I think the process Ben was talking about is called doping. I’m not sure what it does but that would make sense. I think it was a problem in the olympics or something lol
Apparently Celebrities do a similar thing where they instead use the Plasma in you Blood to keep your Hair Growing and Skin Fresh or some creepy shit...
"He can talk to birds, like Cinderella" -Ben. Yes, that is exactly what the Red Skull was going for when he gave him powers. The shield is the glass slippers!
The absolute batshit explanation for Sam Wilson as Captain America, including all the stuff about Ian and Sharon, is so crazy and convoluted that it somehow makes me love comics even more.
@@Frogman1212 Warren would just buy out the rights for birds as a concept. Toombs and Sam would then be bested by some kind of copyright enforcemebt themed hero team.
@@FrozenLavaDragonProd Honestly he gets the saving grace of being the only one doesn't resort to the _shooting off feathers as extremely-sharp projectiles_ thing (to my knowledge). When everyone does it, it isn't cool anymore!
“Hey Baron Zemo, remember that kid that cocooned from that weird gas?” Zemo: Um yeah? “Well his blood can make people sterile...idk what you want to do with that.” Zemo: lemme get high I’ll think of something
Hydra Scientist: sir, we've discovered the boy's inhuman power Zemo: cool, what is it? Scientist: his blood makes people sterile Zemo: That's it? *Sighs* alright, fuck it, let's see what we can do with it
Going from a jumping jack Frenchman, to fighting a Nazi with a mask stuck to his face, to a suicidal vampire with a plan to make the whole world sterile. "You can write this" is the understatement of the Year
@@Username-ic7vm I’m excited to Loki in a way. However it does feel like because he is so popular they want to bring him back which is a shame because I loved what they did with the character after the first Avengers film. Still though. 2012 Loki is my favourite Loki so I can’t wait. As for Hawkeye. I’m more so interested because of the comics run. I won’t lie I’ve started reading Marvel because of the films so I haven’t read the comic run yet. Same with Moon Knight but from what I’ve seen of him he looks amazing with the spilt identities and the brutality. I’ll probably read The Bottom first and then go from there.
@@liamhemstock2286 Moon Knight comics are a trip, due in large part to how obscure he is. May I recommend the Warren Ellis run with Mister Knight. It’s a really good detective story with lots of batshit insane elements. Like the talking bird skull.
@@liamhemstock2286 whatever you do. Make sure to read Matt Fractions run on Hawkeye first! Other runs will likely put you off the character. What Fraction does is superb, bringing a humanity that you usually don’t see in many marvel or dc’s non-vertigo titles. It’s all on marvel unlimited. I’d recommend reading it as soon as possible. Also Barton will return as ronin for a brief appearance which is Epic! Because while Barton is white, seeing Japanese influence is always a treat.
0:39- I agree with Ben. Cap choose to pass the shield to Sam, so he gets to be the new Cap. The government shouldn’t mess with that. 30:24- I love Sal’s “Holy shit... what?” face there.
13:04 That beautiful goodness only Ben can provide, I look forward to it in every Back Issues! I love where his mind goes sometimes! And Sal & Ethans reaction is priceless! 🤣😂🤣
Red Skull: *makes Sam Wilson's life better only to betray Captain America* Sam: *Doesn't betray Captain America* Red Skull: I might not have thought this through...
Must admit Falcon and Winter Soldier was great. Character development, dealing with trauma and showing how truly damaged Bucky. Thoroughly enjoyed it. And again great episode guys
30:17 The Process Ben is talking about is known as Blood Doping. Essentially you add more blood cells into the body to increase Oxygen transfer into the muscles. Problem is it also makes you speed up nutrient consumption and it cause all sorts of health issues. I mainly know the nutrient thing since Blood Doping is what Luffy's Gear Second ability is based on in One Piece
15:30 Ben's reaction to Redwing catching the shield just made me think of that bit from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. "It's not a matter of where he grips it, a 3-pound bird cannot carry a 10-pound Vibranium shield!" 30:14 Yeah, it's called "blood doping" in case anyone's curious enough to look it up. Hydra's plan being old-school eugenics with mandatory sterilization for "inferior people" (that is, everyone not Hydra) is so perfect for Hydra.
