One Above All - The God of the Marvel Multiverse

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  • Опубликовано: 27 фев 2022
  • In this video I talk about the most powerful character who's fascinated me ever since the dawn of time. He's not the real god though, that guy's directing Doctor Strange 2.
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  • @alexlennen
    @alexlennen  2 года назад +2273

    This one's shorter than usual - I probably could have stretched it longer but I said all I wanted to say. If people start arguing about religion in the comments, they'll feed the algorithm and I'll get exactly what I want

    • @j-a-productions2943
      @j-a-productions2943 2 года назад +24

      You here that sins past got retconned?

    • @alexlennen
      @alexlennen  2 года назад +59

      @@j-a-productions2943 yeah but they didn't get rid of OMD so what's the point, at least go big or go home

    • @j-a-productions2943
      @j-a-productions2943 2 года назад +40

      @@alexlennen blame the quesadilla.

    • @williammaldonado4936
      @williammaldonado4936 2 года назад +28

      I'll be asking for those feet pics when the time comes, and believe me, it will come.

    • @richardcastillos2896
      @richardcastillos2896 2 года назад +18

      It was really good video, I never seen a other youtuber talk about the one above all like you did

  • @AVGNROCKS1996
    @AVGNROCKS1996 2 года назад +9871

    What’s cool is that DC’s own version of the One Above All (either the Presence/Writer) is actually referred to as “The One Above All” in a few issues of the Spectre comics, implying that it’s all the same character even across two different companies.

    • @Stuffed_Trigger
      @Stuffed_Trigger 2 года назад +142

      ostrander (anything post ostrander that features corrigan is non canon because uhhhhh videogames) didn’t really use god that much. (except for that one weird trip where they fought evil god but that wasn’t him) it was just the angel michael so it was probably a coincidence. unless it was from a past run idk

    • @MattBlackstone
      @MattBlackstone 2 года назад +486

      That sounds fucking awesome, I would love it if were cannon. 😂

    • @Stuffed_Trigger
      @Stuffed_Trigger 2 года назад +636

      @@MattBlackstone everything is canon if you headcanon hard enough.

    • @cliffbot638
      @cliffbot638 2 года назад +15

      That would be amazing

    • @garantula1573
      @garantula1573 2 года назад +277

      I mean the writers for DC and Marvel are often the same.

  • @rhino5463
    @rhino5463 2 года назад +6182

    The idea that the One Above All is the most powerful Marvel character is a common misconception, since the true most powerful Marvel character is Big Wheel.

    • @franklinhidayat9355
      @franklinhidayat9355 2 года назад +415

      Big wheel solos one above all with a single wheel

    • @infern0764
      @infern0764 2 года назад +31

      bruh

    • @doozy5184
      @doozy5184 2 года назад +104

      Very true, few can rival the power of Big Wheel.

    • @mitochondria6247
      @mitochondria6247 2 года назад +32

      @@doozy5184 in the wake of the newest video, I bet ya feel pretty foolish.

    • @payton278YT
      @payton278YT 2 года назад +85

      Nah it's clearly the Wall.

  • @theotherjared9824
    @theotherjared9824 Год назад +252

    I like the idea that TOAA looks different to different people. It takes the form of what the character wants it to look like in order to not break their minds. It also gives a look into the characters' psyche, as you literally get a physical manifestation of what they think a perfect, all-powerful being should look like.

    • @FrenchPrinceofBel-Air
      @FrenchPrinceofBel-Air Год назад +31

      A homeless dude

    • @uryenatienza4093
      @uryenatienza4093 10 месяцев назад +12

      ​@@FrenchPrinceofBel-Air a lotta people view God or what a god is as something more intimate and humble, so what's more intimate and humble than a good-hearted homeless man?

    • @concept5631
      @concept5631 7 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@uryenatienza4093 Superman?
      (Partially joking btw)

    • @nostradamus9396
      @nostradamus9396 Месяц назад

      isn't Stan Lee the real one above all? and jack kirby just his disguise as one above all? I really think its Stan Lee

  • @adriflux7704
    @adriflux7704 Год назад +49

    I haven’t completely read the Immortal Hulk comics, but seeing TOAA’s line at 6:29 is really intriguing as a Christian. That’s because it mirrors the book of Job near its end, where God answers to Job’s question of “why?” by asking him that same question of “Where were you when I laid these foundations?” The way I see it, God creates good situations and permits bad ones, and they all have a purpose in our lives, even if we never understand said purpose.
    Even if you’re not a believer in any way, I think reading a synopsis of Job will make you appreciate the story of Immortal Hulk and its portrayal of TOAA just a little bit more.

