Why MARVEL Superheroes Live in NEW YORK CITY! || Comic Misconceptions || NerdSync 

Superheroes? In New York?! Give me a break!

Isn't the better question 'why do the villains live in NY'? If all the heroes live in NY then wouldn't you want to do your villainy elsewhere?

Personally this mystifies me, logically speaking why would NYC need so many heroes to defend it from the bad guys? To me that's overkill. I like that Batman or the Bat family are the sole defenders of Gotham, that is much more believable than half of the Marvel cast living in one place. Batman in Gotham, Superman in Metropolis and Flash living in Central City give these characters their own space to develop.

As a New Yorker, I like DC better because NYC these days is not how it was when Stan Lee was creating these characters. The Mob doesn't execute people in parks anymore (if they even still exist in the city), so Frank Castle's family wouldn't have been killed, therefore nullifying the Punisher. Hell's Kitchen is a hipster hellhole w/ a studio fetching a $2k avg rent per month. So, whenever anyone say they want to keep Hell's Kitchen safe in Daredevil's Netflix series, I always laugh my ass off & will never take the series seriously. Superheroes in NYC these days, would be pointless. As the city has turned into a giant, plastic, Disneyland.

I also feel like tragedies in cities like New York are more impactfull when we can compare these events to real life ones

The canon explanation could be that most of the super-hero community lives in New York because the Fantastic Four were there first. So it created a sort of agglomeration around them

Great analysis. I prefer DC's fictional cities and how they shape, or are shaped by, their heroes.

I loved this! I think you guys should make this kind of thing its own series and keep Comic Missconseptions the big jumpy fun analysis, and put the deeper thought provoking into these kind of things. Keep up the great work Scott and the crew!

But I feel like DC's fictional cities have a better, opposite effect. With NYC, the city itself has a personality that a lot of readers already know. But by having a fictional city, and having it done well, the writers and artists can create something more iconic than a real-world city, and giving it a personality of its own. Gotham can be a city-wide crime den, dingy and full of despair, and Metropolis can be a hope-filled art deco/futuristic city bathed in constant summer. But New York will always be New York. This way, you can reflect your heroes with their home cities. Gotham can be a nest for a broody Batman, Metropolis a beloved for an upbeat Superman. But heroes in New York rarely reflect New York's unique personality. It sacrifices the poetry and art of the story for realism. Realism is fine and dandy until you have 67,000 totally different guys with the same wacky and outlandish accident origin story inhabiting the same city in which we're expected to believe that crime and corruption are still a problem.

I like this new format but really prefer the old one. I like being able to visually see Scott and how he explains everything, including his body movement/behavior

Loving the new format guys. The video essay style is very professional but doesn't lose the personality of your earlier face cam videos. Great work. Do more like this.

This is my favorite NerdSync video that I did not edit...

I like both Marvel and Dc, but I like Dc's creativity when it comes to making it's own settings. Gotham, Metropolis, etc. These are all very iconic and symbolic places in our society, and yes New York is real, but it doesn't seem to give the same effect.

I can tell you the audio is way better and the visuals are great, but I do miss the whole person talking to a camera aspect of the videos.

I always thought all of them living in the same city made it feel more unreal thanks to the added artifice of different titles with different cast. if the Rhino is robing a bank in New York why is it only spiderman that stops him shouldn't it be as likely for Captain marvel or daredevil to show up?

I think the Marvel Netflix shows do a great job of this. Using some of the same cops, criminals, locations, and even heroes in some cases makes that part of New York seem like it's a real place, unlike wherever the superheroes decide to have their fights in the DC/Marvel blockbusters.

Marvel having so many heroes in one city creates continuity issues. Like why didn't all 20 heroes show up When a villan threatens the city?

Love the exploration of new ways to create content! Really nice work and really enjoyable to watch with the constant reference scenes throughout the video!

I honestly love videos like this, it's extremely informative. The way the information is given is much easier to digest as well.

Hey, here's an idea for a video... how does the power of flight work? No, seriously, a few days ago I found myself just thinking about superpowers and a lot of the pseudo scientific reasons behind them and then I realized that the power of flight makes no sense. In some instances some comic book characters like Magneto and Jean Grey use other abilities to emulate flight, Magneto uses magnetism Jean Grey can use telekinesis to a certain extent to fly through the air. Other characters like Iron Man and Angel have their own explanations for why they're able to fly and characters like Zatanna can use magic, but what about non-magical characters who simply have the power of "flight". How do they fly? Doesn't the act of flying mean something has be generating lift? And here's the thing, you can't say something like, "Oh, well their using a form of telekinesis to fly through the air," because that would be an entirely different power. How does Superman, Captain Marvel, Icon, Sentry, and a ton of other characters have the ability to fly?

