I remember the launch of Sentry came with a built-in rumor campaign that he was the lost post-Atlas, pre-Fantastic Four creation of Stan Lee and another artist (not Ditko or Kirby). It was the comics equivalent of Capitol Records hinting that Klaatu’s debut album in the 1970s might actually be The Beatles (they couldn’t say!).
I agree, Sentry could've been great as a "One Arc Only" character. But you can't be out here leaving money on the table. Am I right? Also, Reed slander is always appreciated. No matter how it comes up.
I agree it was such a great series and while I haven't read any of the comics he was in after, only heard about them via UA-cam videos doesn't seem nearly as interesting as his original miniseries.
I always interpreted void as depression, a dichotomy between the strongest being in the world not being able to escape from their internal demons and harming themselves, based on this principle, you can do a lot with the character
I like the Sentry and his golden long locks. There is something refreshing about a hero that everyone had to forget and a secret history that was in front of us all along. Hmmm, I have never seen Sasha with a shadow and there seems to be a golden aura around her... Who is this Sentry you speak of?
I loved the original Sentry miniseries: the character was never really written that well again. And I like short haired Sentry more than the long haired version.
there was a little mini-thing in the Doctor Strange from 2018 or 2019 i think where the Sentry was up on like a mountain or a high glacier, somewhere cold, living in a cozy cabin just giving with his pot belly and all and doctor strange shows up and BOOM it turns out he's just been standing there in the cold and the cabin he was living in and i think a girlfriend/wife they were like a projection Dr strange made. He had been standing immobile in the snow for like years or months it was cool.
I personally really liked his showing in World War Hulk, afraid to step in until he was absolutely certain it was the best thing to do, that no matter how much he let loose, the damage would be less than what the Hulk would do, and in fighting the Hulk, he could use his full strength.
@@unfortunateimperial6019 plus it doesn't overuse the whole "void spit personality" thing, it takes him in a new direction while still connecting to his original arc, a man who's terrified of what he can do when he lets loose so he chooses to completely remove himself from the equation.
I've never heard of The Sentry before now but I love him and the way they introduced him is brilliant. As for as retcons go this is definitely my favorite and I don't care for them at all. I'm just...mind blown, that's such a cool idea! Big props to the creators for thinking of it. Also, short hair Sentry for the win, it really suits him.
@@CasuallyComics When battling her archnemesis, Captain Cupboard, Superbaby was severely wounded. Luckily she was able to get back up and defeat them, thus saving the world from the evil schemes of Doctor Drawers and the Fascist Furniture Force.
@@CasuallyComics - you know, that's precisely the sort of answer somebody would give if they carried a distinctive scar acquired in a battle against an ancient evil entity that threatened the end of the universe.
@@alphamorion4314 You don't know the Leader of the Imperial Guard but you know Hyperion? I'm not judging, I just find it strange. I would think Gladiator has been in more books than Hyperion.
Love the Sentry, long hair. The Sentry needs his own book, supported by other OP characters Like Gladiator Silver Surfer Cosmic Ghost Rider other beings like Hyperion.
Also him becoming rebellious to Norman and one of the ultimate threats in Siege. If you're gonna have an OP hero, having the others be forced to fight him is good usage of them.
@@gregcourtney7717 I suppose, but having him be so OP made the other balancing acts Norman had to do seem pointless. When people can throw shit into the sun for you why placate Wolverine's edgy kid, or even the God of War when you have someone who can rip him in half?
@@DIEGhostfish its probably because the sentry's far too extreme, he's either completely removed from the equation or will destroy everything in his path, so he needs people who have more of a grasp on their abilities.
Long haired sentry is bae. But also I LOVED his "return" to the canon durning civil war and stuff. He was such an interesting dynamic and honestly him ripping Ares asunder was such a great power play to show how great he truly is. Also, Worldbreaker Hulk.
Funny you mention that, my only exposure to this character was in Avengers/Invaders, and for someone who is supposed to be off the charts with power, the original human torch took him out in about 30 seconds. I just kinda shrugged and moved on.
Sentry in the form he is presented in the original comic can't exist in the marvel canon, it presents the problem stated above, why don't he show show up and win the battle. It the same as Captain Marvel/Shazam in the DC universe, it's too powerful in his original form, they don't need two Supermen... And marvel never had one so... The sentry at most have to function like a tiny temporal hulk, like... He can be the sentry for only 1 minute before the void appear or something, so he have to be the ultimate weapon and that why he never shows up...
Great video. I thought the Sentry issue 4 cover was referencing the iconic NWA - Straight Outta Compton album cover. It's supposed to be someone staring up in the final moments at the folks that killed them. I wonder how that factors into issue 4. Also, I believe there's an even older jazz album cover shot in the same way but can't remember the name off hand.
I still love Dawn being added to the Buffyverse. I know the character isn't loved by many but the act of dropping her in was so satisfying. The way the universe rewrote itself around her.
