Roy Thomas is a legend & inspiration to all of us. Special thanks to Alex for doing these interviews. He truly asks questions all of us long time fans would like to ask.
Roy's name sold many a comic to Me growing up. We're so lucky that he's still with us to recount his first hand view of history. This interview is invaluable. Thanks so much sharing it with us. So glad that some of my boyhood heroes are still here with us.
This should be interesting. Thomas deserves a share of credit for the successes from Marvel's Bronze Age era where artists and writers conjured fresh ideas and bold concepts that changed comics and Pop culture itself.
I’ve watched a bunch of your interviews. I really enjoyed, appreciate having them. So many of the first and second generation creators are gone now , it’s great that we can have it all on the record. Younger reads will be able to go back and hear how wild and really unplanned things came about.
God bless you and your health. You're practically ageless. Plus, your memory is invaluable since Stan, Jack, etc had poor memories. When you write intros for Marvel Masterworks, it's a treat to read the "inside baseball" recollections
Man! The great Roy Thomas. What a great interview, that bring lots of good memories that time has not erased ha! That time seems magic for many of us for sure. I still pick up once in a while old comics from my old collection and read to have that excitement and joy. This hobby of comics is so amazing, it seems it lives for ever.
These interviews are so valuable. Damn it's such a shame that so many of the greatest never put down for the ages similar extended interviews. Entertaining and interesting stuff. Thank you.🧏♂️
My main comicbook obsession was 1960s and 1970s and Roy wrote the bulk of what I read. He took Stan and Jack's blue prints and created some of the best Marvel Sagas of that Era. A true genius. And always seemed humble.
Amazing interview! Roy had planned some final King Conan stories in the cancelled Savage Sword of Conan (early 90s) - would love to know what he had planned and if he would ever revisit Conan today.
Working on a tv show about comic book creators who passed on we have three episodes completed with lots of people would love to have you join us to say some things about some of the deceased
@@ComicBookHistorians will do just got done talking to Michael Uslan and soon Graham Nolan about Denny O'Neil, Jim. Aparo Bernie Wrightson and Darwyn Cooke
I've never doubted for a moment that Kirby's Funky Flashman parody was anything other than pure vitriol, and that Stan was incredibly magnanimous to allow Kirby to return to Marvel. It seems that any time someone like Roy, or Shooter, or Chuck Rozanski, or whoever says as much they are immediately dismissed by the Kirby cultists as Stan's flunkies. One can only imagine the generational hostility the drooling Kirby acolytes would direct at Stan had he ever done anything remotely as nasty to Kirby. Instead, you can look back at nearly any Marvel comic from the 60's-70's and find Stan heaping praise on his creators with Kirby always elevated to the top of the mountain. It's also telling that as much of a fan as Roy is of Kirby that he states unequivocally that Kirby was never 99% of the Lee/Kirby creative team as so many revisionist have tried to carve into stone. That's also corroborated by the David Anthony Kraft interview where he states that Kirby was a great ideas man but never a good writer. Desperately trying to promote Kirby's new work Devil Dinosaur in an issue of FOOM, he asks Kirby to tell him more about his latest creation and Kirby says "He's red!"
What Jack didn't understand was Lee didn't care who got creator credit because Marvel still owned the characters so there were no royalties anyway. Lee just wanted to use all the press attention Marvel was getting as a way into movies and Hollywood. Lee didn't want to write comics anymore.
@@Mokkari77 Stan cared deeply about promoting Marvel and growing its audience, and he heavily promoted the creators (himself included) as a result. I mean Stan was memorably nicknaming every letterer and colorist in the credit boxes at a time when other publishers didn't know or care who even did those jobs.
@@jojojo3521 I think Kirby is an ideas' man. The concepts are imaginative and sometimes innovative although I think the art is so amazing that it even distorts our view of that. But in terms of dialogue, coherence, and characterization Kirby was mostly a terrible writer.
I truly appreciate the balanced opinion about Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, it sounds genuine.
Roy Thomas is a legend & inspiration to all of us. Special thanks to Alex for doing these interviews. He truly asks questions all of us long time fans would like to ask.
Roy's name sold many a comic to Me growing up. We're so lucky that he's still with us to recount his first hand view of history. This interview is invaluable. Thanks so much sharing it with us. So glad that some of my boyhood heroes are still here with us.
... Comics without the influence of Roy Thomas is unimaginable ..
Roy is a master Comic Creator among Comic Creators. A fan first and then amazing. Period.
This should be interesting. Thomas deserves a share of credit for the successes from Marvel's Bronze Age era where artists and writers conjured fresh ideas and bold concepts that changed comics and Pop culture itself.
