Taking Eric D. July's ISOM TO THE BARBECUE! WORST COMIC EVER!
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I’ve said it before, these anti woke people focus too much on not being woke and deliver subpar work. If he just got into comics to stick it to marvel and Dc with out first mastering the skill set needed in order to prosper in this industry as a creator, then he set himself up for failure. He can brag about making millions but it won’t last long because he’s not delivering the quality for the price he’s asking. I honestly think he’s just hustling the conservatives right wingers. I learned this from GamerGate, that whole thing produced so many UA-cam and Twitter celebrities in the political sphere that did nothing but run their mouths and made money doing so. They get paid to speak at colleges or political events but do nothing to actually stop the things they criticize, it’s all a hustle. Eric has no power to stop Marvel or DC, he’s made 3-4 million selling 50-70 dollar comics while marvel and DC make over a billion selling 4-5 dollar comics. Isom isn’t revolutionary, it’s the same thing we get with black superheroes, Luke Cage and Black Lightning, gangbangers and drug kingpins are the bad guys, no real supervillains. And the dialogue is horrible, he should go to social gathering or mall and just listen to how people talk to each other, that can be very helpful when writing dialogue. As I said, he needs to master the craft before trying to partake in it.
He should had known better that the Culture War is getting worse and worse day by day and he nothing's changed, the only way to keep pressing and moving forward is to support real and hard working creators who are truly putting out good comics via Indie, Crowdfunded and self published comics.
No worse than trying to grift off the woke.
Agree
I've lost my interest in ISOM since when I first saw the inside of the comic. I understand to see how bad woke SJW Marvel and DC has become but this didn't do much better either. This remind me alot of a bad kickstarter game called Mighty No . 9 by co creator Keiji Inafune; it was suppose to be a spiritual successor of Megaman that it was soo bad that it had derailed Inafune's career; not only that but also got Capcom to make Megaman 11. There are many newer indie comics that anti-sjw could use to promote against the big two. Instead they only chose to promote only those who rant for a long time like Eric July.
Really? Because it looked just fine to me. 🤷♂️
They always been woke you would hate the x men if released today.
@@tn420animations9 no it hasn't, I already know it hasn't, you guys getting debunked on that everyday. Stan Lee already admitted it wasn't based off the civil Rights movement, take that narrative and stick it in a ditch.
@@wouldntyouliketoknow7363 you're insane.
The book has a right to be critiqued. End of story. It's either good or it's not. But then again some will buy a book for the art even if the story can't save it. We all know that too. But to those that want to defend for whatever reason, better to explain WHY you think the book is good. As a person who has commented on YoungRippa's channel numerous times, no one is really saying why they think the book is good. You cannot say it's good or bad without giving a reason WHY?
Everyone has a right to agree to disagree and be civil about it and move on.
With the amount of books that come across my desk which many are done by Marvel-diversity hires, and indies, chances are someone here thinks these books are Will Eisner level even if anyone else thinks they're not.
I know exactly what you mean.
The "I hate woke/Liberals" rhetoric is only going to hold on to these fans but so long. Eventually you have to produce quality content and let the buyers gravitate to that. Evan Van Sciver has the same issue with his Cyber-Frog series. He spends more time talking about what the industry is doing than actually working on the comic. I appreciate YoungRippa making himself independent and not having to bow down to the demands of the mainstream. However I feel like the fandom that he has is built on a shaky foundation. I've encountered a few of them, and basically their entire support is based on this culture war, and not the comic itself.
Dude....that's not why people bought it. That's just a talking point you all love to convince yourselves of because.....well you all hate him, and you can't accept people actually liked his comic. 🤷♂️
@@wouldntyouliketoknow7363 DUDE, that's exactly why you bought it. I can be honest and I say I bought it just to support another black businessman like myself. I am not ashamed of my ideology. I don't know why you folks act like you are ashamed of yours
@@MaddBlakTVThat’s not why I bought Isom.
I bought Isom, because:
- It was a fresh new IP, that I could easily get behind.
