Flintstones Reboot Went WOKE... and it's Great
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The DC Comics reboot of The Flintstones from 2016 is super woke and it's absolutely fantastic.
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I really enjoyed this comic but as someone who grew up on Hanna Barbera cartoons like the Flintstones, it was always eerie to have the more realistic humans and then to have Dino still having a cartoony appearence
I never heard of it
@@vullord666 I remember him looking great in live action. May have to rewatch it. Are you talking about Flinstones rock Vegas by any chance? Or the one where Fred became ceo or something?
Not as much as you'd enjoy The Upchucks!
I suppose.
@@insaneedoko999The first one. The 1994 version. The one with John Goodman as Fred Flintstone. The one where he became a vice president of a division in Slate Rock Co. The Viva Rock Vegas movie is a God-awful prequel.
It's all in the writing.
Writing is what decides a story is good or bad
Really? I thought it was Piña colada's
If it turns woke then it’s automatically garbage
There are pretentious, condescending writings that treat their reader as fools, and then there's writing that ask their reader to think and contemplate about serious matters.
I feel this one the latter
@@Myday_145 found the guy still stuck in 2016.
@@hafirenggayuda The Flinstone comic never made me ask or consider anything. It just reaffirmed things what I knew and made me laugh.
The interesting thing about the Appliance Subplot is that it can also be interpreted as a Job-related Depression metaphor, where you're forced to work a meaningless and painful job before being thrown into the darkness until you're useful again.
I never thought about the personal relationships the “house appliances” could build with one another. To then be potentially replaced by another one without the owners giving it a second thought. Depressing stuff. Looking forward to checking out the full comic myself.
Thanks for letting me have a part in this video, Drake! It was a ton of fun.
Reminds me of the brave little toaster
Lol back in the day one of my favorite insults used to be “I’m going to make Flintstones technology out of you” Basically implying I would nail people inside a box and make them do my dishes or some shit lol
So.....slavery. It was an example of slavery.
@@jamalhartley5863 we still enslave animals tho.
I’m kind of bummed that this isn’t going to get an adaptation. I would so love to see this comic get adapted in the form of a cartoon, especially if they changed the comic’s art-style to that of the original show.
Imagine Jeff Bergman saying, “We participated in a genocide, Barney.”
Yeah, an adaption should absolutely look more like the original cartoon, just with extra possible camera angles. I think the enhanced stylized proportions art style of the comic only works as still frames.
Jeff Bergman huh? I looked him up and now I'm just imagining a crossover involving a bunch of classic HB, Tex Avery MGM and WB characters where all the male characters are voiced by him lol.
I have no idea why y'all think that this wouldn't work in a style modeled after the current comics. There's a million movies and shows animated with almost this exact art style and they look excellent.
@@godofthecripples1237 I thought the same exact thing lol. Imagine a Flintstones adaptation that looked like Arcane or something lmfao that would be fucking sick
@@jewelyJewels Lol, I'd be down for that
From this comment section today I learned that "woke" actually has a different meaning than being an insult and that your Snorlax cup is very cool
from this comment section i discovered way more people only know the anti sjws version of woke and think that is the original use of the word, it makes me really sad
@Dev For Fun You ever actually watched Fox News or any other conservative stuff? They use the word woke in so many ads, it's crazy.
Woke has basically just become another political buzzword.
The word "woke" only exists because if you tell someone not to be an asshole and they get really indignant about you trying to dominate their right to be an asshole and accuse you of shoving your not being an asshole agenda down their throats, it dosen't sound as good. I don't think we should be dignifying that words existence by discussing it's etymology.
@@leephillips4402 Definitely. Honestly, you could make a Rorschach test out of people’s use of the word.
From what I have heard from this video, it doesn't seem all that "woke". It seems more like just a good comic that takes a more serious satirical view of the Flintstones word while exploring some interesting ideas and concepts already in it (like the animal appliances).
He was saying he title is CLICKBAIT. He is satirizing people who put those words in their video titles. The book is neither "woke" or "based".
@@orionhan2431 Nah he meant it .. if you followed him closely all over enough he clearly meant this as a ''gotcha '' to those who go ''woke is bad'' when this Flintstones comic is not woke .. its topical .. plus he ignores the coquille term of the word woke and just goes the literal usage which undermines the argument he has over''woke'' and ''wokeness'' and the like when sticking to the literal usage
@@lloydlandrum3040 ???
