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I literally said “Your new Empire?” the same time as Ethan.

Whenever Ethan quotes Revenge of the Sith on this show it fills me with life

"Is Swordsman just a regular guy?" 'He WAS, bu--' "But now he's got swords!" This joke didn't get enough cred, it really got me, nice one Ben. Everyone is great in this episode.

i love that title. I wish it was used on official marketing. "EMYPRE! MARVEL'S MOST OKAYEST EVENT!!!"

An okayest event always makes for a much more than okayest Back Issues

The irony is going into both events: Empyre & DCs Death Metal, I was excited for Death Metal and thought Empyre was going to suck or be boring.... but it wasn’t! Death Metal was the flop and actually really appreciated Empyre. It didn’t set the world on fire but it seemed to sell quite well especially once it focused on EMPEROR Hulkling! LOL

43:21 Reminds me of my cousin. Poor guy broke his neck. Poor Walter...

The sheer irony of this event being pitched as the savior of comic shops during the pandemic... only for the majority of the tie-ins to be scrapped as the pandemic worsened... Big "JUST A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT HAPPENED" Energy

Honestly still my favorite event just cause my favs Hulkling and Wiccan were center stage and got married, nothing made me happier

Someday ComicPOP will get a quote on the back of a big Marvel comic, and when they do I hope it's something like this video title.

Speaking of cosmic entities in the marvel universe, I just realized something. How the fuck was the Gardener not in this event if the villains are plant based? The man’s cosmic powers are he controls plants and runs the universe’s largest garden...WTF?

Empyre? You mean Pyre finally returns?! Does he forgive Venom?

Wait a minute, the Skrull homeworld was destroyed and they all didn't devolve into katana wielding monks, blaming the Federation for not saving them? I don't think that's realistic.

Everybody hold up! Is Sal wearing a Spider-Man 2099 shirt?

Surprised that Sal never mentions who Hulkings' dad is. Also, love the art in this. Well the Pepe Laraz art. Anyway love the video as usual

I haven't read the event, but I am very disappointed Vee wasn't in the book (I assume). In the 2019 Death's Head miniseries, Vee (Death's Head 5 and a teenage version of Death's Head) ends up living in Hulking's apartment at the end of the book. I wish he was there. We need more Death's Head representation dangit!

Catching up on old stories and I wanted to add that the Cotati also were involved with Kun’lun and bringing Iron Fist back from ridiculous death they had written for him in the original Heroes for Hire. It happened in Jim Lee’s run on the Namor title. Of all places. The Iron Fist that had died ended up being a Cotati duplicate while the real one was in stasis after the aliens conquered Kun’lun. It wasn’t green though. Heck, I was just happy to see Iron Fist back after a long absence.

35:54 I’ve never laughed so hard in a long time

45:27 I just lost it at that. Their reaction is priceless.

I enjoyed this event. It's well written, has great art, nicely paced, and even ends on a upbeat note. It also didn't overstay it's welcome. A lot of events are far too long.

As an idea for a good Marvel event story for Back Issues, perhaps do Jonathan Hickman's Secret Wars storyline

Are u guys ever going to do more of those a look back at spawn or the history of the tick episodes. They were pretty cool.

I like to think that Thor is that kind of uncle who headbutts his nephew as a "friendly greeting".

I was literally planning on buying it RN, glad I can buy it through your link and put some money in ComicPOP's pocket

@19:34 has me rolling. But the episode 3 reference that made Sal laugh, genius.

So is it better for the algorithm if we comment early, or wait for the major release?

Can’t wait till sal tries to explain “X of some swords some times” to Ethan and Ben

This even was cool. Wasn't as good as No Road Home and No Surrender though but waa cool. I like the use of the Kree and Skrull.

Another top shelf episode. To the moon! You guys so deserve it. Keep grindin you'll get there super soon

AH i hadn't checked the patreon for a few days, its my day off and new back issues for a lazy sunday relaxing

43:16 Yibambe is a Xhosa word for Hold, like hold strong. "Imperius Rex", "Avengers Assemble", "To Me My X-Men." That stuff just makes sense for a Monarchy. I get wanting to keep the movies and comics separate but that hill was already ridden with bodies back when Nick Fury jr made the scene around the time of Original Sin.

lol I read this as the Okoye-est event at first- -happy to hear your take on Empyre too. That Copiel art

the Ghost Rider'd Quinnjet is exactly why I'd love to see Robbie as the "Man on the Wall" Cosmic Ghost Rider

Welp time to finally find out what this thing i was ignoring for months was all about. Thanks comicpop as usual

I'll say this about Empyre: At least it's better than Dark Knights: Death Metal.

DC: Lobo makes a million clones to defeat Mega Darkseid Marvel: Plants vs Zombies, let's blow up the GD SUN!

The long expositional monologues by Sal in this episode are hilarious

I've been waiting for this episode. Finally someone can sum up Empyre.

nicely done seeding the Watcher twist in the beginning Sal :o

Even Marvel glossed over this event as the only things it's led to is a plot point in Guardians and an even bigger event for Venom.

Yeees! A big event that I have no context about or any idea about what happened. Looking forward to this.

Ben’s reaction to “her” death 😂

About the whole thing about Thor getting new powers he should have already had those because his true mother was already mother Earth and they said that years ago I guess they just forgot when they wrote it or maybe that's why they canceled the tie in because they remembered that was already a thing but still poorly explained it

Great video guys ✌️

He makes it rain... ...HAMMERS!