- I was intrigued to see how Eric would manage his universe/indie company after how he criticized the bad business practices, tropes, and issues in the mainstream comic industry.
That’s it.
@@MaddBlakTV They like being disingenuous.
@@Supremmo I know the game. They think most black people are dumb, because your average black conservative presents themselves that way. But we know what's going on.
Don't get me wrong when his campiegn was a hit I was happy for him since it was proof one can eventually make money as indie comic creator. It seems like a lot of people have had a mixed to negative recpetion to isom saying its bad or very average at best that rippa should hire expietenced writers to write this character. The price tag is very high at $35 like its a trade paperback funny thing is you can get watchmen, v for vendetta, sin city and other classic books in their entirity which is more content for 10 bucks or less. Imo he should have gone for a 20-30 page book and make it cheap and accessiable for more people and build from there whatever reception he got.
You do know it cost 35$ because it was expensive to make AND it was made of higher quality paper right?
@@wouldntyouliketoknow7363 i know and hat was a waste of money thats looking for a reason to jack up the price and sell it with his name. If this was an anniversary and was re releasing an arc and doing a holographic cover i get jacking the price but doing this all in his debut year? Insane. He should have made a 20-30 page book and sell it for 10-15(he has name recognition)
@@thestranger9608 so having better quality that lasts longer is a waste of money? Dude....I honestly have no words to how stupid that logic is. 🤦♂️
@@thestranger9608 Also 94 pages for a higher quality is worth 35$ to me....just because you don't agree with him, doesn't mean it was a bad idea.
@@wouldntyouliketoknow7363 i want him to succeed and wish him the best but hes taking too much unnecessary risks with his company. 35 isn't worth 90 psges? That's like 3-5 books which would still be 20 bucks today and stretched across 3-5 months and you can get classic 300 page comic stories for 10 bucks or less. I know he got triggered by it but somebody he should do what Todd Mcfarlene does with image, have affordable good books and the sales will be even more than what hes making. He still has time to change his marketing ways
His comic really is a hot mess but his sycophants won’t let anyone have an opinion on it that isn’t boot licking, he is doing damage to the indie scene with his over priced rubbish
I appreciate your analysis on this book. It sounds like ISOM doesn't have that *"ism."*
The thing is about these so-called comicsgate guys (I dunno if Eric is one of them) they don't sell their comics to retailers. You have to go online and order them. I wish they could get comic stores to sell their books. But this shit is all politicized. I don't give a crap about the left or the right, just give me a good story with good artwork.
If it helps, Eric has a "retailer portal" section on the website to make it easy for comic book stores to get copies of the book to put on shelves.
In fact, funny enough all the stores that got copies of Isom1 (this was before the retailer portal was a thing and selling to stores was still experimental) actually sold out within hours.
Eric is NOT and never was CG
So what I can gather from the Eric July's "Fanclub" they're very comfortable seeing ISOM get served and upstaged by the other characters. July knew who he was doing this book for alright lol.
Upstaged?
Translation: "Eric should've made Isom a black Mary Sue". 😄😄😄😄😄😄
@@Solider7 If you say so
I’ve been waiting to hear your take on Isom Shawn. I’ve stated before, I have and still support comic creators regardless of their beliefs such as yourself, Rippa, Godhood Comics, and many more I’ve found.
Yeah, I can hardly wait to see him nitpicking THIS comic. 🙄 probably the usual talking points and the same old "it sucks because I said so" opinion he passes off as fact.
@@wouldntyouliketoknow7363 just like other so-called gatekeepers in the Black comic-sphere, such as Godhood Comics and Black Sands.
@@Solider7 and how is Shawn gatekeeping exactly?
@@wouldntyouliketoknow7363 I know folks here are debating prices for his book, but I heard a content creator outside of comics say something that stood out to me. He said, “If you have confidence in your product, sell it at the price you want. People lower their price out of fear.”
Time will tell if this was Rippa’s right choice or not. If it was, he “broke the wheel.” If it wasn’t, he can adjust.
