It's good to know that Joshua Williamson not only reads his own books from time to time, he also reads other people's stuff. Like reading before writing his Flash Run and finding out they already did what would've been an emotional theme he was going to write. That's rad.
I’m just happy he’s keeping track of _some_ Marvel books. I know he’ll always pick DC over Marvel, but it’s always nice to know him doing something for the House of Ideas isn’t completely out of the question.
Josh is great. I don't love all his work, but he's such a chill, nice guy in these shows, and his love for the medium is apparent. Also, Superman is the best book out right now and Josh is totally killing it.
@binglybingler2598 I'm mostly reading old stuff too, but a year ago I moved to a place where I can get monthly comics easily, so I decided to read a lot of DC titles. Dawn of DC helped, but also I'm more of a DC guy anyway. I highly recommend checking out City Boy too, it's so much fun, and it has Nightwing making a surprise appearance at some point. I'm curious about this Daredevil run you mentioned, might check that out as well.
As long as he either reads what Steve Orlando has been doing with Miguel, or he doesn’t interfere with his yearly July weekly miniseries, I’d love that. Steve Orlando just has so much love for *THE ENTIRE 2099 IMPRINT,* that I have a hard time seeing anyone else top what he’s done for two years in a row.
@@Popcultureguy3000 wouln't the most important thing be respecting and adhering to Peter Davids vision of the character, since he created him and wrote pretty much everything not written by Orlando
@@Alex-yx5qh Orlando has been doing not only that for his three separate Spider-Man 2099 weekly series, but respecting the work all the writers for the X-Men 2099 comics have done as well! Who else but an X-Men 2099 fan would bother to bring back *Pumpkin Jack, the King of the Wildways* for his Carnage 2099 five week event miniseries?
I love to hear about Josh talking about his research when going into a new title. Its very obvious reading his work that the man respects and knows the lore of the characters. For fun, if he was to write Marvel, I'd love to see him work on either Peter Parker, Spidey 2099, or a Luke/Danny Heroes for Hire run
Josh is so chill and funny, man. I love these chats. I'm looking forward to seeing if he gets to write for Sergeant Slaughter in the new Joe series. I really WANT that.
Hey yo, the stuff about the history of comics inspired me to dig out an old rough draft for a podcast I wrote ages ago about the history of marvel comics (and just general modern history told through a pop culture viewpoint) that I ended up scraping during a breakup with a friend ages ago. No idea if I'll ever record or release it but thanks for kicking me back down one of the most fascinating rabbit holes!
great conversation with Joshua Williamson and his love for 90's comics and explaining one more day, this was really awesome and super informative at least in my opinion. :)
What Josh is describing about writers who only read the one story and repeat stuff happened with Sam Alexander and it bothered me so much when I did my big Nova read a few years ago. What’s worse is that you can tell where they stopped reading Duggan’s run too.
Honestly, it’s a tragedy that Jim Zub had a better handle on Sam’s character growth in The Champions than most of the myriad of Nova writers, but because it was a team book, you only got to read it as a side plot. The powerless Sam arc was so good it almost makes me wish Zub just wrote a solo Nova series or mini about it.
Obvious answer for a Marvel character that Josh's style of writing would be a good fit for: Amazing Spider-Man. Less obvious answer: a new Heroes for Hire series, or even just a new Iron Fist. I feel like he'd be a great fit for Danny's voice.
I feel like Sal would be a perfect interviewer and transcriber to help some of these Comic Industry folks to help write their books, he’d know the EXACT questions to ask.
I spoke to Josh at Megacon last year, and I would love for a Williamson Inhumans book. Get someone fun for the art (maybe Tom Reilly), and I think it could go places. I know he said that the Jenkins/Lee book is the best Inhumans book (which it is), but I would love to see Josh's voice for the gang (especially Black Bolt).
Spider-man really had a renaissance for a while....and on an alternative point I remember rewatching a bit of Voltron as an adult and going...oh...wow...uh...re-framed watching all those old shows.
Some of these tv show reboots are very necessary when you look back at certain 80’s cartoons and earlier. Shame Johnny Quest was in film pre-production limbo during the early 2010’s when CN and Netflix were making those good 80’s cartoon reboots, WB animation could have made a *fantastic* long-term story driven cartoon in the vein of Mystery Incorporated and the Voltron and She-Ra reboots.
I really like some 90s comics like spider girl mayday Parker and death of Superman and Spider-Man 2099 I thought were fun series growing up as a kid at least in my opinion.
I've been working my way through Superman since Rebirth. I'm dreading getting to Bendis, (might just skip that), but I'm very excited to get to Josh's stuff. Also super excited for the new GI Joe books.
