▶ If you enjoyed this video, consider supporting Owen Likes Comics on Patreon: www.patreon.com/owenlikescomics
@CamboxSpidey
3 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video about Johnathan Hickman's Fantastic four or on his Avengers run?
@sheilamartinez4307
3 жыл бұрын
I have some suggestions for you Dan Slott’s Superior Spider-Man Jonathan Hickman’s Fantastic Four Maximum Carnage
@CousinCreepy
3 жыл бұрын
He seeds his stories with so many ideas that writers can farm his work for story lines and characters for ages. His work has had tremendous influence on comics for both Marvel and DC far beyond what he's given credit for.
@CousinCreepy
3 жыл бұрын
@SEZWAH Those creators were huge too. Mark Millar and Ed Brubaker also had a big hand in the creation of the current MCU. There are many working parts in the comic industry, so much inspiration coming together to bring these characters to life.
@arthuredington6171
3 жыл бұрын
They, Grant Morrison came out as non binary
@CousinCreepy
3 жыл бұрын
@@arthuredington6171 Zoinks!
@bennett4789
9 ай бұрын
@@CousinCreepyseems like an oddly disrespectful comment when you speak so highly of their work. its not like the whole message of every x men story boils down to identity tolerance or anything
@CousinCreepy
9 ай бұрын
@@bennett4789 Harrumph!
@mrsb50
3 жыл бұрын
I’m assuming Emma’s mutation includes maintaining full psychic control over her costume at all times, cause bro, that is not how clothes do when faced with the physics of Earth.
@ericmaddox8516
3 жыл бұрын
Double-sided tape can be a girl's best friend. Hollywood red carpets are proof of that.
@DanBrownPierces
2 жыл бұрын
Funny enough, this has actually been explained. She psychically manipulates how others see her. So any zits, bad haircuts, costume issues, or injuries are essentially just ignored by those around her so that they only see what she wants them to. In her old solo series that took place in her teens and early 20’s, we learned that she’s not even naturally blonde.
@likwidben
Жыл бұрын
That was a funny joke the first time I read it years ago.
@ulty1472
4 ай бұрын
@@DanBrownPiercesdang
@arc7375
3 ай бұрын
She’s telepathic. Not telekinetic.
@KiramidHead
3 жыл бұрын
I bought the omnibus basically blind a year or two ago, and really enjoyed it.
@princevegeta9763
3 жыл бұрын
Oh no Dababy turned OmniMan into an OmniBus im literally shitting and pissing myself rn 😔😔
@jackratscratpack9323
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@dawsonmiller9474
3 жыл бұрын
The problem with these videos is they are going to make me want to read these comics, which I will never be able to find in store. The pains of not being a digital comic guy
@batboy968
3 жыл бұрын
Good tip the omnibus is quite easily to grab these days! Amazing stuff
@dawsonmiller9474
3 жыл бұрын
@@batboy968 any places I should look? Its always out of stock on amazon.
@CoolGuy-mf9px
3 жыл бұрын
@@dawsonmiller9474 Ebay is your best bet. Its really solid I highly recommend it.
@crazysnas181
3 жыл бұрын
I managed to pick it all up on eBay in one go for about £50 last year, you may be spending either a little more or a little less, but trust me, it's a great run
@codycreel9523
3 жыл бұрын
I picked up this whole run in paperback form a few years ago. It’s broken up into 3 editions. If you can’t find that the hard cover omnibus is pretty easy to find.
@vaggelisbaousis1756
3 жыл бұрын
New X-men 121 (the no-dialogue issue) is still my favorite single x issue of all time. Incredible job by Quitely and Morrison. And I loved Dautermann and Hickman's tribute to it.
@dantecrottogini529
3 жыл бұрын
I loved that Marvel did that. I think every issue that came out that month was silent, they were flexing. I'd love to see them do something like that nowadays
@faherty87
3 жыл бұрын
Holy shit did that whole issue have no dialogue? Just reread it and didn't notice it
@ggt47
3 жыл бұрын
All except one line (from Jean).
@radioactivegaming7532
2 жыл бұрын
Its a classic and has been homaged in a much later book. It was the best “silent” issue that Marvel ran.
@Hillthugsta
2 жыл бұрын
@@radioactivegaming7532 ah, Marvel's Nuff Said month. New Xmen made the best use of the concept. However, the PP, SPIDER-MAN issue was pretty entertaining as well.
@Dogofwar9
2 жыл бұрын
I just read this comic line like last year and its the reason Ive been reading comics again not just watching summary videos. Making stories relatable and character driven is what the xmen do best and everyone should follow that.
@B8V88
3 жыл бұрын
X gave it to them R.I.P DMX
@OwenLikesComics
3 жыл бұрын
Really sad news, RIP DMX.
@adinocc2042
3 жыл бұрын
Here, Hear!