    • @GDKF0238
      @GDKF0238 11 месяцев назад +2

      Immortal Hulk > Job

    • @hunterdragon7210
      @hunterdragon7210 3 месяца назад +1

      ⁠@@GDKF0238 it’s subjective

  • @sasukesbussy7101
    @sasukesbussy7101 2 года назад +4229

    I’m always conflicted on God characters. I think it can be really interesting but also can come across as really boring and feel like takes away from the mystery of a universe if that makes sense

    • @alexlennen
      @alexlennen  2 года назад +445

      yeah same tbh

    • @The_Archer-he2ft
      @The_Archer-he2ft 2 года назад +590

      the biggest problem with creating a god character is you that you take the idea that should never be capable of understanding and give it form, it requires you to set some sort of limit for the power, even if it is a limit not visually shown(the imagination of the creator of said character) the higher the limit or the more they break the mold the better they are because they are slightly closer to what a god could be compared to the all knowing but benevolent personality most god characters have

    • @alexlennen
      @alexlennen  2 года назад +216

      @@The_Archer-he2ft what a fantastic answer

    • @radiokunio3738
      @radiokunio3738 2 года назад +100

      @@The_Archer-he2ft I think god of as like a blind person hearing a movie, They can hear the movie but each person will visualize it their head differently. If were to write a story, each character would see god in a different form depending their view. Like Batman would see god as his dead parents, while Blackcat would see god as a bride-taking judge, due to her ability to distort chance.

    • @bojack6987
      @bojack6987 2 года назад +15

      @@radiokunio3738 Its the same deal with Galactus right?

  • @Neillan
    @Neillan 2 года назад +2450

    *Just wanted to say, you are truly one of the best comic book RUclipsrs of this decade and my personal favorite!* Literally all of your videos have been amazing, and I can't wait to see what comes next. Godspeed, Alex!

    • @aryataywade227
      @aryataywade227 2 года назад +14

      sorry did you forget about comics explained or comic storian lol

    • @dismaned6675
      @dismaned6675 2 года назад +8

      @@aryataywade227 I was just about to say that lol those 2 literally got me into comics both dc and marvel

    • @hardyharharv
      @hardyharharv 2 года назад +6

      @@aryataywade227 and dopespill and GodzillaMendoza, but I have to agree with OP and say Alex's videos live rent free in my head

    • @tristanhayes195
      @tristanhayes195 2 года назад

      GODspeed

    • @joshua2400
      @joshua2400 2 года назад +3

      Jesus the great restorer and friend loves you all :" )
      He is my savior who took away my health issue and continues to work on me daily, I hope you can trust in Him too

  • @gummyberryjoos1693
    @gummyberryjoos1693 Год назад +18

    The Immortal Hulk finale really shook me up. It's the best Marvel run in recent memory, IMO. This is a great overview. I haven't come across your channel before, but this is great content! 👍

  • @sdastoryteller3381
    @sdastoryteller3381 Год назад +51

    Love this video, I always enjoy seeing how God, or Godlike Characters are portrayed in media. Whether it's with reverence, or humor or sacrilege. As a Believer I find it like a particularly fun to imagine a Creator in various ways even if I don't agree with every interpretation .

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Год назад

      The One Above All is not the "God" of the Marvel Universe. He's simply the most powerful Celestial. As close as you'll get to "God" in Marvel is the Living Tribunal.

    • @theenderdestruction2362
      @theenderdestruction2362 Год назад +6

      @@bigguy7353 I am to assume this is bait and buddy you need to go to a fishing shop cause this bait is terrible tasting Jesus Christ

    • @UN1VERS3S
      @UN1VERS3S Год назад

      I believe humans we're the image of God/One above all. As His image, we can be the very balance that the light and dark seeks to achieve. The very balance that the good and evil seeks to give, the same balance that the predator and the prey aims to maintain.

    • @theenderdestruction2362
      @theenderdestruction2362 Год назад

      @@UN1VERS3S I like this idea and it would explain the reason why earth is constantly under seemingly multiversal attacks all the fracking time because humanity being a sorta cosmic balance is causing everything to gravitate to it

  • @simcity4111
    @simcity4111 2 года назад +650

    We all know that the true “one above all”created bully maguaire’s philosophy:
    “No matter were I go, no matter what happens, I’ll miss the part were that’s my problem”.

  • @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth
    @PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth 2 года назад +1336

    I've always enjoyed the concept of an in-universe author-god. That is, characters being able to speak with their creator without breaking the fourth wall.
    I enjoy the idea because what they'd quickly realize is that their god's decisions aren't fuelled by morality, but by a desire to craft a compelling narrative.
    In a comic by Neil Gaiman, Reed Richards realizes this. When the Thing asks if figuring this out will help him turn Ben back into a man, Reed says that it's absolutely within their power to do so, but that no solution can ever be permanent. This is because Ben will always be more compelling as a monster then he is as a man.

    • @theauthor6669
      @theauthor6669 2 года назад +3

      @@pumpkinpartysystem so what Animal Man #26?

    • @ematic75
      @ematic75 Год назад +1

      ​@@pumpkinpartysystem The NeverEnding Story (Book) 1979

    • @N7spongy
      @N7spongy Год назад

      What comic by Gaiman was it?

    • @t1Pz
      @t1Pz Год назад +3

      @@pumpkinpartysystem Too many questions, it throws me off. It's like you're obviously trying to force a certain message into me, and I don't like it.
      But that aside, that's an interesting idea especially as a fictional story

    • @pumpkinpartysystem
      @pumpkinpartysystem Год назад

      I don't even know what message I'm trying to force tbh

  • @idiwit1553
    @idiwit1553 25 дней назад +1

    the one above all just being straight up the artists is honestly amazing i love that

  • @MrCaptnrex
    @MrCaptnrex Год назад +7

    I like the idea of the one above and below being the same cause there has to be balance, and gives a easy explanation why good and bad happen.

