Hardcore Marvel fan Here DC Rebirth is amazing. Marvel as it stands today is pure trash -Amazing Spider-man is BORING -All New All Different Avengers... is just there. -Invincible Iron man is meh -The Totally awesome Hulk is irrelevant -International Iron man is boring -Mighty Thor is an insult -All the X-men books are just convoluted and confusing. -Civil War II Has fantastic art yet the premise is just so utterly retarded that it's hard to enjoy. So many people acting out of character. Fighting over dumbshit. And theses are marvel supposedly flagship titles The only good ones are Luke cage and Iron Fist Vision Spider-man(miles Morales)(honestly this book is what Amazing Spider-man SHOULD be) Black Widow(So I've heard) Khamala Khan(So I've heard) There are a select few other gems(that I can't remember), but NONE of them are the flagship titles, which is a giant problem. Almost EVERYTHING I've read in DC:Rebirth is great. Especially the Superman books(Superman is cool again btw)
Man, Marvel is going through hard times. Their stories are so bad right now and I'm saying it as Marvel fan. All x-men and Inhumans books are boring and tasteless... only ones I like are Ultimates, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, Deadpool ( even though it's getting boring to see him ONLY suffer, it was cool some time ago but seeing your favorite character suffer non stop can get frustrating and it comes from Joe Kelly's fan. Joe Kelly made Wade suffer A LOT but he knew when to stop) I heard that Vision is good Uncanny Avengers isn't that bad either Old Man Logan is action packed masterpiece Captain America Steve Rogers could be good but it is so slow... the story has potential but man... it's really slow EDIT I forgot about few Moon Knight is excellent Daredevil is also cool
Disagree about The Mighty Thor and Invincible Iron Man. Imo, the Mighty Thor is one of the best comics written today from Marvel or DC. I would argue most of Marvel's comics are good or great, but the negative reaction to Civil War II seems to dictate readers perception of Marvel comics in general. I collected most of the Rebirth one-shots and #1s', but I only kept Aquaman and Superman on my pull list because the others fell flat for me.
What I've seen really in Marvel atm is the only good books are some of the smaller ones or at least the ones that don't interact much with the rest od the universe
dc is doing a better job about keeping there characters alive compared to marvel who are killing them off left right and centre for civil war 2 which is ridiculously forced
Only the hulks dead people are only mad at marvel because they promise everything was going to be all new in all different they didn't deliver on that promise now it's overstayed its welcome
Doubt they're going to do that. The timeline is screwed up since they have Dick Grayson and the other members of the titans far too old for Cyborg to have been one of them.
Kekkersboy but if they can remember the first wally west after he touched them then if wally can get to cyborg and do the same thing and maybe something might happen
Ant I am loving Rebirth but I really doubt they'll be folding Cyborg into the old Teen Titans. They seem to be focusing more on the original team, not the later versions.
If only they'd do that with the movies. At least their cartoons and (most) of the TV shows are still good. ...we'll see how CW handles Supergirl and if they can fix the glaring issues the show had.
I never read a comic in my life, however I knew pretty much every major character in the DC Universe from animations or movies, but I never tried to read comics up until Rebirth, because it was kinda intimidating. Batman Rebirth was the first comic I have ever read and I absolutely love it. Since then I have read several Batman comics from the 90-00s and looked into almost all the other Rebirth series. Seriously I can't believe that I never tried to read comic before that, but maybe it was Rebirth itself that kinda got me in the first place, so yeah, DC did probably everything right, when they started Rebirth, because now they have a new hardcore reader.
I completely resonate with that too...plus the inclusion of The Watchmen was all the more reason for me to stick around for 2 years for the build up to the current on going run of the Doomsday Clock event but during the 2 years came around Dark Knights metal which was amazing that has now led into the No Justice story line which is a really good read right now
Marvel fanboy here: Marvel is relying on attention grabbing, troll-heavy, gimmicks while DC is going back to what made it great. Marvel is continually alienating it's loyal fan base in order to appease some sort of political agenda. And I am saying this as a Black man. marvel has been terrible since Original Sin. It all started the moment Nick Fury depowered Thor with a phrase that TO THIS VERY FUCKING DAY, readers have no idea what was said. Any Marvel fan will tell you since that event, Marvel has changed on a fundamental level. Instead of making stories for the fans, they are making stories that try to get high scores by reviewers. It's tiring and sad. DC Rebirth is the most fun I've had with comics in awhile
Yeah, Marvels a mess right now. So was DC for awhile there, but this is their way of cleaning it up. Not all Marvel stuff is bad though, I hear Doctor Strange is consistently good.
I almost want to say it's a good thing that DC's movies (since Green Lantern) have been so sub-par. It helps them focus on making great stories. Marvel's riding the high of their movie success. Remember that time everything started to be like the movies? Like the Chitari being in the main Marvel Universe when they actually made their first appearance in the Ultimate Universe as Ultimate versions of the Skrulls?
I blame the MCU for 90% of Marvel's problems right now. Seriously I want their fucking movies and TV shows to die already so that they have to actually attempt to appeal to COMIC BOOK readers again instead of making all their fucking money off of the casual movie/TV audience. Seriously, if they didn't have that huge influx of cash all the stupid shit that is happening that is making us not buy their comics wouldn't be happening right now, or at least they would be making moves to correct it.
I'm a fan of Marvel & DC. I grew up on DC shows, be it Batman '66 or Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman or Super Friends, but I tended to gravitate towards Marvel shows in the 90's because it wasn't something I was used to. To me, the MCU is what DC already had when I was growing up. Which is depth, consequences, and a connection to the characters and the world that they live in. Marvel fans who got into it because of the MCU often don't know DC's cinematic history and tend to judge it based on the last few movies. Which is sad given that DC has 4 shows on the CW that are rather good while Marvel has some real quality issues with their 4 shows. DC's core characters are evergreen as far as fictional characters go. They're well on their way to being a century old and yet their stories are still relevant today. Marvel's characters are very much a product of the era that they were created in and that has led to some problems. Yes, Fox owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and that is a big reason why they have been removed from the comic book landscape. But they are also an old team whose significant acts have largely taken place in brandwide meta-events. The X-Men are a bit better at changing with the times but I feel like the weight of 90's nostalgia has stalled progress for many of the main characters. DC's secrets to success are simplicity in character origins, focusing more on events in individual books rather than meta-events, and actually caring if readers can follow the story or not.
As an aside, I go to my local comic store every week to play Magic & D&D. I only buy comics once a month because there is no rush for me, as I am the only one in my social group to read the books that I do. I'm currently reading Silk, Extraordinary X-Men, and Civil War 2 & I read Saga in trade paperbacks.
I have decided to jump ship to DC comics now. Re-Birth has been WAY better written and actually works to fix continuity and have respect for the hardcore and casual fans. Marvel's ANAD crap has really disappointed me as a new comic reader. So much emphasis on shock value, faux progressiveness, disregard for continuity, shoddy writing and just pointless re-issuing of comics and stupid event after events. However, with continuing slump in sales, they WILL have their own "Re-Birth"
I agree ... Telling a huge story while also fixing things that are broken ... Marvel seriously needs a HUGE story that also works to fix things that are broken and/or just not working ...
