Our exclusive interview with JIM SHOOTER!
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
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Join John & Richard as they welcome very special guest Jim Shooter! From writing the Legion of Super-Heroes at age 13, to becoming Editor-In-Chief and VP at Marvel Comics, to launching the Valiant Universe, we cover it all...and then some! You do NOT want to miss this one! Plus, our Hot Book of the Week and our Underrated Books of the Week!
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Jim is one of the all time greats!!
Marvel under Shooter as EIC is my all-time favorite period in comics. Classic stories by classic creative teams. Other than the Silver Age, nothing comes close. Man we need someone like Shooter today! Thanks for this interview guys!
Amen!
The only mistake I think they made with Phoenix was allowing Byrne to bring her back to life. That was the real return that made death meaningless in comics. Not the death of Superman. Her death was profound and added stakes, but ever since then those stakes have been removed from comics.
I agree. Bringing Jean Grey back from the dead just to have all the original X Men back together because “the fans demanded it” for the first X Factor comic showed that bowing down to fan pressure is never a good thing.
So true! Nobody in their right mind thought they'd keep Superman dead. I called it a publicity stunt the moment it was announced.
I remember well Jim Shooters Marvel period in the late 70's to 80's buying's FF, Thor, X-men, Avengers, Daredevil, even DC's Teen Titans and Crisis, comics told stories about characters that made visiting the LCS a twice a week must do, for me that excitement is gone, but I live in hope of a renaissance.
I cannot tell you how many interviews I see where the interviewers dances around topics and just can’t get out what everyone wants to hear. You guys effortlessly get exactly what we want to know from these guys. This is one of those moments you two can look back and see where this idea of yours has taken you. Enjoy that moment that you pat yourselves on the back, you guys really deserve it.
AMAZING episode gents! I’m literally watching on the edge of my seat and could listen to his stories all day. It’s a privilege to get the opportunity to have my favorite comic podcast hosts converse with one of the comic greats and hear all the amazing and fascinating stories from Jim’s perspectives and experiences. Thank you for the episode!
Loved every second.
Jim shooter: sigma male of comics
It's nice to hear Jim verify what I've been saying for 20+ years on various databases about the Whitman Variants.
This is a Great interview that reminds of conversations with Mr Shooter at recent cons. He is one of the last creators alive connected to the Silver Age thru Copper Age. Thank you! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Excellent interview! I love watching your guys broadcasts! Keep up the good work and my thanks to Jim Shooter!
I'm glad to see Jim Shooter here and you are right, there is a book in his blog.
Wonderful interview. Shooter is just a fountain of comic info. His dedication to the books, creators and fans during his tenure showed and was arguably Marvel's best era
Thank you!
Loved this interview! Jim Shooter is amazing and left an impactful positive legacy. So many legendary runs from Miller, both Simonsons, Zeck, Nocenti and JRJR. What a run! I would love it if he could finish Star Brand. I wish you guys had dug into why Shooter’s budget was gutted for the New Universe. Other than that, I loved this!
Awesome interview! Great job guys, great show
Star Brand was so cool! And it was all in Pittsburgh - sorta my hometown.
I agree wholeheartedly. I was delighted that issue 1 was reprinted three times in between 2005 and 2007. Anyone intrigued by the scene Jim is discussing at 58:40 should revisit Star Brand #4 ("The Fight"). Kenneth Connell does indeed call the Pittsburgh office of public affairs recruiting office and next Wright-Patton air force base space systems division. There's even a thought bubble where Kenneth thinks "He's laughing at me."
Great interview with Jim Shooter. What insight with Jim. Facts are confirmed. So Whitman are first printing. Excellent. Amazing job the both of you. Bring him back for more talks. Thank you for sharing.
"Music" to my ears as well!! ...sound information from those who were there, thank you Jim (and Chuck!!) And thank you John and Richard, this is the stuff we truly love!!
Keep it coming fellas !!🔥!!
Great interview. Went to a Creation Comic Book/Sci-Fi Convention in downtown Los Angeles back around 1983 or so and Byrne and Shooter were the guests. At that time those two were comic book royalty. Shooter sat at the Byrne table most of the time while Byrne did sketch commissions and they both signed books together. Back then, they'd sign as many books as you gave them and Shooter wrote in my X-Men 137 "and she shall stay dead". lol
This is my most anticipated one since the second chuck rosanski episode. 🎉
Marvel under Shooter was a golden era for me, so many very good titles were raised to the level of exemplary.
