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I could see that. I feel like the tie-ins could have helped give the story room to breath if they had been built that way.

They're such and underserved part of Marvel's history. I get that the broad audience isn't into Westerns these days, but these stories are so fun!

He's the bestest boy! I hope whoever takes over Dr. Strange's story doesn't forget about it.

Thanks for checking it out at least.

Thank you! I appreciate that a lot.

Finding the individual issues isn't too hard, but finding those last two volumes is gonna be tough. I've never seen them in person, just in listings online. Good luck hunting!

@@comicbookbreakdown2458 thanks, maybe one day I’ll start

Meridian's slower story and more character focused narrative make it a hard sell in the comic market, in general. The fact that it's 20 years old at this point doesn't help. ; __ ; But that's why we have to share the love! Welcome!

@@comicbookbreakdown2458 always nice to know I’m not the only one who loves this series. Maybe marvel will make an omnibus for this as well

@@redrasegarden Legit, the main reason that I bought the Sigil one (and plan to buy the Mystic one) is to encourage Marvel to do more.

@@comicbookbreakdown2458 I should probably one day as well

I agree - I'm worried about the ending. There are a LOT of story elements going on here and I don't know if one comic can wrap it all up. It's been a blast otherwise. I haven't enjoyed a big crossover like this in quite awhile, so it's refreshing.

I appreciate you stopping by, although I am sorry for the confusion. Our name similarities ARE coincidence. I started Comic Book Breakdown as a podcast in February of 2019 (Comics Breakdown joined youtube in January 2020 and I joined in June of 2019) and only created a youtube channel when listeners basically demanded it. I don't watch any youtube shows about comics, so it was only after a few months of doing youtube that someone pointed out exactly the same situation you did. If anything, the confusion hurts ME, as the algorithm suggests Comics Breakdown before Comic Book Breakdown for like, PAGES. I have watched some of his stuff since and he does great work.

@@comicbookbreakdown2458 perhaps a rebranding is called for? I don't see you growing without one, regardless of the quality of your content 🙂

I try to do my best! Thank you for the kind comment.

Thank you for the additional info! I know I definitely fell in love with Aquaman and Johns’ writing on this run. I was really hoping that I’d enjoy the follow-up writers, but Parker’s run just didn’t have that same vibe. A damn shame. And I didn’t know about Andy at all! Between Tempest, Aqualad, and Andy, it really feels liked DC doesn’t know what to do with those younger characters.

@@comicbookbreakdown2458 Parker's run was not Johns level, but solid and was doing very well. Stupidly DC removed him for an awful run. Andy Curry is much better than tempest or Aqualad. She has Mama's looks and quick temper added to Dad's cool approach plus all of their powers which makes her a power house. She kicks ass

Thank you! This run opened up in such a fun way.

Transformers is SO GOOD. I hope you enjoy it when it gets out to you! I would die if I had to wait for the books to come out, then be collected, and then shipped out to me. Having now read Void Rivals, I like the new concept that Kirkman is building over there. I do think that the role of other aliens or lifeforms in Transformers lore is always really small - after all, if there is life like the Cybertronians out there, why not more? And seeing that idea explored in Rivals is pretty neat. I like the characters and the TF tie-ins are neat, if a bit pointless at the moment? We just haven't seen where they go yet to really judge. The Joe stuff has been fascinating. I've been rolling around an idea for a video once Cobra Commander finishes, comparing what I've learned about Commander and Duke.

I'll try my best! It's clearly living rent free in my head.

If you like Star Wars and sci-fi, then I suggest looking up CrossGen's Negation. While it does have some magical elements to it, the book is sci-fi first and is kind of a "Dirty Dozen" meets sci-fi story. Basically, a group of abducted characters have to escape the Negation Empire, which rules it's entire universe, so they don't really have a place to run to. But it's fast-paced, got a good sense of humor, and it's cross-section of CrossGen "types" works as a good introduction to them all. Sojourn is a FANTASTIC comic though! Scion shares a writer with it, although the artwork is very different from Sojourn's. Same for Chimera, now that I think about it - they were all written by Ron Marz. My wife read a bunch of the Zenescope stuff, but I've never tried it. It feels like there are a BUNCH of books, so I've always held off exploring it.

In those cases, can ya blame her?

Thank you!

Given that the Milestone books are all pretty short, they would probably be amongst the easier ones to redo. Not that I want to re-record those episodes, but I also still have the scripts, so I could if I found the time. A redo might also be a good time to cover the next set of comics from them.

@@comicbookbreakdown2458 - I need to re-listen to your Hardware video, because it had my mind churning the first time, and since then I have created a half a dozen documentries reowrking ideas for how I would have wrote his origin story on windows documentaries. I have also done the same with Icon, because think they have far more potential than they currently have, and their origin stories should be redone.... i do that with many comic book characters for some reason, I can't help not improving stories I think can be better.