@@razi_man Onion Han was saying Coics Drake was satirizing people who use clickbait by making the title clickbait.. I was saying that is in fact incorrect as if you followed Comics Drakes actions on the net enough its clear he views this comic as ''woke'' by the more literal definition and he ignores the other more commonly used usage of the term woke when talking about a product or companys actions.. He also used the flintsones comic as a sorta''Gotcha'' to thos sayingeverything that is is woke is bad'' by twisting what people mean by ''woke'' or its willful ignorance on comic drakes part
@@razi_man fr what the hell he's smoking
Been meaning to read this one for a while and I'm glad you covered it. I'm surprised you weren't a fan of the Booster Gold crossover if only because it seemed pretty on point with him annoying everyone in Bedrock. That and thanks to this vid, that panel with the abacus is now funny to me.
Booster was on point, the plot was just lackluster.
@@ComicDrake I've noticed that's a consistent risk with crossovers. Sometimes the cool factor gets prioritized over plot consistency and engaging the reader in the story.
@@ComicDrake That's fair. I guess for the crossovers I'm mostly just there for the interactions and shenanigans than the plots themselves.
Ayo doesn't this mean that it's Canon that the Flintstones is in the DC Universe
@@TheParanoidLogician Power Rangers Justice League was pretty good IMHO
4:28 …can’t belive you went with “Yabadabadoo” for that punchline instead of the OBVIOUSLY correct choice:
“…It’s a living.”
😂
“We committed genocide Barney” -actual line from the comic
That title had us in the first half, not gonna lie
But truly, the original Flintstones poked fun at 60s Americana. We've always made fun of a generation's problems throughout pop culture. Do people really think a modern reimagining wouldn't do the same, especially from the same push that brought us Scooby friggin' Apocalypse? Much as I don't like being reminded of modern problems, I also don't wanna rag on anyone who finds these satirical allegories comforting. As dark as this comic is, there plenty of folks out there who can appreciate jabs at the source material, even visceral ones.
While the themes of this reboot aren't my thing, this also doesn't rUiN aN eXiStInG fRaNcHiSe. Do kids these days even know who the characters are on the little multivitamins and gummies? And if that's such a big deal, why not point them back to the classics?
It’d be funny if it made fun of BOTH sides of the political spectrum like South Park and at some points Family Guy. However it’s made by comic book writers so yeah, not happening.
@@tallerwarrior1256I think that type of mentality just gives rise to this stale, safe, and prepackaged type of comedy that South Park does these days where they take one shot at each side so not to take a stand or upset any of their audience.
The insistence that everything has to poke fun at both sides In equal measure, or that things are immediately made better by poking fun at both sides promotes this fallacious idea that both sides of political debate are equally right, morally or factually which usually isn't the case, there is nuance ofc but that doesn't default to centerism. Being realistic about how one side is worse than the other is not the same thing as being blind to the flaws on the side you're own.
@@tallerwarrior1256 I think the first part is realizing that some people still don't quite grasp that it's not "two sides" anymore but a gross number of people fall into the 'us/them' binary totally oblivious that the "Two Sides" everyone acknowledges are skewed by different observers' bias. As an example, the vid shows someone saying these flintstone comics are "woke" for their story topics... others might entirely disagree there on basis of art direction and highlight how Wilma and Better (and other background female characters) actually resemble feminine forms.
@@somni6756
Yes but we shouldn’t ignore the mistakes on both sides, again we should just be pointing out people’s ridiculousness regardless of political standpoints. I understand forcing jokes on both perspectives can be unfunny but there’s so much less comedy and satire when you limit yourself to just making fun of the right .
@@somni6756 I don't think there trying to put out a centralist point of view, I think there more saying that taking a hard stand against one a pushing an ideology makes for not as effective satire. I think it's more fear of that continuation of the us versus them mentality that seems to spread and there is very little of trying to seek understanding. (Sorry if this dosen't quite make sense 😅)
It went woke in a perfect way though, it portrayed the issues in a interesting way, for example Fred was a soldier who was involved with the tree people massacre, in most woke products Fred would of been the main characters father and the constant idiot with the wrong opinion, instead they used his "old" school beliefs to contrast how the world has changed for better and worse, it shows that just because you think the world would be a better place if we just do a or b that it isn't as simple and shows that no matter what happens a man should protect his family, I feel the story is a better disection of a old fashioned family man dealing with a modern woke world he helped build but doesn't recognise
Theres nothing wrong with "went woke", as all things and changes, it can be done in a bad way, but u treated it as going woke is for default bad. I remembe u that some of the most important comics and characters are woke as fuuuuuck, x men for example.