I remember how excited I was when Kirby returned to Marvel and how his stories started with a bang but became, shall we say, confusing at times, and often without clear subplots connecting main stories from one issue to the next. Still, it's great to hear Jim's respect for Kirby (and the other greats he mentioned), especially with the framed drawing of Cap behind him.
In my imagination that Dazzler movie is real, it was filmed, it starred all the artists mentioned and remains a high point in musicals. And John Derek did not direct it, Nancy Walker of "Can't Stop The Music" fame did.
Jim comes across as a great raconteur and a really decent guy, I'd love to hear more from him.
Dazzler was strong enough to warrant a graphic novel from Marvel.
Jim Shooter is a great guy, and the Stan Lee of my era of comics. I spent about three to five hours with him over April 15 / 16 at Galaxy Con just hearing stories, and getting books signed. I also bought a commission piece from him which I am excited to get when he finishes it.
Awesome awesome awesome !!!!!
Great interview! We need Shooter back at marvel 🤘🏽
Brilliant interview,,,enjoyed it soooooo much .live long and prosper guys
I’m a fan and subscriber of your channel I picked up this video late
I was glued to your video so interesting. Jim Shooter has an arsenal of great stories 👍👍👍👍👍 keep it up
This was a beautiful & insightful interview. Thank you both for the in depth interview & allowing Mr. Shooter to speak. The history of this amazing time period is getting lost so quickly today. These guys won’t live forever.
I need more! Jim shooter is my favorite, I believe he was the keystone that allowed the marvel universe to come into existence.
Not Jack Kirby?? 🤔
Terrific episode!
Really enjoyed this!! So special to have a conversation like this with Jim Shooter!
Nice job, guys!
What is THIS? Talk about shocked to see this in my UA-cam feed! I’m a DC guy from the late 70’s and know all about Jim Shooter’s infamy, but being a comic book fan 1st and foremost, Jim Shooter is an absolute Hall of Famer! Thank you for this!
Every issue is someone’s first, Jim is a smart businessman
Your show continues to be my favorite, and scoring Jim Shooter was great. Keep it up guys!
Great interview. Thanks a lot for inviting Mr. Shooter.
Jim is a true legend. Thanks guys!
So I have to thank you for this interview with Jim Shooter & for showing Dazzler some love. Alongside Wonder Woman, Dazzler was the first series I collected & the first wave of the pandemic set me off wanting to fill any gaps of the run. She has been one of my favourite Marvel characters (alongside a slew of the late 70s lady-heroes like She-Hulk, Ms. Marvel & Spider-Woman). To get a glimpse behind the curtain of her production & further intel on the lost movie (which was covered in the letter columns of the OG run) this was bliss. Thank you Richard for highlighting her number one! Some of the Dazzler covers are just breathtaking & that number one really stands out!! Also as an aside, I believe Alison Blaire’s debut in UnCanny X-Men #130 is probably more highly valued with a CGC 9.8 being currently valued at $1245-$2195 as it’s also part of the Dark Phoenix story arc. 🪩🛼🛼💗
Great show boys! super cool interview!
Mint Hunter -I love your channel!
Loved this Episode! I love Shooter, Thanks guys
Fun interview! I love listening to Jim Shooter even when I've already heard him tell these stories before. I met him at Galaxy Con a few years ago and he signed my old beat up Avengers comic. Such a nice guy.
An absolutely amazing interview gents! John, thanks ever so much for the legwork necessary to set it up and a real big thanks to Mr. Shooter for his time to share some stories. This was a real treat!
Great interview guys! You need to have special guests more often! 👏
This video is gold. Jim Shooter oversaw Marvel's last great creative period.
Jim Shooter ia an icon! WOW Bo Derek as the Dazzler?? oh how i wished that happened!
Maybe your best one yet! Excellent interview. I really enjoyed the way you guys allowed Mr. Shooter answer your questions without interruption. He shared quite a lot.
Wife and I owned a comic Shop for 30 Years. (Retired now). Without people like Jim Shooter there would be no Direct Market. Great interview. My First time for this Chanel. Will be watching more. I have the two issues mentioned at the end. Dazzler as sleeper 😀
Good Afternoon John And Richard
Super superb show gentlemen. Mr Shooter is just as you would imagine. Is there perhaps a part two to come? The man seems primed to go for another 50 years.
Please don't sell your selves short, your great show allowed us all, access to a conversation we could never have. Creators should be knocking down your door to get their story told!
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According to Mike's Amazing World of Comics, Superboy Spectacular #1 went on sale December 6th, 1979. There's a note mentioning "1st Direct Sales only DC comic. Also distributed through school systems." This issue was 64 pages long with a $1.00 cover price and included 7 stories.