I agree. I don’t particularly like the character herself, but I love the way they handled her story. Might be because I was 11 at the time, so that seemed like some groundbreaking storytelling to me 🤣 but I have very good memories of watching her introduction for the first time, and trying to understand what was going on etc.
I remember watching the first episode she was in and thinking "how could i have missed this character before?" only to find out later that really was her first appearance. Very much the opposite of characters suddenly disappearing like Chuck Cunningham on Happy Days.
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I love his apearance in New Avengers, when we find out that the guy Matt Murdock went to see in prision was actually him. That was a nice reveal.
The Sentry,Squadron Supreme and Jack of Hearts need TV series for being underrated and people need to know who these characters are along with Gen 13,Gargoyles, Captain Planet,Wild C.A.T.S,Michael Allred’s Madman and Freakazoid(Dexter Douglas)!
As a non-comics-person, I think this channel is now my favorite for things about comics, the narration and humor is great. I'm a bit confused, is Sentry afraid of heights *and* open spaces? Does he have agorafobia and acrophobia too? Or was that a mixup of phobias?
I always felt like the sentry was building towards something catastrophic, like the coming of the void in his true form. I thought the character was going to lead to a massive event about HIM and the VOID. Maybe something that needed the attention of the whole marvel universe. Not him making appearances here and there and being killed off. The void actually had some intrigue and intimidation going for it and in the end there was no real payoff.
19:40 You're not alone in that one. The Sentry worked best as this self-contained miniseries. Bringing him over to the Marvel Universe again really cheaped him out, not to mention all the times he was Worfed by forgettable event villains.
10:45 i think its referencing Miracle Man {Alan Moore version}. his story is a little similar in terms of forgetting he was a superhero and living a bland life constantly having dreams of his superhero days etc.
The Issue #4 cover looks like how people are portrayed in the character select menu of versus mode in the video game "Marvel Nemisis: Rise Of The Imperfects". Like its uncanny, even down to the whites of the eyes. It also looks like that one NWA album cover.
Re: your question about the white eyes--it could be a reference to "Village of the Damned" (based on John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos), about alien/human children with vast telepathic powers. The children's eyes glow when using their powers, and the climax of the film is about them trying to read their human mentor's mind while he's focusing on the image of a wall to keep them from finding out about the bomb in his suitcase. They finally breach his defenses, but it's too late and they're all destroyed. (They were out to conquer the world, and they hurt people, so they weren't all that innocent...) The point is, the white eyes reference is pointing to how the heroes are trying to get to the truth about the Sentry--before it's too late...
Thank you for the kind word for the Reed Richards of universe 616. If you haven't, perhaps you could delve into the various story arcs that have apparently marred Reed's reputation with some readers. If you have, then I suppose that video will come up in my queue at some point.
After watching this, I’ve been thinking about the Sentry. You’re right, he’s not Superman. He’s Miracleman, right down to the amnesia at the beginning.
This video just kinda autoplayed after a video I was actually looking for and I'm so happy it did I have no idea how I haven't came across your videos before I absolutely love the video you're awesome and I will definitely be a huge fan from now on
Late to the party here. So, hi. Anyway, the cover you were looking for inspiration on reminds me of Action Comics 687 which was the Superman Reborn arc. It's a little different but I got that vibe. As to the death of Superman panel, I don't think it was meant to be a parallel of Superman so much as being shorthand for "his death was THIS IMPACTFUL". Like, showing he died like Supes implies that the mourning and aftershocks were similar as well.
Well recently the Sentry and the Void made peace and merged into a fully coheisive being in his last mini-series so who knows they might yet get it right with this guy ! Annd this might be a tadd of topic but my goodness you are lovely !
Dear Sasha! The unsettling aspect of the Cover for issue #4 is coz it references the Basilisk. I very much respect your well presented analysis. love Steve Holliday
Seems to me that this circle of heroes is witnessing Sentry in an embryonic state. Rebirth, right? Both of this hero and their collective memory of him. . .
I recently began watching your videos. At first I wasn't too sure if I was going to like them, but by the end of the first one you had won me over. Because you speak intelligently and passionately and knowledgeably about one of my favorite subjects in a way that seems like just friends hanging out and shooting the shiz. I subscribed today after Senegal more vids. Glad I stuck with you, keep up the good work!
I agree. Every time I think about how terrible retcons are, and how they cheapen the character I think "Well, what about Alan Moore's "Swamp Thing." That's totally a retcon, but it makes the character *more* interesting."
I will say directly: I basically can’t appreciate everything that this lady said in this video, because I’m not an American and I write all this with the help of a translator. But still, for some reason it seems to me that this is a good video (👍🏼). In any case, I want to add from myself... The Sentry is an immortal warper of reality, within which lives an even more powerful creature, the Void. Sentry is the personification of good and evil that never dies. Not every Marvel comic book fan, or even not every Sentry fan, is able to fully understand the concept of this character. And in fact, he is completely different from the well-known Superman. Sentry is a much more complex character, unlike the last son of Krypton.