@@benjacarrasco9447 The goal is, if you're going to "go woke," then structure the story and characters in ways that the viewer isn't just reading a CNN article.
The west (especially the comic book industry) struggles with this the most as genuine entertainment is replaced by the character's gender or sexual orientation.
I wish people would stop saying “woke” and just call it what it is, respecting every human on earths fundamental rights to be treated fair and equal.
@benja carrasco your forgetting that is the old definition of woke in comics like x-men a metaphor laced in subtext that is now cannon and can be explored deeper over time, the modern version is trans obese super hero saves orphans from redskull Jordan Peterson(not all of these are the same events but kinda a dramatic view) or quite literally Jean and Scott and wolverine just share and have a poly relationship a complete flip on how the characters actually view the situation or whatever they were doing with captain marvel in civil war
@@ericwalsh2954 where do I read the trans girl beats up kermit the frog comic that sounds awesome
Drake. Your the first youtuber I came across who talks about Woke in a positive sense.
Sounds like you watch some pretty bad people.
Seems like you should find better UA-camrs
@@ComicDrake dumb click baiter
@@ComicDrake Woke is always for the moralizing busybodies.
@@dansmith1661 I don't think someone that identifies as "pureblood" has values that are worth listening to. 🤣
Honestly I think the semi realistic art style really works in favour of the darker stories. Like this is the real story and cartoon is the bowlerized retelling.
stumbling onto you channel a little while ago has been the gift that keeps giving. I'm gonna have to check this out. It really seems to hit all my boxes.
I do like how it lampshades that someone working in a quarry wouldn't be wearing a tie.
If they had OSHA back then, that tie would totally be a safety hazard.
Flintstones was just "The Honeymooners". Honestly, The Honeymooners was kinda the prime archetype for many sitcoms to come after it. Fred not finishing high school was very common back then since a lot of people didn't finish or if they did they could finish with a trade and outright skip college. Honestly this was the early points where they tried to present that "college was the way out" Thus became something extremely abused now where people young and dumb going into college and getting slapped with debt now.
Flintstone's meta ALWAYS been on the nose, hell a majority of cartoon male leads are JUST an adaption of Fred. You can really tell in Homer Simpson. Fred was blunt he'll say what's on his mind in many an episode even if it'll lead him to trouble. That's why it works well in the comic, that bluntness is something refreshing.
I got so scared when you said the word "woke" because it can so easily be done horribly. But this book did it incredibly, focusing on actual problems that effect normal people everyday. And wasn't used for boosting PR and overdoing it. Perfect.
meaning it wasn't woke
@Vaush likes horses a bit too much it was, you’re definition of woke is what conservatives think the word means
Polyamory as the Conservative issue just goes to show how much most societal issues are just there to keep the two sides fighting.
Friggin' culture war BS.
Yeah, the marriage issue is one of the best out of the bunch.
I love the inversion and it's really well handled, especially the gay couple and Fred's positive relationship with them having been present to help care for him and other people in the community when he was young.
I'm not big on the idea of marriage conceptually but the reasoning Fred gave for wanting to marry Wilma in the end even after the comic showed that it was just a social construct was legitimately touching.
@@casanovafunkenstein5090 As per usual, most social constructs are (relatively) innocuous. It's when they become systemic dogma that we have a problem.
@@kingdon7795 ...there are many ways to take that. How, precisely, did you mean that...?
@@christopherb501 yup, if marraige wasn't mandatory for so many rights people wouldn't fight as much about it
just like how being able to do stuff via internet is cool, but when you can only do stuff via the internet it makes it mandatory to have a celphone and internet connection and it instead remove access to things instead of add access, that is why we get people complaining that the govern is giving free phones to poor people, when that is the only way some people can engage in society
The reboot is exactly what Woke is all about, being self conscious and aware of the social & political issues effecting the people. Woke isn’t about diverse casting or someone being into egg plants basically anything reactionaries try and force the term to be.