DC: Ooooh Dr.Manhattan removes 10 years from everyone's life. Gotta wait and see what that's about. Marvel: Hey! Uh, we revealed Tony Stark dads... Duh... does anyone still care? No? Oh oh, Ms. Marvel has a new hairstyle!
I don't think you understand. Thee new 52 universe IS the post-crisis universe. It always has been. It's just that while Barry was running back from the events of flashpoint, dr. Manhattan stole 10 years from the timeline. But yeah, DC Rebirth is saving the company and hopefully they'll listen a bit more closely from now on.
Yes it is and no it isn't. The problem is that if the Nu52 universe is the old continuity, then that would make the Superman that died, from the old continuity. If that were the case then Clark White shouldn't exist.
Kekkersboy No, it would mean that clark white was always supposed to be the superman of this universe, meaning that the superman we've been following for 5 years was a fake.
georgemiser But Clark White explicitly stated that he came from another universe. And we saw it happen during Convergence. We also saw the whole origin and backstory of the nu52 superman. How can he be a fake?
I'm curious what reason they gave for how she magically was able to walk again. I think Stephanie Brown should've stayed as Batgirl and then you could've had Steph and Tim have their own Batgirl and Robin story.
Frankly i think DC deciding to make Barbara Gordon into Batman technical support. Was the stupidest decisions they ever made. It might have been cool in the 80's. But now it feels like anyone from anonymous could do the Job. Not to mention i got sick of her being re-victimized by reliving the killing joke over and over and over again. Killing Joke being a book that Alan Moore never meant to be cannon in the first place. So giving Barbara back the mantle of Batgirl was one of thing about the new52 that i actually liked.
Batman: The Animated Series will always be the greatest animated super hero show in my opinion. It's animation is amazing even by today's standards. And it branched out and created an amazing universe that defined my childhood.
Young Justice is my favorite superhero cartoon. Spectacular Spiderman would be 2nd, and I grew up in the 90's dont get me wrong I loved Justice League, but Young justice gave me so much character growth it wasnt even funny. Im also loving DC rebirth, top 5 favorite books have to be 1. Detective comics 2. Action Comic 3. Titans 4. Aquaman 5. Nightwing
Before May my pull had over 20 different Marvel books and no DC, now i have only 2 Marvel left and for the first time in my life am reading DC, Can't even tell you how many Rebirth i am subbed to, not all but most of them.... Twice weekly shit is starting piss my wife off a bit though $$$ lol
I think that DC did the right thing and noticed ahead of time that their sales slowed down in new 52 rather than realizing that they're going down The Marvel Comics route.
Come on man. There is no comparing X-Men and Batman: the Animated Series. I love both, but Batman was a very mature show. I went back and re-watched many of those episodes recently and they STILL hold up. The acting, the art, the sound design, the plots. They age very well not only with the viewer but also with the times. X-Men, however, does not age so well. I still enjoy it, but nostalgia is what helps me enjoy it mostly. Batman, doesn't require nostalgia, that's how well made it is.
The whole taking DC's side or Marvel's side is pretty stupid, pretty much every major writer and artist has worked for both companies, so to say that one company produces quality content and the other doesn't is bullshit. If you're boycotting either Marvel or DC, you're doing yourself a disservice as a superhero fan because both companies have produced great stories, although each company has their periods of greatness and decline.
I can see why older fans didn't like New 52 as much but Fans like me where introduced through the new 52 because before N52 I was like 8 and was a big Batman fan then my Mom brought me to a comic store which when we went there The N52 was like 2 months old and it opened the door for me and got me all in to Comics because everything restarted and made it easy for us new fans. I will always remember getting my very first Comics which where Batman: Court Of Owls & City Of Owls. My point here is that the N52 wasn't bad for DC it was good because it brought in a lot of new fans. Making Rebirth an amazing idea because it brought the new and old DC fans together.
Yeah I never really read pre 52 apart from some stories such as hush, year one and black mirror, the new 52 interested me with the creepy, dark batman stories and amazing swamp thing run. I loved the new 52 because I had no previous commitment.
Jshshdgddj Jdjdjdjdjdh new 52 was alright overall. And if you read Batman New 52 obviously you liked new 52 cuz it was amazing it was more of how they treated other characters that annoyed ppl.
Rob, you and the content you make is what got me reading comics. I was one of those kids growing up in the 90's, watching all those cartoons, I enjoyed them but not enough to read the comics, as I got older I leaned more towards the anime and manga market. However all this content you released has gotten me wanting to know more. Now I'm a huge aquaman fan and a punisher fan, just wish there was an actual comic store near me... slim pickings at my local book store, mostly amazon shopping for me. Thanks for introducing me to all these great stories.
You forgot about Young Justice. That was a great show even though it didn't last long. To me, it was vastly better than Teen Titans which they should have did a better job with.
Just wanted to say thanks for making a well thought out video. I haven't checked out much of the DC rebirth yet but you've now got me at least a bit more curious. I'd love to see you do more videos like this!
I got into comics from the animated tv shows: wolverine and the X-men, Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes and, i guess, Batman Brave and the Bold. Then I found the movies and then I found the X-men comics.
Rob, I just have to say, THANK YOU for this channel! I've been watching your videos for the better part of a year and recall in one of your videos about RUclips putting copyright restrictions of sorts onto yours and countless other channels.. Your constructive argument against that was that the purpose of your channel is to educate people. That is exactly what your channel has done for me- I have learned SO MUCH about so many groups, characters, stories and so on that I knew little to nothing about before. Thank you. Keep up the great content!
Superman animated series Spiderman the animate series Xmen cartoon : Are what got me into comics even though I barely had any access to them. I watch the Batman animated series too dont get me wrong but at the time I felt it was boring compared to Superman the animated series. Then came gems like Justice League and Teen titans that sealed the deal. I had to find out more on comics as the years went by
I'm really enjoying this new content and the different type of videos that you're doing now. This is the best your channel has been in nearly a year I've been subscribed.
Born in '86, when I was 5 I started playing soccer. My first team was named the Super Heroes, and we got to pick what super hero we wanted to be. I knew who Batman and Superman were but not much else. It was my turn to pick a name off a list but the coach said "Oh, your dad already picked yours." My dad ran track and cross country, and I always knew he was a Batman fan. I asked him who he picked, and I guess the coach told the parents beforehand because he pulled out a Flash comic book. After that the Flash name stuck to me until he passed away. But after that moment, I've never stopped loving comic books. Thank you Rob for these and thank you dad for bringing me into comics.
Rebirth has brought me in from being a casual reader into being a very serious reader. The Death of Superman was my first comic book and when I walked in to the store on one of those few months, I did decide to see what Superman was up to. It was like opening the book to find out a friend was alright, and then they started webbing the DC world together, pushing me into all these other stories just to see how /everyone/ is. It's no longer a comic book about this character or that team, but now it's how those concepts and ideas relate to the superheroic world as a whole.
What Rob said is the exact reason the DC films are garbage. Superman kills Zod? Really? That's not my Superman. I don't know who Batman is either. What is great about both of them is that they don't KILL. At their core, Superman and Batman are very alike and we have seen this over the years. DC needs a rebirth with their movies. I prefer marvel than DC, but whatever direction marvel is going isn't a good one. GJ is the man and that is why DC is hitting the mark right now.
