A cross-country quest to meet the man behind the most WTF comics ever

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8 ай бұрын

A journey that's 12 years and over 1,000 miles in the making. Evan and Gabe traveled to Watseka, IL to finally meet the enigmatic creator behind their favorite comic book series - Bill W. Miler, the creator of JONTAR - and hand-deliver him a copy of the newly released trade collection of 'The Complete Jontar'.
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FINDING JONTAR
A Power Comics Original Production
PRODUCED by
Evan Husney & Gabriel Dikel
ORIGINAL SCORE COMPOSED by
Andrew Gordon Macpherson / ango_composer
SPECIAL THANKS to
Jason Leivian, Jason Eisener & Benjamin Marra
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@johnbishop9188 8 ай бұрын

Power Pilgrimage! Finding out secrets of the origin of Jontar was fascinating. Excellent work, guys!

@camhayden2572 8 ай бұрын

Amazing, that's the kind of validation all comic making dorks & nerds dream of.

@hawkboy71 8 ай бұрын

Ordered!!!! It got me when he said he wished his Dad could see the book. Well done guys.

@DanielMoler777 8 ай бұрын

Evan, Gabe, you two are incredible! To go visit this man and this whole effort making his dreams come true . . . you two have truly reignited my own love for comics like nobody else has! What an amazing video and experience! POWER COMICS FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #JontarLives

@jrhusney 8 ай бұрын

This is epic. What an amazing moment. Also, the connection to NYC Outlaws is 🤯

@gratefulblac 4 ай бұрын

Just bought the complete Jontar. I am looking for old psychedelic, mystical comics from the 60s, 70s and 80s and was intrigued enough to buy it. I read the whole thing over the weekend and really enjoyed the wild wacky adventures of Jontar!

@geraldbayley5781 8 ай бұрын

Even we need a feature length doc.

@jamesanderson8455 8 ай бұрын

Great stuff guys! This really highlights why I love power comics so much. It’s about the people and their dreams and their creativity and their hopes and the things that make them unique individuals with a desire to do things their way. Really heartwarming.

@bobotompkins 8 ай бұрын

Incredible job, Evan and Gabe! I literally teared up a bit seeing the pride in Bill's eyes when he was flipping through the compendium. Imagine creating something like Jontar, and then 40 years later, having a fandom dedicated enough to collect everything and fly across the country to hand deliver it. So freakin cool.

@colin2715 8 ай бұрын

This is amazing! I think I've watched it 4 times already

@jamesgreato 8 ай бұрын

Everyone should feel proud and recognized for their artistic accomplishments at some point in their life, no matter how hokey, and I think you made that experience a reality for Bill. This is great and I hope Bill feels the love, support, and POWER from the PC community. Thanks boys.

@williammahaffey354 8 ай бұрын

That was so sweet of you guys to personally take him copies, you guys rock!

@RemyBennett 8 ай бұрын

Beautiful!! ❤❤❤

@JohnDCochise 8 ай бұрын

So awesome!! Great to hear about the inspiration, like a picture of New York City Outlaws. Just amazing. Thank you for doing the work to find Bill and to let him know how many people love his comics work.

@PERart6231 8 ай бұрын

Wow Evan, Gabe, Well done !

@donaldglass2421 8 ай бұрын

damn it I am near crying here at work lol. so cool to see that thanks to guys like you and cartoonist kayfabe that some of these creators from back in the day are getting some shine!

@willholloway1553 8 ай бұрын

That was really nice! Good job guys.

@bizarrebraincomics7819 8 ай бұрын

Wow that's neat. I didn't realise that this was the same guy from Miller Pub. I had a couple of stories printed in one of the titles by Miller Pub. way back when. Gonna have to get Hint at now.

@Ynot_Art 8 ай бұрын

This was a tear felt but awesome video! Very generous of you guys to visit Bill and surprise him with a complete format of his Jontar character! I can tell he was surprised and felt good about his creation because of you guys. Again this was a awesome video! You guys opened my eyes to this character. your other videos have such unique content these comics you present have a second life. Im enjoying it! By the way in the beginning of this video we’re you at the koch warehouse in Brooklyn New York?

@carminedawg9506 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing

@LarnedJustin 8 ай бұрын

What a great mini documentary, good job guys, it's awesome!!

@rowleyzero 8 ай бұрын

Loved this video! It’s so great that you made this brilliant guys dream come true!

@williamtarpey6092 8 ай бұрын

This was fantastic. Greta job guys!! So glad you were able to make it out there

@adamlemnah9150 8 ай бұрын

Dude, this is such an amazing, feel good story. I love this so much!

@redbulletcomics9850 8 ай бұрын

This was absolutely incredible! I am so glad you guys made the trek to visit the great Bill Miller and share this. He must still be glowing with pride seeing the Complete Jontar. Loved seeing the support for his comics from his dad. And yes, all roads lead to New York City Outlaws by Landgraf!

@ravesensation5533 8 ай бұрын

Wow! I got tears in my eyes watching this! Fantastic work guys! I would love to have spent time going through his comic collection with him and hearing him talk about what inspired him. Beautiful work guys!