    Thanks for the vid and providing relevant and as it turns out less relevant (but informative) background info on Peacemaker. Loved that show.

  • @davidbooks.and.comics
    @davidbooks.and.comics 2 года назад

    Great show...I liked those simplistic stories by Gill for Peacemaker in the Charlton books (part of a collection I started with Judomaster back in the early 1970s) but appreciate the update by DC on Peacemaker. Excellent show!

  • @shanelorrison5224
    @shanelorrison5224 2 года назад +2

    “Is it for cats? NO!” Lol. I love Comic Tropes. Lol

  • @saracohle
    @saracohle 2 года назад

    In the 2000s Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes original run there is an arc about Peacemaker and The Reach-the source of the Blue Beetle armor that have a scarab that is supposed to bond to its host body’s spine and take control of them. It seems like Gunn is adapting that concept into a new spin, together with Peacemaker in Multiversity Pax Americana comic where he is contracted by the US government secret op to kill a political figure.
    Gunn’s iteration feels like a hybrid of difference sources under the hood, I do think he was pulling from some stuff outside of the things you highlighted in your video to guide the beats of his run while telling his own story.
    Great work btw! Love your stuff.

  • @romeoparedes2131
    @romeoparedes2131 2 года назад +3

    Those are some nice koi in that pond man 👌

  • @simonbarnett8668
    @simonbarnett8668 2 года назад

    John Ostrander and Kim Yale's(RIP) Suicide Squad book was one of my favourite books as a teen. Thanks for giving them a shout out in this video Chris.

  • @jonathancrippen1615
    @jonathancrippen1615 2 года назад

    Well said, I love your channel it is awesome, detailed and prolific!!!! I HAVE SUSCRIBED AND THANKYOU FOR TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOUR SCHEDULE TO DO THIS FOR THE MANY COMIC BOOK AND HERO LOVERS OUT THERE ITS NOT EASY! YOUR MY HERO FOR CREATING THIS CHANNEL

  • @davidguy209
    @davidguy209 2 года назад

    A CHALLENGE FOR YOU!!!: i have fond memories of a '70s British comic called Action. It was banned because of the ultraviolence. For example, one story called Hookjaw (obviously inspired by Jaws) was based on a giant shark that used a harpoon protruding from its body, as a weapon. Another story was called Spinball, inspired by Rollerball. Love your channel, I hope it continues to grow. Best wishes from Scarborough, England 🙂

  • @stardust_memories2260
    @stardust_memories2260 2 года назад

    Wow! What timing. I just started reading the Vigilante Tpb a few days ago ✨

  • @tonygazso9027
    @tonygazso9027 Год назад

    Someone else prob said this too but Peacemaker was also the inspiration for Watchmen's Comedian. And there was a fourth Judomaster named Sonia Sato who had the superpower of never being able to be hit by anything directly aimed at her. She would join the JSA

  • @RSK412
    @RSK412 2 года назад

    ive been into comics for a long time and ive never heard of peacemaker until this recent content.

  • @Sofiaode18
    @Sofiaode18 2 года назад

    Just finished the show yesterday, great timing to watch my favorite comic channel.

  • @richardkim9952
    @richardkim9952 2 года назад +2

    FYI, there was a US Supreme Court nominee named Robert Bork

  • @MariaVosa
    @MariaVosa 2 года назад

    Was hoping for you to cover this!

  • @tharaxis1474
    @tharaxis1474 2 года назад +1

    For a "smaller" episode this was still fantastic, look forward to next week.

  • @KassTheLass
    @KassTheLass 2 года назад +2

    No one ever talks about how Peacemaker was a supporting character in Jamie Reyes Blue Beetle series. That's how I was introduced to the character.

    • @uncannydcmarvelous5732
      @uncannydcmarvelous5732 2 года назад

      Albeit that wasn't the Christopher Smith iteration though.

    • @KassTheLass
      @KassTheLass 2 года назад +1

      @@uncannydcmarvelous5732 It absolutely was actually. It was the character being used featuring a redesign after years of not being used. That version would even feature and arc where he flashed back to his Nazi father.

  • @coastlineam
    @coastlineam 2 года назад

    This is the 1st I've ever seen your channel but happy anniversary.

  • @liberispuritatem
    @liberispuritatem 2 года назад

    Great analysis! As always! I also enjoyed Cena's performance!! Im glad im not the only one! And this Vigilante version sure added up a lot of fun to the equation!
    Don't know why, but the series reminded me of the last The Tick iteration!!

  • @reinaldoken6096
    @reinaldoken6096 2 года назад +2

    A very KOOL episode Chris. . HEY. .do you remember a DC comics title called "THE BLACK HOOD"?? I loved that title and I would like you to do a SHOW about that character. . .I don't know why DC COMICS forgot about him. . .so. . what you think??😸

  • @portland-182
    @portland-182 2 года назад

    The Charlton run of Peacemaker went to 5 issues as you said, but Pat Boyettte had completed the art for issue 6, and you can find the unpublished pages easily on line.

  • @FairFuse
    @FairFuse 2 года назад

    5:07 I am now reading the very first few issues of Daredevil, and now that you have pointed this out, I can't unsee that this is the case for probably most old comics! The only sentences that do not end in an exclamation point are the ones ending with a question mark or an ellipsis.