I remember learning about The Sentry when I was learning about the Dark Avengers. At first, I was focused on Norman Osborn being the Iron Patriot, Scorpion being Venom (and that Avenger’s Spidey), and Ares the literal God of War being there that I just barely acknowledged the Sentry. But after hearing about his dark side, The Void, I become more interested in him and now I really want to see him in his own solo movie, not just The Thunderbolts movie that he’s rumored to be in.
Old guyz like me dont usually keep up with the comic hero publications...i follow the artist i most enjoyed these days..but i really love what you do ..obviously you love the media as i do ... now i know qll i need to about The Sentry !.. seems worthy of a follow up visit .
I have to agree that the Sentry has never been better than he was in this mini-series. It can be really hard to write a compelling story about a hero with deep seated mental issues while they retain their heroic nature (see Knight, Moon). Unfortunately, The Sentry has yet to find that author. Btw, another retcon hero you may like is Adam Brashear, the Blue Marvel. I really love that story and how it tackles race in comics.
the fact that the sentry and moon knight are both seen a marvel version of superman and batman respectively and also both have split identities is such a weird coincidence and I'm surprised marvel hasn't done a team up between them. I think WWH comes close. It doesn't use the void trope but still carries over that same message but with agloraphobia instead, a man so terrified of his potential for destruction he removes himself from the equation entirely, only joining in when it becomes clear that he's the only one able to stop the hulk.
I like to call him "Captain Retcon." Reed kinda reminds me of Rick Sanchez evil. Like, he's sometimes evil, we justify it, and we all just love him because of the moments he shines. He operates in that moral quagmire that Yellowjacket and Wasp does. I love Jan and Hank, but damn, doesn't that whole story kinda taint years of continuity before and after that moment? Reed has those moments of what he would probably call "moral ambiguity." But then he goes and saves the entire universe, monologuing how he loves his family, and all is forgiven. As for the art of his origin, it is so sad that parts of it don't work because the moments where Jae Lee nails it are truly breathtaking. It takes a lot for a person to step outside traditional esthetic bombast and do a style so much his own. Even his early stuff in Namor was flawed but interesting. His style IMO worked better on his Inhumans run or any of The Dark Tower books. For Sentry, I think his deep blacks work really well with the ominous feeling of The Void. Some panels are so black it feels oppressive. Paul Jenkins is just an amazing talented writer when it comes to character driven stories. He turns superheroes into real people pieces. I loved his work on Hulk with Ron Garney, and again, Inhumans is near perfect to me. While I like the continued appearances of Sentry more than you do, I do feel in a lot of ways his first story will always be his best story. You can't put the genie back in the bottle.
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The white eyes is a trope usage showing mind possession which is why they use several heroes who don't use masks. The embryo position of the Sentry I think is meant to imply its the heroes remembering what they've been forced to forget
The angles in that cover was used for poster art to the early Wes Craven film Last House on the Left. I'm sure Craven lifted the idea from something he came across.
I always felt that Sentry had the same kind of deal as the DC character Triumph. Im not going to get into the whole who copies who thing but there are very notable similarities. I will say that Sentry proved to be a more fleshed out version of the "Forgotten Hero with Problems".
Blue Marvel favorite retcon, very interesting character in several levels... Sentry seems that much more hardest to write for for them.. similar problem they had with Hulk but corrected
While I know the stand-alone run was iconic, and there were... missteps bringing him back, I do like characters like him and Hyperion being in the Marvel universe. I can only hope that someday he gets a rendition as incredible and satisfying as Hickman's run with Hyperion.
This made me think of the twelve issue series The Lost Generation. Because of the seven year rule, the Fantastic Four first appeared in 2013. In 1990, they had debuted in 1983. So Marvel shoved a team of heroes into the gap. I wonder if this is still considered part of continuity. And speaking of John Byrne, what about his Spider-Man reboot. I always thought it was hilarious that Peter was caught in a huge explosion, but he remembered getting bit by a spider, and that's where he got his powers from.
Nahh. Dark Seed Sentry story was amazing. Especially the Trinity one. When all 3 personas eventually become one. When Sentry 1 shot thor I nearly lost it. Especially when he split his face in 2.
wow, what an origin story. I really enjoy the art as it makes the heroes look... unheroic, If that makes any sense. I am definitely going to have to pick these up sometime. Honestly, though I do think it should have been a one-shot, as it would have given much more meaning to the character to not bring him back. It also questions the ethics of the other superheroes to basically erase a being from ever having existed. I like it!
