"To them, you ain't a fucking customer. You are a rival employee..." Any aspiring artists out there I hope take this to heart. Don't elevate these people to hero status and never seek their validation.
"Nah we need people like Coates and whoever the hell mentored him." As long as it's part of there narrative. Hope Eric is able to succeed and build a new company. It's time to due away with the Dead Company and Ruin
Right, at work I asked a black dude, what's up bro? His response, oh you know, staying black... I said what does that mean? Aw he asked the other black dude, then tried to cite a fresh prince episode on it, and he misrepresented that episode...
Eric wasn't crowdfunded. He put up all the money himself and paid for everything himself. That's one of the things that's driving these people crazy it's because this is the money he gained after....after... He already paid for everything himself
Meanwhile, the spergs on Reddit are gleefully criticising Eric for being crowdfunded, lol. They want so desperately for Eric to be fleecing his supporters like a scummy kickstarter. Not to mention the "I don't know much, but from what I know" statements before accusing him of everything under the sun.
As an aspiring writer, I plan on writing sci-fi pulp. None of that modern Marvel and DC bullshit. No pandering, no sensitivity warnings, no filter, no sympathizing with the bad guy, none of that. I'm making my own sci-fi universe. With war, robots, aliens and super soldiers. Sound like 40k? Yeah.
They are angry that Eric July did one the thing none of them can do: get a comic to sell well over one million dollars, let alone 2 million (I'm assuming he reaches it at the time of this post). Congratulations to Rippa, let's embrace the Iron Age and kick these assholes to the curb.
@@anibal5845 Given the current quality of Marvel and DC, I wouldn't exactly say they're on their way out, but they're just so damn woke that a huge chunk of the fanbase just doesn't care anymore. It's past old. I'm all for an "Iron Age" of comics.
I think Gamergate's mistake was assuming these people can be negotiated with. The Sad Puppies preceded them, but it wasn't that big. GG rolled around and said "hey, these people have got us all wrong, if we just present the facts, they'll understand..." When Comicsgate started up, we'd learned our lesson.
In Gamergate (i.e. GameStopGate) Millenials learned that the system is rigged and they're not allowed to 'win bigly.' That was one of the biggest tide shifts in the info/culture war period.
I agree, if this was the revolutionary war, they would have bailed out after Washington's first defeat. There worse than baggage at this point, they are demoralizing.
@@vileluca HAHAHA Whowza looks like my comments really brought out the Gammas on this thread!! Bro listen -> I've gone through a bunch of Blackpill periods.... but in each, I girded my loins, dug deep, made a plan, and moved through it. The journey to 'Truth' forces you to repeatedly look at various aspects of how terrible the world is, more than the average person. Our 'Support Systems' (other people, conversions, therapists, activities) are not designed to cope with that level of "Bad News"..... so it's on you to make up MORE of your OWN source of strength. Either find that strength -OR- Let go of the fight...... but DO NOT stand halfway in the middle, endless bleating about how "Bad" things are - that only serves to make things worse.
I got tired of these gremlins infesting tabletop gaming. So I started making my own. I have the rules/mechanics. I have the campaign system. I have everything 'that needs to be typed up' already done. I'm not asking for a place at the table. I'm making my own. I won't say they're not welcome- I can't control whether or not they use my product. But I will say they are completely irrelevant to it, and they always will be.
Have never cared what they try to do to D&D. My table of Gen X grognards, all retired fighters, ex soldiers, bouncers, and an EMT, prefer a much grittier game that allows for progression, and death. When everyone rolls up a superhero at level 1 there is little challenge, and no change
I'm essentially doing the same, however I am admittedly less creative. So I've been essentially modding the entire 5e handbook, rewriting rules, changing lethality, adding and removing content, and writing everything up. I plan on releasing what I've got when I'm done, with the appropriate citations for inspiration (cuz some things really do deserve the eyes, even if its broken as shit, the idea was admirable) and removal of copywrit content (cuz fuck catching a case I can't afford) then either pay-walling the setting, npcs, & original content or releasing it under a "donate if you can" model... cuz frankly I understand what it is to be on the high seas with sand in your boots, only enough grog in your barrels to make it to port, and a hard hankering for entertainment.