  • @SoulStarSketchin
    @SoulStarSketchin 2 года назад +396

    One Above All: Our greatest ally and enemy who is one and the same. The complexity of Immortal Hulk is what really sold it home for me though when I first read that. It strangely makes sense in a very messed up way.

    • @halfmettlealchemist8076
      @halfmettlealchemist8076 2 года назад +44

      "The Devil is God's Hulk" is such a badass yet utterly ridiculous statement, and I'm so glad Immortal Hulk decided to explore it in depth

    • @OrderedEntropy
      @OrderedEntropy 2 года назад +4

      @@raymondfarinas3169 though are we forgetting that the one below all also exists and is a seperate entity (elluded to have existed before the one above all, and only became the one below all because reality was made on top of him)

    • @kalybgamingsummers
      @kalybgamingsummers 2 года назад +3

      @@OrderedEntropy not possible. Toaa who=omnipotence is still the one below all

    • @OrderedEntropy
      @OrderedEntropy 2 года назад +3

      @@kalybgamingsummers For the love of the living tribunal please check the marvel database entry for the one below all. They are nameless for a start 🫂

    • @alexanderotten9642
      @alexanderotten9642 2 года назад +1

      Not enemy,He Is not enemy

  • @thesixfootsixexperience8781
    @thesixfootsixexperience8781 Год назад +4

    Late to this, but I just wanted to say I really like your closing notes on this video. As long as it isn’t used to tear other people down, faith can be a beautiful thing. Great video

  • @maxpearlman507
    @maxpearlman507 2 года назад +25

    This is such an interesting and well made video. I’m actually shocked that the ideas the you presented here are actually really similar to the beliefs that I have myself, just more thought out and developed. I don’t know why this vid makes me feel good, just well done I guess thank you.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Год назад

      The One Above All is not the "God" of the Marvel Universe. He's simply the most powerful Celestial. As close as you'll get to "God" in Marvel is the Living Tribunal.

  • @ThatBugBehindYou
    @ThatBugBehindYou 2 года назад +165

    I'll always prefer the eeriness of The One Above All being an artist who still appears to have to answer to other people. It's such a perfect solution to leaving questions with answers.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Год назад

      The One Above All is not the "God" of the Marvel Universe. He's simply the most powerful Celestial. As close as you'll get to "God" in Marvel is the Living Tribunal.

    • @literalcats3134
      @literalcats3134 Год назад +8

      @@bigguy7353 There are multiple One Above All. He is not to be confused with One Above All, the leader of the Celestials, or any religious figures.

    • @themilkman6969
      @themilkman6969 Год назад

      reminds me a lot of how in the half life series, g-man (nice fella in a business suit, probably behind everything in the entire series) has ‘employers’

    • @BobRooney290
      @BobRooney290 Год назад

      if that is so, then who created The One Above All? creation exists because we are in it. who created the creator? some say the entity just exists, which expects you to stop asking and stop thinking.

    • @Shinteo5
      @Shinteo5 Год назад +1

      @@BobRooney290 That question is only really relevant if you are thinking of the 4 dimension we are working in. Assuming you are able to step outside of time and space, then this question becomes easy to answer. He just exist, because as an entity outside of space and time, he is everywhere, and everywhen. He is outside of time itself, and thus is not limited to it, thus not needing a beginning or end.

  • @simcity4111
    @simcity4111 2 года назад +59

    3:00 -the one above all is not emo
    4:18 -the one above all is emo
    5:26 -the one above all is not emo

  • @jessegarrett6343
    @jessegarrett6343 4 месяца назад +3

    So Hulk's origin got spider totam'ed.

  • @lastprimaris7914
    @lastprimaris7914 Год назад +1

    I always imagine the one above all whispering when talking one on one, no matter the form or voice their voice is always a comforting whisper

  • @dans780
    @dans780 2 года назад +883

    I interpret the TOAA as a representation of the writers and artists at marvel like Stan lee and jack Kirby. I think the one above all is really cool bc he usually makes other people do stuff or fix their own mistakes like that one time where thanos absorbed him and took his powers (yes this did happen tho I’m not sure if it’s cannon anymore) and fucked up the multiverse (or something along those lines my memory is ass) and it makes him a lot more interesting instead of if he himself just intervened at least to me it makes him more of this laid back kinda god who wants people to discover their mistakes or give them some advice but don’t directly give them the answer to everything Like when he talked to Peter. So for these reasons I find the one above all to be a really interesting character IMO.

    • @arcynull
      @arcynull 2 года назад +6

      Well said! I agree with you here. I also like to think that way.