The reason they're killing is because they are being portrayed as their 40s counterparts and they will later evolve into their modern selves, just give it time
Yeah I agree. Plus he was just different enough to be interesting but still classic enough that I didn't feel lost with him. I accepted the fact that he was what Superman would've been like in today's world. Maybe not as shiny as the classic versions but no less heroic.
That's fine, man. It's cool to like what you like. For example, I know a few people who like Electric Blue Superman, and for all the crap he takes, there is a pretty cool premise behind it.
+Just Some Guy with a Mustache Hey, Electric Blue Superman punch an angel of god in the face and fix the moon before that split in two. Thats pretty awesome in my book.
+tdtellem As someone that is fan of Post-Crisis Superman (mostly because i think that he is the perfect combination beetween the Golden and Silver Age elements of the charather) and never feel strongly about New 52 Superman either way (didn't love it or hate it), i think than his problem was mostly inconsisten charaterization, some times writers try to play the angle of younger and troubled man, other try to make him more similar to his Post Crisis version (mainly Johns and Greg Pak) and basically suffer for a lack of direction in the first 2 years. to the point when he was starting to be more similar to the version than people love, they just didn't care to much about him anymore, then the "Truth" storyarc and ther return of the classic version that people miss, kind of sealed his fate.
TenzZOom I have a preference for marvel characters always has. The DC universe ws always great for me though just to see what the other side is like with green lantern being my favorite thing from dc
It was my father who got me into comics as a kid growing up in 90's and watching batman, X- men flash 1990-1991 and reading the Star Wars comics at that time too
It's funny, I barely read DC comics, but yet I feel so happy and satisfied with their Rebirth and the few things I try to keep up with. It brought hope and enjoyment, I felt that same thing for All New All Different Marvel...but then Civil War 2 began and I'm just waiting for NOW. Man I just like entertainment when it comes to Marvel and DC, it just so happens that I grew up with Marvel more, it would be a different story if the day I was at the library and I picked up maybe a Green Lantern comic rather than the Runaways and Spider-Man.
Yeah, CW2 is kinda of a downer, not what I was hoping for either, like it's making my fun series less fun. Thank DC for Rebirth! Not a huge comic reader either but am really loving everything DC Rebirth atm.
Hardcore Marvel and DC fan here DCEU Amazing (It's so accurate and intiging pleasen o hate) MCU - beginning was good exept for MCU Spider-Man it's getting worse and worse. Iron man comics - Trash DC Rebirth - Super amazing awesome comics. Marvel Reboot - Please bring back the old one or do crisis like DC. :(
i dont by many comcs anymore but i do like both dc and marvel and i always like there cartoons(i just wish disney would make more marvel cartoons so they are not always in rerun)
What got me into comics was the 1991 Impel Cards. I was a High School Freshman back then. I could only buy the poorly printed bootleg cards, because I couldn't afford the legit ones and on one in my area was selling legit Marvel Impel cards. Some of my classmates and friends got into comics with my collection cards. During class hours when time was slow, they would pass around the cards and read in information on the back of the cards. Some even started drawing the Marvel Characters.
hey man I just wanted to let you know, I watch ALL your videos. I am a casual reader as described, but I'm an avid listener. I love having an outlet for all this knowledge. I listen to your new videos every day, usually at work. so really I'll not gonna comment and like all the time, but know that I am always awaiting your every video, no matter if it's a bio, a run down, or a statement of beliefs like this was. keep it up man!! also I seriously want a Rob-corp shirt lol
i dont know, he started to become an interesting right before he died. I do wonder what type of storylines will come from 52 batman and the old superman now that his friend has died.
Isn't pre 52 batman technically new 52 batman sense DC continued where they left off after new 52 with batman? So the only thing that changed was age, history, and batman's history with the bat family
Great vid Rob. I've been reading marvel and DC since high school. DC rebirth, for me anyway, has been the best thing about comics in a long time. Keep up the awesome work 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
The animation in Batman was a stylistic choice. They wanted it to have a 30s/40s gothic art deco feel. They also wanted it to tie in to the Tim Burton ,Michael Keaton Batman movie.
Wow... Rob I felt this video was different, like you were talking to all of us closely, individually, this shows your knowledge and passion for the 9th art, comics. Astonishing video!!
this is seriously my favorite video you've done. the ironic thing was x-men did get into comics and my 1st I got was batman 500 (which was part of knightfall) and I got into comic books when civil war comic book came out. it blew me away and made my love for comics grow even bigger. I've been reading comics for 10 years now
Dude you just summarized of my life. My earliest memory was seeing the first Batman movie in 1989 when I was 4. In 1992 when my family was coming back from a vacation and I begged my mom to have me watch the Batman animated series in a motel room we where renting. Then the fist comic book series I bought was Batman Knights End. X-men was cool too. I need to get back into comics man.
I got into comics through my father. He was into collectables of many kinds and having nothing to do with the "comics boom" he had tons of comics(including western, sci-fi, and even romance titles) going all the way back to the 60s. He used to tell me when he found out my mother was having a boy he ran out and started buying all the current Superman titles for me. Growing up he would surprise me every few weeks with a small bundle of issues, I had every issue of all 4 titles of Superman(action, adventure, Superman and MoS) from 84 up til I stopped buying them myself in 97 during the whole electric blue/red bs. I actually taught myself how to read on those comics at the age of 3. I also collected a handful of Marvel titles as well(a few Spiderman, Peter Parker was my favorite title. Cap, X-Men FF and some others). And to DEFINITIVELY answer your question Rob, it's Batman TAS hands down because the level of seriousness and legitimate drama it was so full of. Not to mention that now iconic art deco, modern/classic style of Bruce Tim. That show changed a whole industry and the way the company would handle animation forever. X-Men was brilliant, and made excellent use of canon stories to adapt for the average kid without a clue, and Spiderman TAS was great as well, but neither could have pulled off a prime time premier and be held as serious dramatic viewing.
Rebirth turned me into a hardcore reader I only use to read miles is spiderman and before that I read batman and superman comics only and I got into them more after I read rebirth cuz I wanted to read all of these stories and reading so many comics made me read more marvel ones like dr strange,iron man and more that's my favourite thing about rebirth
Oh man, I just love your channel, when you said that the reason you get in to comics it was X-Men the animated series I get so happy, that series for me is the reason I get in to comics as well, I started collecting trading cards because of the info in the back of the card, I was so hungry for know more about all the background of the characters, It was hard for me to get access to comics where I lived back in the days, but It was really amazing every time I get my hands on one, pretty much everything you said in this video is the way i see everything in Comic books. Amazing job, keep the great work. Peace :)
Damn fine video. I loved your mention of the X-Men 90s cartoon and Batman TAS and shows like that. I grew up watching those shows. It's part of the reason my girl loves BATMAN so much was that she grew up watching TAS. It's a classic. We gravitate more towards Marvel vs DC, but if the script got flipped, it could easily be DC vs Marvel. Great video, Rob
there's also the third kind of comic book readers: people like me, who don't read comics at all, but are still genuinly intrested in comic book characters and stories. I grew up watching comic book cartoons and movies. Yeah, every once in a while I somehow got a hold on some comic book, but I never bought them, I was always borrowed or given a comic book. Now, I'm almost 30 and still don't read comics, but I follow channels like yours and I love listening to stories, analysis etc. from comic book realm. Well... maybe that don't make me a "reader" but I sure do feel to be a part of comic book fans community! Cheers!