I want Joshua Williams to write Fantastic Four, I think he would be great to examine Sue as a secret agent, family issues, Valeria and johny, and can identify touch on mutants and space and Galactic with Franklin... I want this so Bad now.
To Josh’s point about new writers not reading the history, I swear 3 writers in a row sent Norrin Radd back to the 6th Cosmos with an opportunity to see or kill young Galactus. I’ll forgive Slott because at least he introduced Dawn Greenwood, and then Cates and Ewing forgot about her and had Norrin crying over Shalla Bal again (even though she came back as a villain in Slott’s run)
I want Josh's _Spider-Man 2099._ His love for the character is needed for that character. Like Dan Slott with Peter Parker... Just maybe don't overstay the tenure like he has. Lol
I can think of a few Marvel books that Joshua Williams could write and excel at,.I would absolutely put him on a title like New Warriors or maybe even have him bring back the Ultraverse. Short of those two? Deadpool or Exiles.
Josh on Daredevil or Punisher if he goes to Marvel. I think he'd be a reckoning for Frank and wouldn't relish in his killing like certain writers. Selfishly though, I want a good Ghost Rider run so...
I would really love Joshua Williamson writing amazing Spiderman mostly because i think he's the only writer i know that could succeed and make ASM fantastic again at least in my opinion.
I like Josh so much as a person, it kakes me feel bad for being so luke warm on his work. There are glimmers of greatness, parts of his Flash were great, and i got a lot of enjoyment from Robin. But there is just something his writing is missing for me
You know what, Judd Winick who wrote primarily for DC created The Exiles and set the standard for what good writers would do with the series later, so maybe Joshua Williamson would do a good job with a new version of the team! I mean, he can’t do worse than Claremont’s overwrought and overly expository New Exiles run. To clarify what I thought about Claremont’s New Exiles, liked some of what he did, but compared to the quick stories that had come before in the previous writers tenure, it just became a bit of a slog to read. And back in the first series, it’s not like they didn’t do good stories that were longer, World Tour was a blast, going to basically every official secondary imprint alternate universe and all the famous ones to the main, from House of M Earth all the way to Future Imperfect and the Heroes Reborn second Earth, but then again, they never lingered on each alternate for more than two issues, not like Claremont’s alternate reality stories that would take up four or six issues at a time.
Sal, Tiff, Bennie and even Rob are doing the oral history of comics in real time, but damn my soul would I buy the "Sal & Tiffs encyclopedia of the comic book industry for people in a hurry".
I am still pissed that One more day ruined everything with Peter Parker and Mary jane and it drives me insane that marvel refuses to undo there mistake and bring us back the marriage with Peter parker and Mary jane and let them have there daughter Mayday parker Spider-girl alive and kicking in the mainstream marvel universe, because damn it there's so much potential with a adult Peter Parker and Mary jane being married and raising there daughter mayday parker spider-girl is a fantastic story and would finally open the door for Peter parker to move forward as a character and stop holding him back for bad stories nobody wants to read myself included at least in my opinion.
It's good to know that Joshua Williamson not only reads his own books from time to time, he also reads other people's stuff. Like reading before writing his Flash Run and finding out they already did what would've been an emotional theme he was going to write. That's rad.
I’m just happy he’s keeping track of _some_ Marvel books. I know he’ll always pick DC over Marvel, but it’s always nice to know him doing something for the House of Ideas isn’t completely out of the question.
My hardcover for ROGUES just came in on Friday. I fell in love with that book. I never would have bought it, if not for Comic Pop and Back Issues.
I don’t know why, but I could see Josh crush it on a Guardians of the Galaxy book and a Man-Thing book
I can totally see Joshua Williamson doing a Bloodlines 2 at DC in the future.
Josh is great. I don't love all his work, but he's such a chill, nice guy in these shows, and his love for the medium is apparent. Also, Superman is the best book out right now and Josh is totally killing it.
@binglybingler2598 I'm mostly reading old stuff too, but a year ago I moved to a place where I can get monthly comics easily, so I decided to read a lot of DC titles. Dawn of DC helped, but also I'm more of a DC guy anyway. I highly recommend checking out City Boy too, it's so much fun, and it has Nightwing making a surprise appearance at some point. I'm curious about this Daredevil run you mentioned, might check that out as well.
I still won't forget the fact that my dad got me one more day for Christmas. That's a great starting point for comics lmao
The entirety of that "oral history of comics" bit is something that I enjoy and want more of.
I’m always looking forward to the Sal and Williamson talks!
Personally, if Joshua Williamson ever came back to Marvel, I would love to see him write Spider-Man 2099.