Amen brother. We are retaking that childlike wonderment that came from picking up a stick in the school yard and making an adventure. For goodness sake where did the fun go with modern tabletop?
@@thebajanbots7131 Really, I would submit that the fun went away when it became commercialized - and therefore had to become a uniform, standardized product that would be playable the same way everywhere, not made-up-in-garage-and-basement stuff. The fun began to fade when it stopped being a game for _makers_ and started being a game for _players._ Video games went through that phase; then technology developed to the point that ppl started modding. Then after modders (whether cheat hackers or creatives trying to make the game more fun) could not be kept out of Starcraft and Half-Life, developers started allowing them access to some of the same tools they used to create game content and adjust rules, graphics, etc. Starcraft II shipped with the full set of developer tools used on top of the game engine. "Modders gonna mod." And 'makers gonna make.' Personally I miss the BESM system. I think it had potential.
Remember when Parler was shut down because of "An alarming connection with the 'Insurrection at the Capitol'". AKA being the fastest growing social media service on the mobile market. Pepperidge Farm remembers.
I have dozens of working friends in the "draws boobs for the internet" community who produce better work in their sleep than most of the Marvel artists can do on their best days. Not me. I'm almost a 7/10 on my best day, have an art style informed by the metric ass tonne of romance manga that I read, and I screwed up my back when I was in the military and for me this is just a hobby I get paid to do while I support my wife in her career. But these other folks out there putting out consistent high quality illustrative works. Yeah, they blow the "pros" out of the water.
What you see in something like Hollywood is clearly nepotism, as well as oppression of free thinkers. They clearly don't have the most talented writers. It's not what you can do or know, it's who. Perhaps those talented folks can join Rippa's ranks.
As a musician who works in thrash and hardcore and has caught endless shit for my lyrics being either religious or hard libertarian right in nature and subject matter, you and Eric are good encouragement. Thanks for this video, I got some recording to get to. God speed. Also, I'm still waiting on that toaster.
Warning. The first album has a terrible mix, I really had no clue what I was doing, and it's more hardcore than thrash, punk with some metal influence. We're still recording the second album.
That shit never ceases to irk me, metal and hard rock have always been anti establishment and yet all of a sudden they are all raging leftists that shill for lockdowns and vaccinations….fucking posers, that is why I fuck with bands like Combichrist who are pro freedom consistently.
Be the person you want to see. Create the kind of atmosphere you want to live in. And more importantly, do not ever apologize or feel ashamed for not being a Leftist.
Who would aspire to be like these ghouls? They are the worst humanity has to offer. The most prone to ostracizing and censorship, too. You won't find any creativity or talent in whatever snakepit that leftists comprise.
"Be the change you want to see in the world." "Do not pray for an easy life; pray for the strength to endure a difficult one." "Always trust yourself, express yourself, believe in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it." -Bruce Lee
We all know Michael has Parkinson’s Disease. But I still go back and watch his old movies every couple years. All the guys I loved growing up are either old and withered or dead in a grave. I’m still waiting for my generation of Millennials to produce something grand. But the woke idiots and the government are trying to push us back.
Remember, though, Razor, they killed Parler after screaming "make your own." They don't want to.merely segregate, they want to stomp out dissent and they always have. The ghost of Woodrow Wilson is alive and well.
