Greg Capullo's work was a massive impression on me. I would copy his drawings over and over when he was on Spawn. He's still one of my favorites, 25 years later.
Congrats on two years! Cool to watch you flip through this mag. I recently read Jim Starlin's Malibu entry, 'Breed, and enjoyed it...though I enjoy all of the many Starlin books I've read---always a good combination of gritted-teeth drama, entertainment, and philosophy in his work.
Happy Anniversary to the DOPEST channel on UA-cam. Really appreciate you guys and all you do, sincerely. We ain’t going nowhere so keep ‘em coming!! 🔥🔥✌🏼✌🏼
Nice video. On Randy Bowen, I met him at his house once a few years back. I was working on a comic with fighter Nate Quarry and I was having trouble drawing his lead female's face. So he picks me up and we go to Bowen's house. We went over face structure and all that, then spent the rest of the time looking over his new house and he was unpacking original art. I had to step outside myself, looking at original art from Robert Crumb and Frazetta, pieces and personal sketches that were continuously blowing my mind. It was a wonderful treat and it was hard not to geek out too hard. He was a wonderful host and a hell of a gentleman and the best at what he does.
Congrats on the 2 years! Great video. I was with Wizard from Issue 1 and fondly remember it. Great to hear your play-by-play as I'm grinding here in my windowless crypt of an office.
Two years so far.!! Congratulations and thank you very much for all the material and information that you been sharing...!!! (The wizard videos are very interesting from a historical point of view, by the way... nice comeback!)
BIG CONGRATULATIONS and Thank You for The Best Thing Going on UA-cam TODAY! I have enjoyed the first year beyond measure fellas. The orders are clear, Nuff Said!
My first Cartoonist Kayfabe video was your oversized 3-part first anniversary episode! Good on you for another year, and especially this year. Your videos have helped me to create more, study more comics work and get through some heavy times this year. Thank you for your time and effort.
Wow! Love your channel! I am from the Pittsburgh area, have been drawing my whole life. Watching the rob liefeld levis commercial really inspired me to be a comic artist. I just really love to draw.. but can't get a grip on storytelling..ugh.. well thanks for incredible content on youtube! Back to the drawing board😁
In an interview I read with Greg Capullo one time , he spoke about how Chuck Jones was a big inspiration to him . When I was you I couldn’t believe it , but as I matured I saw chuck jines inspiration everywhere in his work .
“‘Does he really need bombs and stuff: he’s Spawn!’ Shut up! Go read Spawn issue 7!” “And I’m saying…the hourglass didn’t come from nowhere!” I can see teenage Ed and Jim having this conversation after school.
good stuff... as a kid I was reading New Mutants at that point and I did not get it. I recently reread that arc from the Demon Bear Epic Collection and enjoyed it a lot... Also you mentioned the Bravura Comics line.. yeah there wasn't a break out.. however it should be noted that The Nocturnals is an on going book every so often and has become a cult hit.
1:11:11 Spawn #1 is what got me into comics. 19 & 20 are the reason I dropped the series. I remember after #18 came out, the next issue to hit the stand was #21.. I was confused, but bought it anyway. The comic store owner mumbled something about them getting 21 out of order... figured it would sort itself out and get back to normal next month... but nope, next was #22, and at that point I was out. then came 23, and 24.....19 & 20 wouldn't ship until after all that, but I never did get to read them. I heard they weren't all that great.
Another good video series might be looking at the letter section of the early Savage Dragon comics. Fans were really really tough on the series and Erik actually printed and responded to some of the harshest ones
Starman, The Spectre, and Sandman Mystery Theatre were all easily better than anything else released in the 90s, and I'm right in between you two in age, and I got Image initially. I have kept all 3 of those series, and could not care less about the Image books of the age, even though I love that the company comes from that dark time.
The WildC.A.T.s Year One project did happen. It became two series. One was Team One: WildC.A.T.s and the other was Team One: Stormwatch. Robinson wrote the WildC.A.T.s one, with art by Richard Johnson. The Stormwatch book was written by Steven T. Seagle, with art by Tom Raney. As for the DC Implosion, there's a great oral history of it called Comic Book Implosion by John Wells and Keith Dallas. It's a TwoMorrows book.
