I've always imagined a premise of an Oceans 11 heist movie would work incredibly well for a team of supervillains in the DC Universe called The Rogue's, who are a team of incredibly underrated Flash villains such as Captain Cold, Mirror Master, Heatwave, Weather Wizard etc... all of which have a moral code of ethics and are villains with not much adaptions and are rich with storytelling potential much like this show does.

I fully maintain that Ultimates vol. 1 & 2's success is more due to Bryan Hitch's artwork than Millar's writing. Hitch's pencils redefined how superhero comics are drawn now, for good and ill.

I like this show because it can be comedic and fun with dark undertones. Actually makes me feel like people enjoy living there instead of the Boys or MCU where you wonder how people leave their houses without being depressed or afraid

It was so cool to watch Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (another western comic animated by a Japanese studio) They perfectly captured the art of the comics while also feeling like anime at the same time.

It's insane to think how many adaptations of Mark Millar's comics are there. Besides a couple of his Marvel comics being used as inspiration in MCU and Fox movies, this man puts out movie after movie and show after show adapting his comics, making a fortune from it, and on top of that, there are more adaptations on the way.

Animated Superhero adaptations that are a direct translation of the comic should be the norm for real. Edit: but it should take what works & what doesn’t to make it even better with og ideas that expand the story like the first episodes of this show.

I remember reading the comics when it came out, the census being that it was gonna be made into a movie shortly after. Then years went by and it dropped on Netflix as an animated show. I saw the thumbnail and went “oh, I remember that … kinda.” And still never watched it. Wanted to, just never got around to it. Maybe now I’ll give a shot.

This video is probably the most attention Jupiter’s legacy is ever gonna get .

Show was pretty underrated. It had nice visuals and while it had some problems, it was refreshing.

I agree that more adaptations should be closer to the originals. I get why a lot of Marvel/DC stuff truncates given how many years those characters have been around, but for stuff like Super Crooks, a simpler 1-to-1 attempt really works. I wouldn't mind hear what you think of Tiger and Bunny if you want more Superhero adjacent anime stuff to look at.

We are in the golden age of “mature shows about niche comics”

Please do a review of Pantheon. Its not superhero or comic book related but its damn good.

I loved this show so it really made me sad that no one had seemed to have heard of this show, so thank you for giving it some love

I have crazy fact about Mark Millar back in the 90s he is one of the writers of UKs Fleetway Sonic the Comic. I'm not joking.

CAM CLARKE!?? LIQUID SNAKE'S VOICE ACTOR!?? Well, now I think I should definitely watch this.

I really loved how happy the ending is

I've seen people have arguments against "comic accurate adaptations" cause they say "If I want to read the story from the comic I would just read the comic" or "if they would do 1:1 adaptation, it would just felt like water down attempt". And while it could be the case in some cases (Killing Joke the animated movie is the biggest offender), I think it ignores benefits o the "more accurate adaptations". One is the fact it IS a different medium, so it's already a different experience than watching a comic, but also how Xavier explained with Supercrooks, you can use adaptation to expend on the source material in areas that the original story didn't. That's what Invincible also did. Not to mention most of those adaptations are targeting to people that don't read comics and likely have no intrest in doing that. I'm not against adaptations that reinterpretations the source material, cause I'm all for getting a new stories that takes inspirations from the comic, while also I think with Marvel and DC at least having truly accurate translation would have been almost impossible, since many of their most popular stories depend on the fact it's based decades long history of the character, that most adaptations will never be capable of incorporate even 1/5 of it, and also the fact you do have to streamline some stuff for the sake of working in a new media. However, the fact it's the most prominent style of adaptation they made in the west, I think makes it a key factor why people think what adaptations should be. And yes, I'm also starting to get tired how everything has to be "one's vision". Sometime's it's a personal work of someone that loves the source material, other times it's just disregarding the source material altogether and do something unrecognisable. Ironically, the 1:1 adaptions that wests do is usually with the books, but maybe argument there is that comics are much "visual media" than books, idk.

Given the talk of Mark Millar's comics at the beginning, I think it'd be interesting to make a video taking a look at edgy, try hard comics like Wanted or The Boys and discuss why they don't work as opposed to stuff like Invincible, or Kick Ass, or the live action The Boys.

I actually saw this when it came out and I always wanted someone to make another season

By the way Johnny Bolt is voiced by Kenji Tang who is just using the same voice he later use for Ichban from Yakuza/LaD 7 and the upcoming 8 and it sounds fine on both Johnny and Ichban (Unlike the Two Face impression Yong Yae is doing with Kiryu)

Glad someone's giving a spotlight so this hidden gem. The OST from towa tei is peak.