Everyone made the assumption that Cap giving Falcon the shield in Endgame would just herald in a new Cap with no complications, as a fan of this arc I knew it could never be that simple. Plus I just want to see Falcon in action as his own hero before he becomes Captain America. I love that Red Skull of all people got rid of all the terrible stuff that made Sam Wilson a bad 70s stereo type! Lol
I preffer to believe Sam was always a good man and The Red Skull was the one who created the Snap persona to try to manipulate him and use him against Rogers. Remember it was a retcon. Before of it Sam Wilson was Indeed a social worker not a hoodlum. Years later was That the writers came up with the backstory of him being a Former criminal
@@Akkatlah Well dammit, after 2 years you have convinced me! THATS my new head canon and honestly I’m kicking myself for not even entertaining that explanation! Thank you!❤️🙏🏾
1:04:10 The little bit on the cure delivery method keeps bringing me laughs. The idea of a Superhero getting access to a cure but opting out because it required stabbing their gonads is so funny!
Well, there is that famous saying: "If life gives you... ummm... sterility-inducing Inhuman henchman kid, you make sterility-inducing weapon of mass extinction out of it... I guess..."
I liked this Story a lot... The Page When Sam asks the Birds from the Everglades to Eat the Fleas or Ticks was Great Art and Cool use of Falcon's Power
All-New All Different Marvel really was my favorite phase of Marvel, I like all the diverse legacy characters. Miles Morales really is my all time fav character in comics. I love Sam as Captain America
Absolutely love Falcon being the new captain America. It’s a cool choice gotta give the dude the super soldier cerium somehow complete with vibranium wings? It’s a fitting replacement.
With regards to the blood thing, it's called blood doping. When you lose blood volume you're body produces erythropoetin which causes you to make more blood to replace the lost volume. Later on you take the removed red blood cells and reinject them to significantly increase your O2 delivery to muscle. This allows for greater ATP production during long exercise (things like marathons and triathlons which is why it's so big with cyclists).
Ben the reason they re-inject blood is to have a high red blood cell count, I think Lance Armstrong used to do it with high altitude training so that he could endure longer.
Buy the All New Captain America right here! amzn.to/2OIfg7T
Pretty great series glad you’re covering it
So Red Skull is pretty much the ultimate Marvel Editor retconning bad stereotypes left & right! lol
Wow, the unfortunate implications of this comic were just threw the roof.
I think the process Ben was talking about is called doping. I’m not sure what it does but that would make sense. I think it was a problem in the olympics or something lol
Sal's borderline horrified reaction to Ben's athlete blood anecdote is one of the funniest moments on Back Issues.
Apparently Celebrities do a similar thing where they instead use the Plasma in you Blood to keep your Hair Growing and Skin Fresh or some creepy shit...
@30:09 for future reference.
Such a perfect moment. That real, _genuine double take..._ Perfect.
_"I don't like that at all..."_
Hahahahahahahaha
Falcon's cap suit is a miracle, there is no reason for a patriotic bird suit to look that good.
I like but I can’t help but miss the full cowl.
My brother swears that's his favorite cap suit all time.....it's tough to argue.. what a beauty.
I can't believe they didn't go for some sort of eagle thing
I dare say it should have been a patriotic bird the whole time
Facts!! I looove this suit so much that I use it in the Marvel Future Fight Game!
The anticipation right before the baby joke is almost better than the joke itself, you can FEEL it
"He can talk to birds, like Cinderella" -Ben. Yes, that is exactly what the Red Skull was going for when he gave him powers. The shield is the glass slippers!
Put it together and what have you got? Bibbidy-Bobbidy-Batroc
It does make a weird sort of sense.
Red Skull really needs to stop using Cosmic Cubes to rewrite people’s backstories. It never works out for him.
Oh just you wait till he uses it to rewrite his own backstory. Theres no way that could go wrong.
If you have unlimited cosmic power and still eff up then God just doesn't like you 😂
The absolute batshit explanation for Sam Wilson as Captain America, including all the stuff about Ian and Sharon, is so crazy and convoluted that it somehow makes me love comics even more.
Sam Wilson as captain America was super underrated at least in my opinion.
@InfernoDelta yeah that's true man stupid marvel editorial ruining everything.
He was a great replacement for Cap.