My god, it reads like an intentionally bad action movie trailer; "Uatu's back! And you better watch *your* back!"

Hey Sal I know you said you don't read much Venom but can you guys please cover Venom Rex (Donny Cates first arc) in honor of King in Black happening?

hey guys just recently found this channel and i am loving it, you are like Redlettermedia for comics grettings from Paraguay!

It really says a lot when they cover a recent event and I'm just like "huh, never even heard of it". Sometimes I forget marvel even sells comics anymore.

This was the first event I bought getting back into comics and it was an event. Things certainly happened and there was a conclusion lol. The last book felt really weird without having read the tie ins.

Life is good, watching Back Issues while eating a McRib after work. Thanks guys, another great video.

It was so nail biting going into this event worrying that they would do the unthinkable and actually break up or kill off one or both members of Marvel’s most popular gay couple, and I was so damn glad that didn’t happen.

Sal doing the penance stare skull sounds😂😂😂😂 rrrAAUGHHH had to rewind it like 17 times

yass. been waiting the whole day for todays back issues

Excellent title

The guys are on point this episode, every joke he said made me laugh my ass off.

I thought "Your New Empire?" At the same time hahaha

I appreciate you always drop a link to the trade on Amazon. I love building my trade collection

So what you are saying is The Kree Accuser's Ultimate Weapons can be corrupted. Shocking that the Kree Accuser's aren't 100% on the up and up, especially with a name like that.

Uatu going First Blood would be hilarious even if it was a parody comic

I like the start of this event but I thought it started to fall apart towards the end and I was really hoping they do more but they only did the thing with Guardians which I enjoyed but I was hoping for more.

42:07 Let's just acknowledge that Hulking's sword could have saved his dad from his space cancer

Hope you all good

35:59 There it is!

Glad I'm not the only one who cared very little for this event. Sal explaining mediocre tales is always more fun than reading them.

I really like the way Reed Richards looks. Reminds me of Jordan Peterson.

So, I'd love to hear yalls take on Jacques now that he was a prominent character(and the best character) in Hawkeye.

Ok now I want a video about Ethan talking about star wars films/comics

I was waiting for a "Little Shop of Horrors" joke, and we get a whole aside. Sal, you and the boys are the best. Fun Episode!

Some marvel stories are epic, like xmen days of future past. Some marvel stories are fun like giant size xmen. But the best marvel stories are the ones that are completely nuts and read like a fever dream. Great episode

With King in Black coming out, now would be prime time to do Absolute Carnage on back issues, right?

1:23:26 Yes, maybe in early/mid 2022 when a certain She Hulk Disney+ show releases, that would be my bet, can't miss the synergy.

This episode accidentally answered my question as to who the hell Jack was from Hawkeye.

36:44 ( Taserface voice) Its metaphorical

I read immortal she hulk#1 and it spoiled for me that she hulk “died” but because of that it clicked in her head that she is terrify of dying because each time she died it has traumatized her and I thought that was interesting

In thors defense, i think he has weird plant powers in norse mythology

Loving the more recent books being on the show Especially with ongoings like Daredevil and Immortal Hulk not just events

Why read the comic and be mildly dissatisfied when you can watch Back Issues and watch them suffer and laugh at their pain?

Comic Pop is so funny and helped me get back into Comics😊🧡🧡🔥

I read every issue of this on Marvel Unlimited and loved it, but I definitely get the feeling it’s going to be the forgotten event in the future. It’s pretty fun though!

Love comic pop

Razor sharp glass? Ben must be watching Aeon Flux

Marvels adaptation of Troll 2... a classic lol

The Profiteer does try to restart the war, though, in the current Guardians of the Galaxy book

THAT'S WHAT I FUCKIN' *DO*, BABY!

I read the entirety of West Coast Avengers to get some backstory on the references from WandaVision, and I'm just now realizing how many things that dumb book was connected to. Doctor Strange vs. Dracula (kinda), Armor Wars, this... weird.

I don't know why but I feel like Super Skrull's name sounds really dirty.

Better to be okay than bad.

When are they going to give Hulkling and Wiccan something cool to do again. They always get caught up in these insane events.

The most important thing in this event is the Return of the Black Knight (Dane Whitman) to the Avengers team in the Avengers tie-in. I'm disappointed he didn't fight Swordsman and kick his ass, again.

She hulk has a MacGuffin... Sorry hammer. Ghost Rider should not be on the Avengers. Black Panther and giant mech. Omg where's the kitchen sink?!

I remember it was quite fun reading this event especially the X-men and Fantastic Four tie in

"Your New Empire"

Original Sin was a great story, maybe Marvel's own Watchem. You seemed to like when you reviewed it.

I now know Super Skrull’s real name...damn

I liked this video, but I just want to clarify that no, Jen Walters was not permanently killed off in this event. Because Al Ewing is also the author of Immortal Hulk, which established that none of the Hulks can die, ever. So after Thing beats up the Cotato inhabiting She-Hulk’s body, it starts screaming about the Green Door before dying, and then She-Hulk comes back to life again. It’s even addressed in a tie-in that Jen now is frightened of death because of what she saw through the Green Door after that happened.

Hey guys! What's that Arbo Atro shirt Ben is wearing? It sounds like a great PnP adventure!

The thing that ruined this book was that it was boring it was a bunch of cool ideas and images with a paper thin story surrounding it. Cool the quintet is a ghost Ryder vehicle but instead of being a plot point it’s a cool computer background.

Man, poor Wanda can not catch a break.