    • @johnwilson5465
      @johnwilson5465 2 года назад +9

      And in the real world why couldn’t god just be a complete collection of every living things consciousness

    • @user-nq1tw7ke7t
      @user-nq1tw7ke7t 2 года назад +8

      The one thanos absorb is Above allo the other (AAO) which is an expect of TOAA in comic.
      TOAA dwell in HOI

    • @simcity4111
      @simcity4111 2 года назад

      My rage bait comment didn’t work lol

    • @BygoneT
      @BygoneT 2 года назад +2

      This is kinda ridiculous, this would mean that a character who does nothing, is a fine character because they don't let you draw a conclusion about him

  • @telophasemusic
    @telophasemusic 2 года назад +504

    Great work as always, man.
    I'd never read that Fantastic Story, but it sounds like a pretty damn good read.
    Also, i remember reading "The Book Of Peter" story during the Back In Black-era of Spider-Man; and finding it sadly heartwarming. That scene where he shows Peter all the people he's saved on the beach was pretty emotional for me.
    Maybe it was the painted-looking art style, or the text epilogue that (Unfourtanetly) gives a false prediction of Peter and MJs future together.
    I'm an orphan myself, and am agnostic, but the idea of afterlife being a picturesque beach is a really nice thought.

    • @alexlennen
      @alexlennen  2 года назад +35

      man that last panel of Book of Peter is heartbreaking

    • @telophasemusic
      @telophasemusic 2 года назад +27

      @@alexlennen i remember being pissed at the time because One More Day came right after and was like "wow, so Peter Parker met god and kinda made peace with the idea of May passing on for nothing? Okay Joe Quesadilla!"

    • @preposteroussvideos
      @preposteroussvideos 2 года назад +5

      orphan agnostic gang

  • @DJxPhysiqueCBO
    @DJxPhysiqueCBO 2 года назад +3

    I subscribed off that rap at the end alone. And great content mann. You got one more here ☝🏽

  • @RuskePerson
    @RuskePerson 2 года назад +14

    The problem with having an 'all-powerful god' character in stories is they must be purely neutral observers of the universe because any value system they hold would necessarily be immediately enacted upon reality. In simpler terms, a 'good' or 'evil' deity wouldn't allow for good stories since suffering/joy would not be allowed to exist. Other more complex value systems are possible but if you allow these systems to be explained in-universe you must forever make sure every story you write must fit with such a system and that is limiting to good stories. Thus, the only way such a deity character could work that I can think of would be for it to be unexplained for the most part and an impartial observer in most, if not all, situations.

    • @BygoneT
      @BygoneT 2 года назад

      I noticed this but I have a trick for my story that lets me have a good god with suffering

    • @shawnboahene5231
      @shawnboahene5231 2 года назад +7

      But there is an all powerful God who is all good and allows for suffering already. It’s the real God, the God of the Bible. We suffer because we chose to when we decided to be be our own gods instead of following Him. God is love and in order to love you must be free to love. That is why God does not force you to love Him but wants to convince you to and do it out of your free will.
      Also why do you think that a good God would not allow suffering? In this fallen state of ours suffering now a guaranteed feature of life. Christ who is God Himself came here to suffer and die as it was foretold in the book of Isiah and played out in the New Testament. No secular person I knew would ever call Jesus bad or evil, in fact they all agreed that Christ is good and blameless. So if God while in human form had to undergo suffering why do we think we shouldn’t? I say this, because it seems to me you believe suffering is greatest evil, but suffering is not automatically evil or at least the greatest evil. In fact, it is quite often used for good. Exercise is suffering, discipline is suffering, and in fact the very heroes shown in Marvel and DC are so impactful not just because of their virtues but the suffering they undertake to stand in those virtues. I doubt they would be as well liked as they are if they did not have trails and tribulations to overcome as virtues would not mean much without the Will to suffer for them.
      Next you make the assumption that this deity must be impartial for it to work (deism). There’s a problem I have with that, if that deity cannot or does not love or is good, why would they create? This all powerful deity who is completely self sufficient (I assume) why would they create anything that could potentially muck about and even destroy the universe the deity creates. Why run the risk of creating anything at all? I never heard an artist or engineer who was impartial to their work or created dispassionately.

    • @Inkrack
      @Inkrack 2 года назад +1

      Yeah, this is one of the reasons why God isn't real

    • @gannielukks1811
      @gannielukks1811 2 года назад +1

      Yeah, but at the same time, at least in most stories, the "good" guys always prevail, even if by suffering. So this "God" is a little more inclined to good than evil.

    • @BygoneT
      @BygoneT 2 года назад

      @@gannielukks1811 The inclination of the god in question should be irrelevant to what happens unless they're the sort that gets directly and often involved, because otherwise they're not doing it themselves but "Realising the will of _insert god_ "

  • @norseyt1210
    @norseyt1210 2 года назад +46

    Honestly incredibly thankful that I stumbled upon this channel. You’re incredibly informative, funny, and very musically gifted.

  • @johnkebab689
    @johnkebab689 2 года назад +143

    You honestly make some of the best comic videos I’ve seen on this app. KEEP MAKING MORE!

    • @UN1VERS3S
      @UN1VERS3S Год назад +1

      I believe humans we're the image of God/One above all. As His image, we can be the very balance that the light and dark seeks to achieve. The very balance that the good and evil seeks to give, the same balance that the predator and the prey aims to maintain.