@solblackguy
2 жыл бұрын
I would give anything to see a MCU trailer X-Men that has that song.
@ulisesmartinezsalinas860
Жыл бұрын
Owen Like Comics, Grant Morrison is one of my favorite comic book writers because he truly understands very well the concept of fiction (specially when it comes to superheroes), I would have love for Morrison to have written comic book runs about the Avengers, Fantastic Four, Legion of Super Heroes, Teen Titans, Spider-Man, Moon Knight, Doctor Strange, Aquaman, Shazam and Metamorpho The Element Man; those could have been also worth-reading jewels, but it's actually fine for Grant Morrison that he reitred, he already had fun writing amazing stories.
@ProjektTaku
5 ай бұрын
If it makes you feel better, he did a Shazam story on Earth-5 called "Thunderworld Adventures".
@ianr.navahuber2195
2 жыл бұрын
Hearing Morrison's statements of "the X-Men have become cautious dogy retro" given Morrison's views on Magneto, and how Morrison wrote Magneto as a drug-adict terrorist (and not to Mention Morrison's opinions of how Magneto has always been an outdated man with retrograde ideas), Is so massively ironic. Especially considering Magneto at one point was a teacher of the new mutants and tried to reform
@davidlewis5312
4 ай бұрын
It's one of the reasons I hate this run
@amazingbrancrunch
3 жыл бұрын
Of all the new things introduced into this run, my undoubted favorite will always be FANTOMEX.
@TheChadTI
Ай бұрын
Thanks EVS! He also came up with Glob Herman during this period.
@pedropaulovillasboas7229
Жыл бұрын
Most remarkable thing about New X-Men was Cyclops character shift. Made Cyclops to be my favorite Marvel hero. Him before Morrison was boring. The most interesting thing about him was being Jean Grey's boyfriend. After he become a badass. He (and Emma) made the team survive trought M-Day, Messiah Complex, he defeated Norman Osborn in Dark Reign. He was a true leader trought the darkest moment of their history. Of course until Brian Michael Bendis screw everything up.
@johnthai6188
Жыл бұрын
and scott was the one that set-up the idea of utopia, the new mutant island/home.
@christopherroberts4682
10 ай бұрын
I for one really enjoyed the rightclops arc
@johnthai6188
10 ай бұрын
@@christopherroberts4682 i liked it to a point. like, the first 22 issues of the uncanny x men by bendis isn't bad. but there's a point in the last will and testament of professor x arc, that ruined the scott's character: at least to me.
@radioactivegaming7532
2 жыл бұрын
I never realized New X-men brought me back to the franchise. It had been years since i read an X-men comic. Picking up New X-men, i was interested in the art, which at the time, was vastly different from the usual X-comics. The storyline caught me up and the powerful Genosha scenes kept me invested( it was somewhat around 9/11 and reminded me of the event).
@ScottCreley
2 жыл бұрын
Same.
@dmore454
2 жыл бұрын
I miss those awesome Frank Quitely costumes. I know they're not for everyone, but I thought they looked great and helped the characters stand out from your other typical superhero costume designs.
@ElizaGWR
2 жыл бұрын
I dislike it because they are too similar, it makes the X-Men look militaristic and also gets rid of the meta reason behind the colorful costumes. The meta reason for the colorful costumes is essentially the same reason behind the pride flag. It is symbolic of multiple viewpoints and origins weaving together to have a more cohesive whole. I'm not saying they don't look good, I'm saying it doesn't work alongside the greater messaging and meta-narrative of the X-Men.
@ProjektTaku
5 ай бұрын
@@ElizaGWR Fair but you must understand the X-Men have always had similar costumes, especially in their debut. Obviously they've evolved, but I like the uniformity with looking unique and the militaristic look does work for me, but perhaps it isn't suited for the main X-Men team. Keep the X-Men as superhero mutants, and X-Force can have the militaristic look.
@Bardim18
4 ай бұрын
@@ProjektTakuThe New X-Men suits look a lot like the black leather outfits from the X-Men films. Perhaps Morrison wanted to capitalize on the success of the films and brought the film asthetic to the comics.
@ProjektTaku
4 ай бұрын
@@Bardim18 definitely. Interestingly enough, the Ultimate X-Men series did something similar as well. Personally, I can't understand why they still had them by the third movie, they were clearly uncomfortable and looked ridiculous.
@crazysnas181
3 жыл бұрын
New X-Men is probably my second favourite X-Men run (behind Hickman's current take). I first read it all last year and am slowly going through it again, it's such a good run
@andrewz1313
3 жыл бұрын
Grant Morrison is definitely one of my top 5 writers and Frank Quitely is a top 10 artists to me. This run was so freaking good! Especially when Quitely was drawing. X-Men have always been some of my favorite characters and had definitely been in a slump before Morrison took over. Very nice breakdown of the run. Great video!!