Comics can be anything, but fans/consumers drive the medium through demand. If indie comics and different styles were in high demand (Image boom of the 90s), then the corporate comics would shift that way (like they did for a while in the 90s).
My understanding of the DC Implosion was that it was caused by a deliberate feint by Marvel, where they added pages and made a temporary price jump for a few months in their books, causing DC to think they had to make similar moves to catch up, only for Marvel to slip back into third gear and kill the Distinguished Competition by offering their product at the previous pricepoint. Also- Miracleman 15 ain't no 2 dollar book! Look that shit up on ebay. It's been higher than a Georgia Pine.
hap birth, fellas. Hope you get some sweet gifts and get to spend some time with actual humans instead of just fresh-faced young image comics creators, and internet nerds, in your minds
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Its been so long I almost forgot we did wizard magazine episodes
Congrats boys! Wizard 4 life!
Love this Wizard mag recap! ...I noticed the ASH ad, as well as SHI issue 1 mention at the back.
I miss this magazine so much.
"holy crap lokkit dat friggin predator" -jim 2020 😂
Greg Capullo's work was a massive impression on me. I would copy his drawings over and over when he was on Spawn. He's still one of my favorites, 25 years later.
been here since nearly the beginning. it has been great.
Congrats on two years! Cool to watch you flip through this mag. I recently read Jim Starlin's Malibu entry, 'Breed, and enjoyed it...though I enjoy all of the many Starlin books I've read---always a good combination of gritted-teeth drama, entertainment, and philosophy in his work.
Happy Anniversary to the DOPEST channel on UA-cam. Really appreciate you guys and all you do, sincerely. We ain’t going nowhere so keep ‘em coming!! 🔥🔥✌🏼✌🏼
Love these old school Wizard examinations! Keep 'em coming
Happy anniversary guys Nice work.
First time getting to digest these as they come out. Really excited about this. Happy Anniversary Cartoonist Kayfabe!
Congratulations on two years and the exponential growth in subscribers, boys.
Nice video. On Randy Bowen, I met him at his house once a few years back. I was working on a comic with fighter Nate Quarry and I was having trouble drawing his lead female's face. So he picks me up and we go to Bowen's house. We went over face structure and all that, then spent the rest of the time looking over his new house and he was unpacking original art. I had to step outside myself, looking at original art from Robert Crumb and Frazetta, pieces and personal sketches that were continuously blowing my mind. It was a wonderful treat and it was hard not to geek out too hard. He was a wonderful host and a hell of a gentleman and the best at what he does.
Happy Anniversary! ２周年の記念日おめでとうございます！
Congrats on the 2 years! Great video. I was with Wizard from Issue 1 and fondly remember it. Great to hear your play-by-play as I'm grinding here in my windowless crypt of an office.
Congrats on the two year anniversary gents! Been watching and catching up on every episode since January 2019. You two are an inspiration!
Two years so far.!! Congratulations and thank you very much for all the material and information that you been sharing...!!! (The wizard videos are very interesting from a historical point of view, by the way... nice comeback!)
BIG CONGRATULATIONS and Thank You for The Best Thing Going on UA-cam TODAY!
I have enjoyed the first year beyond measure fellas. The orders are clear, Nuff Said!
Great job going 2 years reviewing all the awesome comics and artists that make us fans. Looking forward to many more years of Kayfabe
My first Cartoonist Kayfabe video was your oversized 3-part first anniversary episode! Good on you for another year, and especially this year. Your videos have helped me to create more, study more comics work and get through some heavy times this year. Thank you for your time and effort.
HAPPY 2ND ANNIVERSARY CARTOONIST KAYFABE. YOU GUYS KICK ASS! KEEP UP THE AWESOME COMIC CONTENT.
Damn, I bought these all through the 90's. It takes me back seeing them again. Thanks for sharing!
Happy Anniversary !!!
Wow! Love your channel! I am from the Pittsburgh area, have been drawing my whole life. Watching the rob liefeld levis commercial really inspired me to be a comic artist. I just really love to draw.. but can't get a grip on storytelling..ugh.. well thanks for incredible content on youtube! Back to the drawing board😁
Happy 2nd, Ed and Jim! Your work here on the channel and on the page is highly regarded and much appreciated. Thank you Cartoonist Kayfabe!
Happy Birthday!!!
Excited for this!!!!
Happy 2nd Birthday!