LOVE this woman!!!!! Thank you Sasha for once again providing awesome analysis of this character, and his "first" appearance. You should go to the mirror and give your script writer a BIG smile, she earned it. Yes the Sentry is similar to Superman, but only in superficial ways, sadly he isn't written to focus on his "genie out of the bottle" aspect. You know, when he appears, the subsequent arrival of the Void should be an ominous "cloud" over whatever nick-nack conflict the other heros have called him,(Sentry) for. Long vs short hair???? It's all the same, he even looks the same with that mask, they should change his hairstyle for every appearance, that could highlight his inconsistent mental stability,......you just know, he IS the Void, like the professor X evil that he represses, that becomes Onslaught, you know the villain of that X-Men Micronaughts miniseries. PEACE dear sister, Merry Christmas to you and your AWESOME family.
Great video❣ Blue Marvel and Gladiator are my fave Kal-esque Marvel heroes. Sentry is a very interesting character for sure. I like the music in the background after the quarantine is lifted I'm headed to Club Sasha for a night of dancing but if you can't pass through a Krakoan gate you can't get in it's very exclusive! 😁 💥🧠🔥⚡❄🌪⚛
The Sentry in itself is self poetic, but needless to say I kinda saw this coming, him having sketchy memory as he notices the second coming, his gold eyes appearing as he reminds other heroes, reeds reaction, as well as his costume materialising and memory recovering in respect to the heroes call. I'd like to think the quick witted viewers probably found this out before me or I'm just slow on the uptake. either way I won't spoil the fun, truly a good find.
I have a huge head cannon in regards to Sentry and Blue Marvel that ties into the incursions and Time Runs out. It makes better sense that what they've done with both characters.
I loved the Sentry since i first read it and heard about it. Its the idea that he is a self reality bender and is as powerful as he thinks he is. But to balance that he probably thought if im like this then some else must be out there to counter me i.e. The Void. The idea that the only way to get rid of him and The Void was to Neralize the planet and everything that remembered him in this plane of existance was awesome. I thiink him just being a one off char that shows up for plot or a minor char is good because its like a ace in the hole that you can only use before a short time before it blows up. Have him come in do some flash and razzle then "o shit time to put you back in the bottle". To me its one of the better ways they have dealt with characters that are way to powerful for an everyday occurance. Instead of just making a maguffin that stops the ubermench "in the nick of time" he has it built in and its well developed and can be used ,
I remember the launch of Sentry came with a built-in rumor campaign that he was the lost post-Atlas, pre-Fantastic Four creation of Stan Lee and another artist (not Ditko or Kirby). It was the comics equivalent of Capitol Records hinting that Klaatu’s debut album in the 1970s might actually be The Beatles (they couldn’t say!).
I agree, Sentry could've been great as a "One Arc Only" character. But you can't be out here leaving money on the table. Am I right?
Also, Reed slander is always appreciated. No matter how it comes up.
I agree it was such a great series and while I haven't read any of the comics he was in after, only heard about them via UA-cam videos doesn't seem nearly as interesting as his original miniseries.
I always interpreted void as depression, a dichotomy between the strongest being in the world not being able to escape from their internal demons and harming themselves, based on this principle, you can do a lot with the character
I like the Sentry and his golden long locks. There is something refreshing about a hero that everyone had to forget and a secret history that was in front of us all along.
Hmmm, I have never seen Sasha with a shadow and there seems to be a golden aura around her...
Who is this Sentry you speak of?
I loved the original Sentry miniseries: the character was never really written that well again. And I like short haired Sentry more than the long haired version.
Black Phoenix fact bro
there was a little mini-thing in the Doctor Strange from 2018 or 2019 i think where the Sentry was up on like a mountain or a high glacier, somewhere cold, living in a cozy cabin just giving with his pot belly and all and doctor strange shows up and BOOM it turns out he's just been standing there in the cold and the cabin he was living in and i think a girlfriend/wife they were like a projection Dr strange made. He had been standing immobile in the snow for like years or months it was cool.
I personally really liked his showing in World War Hulk, afraid to step in until he was absolutely certain it was the best thing to do, that no matter how much he let loose, the damage would be less than what the Hulk would do, and in fighting the Hulk, he could use his full strength.
@@unfortunateimperial6019 plus it doesn't overuse the whole "void spit personality" thing, it takes him in a new direction while still connecting to his original arc, a man who's terrified of what he can do when he lets loose so he chooses to completely remove himself from the equation.
I've never heard of The Sentry before now but I love him and the way they introduced him is brilliant. As for as retcons go this is definitely my favorite and I don't care for them at all. I'm just...mind blown, that's such a cool idea! Big props to the creators for thinking of it. Also, short hair Sentry for the win, it really suits him.
Dude this isn't comics but where did that kick ass battle scar on your eyebrow come from?
Lol I fell into a cupboard when I was a toddler, a tale for the ages
@@CasuallyComics When battling her archnemesis, Captain Cupboard, Superbaby was severely wounded. Luckily she was able to get back up and defeat them, thus saving the world from the evil schemes of Doctor Drawers and the Fascist Furniture Force.