As long as he either reads what Steve Orlando has been doing with Miguel, or he doesn’t interfere with his yearly July weekly miniseries, I’d love that. Steve Orlando just has so much love for *THE ENTIRE 2099 IMPRINT,* that I have a hard time seeing anyone else top what he’s done for two years in a row.
@@Popcultureguy3000 wouln't the most important thing be respecting and adhering to Peter Davids vision of the character, since he created him and wrote pretty much everything not written by Orlando
@@Alex-yx5qh Orlando has been doing not only that for his three separate Spider-Man 2099 weekly series, but respecting the work all the writers for the X-Men 2099 comics have done as well! Who else but an X-Men 2099 fan would bother to bring back *Pumpkin Jack, the King of the Wildways* for his Carnage 2099 five week event miniseries?
Given his apparent love for Deadpool, I think Josh could write a killer Deadpool book
I love to hear about Josh talking about his research when going into a new title. Its very obvious reading his work that the man respects and knows the lore of the characters.
For fun, if he was to write Marvel, I'd love to see him work on either Peter Parker, Spidey 2099, or a Luke/Danny Heroes for Hire run
Hopefully one day we’ll see a Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora Thundercats book 🐱⚔️ !
17:30 - I've got that little Charles Vess Spider-Man poster on my bedroom wall.
Josh is so chill and funny, man. I love these chats.
I'm looking forward to seeing if he gets to write for Sergeant Slaughter in the new Joe series. I really WANT that.
“My dear Cobra Commander.”
Hey yo, the stuff about the history of comics inspired me to dig out an old rough draft for a podcast I wrote ages ago about the history of marvel comics (and just general modern history told through a pop culture viewpoint) that I ended up scraping during a breakup with a friend ages ago. No idea if I'll ever record or release it but thanks for kicking me back down one of the most fascinating rabbit holes!
Damien... can we trust him 😂😂
great conversation with Joshua Williamson and his love for 90's comics and explaining one more day, this was really awesome and super informative at least in my opinion. :)
What Josh is describing about writers who only read the one story and repeat stuff happened with Sam Alexander and it bothered me so much when I did my big Nova read a few years ago. What’s worse is that you can tell where they stopped reading Duggan’s run too.
Honestly, it’s a tragedy that Jim Zub had a better handle on Sam’s character growth in The Champions than most of the myriad of Nova writers, but because it was a team book, you only got to read it as a side plot. The powerless Sam arc was so good it almost makes me wish Zub just wrote a solo Nova series or mini about it.
Obvious answer for a Marvel character that Josh's style of writing would be a good fit for: Amazing Spider-Man.
Less obvious answer: a new Heroes for Hire series, or even just a new Iron Fist. I feel like he'd be a great fit for Danny's voice.
A Hawkeye book by Josh would be something
Joshua Williamson at Marvel? 🤔🤔 MC2 Mayday Parker Spider-Girl
I feel like Sal would be a perfect interviewer and transcriber to help some of these Comic Industry folks to help write their books, he’d know the EXACT questions to ask.
This podcast rules, keep it up gents
I think Josh would do an interesting Ghost Rider run.
Always love the videos with you two dudes!!
I love me some 90s X-men, Spider-man and Iron Man.
I spoke to Josh at Megacon last year, and I would love for a Williamson Inhumans book. Get someone fun for the art (maybe Tom Reilly), and I think it could go places. I know he said that the Jenkins/Lee book is the best Inhumans book (which it is), but I would love to see Josh's voice for the gang (especially Black Bolt).
My favorite show!!
Spider-man really had a renaissance for a while....and on an alternative point I remember rewatching a bit of Voltron as an adult and going...oh...wow...uh...re-framed watching all those old shows.
Some of these tv show reboots are very necessary when you look back at certain 80’s cartoons and earlier.
Shame Johnny Quest was in film pre-production limbo during the early 2010’s when CN and Netflix were making those good 80’s cartoon reboots, WB animation could have made a *fantastic* long-term story driven cartoon in the vein of Mystery Incorporated and the Voltron and She-Ra reboots.
I really like some 90s comics like spider girl mayday Parker and death of Superman and Spider-Man 2099 I thought were fun series growing up as a kid at least in my opinion.
Me: I wonder when there'll be a new Allstars, hour later new notification 😂
I don't know about who Josh should write. But if I got a chance to write for Marvel I'd be all about the Heroes for Hire and She-Hulk.
An ff book by Joshua would be sweet
I've been working my way through Superman since Rebirth. I'm dreading getting to Bendis, (might just skip that), but I'm very excited to get to Josh's stuff. Also super excited for the new GI Joe books.