  • @NickyNustar
    @NickyNustar 6 месяцев назад +1

    Thank you... This is fantastic. Well done. Excellent teachings.

  • @zan1971
    @zan1971 Год назад +5

    It's so sad that even in comics, all superheroes are looking for a purpose in their life. They can't just accept what happens.

  • @WilliamTarver848
    @WilliamTarver848 2 года назад +161

    This is one of the*best* comic book RUclips channels and I'm glad your videos are made with genuine creativity and passion for comic books. More people need to see these honestly. Plus you actually read the comics and actually care to go into all the details unlike a few of those channels that just read the wikis for a few minutes. Also, your comedy is spot on man.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Год назад

      The One Above All is not the "God" of the Marvel Universe. He's simply the most powerful Celestial. As close as you'll get to "God" in Marvel is the Living Tribunal.

    • @WilliamTarver848
      @WilliamTarver848 Год назад +5

      @@bigguy7353 Whatever man.

  • @kato856
    @kato856 2 года назад +391

    If I remember correctly The One Above All's other appearances weren't actually him and just The One Above Everyone.
    The only times we actually saw TOAA was Sensational Spider-Man and Immortal Hulk. Jack Kirby isn't TOAA just has similar Godly traits to him.

    • @KevinJohnson-cv2no
      @KevinJohnson-cv2no 2 года назад +8

      "The One Above Everyone"? I thought it was "Above All Others"? Even you people can't decide which head-canon non-existent character you want to roll with. Neither character exists mate, they're simply the result of frustrated head-canon on part of a butthurt fanbase when their mental image of the cosmic hierarchy was shattered. TOAA got his ass stomped by Astral Regulator Thanos and yes, it is canon.

    • @Americanbadashh
      @Americanbadashh 2 года назад

      @@KevinJohnson-cv2no You mean when Disney ordered Marvel to make a BS Infinity war tie in to promote their movie and retcon'd it as soon as possible because fans were let down and justifiably called them on their bullshit marketing ploy.

    • @badza47
      @badza47 2 года назад +49

      @@KevinJohnson-cv2no it's a comic mate no need to be so rude and astral regulator thanos isn't stronger than toaa

    • @theauthor6669
      @theauthor6669 2 года назад +10

      @@KevinJohnson-cv2no that was AAO aspect of TOAA.

    • @rushirajsinhrana5029
      @rushirajsinhrana5029 2 года назад

      My headcanon is kirby being the Fulcrum. the creator of celestials and the guy only one step below TOAA

  • @oldcrankybtard
    @oldcrankybtard 8 месяцев назад +1

    dude.i dig your content. you have humor and insight and I love the way you say the word bullet. BEULETTE. of course I'm subscribing.

  • @GamingGoalieYT
    @GamingGoalieYT 2 года назад +4

    I first Found your channel throught Brick Wall video being recommended to me and I have to say that out of the few videos I've seen so far I think you make some amazingly good content. i also love how in some of your videos have a sort of song thing at the end, I think it is a really neat and unique thing that you do.

  • @samuraimai4874
    @samuraimai4874 2 года назад +22

    Another banger. That Mephisto quote was just...damn.

  • @bluelowlight5578
    @bluelowlight5578 2 года назад +11

    Spider-Man Sins past is retconned
    It was by revealed that Gabriel and Sarah were actually clones of Harry and Gwen created by Harry (during his time as the Green Goblin) to spite his father, working with Mendel Stromm and Mysterio to make it seem as though an affair occurred, and giving Norman the children

  • @hesbi3244
    @hesbi3244 Год назад +3

    Fun fact: the one above all said that peter must suffer in hes life cause of he had a good life he would become a villain that no hero can beat

  • @TheNeraum
    @TheNeraum Год назад +4

    I firmly believe the Jack Kirby depiction is literal, The One Above All is just the writers and artists who make the stories. Because of course the writers need to write bad things, there's an excellent quote I cannot remember the origin of, but it was something like "If everyone's happy, then there's no more story". So the creators make good forces, and evil forces, and push them together. To tell stories. Which should also leave The One Above All to only ever appear when they've truly written themselves into a corner, have no other ideas, no other options, nothing that'll meet the deadline, other than a literal self-insert to fix it, like Jack Kirby (honouring him, really Mark Waid for that specific issue) bringing The Thing back to life, not through a crazy plot or interesting magic or science or adventure, but through literally drawing him back into the story. Same with boosting Peter Parkers spirits, what on earth could cheer him up when Aunt May is possibly about to die, it's too much for just an MJ chat or some plot driven revelation, so the writer themself drops in to perk him up, but doesn't even answer the question, leaves too early. The One Above All would be great, if they just leave it at that level

  • @anethium
    @anethium 2 года назад +32

    I’ve never read a single marvel comic book but I’ve always imagined that it would be cool if the creators of the comic books were part of the universe as a sort of unreachable god entity that decides how the stories go, so cool so see that the exact kind of thing has already been made.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Год назад

      The One Above All is not the "God" of the Marvel Universe. He's simply the most powerful Celestial. As close as you'll get to "God" in Marvel is the Living Tribunal.