@@ancapftw9113 dude start writing if you haven't already that was gold-en boy haha sorry
@@CasuallyComics - you know, that's precisely the sort of answer somebody would give if they carried a distinctive scar acquired in a battle against an ancient evil entity that threatened the end of the universe.
.... This chic is hot man lol
There *should* be a jacket. And the jacket should have jokes on the inside.
And music. And dancing.
Sentry is a character that you have to use sparingly I feel. Like how he was only in the end of world war hulk
True because I was just reading the Infinity storyline and was wondering where he was.
Sentry, Blue Marvel and Hyperion are great takes on Superman.
Love Hyperion
@@alphamorion4314 what about gladiator
@@zombiewolf3244 I actually don't know him! Any good reads to suggest?
@@alphamorion4314 You don't know the Leader of the Imperial Guard but you know Hyperion? I'm not judging, I just find it strange. I would think Gladiator has been in more books than Hyperion.
@@kingmonde I believe you. I don't have much extensive knowledge of Marvel comics, but I did came across the Supreme Power Saga and enjoyed it a lot
Love the Sentry, long hair. The Sentry needs his own book, supported by other OP characters Like Gladiator Silver Surfer Cosmic Ghost Rider other beings like Hyperion.
Versus who, though? That lineup you just named is the definition of op . . . .
Sentry and the void vs Dr Strange and dormant no good or bad guy wins
@@aaronthompson9179 Strange solo with the Blood Bible stomps.
"Embrace people with different skills sets"
I really liked this quote!
The unravelling of the Sentry, stoked by an increasingly unstable Norman Osborne was my favourite part of the Dark Avengers.
Also him becoming rebellious to Norman and one of the ultimate threats in Siege. If you're gonna have an OP hero, having the others be forced to fight him is good usage of them.
@@gregcourtney7717 I suppose, but having him be so OP made the other balancing acts Norman had to do seem pointless. When people can throw shit into the sun for you why placate Wolverine's edgy kid, or even the God of War when you have someone who can rip him in half?
Mine was when he just lost it and Norman ran like the "lil bitch" that he was.
@@DIEGhostfish its probably because the sentry's far too extreme, he's either completely removed from the equation or will destroy everything in his path, so he needs people who have more of a grasp on their abilities.
Long haired sentry is bae. But also I LOVED his "return" to the canon durning civil war and stuff. He was such an interesting dynamic and honestly him ripping Ares asunder was such a great power play to show how great he truly is.
Also, Worldbreaker Hulk.
he lost to wbhulk if I remember right
@@zombiewolf3244 ehhhh, it was mostly a tie, WWH turned into Banner and Sentry turned into rob without his shiny gold.
This character frustrates me because it seems like Marvel doesn't know what to do with him
And always the question of "why doesn't sentry fly in and fix this?".
Funny you mention that, my only exposure to this character was in Avengers/Invaders, and for someone who is supposed to be off the charts with power, the original human torch took him out in about 30 seconds. I just kinda shrugged and moved on.
i feel like he was handled pretty well during norman's dark reign, but since then... not so much
Sentry in the form he is presented in the original comic can't exist in the marvel canon, it presents the problem stated above, why don't he show show up and win the battle. It the same as Captain Marvel/Shazam in the DC universe, it's too powerful in his original form, they don't need two Supermen... And marvel never had one so... The sentry at most have to function like a tiny temporal hulk, like... He can be the sentry for only 1 minute before the void appear or something, so he have to be the ultimate weapon and that why he never shows up...
They shouldn't do anything with him. Just let the story be what it is and not try and continue it.
Great video. I thought the Sentry issue 4 cover was referencing the iconic NWA - Straight Outta Compton album cover. It's supposed to be someone staring up in the final moments at the folks that killed them. I wonder how that factors into issue 4. Also, I believe there's an even older jazz album cover shot in the same way but can't remember the name off hand.
It's hardly a spoiler cover that Sentry and Void are the same when the first issue already proclaimed "You are the Void!"
I've always found characters like the sentry very interesting
I still love Dawn being added to the Buffyverse. I know the character isn't loved by many but the act of dropping her in was so satisfying. The way the universe rewrote itself around her.
I agree. I don’t particularly like the character herself, but I love the way they handled her story. Might be because I was 11 at the time, so that seemed like some groundbreaking storytelling to me 🤣 but I have very good memories of watching her introduction for the first time, and trying to understand what was going on etc.
I remember watching the first episode she was in and thinking "how could i have missed this character before?" only to find out later that really was her first appearance. Very much the opposite of characters suddenly disappearing like Chuck Cunningham on Happy Days.
I love his apearance in New Avengers, when we find out that the guy Matt Murdock went to see in prision was actually him. That was a nice reveal.
The Sentry,Squadron Supreme and Jack of Hearts need TV series for being underrated and people need to know who these characters are along with Gen 13,Gargoyles, Captain Planet,Wild C.A.T.S,Michael Allred’s Madman and Freakazoid(Dexter Douglas)!