Oooooo a wizard look through:) love listening to those while making more comics \m/
Woot congrats. I had do resort to amazon to get octobriana black light they had two more left so yeah buy those up kiddys if you see them at the shop.
Congrats!
Best channel on UA-cam
I can't wait for the next Wizard episode, it's the one where my and my best high school buddy won the costume contest!
This was my first issue, I read the hell out of it and picked up every issue for many years afterwards.
Vampirella in Wizard was the 90s tween's spank bank
And Lady Death
In an interview I read with Greg Capullo one time , he spoke about how Chuck Jones was a big inspiration to him . When I was you I couldn’t believe it , but as I matured I saw chuck jines inspiration everywhere in his work .
Lee Weeks Tarzan vs Predator is a must-read. A great four-issue run or trade.
Happy Anniversary Guys! 😁 this was like my 2nd issue of Wizard that I bought out the store. I still have it but it's falling apart tho!
“‘Does he really need bombs and stuff: he’s Spawn!’ Shut up! Go read Spawn issue 7!”
“And I’m saying…the hourglass didn’t come from nowhere!”
I can see teenage Ed and Jim having this conversation after school.
good stuff... as a kid I was reading New Mutants at that point and I did not get it. I recently reread that arc from the Demon Bear Epic Collection and enjoyed it a lot...
Also you mentioned the Bravura Comics line.. yeah there wasn't a break out.. however it should be noted that The Nocturnals is an on going book every so often and has become a cult hit.
1:11:11 Spawn #1 is what got me into comics. 19 & 20 are the reason I dropped the series. I remember after #18 came out, the next issue to hit the stand was #21.. I was confused, but bought it anyway. The comic store owner mumbled something about them getting 21 out of order... figured it would sort itself out and get back to normal next month... but nope, next was #22, and at that point I was out. then came 23, and 24.....19 & 20 wouldn't ship until after all that, but I never did get to read them. I heard they weren't all that great.
Dang wanted to know your thoughts on those Custom toys like Radioactive Man/Homer/Ultimate Warrior
Congrats 🎈🍾, Gents! Long may it wave!!! 🖖♾
Another good video series might be looking at the letter section of the early Savage Dragon comics. Fans were really really tough on the series and Erik actually printed and responded to some of the harshest ones
You guys definitely need to read some magazines from the bankruptcy era.
Starman, The Spectre, and Sandman Mystery Theatre were all easily better than anything else released in the 90s, and I'm right in between you two in age, and I got Image initially. I have kept all 3 of those series, and could not care less about the Image books of the age, even though I love that the company comes from that dark time.
In rare form here, Ed. 🙃
I got a Poison Elves issue recently!
The WildC.A.T.s Year One project did happen. It became two series. One was Team One: WildC.A.T.s and the other was Team One: Stormwatch. Robinson wrote the WildC.A.T.s one, with art by Richard Johnson. The Stormwatch book was written by Steven T. Seagle, with art by Tom Raney. As for the DC Implosion, there's a great oral history of it called Comic Book Implosion by John Wells and Keith Dallas. It's a TwoMorrows book.
It would have been cool and probably a pain in the ass to have been the mail carrier on the Wizard route
This was my first wizard issue that I bought
Comics can be anything, but fans/consumers drive the medium through demand. If indie comics and different styles were in high demand (Image boom of the 90s), then the corporate comics would shift that way (like they did for a while in the 90s).
Like the reference of Hugo Pratt ! You should talk about Corto at some point.
I missed this issue! Now I gotta get it on Ebay
HERE we go
Skeleton Warriors!!
theree baahaaack
Randy...Randy...we gotta talk man 😂😂😂
Happy anniversary
My understanding of the DC Implosion was that it was caused by a deliberate feint by Marvel, where they added pages and made a temporary price jump for a few months in their books, causing DC to think they had to make similar moves to catch up, only for Marvel to slip back into third gear and kill the Distinguished Competition by offering their product at the previous pricepoint.
Also- Miracleman 15 ain't no 2 dollar book! Look that shit up on ebay. It's been higher than a Georgia Pine.
More Wizard
I got super glue in the eye. It stings like a bitch.
❤
A lot of people like Starman.
hap birth, fellas. Hope you get some sweet gifts and get to spend some time with actual humans instead of just fresh-faced young image comics creators, and internet nerds, in your minds