"Would you like to see the Joker get the Mask?...If this episode hits 100,000 views, we will!" *casually whistling, walks to desktop, plays video, right-clicks, puts it on Loop, casually walks away* Oh yeah. It's all coming together. _Ooooooo! Somebody stop me!_
Predator vs. Moon Knight would be great. Predator: "I am a hunter, you'll never see me coming. I'll add your skull to my collection." Moon Knight: "Yeah, well you'll see me coming. Your face will adorn my god's statue."
I have a pitch i think can work. First thing is to establish that to the Predators us humans are more or less the most difficult game they have found (at least when you find an Arnold or the like) and those who have defeated humans of such status without needing to use their most advanced weaponry are seen as the greatest hunters. Now one such Predator who has established itself as a human hunter of great renown meets a superhero and is defeated even when he starts using the more advanced weapons (but escapes or is left alive). This Predator then goes "home" with this tale and gets a striketeam ready with some new experimental weapons they have just gotten ready for use, optionally it's not quite ready or even damaging or dangerous to use for the user. This Predator team gets ahold of this tech and returns to fight the hero again with team tactics and more gear than ever before. Now at this point there are two options, either the hero is part of a team (JLA, Avengers or something) and the teammates make it more fair again or the hero is sttong enough to overcome even this (but barely).
J'onn has regenerated from severed body parts before. In the Ostrander run of his own series he faked his death in an explosion, and regenerated from a severed arm he left at home. If anything this book downplays the stuff he's come back from. Also, the scene of his screaming face growing out of his palm is the funniest part of that entire run.
Jonah Hex vs Predator. A group of predators come to Earth and it's the first time it happens and it becomes a siege story about Jonah Hex keeping them out of a town.
A Predator vs Black Panther story would be kind of cool. Maybe the Predator upgrades his tech with Vibranium. You could also pay homage to the original introduction of Black Panther where he hunted the Fantastic Four, and T'Challa just flips the script on the Predator.
I like that. Pred stalks BP due to the legend of no one ever being able to infiltrate Wakanda. It's a tough win for BP in Round 1, but then Pred upgrades with Vibranium for rematch which forces BP to fall back from tech to the magic (which works well now that magic is in MCU P4)
I love ya for it sal, i was just rewatching the previous predator batman and bat/sup pred/alien, and you mentioned this one and show the cover and say you'll never do it lol. I just added them to my new best of the best of back issues playlist, because the OG best of back issues got a 100 episodes long lol. Ya'll just that good. But i was just thinking, its the JL one, they oughta do it, i'm sure they'll do it one day...naaah haha. Aight' i'm sittin' back and pressing play
Omg thank you for commenting and making that playlist!! I’m new to the channel and I’ve burned through the storylines that really jumped out at me and deciding what episode to watch next was the hardest part lol. Your playlist has solved that problem completely
@@ven1568 wicked! Someone actually used it! Thats the whole reason I made, welcome to the POPulation I hope the list brings you much joy, comicPOP really is the best of UA-cam imho
PlasticMan has complete control of his entire structure, if it is a physical action of any kind, he can recreate it. For a speed boat he would just make a spinning propeller, or spinning wheels as a car, he doesn’t recreate the entire internal combustion cycle, just the motion. He also seems to have near infinite mass that comes and goes when he needs it. Like Pym particles
I honestly think Batman vs Predator and Batman vs Aliens were the VERY BEST outta these crossovers. They shouldn't have produced more unless they had great stories to tell. Straight up yo.
The only heroes that should really fight the predator: Daredevil, Moon Knight, Punisher, Wolverine, Flash Thompson Agent Venom, and maybe Captain America
I know you shared on twitter that this episode didn't perform well during the first couple of hours which sucks because I always find these style of books to provide the best comic pop entertainment/moments and with that said those two collections have some perfect back issues content that I would love to see but I'm very grateful with what we have received. thanks fellas.
I would love to watch the Mask on Back Issues! Guess I'll start watching this 100,000 times. Only 99,999 times to go! But honestly I wouldn't mind seeing the Batman meets Tarzan either. I remember liking that as a kid. Or Tarzan meets Superman. Where Kal-el is raised by apes instead.