@@funkyweapon1981 I agree
@@TevyaSmolka I agree, friend.
I wholeheartedly agree with that sentiment, my friend.
Why does Red Skull have a history of rewriting peoples histories then getting surprised when that shit backfires on him
I hope there's a comic out there somewhere in which Falcon fights the Vulture for bird themed supremacy
Angel would like a word
@@Frogman1212 Warren would just buy out the rights for birds as a concept. Toombs and Sam would then be bested by some kind of copyright enforcemebt themed hero team.
That would be awesome and hilarious at the same time
With a special apperence of the Owl.
@@FrozenLavaDragonProd Honestly he gets the saving grace of being the only one doesn't resort to the _shooting off feathers as extremely-sharp projectiles_ thing (to my knowledge). When everyone does it, it isn't cool anymore!
“Hey Baron Zemo, remember that kid that cocooned from that weird gas?”
Zemo: Um yeah?
“Well his blood can make people sterile...idk what you want to do with that.”
Zemo: lemme get high I’ll think of something
Zemo's mask is glued to his face, he is constantly sniffing glue
That's a different baron zemo.this is that zemos son
Hydra Scientist: sir, we've discovered the boy's inhuman power
Zemo: cool, what is it?
Scientist: his blood makes people sterile
Zemo: That's it? *Sighs* alright, fuck it, let's see what we can do with it
Hydra Scientist: B-but sir what use is this?
Zemo: Fuck should I know? Let’s use this shit for a convoluted plot!
Going from a jumping jack Frenchman, to fighting a Nazi with a mask stuck to his face, to a suicidal vampire with a plan to make the whole world sterile.
"You can write this" is the understatement of the Year
This isn't the zemo with the mask stuck to his face. That's this zemos father
Sal’s reaction to blood doping, hilarious 😂
"You don't need a cosmic cube to do that. You just need a therapist." - since there are no therapists in comics, this is how people deal with tramau.
Actually Dr. Samson is a certified therapist and a Superhero
I can’t wait to see Falcon And Winter Solider. This and Moon Knight are my most anticipated shows.
Same. I’m also excited for Loki and Hawkeye
@@Username-ic7vm I’m excited to Loki in a way. However it does feel like because he is so popular they want to bring him back which is a shame because I loved what they did with the character after the first Avengers film. Still though. 2012 Loki is my favourite Loki so I can’t wait.
As for Hawkeye. I’m more so interested because of the comics run. I won’t lie I’ve started reading Marvel because of the films so I haven’t read the comic run yet. Same with Moon Knight but from what I’ve seen of him he looks amazing with the spilt identities and the brutality. I’ll probably read The Bottom first and then go from there.
@@liamhemstock2286 Moon Knight comics are a trip, due in large part to how obscure he is. May I recommend the Warren Ellis run with Mister Knight. It’s a really good detective story with lots of batshit insane elements. Like the talking bird skull.
@@samuelrichards5521 yes that sounds extremely interesting. I’ll definitely try and read that thank you
@@liamhemstock2286 whatever you do. Make sure to read Matt Fractions run on Hawkeye first! Other runs will likely put you off the character. What Fraction does is superb, bringing a humanity that you usually don’t see in many marvel or dc’s non-vertigo titles. It’s all on marvel unlimited. I’d recommend reading it as soon as possible. Also Barton will return as ronin for a brief appearance which is Epic! Because while Barton is white, seeing Japanese influence is always a treat.
56:13
I love how Ethan realizes the pun in the middle of the word "leap"
I want to thank Nick Spencer for giving me my favorite interpretation of captain America this run is my run.
Spencer's run gets a lot of flack, but everything he did with Sam was fantastic, especially how he used him in Secret Empire.
So you completely missed the fact that Rick Remender wrote this, huh? This is not the Nick Spencer run.
You mean turning Steve Rodgers into a Nazi?
0:39- I agree with Ben. Cap choose to pass the shield to Sam, so he gets to be the new Cap. The government shouldn’t mess with that.
30:24- I love Sal’s “Holy shit... what?” face there.
About 30:24 is that actually true?
@@codybryner2122 It's a form of blood doping.
Sal calling Sam Captain America the whole book is what I love to see.
Thank you Ben!
When everyone else is getting bogged down in story stuff, suddenly:
"Is Red Wing in love with Falcon?"