Josh Williamson would be fantastic on Shang-Chi and Daredevil. Maybe even a new Defenders book, a mix of magic and street crime fighters
I could see Williamson do stuff with either Fantastic Four, Spider-Man or avengers.
Love these. Josh is the first writer to get me to read Superman on the reg. The unchained was dope! Kudos.
I'd also love to see Joshua Williamson Daredevil
Josh plz ask DC to commission Sal a Tempus Fuginaut figure.
I would love Josh in New Mutants
I loved Tom Reilly’s art on the Thing miniseries.
Joshua Williams Silver Surfer maybe with Alessandro Cappuccino or Martin Coccolo on art I think that would be a killer series
I want Joshua Williams to write Fantastic Four, I think he would be great to examine Sue as a secret agent, family issues, Valeria and johny, and can identify touch on mutants and space and Galactic with Franklin... I want this so Bad now.
To Josh’s point about new writers not reading the history, I swear 3 writers in a row sent Norrin Radd back to the 6th Cosmos with an opportunity to see or kill young Galactus. I’ll forgive Slott because at least he introduced Dawn Greenwood, and then Cates and Ewing forgot about her and had Norrin crying over Shalla Bal again (even though she came back as a villain in Slott’s run)
Write Quicksilver! I feel like you could give Pietro a lot of humanity.
Sals talking about peter in the clone saga how i felt about roy harper being the clone in young justice then we got arsenal who was all ragey
Used to love Sigma Six! Which I think was a remake? I’m a 90’s kid so too young for GI Joe
I would love to see Josh write for fantastic four. It would make me read current FF
I want Josh's _Spider-Man 2099._
His love for the character is needed for that character. Like Dan Slott with Peter Parker... Just maybe don't overstay the tenure like he has. Lol
I can think of a few Marvel books that Joshua Williams could write and excel at,.I would absolutely put him on a title like New Warriors or maybe even have him bring back the Ultraverse. Short of those two? Deadpool or Exiles.
Young Avengers. He gets legacy and I think he would have something interesting to say on what the future of Marvel means.
Joshua Williams should write either ironman, captain America or fantastic four but my favorite would be moon knight
Joshua would be great on West Coast Avengers with the volume 2 roster
Josh on Daredevil or Punisher if he goes to Marvel. I think he'd be a reckoning for Frank and wouldn't relish in his killing like certain writers. Selfishly though, I want a good Ghost Rider run so...
1:17:58 I would be FURIOUS
I would really love Joshua Williamson writing amazing Spiderman mostly because i think he's the only writer i know that could succeed and make ASM fantastic again at least in my opinion.
Give me williamson on HULK :)
This may be the colour scheme of Flash subliminally influencing but, Josh should write Iron Man.
I’d love to see Joshua Williamson tackle F4 if he wrote for marvel.
i want him to write miles
I like Josh so much as a person, it kakes me feel bad for being so luke warm on his work. There are glimmers of greatness, parts of his Flash were great, and i got a lot of enjoyment from Robin. But there is just something his writing is missing for me
Joshua Williamson Spider-Man
You know what, Judd Winick who wrote primarily for DC created The Exiles and set the standard for what good writers would do with the series later, so maybe Joshua Williamson would do a good job with a new version of the team! I mean, he can’t do worse than Claremont’s overwrought and overly expository New Exiles run.
To clarify what I thought about Claremont’s New Exiles, liked some of what he did, but compared to the quick stories that had come before in the previous writers tenure, it just became a bit of a slog to read. And back in the first series, it’s not like they didn’t do good stories that were longer, World Tour was a blast, going to basically every official secondary imprint alternate universe and all the famous ones to the main, from House of M Earth all the way to Future Imperfect and the Heroes Reborn second Earth, but then again, they never lingered on each alternate for more than two issues, not like Claremont’s alternate reality stories that would take up four or six issues at a time.
Sal, Tiff, Bennie and even Rob are doing the oral history of comics in real time, but damn my soul would I buy the "Sal & Tiffs encyclopedia of the comic book industry for people in a hurry".
I am still pissed that One more day ruined everything with Peter Parker and Mary jane and it drives me insane that marvel refuses to undo there mistake and bring us back the marriage with Peter parker and Mary jane and let them have there daughter Mayday parker Spider-girl alive and kicking in the mainstream marvel universe, because damn it there's so much potential with a adult Peter Parker and Mary jane being married and raising there daughter mayday parker spider-girl is a fantastic story and would finally open the door for Peter parker to move forward as a character and stop holding him back for bad stories nobody wants to read myself included at least in my opinion.
Bring back DC's New Bloods