@arcadiolupin2841
3 жыл бұрын
These, Byrne's and Hickman's are my favorite runs on X-men of all time.
@SuperSilver316
3 жыл бұрын
Ooh could we see an Astonishing X-Men video, or maybe a video on Age of Apocalypse, I think those are also two important periods for the title.
@TheLostChromosome
3 жыл бұрын
Yes I was thinking the same thing about Astonishing X-Men. Would love to watch a sequel video on that.
@SuperSilver316
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I just love the art from that run, Cassaday’s best work !!
@ItsAVolcano
2 жыл бұрын
I always was conflicted about Morrison's run. On the one hand I loved a lot of the new characters introduced, many of whom became longtime members. However his big plotlines, especially the Xorn reveal, often felt contrived and a bit clunky and overly grimdark.
@alvarolopezrodriguez3255
2 жыл бұрын
I strongly believe that Morrison never wanted to bring back Magneto, and was the editor who decided all Xorn's/Magneto stuff
@skyyswaggstudios2934
2 жыл бұрын
@@alvarolopezrodriguez3255 probably why Morrison writes dc stuff so often, editors don’t really seem to mess with their stuff over there
@AlanNoMoney
2 жыл бұрын
@@alvarolopezrodriguez3255 no he stated that Xorn was always planned to be magneto. It was the editors who tried to change his mind cause they wanted to keep using magneto. That’s why xorn was retconned after Grant Morison left the book
@ElizaGWR
2 жыл бұрын
@@AlanNoMoney Also Morrison didn't really get Magneto and they were dealing with heavy life stuff when he wrote that plot point. Magneto is not a straight up villain. Also while their writing was good, there are a lot missteps. Their run is a lot more controversial than some people believe it to be. For me there are ideas in their writing I like, secondary mutations, sublime, the U-Men, Weapon Plus, Fantomex, and the white hot room for example, and ideas I hated his lack of understanding of Magneto's character, the third Jean Grey/Phoenix retcon, putting Emma and Scott in a relationship as Emma deserves better than Scott, the costumes, how the X-Men treated Martha Johannson, the existence of the "special class" being for students not on par with the others as that is a bit ableist especially for the X-Men, the treatment of Jean Grey as a character, the slightly nihilistic tone, saying that a mental affair between a Scott and Emma doesn't count as cheating because it happened in the mindscape. I guess the biggest problem is these character's weren't acting in character, they were acting as Morrison's versions of the characters, which isn't on its own a bad thing, it just creates a disconnect with many readers.
@Stanlos
Жыл бұрын
Yup
@shengcer
3 жыл бұрын
Next video: Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-men, an outstanding run built on top of the success of the new X-men.
@SolveForX
3 жыл бұрын
That run was an attempt to undo the damage Morrison did. Marvel underestimated how badly he injured the brand.
@chainyrabbit
3 жыл бұрын
Even after Joss left, that was probably my favourite X-Men series
@peterburman5193
3 жыл бұрын
No.
@BatSTUD
2 жыл бұрын
False. Everything Whedon does in this run was to repair the damage Morrison did. Fuck Morrison. And Astonishing WAS an incredible run.
@ScottCreley
2 жыл бұрын
@@BatSTUD "damage". Please. Grant's run was amazing.
@johnbrill7909
Жыл бұрын
The reason that the X-Men were aimless at the time was that from 1996-2001 the editorial staff over the X-Men kept changing what direction the X-men were supposed to go every two years. Had the X-Men not been so horribly mismanaged during that period of time, then it would not have been aimless. As far as what Grant Morrison did...he came in and spent the first 12 issues breaking all the toys. Which is all fine and good, but then he realized that he needed to continue writing for the series. I reread those and it is plain to see that after breaking all of the toys, he didn't know what to do. Slowly, over the course of his run, he wound up reverting to the X-Men style of writing that had worked for the past so many decades. From Chris Claremont in 1975 through to the collaboration between Fabian Nicieza (Vol 2) and Scott Lobdell (Uncanny) in1996, there is a twenty year period whereby the continuity was amazingly strong. You can't read that golden age and then read Grant Morrison's run and think that he is writing the X-Men. Grant Morrison was the first writer to try to make the X-Men something they weren't. It would have been far better to have given Grant Morrison the Ultimate X-Men and bring Fabian Nicieza back on board to helm both Uncanny and Vol. 2.
@user-ud8qb9ey1w
4 ай бұрын
Afterwards we got the Weapon Plus storyline. Which was awesome and lead to Uncanny X Force which was amazing.
@johnbrill7909
4 ай бұрын
@@user-ud8qb9ey1w Yeah, no. Go back and read the golden age of X-Men from 1975 - 1996. Then revise your opinion.
