So pumped for you guys !

Great news from my favorite publisher! So cool!

The meeting of titans! Chris and Eli! So cool to see Cosmic Lion's growth!!!

Awesome stuff! Really happy to see Cosmic Lion getting more exposure. Eli is doing a great job.

The beginning of Claremont’s sentinel arc is great as he seems to be getting his characters personalities and quirks narrowed down. My favorite part was how Banshee, Wolverine, and Jean busted out of Dr. Lang’s facility and trashed numerous sentinels only to discover that they were not in earth but in space.

Sam Kusek! FromBoom, good buddy of mine. He got me to do a drawing of this too. But back to Blood Meridian it is brutal as hell. I get putting it down, it does build to a great ending though. But it and the novel Painted Bird took me to my limit where they almost made brutality boring because it never stops.

This issue was interesting with the weird dream Professor X has and that it would affect the team when this Erik The Red attacks them with a mind-controlled Havok and Polaris. I love how Storm basically powers up and crushes Polaris who is also a powerful mutant herself. Still that airport is gonna need some serious repairs and the fact is we will soon be heading into the first major arc of this sixteen-year run.

Really digging these X-Men reviews!

Sorry for the delayed response, I currently have Covid and it is a pain but this is the best I have felt all week long. My favorite part of this issue is Storm doing her best to fight through the demons to close the portal to hell. Also Banshee’s surprise to meeting Moira MacTaggert who is an attractive woman around his age instead of being 80 years old as he thought was hilarious and Wolverine’s first published use of his berserker rage to carve up the main demon who can heal. Seriously though if Cyclops had just talked to a therapist, those demons wouldn’t have escaped in the first place.

When you create as many characters as Kirby and Lee did, there will be many amazing ideas that won't truely bear fruit until an amazing creator comes along later. It's often one who loved the product as is but always saw more potential in it, because there minds have taken it further before they even get on the project and wished to make it theirs, as much as its original creators. Because even though Kirby and Lee are the original creators, as they are now (the x-men) their as much Clearmonts as Kirby and Lee's, and he should be listed as a significant contributing creator on all books.

This recap was very informative and thoughtful. Nightcrawler was the MVP due to how his teleportation and agility helped get the x-men into Valhalla Base. Colossus and Storm begin to have their awesome moments was great too but I want to talk about the ending most of all. Thunderbird’s death is one of the few comic book deaths that stayed permanent for several years and it was the intention at the time to tell the audience that this book doesn’t hold back unlike most superhero team books in regards to killing a main member. I am also sad that Thunderbird was killed cause he was a great character and he may have been killed off due to how he and Wolverine were similar as loudmouth rebels and it would’ve been interesting to see how if he had survived this mission how he and Wolverine’s rivalry would’ve developed and how different their arcs would’ve been. That’s all for now, keep up the great work.

I love the way the dialogue and artwork mesh well together and how it seemed like Thunderbird was set up as the main jerk of the team while Wolverine was just spider-man with a punisher-lite attitude and claws. I often wonder how things would be different if Wolverine. Was killed off and Thunderbird lived through this arc.

Love the idea of weekly reviews of the longest run by a single writer on a superhero comic by far. I like how they introduce the main characters before they fight the main villain Krakoa. Thunderbird’s recruitment is hilarious as he initially said no to Xavier until he was goaded into joining the new team.

This is my new favorite series on KZfaq

This is such a cool idea. Im subscribed and cannot wait. It blows me away Claremont was so young and turned the book around while giving us some of the best x-men stories ever.

Dude here’s a tip. Learn to frame stuff yourself. You can find used fairly high quality frames everywhere. Matte board at any hobby store. Razor blade,square etc.

The thumbnail art is so cool! 😍

Really interesting issue, and it really feels like Thunderbird is already being built up as the next leader and a major character. At this point Wolverine is the least interesting character, he just looks cool. I do wonder if Claremont wanted Thunderbird to take over or if he was Wein's guy, and as Claremont really takes the reins that's why he kills him off.

This was a joy to watch. Morgan is an amazing young creator and one of the most exciting talents to watch in the industry. Thank you for spotlighting this rising star.

This was incredibly interesting! thanks for taking the time to share it, I actually went to a similar shop directed towards spanish publication in the barrio of Malasaña in Madrid found this cool book by touitan editor, pretty interesting work if you find it

Working harder for returning customers sounds great. Makes sense. Glad I found Japan Book Hunter online.

Hope you all enjoyed the manga talk! I know I did. Thanks Chris!

I love that book so much, I've got 2 copies -- One signed by Carl Potts!

Thanks for having me brother! We shall do it again!

Love Dan! Such an incredibly inspiring artist. Chris, I'm going to need to see more of those 3 Headed Pigman originals!

I've been curious about it, but not rich enough to splurge, I'll wait for a friend to make the leap and then sidle up to them. I think I like the idea and the aesthetic of it, but aside from one person I know the reviews have definitely been mixed.

Ohhhhh yeah!!!

This book originally began as strips in Carpe Noctem magazine, which is in part why it may like his style develops as this goes. Thanks for covering it, i was also 16 when this came out and it hit perfectly

Ha, this was great!

Best. Issue. Breakdown. Ever. This was hilarious!

Thanks for sharing. Always like seeing Toth

Excellent! I finally get to see the interior of Hammer of the Gods. 🙂 Sam is a BOSS artist who makes every project he touches better.

Hammer of the Gods sounds like a strange collaboration but looks cool. Glad its out in the world.

Whoa. This was super cool! Great textures and dynamic image.

That came out so sick!

Awesome comic. Deserves a reprint. This was where Moench's batshittery really started to leak out, I think. Great stuff

Slash Maraud always reminds me of American Flagg by Howard Chayking because they're both futuristic hard boiled detective sorta stories. American Flagg was 1983 to 89 or so.

Slash Maraud is so good. DC's best kept secret. I think it's Paul Gulacy's best work. Everyone needs this comic.

Born '93, bought Johnny because Invader Zim and a SOAD AMV "Jonny". Books fell apart but my pals and I loved it

I remember kids passing this book around in high school during lunch.

Skelly & Johnny the Homicidal Maniac seem like an odd pairing but also feel like a great pairing. I can see it.

Chris Anderson covering Chris Anderson's comic on Chris Anderson's channel is a complete inception.

Thanks Chris! 🖤

My Prettiest Vampire is my favorite book by Katie

More comics need to purposefully look like they're well-read and beat up. Maybe that will keep them from being held without read. Sounds like both of you have done that well in the past. Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg figured out how to get a Free Comic Book Day version of Hip Hop Family Tree to look like it'd been written in and the marker had soaked through the paper from the front cover. I like that aesthetic and the thesis it contains.

🙋 "Promo SM"

Loved hearing the shop talk! Great looking book. I will definitely be looking for it.

Two of probably the greatest, most unique artists working in comics in one video? Yes, please! Sign me up!

Great looking book, Chris. I love that Pirates of Dark Water image. Great show.

They toys you talked about sound like a mix of Inhumanoids and jayce and the wheeled warriors😊