That Wonder Woman vs Predator idea sounds so dope. Like, DC should’ve capitalized on Wonder Woman’s recent surge in popularity and done something like that. Like, they did a crossover with Conan the Barbarian, for crying out loud. A Predator crossover would’ve been cool.
This book is painfully bad, but this episode had me laughing my ass off throughout. Thought we'd get this closer to the movie release on Hulu, but maybe we can get a different Predator story in August? Regardless, this was a great episode and I'm excited to see what Marvel does with the title.
27:30 I love the idea that John Ostrander went on holiday to the Lake District before writing this and was like "if only there was a way for me to flex my new-found Beatrix Potter trivia knowledge..."
I would love to see an episode of the Elseworlds Exchange where you pitch story ideas for (Insert Hero Here) Vs. Predator or Alien. Go in debt with how you would want to see them done. You can get four episodes of Elseworlds on this topic alone. Marvel v. Predator. DC v. Predator. And the same for Alien. Boom. Let's make it happen
“Maybe someday you’ll learn.” What’s funny about that is that if you go by the Legion of Superheroes books(I remember the Dominators from the Threeboot Legion) they don’t really learn even a whole thousand years later. This story might not be good but it made for an episode of Back Issues that I love to rewatch.
43:45 Okay, but imagine an Aquaman vs Predator comic that is a secret Black Manta vs Predator, Manta fights the Predator because it tries to kill Arthur.
So excited to get to listen to this while I paint on my day off! Hopefully y'all will get to cover the Just Imagine books with the Stan Lee versions of the Justice League on Back Issues!
Poor Ben. 😂 _"There's no way Predators were caught by The Dominators-"_ _"No, well they're The Dominators..."_ _"They Dominate. They Dominated The Predators..."_ 😂🤣💀
FOUND IT! lol I book mark all my favorite back issues but that means there's a lot of bookmarks under the POP banner, like around 200, and I know this well never get released but Its the last day of my staycation from work, I just woke up with the RLM AVP commentary, and I had to continue with this. Cheers! [toasts coffee] also brrr finally getting the comicpop hoodie out again, its like a big comfy blanket
still can't believe this is real. this comic is just... *sigh* it's something. btw, hey POPulation! let's get this video to 1.5k likes. #ComicPOP. also, happy late birthday Sal!
I think for a very very rainy day Superman vs. Predator should rear it’s ugly head in Back Issues…. or BVP lll. Either way I love every episode Sal and you’s guys always put a smile on my face and make my day and my job much better!! Keep up the amazing work!!
My thought at the start of the video “But, John Ostrander doesn’t suck. How can this be THAT bad?”. 20:56 “Nevermind. Even the best of us can write shit”
Lol yesssssss! Been looking forward to this one for a while! I was lucky enough to find this right when DC lost the rights, so i made sure to grab it knowing we would likely never see a reprint.
Plastic Man is so cool when he's in goofy, nonserious stories where his super transformations can be played more for laughs. In serious stories, you get nauseous thinking about his powers.
Seeing the comments from several months ago makes my deja Vu for this less creepy. Oh well, I'll definitely watch it again. I laughed my ass off the first time.
You guys should cover Concrete Jungle! It pretty much kickstarted the dark horse comics, and with how much info you guys pack into the behind the scenes stuff in these videos, I'd LOVE to hear what you guys have to cover on the book.
I would honest to god love to see a PvP comic. PvP is Predator Vs Punisher. Just imagine how wild that would be. Question, would Frank Castle stand a chance against a Predator?
My pitch for Thor vs Predator: A Predator dies, gets carried off to Valhalla, raids an armory to build himself enchanted Uru armor and weapons, then goes ape shit and starts hunting Valkyries. Thor has to go to Valhalla to see what's happening, and ends up being hunted by this enchanted norse predator in the afterlife. Hell, maybe Thor is the one who killed the Predator in the first place
IDK DC (I like WW trapped in the island, GArrow ideas), but any Marvel stree level person works. Luke Cage, DDevil, Punisher all works for me as it allows a "tight space" setting
I would have loved to see a Green Arrow vs Predator story. Maybe an alternate continuity that the Predator was on the island Oliver Queen was stranded on and is hunting him.