He has also shown to be an unbiased historian for comics
I’ve watched a bunch of your interviews. I really enjoyed, appreciate having them. So many of the first and second generation creators are gone now , it’s great that we can have it all on the record. Younger reads will be able to go back and hear how wild and really unplanned things came about.
Thank you for watching. Preservation is the goal here!
God bless you and your health. You're practically ageless. Plus, your memory is invaluable since Stan, Jack, etc had poor memories. When you write intros for Marvel Masterworks, it's a treat to read the "inside baseball" recollections
Man! The great Roy Thomas.
What a great interview, that bring lots of good memories that time has not erased ha!
That time seems magic for many of us for sure.
I still pick up once in a while old comics from my old collection and read to have that excitement and joy.
This hobby of comics is so amazing, it seems it lives for ever.
These interviews are so valuable.
Damn it's such a shame that so many of the greatest never put down for the ages similar extended interviews.
Entertaining and interesting stuff.
Thank you.🧏♂️
My main comicbook obsession was 1960s and 1970s and Roy wrote the bulk of what I read. He took Stan and Jack's blue prints and created some of the best Marvel Sagas of that Era. A true genius. And always seemed humble.
I didn’t know Roy did so much. This is one of my favorite interviews on your channel and I’ve heard them all
Patrick, thank you!
Alex 😃 Thanks for the engaging and wide-ranging interview with Roy Thomas!👍
Any time!
@@ComicBookHistorians 😃👍
Your page is important. Your work is relevant. Continue doing what you do. I will support your channel all the way…
Thank you so much!
Yes! Finally! So excited!❤😊
Alex, I've been a fanboy since the mid-70s and I GREATLY appreciate the effort and research you put into this interview!
Thank you!
Thank you for another terrific episode.
I loved all star squadron and would kill for a redo of that idea set in the 40s again
This deserves more views! Subbed. Thanks for getting him on the record.
Amazing interview! Roy had planned some final King Conan stories in the cancelled Savage Sword of Conan (early 90s) - would love to know what he had planned and if he would ever revisit Conan today.
Amazing!!
I recommend Value Stamps A Visual History By Roy Thomas. A must for all especially for 70’s fans
Kubert was also a big fan of Foster's Tarzan.
Arak was interesting. they havent really done another comic with this particular setting
Character is destiny.
Working on a tv show about comic book creators who passed on we have three episodes completed with lots of people would love to have you join us to say some things about some of the deceased
Hi there! Sounds fun, please email me at comicbookhistorians@gmail.com
@@ComicBookHistorians will do just got done talking to Michael Uslan and soon Graham Nolan about Denny O'Neil, Jim. Aparo Bernie Wrightson and Darwyn Cooke
I've never doubted for a moment that Kirby's Funky Flashman parody was anything other than pure vitriol, and that Stan was incredibly magnanimous to allow Kirby to return to Marvel. It seems that any time someone like Roy, or Shooter, or Chuck Rozanski, or whoever says as much they are immediately dismissed by the Kirby cultists as Stan's flunkies. One can only imagine the generational hostility the drooling Kirby acolytes would direct at Stan had he ever done anything remotely as nasty to Kirby. Instead, you can look back at nearly any Marvel comic from the 60's-70's and find Stan heaping praise on his creators with Kirby always elevated to the top of the mountain. It's also telling that as much of a fan as Roy is of Kirby that he states unequivocally that Kirby was never 99% of the Lee/Kirby creative team as so many revisionist have tried to carve into stone. That's also corroborated by the David Anthony Kraft interview where he states that Kirby was a great ideas man but never a good writer. Desperately trying to promote Kirby's new work Devil Dinosaur in an issue of FOOM, he asks Kirby to tell him more about his latest creation and Kirby says "He's red!"
What Jack didn't understand was Lee didn't care who got creator credit because Marvel still owned the characters so there were no royalties anyway. Lee just wanted to use all the press attention Marvel was getting as a way into movies and Hollywood. Lee didn't want to write comics anymore.
@@Mokkari77 Stan cared deeply about promoting Marvel and growing its audience, and he heavily promoted the creators (himself included) as a result. I mean Stan was memorably nicknaming every letterer and colorist in the credit boxes at a time when other publishers didn't know or care who even did those jobs.
I disagree with the last part of your comment. Kirby was indeed a good writer, just read Mr. Miracle and his New Gods.
@@jojojo3521 I think Kirby is an ideas' man. The concepts are imaginative and sometimes innovative although I think the art is so amazing that it even distorts our view of that. But in terms of dialogue, coherence, and characterization Kirby was mostly a terrible writer.
Attended a wondercon panel Roy was the chief guest. I wish it would have been Archie Goodwin. Just kidding. Roy is the bestest man❤😂😜😛🍿🏆🙏👀😄👑
The real scoop on Funky Flashman!
Too little about Earth 2 love of Roy Thomas
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