    • @athul03
      @athul03 Год назад

      @@bigguy7353 She Hulk is above all

    • @tuskact4425
      @tuskact4425 Год назад +4

      @@bigguy7353 you mistake "one above all" and "the one above all"
      One above all is just as you said,the strongest celestial
      The one above all is the creator of everything in marvel comic,including the living tribunal

  • @masterevan1031
    @masterevan1031 2 года назад +29

    Holy man, this is amazing, shocked you don’t have more subs, great content :D

  • @Josh1OD
    @Josh1OD Год назад +9

    Man, you almost made me cry with your reflections on the beliefs about God, meaning, and the universe. When there is respect, we, the people with all different beliefs, can live together in harmony and love. Thanks for creating this content; you are doing great!

  • @nearly_nobody
    @nearly_nobody 2 года назад +7

    Even after watching all of your videos I still never expect the bangers you leave at the end of them

  • @orangemcorange6872
    @orangemcorange6872 2 года назад +17

    "If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him" - Voltaire

    • @aceofpizza9932
      @aceofpizza9932 11 месяцев назад

      Voltaire was lowkey an idiot anyways.

  • @Mememeemeememdme
    @Mememeemeememdme 2 года назад +1

    U deserved ma sub just for the song at the end xdd the whole video is good like the way u talk bout itt

  • @hashirali1293
    @hashirali1293 2 года назад

    it was the first video on your channel I saw and I subscribed just after watching this video

  • @greatest_hoi
    @greatest_hoi 2 года назад +75

    You never disappoint with your videos, and honestly, shorter ones like this might be better if they actually get released more fluently. You can even divide longer videos to several parts before uploading them separately.

  • @daedalus6796
    @daedalus6796 2 года назад +20

    Whatever happened in 8:56 is giving me more of an existential crisis than Jack Kirby being God in the Marvel universe.
    Great video as always though.

    • @RoyCyberPunk
      @RoyCyberPunk 4 месяца назад +1

      I don't think Jack Kirby thought of himself as God though. But a lot of comic book creators were Jewish and imparted their religious beliefs of a Supreme being God creator of everything and everyone.

  • @Benw8888
    @Benw8888 2 года назад

    The music at the end earned my subscription

  • @smartkaboose3806
    @smartkaboose3806 Год назад

    Bro those ending songs are amazing. I've seen a few videos and they haven't been in every one but I love them

  • @qwertyishere5521
    @qwertyishere5521 2 года назад +41

    Legit making the first real appearance of The One Above All Jack Kirby is hands down one of the best ways to represent it, especially for such a wholesome entry of the FF it was and is in general.

    • @bigguy7353
      @bigguy7353 Год назад

      The One Above All is not the "God" of the Marvel Universe. He's simply the most powerful Celestial. As close as you'll get to "God" in Marvel is the Living Tribunal.

    • @Husslz
      @Husslz Год назад +1

      @@bigguy7353 but the one above all created the living tribunal

    • @jpro9522
      @jpro9522 Год назад +1

      @@bigguy7353 bot

  • @lizzly25
    @lizzly25 2 года назад +24

    I am so glad I got recommended your channel.
    As someone who isn't involved with the comics, it's wonderful to have someone show me the ropes of characters and their arcs.
    Will look forward to more vids from you Alex.
    Much love from Canada.

  • @howlingcommandose
    @howlingcommandose Год назад +1

    Loved the song really changed things up.

  • @ChefBlueMagic
    @ChefBlueMagic 2 года назад

    The rap at the end was everything 🔥🔥🔥

  • @IvanAlexandrovi4
    @IvanAlexandrovi4 2 года назад +5

    it feels real great to find a chanel like yours
    that ending is a bop btw

  • @reaganpilt6134
    @reaganpilt6134 2 года назад +24

    Glad to see my man's still rocking it with his vids. I like the switch up of talking about a personified theme in the comics rather than a series or character as it brings more depth (Not saying your videos are bad, they are far from it, just nice to have something unique and different to other comic channels).
    And don't think I don't recognize the big brain move of having a sick track at the end to get people to watch all the way through :D

  • @gtaxlondon
    @gtaxlondon Год назад

    Rap at the end is tops and the beat slaps almost giving Baile

  • @gpfhantom1890
    @gpfhantom1890 2 года назад +9

    This concept of an All Powerful being is done really well in Ben 10. The Celestial Sapiens, one of the most powerful beings in the Ben 10 Universe are the Creators of the Show

    • @doomboi4675
      @doomboi4675 Год назад

      No it aint lol

    • @azrael_morningstar
      @azrael_morningstar Год назад +3

      No there are beings that are above celestial sapiens in Ben 10.
      However it is a fact that they were the reason the artstyle and all the retcons took place.