@user-ud8qb9ey1w
4 ай бұрын
@@johnbrill7909emphasis on the word “opinion”. I can like both.
@johnbrill7909
4 ай бұрын
@@user-ud8qb9ey1w Only if you don't care what they do to the characters and storylines.
@alejandrogonzalezcastillo2008
3 жыл бұрын
As always, amazing. I would really enjoy a half-an hour top ten Grant Morrison run/stories from you. I think it would be fantastic
@OwenLikesComics
3 жыл бұрын
Talking about ten of my favourite Morrison stories in only half an hour would be tricky. That video would probably be two hours long...
@alejandrogonzalezcastillo2008
3 жыл бұрын
@@OwenLikesComics Let's do it a podcast then! Or pick your top 5
@DragonFist9323
3 жыл бұрын
Here Comes Tomorrow was the best due Silvestri art.
@moscreefus
3 жыл бұрын
Far from save the X-Men, I'd say this run was where the series took a turn into the characters themselves being obsessed with the mutant identity instead of insisting mutants are no different from humans. It was a dream compared to the current direction, but I think Morrison got a bad snowball rolling
@robertfalcone3025
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed 💯
@Powherkrangunch
2 жыл бұрын
New X-men was super inspiring to me! I even wrote an article about it for my school Newspaper which I was a staff member of at the time. It was one of three main articles I did on different books. My English teacher had asked me to write about great things to read. So first I covered New X-Men, followed by Clifford the Big Red dog, and finally an article on Goosebumps by R L Stine.
@mobyt.3900
3 жыл бұрын
great vid, thanks for reminding me how good that run was! I first learned of Mr. Morrison with his incredible turn on the Doom Patrol (similarities to X-Men are well-documented) and this was some of his best work. I also enjoyed Joss Whedon's "Astonishing X-Men".
@johncrichton8876
3 жыл бұрын
Great video as always! I would love if you dug deep on the Mike Carey x-men run. He's an unsung hero who held it down for years. It's crazy how much his time has influenced Hickman's run, almost as much as Morrison.
@ervingarcia874
3 жыл бұрын
Morrison changed the X-Men forever and pave the way for future writers in the title. After Claremont, Morrison is my favorite X-Men writer. Can you make a video about Morrison's JLA run ?
@Three_Tiny_Robots
3 жыл бұрын
I love his work on JLA! I still find material in that run that inspires me as a writer. 😃
@francescoromani4539
Жыл бұрын
Morrison change Cyclops. Stop. XD
@buffbeenstuffed
3 жыл бұрын
A run I often go back to every once in a while. What I have liked about many of the X titles is that each writer puts their own stamp on it without moving away from the core essential elements that make the X-men who they are.
@rolandkatsuragi
3 жыл бұрын
It's funny seeing New X-Men influence future X-Men motion pictures, while taking influence from the then newly released X-Men film
@francescoromani4539
Жыл бұрын
"X men last stand" Jean's death.🤔
@justinriley
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder what Grant Morrison makes of what Jonathan Hickman is doing with the X-Men currently since it's a direct follow up on Morrison's New X-Men run?
@maxordman4100
4 ай бұрын
Oh yeah! This era of X-men is totally fantastic! Lots of great memories! Definitely a very special piece of my teenage years! These comics were super amazing and I really loved stories like the weapon plus raid, the underground battle with Fantomex, Riot at Xavier’s and here comes Tomorrow! Totally incredible! I even wrote an article about it in my school paper and my teacher praised me for it! I have so many great memories about this series! Thanks a lot for this video! This run should be required reading for every single x-men fan!
@DazzlingMrScratch
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing video as always, would love to see you cover Ellis’ or Millar’s The Authority and/or Ennis’ or Orlando’s Midnighter eventually
@MutantsInDisguise
3 жыл бұрын
Recently, I decided to check Grant Morrison's X-Men. Not only did their work save the X-Men, but they established concepts other writers like Jason Aaron would use, like Quentin Quire.
@CousinCreepy
3 жыл бұрын
And Fantomex, the World, the Weapon Plus program, The Stepford Cuckoos, Xorn, Quentin Quire...so many ideas!
@TheVetoSkreeemer
3 жыл бұрын
@@CousinCreepy Dark Beast came from the Age of Apocalypse storyline prior to Morrisons run
@CousinCreepy
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheVetoSkreeemer acknowledged and adjusted!
@TheVetoSkreeemer
3 жыл бұрын
@@CousinCreepy Take care
@Tgaxgriffen
Жыл бұрын
I had been reading comics here and there one single issue at a time since the 90’s when I was a child but New X-Men was the first “run” I collected and read as a complete series. This really made me love Marvel and X-Men specifically.
@thefinalme
25 күн бұрын
I still think this film has a really good feeling to it. The dark atmosphere fit nicely and everyone fit so well into their role. Plus the locations all felt very real and unique. It’s a shame how much had to get cut. Especially because nowadays audiences have shown they are willing to sit through a 3 hour superhero film.