  • @ShawnALLWorld
    @ShawnALLWorld 2 года назад +3

    Great episode Chris. I still haven’t seen peacemaker yet but I will.

  • @Flopfist
    @Flopfist 2 года назад +3

    The show made me love vigilante so much I wish there was actual good comic stories about him

  • @Pensive_Scarlet
    @Pensive_Scarlet 2 года назад +2

    You forgot to mention who Bat-Mite *is* though. You know, Peacemaker's dad's neighbor?

  • @harryallsopp9136
    @harryallsopp9136 2 года назад +2

    The previous highlight of Peacemakers career was inspiring The Comedian.

    • @ianfinrir8724
      @ianfinrir8724 9 месяцев назад

      Which is about the only reason anyone cares about the character.

  • @Renwoxing13
    @Renwoxing13 2 года назад +1

    Excellent video!!!
    I must comment, just to comment, on your commentary, because comments are like ; likes , and I like that!!!

  • @TheTiger2311
    @TheTiger2311 2 года назад +1

    This is the thing , when doing certain roles it u to the director & writer or both to make sure that the actor sales the character successfully. I haven’t seen it yet, probably going to being watch this week.

  • @tmutant
    @tmutant 2 года назад +2

    James Gunn said that John Cena is the best improvisational actor he's ever worked with, and that is saying something.

  • @ShadowEl
    @ShadowEl 2 года назад +3

    *cold open on Chris sitting in front of a plate of spaghetti, openmouthed about to bite into a forkful*
    Oh hi, you caught me just as I was about to taste this food. Do YOU really want to taste it? Let's talk about Peacemaker!

  • @elr6212
    @elr6212 2 года назад +3

    Great to see Infotron again. More of him please! xD

  • @DCMarvelMultiverse
    @DCMarvelMultiverse 2 года назад +8

    It parallels the 80s miniseries very well.

    • @notmyname5591
      @notmyname5591 2 года назад +1

      Yeah I remember the fart noises , this show is simply brilliant!

  • @mikeorgo1201
    @mikeorgo1201 2 года назад +1

    I gave it a thumbs up just for the magic spoon ad alone!

  • @Nono-hk3is
    @Nono-hk3is 2 года назад +4

    Thanks Chris!

  • @tombean-king3486
    @tombean-king3486 2 года назад +1

    Love these screen comparisons!

  • @Arrowdodger
    @Arrowdodger 2 года назад +2

    The comic John Economos honestly looks a little bit like you. Not a dead ringer, but if you introduced a pic of him as fanart a viewer created, I'd momentarily believe you.

  • @kevinphanhvilay8552
    @kevinphanhvilay8552 2 года назад

    Adrian Chase/Vigilante was a villain in the CW Green Arrow show. Didn't even realize they were using the same character until just now, lol.

  • @wildermidnight
    @wildermidnight 2 года назад

    Very impressed with your research. Peacemaker was never a favorite of mine but he was always kind of there in the background. If i wanted to give the show a harsh critique i could rip it apart but its been so much fun, so satisfying that I can overlook gaffes. I want more Judomaster. I would love to see another Charlton character or two somehow worked into the mix. If they do make it so the next door neighbor is Bat mite I would want to limit it to one off the wall self contained episode, like a "special episode' over making him recur.
    Also I find it ironic that even though White Dragon isn't his dad in the comics he still dies in the pages of Suicide Squad.

  • @mysteryneophyte
    @mysteryneophyte 2 года назад

    hey that's a cool magic spoon commercial Chris...awesome.

  • @5oClockShadows
    @5oClockShadows 2 года назад +2

    digging deep into the dc history for a maybe unpopular characters and polish em up. novel idea

    • @MattMcIrvin
      @MattMcIrvin 2 года назад

      It's the same thing Gunn did for Marvel with the Guardians of the Galaxy. These weren't widely cherished characters so he had a lot of latitude to do what he wanted. Marvel had already turned the Avengers into superstars, since they'd sold off the movie rights to Spider-Man and the X-Men, and most of the characters who were left aside from the Hulk (who they had to negotiate to use) were second-string at best to people who weren't comics fans, so I guess they were in a position where they were willing to let him do it.

  • @Nuff.98
    @Nuff.98 10 месяцев назад +1

    That batman & richard dragon movie was so good

  • @connerolmedo888
    @connerolmedo888 2 года назад +1

    Peacemaker is now more than the inspiration for The Comedian from Watchmen

  • @MaxibonHR
    @MaxibonHR 2 года назад

    that ad felt like a fever dream, it was like i was watching the jones barbecue and foot massage ad

  • @Emike-nc9ew
    @Emike-nc9ew 2 года назад +2

    I love this peacemaker show,it gives me ash vs the evil dead vibes,cant wait for season 2.

  • @HankChinaski27
    @HankChinaski27 2 года назад +1

    Love your Bird Person action figure. I need to get one.

  • @mandelabutterfly9162
    @mandelabutterfly9162 2 года назад +2

    I'm ok with these smaller episodes. Especially the compare and contrast ones. Maybe one for Moon Knight when that appears. Keep up the good work

  • @atomiccris00
    @atomiccris00 2 года назад +1

    I think James Gunn is a genius for using lesser known heroes to adapt and make them more loved than they have ever been.