@TheHeadNinjainComics like the others, he prides himself too much on being a veteran when it comes to the comic and literature industry. Eric openly states that he's looking to work and conduct business outside of the status quo of the industry. That includes not only being a creator and publisher but also a distributer. Between all 3 of those areas, it does make sense why Eric would charge so much. His company has no middleman, so he solely has to bear the costs for all three of those areas. Shawn admits to not liking that ISOM costs so much. But let's see how much his books would cost if he was doing the distributing. Plus, Eric states that his comics use paper of higher quality. I believe that because I've been to comicbook stores, and I've felt the quality of the paper used in marvel issues: MAD CHEAP!!!
I have my other suspicions, but I'll wait until after the video is posted before deciding whether or not to post them.
Shawn, I agree for the most part. However, Eric was successful because he had a platform, great artwork, and masterclass marketing campaign (even on mainstream news). That's a rule of thumb in any industry where best quality doesn't always win. There are many great stories that are more than just about magic ties to Africa and hood-level villains who are gangbangers or dealers, however our most creative indie writers and content creators suck at doing business.
Haven’t read it and it’s a little expensive but I’m glad for his success
People gotta stop with this "I’m glad for his success" type of qualifier. That is the first thing people run to when the comic is faced with real criticism.
I am interested to see where Eric July is going to take this character because it wasn't written like other books. I also want to know why Avery quit being a hero and how other characters that were introduced (Alpha Core, Yaira, Norfrica) fit into the story. It was confirmed that Chuck Dixon is writing Alpha Core #1, and I want to read that issue when it is released. I will be purchasing your entire John Haynes series. I like what I have seen. Thanks for providing the links to your work.
70 bucks to expensive
$35 for a one 90 page book? Hes selling this like it's a trade paperback.
Way overpriced. I only charged $15 for John Haynes At Death's Door.
@@ShawnSJamesthat comic you speak of was more expensive to make per page, and its black and white. 🙄
You mean 35$? Liar 🙄
It's actually $35. I think the price is fine. I used to agree that it was too much but something that is lost from the pictures is the fact that the books are very well made on a material level. The paper and ink is of quality that is above industry standard. This book will definitely outlast other books when it comes to the natural wear/tear of time and use. "You get what you pay for" is often said as a cautionary tale of not cheaping out on what you want. I'll make the case that this is an instance of that phrase going the opposite way: you get what you pay for. Once you hold the book in your hand, the price makes a lot more sense as pictures do not do the book justice.
I think the book is worth the price, if you don't, that's fine. If it helps, Eric has confirmed that there will be volume/omnibus collections. Those will likely end up being a better deal if you wait it out.
ISOM is a book that goes from the average to the subpar. I’m glad Eric made a lot of money, but as a comic book reader and enthusiast for most of my life, I found both art and writing to be mediocre. It can definitely improve and I hope it does.
Of course the trolls and the people subbed to him are gonna come here and defend him. But I did see it once checked it again, just bad and it's still bad and I've already seen some videos for the upcoming Issue #2 of Isom and it's pretty overpriced meanwhile clueless people still wanna think he's doing something right? Nope not at all.
For someone to just sit there and complain 24/7 about DC, Marvel or Disney. He couldn't even at least try to learn from the veterans of writing a script for a comic book.
Funny all the reviews I have heard so far on this have been negative ones. Not one review from his so called fanbase. It's like I have been saying all along. Eric isn't selling a comic. He's selling a culture war!
You mean the same veterans who let the industry be hijacked by 4th rate fan artists, and political agenda-pushing activists who deliberately go out of their way to ruin everything great about comics under the sun?
@@Solider7they don't gatekeep the fandom.the big two are the ones who control the market lol
@TheHeadNinjainComics yup, that's what some other people have been pointing out, but what happened? They got attacked and gaslighted in the same way Jon Del Arroz got attacked for simply criticizing Whiny Comic UA-camrs instead of doing something and getting themselves competitive with their own products.
I disagree with most of your points. This comic book is ok. It was very entertaining. It flows ok and all the additional characters making an appearance like Alpha Core and Yaira were fine. If Eric July waited until he was an absolutely amazing writer the book would never come out. I agree that you are a better writer than Eric July but talent alone never get's you where you need to be.