@bobisconsumed520
3 жыл бұрын
Morrison evolved X Men, then future writers devolved them and kept the X Men in that state. Hickman seems to be evolving all the species, humans, mutants, and machines
@theomnibusprime4046
3 жыл бұрын
I think part of it is because the X-Men have been dealing with effects of House of M, prior to Hickman's run. The X-Men have been dealing with the almost extinction of mutants and preserving their race against those that would want them dead. So I get your point why it seems it look like writers seems to devolved them rather than the other way around. Also let us not forget the time when Marvel tried to replaced them with Inhumans because the film rights back then was not own my Marvel, so that may also add to the factor as well.
@zemox2534
3 жыл бұрын
And now Marvel are relaunching the team again, seemingly ignoring the Work Hickman did. The X men cannot catch a break.
@mikemorro140
3 жыл бұрын
@@zemox2534 I don't think they're relaunching yet everything is still part of Hickman's plans for the characters
@nikomiller
3 жыл бұрын
The Mutants were at their peak until AvX... Messiah Trilogy is wonderful, sadly AvX ruined all the buildup.
@Guilherme5988
2 жыл бұрын
@@zemox2534 because Hickman's Krakoa started interesting, but fastly developed in something not that interesting that took away the spirit of the X-men and many of their villains.
@mgibs6519
3 жыл бұрын
Morrison: Criticises old X-Men comics for killing but not really killing characters. Also Morrison: Kills Emma but doesn't really kill Emma 😅
@stephen8805
3 жыл бұрын
Morrison isn’t as good of a writer as he thinks he is.
@residentjess
2 жыл бұрын
Yep. Clown shit.
@puresugah
Жыл бұрын
I read these books when they were first released and I have SUCH good memories. Grant Morrison really did change the X-men--the book felt so different and so fresh. Especially compared to the other X-books out at the time.
@ronhubbardjr2624
Ай бұрын
I collected X-Men from 82-93 and then again for a few years when Morrison’s New X-Men started.
@jeffersonsteelflex1910
Жыл бұрын
Anything Morrison touches is gold so I’m not surprised to hear this X-men run is standout, great video!!
@BrentonCDavis
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the video and it’s clear that you love the run. But I’d love to know why you say it’s “impactful.” I’ve been reading X-men afterwards and other than Genosha and Jean’s death, nothing else seems to have mattered. Maybe Quentin’s intro but that kid isn’t really related to the cocky but less angry version we see today. Curious on your thoughts
@driveasandwich6734
2 жыл бұрын
Didn't it considerably affect the movies?
@themangochannel
2 жыл бұрын
I'd given up on X-Men for quite a while, but Morrison brought me back to reading X-Men. I enjoyed your recap. Thanks!
@jakefernandez6623
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this incredible run. The only black spot really was the filler issues with rushed art. I'm sure Igor Kordey is a great artist, but he got the short end of the stick filling in. He did my favorite run of the series too -- the introduction of Fantomex. Surprised you didn't mention him Owen! Otherwise great video!
@maxmercer1931
3 жыл бұрын
Jemas and Quesada went out of their way to sabotage Morrison's X-Men run. There were a few truly horrible artists assigned to New X-Men, early Van Sciver and Igor Kordey being the absolute worst on the series You'll notice , during the same period a terrible writer like Brian Bendis would consistently get assigned the artists he requested
@camerongrow6426
3 жыл бұрын
"Now changing stereotyped portrayals of mutants on movies and T.V." I don't remember if New X-Men ever brought this up again, but I love this little world-building detail. I'm pretty morbidly curious about what a mutant stereotype would be
@RehmatDeen
2 ай бұрын
1:21 Jean. This brings back memories
@phillipwattsjr.4714
2 жыл бұрын
Less like the Morrison run "saved the X-Men and more like it was the X-Men's last gasp.
@jbbrolic
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, the only truly popular moment since (outside of the very beginning of Whedon's run) was the 12 issue HoX/PoX mini, and there was a drought before Morrison's New X-men as well... All told, the franchise has generally been in dire straights since the Image exodus. I like New X-men relative to most X-men since the 90s but that isn't saying a great deal.
@EdenHolder
3 жыл бұрын
Lovely! I just recently finished this comic book run. It was my first foray into the X-Men characters, as someone who really hadn't seen the movies, just First Class, Wolverine Origins (I enjoyed this one as a kid...) and Logan. As a Bowie fan I was pretty happy with the use of Homo Superior (here's hoping they use Oh! You Pretty Things for the MCU.) It introduced me to characters I didn't know beforehand like Five-In-One, Fantomex and Xorn, all of which are new favourites. It also got me to appreciate characters like Emma Frost and Jean Grey, whos also definitely a new favourite. Granted by the 3rd book it did take a turn I wasn't so sure about but in the end it all wrapped together pretty well and as someone who's just getting into comics it showed me that comic books don't necessarily adhere to the same storyline conventions that movies or televisions based on these do, they can jump around and get pretty silly, which I quite liked. Overall, definitely looking to read more X-Men in the near future.