Geeze this was written Ostrander? The man did the amazing Martian Manhunter 1998 series that defined that character as Super Hero Star Trek and I adore it. This sounds like pain. Also yeah Martian Manhunter demonstrated there that he could project his consciousness onto a part of him, cut it off, and survive through that body part. It's less "I moved my brain" and more "I made a part of me have my conciousness, it's a skill I built up when I was *Weekends at Bernies*ing my genocided race and family for days or centuries to try and convince myself they were still alive."
I have that batman Tarzan book. I remember is being surprisingly really good. I remember thinking it was a VERY stupid premise when my dad came home with it. Do that one!
You can buy this in a trade paperback for Dark Horse/DC Comics! amzn.to/3xieK2N
I would love more darkhorse/DC crossovers. This was fun & the good ones are even more fun to watch.
Loved the episode. I hope to see a Masks or Project Superpowers episode one day.
Actually, I once knew the editor of JLA vs Predator, but sadly he was uncredited.
I'd rather get a root-canal.
"Would you like to see the Joker get the Mask?...If this episode hits 100,000 views, we will!"
*casually whistling, walks to desktop, plays video, right-clicks, puts it on Loop, casually walks away*
Oh yeah. It's all coming together. _Ooooooo! Somebody stop me!_
You monster. What have you wrought?
Joker/Mask is hands down my favorite Joker story, so hell yeah I want ComicPop to cover it! It's really darn good.
Remind me to check back in ~ 9.9 years when this pays off
Everyone follow suit
Joker/Mask wasn't horrible, as I remember. But its been a long time since I read it.
Predator vs. Moon Knight would be great.
Predator: "I am a hunter, you'll never see me coming. I'll add your skull to my collection."
Moon Knight: "Yeah, well you'll see me coming. Your face will adorn my god's statue."
I think we just found our Moon Knight season 2...
“You’re a Green Lantern! This can’t be your first severed head!”
Kyle: _remembers the fridge_
The fundamental problem with Predators vs Superheroes is every Predator on screen has been bested by a normal human.
I have a pitch i think can work. First thing is to establish that to the Predators us humans are more or less the most difficult game they have found (at least when you find an Arnold or the like) and those who have defeated humans of such status without needing to use their most advanced weaponry are seen as the greatest hunters. Now one such Predator who has established itself as a human hunter of great renown meets a superhero and is defeated even when he starts using the more advanced weapons (but escapes or is left alive). This Predator then goes "home" with this tale and gets a striketeam ready with some new experimental weapons they have just gotten ready for use, optionally it's not quite ready or even damaging or dangerous to use for the user. This Predator team gets ahold of this tech and returns to fight the hero again with team tactics and more gear than ever before. Now at this point there are two options, either the hero is part of a team (JLA, Avengers or something) and the teammates make it more fair again or the hero is sttong enough to overcome even this (but barely).
@@theraven268 this is a classic example of escalation and I love it
Punisher vs. Predator is a no-brainer.
J'onn has regenerated from severed body parts before. In the Ostrander run of his own series he faked his death in an explosion, and regenerated from a severed arm he left at home. If anything this book downplays the stuff he's come back from.
Also, the scene of his screaming face growing out of his palm is the funniest part of that entire run.
My favorite part was answering my door as Ben yelled "DOMINATE ME!".
Jonah Hex vs Predator. A group of predators come to Earth and it's the first time it happens and it becomes a siege story about Jonah Hex keeping them out of a town.
A Predator vs Black Panther story would be kind of cool. Maybe the Predator upgrades his tech with Vibranium. You could also pay homage to the original introduction of Black Panther where he hunted the Fantastic Four, and T'Challa just flips the script on the Predator.
I like that. Pred stalks BP due to the legend of no one ever being able to infiltrate Wakanda. It's a tough win for BP in Round 1, but then Pred upgrades with Vibranium for rematch which forces BP to fall back from tech to the magic (which works well now that magic is in MCU P4)
Clark: Bruce! You son of a bitch!