However, only the last 8 pages titled "The Puzzle of the Disappearing Pitcher" and Ross Andru's cover were original material. The rest reprinted silver age content from 1958-1961. Afterwards, Dazzler #1 ("So Bright This Star") was released on December 2nd, 1980. It includes 23 new interior pages with a 50 cent cover price.
Awesome !
Phenomenal Episode!!!! For the love of comics one hour well spend!👍
Wow what a great Intervew! Thank you so much guys by far one of my favorite eposod from you guys! Please keep it up! I know its pobebely not easy to get people like Jim on but I would live to se e more Marvel and DC classic creates on if all possible!
What a great interview, guys! That was so fun.
Wonderful interview!
What a score!!! Congrats gents. Fantastic Interview... could have watched at least another hour. Keep up the stellar work.
Awesome episode! Needs a sequel. Now, lets get Roy Thomas
Fantastic interview - Jim Shooter is my kind of boss, he has a clear vision of what the wants to do and gets there by hiring the best talent and lets them get on with it
Amazing interview fellas! One of the first comic books I ever read was Avengers 165 which was written by Shooter and drawn by Byrne. I was hooked right away! The cliffhanger drove me crazy for several years until I was able to find issue #166. I'll still crack it open ever once in a while to relive the nostalgia.
Love you guys and so happy you got this interview. Best B&MG ever
Reading his upbringing and the fact that he was already having to work at the age of 14 to bring money into the family home, I’ve got a lot of respect for Jim Shooter, whose often looked on as a bit of a tyrant in his 10 years as editor in chief at Marvel. He just had an incredible work ethic that pushed the writers/artists to huge heights in the 80s. When he left, the prima donna artists who bloated the superheroes into either bodybuilding freaks or catwalk models in the 90s took over.
No thanks.
Good
Secret Wars 8 was one of my Grails I finally acquired this year!
Wow. I stumbled across this podcast and listened absolutely loved the stories from arguably the best era in comics with an incredible storyteller and insider, Jim Shooter. Even after almost an hour and a half, it seemed that Jim could’ve gone on with more gems. You gotta have him on again soon!
Say what you want about Shooter, that he was too gruff or whatever, but he did more than keep the ships running on time. If he had stuck around we wouldn't have had a million variant covers and endless reboots. The beginning of the end starts in 1987....
I saw an interview where the black suit ended when Todd McFarlane wanted to draw Spidey but demanded he draw the red and blue. So David Micheline came up with a story that would make the black costume unusable to Spidey going forward. Along came Venom in McFarlanes 3rd issue and he freaks out MJ and goes back to the red and blue. Todd has sold many pieces but the final panel of 300 is one he says he will never sell because it’s the first time he drew the red and blue.
WOW! Really great! Shooter has tons of stories. He talked to Chuck Rozanski last year about comics distribution that was equally fascinating. But you guys did a great job of interviewing him!
An amazing interview, guys! Jim Shooter, to me, is second tallest giant in the comics industry of creators from any era, next to Jack Kirby (although, The King was short;-)) I have been and always will be a comics fan. When I was about 15 or 16, I sent in some terrible drawings to Marvel Comics and some time later, I get a beautiful rejection letter but encouraging to be sure from none other than BIG Jim Shooter telling me to keep it at but not there yet...I kept that letter and when I enlisted in the U.S. Army, my mom put all of my drawings and such papers in a large brown envelop which I did not see for the longest time...long story short, it was not summer of 2009, a few years after I had retired from the Army, when my mom gave me that brown envelope containing drawings from my high school days and as I went through all the contents of the envelope, there it was! Jim Shooter's envelope containing his letter address to me on the Spider-Man letterhead and Jim's signature. What a nostalgic moment for me. Fast forward about 5 years and much of my art from high school on, which I had stored in several boxes, were destroyed...including Jim Shooter's letter. I wish I had digitized it but never did. True story. Now, is time to realize my comics fan dream of creating comics and soon I will as I prepare my AGL COMICS debut on Kickstarter, soon... AGL
Jim is the best! Great interview boys!!
Classic video ..its great hearing the back stories from someone that was there !!!
It’s always great when you get someone on a show to be interviewed and they have diarrhea of the mouth in a good way.
I consider you guys as the preeminent comic content creators but, this interview here!! It was perfect. You guys asked great questions and you let the man speak. I loved this interview so much because I’ve heard so many negative stories about Jim Shooter (he’s a butthole, he’s a company man etc). To here some stories from his point of view was sooo great. What a legendary career. He’s right up there with Kirby in my book. Oh and to hear about Kirby’s last years at Marvel was a little sad. Great interview fellas. I normally like to hear you two banter back & forth but this was great. I’ve turned this comment into a drinking game. Two shots for everyone whenever “great” shows up in this comment.