This is why I watch this
The watcha gonna do with that baby joke is still going strong😂
13:04 That beautiful goodness only Ben can provide, I look forward to it in every Back Issues! I love where his mind goes sometimes! And Sal & Ethans reaction is priceless! 🤣😂🤣
Sals reaction to the blood thing was hilarious
"Oh nein! Scheiße!"
-Red Skull
Red Skull: *makes Sam Wilson's life better only to betray Captain America*
Sam: *Doesn't betray Captain America*
Red Skull: I might not have thought this through...
Must admit Falcon and Winter Soldier was great. Character development, dealing with trauma and showing how truly damaged Bucky. Thoroughly enjoyed it. And again great episode guys
Superficially, yeah.
Hawkeye Throws the Shield
Everyone: That's fine
Falcon Throws the Shield
Everyone: HoW tHe FuCK?!
This is my Captain America and I'll thank Spencer for his run with him if I ever get a chance to meet him.
That Hulk Baby callback for the long-time fans.
Good point, but what the fuck is he gonna do WITH THAT HULK BABY
Falcon Captain America has to have my all time favorite captain America costume. I hope we see it in the show, most likely at the end.
30:17
The Process Ben is talking about is known as Blood Doping. Essentially you add more blood cells into the body to increase Oxygen transfer into the muscles. Problem is it also makes you speed up nutrient consumption and it cause all sorts of health issues. I mainly know the nutrient thing since Blood Doping is what Luffy's Gear Second ability is based on in One Piece
Also it is extremely illegal, much akin to Performance Enhancers
Just have Cap make a deal with the devil to get rid of the family aspect so he can be young and hip again
Everyone’s talking about the athlete blood but go to 51:30 it’s almost as good.
(Around 3:07) The Smirk on Ben's Face Killed Me 😂
"Come on"
51:36 that is the best reaction ever. And the exact one I had
So glad you guys are covering this. I loved Sam as Cap, I wish he still was Cap honestly. Hope you guys cover more Sam Cap in the future 👍🏿
Really glad you covered this!
Ben what the hell man 😂😂 the bird doesnt love anyone
1:39:37 " you gotta know the secret handshake. Which from what I can tell is putting both fist in the air like an asshole."
Fam 😂😂😂😂
15:30 Ben's reaction to Redwing catching the shield just made me think of that bit from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. "It's not a matter of where he grips it, a 3-pound bird cannot carry a 10-pound Vibranium shield!"
30:14 Yeah, it's called "blood doping" in case anyone's curious enough to look it up.
Hydra's plan being old-school eugenics with mandatory sterilization for "inferior people" (that is, everyone not Hydra) is so perfect for Hydra.
You don’t want too much blood, unless you’re a vampire from Netflix’s Castlevania
Everyone made the assumption that Cap giving Falcon the shield in Endgame would just herald in a new Cap with no complications, as a fan of this arc I knew it could never be that simple. Plus I just want to see Falcon in action as his own hero before he becomes Captain America. I love that Red Skull of all people got rid of all the terrible stuff that made Sam Wilson a bad 70s stereo type! Lol
I preffer to believe Sam was always a good man and The Red Skull was the one who created the Snap persona to try to manipulate him and use him against Rogers. Remember it was a retcon. Before of it Sam Wilson was Indeed a social worker not a hoodlum. Years later was That the writers came up with the backstory of him being a Former criminal
@@Akkatlah Well dammit, after 2 years you have convinced me! THATS my new head canon and honestly I’m kicking myself for not even entertaining that explanation! Thank you!❤️🙏🏾
1:04:10 The little bit on the cure delivery method keeps bringing me laughs. The idea of a Superhero getting access to a cure but opting out because it required stabbing their gonads is so funny!
Damn! Falcon's origin is quintessential convoluted comics BS. 👀😂
I lost it with was Sal talking about athletes removing and reusing their blood xD
30:20 that’s called blood doping and it is in fact outlawed in every sport
Well, there is that famous saying:
"If life gives you... ummm... sterility-inducing Inhuman henchman kid,
you make sterility-inducing weapon of mass extinction out of it... I guess..."