This video, I like it! ANOTHER!

i bet wile e coyote would care if the acme skyscraper fell

New York seems about as fictional as Central City in my mind, which isn't surprising considering it is on the other side of the planet from me and i've never been there. Being a real location has a greater impact on those who know the location, and the majority of the world does not know New York city

Another awesome video. Love the production value as well as the writing. It also highlights a couple of reasons I prefer Marvel to DC. The characters and environments feel more relatable and tangible. Seeing New York getting beaten up is going to have more of an emotional impact than Metropolis to the average person, particularly in a post 9/11 world.

Hey Scott and other friends, just my 2 cents, here: I like the visual cues implemented with the video's narrative, but not seeing your friendly face makes the whole thing seem a bit more impersonal than the previous format. An ideal to me would be a blend of the two styles. Keep up the fantastic work

Excellent video. The topic, editing, and voice over work were great. Good job, guys! Keep 'em coming.

Great video, I think one of the supporting facts that you didn't mention though, and one that might help illustrate how huge the advantage of centering the Marvel Universe in New York where the creators mostly lived and worked instead of some other city like Chicago, is that the internet didn't exist yet. The writers and artists, and in particular the artists, could mostly draw upon the sights, smells and sounds they encountered everyday in their lives in Manhattan to create the Marvel stories and many of the gaps they might have in their knowledge of the city could be filled in to a certain extent by the ubiquity of NYC in film and television. Any stories set in another city, say Washington DC, had to rely heavily on well known landmarks to present any sort of authenticity because the creators couldn't pull out their phones and look at pictures of DC architecture and because there wasn't always time to spend a day at the library finding those pictures in books. For similar reasons, the early Marvel stories stuck mostly to the island of Manhattan and wealthy suburbs (the X-Mansion in Westchester or Stark International's Long Island plant) because few of the creative staff had spent much time in say, Brooklyn. Outside of the Parker home in Queens, Marvel readers didn't visit the outer boroughs much until Steve Rogers moved to Brooklyn Heights in the 80s. On a related note, it's also no coincidence that one of the first cities outside New York that Marvel started regularly setting their stories in (Werewolf by Night, Spider-Woman, West Coast Avengers ect) was Los Angeles. Besides being the second largest city in the country, it was also the center of Hollywood and like New York, frequently seen on screen. Plus many Marvel writers ended up living and working there as they attempted to supplement their income with side jobs writing for film and television. Plus Stan Lee himself spent a big chunk of the 70s and 80s living in LA and trying to sell Marvel properties to film and television studios. Marvel staffers regularly made business trips to LA, many worked there and everyone had some sense of the place from TV and movies, so it became Marvel's second city

Great vid! The aspect of heroes overcoming and conquering abstract concepts is one of the reasons I like comics. These kind of challenges that resonate with the human emotions really explain why superhero comics are so popular, rather than saying stuff like "it's drawn well, there is action, there are bright colours so the kids like it." That's why I like your channel as well. "Why do superheroes wear capes / Because it looks cool duh" vs "It's been inspired by this and this and that which gives a sense of power to the character etc etc"

This video was amazing, wonderfully written

your voice was so calming in this video

This has to be my favorite video I've ever seen from your Chanel.. Amazing quality but even better this is exactly what I've been preaching to everyone who has ever asked my opinion on what's the difference between Marvel & DC.. Your amazing! Keep it up!

This was a seriously good video. I dont think I could watch a lot of it, but in small amounts every now and then, its absolutely incredible, and so, so powerful.

I said it in the 60's and I still say it today. "Make mine Marvel"!

i really wish that the avengers were more international like the justice league.

Great job!!! Love the video!!

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Massive props to your editor(s) for doing a fantastic job! There's genuinely awesome editing on display in this video, which turned this video from great into absolutely fantastic!

I like this format, but if you're going to make more, perhaps a different series tile would be better.

I love the new format but PLEASE use it sparingly!!!

Beautiful video! Thank you

That was great, I love this kind of in-depth analysis of superhero comics, it shows the rich history and cultural importance of a kind of media that is too often dismissed as a lower form of art.

I thought the channel had gotten a new narrator before I read the comments. This is cool, but I hope scott doesn't do this ALL of the time. I didn't get any "scott charm" in this vid.

HAZZAH! New nerdsync videos... also haven't finished the video yet but i like these kinds of videos so.... yay?

This was a amazing video.. Thank you for sharing this with me..

Loved the video. Definitely want more like this.

you could also say it's way less creative to use real cities. I've always felt like Gotham itself was like a character. having been designed from the ground up specifically for the hero that would live there. so while it can be cool that they live in a real city I also feel like it's the lazy way out of actually designing a setting for your story.