That - sounds like a great idea for a video. *checks schedule for an intense writing session*

Cliff! Good to hear from you again! Glad to have you onboard for Meridian, I'll do my best to keep things exciting. I wanted to do an overview because CrossGen's been defunct for 20 years, so a lot of people might have missed out on them when they were active. Marvel and DC are still active, so I feel like they don't need much introduction.

I hope you enjoy! The Westerns are a mixed bag, for sure, but they're also a lot of fun.

Why thank you!

Comic book only or just any movie?

I love hearing that. Mark Alessi specifically wanted to create comics that appealed to a timeless audience - and it sounds like they succeeded (at least in that aspect). More CrossGen coming soon!

I certainly appreciate that!

I've been hoping to visit the old building, as a pilgrimage of some kind, but have never made the time to do it.

Thank you for taking the time to hear me out; even if we don't like the same books, I really appreciate it. If Fire Power made your Top 10, then clearly there's something good about it - but other than Chris Samnee on art (whose work I love!) I haven't heard anything about the book. Any chance you could sell me on it? What makes it so good? I went through a BIG "I'll read anything Robert Kirkman writes" phase and when I fell off, I REALLY fell off. I've never heard of Kroma, but I'll look into it, and I actually love Saga - but it hasn't come out regularly enough for me to keep up with it. I read the first three volumes (back when there were only like 5), hit money problems, and had to stop. Might be time to catch up though.

A small follow up: I stumbled across the first issue of Kroma at a dollar sale recently and I had to pick it up. Partially just cuz it was so big - that’s a lotta comic for a dollar! And mostly because you suggested it. HOLY CRAP WAS IT GOOD. I loved the use of color, the characters were sympathetic so quickly. When I first started reading, it felt cliche, but by the end of the first issue, I was SO IN. Definitely gonna finish that one.

Thank you!

Thank you for listening/watching! Always open to a new comic suggestion.

I haven't given up hope yet! Not that I have a lot of hope, but still, there's time.

Sorry @cliffwoodbury5319, but it's time for me to explore other waters. While I'll probably continue with Aquaman some day, for now, I want to read some other comics, other writers, and other artists.

I'm glad that Johns got to bring them to the forefront in the Aquaman movie, at least a little bit, but I'm still surprised at how little anyone else has brought them up. This is such fertile ground to explore! As a writer, I would've been all over those concepts.

@@comicbookbreakdown2458 Johns wanted to explore the 7 kingdoms, he had plans for that, his Aquaman run was to last some 100 issues. But the same powers at DC that tried to stop him from writing Aquaman in first place, decided to end his run at Nr25. Kelly Sue Deconnick did something with the 7 kingdoms she even showed the other kingdoms, pretty forgettable stuff which should be forgotten the sooner the better.

It's just so funny to me that an Evil Justice League can take over the world, move the moon around, and Vulko doesn't give a single crap. To be fair, the surface world never cares about what happens in Atlantis! So I guess we're square.

Johns definitely either dropped the ball or didn't get to explain something. Given that he had to reveal ALL of Atlantis' history in a single issue, maybe he had a plan for how Atlanteans developed gills and just ran out of room. I get that we couldn't get everything, but CMON MAN. When I was researching the previous version of Orin, I was surprised to read that he just put a dome over Atlantis and then had a magical-alchemist-type dude make a potion that grew gills. So simple!

@@comicbookbreakdown2458 Johns run was planned for 100 issues not 25

The Westerns were a lot of fun to cover, thank you! I hope you enjoy.

My favorite thing about Johns' storytelling with Green Lantern previously and Aquaman now is how he expands the scope/world of the characters. It makes it feel bigger, more real, more lived in, and I love that.

@@comicbookbreakdown2458 He's built it up so well but I was expecting this run to end with this issue because comics are no different than films (justice league) were you get a good ending and then it goes on and has several good ending and gets enoying, but this was not the climax I was expecting... And I find it odd that Aqua-Man was still wounded by ice 6 months later... as you stated they seam to have messed up the time line with other stories also but many people that read Aqua-Man i think may not read all the titles or because he has a nitche group they may not care if the rest of the league doesn't match up though it would be nice.

This comment has PERFECT timing! We will actually be addressing the Seven Cities of the Seven Seas in episode 21, if I have my timing/planning right. I agree otherwise; the ocean is such a big place, the idea that there's ONE city of people living in it seems silly.

@@comicbookbreakdown2458 D.C. have created a handful of Aqua-Men and I wish they all had different names and outfits and were all from other Atlantises because it would be so much better.... And then Marvel has Aqua-Man as king of Atlantis witch is just another Aqua-Man or all the Aqua-Men are just other Namors. I wish Namor actually had a submarine in his origin and in his stories since he is called the submariner, and like i commented in my first post or two to you I wish they would make more Stingray stories since he isn't a king. Superhero comics could do with more aquatic characters getting stories in my opinion.