Ben talking about blood doping was so funny
I liked this Story a lot... The Page When Sam asks the Birds from the Everglades to Eat the Fleas or Ticks was Great Art and Cool use of Falcon's Power
30:24 Sal’s reaction to this is amazing. I did the same thing and was like: “Excuse me... What the fuck!”
15:40 It's a simple question of strength to weight ratio. A 3.5 pound bird cannot carry a 10 pound shield!
I stepped away from comics for 5 years, came back in 2020 and love that ComicPops back issues have gotten even better!
I’d never thought I’d ever hear Sal utter the words “This will blow up on TikTok!”
The blood doping tangent in here is priceless...it is fucking weird, and it was validating to watch your reactions.
Ben explaining blood doping is one of my parts of this episode
I loved FalconCap....also Stuart Ihmonnen's artwork in this is soo good
Yes!! Thank you guys so much for covering this! I'm excited for this episode about as much as I'm ready for Friday.
Cast away in dimension Z is one of my favourite cap stories. Please do it on back issues
I was THIS close to injecting myself with more blood, but thank heavens for the warning NOT to, Comic Pop! 30:55
they did keep Vampire Redwing for a bit, and it connects to champions now i think.
I feel ashamed that I lol'd at Ben's "france - hit you once joke"
love that ben looks over at ethan like 'you know what to say'
@30:20 Sal's reaction is freaking priceless 😂
Batroc's joke being a "leap" had me dying, fucking lol
Hey I had totally forgotten about Ian. WHERE IS HE? Marvel bring back Ian Rogers he was pretty cool.
Love what you all do!
I want falcon talking to birds
*ethan inquires about a random baby appearance* he said it ! he said the thing !
The sad part is that falcons only live like 12-15 years. Poor Sam he'll outlive Redwing.
All-New All Different Marvel really was my favorite phase of Marvel, I like all the diverse legacy characters. Miles Morales really is my all time fav character in comics. I love Sam as Captain America
Same, was my favorite era of comics
@@ShaolinPrince718 Fr seeing all the legacy characters take over as old characters grew was so dope
The Only one I didn't like was jane foster not because she was a bad character it was semantics basically
Read more comics
The best version of Sam Wilson. He's never been better
So hyped for the show! Great content as always lads
🤔 Captain America's rogues are all just Venture Bros inspirations
Hoo boy. I never thought we'd get THIS comic.
I love that ben is the one dropping knowledge lol i love when he is the dismissive one on the couch its freaking hilarious
I love this channel ❤️
Ethan's reaction to Sam calling on all the birds made me grin ear to ear
A collection of vampires is called a coven.
30:47 Lance Armstrong has left the chat
Hydra you do know there's people who studied human birth rates. I think after a year of no one being born someone would notice
The "Thing" is the friend with a pickup truck, on any given weekend you need one.
Any idea if Baron Blood ever met Dracula in the Marvel Universe? Could be an interesting story arc.
Going into blood doping was something I wasn’t expecting 😂
Absolutely love Falcon being the new captain America. It’s a cool choice gotta give the dude the super soldier cerium somehow complete with vibranium wings? It’s a fitting replacement.
YES! I'm so glad I check right when this was uploaded lmao. Love your shows!
Scoffing slows and video begins around 2:40. Ty for the content.
I wish instead of being called Captain America Sam would have chosen the code name Eagle since it still works with the bird and America motifs
With regards to the blood thing, it's called blood doping. When you lose blood volume you're body produces erythropoetin which causes you to make more blood to replace the lost volume. Later on you take the removed red blood cells and reinject them to significantly increase your O2 delivery to muscle. This allows for greater ATP production during long exercise (things like marathons and triathlons which is why it's so big with cyclists).
I'm definitely hyped for Falcon and The Winter Soldier this week!
I enjoy how Ben has it out for that bird
Sam was also Captain in 1999. Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty. He didn't have wings then.
This was a very fun episode
Lance Armstrong came to mind when they talked about oxygenated blood
That Sam Wilson origin was a trip. I had no idea it was this dumb.
16:31 Man I thought it would have been US AGENT
this story sounds soo cool!
You have to be sh*t*ng me! ... Best moment
Ben the reason they re-inject blood is to have a high red blood cell count, I think Lance Armstrong used to do it with high altitude training so that he could endure longer.
31:07
If "too much" was a good thing, then it would be "too much."