*Manly handshake*
I love ya for it sal, i was just rewatching the previous predator batman and bat/sup pred/alien, and you mentioned this one and show the cover and say you'll never do it lol. I just added them to my new best of the best of back issues playlist, because the OG best of back issues got a 100 episodes long lol. Ya'll just that good. But i was just thinking, its the JL one, they oughta do it, i'm sure they'll do it one day...naaah haha. Aight' i'm sittin' back and pressing play
Yupp lol
Omg thank you for commenting and making that playlist!! I’m new to the channel and I’ve burned through the storylines that really jumped out at me and deciding what episode to watch next was the hardest part lol. Your playlist has solved that problem completely
@@ven1568 wicked! Someone actually used it! Thats the whole reason I made, welcome to the POPulation I hope the list brings you much joy, comicPOP really is the best of UA-cam imho
PlasticMan has complete control of his entire structure, if it is a physical action of any kind, he can recreate it. For a speed boat he would just make a spinning propeller, or spinning wheels as a car, he doesn’t recreate the entire internal combustion cycle, just the motion.
He also seems to have near infinite mass that comes and goes when he needs it. Like Pym particles
Kinda want an Annihilation Wave meets Alien type event now...
Xenomorph Annhilus just feels like it needs to exist.
We need a Back Issues on one of the crazy Planet of the Apes crossovers. How about Green Lantern / Apes? It's real and waiting to get on the couch.
Ok hear me out. Tom King written Batman vs Predator (on a pirate ship)
Brian Michael Bendis written Batman vs Predator... in New York.
I honestly think Batman vs Predator and Batman vs Aliens were the VERY BEST outta these crossovers. They shouldn't have produced more unless they had great stories to tell. Straight up yo.
Superman Aliens both versions were very entertaining.
Re-watching this after the Predator Wolverine book came out and minus the savage land Sal nailed the premise they went with
I'm suprised they didn't tell ethan that the predators goal in "The Predator" is literally to weaponise autism
THIS IS IT. THIS IS WHEN HE DUNKS ON SPORTS NIGHT. I FOUND IT. I WON.
The only heroes that should really fight the predator: Daredevil, Moon Knight, Punisher, Wolverine, Flash Thompson Agent Venom, and maybe Captain America
I would add Elektra and Black Panther to the list
@@TheWeirdo32 l Black Panther versus Predator would be so fucking badass
YES TO MORE PREDATOR ON THE CHANNEL! I'm still waiting for the Alien/Predator/Terminator story on the channel lol
I know you shared on twitter that this episode didn't perform well during the first couple of hours which sucks because I always find these style of books to provide the best comic pop entertainment/moments and with that said those two collections have some perfect back issues content that I would love to see but I'm very grateful with what we have received. thanks fellas.
I would love to watch the Mask on Back Issues! Guess I'll start watching this 100,000 times. Only 99,999 times to go!
But honestly I wouldn't mind seeing the Batman meets Tarzan either. I remember liking that as a kid. Or Tarzan meets Superman. Where Kal-el is raised by apes instead.
I'm just gonna say, if a predator could figure out how to work a Lantern ring, we'd be fucked. No limit on insane weaponry designs
the DC universe should set up their own version of Prison 42 called 'Jail A' - the first metahuman and extra-terrestrial prison complex. Jail A. JLA.
Watching the guys nerd out about Predators always makes me smile
That Wonder Woman vs Predator idea sounds so dope. Like, DC should’ve capitalized on Wonder Woman’s recent surge in popularity and done something like that. Like, they did a crossover with Conan the Barbarian, for crying out loud. A Predator crossover would’ve been cool.
47:11 Sal predicted the future😅
18:30 is absolutely one of my favorite reactions to date. 😆
Daredevil versus predator where we see an infestation of predators through matts special vision would be amaaaazing
This book is painfully bad, but this episode had me laughing my ass off throughout. Thought we'd get this closer to the movie release on Hulu, but maybe we can get a different Predator story in August? Regardless, this was a great episode and I'm excited to see what Marvel does with the title.
27:30 I love the idea that John Ostrander went on holiday to the Lake District before writing this and was like "if only there was a way for me to flex my new-found Beatrix Potter trivia knowledge..."