3:29 check out STARLIGHT, SPACE BANDITS, SUPERIOR, PRODIGY, REBORN, MAGIC ORDER, NIGHT CLUB, and THE AMBASSADORS if you want less dark, light toned stories from millar

15:29 funny enough early anime was all about adapting English books into anime

2:41 Somewhere Peter Parker gagged in his mouth and he doesn’t know why.

from what u described, it kinda reminds me of the ROGUES. the group of super villains of the flab, the fattest man alive! we got captain cold, the trickster, mirror master, captain boomerang, the weather wizard, golden glider, heat wave. the badass leader, two brutal villains, two buffoons, and one tragic villain that isn't really a villain and is just compelled by his mental illness. put 'em all together, and you got one of the best teams in comics! they're aren't just teammates, they're friends, they hang out, they stop each other from being drug addicts, they attack the flash together, they even got a moral code! it's super fun they're ALWAYS teaming up, so it's not just a mini-series. read stuff with the rogues! i'm not shilling for dc or being paid it's just really fun.and it has a very similar tone to super crooks.

The series was great, but I wish we got a second season just so we could find out if anyone will take care of the Bastard.

I'm glad you decided to talk about this show. It's so underrated and I want to get more like it. I actually think a lot of American comics would be great as anime adaptations.

I read the book a couple years ago. Loved it. Had no idea there was a show. And hearing from you, it sounds awesome.

Surprisingly a mark millar story where everybody doesnt die

I’ve really been loving ur new content. Are you gonna talk about Spider-Man 2 anytime soon ?

You’re the reason I got into hit-monkey, and when I saw this show in my recommended I assumed it was another anime original series that wasn’t marvel related at all. I’m excited to check it out. Great video as always. Cheers.

I was never sure about this show and I new i just needed one final push to go for it and watch it glad i watched this now I'm hooked lol

I would love to see more direct comic adaptation in animation, I know dc usally does this well

The most underrated series in the modern superhero age ,i love it

I watched this recwntly because of this video and it is my absolute favorite show! Thank you for this video

I’m genuinely surprised at how famous Millar has become for his work and how many of his comics actually get adaptations. I’ve read some of his stuff and honestly it’s some of the most cringe dialogue I have ever read in my entire life. Ultimate X-Men was outright unintentionally funny at some points and only really got good after Millar left the series.

I love this show so much I got the comic too and its great, I love that they actually built upon the original instead of needlessly changing everything. And the soundtrack is DELECTABLE

I highly recommend undead unluck if you’re into the regeneration abilities it does it extremely well

0:45 a western comic being adapted by a Japanese studio, and written by a Scotsman and drawn by a Filipino artist.

I'm glad you made this video because no one talks about this show thank you I love this show

Your timing is incredible🤯. I just finished binge watching Super Crooks last week🤣!

Super Crooks is one of those shows I’ve had on my “watch later” list for a while. Maybe I’ll finally check it out.

Now that’s a recipe for success.

Netflix has so many projects that just go unnoticed and it's so bothersome especially when the people behind the show put in so much effort just to have it cancelled in a week

I think we should all send him as many issues of Trouble as we can find

I've heard about this show and it did interest me, but I didn't hear enough to be invested enough to watch until now. Thank you Xavier, a good review can really influence someone.

I don't know why but the Diesel twins remind me of Havik in the Mortal Kombat game. Has the same premise, except he can use broken parts of his body as weapons. Literally used his own arm as a weapon! Including his own heart!

Netflix Cowboy Bebop is good. I'll die on this hill

Oh hey it’s the dancing lights meme

I love this channel I'm glad you been doing this for so long xavier We love you man!

Kinda amazed this got more love and views than the adaptation of the Mark Millar graphic novel Super Crooks ties into and is kinda spun off from.

Jonna Scott is also voice acting eon from ben 10 for the 5yl project

I LOVED Super Crooks, and I'm so glad that you made a video on it :3

You know the whole mini rant against live action adaptation of properties really falls apart, especially in 2023, when shows like Doom Patrol, Twosted Metal and One Piece are just sitting there making a point on how translation of said medium can be amazing. Especially One Piece which was ironically produced by Netflix.

Part of the issue with "faithful" adaptations of superhero comics is that there's like there can be a million different versions of a character like Spiderman or Batman in the comics, or like the same version gets some inconsistent writing between different writer's runs, or in spiderman's case, the story is forced to match the new movies because brand synergy or something. And of course, there's also a whole bunch of adaptations of the big characters, so if it a faithful adaptation has been done once, do people really want to see it again? And the big advantage that manga adaptations have over superhero comics is that manga generally don't have a million different versions of a story/characters, so it's way easier to both get into them and choose what to adapt. And of course, manga generally gets to end, and not have to go on forever and ever. With the super long running stuff like One Piece being more the exception. And granted, its not like they don't get cut short like how some superhero stuff do ( because of having to setup crossover shit, or the obligatory reboot ), because sometimes they do get cut short and might have to give the story and abrupt and unsatisfying end like with Hunter's Guild Red Hood. And even anime reboots tend to be the exception, like with Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood and Hunter X Hunter 2011, both being more faithful adaptations of the source material compared to their first adaptations. Also I say superhero comics instead of western comics because chuds always really mean them when saying manga good, western comic bad. Because it's always panels from Marvel/DC rather than non-superhero comics like Bone or Monster Allergy.