He is driven and has set up a youtube channel years ago ,gained a following and in many ways has rewritten the rules with how to sell a comic book. Wise people would look at what he has done and act accordingly and adapt to the changing industry. I have noticed that Todd Mcfarlane has made many more videos than he used to since the success of Isom #1 which proves that Todd IS acting accordingly as he should when he sees young hungry comic creators biting his heels.
My favorite independent comics at the moment are The Resistance by J.Michael Straczinski. Now I know he is a old white guy but he is a superb critically acclaimed writer who's Resistance books don't sell as well as Eric July's Isom. That's just the way it goes. I will purchase your book on patday. Peace to you.
Thanks for the love (Deak Sledge). And for the pulled pork in your review. Delicious 😋 Seems July needs to work on your skills, Shawn.
Deak Sledge blows the doors of ISOM. It's a well crafted mystery. Eric July wishes he could write as well as you do.
Had to take ISOM to the barbecue. It's one of the worst comics I've read this year. And I read Luna and Pryme8.
Hey. Where can I get a copy? Is it available digitally?
His comics are way too expensive too. I would rather read some bad poorly drawn modern Marvel comics half the price he’s offering.
Way too expensive. He charges more than Amazon for a TPB. $50 for Isom #1 is a rip-off.
If you want a fun indie comic you can pick up John Haynes: At Death's Door for only $15 on lulu: www.lulu.com/shop/antonio-baldari-and-shawn-james/john-haynes-at-deaths-door/paperback/product-wdwwnr.html?q=John+Haynes+at+death%27s+doo&page=1&pageSize=4.
@@ShawnSJamessom is $35, you liar.
Fortunately for you Marvel has plenty of bad poorly drawn modern comics to pick from.
Lol your indie comic printed on a big Mac wrapper vs high quality paper and professional writers and artists (industry professionals).
Trying to throw shade on someone that is wildly successful to try and build a few sales of your own is pretty pathetic.
Isom 1 made 3.7 million dollars as a campaign, and the subsequent book will be blowing through 2 mil within the week with over a month left in the campaign.
Wow. 35$ for a well written "depending on who you ask" high quality made comic, vs a bunch of VERY badly written with very POOR quality made books. Well the good news is there are PLENTY of them for you to get, assuming you actually do read comics in the first place.
Hey I really like John Haynes and the Isis comics keep up the good work shawn
Thanks.
Can't wait to see how his fanboys are gonna react to this.
Honestly you Jokers are not doing, saying or claiming anything the fans haven't heard or saw before.
Nothing but bootlicking as far as I see
They can react however they want as long as they’re not unruly in the comment section.
We don’t play disrespect around here.
@@wouldntyouliketoknow7363Get your fake account trolling @$$ out of here.
@@Supremmo I don't mind. Gives me something to laugh at while I watch Shawn cook up.
Shawn james marvel and dc sales are not good and havent been good for years. They are so bad that you cant even find yearly comic sales anymore. Manga sales are doing better then american comics in america. Comic shops are going out of business or they are having to sell other things besides new comics to keep there store running. Eric july is trying to give consumers good comics that are sick of the trash that marvel and dc are putting out. He is a new writer and you attack him for it and you said have 25 years as a writer. People like you make new writers just want to give up in this kind of industry. I really dont get why you would attack someone who is a new writer and has a passion for comics like Eric july.
The fanboys are here....
I don't know about you, but I'm entertained.
I call them Rippatards
@@BigDaddy-002 Some one is a hater lol
You're brave beware his goons will come for you
I took on Passport Bros and Black women. July is a lightweight compared to them.
@ShawnSJames and yet, you call yourself taking him and Isom to the proverbial barbecue. He must've really struck a nerve with you, just like he did with Godhood and Black Sands.
@@Solider7 Godhood and Black Sands are doing just fine. So they're supposed to blindly support him and ignore the fact he took a pic with Rittenhouse? Ok then.