As a non-comics-person, I think this channel is now my favorite for things about comics, the narration and humor is great.
I'm a bit confused, is Sentry afraid of heights *and* open spaces? Does he have agorafobia and acrophobia too? Or was that a mixup of phobias?
Agoraphobia. Schizophrenia. Addiction. Multiple-personality/dissociative personality. He's affected by all of those.
"...I'll notice what I want to notice."
Dig it. Be you.
I always felt like the sentry was building towards something catastrophic, like the coming of the void in his true form. I thought the character was going to lead to a massive event about HIM and the VOID. Maybe something that needed the attention of the whole marvel universe. Not him making appearances here and there and being killed off. The void actually had some intrigue and intimidation going for it and in the end there was no real payoff.
Robert Reynolds - alliteration - that's a typical Marvel Comics thing
Beautiful art! Thank you! I will check this out!
19:40 You're not alone in that one. The Sentry worked best as this self-contained miniseries. Bringing him over to the Marvel Universe again really cheaped him out, not to mention all the times he was Worfed by forgettable event villains.
This was supremely well done.
Your ongoing side eye at Reed... ditto. Ditto-squared.
I love this series. I kind of like his being included in Marvel's main line, kind of. Also the Reed slander...priceless.
10:45 i think its referencing Miracle Man {Alan Moore version}. his story is a little similar in terms of forgetting he was a superhero and living a bland life constantly having dreams of his superhero days etc.
The Issue #4 cover looks like how people are portrayed in the character select menu of versus mode in the video game "Marvel Nemisis: Rise Of The Imperfects". Like its uncanny, even down to the whites of the eyes. It also looks like that one NWA album cover.
Re: your question about the white eyes--it could be a reference to "Village of the Damned" (based on John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos), about alien/human children with vast telepathic powers. The children's eyes glow when using their powers, and the climax of the film is about them trying to read their human mentor's mind while he's focusing on the image of a wall to keep them from finding out about the bomb in his suitcase. They finally breach his defenses, but it's too late and they're all destroyed. (They were out to conquer the world, and they hurt people, so they weren't all that innocent...)
The point is, the white eyes reference is pointing to how the heroes are trying to get to the truth about the Sentry--before it's too late...
Thank you for the kind word for the Reed Richards of universe 616. If you haven't, perhaps you could delve into the various story arcs that have apparently marred Reed's reputation with some readers. If you have, then I suppose that video will come up in my queue at some point.
After watching this, I’ve been thinking about the Sentry. You’re right, he’s not Superman. He’s Miracleman, right down to the amnesia at the beginning.
This video just kinda autoplayed after a video I was actually looking for and I'm so happy it did I have no idea how I haven't came across your videos before I absolutely love the video you're awesome and I will definitely be a huge fan from now on
It's both hilarious and devastating that even in a side story not even about him, Peter _still_ gets screwed over
There are no similarities between The Sentry and Alan Moore's Miracleman (originally Marvelman). Keep walking. Nothing to see here
Cimota! ( Had to gogle that as memory isn't what it used to be)
@@JennySparkz Kimota. I know it's "atomic" backwards but it also suffers from "poor literacy is kewl"
Late to the party here. So, hi. Anyway, the cover you were looking for inspiration on reminds me of Action Comics 687 which was the Superman Reborn arc. It's a little different but I got that vibe. As to the death of Superman panel, I don't think it was meant to be a parallel of Superman so much as being shorthand for "his death was THIS IMPACTFUL". Like, showing he died like Supes implies that the mourning and aftershocks were similar as well.
Well recently the Sentry and the Void made peace and merged into a fully coheisive being in his last mini-series so who knows they might yet get it right with this guy ! Annd this might be a tadd of topic but my goodness you are lovely !
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The unsettling aspect of the Cover for issue #4 is coz it references the Basilisk.
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Also there’s a whole feel of Supreme in your description
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Seems to me that this circle of heroes is witnessing Sentry in an embryonic state. Rebirth, right? Both of this hero and their collective memory of him. . .
Oooo I think this is one for me. Also want to read the Astro City ones you talk about. Love your content, Sasha! Thanks!
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awesome video! My favorite retcon was Swamp Thing finding out he wasn't actually Alec Holland
I agree. Every time I think about how terrible retcons are, and how they cheapen the character I think "Well, what about Alan Moore's "Swamp Thing." That's totally a retcon, but it makes the character *more* interesting."
you are easily my favourite comic book vlogger.
I will say directly: I basically can’t appreciate everything that this lady said in this video, because I’m not an American and I write all this with the help of a translator. But still, for some reason it seems to me that this is a good video (👍🏼).
In any case, I want to add from myself...