I didn't grow up watching any animated series about superheroes nor did I read comics as a kid. But for some reason I love comics about superheroes now. It's never too late to get into it.
Rob, your exactly right about DC Rebirth and it's impact on new readers. As a young kid, I always wanted to read comic books but I couldn't (no money). I loved almost every comic book show, video game and movie, even if they were terrible, just because I was so interested in their world. But because they weren't so accessible in terms of story, I didn't get into buying comics even when I had the money. Then New 52 came out. It cheated me out of the magic of these characters and their journeys and developments, so I rejected it almost as if I was a hardcore fan. DC Rebirth, not only got me into reading comics for the first time in my life, but I can still now read some of the older stories, knowing they actually still mean something.
As a kid I saw most Marvel/DC shows growing up but what got me to read comic books was after I saw Planet Hulk the movie. I read most of Hulks comics afterwards, World War Hulk being my favorite. He is my all time favorite character from Marvel and Batman from DC.
I was introduced to Comic books by my cousin, Tito. Every week he'll go to the comic book store and bring this comics and show them to me. I was fascinated by this. Then he was collecting trading cards from comic book characters and they were so cool. I no longer wanted to collect sports trading cards. I Just wanted to collect comic books and superhero trading cards. And to this day I still love this. I love comic books and the movies are doing so well now! Is a dream come true 😁
For me it was the Capcom fighting games in the mid to late-'90s which laid the foundation and then the early X Men movies which got me into Marvel lore. It's been a real treat these last few years with the MCU films :)
first intro to Comics was TV shows: Wonder Woman, Hulk, (Greatest American Hero), Adam West Batman reruns. X-Men cartoon got me reading the books regularly - related to their mutations as I went through puberty earlier than kids in my class. B:TAS was quality, engaged my highbrow interests.
Rob, please do more videos like this! It was really refreshing. Honestly I feel kind of bad about being a casual fan, but because of you making these videos I feel more in-between and slowly gravitating to being more of a hardcore fan., Thank you, bruh.
I cannot say enough positive about your videos. I teach a Superheroes class at my college and I tell them to watch your videos if they have questions. Also, you hit the nail on the head with hardcore fans. I wish you would do a video on what Marvel is doing wrong by stripping all their major characters and changing them to new ones. Hydra Cap was the last straw for me. I cancelled all my Marvel subscriptions and only read DC now because those characters still resonate with me. I have been reading comics for 40+ years and I don't know Marvel anymore.
I watched most comicbook cartoon that came out in the 90s, but the one cartoon that got me into reading comics was Justice League/Unlimited. That show is absolutely amazing and my favorite cartoon series ever.
Hardcore Marvel fan Here
DC Rebirth is amazing. Marvel as it stands today is pure trash
-Amazing Spider-man is BORING
-All New All Different Avengers... is just there.
-Invincible Iron man is meh
-The Totally awesome Hulk is irrelevant
-International Iron man is boring
-Mighty Thor is an insult
-All the X-men books are just convoluted and confusing.
-Civil War II Has fantastic art yet the premise is just so utterly retarded that it's hard to enjoy. So many people acting out of character. Fighting over dumbshit.
And theses are marvel supposedly flagship titles
The only good ones are
Luke cage and Iron Fist
Vision
Spider-man(miles Morales)(honestly this book is what Amazing Spider-man SHOULD be)
Black Widow(So I've heard)
Khamala Khan(So I've heard)
There are a select few other gems(that I can't remember), but NONE of them are the flagship titles, which is a giant problem.
Almost EVERYTHING I've read in DC:Rebirth is great. Especially the Superman books(Superman is cool again btw)
Dude read old man Logan that is there best book hands down
Man, Marvel is going through hard times. Their stories are so bad right now and I'm saying it as Marvel fan.
All x-men and Inhumans books are boring and tasteless...
only ones I like are Ultimates, Luke Cage and Iron Fist, Deadpool ( even though it's getting boring to see him ONLY suffer, it was cool some time ago but seeing your favorite character suffer non stop can get frustrating and it comes from Joe Kelly's fan. Joe Kelly made Wade suffer A LOT but he knew when to stop)
I heard that Vision is good
Uncanny Avengers isn't that bad either
Old Man Logan is action packed masterpiece
Captain America Steve Rogers could be good but it is so slow... the story has potential but man... it's really slow
EDIT
I forgot about few
Moon Knight is excellent
Daredevil is also cool
Disagree about The Mighty Thor and Invincible Iron Man. Imo, the Mighty Thor is one of the best comics written today from Marvel or DC. I would argue most of Marvel's comics are good or great, but the negative reaction to Civil War II seems to dictate readers perception of Marvel comics in general. I collected most of the Rebirth one-shots and #1s', but I only kept Aquaman and Superman on my pull list because the others fell flat for me.
What I've seen really in Marvel atm is the only good books are some of the smaller ones or at least the ones that don't interact much with the rest od the universe
Herosmurf
exactly
dc is doing a better job about keeping there characters alive compared to marvel who are killing them off left right and centre for civil war 2 which is ridiculously forced
The only character they killed off is hulk
nope more have died
doctor leak Who
Only the hulks dead people are only mad at marvel because they promise everything was going to be all new in all different they didn't deliver on that promise now it's overstayed its welcome
who else is dead besides the hulk
DC rebirth is fixing things in the DC comics now all they need have cyborg remember that he was once a teen titan
Doubt they're going to do that. The timeline is screwed up since they have Dick Grayson and the other members of the titans far too old for Cyborg to have been one of them.
Kekkersboy but if they can remember the first wally west after he touched them then if wally can get to cyborg and do the same thing and maybe something might happen
Ant I am loving Rebirth but I really doubt they'll be folding Cyborg into the old Teen Titans. They seem to be focusing more on the original team, not the later versions.
I guess your right but still
If only they'd do that with the movies. At least their cartoons and (most) of the TV shows are still good. ...we'll see how CW handles Supergirl and if they can fix the glaring issues the show had.
Spider-Man the Animated Series was my favorite... but EVERY Spidey show gets canceled on a cliffhanger
Dang your right.
whoa
same thing with the movies tool
Rubeus Archos lol, Movies get canceled before they can even get to the good stories... it's an endless cycle for Pete -.-
but sad true.
Who remembers Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series)?
Yes!
Not a fan but yes
Always a fan of Hulk, never Bruce Wayne batman fan, Terry was more interesting to me.
whut? Bruce Wayne > Terry
Geanfranco Chávez Muto
Your opinion, I personally hate the living hell out of Bruce and find his ideals to be too childish
i used to think marvel was better than DC... but DC is now the stronger brand.
that is until... Marvel Rebirth
All New. All replaced. All Bendis.
#MakeMarvelGreatAgain
thats why i dont get how ppl can say marvek is foing better if marvels mcu loses its popukarity theyre going to die iff
Marvel has never been better than DC
I never read a comic in my life, however I knew pretty much every major character in the DC Universe from animations or movies, but I never tried to read comics up until Rebirth, because it was kinda intimidating.