@Supremmo it's not Eric's fault if those two companies or Shawn are still butthurt that Rittenhouse wasn't convicted for defending himself against violent anarchists. Besides, everyone knows the real reason Godhood and Black Sands are salty is because he made so much money in his 1st campaign. Truth be told, they were crying over nothing. ISOM 2 has only made a little over half of what ISOM 1 made. Not only that, but Godhood and Black Sands have more credibility as publishers; a market that is desperately needed. I'm glad to see that they realize that.
@@ShawnSJames
Careful shawn. I'm not sure your aware but recently Eric has been using DMCA to take down videos that did give negative reviews to Isom. A few UA-camrs even lost their UA-cam channels cause of it.
The reach to twist this was actually impressive. I respectfully disagree with everything you are saying it looks more like jealousy than anything
Nope. I know bad writing when I see it.
Disprove him then.
5pm is really far I wanna watch it now 😂😂😂
Coming on tomorrow at noon!
I'm sure you do. 😏
So your main issue with this book is because this Black superhero isn't a Black Nationalist?
Do you know what a Black Nationalist is???
@@Supremmo Yea I do
@@blastradius9136Tell us what that is please?
@@blastradius9136 Obviously you don't because that wasn't at all what Shawn was going on about.
@@TheHeadNinjainComics 12:22 He's going on about how this black man was looking "weak" in front of a white women. And crying on about how ISOM's weakness against a white women shows " that white people are more powerful than you". As if Black superheros should never be beaten by anybody white.
Sounds like some Black Nationalist Tariq Nasheed hater shit to me. I dunno maybe we both heard something different from Shawn?
I like some of Shawn's take but he comes off sometimes as a anti white hater to me.
I'll just stick with spawn Total pass on Isom #2
Wow. Far left talking points, calling it far right, debunked narratives, calling it anti woke "which he said it wasn't MORE times then I can count" and bringing up the culture war....yep, you are a new director/hater....too bad. 🤦♂️
Nope. All facts.
@@ShawnSJames
Nah there’s some criticisms that were off.
- 3:20 Spot the iD politics.
- 4:08 The plot is very streamlined; Avery is is looking for his family friend, Jasmine Newman, in hopes that nothing happens to her. Obstacles are placed in front of Avery in order to reach Jasmine; and that obstacle happened to be Darren Fontaino and Santwan, in this book.
- 5:02 The story for Isom begins on the very 4th page as soon as Altona makes that call to Avery.
- 6:50 Avery isn’t convinced by Altona, but is only motivated to go after Jasmine, because of her Jasmine’s mother, Mrs. Newman. He’d feel guilty, if he allowed something bad to happen to Mrs. Newman’s daughter, as it wouldn’t only upset Mrs. Newman, but Avery’s mother as well.
- 8:20 Yaira takes up 9 out of 96 pages in this book, how does this put Avery in the background?
- 10:20 Darren moonlights as a club owner. “Chuck, get this man an application and then escort him out my club.” - Darren Fontano
12:00 You conveniently leave out the fact that Isom is already wounded by Santwan, leading up to the confrontation with Yaira. Both characters are defensive, as the initially fight, but ultimately, Yaira’s ability to fly and Isom’s damaged state led to him being ragdolled. It doesn’t affirm white supremacy.
@@ShawnSJames Its not facts its your OPINION.
@@ShawnSJames not even dude. You are not saying anything that wasn't already proven wrong. 🙄 The only reason you continue to do so, is because you don't like Eric, or the fact he is successful.....and don't think people can't see that.
Issue 1 was horrible. I was really hyped. Still, much respect to dude for following his dreams 💯
you start mentioning "we dont want identity politics" and then you start with "he's a black man behind the white protagonist"...
WHY ARE BRIDDERS LIKE THIS?
Maybe you don't understand what Identity Politics is. Isom is a book where the black character by a black creator where the Black hero steps into the background and gives all the white characters power. He's not his own man and not in the center of his own story. He's a background character in the foreground of a White world. That's not storytelling. That's bootlicking and pandering to White racist comic fans.
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