3:26 spiderchad😳

2:05 funny how I just read that panel a few days ago

I saw supercrooks when it came out, and I’m glad you made a video on it. I’ve never seen anyone else make a video on it which was sad cause the anime was great

I'm happy to see more super crooks love, the music from the show just goes too hard.

I liked Jupiter’s legacy. I was actually disappointed to find out that they cancelled it

I would love to hear your thoughts on IDWs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics.

This was a damn enjoyable show. I just wishbwe had more animated Utopian

HIT-MONKEY IS GETTING A SEASON TWO?!? FUCK YEAH!

hey man i wanted to thank you for putting this show on my radar i gave it a watch back when it first came out but i stopped watching but after watching your video i gave it another try and i really found myself enjoying it so thanks a lot

I was so afraid this show would be like The Boy's where everyone with powers are huge assholes because "it's realistic" but I'm glad I was wrong

Love when Netflix licenses a anime then leaves it to die on the vine

18:32 funny enough, japan also does live action superheroes shows pretty great, best examples would be kamen rider, super sentai and ultraman. And for a more mature audience, garo. They mostly rely on practical effects

Another banger video from the goat

AGREE! Millar's run on Superman is GREAT! Especially his run on Superman Adventures

Godzilla could you make a video about the Brzrkr comic by Keanu Reeves? It’s getting an animated series in the near future.

Oh my God, I've said this before. The superior foes. Spider man villain team should so get a movie If I end up becoming a director I'm gonna make it.

This show became a meme when it came out.

The accuracy to the source material point is little tricky, because some of the all-time best works have been inaccurate adaptations of pre-existing source material. Stanley Kubrick's Shining and Steven Spielberg's Jaws are two pretty famous examples.

They really did cancel Santa Clarita Diet huh? Wait why the fuck would they do that again I haven't had an answer in FOUR YEARS

Finally, you uploaded after all these years.

I think the reason why we don’t see one to one and animations of comic books is because of the differences between them. Usually manga is one long story but with comics there are multiple book of the same characters multiple writers that come in and out. On top of that people who watch an anime and want to know more will likely buy the manga. But as we have seen with comic book movies,they don’t seem to have that same effect. So I think companies are afraid of doing animations because they with it will replace the books and hurt book sales. That’s just my guess

Don't forget chosen! It's his adoption of American Jesus and I heard it's very good

Xavier, if you want some more stuff that uses regeneration in a cool fashion, read/watch Ajin; Demi-Human or Undead Unluck. There’s a greater emphasis on the way their respective regeneration works and there’s a ton of creative solutions

HOLY SHIT AFTER THE PAST 17 YEARS YOU HAVE FINALLY RETURNED!!!!!!!!!!!!

the spider man guy

I'll definitely have to check this out

I hope this video gets more people talking about Super Crooks

I've been upset about Santa clarita diet for years!!!

I love this show

Another Mark Miller adaptation being better than the comic? That's amazing.

Sadly I know several people who most likely wouldn't watch this or Invincible because they're animated. It's not like I'm not trying to introduce people to it, but they're stuck in this mindset that cartoons were always this "Kids" thing but Cartoons have grown up and can be just as adult as half the R-Rated shit we grew up watching and can be good with the right individuals involved...

I hope marvel makes a mangaverse anime with the voice cast consisting of various English dub voice actors especially ones that have voiced a marvel character in their career to reprise their role as said marvel character.

We don’t talk about Jupiter’s legacy

I personally liked super crooks it was really awesome and a fun show in my opinion.

mark miller

God, I miss Santa Clarita Diet. Literally my favourite show.

i remember trying to get into this a while back until i just realized that man i do not like mark millar's writing

Ayo are you the dude who reads the wikipedia article for CBT when you click, 'listen to this article?'

Man supercrooks is great

Hey Xavier, you think you'll ever review the other Infamous games seeing as you reviewed the first one?

It kinda makes me sad that not many people know about this show or how good it is

12:00 "if there was ever a deadpool animated series, i hope they do shit with his regeneration half as cool as this" there is a new anime called undead unluck though it may be abit gross from the nudity and shit. essentially, there's this girl, fuuko, she has unluck, anyone that makes physical contact with her will get bad luck. and then there's andy.. a dude who is undead. a person who physically can't die and seeks death. learning of unluck, he hopes to get a big enough unluck to finally kill him. he can cut his legs and use his regenerating blood to create a constant pressurized stream of blood to fly and shit. using regeneration on command to shoot out his fingers with the same blood jets

I mean evwryone saw the dancing meme That was good enough for me

Oh yeah Supercrooks, love this show and wish more people talk about it

invincible is really good but i really do hope they try comics art style a little bit more at some point, sharper edges and shading, but if not it’s whatev i like the current shows artstyle i jus kinda thing the women’s faces are a lil samey sometimes in the show