I was just rewatching Batman v Predator and thought to myself, "Wonder when they'll do Justice League v Predator" Thank you for closing the loop!
I would love to see an episode of the Elseworlds Exchange where you pitch story ideas for (Insert Hero Here) Vs. Predator or Alien. Go in debt with how you would want to see them done. You can get four episodes of Elseworlds on this topic alone. Marvel v. Predator. DC v. Predator. And the same for Alien. Boom. Let's make it happen
“Maybe someday you’ll learn.” What’s funny about that is that if you go by the Legion of Superheroes books(I remember the Dominators from the Threeboot Legion) they don’t really learn even a whole thousand years later.
This story might not be good but it made for an episode of Back Issues that I love to rewatch.
32:26 Batman leapfrogging the Flash Predator to take it down was extremely funny to me for some reason.
43:45 Okay, but imagine an Aquaman vs Predator comic that is a secret Black Manta vs Predator, Manta fights the Predator because it tries to kill Arthur.
Hulk vs Predator would be awesome!
Also yes please on Mask vs Lobbo or Mask vs The Joker please pretty pleeeeasssse! 🤣🙏😝👍
Despite me knowing NOTHING about him, and not caring, Kazar vs Predator would actually be a solid choice for an introduction crossover...
Kravens Last Hunt featuring the Predator in the 80s by Dematteis would be sweet.
So excited to get to listen to this while I paint on my day off! Hopefully y'all will get to cover the Just Imagine books with the Stan Lee versions of the Justice League on Back Issues!
They *need* to cover those
Not a big predator fan, but I am a big Comicpop fan so I'm sure I'll enjoy the show.
Even though we could have back issues on big comic events, I’m always grateful for these small and fun episodes!!!!
Predator/Aliens and Batman are 2 of my favorite videos you guys have ever done. please do more cross overs like that!
Poor Ben. 😂
_"There's no way Predators were caught by The Dominators-"_
_"No, well they're The Dominators..."_
_"They Dominate. They Dominated The Predators..."_
😂🤣💀
OMG just the other day the Pirate vs Predator came up one of your shows and now this! hahha loved the show!
As soon as I heard Sal say how bad this is in the Superman/Preddy episode, I searched this up and here we go! LoL
Let's get a Alien vs. Brood comic going! lol
Watching this a year later when marvel has come out with wolverine vs predator can't wait for the rest of that series to come out ....
I've seen plastic man twist his arm into a corkscrew and use that as a prop before.
FOUND IT! lol I book mark all my favorite back issues but that means there's a lot of bookmarks under the POP banner, like around 200, and I know this well never get released but Its the last day of my staycation from work, I just woke up with the RLM AVP commentary, and I had to continue with this. Cheers! [toasts coffee] also brrr finally getting the comicpop hoodie out again, its like a big comfy blanket
still can't believe this is real. this comic is just... *sigh* it's something. btw, hey POPulation! let's get this video to 1.5k likes. #ComicPOP. also, happy late birthday Sal!
btw, let's get this video to 100,000 views to get a back issues on joker/mask comic and more DC/Dark Horse comics. ;)
Joe Kellys JLA would be a perfect example of why Plastic man is awesome and a very complex character. jla elite or jla obsidean age 10/10
I think for a very very rainy day Superman vs. Predator should rear it’s ugly head in Back Issues…. or BVP lll. Either way I love every episode Sal and you’s guys always put a smile on my face and make my day and my job much better!! Keep up the amazing work!!
I still haven’t forgotten about the Predator cameo in the original Infinity Gauntlet book.
My thought at the start of the video “But, John Ostrander doesn’t suck. How can this be THAT bad?”. 20:56 “Nevermind. Even the best of us can write shit”
I would've liked to see Aquaman fight a Predator that's specialized in hunting aquatic prey.
Lol yesssssss! Been looking forward to this one for a while! I was lucky enough to find this right when DC lost the rights, so i made sure to grab it knowing we would likely never see a reprint.
3:45 - If you bring Xenomorphs to earth you get the Brood.
Predator vs Kraven would be a cool idea.