@@leonelimalevu2199 sure, no problem. Wilson was probably our most authoritarian president. He abused the living shit out of things like the Sedition Act (which if I remember correctly originated from his administration), he set up a civilian secret police force called the Citizen's Brigade or Sedition Brigade, I don't remember which. Those actually led to people being jailed for long periods of time on suspicion and never receiving due process. I might be wrong but I think he's the one who sterilized that girl in the south.. He, and both Roosevelts (ESPECIALLY FDR, though Teddy was the original RINO and shares blame) saddled us with the majority of the "progressive" social welfare programs that are crippling for our society, and he (Wilson) definitely gave rise to the prohibitions that led to the drug war. He was the architect of segregation in the south. And he basically founded the League of Nations, which was the first incarnation of the shit pile known as the United Nations, which further gave us the EU. If you're ever curious how fucking epically disastrous progressivism was in America, and want to see how progressivism gave direct rise to both Marxism AND fascism and how both ideas germinated and fared in the U.S., and how that also influenced the rise of those ideas in the Eastern Bloc and the popularity of globalism an excellent starting point is the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. He was the biggest, most tyrannical, most evil piece of shit to ever occupy 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. And guess what party he was part of, which still lionizes him today.
@@leonelimalevu2199 in the end, my man, Wilson is proof that the phrase many like to employ - "it couldn't happen here" - is absolute horseshit. It not only can happen here, it did happen here, and to lesser extent its currently happening. Look into what's happening with the J6 prisoners or the New York 9.
Yes. Become the culture. This also doesn't just apply to media, politics etc. It applies to everything. I live in a small town where I own a doggie daycare, I use that to bring the owners here up to speed with modern times as much as possible and I can see a notable difference in just 2 years. No matter what it is, if you have a problem with it, do something to change it. BUT also recognize that you may not have the best solutions. Continue to improve in everything you do always.
heh yea that call they made was like the ramones first tour of the usa. now watch all the punk rockers rise from the shadows to put their foot in the face of the corporate bullshit.
They legitimately thought no-one would ever bother to "go make their own X." They thought it was a slam-dunk comeback, that it was impossible; a _vae victis_ to their defeated foes... They thought this because _they_ would never go and build something of their own. They totally expected their opponents to be as lazy, meek and un-entrepreneurial as they are. Now people have actually done so, oh how they screech!
@@RoganGunn It's not so much that they thought no one would bother, it's that they thought they were so big and in control, they could drown out any attempts before it got off the ground. You can see their arrogance when they release characters like snowflake and safespace and think that even that can't be competed with, regardless of its failure. They thought that as long as they stamp MARVEL, DISNEY, DC, HOLLYWOOD etc on it, it would have more legitimacy than much better written stories and much better art all round and that the drones would continue to write off smaller creatives.
-Demand to join your closed community because [reason] -Demand that the community change to accomodate them -"If you don't like it, just make your own!" -You create your own community -Return to top Every single time
Absolute point and proof that the black pill is simply irreverence at best, and a suicide pact at worst. I’m definitely ready to give my money to people that don’t hate me and actually value their craft.
I liken black pills to any recreational drug with severe health risks attached: You're perfectly fine to take them, but they're doing you nothing but harm and keep them the fuck away from us. We don't need second hand exposure to that shit. If only blackpills had a proper rehab method...
Why not, they're utterly ruining all our Superhero's and laughing at us while they hemorrhage money - as our Superheroes are now, they're nothing I respect or care about. If they started brand new characters like them today, I'd have zero interest to know anything about them so ya, might as well create new ones
black pill goes so much deeper than that creating content like rippa did sure is nice but how does that change the fact that we re in a 1984 distopia and that the government is working for the deep state which want us all dead? unless you re willing to get everyone together and do something about it stop speaking as if you know what you re talking about.
as much as people make fun of it for taking eons to develop, this is why I'm happy to give money to the company making Star Citizen. They don't hate me, and the people working on the game are actually passionate about it. I'm fairly certain zero developers at Blizzard / EA / Activision have actually played a video game besides what's on their phone. Who'd have thought AAA game devs actually playing games would become such a rare thing?
@@potheadraccoon8536 How about you shut up for once and touch some grass, hmm? Why don't you get off your computer and get a real life instead of being an armchair activist trying to make people demoralized with your stupidity?
I’m with you razor, i’m sick and tired of hearing people complain about Marvel or DC. If we want to save entertainment or make it less terrible we need to do the heavy lifting ourselves by making our own characters, stories and books to compete with the so called big boys. Make Marvel and DC earn that money and brand loyalty that they lost many moons ago.