Batman Rebirth was the first comic I have ever read and I absolutely love it. Since then I have read several Batman comics from the 90-00s and looked into almost all the other Rebirth series.
Seriously I can't believe that I never tried to read comic before that, but maybe it was Rebirth itself that kinda got me in the first place, so yeah, DC did probably everything right, when they started Rebirth, because now they have a new hardcore reader.
I completely resonate with that too...plus the inclusion of The Watchmen was all the more reason for me to stick around for 2 years for the build up to the current on going run of the Doomsday Clock event but during the 2 years came around Dark Knights metal which was amazing that has now led into the No Justice story line which is a really good read right now
Marvel fanboy here:
Marvel is relying on attention grabbing, troll-heavy, gimmicks while DC is going back to what made it great. Marvel is continually alienating it's loyal fan base in order to appease some sort of political agenda. And I am saying this as a Black man. marvel has been terrible since Original Sin. It all started the moment Nick Fury depowered Thor with a phrase that TO THIS VERY FUCKING DAY, readers have no idea what was said. Any Marvel fan will tell you since that event, Marvel has changed on a fundamental level. Instead of making stories for the fans, they are making stories that try to get high scores by reviewers. It's tiring and sad. DC Rebirth is the most fun I've had with comics in awhile
Agreed, well said. Maybe a hit to their sales is what will get Marvel to wake up and actually get back to being good.
Yeah, Marvels a mess right now. So was DC for awhile there, but this is their way of cleaning it up. Not all Marvel stuff is bad though, I hear Doctor Strange is consistently good.
I suppose Fury told him what BS Marvel going to do with him and his friends.
I almost want to say it's a good thing that DC's movies (since Green Lantern) have been so sub-par. It helps them focus on making great stories. Marvel's riding the high of their movie success. Remember that time everything started to be like the movies? Like the Chitari being in the main Marvel Universe when they actually made their first appearance in the Ultimate Universe as Ultimate versions of the Skrulls?
I blame the MCU for 90% of Marvel's problems right now. Seriously I want their fucking movies and TV shows to die already so that they have to actually attempt to appeal to COMIC BOOK readers again instead of making all their fucking money off of the casual movie/TV audience.
Seriously, if they didn't have that huge influx of cash all the stupid shit that is happening that is making us not buy their comics wouldn't be happening right now, or at least they would be making moves to correct it.
I guessed DC realized that pissing on 30 years worth of storylines is a bad idea. Now if only Marvel would learn not to do the same to its characters.
Hey there, I'm here from the future and your good ol pal Bendis is writing Superman!
@MrB0gart stfu mcu sheep
This aver bad
I'm a fan of Marvel & DC. I grew up on DC shows, be it Batman '66 or Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman or Super Friends, but I tended to gravitate towards Marvel shows in the 90's because it wasn't something I was used to. To me, the MCU is what DC already had when I was growing up. Which is depth, consequences, and a connection to the characters and the world that they live in. Marvel fans who got into it because of the MCU often don't know DC's cinematic history and tend to judge it based on the last few movies. Which is sad given that DC has 4 shows on the CW that are rather good while Marvel has some real quality issues with their 4 shows.
DC's core characters are evergreen as far as fictional characters go. They're well on their way to being a century old and yet their stories are still relevant today. Marvel's characters are very much a product of the era that they were created in and that has led to some problems. Yes, Fox owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and that is a big reason why they have been removed from the comic book landscape. But they are also an old team whose significant acts have largely taken place in brandwide meta-events. The X-Men are a bit better at changing with the times but I feel like the weight of 90's nostalgia has stalled progress for many of the main characters. DC's secrets to success are simplicity in character origins, focusing more on events in individual books rather than meta-events, and actually caring if readers can follow the story or not.
As an aside, I go to my local comic store every week to play Magic & D&D. I only buy comics once a month because there is no rush for me, as I am the only one in my social group to read the books that I do. I'm currently reading Silk, Extraordinary X-Men, and Civil War 2 & I read Saga in trade paperbacks.
Batman The Animated series is better to me.
The X-Men cartoon didn't hold up over the years for me.
#SavageChronicles
That's cold lol
Too soon man! Too soon! :D
Ahh X-men is better. Better story lines.
I loved Both being 5 at the time watching both i love both the Bat's and the Peace Fighting Mutant's
Damn, right in the childhood.
I have decided to jump ship to DC comics now. Re-Birth has been WAY better written and actually works to fix continuity and have respect for the hardcore and casual fans. Marvel's ANAD crap has really disappointed me as a new comic reader. So much emphasis on shock value, faux progressiveness, disregard for continuity, shoddy writing and just pointless re-issuing of comics and stupid event after events. However, with continuing slump in sales, they WILL have their own "Re-Birth"
I agree ... Telling a huge story while also fixing things that are broken ... Marvel seriously needs a HUGE story that also works to fix things that are broken and/or just not working ...
Who read Issue 7 of Superman? It's probably going to be my personal favorite issue of the rebirth.
i know it's definitely mine
Such a great and fun issue.
Agreed. It was very simple and heartwarming.
It was perfect. It embodies everything good about Rebirth Superman to me.
God I need to catch up on this title.
DC: Ooooh Dr.Manhattan removes 10 years from everyone's life. Gotta wait and see what that's about.
Marvel: Hey! Uh, we revealed Tony Stark dads... Duh... does anyone still care? No? Oh oh, Ms. Marvel has a new hairstyle!
Galen Marek I'm proud of you apprentice.
You're the real MVP
TheSporehacker do you even know what MVP means?
As a diehard X-men & Marvel guy Batman the Animated series was lightning in a bottle. An instant classic still unrivaled.
DC Rebirth is way better than All new all different Marvel. Even the whole DC universe has a way better and cleaner continuity than Marvel's universe.
Pre Crisis 4.2/10
I liked Pre 52 5/10
New 52 8.9/10
DC Rebirth 999999999999999/10
Marvel (before reboot) 6/10
Marvel reboot 0.1/10
Batowner Studios correct
My ranking:
Pre Crisis 4/10
Post Crisis 10/10
New 52 7/10
DC Rebirth 9/10
Marvel 10/10
All New All Different Marvel 2/10
Marvel Legacy 8/10
Look at rob busting out all these videos!! I love it thanks!!
I don't think you understand. Thee new 52 universe IS the post-crisis universe. It always has been. It's just that while Barry was running back from the events of flashpoint, dr. Manhattan stole 10 years from the timeline. But yeah, DC Rebirth is saving the company and hopefully they'll listen a bit more closely from now on.
10 years not 5.
Yes it is and no it isn't. The problem is that if the Nu52 universe is the old continuity, then that would make the Superman that died, from the old continuity. If that were the case then Clark White shouldn't exist.
Kekkersboy No, it would mean that clark white was always supposed to be the superman of this universe, meaning that the superman we've been following for 5 years was a fake.
georgemiser But Clark White explicitly stated that he came from another universe. And we saw it happen during Convergence. We also saw the whole origin and backstory of the nu52 superman. How can he be a fake?
Kekkersboy Mr. Oz said it himself. neither superman is who they think they are.
Raise your hand if you think Barbara Gordon should have remained Orcale?