Marvel has to do Spider-Man teaming with Kraven to take on a Predator at some point.
Plastic Man is so cool when he's in goofy, nonserious stories where his super transformations can be played more for laughs.
In serious stories, you get nauseous thinking about his powers.
Comic Pop is goat. 🐐
I enjoy every upload.
Ethan's disgust at Plastic Man shows how people would react to a Plastic Man movie directed by David Cronenberg.
John Ostrander also did Predator vs Magnus Robot Fighter. Now there's a book you can't believe exists. He did it with Jim Shooter!
Seeing the comments from several months ago makes my deja Vu for this less creepy.
Oh well, I'll definitely watch it again. I laughed my ass off the first time.
I love the VS Predator/Aliens episodes of Back Issues
You guys should cover Concrete Jungle! It pretty much kickstarted the dark horse comics, and with how much info you guys pack into the behind the scenes stuff in these videos, I'd LOVE to hear what you guys have to cover on the book.
I would honest to god love to see a PvP comic. PvP is Predator Vs Punisher.
Just imagine how wild that would be.
Question, would Frank Castle stand a chance against a Predator?
I mean, if Arnold can I don't see why Frank couldn't.
6 minutes of backstory makes for an amazing back issues. I'm hyped
Predator in the marvel universe pitch: one of them gets the venom symbiote. Think about that
The Predator Marvel comic I want the most is… a Predator vs Kraven the Hunter mini series, that would be dope
C'MONNN EVERYBODY!!! ONLY 87,000 MORE VIEWS
"Batman beats the flash predator because fuck you"
No Sal its Because he's Batman!😂😂
My pitch for Thor vs Predator: A Predator dies, gets carried off to Valhalla, raids an armory to build himself enchanted Uru armor and weapons, then goes ape shit and starts hunting Valkyries. Thor has to go to Valhalla to see what's happening, and ends up being hunted by this enchanted norse predator in the afterlife. Hell, maybe Thor is the one who killed the Predator in the first place
Kyle should’ve thrown up again after the headless tummy man showed up
King conan on a pillaging mission. Predator shows up. Pirate conan vs predator!
Not surprised that Sal release this during a hot as Hell week.
A Predator/ Wolverine crossover would be awesome!
39:45 farewell by guys on final episode
Really enjoying Sal's mischievous delight with this book. ;)
You've been sitting on JLA/Predators for eight months?! I don't know if I should be grateful or afraid...
IDK DC (I like WW trapped in the island, GArrow ideas), but any Marvel stree level person works. Luke Cage, DDevil, Punisher all works for me as it allows a "tight space" setting
I would have loved to see a Green Arrow vs Predator story. Maybe an alternate continuity that the Predator was on the island Oliver Queen was stranded on and is hunting him.
Now I want to see Kraven fight a Predator
Sal that Punisher vs Predator story is just Predator 2, LOL
Green arrow vs predator is such a great idea, I wish it happened
YESS IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DISASTER
Only 15 seconds in I’m laughing good job comic pop!!!!
Holy shit The Mask/Lobo sounds incredible
The Predator Jet lmao
5:11 the first volume of this I believe has hellboy/batman superman/predator and a third that I can't remember
Now that Marvel has the Predator licence I'd like to see an Ironman vs. Predator book.
Considering his origin it's completely understandable Kyle woukd be traumatized by a dismembered person.
I love that they wrapped up the comic, and there was still 10-15 minutes left
These Predator books always make the best episodes!
Plastic man should have morphed into a pirate ship 😔
Geeze this was written Ostrander? The man did the amazing Martian Manhunter 1998 series that defined that character as Super Hero Star Trek and I adore it. This sounds like pain.
Also yeah Martian Manhunter demonstrated there that he could project his consciousness onto a part of him, cut it off, and survive through that body part. It's less "I moved my brain" and more "I made a part of me have my conciousness, it's a skill I built up when I was *Weekends at Bernies*ing my genocided race and family for days or centuries to try and convince myself they were still alive."
I have that batman Tarzan book. I remember is being surprisingly really good. I remember thinking it was a VERY stupid premise when my dad came home with it. Do that one!