This is true, the real meaning of woke was about SELF-awareness. Normally be somebody whom is seemingly unaware or is finally understanding.
Modern woke is condescending becase somebody "isn't woke enough" yet to be real if you're so "self-aware" you start shitting on people you're no longer such.
@@ExeErdna You lost me at your second sentence. Just say you liked the old times, Christ.
@@rukevweb5674 Of course I lost you because you didn't read to understand only to reinforce your own mindset. Ironically proving my point.
*reactionaries and marketers
To bad with just about everything with a positive message it always gets high-jacked by horrible people and the original meaning gets lost to time
We participated in genocide Barney.
Best out of context lines
I know you're going for the Fred Flintstone look with the tie but it kind of makes you look like the Nostalgia Critic
Can you please remember him so I don't have to?
I read very few of those Hanna-Barbera Beyond comics, but it seems like a lot of them were updated to reflect changing values in the face of the original works. Some, like Flintstones, updated their satire; others, like Scooby Apocalypses and Wacky Raceland, which opted for a grittier feel and thus feel like weird fanfiction.
I didn't read a *lot* of them, but I know Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles was fairly well-received and depicts life as a gay man in the 1950s, which is an interesting but not unexpected twist for Snagglepuss, being as he is ambiguously gay in the source material.
The ones I read were Future Quest and Dastardly and Muttley. The former is a straight action story inspired by the two-fisted tales of the time, and is therefore the least deconstructive of the series. Then there's Dastardly and Muttley, which is... dark. It's written by Garth Ennis, so of course it is, but it's a doomsday story about elder gods mixed with cartoon characters that manages to make cartoon physics more horrifying than they usually are. It's a story I've thought about a lot and still can't get out of my head to this day, even as I was put off by the ending.
It was a weird line, and I'm glad something good came out of it that's still being talked about, even as memes.
I definitely think there's a lot of value in Snagglepuss Chronicles as a scathing condemnation of McCarthyism and the rightwing nationalism that inspired it, but personally as a queer person I'm kind of tired of stories where being queer is framed as something that's just inherently going to end in tragedy.
It is a really good comic, it does have social cometary but they blend it extremely well with the stories and it even goes to more existential themes, definitely a recommended read whether you are a Flintstones fan or not
I was expecting this video since you mentioned it in a live stream. I read this run because of your previous video, and it's one of the best mino-series I've read
I always loved the Flintstones and my grandma fueled it even more when I was younger because she had told me something I never thought was true and I'm still on the fence until I can get my grandma to talk to me about him, but she had told me that one of the key animators on the original Flintstones series was a man in our family I don't remember specifics since I was like 8 when she told me this. I really want to know who he was because I love drawing and animations and If I knew who he was I think I'd be able to meet him, if he's still alive, or take a look at his old art he may have done, Thank you for reminding me of this so I can ask my grandma soon!
I grew up in a community where 'woke' stuff like this was deemed bad just because. So getting to watch your videos and seeing across the wall, it's nice, and it's helping me turn into a better, more accepting, person. Thank you
Same here. However is this “woke”? It’s just talking about a way of life that existed in our (at least my) parents days. Same as that awesome Snagglepuss Cartoon about the Cold War and McCarthism being a parallel to Stalins autocracy.
Especially compared to Stalins 2nd in command. A pudgy out of shape man who hated dancing but when Stalin told him to do the Cossack (?) dance (the one where you fold your arms and kick out your feet) he said “when Stalin says dance YOU DANCE!”
I feel like “woke” has become similarly polluted as the word “feminist.” Neither are inherently bad things by their original definitions, but we’ve seen so many examples of the concept done badly that it’s inherently viewed as negative.
@@goldlight1322 That's how the human mind works we remember negatives better. So when people take a stance and then abuse people, things and or the very tenets of that stance. We often see them as a bad guy to protect ourselves.
@Gold Light Definitely feels spot on.
@@goldlight1322 And now it’s little more than a boogeyman.
that mug is holding on for dear life.
He’s crying out in terror
"Sure to rile up the people I never wanted subscribed to my channel in the first place"
Super based, you are fantastic
And one look at the comment section proves that they are real worked up. 😂
As a child I liked Flintstones cause it was colorful and I was unaware of the, for the time, modern topics often joked about in the show. Not that I sit in my chair as a 23 year old, I like it for how contradictory the time period is when paired with the topics that I now understand better, albeit not completely. It was clever then and I'm happy to see this comic carry on the theme of the originsl cartoon. Thanks fro bringing this to attention and I hope to check it all out myself at some point
If the crossover was the low point of your series, then you got yourself a damn good story there.