And it makes NYC look realistically LARGE/MASSIVE if it can be the home to THE X MEN, AVENGERS,FF4,STARK INDUSTRIES,OSCORPS,DR. STRANGE,AVENGERS MANSION,THE SANTUM SANTORUM(sorry for the miss spelling)and 100's more as opposed to DC 1 or 2 heros per city that makes their created cities seem really small and quaint.

Very cool approach on this one. I like the idea of you guys being able to try new things without being stuck in one format. Keep up the creativity and the great work!

Awesome! Loved this video!

This video made me see the world in a new way

To be honest, half of the appeal to your show was you as a personality. I mean, people wouldn't keep complaining "Where's Scott?" during any of the other shows if that were not the case. This new Wisecrack-like style is really good and looks really professional, and were it any other channel or show I'd enjoy it just fine But to see it take the place of and potentially at the risk of losing the former style, it's disheartening.

Dude. That was beautiful. The music merged with the message, mixed with the visuals. I have always liked your show, but this was made at a whole new level. Kudos.

Really liked this! Hope to see more of it!

So why all in NY. Like if you need a crap ton of them to be in 1 city, then why would people want to live in a city with so many dangerous? That's like having 90% of the military in 1 city. Sure you still have 10% you can play with in other areas. But giving it is like that, then that means there is an actual reason why 90% of them are there. (something to protect, or that is where the overwhelming danger is coming from)

In contrast Tokyo always gets targeted by giant monsters.

Great Video, Scott! Love this more essayish approach!

I really like this new style of videos Scott, it makes me remember the love and adornment I had as a kid for superheroes

I see you're taking some cues from NerdWriter this week.

They live in New York because the shawarma is great

That was awesome! Keep up the good work!

I would like to see more of this kind of video from you. Great video, good work!

This is more in the style of thenerdwriter i feel like Not that i'm complaining

As a peruvian reader, the fact that DC set their stories in cities like Metropolis rather that NYC make them more relatable than Marvel

Great video guys! Really enjoyed it

Great video. I love the use of audio from interviews and the graphics were great.

This video felt more professional ... but it lost the human side that is so awesome in your videos =(

I understand that this took a lot of work, and it's certainly done well, but personally, not a big fan.

This is by far one of if not your BEST video Scott. Reminded me why I'm so proud to be a fan of comics.

Definitely enjoyed this one a lot!

Have you been watching a lot of Nerd Writer lately? haha

what about the question of does newyork or America for that matter need that many heros. there are hundreds of heros why dont they spred out more

loved this video essay!

That was awesome. I loved each and every second of it. Thank you for that awesome video!

It was AWESOME. Almost surreal. I really loved... well... everything in this video really. I have only one "but". I don't really feel DC's heroes are supposed to be "aspirational". Superman couldn't be more Jesus if he wanted to. The characters from DC are supposed to be Gods. New Myths created to replace the mythology North America lost with the british conquest... or so they feel, at least. They don't feel like rol models in the sense Ulyses was a rol model for the greeks, but as Zeus or Apollo were.

Ok, but is there an in universe reason?

This was awesome!!!

Great new format. I loved it!

You sound a bit like Grant Gustin at times...

Iron man lives in Malibu California not NYC just saying

Wow! Great vid, Scott!

Well done. Really well done

This was not Comic Misconceptions. It was to "straight up" not as fun as the regular style. Im not saying get rid of this since it was very well done just maybe not call it something its not.

I felt a little DC hate from the video. Just saying.

LOVE THIS!!!! THAT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL!!! KEEP IT UP!

I loved this style of video! Please do more!

because alot of the marvel staff were Jewish so new York aka new Israel is home sweet home. plus it's the empire state

This was a great video. I like the new way you formatted it.

Loved the video!

This was really well done! It felt like a documentary! Can't wait to see more!

That was a very beautiful video. Love all your videos. Keep up the good work

Loved this video!

This was awesome Nerdsync, keep up the good work

I love the new format! Video essays are my jam

I LOVE this style, great job

Great job!

That was beautiful, PLEASE make more of these

Really interesting essay here Scott, you definitely made a fascinating point. Also - some top notch editing here!

Loved this format, Scott! The video essays are great!

this was a real treat to watch. very visually stunning

this is such a cool vidio! I love the style! I would definitely watch more of these 😄

This new format is great! I can sense some Nerdwriter1 influence, especially in the calming voiceover narration. I love it! Your production value has improved a lot since I found your channel at around 20,000 subs. I'll get there one day... BTW Scott, I've also been enjoying your presence in the Video Creators live show. Sad that season has ended. I find so informative and fascinating seeing what you talk about in that show, and how you have applied it to your channel. Reverse engineering what successful RU-vidrs in my niche have done has become a hobby. Haha