I'm curious what reason they gave for how she magically was able to walk again. I think Stephanie Brown should've stayed as Batgirl and then you could've had Steph and Tim have their own Batgirl and Robin story.
It was an implant in her spine. So y'know, the easiest possible solution, as well as the most uninspired.
Leonardo Henriquez yes
Frankly i think DC deciding to make Barbara Gordon into Batman technical support. Was the stupidest decisions they ever made. It might have been cool in the 80's. But now it feels like anyone from anonymous could do the Job. Not to mention i got sick of her being re-victimized by reliving the killing joke over and over and over again. Killing Joke being a book that Alan Moore never meant to be cannon in the first place. So giving Barbara back the mantle of Batgirl was one of thing about the new52 that i actually liked.
@@DeathKard101 the most uninspired would be a lazarus pit, is the oldest plot device on batman comics.
Batman: The Animated Series will always be the greatest animated super hero show in my opinion. It's animation is amazing even by today's standards. And it branched out and created an amazing universe that defined my childhood.
the iron man cartoon... said no one ever LOL.
it was BAAAAD.
* raises hand meekly
"I liked Armoured Adventures"
Steven Wang SHAME
i used to watch the show, wasn't fun.
at least the 90s iron man toy was ok
wowantonlavey Don't talk crap about the iron man tv show I used to love it
"If I hit him with a yellow crayon, what would that do to him?" 😂😂 dead, so dead hahahahah
Green arrow once said he could take out both hal jordan GL and alan scott GL with a yellow pencil
Young Justice is my favorite superhero cartoon. Spectacular Spiderman would be 2nd, and I grew up in the 90's dont get me wrong I loved Justice League, but Young justice gave me so much character growth it wasnt even funny. Im also loving DC rebirth, top 5 favorite books have to be
1. Detective comics
2. Action Comic
3. Titans
4. Aquaman
5. Nightwing
I didn't hate the new 52 honestly. a lot of it is really good
specially aquaman
All-New All-Different while a mess, is nothing like the movies dude....
Yes, I agree.
Before May my pull had over 20 different Marvel books and no DC, now i have only 2 Marvel left and for the first time in my life am reading DC, Can't even tell you how many Rebirth i am subbed to, not all but most of them.... Twice weekly shit is starting piss my wife off a bit though $$$ lol
It’s what got me into comics
I think that DC did the right thing and noticed ahead of time that their sales slowed down in new 52 rather than realizing that they're going down The Marvel Comics route.
I am proud to say that i bought a comic first. It was a spiderman issue, I realised afterwards that there's a movie too
I grew up on marvel on but jumped over to dc in the early 2000s
I'm the kind of reader that just get trades on characters I like. For example Spiderman, Ms. Marvel, the Bat family, and Teen titans.
That makes sense, let's you know if the book is good or not, instead of hoping for the best.
Aqua Jet yeah I don't have the money to devote myself to one run so I just hop from character to character which allows for diversity.
Come on man. There is no comparing X-Men and Batman: the Animated Series. I love both, but Batman was a very mature show. I went back and re-watched many of those episodes recently and they STILL hold up. The acting, the art, the sound design, the plots. They age very well not only with the viewer but also with the times. X-Men, however, does not age so well. I still enjoy it, but nostalgia is what helps me enjoy it mostly. Batman, doesn't require nostalgia, that's how well made it is.
The whole taking DC's side or Marvel's side is pretty stupid, pretty much every major writer and artist has worked for both companies, so to say that one company produces quality content and the other doesn't is bullshit. If you're boycotting either Marvel or DC, you're doing yourself a disservice as a superhero fan because both companies have produced great stories, although each company has their periods of greatness and decline.
I loved Xmen tas
Greatest theme ever
BTAS aged a lot better
i got into comics because i grew up watching the Justice League cartoon
"Let me know if you guys enjoy videos like this"
I enjoy videos like this.
DC is doing a waaaay better job with their new status quo than MARVEL, and I like both comics.
Only half way through the video man and I already love the style and love the sense of nostalgia you're producing!!!
I can see why older fans didn't like New 52 as much but Fans like me where introduced through the new 52 because before N52 I was like 8 and was a big Batman fan then my Mom brought me to a comic store which when we went there The N52 was like 2 months old and it opened the door for me and got me all in to Comics because everything restarted and made it easy for us new fans. I will always remember getting my very first Comics which where Batman: Court Of Owls & City Of Owls. My point here is that the N52 wasn't bad for DC it was good because it brought in a lot of new fans. Making Rebirth an amazing idea because it brought the new and old DC fans together.
Yeah I never really read pre 52 apart from some stories such as hush, year one and black mirror, the new 52 interested me with the creepy, dark batman stories and amazing swamp thing run. I loved the new 52 because I had no previous commitment.
i didnt like the new 52 superman because he dumped lois and was dating wonder woman(shes batmans girl J.L.)
Jshshdgddj Jdjdjdjdjdh new 52 was alright overall. And if you read Batman New 52 obviously you liked new 52 cuz it was amazing it was more of how they treated other characters that annoyed ppl.
Rob, you and the content you make is what got me reading comics. I was one of those kids growing up in the 90's, watching all those cartoons, I enjoyed them but not enough to read the comics, as I got older I leaned more towards the anime and manga market. However all this content you released has gotten me wanting to know more. Now I'm a huge aquaman fan and a punisher fan, just wish there was an actual comic store near me... slim pickings at my local book store, mostly amazon shopping for me.
Thanks for introducing me to all these great stories.
1. BTAS
2. X-Men
3. Spider-Man
4. JL
5. JL Unlimited
6. Teen Titans
U forgot STAS
Didn't forget at all. Hated it.
You forgot about Young Justice. That was a great show even though it didn't last long. To me, it was vastly better than Teen Titans which they should have did a better job with.
Jeremiah Muhammad Which Spider-Man show lol, there are about 5.
Just wanted to say thanks for making a well thought out video. I haven't checked out much of the DC rebirth yet but you've now got me at least a bit more curious. I'd love to see you do more videos like this!
I got into comics from the animated tv shows: wolverine and the X-men, Avengers Earths Mightiest Heroes and, i guess, Batman Brave and the Bold. Then I found the movies and then I found the X-men comics.
Same I guess we are the younger generation of comic fans
Ironically for me it was through a combination of Justice League Unlimited and Ed, Edd N Eddy.
my first intro to the comics world was george reeves as superman
Rob, I just have to say, THANK YOU for this channel! I've been watching your videos for the better part of a year and recall in one of your videos about RUclips putting copyright restrictions of sorts onto yours and countless other channels.. Your constructive argument against that was that the purpose of your channel is to educate people. That is exactly what your channel has done for me- I have learned SO MUCH about so many groups, characters, stories and so on that I knew little to nothing about before.
Thank you. Keep up the great content!
Superman animated series
Spiderman the animate series
Xmen cartoon : Are what got me into comics even though I barely had any access to them. I watch the Batman animated series too dont get me wrong but at the time I felt it was boring compared to Superman the animated series. Then came gems like Justice League and Teen titans that sealed the deal. I had to find out more on comics as the years went by
dude superman the animated series was awesome.
j spenc That theme song always got me hype coming back from school or in the morning
I'm really enjoying this new content and the different type of videos that you're doing now. This is the best your channel has been in nearly a year I've been subscribed.