Also, Adam and Steve is the most clever thing that feels natural for the era
It didn’t go “woke”. It went “modern”.
there are those would say they are the same thing
@@1roxyfan491 Woke used to mean "nuanced" or "with a more thoughtful approach" but it has both A) Been used by people without much skill in writting to promote cheaply made or half-assed products and B) Been co-opted by people with a conservative and even very regressive outlook on life to mean or almost be a slang term for "Proggresive thing i didn't like"
We saw during the 2010's the slow bastardization of a word that i wish people didn't have such strong and negative opinions of, and i don't blame some of them, and i just wish that at least in America (the continent as a whole because this cultural phenomena has kind of seeped its way into spanish-speaking countries too) we could have a more nuanced and thoughful (dare i say "woke" xd) discussion about what we need this word to mean, because at the end of the day what it is supposed to mean aint something bad
@@Nobody-zl3kk That's why I use nuanced now.
Same thing
Flintstones
Meet the Flintstones
They're the modern stone age family
From the town of Bedrock
They're a page right of history
Let's ride with the family down the street
Through the courtesy of Fred's two feet
When you're with the Flintstones
Have a yabba dabba doo time
A dabba doo time
We'll have gay old time.
Drake: As the kids say, it's woke af and it's based
Also Drake(thoughts): Why the hell did I write that line
I love how people didn't even read the comic OR watched the video, but got mad because there's "woke" in the title so you know it must be bad because woke broke stroke hope slope or whatever the saying is
Hearing Wrestling with Gaming's cameo definitely made my day! :D
He's one of my favorite channels, that's for sure!
@@ComicDrake same here! Keep up the great work Drake. I had no idea this comic series even existed, but it seems kind of amazing in how it balanced humor with a depressing undertone
@@ComicDrake the feeling's mutual!
The comic is funnier when you imagine the characters speaking in their original voices.
You could say, "they have a gay old Time."
We all knew fred and barney were gay for each other from the start
Both Drake and Scott from NerdSync dropped some masterpieces today. Great day
Ok now we need to somehow get Drake on an episode of Probably not Aliens.
Somehow.
I remember hearing about this comic, it was weird when i first see it but it’s pretty cool that it’s ideas and exploration of those fit into The Flinstones world
Hard to do, but it leads to an unique experience if done right
This video filled me with immense rage. If you care about your viewers, you should prevent such a thing from happening ever again. Never remind us of our age; I already have to be an adult, just stop making me remember that. I want to be a rock. Rocks don't pay taxes. Rocks don't have work. Rocks don't have bills. Rocks aren't expected to live up to an impossible standard set by someone else. Rocks just lay there motionless on the ground....a true inspiration.... entropy fucking blows.
Truly, the living envy the dead.
@@MLBlue30 yeah but funerals cost money. When I die I expect my friends and loved ones to keep it a secret and just throw my body into the ocean
I think it's so funny that the gay couple is actually named "Adam and Steve" and now I want to read this
That’s crazy I was just talking to a friend about how DC comics did a better job at making a Hanna Barbera shared universe then the movie Scoob. Do you plan on covering Future Quest or any of the other Hanna Barbera comics?
GODS I want more of Future Quest.
You introduced me to this comic and I'll never be able to thank you enough for it.
If you enjoyed The Flintstones you should also check out Exit, Stage Left!: The Snagglepuss Chronicles. It was also written by Mark Russell and it also contains really strong political commentary. Like, oh my God, I didn't expect that heavy stuff from a comic book about pink lion
I remember reading this book . Don’t remember it being “woke” at all
How would you define woke?
Woke lost all of its meaning.
And watching this and looking again at the definition then yeah the title isn't wrong.
I really enjoyed it when it came out. It was such a blast to have the Flintstones portrayed from a modern eye. I enjoyed the rethinking of Scooby Apocalypse, but what really blew me away was their treatment of Snagglepuss. What an emotional experience! You should talk about that miniseries!
I heard about that.
I'd be very interested to read it at some point
Wasn't half of this comic already done by Dinosaurs in the 90s? Which itself was an update on the Flinstones?