    • @gpfhantom1890
      @gpfhantom1890 Год назад

      @@azrael_morningstar Nope, the celestial sapiens are absolute, no one is more powerful than them. Not the Contemelias, nor the Naljians

    • @azrael_morningstar
      @azrael_morningstar Год назад

      @@gpfhantom1890 no there are. Celestial sapiens are 7th dimensional, the other beings are 20+

    • @gpfhantom1890
      @gpfhantom1890 Год назад

      @@azrael_morningstar Nope, it is stated that Celestial Sapiens are the most powerful beings

  • @photoshopcinematicuniverse3133
    @photoshopcinematicuniverse3133 2 года назад +9

    The ending made me tear up, it’s beautiful 🥲

  • @yoy5903
    @yoy5903 2 года назад +23

    Glad to be here for the premiere, great video as always, Alex. Your humor and taste are impeccable!

  • @rhythmkhandelwal2940
    @rhythmkhandelwal2940 Год назад +2

    One above all also indirectly appeared in Stormbreaker and the Saga of beta ray bill, where a white skeleton wearing robe like figure appears and revives beta ray bill assumed to be One above All, he also appears in an issue of she Hulk where he appears as stan lee and goes on an adventure. But we not sure weather it was one above all or not cause it was never mentioned

  • @hydrodudes5135
    @hydrodudes5135 9 месяцев назад +1

    “Yes, God, you are most high and I give my life to you! That is until you interfere in my never ending sinful endeavors. That kind of love is problematic.”

  • @mr.tallguy7307
    @mr.tallguy7307 2 года назад +8

    Another banger as usual but I'm not surprised at this point, keep up the great work!

  • @chaserhodes1911
    @chaserhodes1911 2 года назад +13

    Loving the videos as usual. You, Godzilla Mendoza, and Comic Tropes are like my top three favorite comic/superhero media youtubers. Keep up the good work and if the sudden explosion in views and stuff becomes too much of a strain, take a break! We'll wait for ya Alex!

  • @elidagreat4694
    @elidagreat4694 2 года назад

    This took a drastic deep turn.

  • @jasomega2446
    @jasomega2446 2 года назад +4

    7:54 I really like what you said there! I see this as Facts!

  • @mayostudios9958
    @mayostudios9958 2 года назад +6

    Thank you for putting ur effort and time damn man the song is... Sick

  • @equi8925
    @equi8925 2 года назад +3

    favorite youtuber ever, love how you make those outro songs it makes the videos feel more alive

  • @pacifistattack
    @pacifistattack Год назад +4

    There have been hints that there is something or someone above the one above all. At one time Thanos usedsomething (cosmic regulator I think) to absorb the one above all. It is something that Marvel has laid some ground work for, even if they decide to never go anywhere with it.

    • @pedrovallefin8406
      @pedrovallefin8406 11 месяцев назад

      Back in the Defenders mini, there was a conclusion make about The One Above All as the greatest power they could ever reach. They are also defined as where the world of creation begins. The implications being, obviously, that the creators beyond the creator are their writers and artists. But theres also a metaphor on top of that metaphor, that of the limits of our perception. We can truly know god, we cant meet them face to face. There will always be a mistery there that we can interpret however we want to. So thats the something or someone above the one above. The god we cant imagine. So naturally, theres no way to go anywhere with it,

  • @Kushemojie
    @Kushemojie Год назад

    I love how you explained on the theories of God

  • @Hippieadjacent
    @Hippieadjacent 2 года назад +16

    Another goated video, this man does not miss😭I read comics but Alex’ videos makes me want to get out my comfort zone and read absolutely everything comic related. I’ve mainly focused on X-Men comics over the years but I’m starting to get into other series like Ultimate Spider-Man and the event stuff because of these videos

  • @fingerpaint06
    @fingerpaint06 2 года назад +83

    Why'd you have to remind us that gwen cheated on Peter with Norman 💀

    • @alexlennen
      @alexlennen  2 года назад +47

      if I have to live with the pain, so do you

    • @halfmettlealchemist8076
      @halfmettlealchemist8076 2 года назад +32

      Sssssshhhh, they retconned it, it's no longer canon, it can't hurt you anymore

    • @Extremezotako
      @Extremezotako 2 года назад

      @@alexlennen lmao

    • @Kaine616
      @Kaine616 2 года назад +7

      According to Nick Spencer's run it's not canon anymore.

    • @simcity4111
      @simcity4111 2 года назад +6

      @@alexlennen just like the hulk- it’s your mission.

  • @dytis4124
    @dytis4124 2 года назад +2

    Great video! I have a question though. is there a living tribunal for every multiverse? Say the omni verse was real, would there be a living tribunal for our universe too?

  • @Mario-xf4wy
    @Mario-xf4wy 6 месяцев назад

    I always found it so poetic that Peter is the first hero to meet TOAA in person, it just makes sense for some reason.

  • @sunnysflowercrown
    @sunnysflowercrown 2 года назад +3

    Thanks for putting content and not taking a break like some other RUclipsrs you make content and I love it

  • @YTmadeMeChangeMySensibleName
    @YTmadeMeChangeMySensibleName 2 года назад +4

    Another hit. That might be my favorite ending song, I legit laughed out loud. Thanks, I really needed that

  • @JadenYu
    @JadenYu Год назад +1

    The start of the video i just kept screaming “CAMERAMAN”

  • @acnologia3959
    @acnologia3959 Год назад

    The ending caught me by surprise nice 👍

  • @thesnerg8691
    @thesnerg8691 2 года назад +4

    Ate quesadillas while watching this, I love how the songs are now a consistent ending you have the voice of an angel

  • @alejandrodelarco2630
    @alejandrodelarco2630 2 года назад +9

    You deserve all the recognition you have now. I love your videos so much :')

  • @a2yung930
    @a2yung930 2 года назад +1

    The song at the end is quite catchy

  • @goldenpony822
    @goldenpony822 Год назад

    Cool outro, better than jist commenting! Props.