I couldn't have put it better myself.
Also, does the Rob Corp have an oath?
I'm still waiting for Martian Manhunter to show up post-Rebirth.
rebirth is awsome
Born in '86, when I was 5 I started playing soccer. My first team was named the Super Heroes, and we got to pick what super hero we wanted to be. I knew who Batman and Superman were but not much else. It was my turn to pick a name off a list but the coach said "Oh, your dad already picked yours." My dad ran track and cross country, and I always knew he was a Batman fan. I asked him who he picked, and I guess the coach told the parents beforehand because he pulled out a Flash comic book. After that the Flash name stuck to me until he passed away. But after that moment, I've never stopped loving comic books. Thank you Rob for these and thank you dad for bringing me into comics.
Why doesn't anyone talk about the Legion of Superheroes cartoon??
Right?
I don't like look
Word
lmaof i loved that show as akid
Or Krypto: The Superdog :)
Rebirth has brought me in from being a casual reader into being a very serious reader. The Death of Superman was my first comic book and when I walked in to the store on one of those few months, I did decide to see what Superman was up to. It was like opening the book to find out a friend was alright, and then they started webbing the DC world together, pushing me into all these other stories just to see how /everyone/ is. It's no longer a comic book about this character or that team, but now it's how those concepts and ideas relate to the superheroic world as a whole.
What Rob said is the exact reason the DC films are garbage. Superman kills Zod? Really? That's not my Superman. I don't know who Batman is either. What is great about both of them is that they don't KILL. At their core, Superman and Batman are very alike and we have seen this over the years. DC needs a rebirth with their movies. I prefer marvel than DC, but whatever direction marvel is going isn't a good one. GJ is the man and that is why DC is hitting the mark right now.
The reason they're killing is because they are being portrayed as their 40s counterparts and they will later evolve into their modern selves, just give it time
History of Video Games what book, what issue, what circumstance?
Not kill him, but obviously since you were not able to answer my question I will not waste anymore of my time with you
I love everything you do. It hits home for me. Thank you
I really miss New 52 Superman.
I know that's not popular to say but hey.
:-(
He started to grow on me in his final runs. He would've been a good Superman
Yeah I agree.
Plus he was just different enough to be interesting but still classic enough that I didn't feel lost with him.
I accepted the fact that he was what Superman would've been like in today's world.
Maybe not as shiny as the classic versions but no less heroic.
That's fine, man. It's cool to like what you like. For example, I know a few people who like Electric Blue Superman, and for all the crap he takes, there is a pretty cool premise behind it.
+Just Some Guy with a Mustache Hey, Electric Blue Superman punch an angel of god in the face and fix the moon before that split in two. Thats pretty awesome in my book.
+tdtellem As someone that is fan of Post-Crisis Superman (mostly because i think that he is the perfect combination beetween the Golden and Silver Age elements of the charather) and never feel strongly about New 52 Superman either way (didn't love it or hate it), i think than his problem was mostly inconsisten charaterization, some times writers try to play the angle of younger and troubled man, other try to make him more similar to his Post Crisis version (mainly Johns and Greg Pak) and basically suffer for a lack of direction in the first 2 years. to the point when he was starting to be more similar to the version than people love, they just didn't care to much about him anymore, then the "Truth" storyarc and ther return of the classic version that people miss, kind of sealed his fate.
Love the background music Rob !
imo dc and marvel are both great
Fanboys will never admit to that
sadly :(
TenzZOom I have a preference for marvel characters always has. The DC universe ws always great for me though just to see what the other side is like with green lantern being my favorite thing from dc
True, I like DC more but I love marvel
It was my father who got me into comics as a kid growing up in 90's and watching batman, X- men flash 1990-1991 and reading the Star Wars comics at that time too
It's funny, I barely read DC comics, but yet I feel so happy and satisfied with their Rebirth and the few things I try to keep up with. It brought hope and enjoyment, I felt that same thing for All New All Different Marvel...but then Civil War 2 began and I'm just waiting for NOW.
Man I just like entertainment when it comes to Marvel and DC, it just so happens that I grew up with Marvel more, it would be a different story if the day I was at the library and I picked up maybe a Green Lantern comic rather than the Runaways and Spider-Man.
Yeah, CW2 is kinda of a downer, not what I was hoping for either, like it's making my fun series less fun. Thank DC for Rebirth! Not a huge comic reader either but am really loving everything DC Rebirth atm.
Love this Vid!!!
you and benny rock!
I want to see you try to explain Jojo's bizarre adventure all parts
Oh god that would be glorious. I mean it's technically not a comic, but it's freaking Jojo!
+Aqua Jet Jojo fans
What do you mean is not a comic I'm holding jojonium right now
+Comics Drawer ye
+Zero Gravity Well JoJo's a manga not a traditional comic. Their similar but structured differently.
This was really compelling. You could feel the passion in this video.
Hardcore Marvel and DC fan here
DCEU Amazing (It's so accurate and intiging pleasen o hate)
MCU - beginning was good exept for MCU Spider-Man it's getting worse and worse.
Iron man comics - Trash
DC Rebirth - Super amazing awesome comics.
Marvel Reboot - Please bring back the old one or do crisis like DC. :(
i dont by many comcs anymore but i do like both dc and marvel and i always like there cartoons(i just wish disney would make more marvel cartoons so they are not always in rerun)
What got me into comics was the 1991 Impel Cards. I was a High School Freshman back then. I could only buy the poorly printed bootleg cards, because I couldn't afford the legit ones and on one in my area was selling legit Marvel Impel cards. Some of my classmates and friends got into comics with my collection cards. During class hours when time was slow, they would pass around the cards and read in information on the back of the cards. Some even started drawing the Marvel Characters.
I am one of those people who like X-men Evolution more than the 90s cartoon lol.
hey man I just wanted to let you know, I watch ALL your videos. I am a casual reader as described, but I'm an avid listener. I love having an outlet for all this knowledge. I listen to your new videos every day, usually at work. so really I'll not gonna comment and like all the time, but know that I am always awaiting your every video, no matter if it's a bio, a run down, or a statement of beliefs like this was. keep it up man!!
also I seriously want a Rob-corp shirt lol
i am sad they killed new 52 superman after most ppl started to like him
near the end
i dont know, he started to become an interesting right before he died. I do wonder what type of storylines will come from 52 batman and the old superman now that his friend has died.
Just a theory and SPOILERS: I don't think he's dead, i think he's prisoner of M. Oz along with Tim Drake.
Isn't pre 52 batman technically new 52 batman sense DC continued where they left off after new 52 with batman? So the only thing that changed was age, history, and batman's history with the bat family
Darkbat yea, even though its the same his friendship with new 52 superman still happened so i just hope they play with that now that he's dead
Great vid Rob. I've been reading marvel and DC since high school. DC rebirth, for me anyway, has been the best thing about comics in a long time. Keep up the awesome work 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
*X-Men's animation in the '90's was 1000 times better than Batman:TAS.*
The first two seasons of X men were great but it took a drastic nosedive in quality and budget with season 3 and 4
***** inhumans never had a series in the '90's fool.
Philly man The joke is about how Marvel is replacing Mutants with Inhumans.