Yes.
How can you talk about this and not bring up the fact that "Yabba dabba doo" is Fred's PTSD coping mechanism?
The deluxe hardcover recently came out, definitely a must buy.
Thanks for the heads up!
I find it fascinating that DC comics and Hanna Barbara have so much love for each other between comics and other media.
I remember you mention this comic in a video years ago and It sounded interesting so I bought it and really love it.
I’m curious about what they did with the Jetson.
YABADABADU!
Rosie's George's mom with her brain in a robot body. That's all I remember about it and you gave me an excuse to say something
There was a 6-issue series where a different creative team tried to do what this team did with the Flintstones. In my opinion, it was... less successful. Still an interesting story, but the ending was basically the sci-fi version of, "A Wizard did it."
imagine if there were more Scientifically Accurate dinosaurs in the Flintstones
I read this while it was coming out and was very into its on the nose weirdness. Their Carl Sagan parody is both the best and worst thing I've ever witnessed in comics. Great video! Also: I must have that mug.
Homie really just said it was both woke and based. Legendary.
Call that Wased, or Boke
@@mawinstallation6626 Bake
That comic dub at the start dou
I remember picking this up at a local comic shop just because of the sheer audacity of it. I'd like to read the full series one day.
Good vid but all I could notice on your green screen is the redesigned Punisher logo and I keep tryin to make sense of it lol
I'm so glad you made a video about this one I love this book
Wouldn't call it woke. It's more self aware
I went to my local comic store today to pick up my file and I checked for this and they sadly only had issues 3-9 of the comic.
I'll probably buy the volumes with your link to get all the issues.
Did not expect a booster gold x flinstones crossover but honestly I’m here for it. Booster’s super advanced future tech combined with Fred flinstone honestly terrifies me.
Goddamn that Fred Flintstone art in the thumbnail goes hard.
It’s Yabba Dabba doing something I certainly didn’t expect.
Did they do a Jetsons comic yet? I wrote a treatment for a gritty reboot of The Jetsons a few years back and I've just been sitting on it, had no idea who to show it to.
Yes. And in a similar vein as this comic's satire...they *do* address why the architecture is suspended so high.
It ain't pretty.
@@christopherb501 I read the (Hanna-Barbera beyond) DC comics miniseries and it’s our only glimpse of a live action Jetsons
#iwantaliveactionjetsons
I read most of Scooby Apocalypse and some of Future Quest a while back, but I never got checked out the flinstones despite living the cartoon. I really need to get to it sometime
Not all comics need capes
I haven't heard of this comic, so thanks for piquing my interest, Drake! I'll definitely check it out!
Great video as always and I’ll put it on reading list thanks for the recommendation
I really tried watching this… love the flint stones. It’s just…. When I saw that beautiful mug I knew deep down that I needed it. But then I thought of the complications of cleaning it. (I had a capsule corps mug and it was a pain to clean.) I guess what I’m getting at is that is I really want that mug.
I need that Snorlax Mug where did you get it?
Gamestop :)
It's my favorite comic of all time. I'm in LOVE with superheroes but this comic went far beyond that. It's the most healthy representation of the "woke agenda" loooool.
So cool you did a video on this! Mark Russell is probably my favorite working satirists.
Your next sponsor needs to be for all those oversized mugs you use.
Because they're awesome and I want to know where you got them.
People who say woke like it's a philosophical term or makes things better or worst are just cringe
That mug though.
I love it.
Good video btw
Your first video on the series inrigued me to want to check it out, this one reminded me that I still need to
I watched Flintstones as a kid a lot, especially since it was the show that ended right at my bedtime. But this is the first time I'm being made aware of the social commentary, which sadly is completely lost on me since I know nothing of US history between the mid 40s and the 70s.
isn't this that one comic where Fred and Barney are veterans and feel remorse for causing the extermination of the tree people?
Yeah that was some funny stuff honestly
I definitely get behind the concept of being woke. There's often very important issues to discuss and address that fall under what is considered woke. Unfortunately, lots of BAD writers have been the ones to address these problems recently. The idea's are worth while in these cases but oh man, there's been some cringey crap that has happened in comics (and media in general) that put message over writing. A good writer can show the issues without it becoming a PSA. I've not read this Flintstones but you are certainly selling it well here.