The Sentry is an immortal warper of reality, within which lives an even more powerful creature, the Void. Sentry is the personification of good and evil that never dies. Not every Marvel comic book fan, or even not every Sentry fan, is able to fully understand the concept of this character. And in fact, he is completely different from the well-known Superman. Sentry is a much more complex character, unlike the last son of Krypton.
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@@oliverortiz8507 Ditto
DC did a somewhat similar Charater In 1994 called Triumph but Marvel did the forgotten hero trope a lot more intricately with sentry
I remember learning about The Sentry when I was learning about the Dark Avengers. At first, I was focused on Norman Osborn being the Iron Patriot, Scorpion being Venom (and that Avenger’s Spidey), and Ares the literal God of War being there that I just barely acknowledged the Sentry. But after hearing about his dark side, The Void, I become more interested in him and now I really want to see him in his own solo movie, not just The Thunderbolts movie that he’s rumored to be in.
Old guyz like me dont usually keep up with the comic hero publications...i follow the artist i most enjoyed these days..but i really love what you do ..obviously you love the media as i do ... now i know qll i need to about The Sentry !.. seems worthy of a follow up visit .
10:18 "Science is just magic we don't understand yet!"
I'm totally going to use that in my D&D games! Great way for an Artificer to flip that script!
I knew the twist before watching this vid and even this video got me into it. well written
I’m def going to have to read this one! The twist feels very appealing, and I like the second person narrative (and the long hair)
I have to agree that the Sentry has never been better than he was in this mini-series. It can be really hard to write a compelling story about a hero with deep seated mental issues while they retain their heroic nature (see Knight, Moon). Unfortunately, The Sentry has yet to find that author.
Btw, another retcon hero you may like is Adam Brashear, the Blue Marvel. I really love that story and how it tackles race in comics.
the fact that the sentry and moon knight are both seen a marvel version of superman and batman respectively and also both have split identities is such a weird coincidence and I'm surprised marvel hasn't done a team up between them.
I think WWH comes close. It doesn't use the void trope but still carries over that same message but with agloraphobia instead, a man so terrified of his potential for destruction he removes himself from the equation entirely, only joining in when it becomes clear that he's the only one able to stop the hulk.
I like to call him "Captain Retcon."
Reed kinda reminds me of Rick Sanchez evil. Like, he's sometimes evil, we justify it, and we all just love him because of the moments he shines. He operates in that moral quagmire that Yellowjacket and Wasp does. I love Jan and Hank, but damn, doesn't that whole story kinda taint years of continuity before and after that moment? Reed has those moments of what he would probably call "moral ambiguity." But then he goes and saves the entire universe, monologuing how he loves his family, and all is forgiven.
As for the art of his origin, it is so sad that parts of it don't work because the moments where Jae Lee nails it are truly breathtaking. It takes a lot for a person to step outside traditional esthetic bombast and do a style so much his own. Even his early stuff in Namor was flawed but interesting. His style IMO worked better on his Inhumans run or any of The Dark Tower books. For Sentry, I think his deep blacks work really well with the ominous feeling of The Void. Some panels are so black it feels oppressive.
Paul Jenkins is just an amazing talented writer when it comes to character driven stories. He turns superheroes into real people pieces. I loved his work on Hulk with Ron Garney, and again, Inhumans is near perfect to me. While I like the continued appearances of Sentry more than you do, I do feel in a lot of ways his first story will always be his best story. You can't put the genie back in the bottle.
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The white eyes is a trope usage showing mind possession which is why they use several heroes who don't use masks. The embryo position of the Sentry I think is meant to imply its the heroes remembering what they've been forced to forget
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Ahh my favorite Marvel character who gets no love :( Sentry movie when?
The angles in that cover was used for poster art to the early Wes Craven film Last House on the Left. I'm sure Craven lifted the idea from something he came across.
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This is probably the most rad origin comic I've ever heard. This should be a movie, why isn't this out, why doesn't everyone love this?
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I always felt that Sentry had the same kind of deal as the DC character Triumph. Im not going to get into the whole who copies who thing but there are very notable similarities. I will say that Sentry proved to be a more fleshed out version of the "Forgotten Hero with Problems".
Love all of your content and I appreciate you covering my fave character next to Franklin Richards. Keep up the amazing work!
10:42 Issue four's cover is referencing N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton album cover.
Blue Marvel favorite retcon, very interesting character in several levels... Sentry seems that much more hardest to write for for them.. similar problem they had with Hulk but corrected
While I know the stand-alone run was iconic, and there were... missteps bringing him back, I do like characters like him and Hyperion being in the Marvel universe. I can only hope that someday he gets a rendition as incredible and satisfying as Hickman's run with Hyperion.
This made me think of the twelve issue series The Lost Generation. Because of the seven year rule, the Fantastic Four first appeared in 2013. In 1990, they had debuted in 1983. So Marvel shoved a team of heroes into the gap. I wonder if this is still considered part of continuity. And speaking of John Byrne, what about his Spider-Man reboot. I always thought it was hilarious that Peter was caught in a huge explosion, but he remembered getting bit by a spider, and that's where he got his powers from.
