amen to Ed when he calls out how the the avengers were square (around minute 54). I loved the X-men as a kid and this is the best X-men comic I have seen in 30 years.
Congratulations on the nomination Ed, it is well-deserved. Your indie/alt aesthetic juxtaposed with these more 'traditional' comic images is incredibly effective. Just finished watching the kayfabe mailbag episode, and it was no surprise to me how many people watch you guys while they create--me too. It's because both Jim's and your passion practically breaks through the screen. This is inspiring work my brother.
This was amazing to watch. It was super interesting to hear about all of the swipes and references going on. Also, Ed is absolutely right, Avengers were totally the square team. Best quote, "Why be in the Navy when you can be a pirate?"
I absolutely loved this "walk thro" and behind the curtain look at how you did this Ed - we definitely need more of these from you, Jim and Tom, maybe even some other cartoonists you able to grab
Thank you so much for guiding us through your thought processes and references. Great to see creators give it up about their works. And as you said about Grand Design "it really is a love letter" - thank you for keeping the classic Claremont saga alive and also breathing new life into it. I would love to get these editions for all my friends that never did the whole journey like i did, I'm sure they would be floored. Can't wait for the third chapter. (Also mega excited about Hickman run, hoping that marvel gives our fave muties some TLC). Anyway, yeah thanks, this is awesome. keep on keepin on
Always found it funny that when I started reading in the 90s that, in universe the avengers were the a list team and the xmen were the runts. Avengers are quite dorky. Love the analogy that the avengers are the Jocks and the xmen were the grungy stoners under the bleechers
34:15 that Generation X underground special is absolutely what got me into indie comics. I remember finding it at a local comic mart and pulling it out of a back issue bin and seeing Mahfood's style and the whole production with the cardboard cover with the striking blue and yellow colour and it just broke my mind. It was such a rush, I knew exactly then that was the type of comic what I wanted to make. I would love to see you guys do a deep dive on that issue.
i love your channel...keep it up....i was not much into comics...but you guys are such a great resource for learning..that you have sparked my interest in comic art and history
Amazing commentary and it looks like a stunning work - i can tell it was a labor of love and it is wholly worthy of an Eisner award - have you heard or gotten any responses to the issue at all from Claremont? It is amazing how you can pack so much from so many issues throughout the run into one book - a magnum opus for sure.
I recently bought some tan paper to draw on, and this video made me consider scanning the paper for its texture before using it. Now scanning all the A3 sheets, both sides, on 1200dpi :')