I have to work tomorrow 😂
This is awesome!!! Thx guys!
Wow great interview! Thanks for doing this.
Amazing interview!
Hey John and Richard. Awesome interview. You guys were one of the first comic book Utubers I started watching. Continued success. Cheers guys.
Incredible show !! He told some great stories.
This was awesome! Thanks guys
It’s a damn shame what the industry has done to Jim Shooter. He brought in money. The man knows how to run a comic business but emotionally weak people couldn’t get used to how he did it and pushed him out. Now the same ungrateful industry wished he was still apart of the business to save them from decline.
Now that I've had experience in the corporate world, I look back at all the creator complaints and shake my head. "Wah! He wouldn't let me do whatever I wanted to their characters!"
@@BronzeAndModernGods exactly. Artists, writers, actors and majority of people who work in the art world are cry babies. They don’t know much or anything about running a business. All they know is creating art. I’ve been creating my own comic book and the numerous people I’ve hired to work with me and I honestly have to say that working with the artistic types have been a headache. He’s not perfect but I will always take Jim Shooter’s side because he’s all about the characters first and he has years of experience in the business of comics. His track record proves this.
As a fan of all the New Universe comics especially Spitfire and Star Brand I think it's criminal there's no marvel media in the New Universe Dimension
Hey Guys, did you see that they are producing a MegaCon version of the Will Jack Power Girl cover? This is exactly why I never buy store exclusives. If popular they will find away to print covers into the ground. Glad I wasn’t able to buy that book
Piracy doesn't matter. It doesn't affect sales. Videogames have been pirated since the Commodore 64 and it's never affected sales. The gaming industry has only grown to massive size over the past 45 years.
Jim is singled out for me because without him at the helm valiant comics wouldn’t be nor would solar man of the atom, like we still have dr solar but for me the best version of the character and the overall story was done under shooter so he is father to most or at least a good portion of the happiness I actually experienced as a child.
#HeroOrGOAT #TrueCreatives #NeverVillains
O 3 melhor escrito que a marvel já teve🗿🍷
At 55:10, Jim wonders whether John Romita, Jr. was working on Iron Man or X-Men when he expressed interest in drawing Star Brand. I can confirm Uncanny X-Men #210 ("The Morning After") pencilled by Romita, Jr. went on sale July 8th, 1986 one week before Star Brand #1. Uncanny X-Men #211 ("Massacre") was next released on August 5th ending John's run until he returned for #287 ("Bishop to King's Five") six years later.
In November 2011, The Marvel Art of John Romita Jr. hardcover was published and one interview inside suggests he resented Jim because he couldn't return to Uncanny X-Men after leaving Star Brand. I do want to make it clear Jim's name isn't mentioned anywhere in that volume. I'm aware they're friendly and respectful to each other nowadays. Nevertheless, it seems John was convinced for a long time that Jim was at fault for his inability to replace Jackson Guice, Marc Silvestri, and/or Bret Blevins.
So no one’s going to mention Richard’s filthy t-shirt then?
John Byrne disliked this video 12 times.
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You guys have the time to hang up super-hero posters in your fifties but can't research sales figures to prove Shooter is lying about Kirby's books? SMH
Can you provide your research to counter his claims?
Also, we are neither ashamed of our ages nor our fandom, so there’s that.
@@BronzeAndModernGods It isn't my research at all; sales figures are available and provided if you look them up. It's been an ongoing thing to say anything Kirby did sans Lee "didn't sell" and I believed it for a long time as well- it's just simply invented. These interviews are about nostalgia, not actual facts, that's fine but admit it.
@@BronzeAndModernGods No one is trying to make you ashamed- I'm 48- my point to that is, you have enthusiasm, you have passion but it's strictly centric towards your nostalgia. Why didn't you read up on things so you could (respectfully) press Jim on some of these things?
@@pattilsoncollects this is true, yea... its been posted often, especially the kings 70s DC stuff which is maligned often, but if yall are gonna bring up the 70s Marvel books, you have to bring up how they had roadblocks put up, like Roy Thomas writing "lousy dialogue" on Jacks original art before sending it back and Ralph Macchio flooding the letter pages with negative letters... but hey, I liked this interview and met Mr. Shooter at a Fan Expo and I still think Marvel would be in a better place if they'd never let him go! :)