  • @thekavestation
    @thekavestation 2 года назад +12

    the hulk having powers from what basically amounts to a god makes his extreme powers make a lot more sense
    it's comic book stuff so I don't think about it too much but it is weird that a human mutated by human things could rise to the level of power hulk is capable of

  • @tonymejia5547
    @tonymejia5547 2 года назад +7

    I neverrrr comment on videos anymore. But I seriously really really enjoy you and this channel. I just starting getting into comics and I knew exactly where to start after your video on ultimate Spider-Man. I absolutely loved ultimate Spider-Man and miles morales Spider-Man as well, and I only knew to start there because of your videos. I appreciate your content and wish you all the success you get, thanks man🙏.

  • @merchantwaymitch4774
    @merchantwaymitch4774 2 года назад

    That rap at the end needs to be a short cause I wanna share it I love it loll

  • @NixityNullt
    @NixityNullt Год назад +1

    I like to think that every universe's god is just the writer of that story, even our own, and the reason there is so much suffering in these worlds is because it makes a compelling story, and the writer simply doesn't understand that their creation is truly alive out there somewhere.

  • @rocketraccoon2339
    @rocketraccoon2339 2 года назад +6

    Sorry for being late I was busy the premier day so I couldn't catch it but this is pretty good the way you explain things is just too good and you end off everything with a song is just too nice.

  • @onelifeleft3283
    @onelifeleft3283 2 года назад +5

    I love these videos so much! Keep on reminding me why I love being a comic nerd!

  • @tigerax9953
    @tigerax9953 Год назад

    Bro right when he was about to say what behind it is I got a senator warnock ad

  • @jp.2020
    @jp.2020 2 года назад

    Your own thought and that song in the end 😉❤️

  • @ruskflux
    @ruskflux 2 года назад +5

    Alex back at it again with an entertaining comic video followed by a banger song

  • @hiruyabebaw807
    @hiruyabebaw807 2 года назад +23

    i like how comics tackle God with characters like the one above all and the prescence always intresting

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 2 года назад +5

    Legend says One Above All and SCP-3812 are still perpetually attempting to scale past one another as fictional characters that retain influence over everything in existence.

    • @chavaspada
      @chavaspada 2 года назад

      Bugs bunny stomps both of them.

    • @ilovekingslme4374
      @ilovekingslme4374 2 года назад

      gan stomps both of them gg ez

    • @professionalfurret7225
      @professionalfurret7225 2 года назад

      SCP-3812 is not omnipotent.
      TOAA is omnipotent.
      There you go, solved it for you.

    • @purplehaze2358
      @purplehaze2358 2 года назад

      @@professionalfurret7225 Not really. 3812 is specifically and explicitly described as being an entity that scales past every other being in the whole of existence in every "narrative", or universe. You may note this also includes both omnipotent beings _and_ itself, which is also omnipotent.

    • @professionalfurret7225
      @professionalfurret7225 2 года назад

      @@purplehaze2358 SCP-3812 is not even the strongest entity in its own verse, so that's a false statement.

  • @bens8205
    @bens8205 2 года назад +2

    7:37 Came for the comics, stayed for the existential philosophy

  • @VirtualBilly
    @VirtualBilly Год назад +2

    0:48 “It was only in the 2000s when it was hinted at that there might be someone even higher up than the Living Tribunal.”
    Not even close. In Warlock and the Infinity Watch #1, published February 1992, the Living Tribunal says exactly, “My authority comes from on high.”

  • @vegitoboy7780
    @vegitoboy7780 2 года назад +4

    Bro keep ‘em coming your content is actually good

  • @Doug_dimmadome1
    @Doug_dimmadome1 2 года назад +6

    Love this man.he literally putting up 300k and above videos 🙏

  • @kwansolar263
    @kwansolar263 Год назад

    The rap at the end made me subscribe lol , more raps please .

  • @LanikinMalachite
    @LanikinMalachite Год назад

    My contribution to (and subsequent ban from) the Marvel Wiki was changing the very complicated description of Cyclops' optic blast power to "His eyes shoot lasers".

  • @Thelostboots
    @Thelostboots 2 года назад +10

    I honestly didn’t know that god existed until this video. Fr Alex, this is amazing as always keep it up! :D

  • @nathanaelrodriguez7191
    @nathanaelrodriguez7191 2 года назад +5

    This video was an absolute joy to watch

  • @flowersinawasteland
    @flowersinawasteland Год назад

    3:04 THANKS FOR MENTIONING THIS

  • @damsen978
    @damsen978 Год назад +1

    I disagree with not ever finding questions unanswered. Having them answered brings gratification when otherwise you'd get tired of never having it. You can have what you want and still enjoy the journey.