The animation in Batman was a stylistic choice. They wanted it to have a 30s/40s gothic art deco feel. They also wanted it to tie in to the Tim Burton ,Michael Keaton Batman movie.
Kekkersboy yeah, I caught that. It was just didn't work here.
Wow... Rob I felt this video was different, like you were talking to all of us closely, individually, this shows your knowledge and passion for the 9th art, comics. Astonishing video!!
Ultimate Spiderman got me on board with comics.
@ComicsExplained thank you so much for your content! Great voice as well!
this is seriously my favorite video you've done. the ironic thing was x-men did get into comics and my 1st I got was batman 500 (which was part of knightfall) and I got into comic books when civil war comic book came out. it blew me away and made my love for comics grow even bigger. I've been reading comics for 10 years now
I'm just happy to listen to you as a comic fan boy with all your amazement over how big this comics world is....
Dude you just summarized of my life. My earliest memory was seeing the first Batman movie in 1989 when I was 4. In 1992 when my family was coming back from a vacation and I begged my mom to have me watch the Batman animated series in a motel room we where renting. Then the fist comic book series I bought was Batman Knights End. X-men was cool too. I need to get back into comics man.
spectacular spiderman
teen titans
static shock
and batman beyond are my favorite adaptations
I've always read comics/looked at the pictures, but I got into DC big time in 1958, and have been there ever since!
Great video as usual. It's good to have you back.
I got into comics through my father. He was into collectables of many kinds and having nothing to do with the "comics boom" he had tons of comics(including western, sci-fi, and even romance titles) going all the way back to the 60s. He used to tell me when he found out my mother was having a boy he ran out and started buying all the current Superman titles for me. Growing up he would surprise me every few weeks with a small bundle of issues, I had every issue of all 4 titles of Superman(action, adventure, Superman and MoS) from 84 up til I stopped buying them myself in 97 during the whole electric blue/red bs. I actually taught myself how to read on those comics at the age of 3. I also collected a handful of Marvel titles as well(a few Spiderman, Peter Parker was my favorite title. Cap, X-Men FF and some others).
And to DEFINITIVELY answer your question Rob, it's Batman TAS hands down because the level of seriousness and legitimate drama it was so full of. Not to mention that now iconic art deco, modern/classic style of Bruce Tim. That show changed a whole industry and the way the company would handle animation forever.
X-Men was brilliant, and made excellent use of canon stories to adapt for the average kid without a clue, and Spiderman TAS was great as well, but neither could have pulled off a prime time premier and be held as serious dramatic viewing.
Rebirth turned me into a hardcore reader I only use to read miles is spiderman and before that I read batman and superman comics only and I got into them more after I read rebirth cuz I wanted to read all of these stories and reading so many comics made me read more marvel ones like dr strange,iron man and more that's my favourite thing about rebirth
Oh man, I just love your channel, when you said that the reason you get in to comics it was X-Men the animated series I get so happy, that series for me is the reason I get in to comics as well, I started collecting trading cards because of the info in the back of the card, I was so hungry for know more about all the background of the characters, It was hard for me to get access to comics where I lived back in the days, but It was really amazing every time I get my hands on one, pretty much everything you said in this video is the way i see everything in Comic books. Amazing job, keep the great work. Peace :)
Always a pleasure to watch your videos Rob :)
Damn fine video. I loved your mention of the X-Men 90s cartoon and Batman TAS and shows like that. I grew up watching those shows. It's part of the reason my girl loves BATMAN so much was that she grew up watching TAS. It's a classic. We gravitate more towards Marvel vs DC, but if the script got flipped, it could easily be DC vs Marvel. Great video, Rob
You sir just earned another sub. This rocked!
there's also the third kind of comic book readers: people like me, who don't read comics at all, but are still genuinly intrested in comic book characters and stories. I grew up watching comic book cartoons and movies. Yeah, every once in a while I somehow got a hold on some comic book, but I never bought them, I was always borrowed or given a comic book. Now, I'm almost 30 and still don't read comics, but I follow channels like yours and I love listening to stories, analysis etc. from comic book realm. Well... maybe that don't make me a "reader" but I sure do feel to be a part of comic book fans community! Cheers!
I didn't grow up watching any animated series about superheroes nor did I read comics as a kid. But for some reason I love comics about superheroes now. It's never too late to get into it.
Rob, your exactly right about DC Rebirth and it's impact on new readers. As a young kid, I always wanted to read comic books but I couldn't (no money). I loved almost every comic book show, video game and movie, even if they were terrible, just because I was so interested in their world. But because they weren't so accessible in terms of story, I didn't get into buying comics even when I had the money. Then New 52 came out.
It cheated me out of the magic of these characters and their journeys and developments, so I rejected it almost as if I was a hardcore fan. DC Rebirth, not only got me into reading comics for the first time in my life, but I can still now read some of the older stories, knowing they actually still mean something.
Everything right with DC comics: Dark Knights Metal and shit loads of other awesome titles
As a kid I saw most Marvel/DC shows growing up but what got me to read comic books was after I saw Planet Hulk the movie. I read most of Hulks comics afterwards, World War Hulk being my favorite. He is my all time favorite character from Marvel and Batman from DC.
I was introduced to Comic books by my cousin, Tito. Every week he'll go to the comic book store and bring this comics and show them to me. I was fascinated by this. Then he was collecting trading cards from comic book characters and they were so cool. I no longer wanted to collect sports trading cards. I Just wanted to collect comic books and superhero trading cards. And to this day I still love this. I love comic books and the movies are doing so well now! Is a dream come true 😁
Rob, I gotta say, I love these style of videos man. It's great to hear someone passionate talk about this.
For me it was the Capcom fighting games in the mid to late-'90s which laid the foundation and then the early X Men movies which got me into Marvel lore. It's been a real treat these last few years with the MCU films :)
first intro to Comics was TV shows: Wonder Woman, Hulk, (Greatest American Hero), Adam West Batman reruns. X-Men cartoon got me reading the books regularly - related to their mutations as I went through puberty earlier than kids in my class. B:TAS was quality, engaged my highbrow interests.
Thanks for reminding people of why they got into comics the first time, your vids are the best.
love the song that plays in the video
Rob, please do more videos like this! It was really refreshing. Honestly I feel kind of bad about being a casual fan, but because of you making these videos I feel more in-between and slowly gravitating to being more of a hardcore fan., Thank you, bruh.
Batman Was a better show because of the retro 1930's-1940's style mixed with 1990's tech
I cannot say enough positive about your videos. I teach a Superheroes class at my college and I tell them to watch your videos if they have questions. Also, you hit the nail on the head with hardcore fans. I wish you would do a video on what Marvel is doing wrong by stripping all their major characters and changing them to new ones. Hydra Cap was the last straw for me. I cancelled all my Marvel subscriptions and only read DC now because those characters still resonate with me. I have been reading comics for 40+ years and I don't know Marvel anymore.
Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen are what got me into comics. Superman will always be my #1 favorite comic.
rob you are improving on each video , keep the good work.
I watched most comicbook cartoon that came out in the 90s, but the one cartoon that got me into reading comics was Justice League/Unlimited. That show is absolutely amazing and my favorite cartoon series ever.
great video Rob. like you, I fell in love with the x Men animated series.