@booksmartthealicorn3219
2 жыл бұрын
*I think I read the New X-Men comics before! Love the aesthetician and story elements of New X-Men! Grant Morrsion is a genius!:D Even Wolverine was modeled from his New X-Men counterpart in the awesome 2003 X2: Wolverine 's Revenge! I hope Kevin Fiege and the MCU film crew takes some inspiration and elements from both New X-Men and the Ultimate X-Men when they finally reboot, recast, reinvent, revitalize, and reintroduce Marvel 's X-Men, our beloved benevolent mutant superheroines and superheroes in future MCU films!* 😀
@Shift_Salt
2 жыл бұрын
Gotta say it, I hate the artstyle for this run. Other than that, it's neat.
@PsyrenXY
3 жыл бұрын
The coolest thing to come out of NXM we're secondary mutations imo. It was so good that the movies have been using it, giving Emma her diamond form and a flirting with the feline form for Beast. Also - wow Owen you're cute!
@domgeek5632
3 жыл бұрын
You know I would love to see Grant Morrison do other teams and reinvent them. Mainly The Titans and JSA. Both teams that are in sore need of fresh takes.
@RedVelvetUnderground333
3 жыл бұрын
Grant is so weird, worked on so many things, brings great moments
@imdoneplus
3 жыл бұрын
Hells yeah, I love Patrick Willems! Great video as usual Owen.
@quinncroft7037
3 жыл бұрын
Ok, now I’m excited
@Jaaskle
3 жыл бұрын
ive been on a huge morrison kick. great content, brother!
@OwenLikesComics
3 жыл бұрын
Good choice. Thanks so much!
@user-ud8qb9ey1w
4 ай бұрын
The only problem with his run was the inconsistency in art. Frank Quietly just couldn’t handle a monthly series. Igor Kordey was forced to make up so much of the run. There are so many different artists where the feel was so radical arc to arc. In retrospect…Salvador Larroca(who was doing Xtreme X Men) probably should have been the artist for Morrison since he could keep up.
@ginoames
Жыл бұрын
This was a great run on X-Men. I was a huge fan of Grant's JLA so I was really excited for this.
@SolveForX
3 жыл бұрын
Genuinely thought this title was parody. Now I’m just sad. Grant Morrison is the worst thing to ever happen to the X-men. He destroyed the title, effectively stripping it of its popular, successful position as a beloved book to a pile of garbage water.
@paulsheppard1108
3 жыл бұрын
The art sucked.
@Frantastic78
3 жыл бұрын
@@paulsheppard1108 I thought I was the only one that hated the art of Frank.
@lucasstrople4767
24 күн бұрын
Morrison's run was the most try-hard "revitalization" I'd seen at that point. He tried very hard to make the team edgy and cool. In the end, the effort is all that shows when you look at this unrecognizable iteration of the team. Hated this era.
@davidcripps3011
2 жыл бұрын
Frank Quitely's artwork was a major factor in the success of New X-Men
@theonlymatthew.l
2 жыл бұрын
To me that is an interesting statement. I realized that the majority of people agree with you, but for me his art work was a big turn off. I love Morrison's writing but I found the artwork to not be esthetically pleasing...
@DevaNeeramanii
3 жыл бұрын
loveloveLOVE The Morrison run/era of X-Men.
@liamcrowley2619
3 жыл бұрын
There were some good images but lets be honest there were some UGLY shots in there even when someone was supposed to be attractive they were ugly lol not always but ooof it put the story in this era down for a while till i really needed something to read and im glad i gave it a chance
@BrunoMael
3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Probably my favorite X-Men run. Just want to give my take on the Xorn/Magneto stuff since it's the most unpopular part of his run. Planet X really seems like Morrison saying to both the readers and the editors a big fat VILLAIN MAGNETO IS OUTDATED. The whole arc has characters saying not only "I prefer Xorn" in Erik's face, but also stating clearly that Magneto was better as a martyr figure, because could not live up to the expectations of his Brotherhood. In the Manifesto he talks about Proto-Xorn being Magneto from the start, but his tone is totally over the top an Xorn's story was completely different and vague. My theory is that he used that in the Manifesto to convince the editors to let him "kill" Magneto, and then years later they actually pushed him to do it and he just went "f*ck this, I'm going to make people see how lame is revamping Magneto to be a villain again" And considering that he never actually went back to his villainous roots after that, it worked!