There's some valid stuff in the woke category, if only they'd stop filling it with garbage
The problem REALLY is just lazy writing.
It's like how people try to make something serious and gritty and just end up being edgy and grimderp.
Good writing, even if heavily stylized, requires some understanding of nuance.
On the topic of the abacus, the thousands row doesn't have any beads on it, implying that it was designed to go to the millions, but has since been damaged. Presumably his predecessor knew what a million was, but he doesn't. Actually, the idea that he just thinks it has a "buffer row" or something is really funny to me.
The snorlax mug?! I have one, but use it as a center piece/napkin holder, HOW are you wielding that thing???
Yeah, the Flintstones was good. I was shock on some things and the marriage thing was funny and serious at times. But its things that you would think on what would happen in Flintstones such as the appliances/animals...My favorite was the statue.
Am I the only one who clicked thinking he was saberspark for a sec-
Honestly Boomerang was such a great channel to have back then since it gave so many kids chances in the early 2000’s and on to get the chance to watch those classic cartoons that they weren’t born before to see at the time
this is absolutely awesome. also glad you mentioned your scoob video because i missed that.
Thank Gerald this series is getting more love!
I understood that reference.
*cualquier derecho humano básico*
Gringos weones:Es woke 😭
When are we going to get a Herculoids comic? Or what about Space Ghost?
Who?
@@kwayneboy1524 back in the 90s they him dirty and gave him a talk show on cartoon network. And the co-stars were his villains One was a mantis and one was some dude named Brack.
Sorry, but i need to commend whoever wrote Adam and Steve just the names alone are amazing
I got big Mark Fisher/"capitalist realist" vibes from this comic. It's post-satire. Even the seemingly personal insights into the characters are tied to the conditions of alienation that happen under capitalism (Marx outlined 4 major types), leading me to believe this comic is *truly* a philosophy tome disguised as entertainment.
Don't feel bad about pushing 30 & doing these vids. I'm 42 & your generation gives me hope. It's everyone under the 30-35 year range who gives me hope, your generation embraces political & philosophical concepts Millennials & Gen X rejected because of "red scare"/anti-collectivist propaganda left over from the Cold War...
You're doing important work with this channel, providing insight into some of the foundational art & cultural phenomena that will one day be considered as having defined the era in which we live.
Mark Fisher.
Now that's a name I didn't expect to see under a comic book video.
I appreciate it though.
I swear you could make a story about literally anything nowdays and people think its about the failures of capitalism
@@aidanquiett668In an era where we're surrounded by the failures of capitalism but tread onwards with no choice, day to day, even parody & satire become meaningless. The ridiculousness of our condition is what Fisher wrote about. That's literally what the comic is about. Well, that & Guy Debord's society of spectacle/image.
Also Gramsci's concept of cultural hegemony.
If you would take the time to read that kind of thing you'd understand why I see the connections. They're there in plain sight. It's not hidden. It doesn't have to be anymore because you represent the majority who are incapable of seeing the cage in which we're all trapped.
@@kevinwillems8720I once wrote about how Venom's _Lethal Protector_ was based in the Hegelian dialectic 🤷
@@Matthew.E.Kelly. "the cage we are all trapped in" the only cage we are trapped in is the government. And its a needed cage, since it protects us more than it stops us. Capitalism as a "cage" is really good for getting people to blindly follow your teachings, but doesnt actually seem to work when you look at things overall
"Does being married mean she will love me forever? Or is it just my attempt to keep her from finding someone better?"
Thanks, Fred Flintstone. Now I'm uncertain about my future happiness 👍
Damnit, I was going to make the Hey Ya joke about "What makes love the exception," but should've known you'd make it yourself
Nobody is talking about Drake having a Snorlax from Pokémon head cup drink
The flinstones comic is one of the best standalone comic stories of all time and I wont argue over this. Its funny, dark, feel good, has great artwork, natural conversations, and solid character arcs. If it had been from one of the big three itd top everyones lists
I bought this comic expecting it to be fun nostalgia and I got deep discussions about a range of topics from different points of view.
How they talked about religion was just... Mind-blowing.
I loved this series.
Hey for April Fool's Day you should do a video on the time Spider-Man crossed over with Ren and Stimpy and fought Powdered Toast Man.
Appreciate the video drake but the real questions is where you get that snorlax bowl from🤔