20:58 capitain hairy belly. This sounds like the plot of they live, but backwards, have to say, the melting dog is really cool.
Nice breakdown. Also appreciate the voices.
13:12 It looks like Venus Lighthouse from the Golden Sun JRPG video game series!
Great job on this, Sasha. Short hair Sentry is my personal favorite. 👍👍👍
Coincidentally, UA-cam told me I had watched this video but I didn't remember. As I watched, it slowly came back to me!
I can't believe it but in one video you have me liking the Sentry. Never did, never thought I would but here we are.
really enjoying your channel and comments
I agree that this should have been the first and last sentry story.
Nahh. Dark Seed Sentry story was amazing. Especially the Trinity one. When all 3 personas eventually become one. When Sentry 1 shot thor I nearly lost it. Especially when he split his face in 2.
wow, what an origin story. I really enjoy the art as it makes the heroes look... unheroic, If that makes any sense. I am definitely going to have to pick these up sometime. Honestly, though I do think it should have been a one-shot, as it would have given much more meaning to the character to not bring him back. It also questions the ethics of the other superheroes to basically erase a being from ever having existed. I like it!
Sasha love your new channel try to do one on the dragon ball franchise , there's alot to explore with the franchise from the anime to the manga itself
Maybe issue 4's cover is a reference to the boys
A reference to a comic published 6 years later? Seems unlikely.
@@Rei-Rei that's fair, when this video came out I had boys on the mind because of the Amazon adaptation
I do think that Knul ripping him in half was a very good way to show just how screwed everyone was.
Hello, would you be willing to do a video on the Starbrand (the original from the 1986-1989 New Universe line)?
I watched about half of this...then realized I NEEDED to read this book and ordered it for delivery.
LOVE this woman!!!!! Thank you Sasha for once again providing awesome analysis of this character, and his "first" appearance. You should go to the mirror and give your script writer a BIG smile, she earned it. Yes the Sentry is similar to Superman, but only in superficial ways, sadly he isn't written to focus on his "genie out of the bottle" aspect. You know, when he appears, the subsequent arrival of the Void should be an ominous "cloud" over whatever nick-nack conflict the other heros have called him,(Sentry) for. Long vs short hair???? It's all the same, he even looks the same with that mask, they should change his hairstyle for every appearance, that could highlight his inconsistent mental stability,......you just know, he IS the Void, like the professor X evil that he represses, that becomes Onslaught, you know the villain of that X-Men Micronaughts miniseries. PEACE dear sister, Merry Christmas to you and your AWESOME family.
You just got a new fan, love the way you tell this story. good work!
Great video❣ Blue Marvel and Gladiator are my fave Kal-esque Marvel heroes. Sentry is a very interesting character for sure. I like the music in the background after the quarantine is lifted I'm headed to Club Sasha for a night of dancing but if you can't pass through a Krakoan gate you can't get in it's very exclusive! 😁 💥🧠🔥⚡❄🌪⚛
The Sentry in itself is self poetic, but needless to say I kinda saw this coming, him having sketchy memory as he notices the second coming, his gold eyes appearing as he reminds other heroes, reeds reaction, as well as his costume materialising and memory recovering in respect to the heroes call. I'd like to think the quick witted viewers probably found this out before me or I'm just slow on the uptake. either way I won't spoil the fun, truly a good find.
This was very interesting I didn't even I now this character existed.
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Such a cool way to reread this story 😁👍🏼 just earned a sub
to put a different spin on the issue five cover; your eyes are drawn to the lightning bolt and linger on the blank space, or void, on the cover.
I like it when you do the voices it's so funny!
Very interesting. Tell me, have you heard of Big Bang's "The Knight Watchman"?
Sasha, I am watching this in March of 2021. Only 3 years, but it seems to have aged well... as of this writing.
Got to say I had a vague understanding of his background this really cleared it up. It was also quite interesting
Favorite recon. Wolverine as the Phoenix directing the Celestial outside of time and space.
I have a huge head cannon in regards to Sentry and Blue Marvel that ties into the incursions and Time Runs out.
It makes better sense that what they've done with both characters.
I loved the Sentry since i first read it and heard about it. Its the idea that he is a self reality bender and is as powerful as he thinks he is. But to balance that he probably thought if im like this then some else must be out there to counter me i.e. The Void. The idea that the only way to get rid of him and The Void was to Neralize the planet and everything that remembered him in this plane of existance was awesome. I thiink him just being a one off char that shows up for plot or a minor char is good because its like a ace in the hole that you can only use before a short time before it blows up. Have him come in do some flash and razzle then "o shit time to put you back in the bottle". To me its one of the better ways they have dealt with characters that are way to powerful for an everyday occurance. Instead of just making a maguffin that stops the ubermench "in the nick of time" he has it built in and its well developed and can be used ,