@mione12gft71
2 жыл бұрын
magneto vilão depois de ter redenção é tipo uma facada nas costas
@mmytacist
Жыл бұрын
Finally read the Morrison "New X-Men" run. It left me confused. Maybe I am not sophisticated enough, but I didn't follow the story flow well. Felt like I needed to read a synopsis. Sixteen million mutants killed, and there seemed to be almost no repercussions in the world? And, OMG, the art was not my favorite. The artist changed from issue to issue, some of those artists were down right ugly (it looked like AI generated stuff, but 30 years ahead of AI). Overall, I just got an "meh" feel from the run
@mayotango1317
Жыл бұрын
Because nobody cares the mutants.
@johnthai6188
Жыл бұрын
the repercussions is that professor x's school became the safe haven for all mutants and the reaction to that.
@WesleyWyndam-Pryce
3 ай бұрын
That art is just icky. It really hurt the overall enjoyment for me, but I really enjoyed the story. Oh but, yellow spandex over black leather any day.
@williamtaylor4165
4 ай бұрын
I think it all speaks to Joe Quesadas run as Editor in chief. Marvel did some cool, risk taking stuff back then. Like 'nuff said month where all the xmen books had no voice or thought bubbles. The stories were told 100% through the artwork.
@joshbusby47
Жыл бұрын
This is an absolutely fantastic summary of the Morrison era; my goodness, what a great video! Thank you.
@OwenLikesComics
Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome!
@francescoromani4539
Жыл бұрын
Morrison-Casey/Austin-Claremont era. XD
@duke2go558
3 жыл бұрын
I really like the content you produce, but I cannot more fundamentally disagree with anything more than what you're saying here. The Grant Morrison run was such a terrible piece of GARBAGE that it caused me to stop reading the X-Men entirely after about 10 years to that point. He had absolutely ZERO knowledge of how to write characters like Cyclops, Jean Grey, Beast, or Wolverine. Making them all basically insufferable. The art was absolutely GOD AWFUL and there was legit NOTHING redeeming in these stories that I ever found. Sorry. He might have been great to some people but he certainly didn't "save the Xmen"!!
@adinocc2042
3 жыл бұрын
Another good one! Thanks!
@TheChadTI
Ай бұрын
11:11 And Ethan Van Sciver. Not mentioning him tells me a lot....
@Tai112336
3 жыл бұрын
I've been seeing your channel around for a while and I'm sure I've seen some of your other videos, but this is the one that got me to subscribe.
@OwenLikesComics
3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear, thank you!
@AkiDave
Жыл бұрын
I finished this run today and it was fantastic! The only thing I wish we got was a talk between Beast and Beak. Other than that it’s a solid solid run 💙
@TheWalkMan1234
3 жыл бұрын
Frank Quitely!
@gedeonnunes5626
3 жыл бұрын
Quite an amazing artist XD
@tomtofu3352
3 жыл бұрын
Quite Frankly!
@squarehead3336
3 жыл бұрын
Wish he did all the issues, the other artists aren't nearly as good, maybe except the artist who did the 'world' arc
@DragonFist9323
3 жыл бұрын
Awful art
@DragonFist9323
3 жыл бұрын
@@squarehead3336 he sucks. When he left it was better with EVS and Silvestri
@buggaswine
3 жыл бұрын
Another stellar video my guy
@outpostalpha
3 жыл бұрын
Very nice video! I remember reading Morrison's New X-Men for the first time, and how refreshing it was to be excited about X-Men comics again.
@mttylerdurden9
3 жыл бұрын
Have you read Peter David's run on the HULK? That'd be a great video
@falconsociety167
3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been meaning to read new x men for the longest time it just always seems to get caught up in the mess that is my life
@ramseyhassan9941
3 жыл бұрын
yeah - this was very well produced but barely spoke about the key changes Morrison made like reintroducing the school element (predicting the alt-right teen on Quire) , bringing the Doom Patrol freak angst back into mutants, Emma and Beasts interesting reinventions, mutant culture being a hip marginalised culture etc What isn't really spoken about is how Peter Milligan was similarly reworking the X-mythos with X-Statics at the same time too
@GothicXlightning
3 жыл бұрын
ahhh man so much 90s X=MEN beauties where shown on this vid but anyway X-MEN will NEVER Die it doesn't matter how much Lord MAGNETO Welcomed to Die
@JoesGeekShow
3 жыл бұрын
I actually just started reading New X-Men and gotta say I'm digging it.
@ryangillego5232
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for creating this awesome video. Took me back to a happy place and time circa 2001 :) I recently left the X-Men at the end of HOX/POX run because the whole Krakoa nation storyline felt foreign and unrelatable. But with change and evolution themes you strongly pointed out from Grant's New X-Men, I realized that Jonathan H is doing the same now and it would be a great miss if I neglect and not give the new story and era a try. Thank you and again, greatly appreciate this amazing video. New X-Men is still my all time favorite run.
@JTR_3
3 жыл бұрын
if you love Morrison's X men run then you'll love that Hickman is evolving everything that Morrison's themes were. Also I can highly recommend the new SWORD series by Al Ewing very forward thinking stuff.
@ryangillego5232
3 жыл бұрын
@@JTR_3 thank you for your kind advice, Jorge! I'll make sure to catch-up and will check the Sword series as recommended 👍🏾
@JTR_3
3 жыл бұрын
@@ryangillego5232 also a good and fun resource to check out is the channel Comic Book Herald, they do a deep dive through each comic issue since House and Powers. There's a lot of good "meat" to chew on in the Hickman era so it helps.
@vincentfranklin17
3 жыл бұрын
A strange and interesting run, indeed!
@eduardoruiz7600
3 жыл бұрын
Welp here’s to hoping we get a reprint of this run in omnibus format soon because like usual I’m left wanting to read the stories covered in these videos
@martinbabich1920
2 жыл бұрын
To me, it seems like Grant Morrison took inspiration from the movies at least for the costumes
@registereduser
3 жыл бұрын
Ooo, can’t wait to watch this later. Maybe our tastes differ (and I’ll admit I didn’t read any of his run here), but in general I hate it when Grant Morrison writes characters I like.
@mayotango1317
3 жыл бұрын
Still better that Hickman turn the X-Men into Inhumans.
@christiancampagna2229
3 жыл бұрын
I always liked Morrison's writing a lot, however, his run on this title ruined The X-Men for me. It just didn't sit well with me. I haven't returned to the title on a regular basis since. I tried Extraordinary X-Men after 2015's Secret Wars, but couldn't get into it.
@jmcbeady8210
5 ай бұрын
That series was straight 🔥.
@indigoyarkindell968
2 жыл бұрын
Also titled: How Frank Quietly gave every character cheekbones and man bulges.
@indigoyarkindell968
2 жыл бұрын
I love this series almost as much as the series that follows it. It was a great read!
@ll7868
3 жыл бұрын
The art reminds me of Jean Girard's more scribbly work on Moebius and the Harry Canyon segment in Heavy Metal which was based on the Moebius story The Long Tomorrow.
@themangoman9315
2 жыл бұрын
I love x men and Morrison is my favorite writer not just in comics but of all the I will read anything they write so this was made for me
@ggt47
3 жыл бұрын
(Gasps)Ooh,I love that/this run.
@stiglapoint5672
3 жыл бұрын
Can you do a video of the Hickman run? I know it’s still ongoing but I still love it
@leonardopeixoto60
2 жыл бұрын
really enjoy GM, their stories are always passionate
@williamastout9509
Жыл бұрын
Love the run, just wish the art had been different.
@Ubermensch9240
Ай бұрын
4:45 Wait..... I know that voice anywhere!
@roscoelovesxmen
3 жыл бұрын
Loved the video! I think something really underrated about this run is it's portrayal of Jean Grey since generally I think she comes across as quite boring when she's not Phoenix but Morrison actually gave her a personality and made a genuinely great love triangle between her, cyclops and Emma Frost.
@Fenris30
3 жыл бұрын
My Problem is that Morrison Ignored the Adventures of Cyclops and Phoenix and wrote them as if they weren't mentally older then their physical bodies and hadn't been with each other through thick and thin across a hellish landscape. Yeah I know 12 years isn't a lot but it feels a hell of a lot longer when raising a kid. It was Sabotage pure and Simple.
@residentjess
2 жыл бұрын
Jean was decent. But she did become Phoenix and died AGAIN. That was the worst love triangle EVER. It was fucking bizarre.
@Sugar-Foot
2 жыл бұрын
He had me until Xorn was revealed to be Magneto, everything after that didn't sit right with me, maybe because I never liked the Scott and Emma thing after they nearly tried that with Psylocke a few years before
@WesleyWyndam-Pryce
3 ай бұрын
Agreed on the Emma/Scott thing. It was fine as a soap opera temporary thing here, but long-term, bleh.
@doggowar
3 жыл бұрын
Xorn wasnt a student at Xavier's, he was an instructor. Beak, Angel, etc. were all his students and then became his de facto Brotherhood when he made his heel turn..
@r3n3gad33
3 жыл бұрын
"New X-Men" You mean the Inhumans?
@dcmarvelcomicfans9458
3 жыл бұрын
No
@tristanmaldonado6099
3 жыл бұрын
What happened to the other X-Men like Iceman, Kitty, Rouge, Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Storm during this time.
@OwenLikesComics
3 жыл бұрын
A lot of those characters were featured in Chuck Austen's Uncanny X-Men book, as far as I'm aware (it's not a series I've read much of, admittedly).
Пікірлер: 496