Best part of rippas sales pitch other than "ID love to have you as a customer" was at no point was his characters race put center stage to sell the books. Just the story. More of that PLEASE
@@a.wadderphiltyr1559 yep, like we JUST had the whole if you dont lile Reeva its bc youre a racist thing, then if you dont like jane foster you are sexist. People who cant understand we are sick of that shit being the main focus now and then used to beat us over the head are part of the problem Rippa did a fantastic job selling these books as the story the art and the characters are what matter
The sad reality for some of these tragically tragic marxists is that they are not creative, they parrot and parody, but they don't create. Creativity is actually rare, it took me a while to get this. Eric July is creative. He's intelligent and determined. He's a threat to the wallabies that draw with four thumbs and think up content with a jellyfish's brain. I'm nextdoor in table top RPGs. These weebles have tried to take over but where I am, the OSR, has no leaders, we are DIY creators, and we are mostly older, but not too old to not have teeth and claws still.
This is why me and my Japanese tabletop buddies are going full steam creating a grimdark doujin based off our own homebrewed WH40K Inquisition characters, because we couldn't stand what Marvel did with their gradual woke take on WH40K. GW lawyers be damned. But in case they try to snuff it out, we're creative enough to flip it around and become our own original idea. And it's all thanks to the success of Rippaverse and channels like Razor's to keep that passion alive in this culture of woke culture.
>grimdark >A fucking doujin Why? Also while I understand that Marvel likes to sugar coat things, I feel grimdark has gotten old. Our people need inspiration and hope, not more depression than they already have.
Ok, you cant draw, you cant paint, but you've still got artistic asperations none the less. Surround yourself with those that can, collaborate, and make it happen. And when it takes off, always give credit where credit is due.
They kept their nostrils flared with their self important heads held high, and you mad lads promptly shoved those heads in their own shit. Keep it up, stay pulpy!
I have been saying this for years! Create art that isn't post modernist crap. Start business that treat people the way you want to be treated. Organize social events that build communities the likes of which you want to be a part of! Good on ya razorfist!
“To be united in ire is to stand for nothing at all.” Been looking for a way to express this idea for a bit now. Thank you for putting it so concisely.
@@flamestoyershadowkill I wouldn't do a crossover. However, I'd love to see a comic run with Razor at the helm. Hell, even a Nightvale limited comic release/graphic novel would be awesome.
Dude always on point as hell, but the Iron Age grabbed me like nothing else. In no part of my mind did I ever really envision comics changing from the shit we have... till you said those words. As an old comic nerd, the words "Iron Age" gave me more hope for this industry then I have had in over 20 years. You are 100% right that we have always referred to the Ages, and this age has run its course.
Honestly that definitely rolls off the tongue far better then just calling us "comicsgate" I mean didn't that get labeled at us after that bullshit meltdown by Heather Antos and her "milkshake crew"?
I recently printed my first volume of my own series, "Scent". It wasn't created as a "screw you" to the current state of the comic book industry, but I definitely didn't feel like I was competing in a fair playing field when seeking publishing. Going to these publishers and seeing what they're currently putting out is eye-opening.
I self-published my novels instead of begging agents to represent me because I didn't want to go through that gatekeeping process. Is is hard to sell my books to the public on my own? Yes. However, I rather do it this way than beg a publishing company. Plus, these companies require writers to have a sizable social media following before they will publish their book.
Which is demonstrably inane. Someone told me that Stephen King ran into that problem. Conventional publishers just put up ridiculous hurdles because they want to make sure that they do not lose money.
As a carnie that ran a ball in the basket game, I can assure you there are no springs in the basket. Or under it or anywhere at all. The key is leaving a ball in the basket which stops the practice throws from bouncing out. When the player is confident they can get the ball in the basket, the carnie simply removes the ball from the basket and bounce bounce bounce every ball thrown bounces out. No springs needed.
Exactly the way the baskets are made is why they're so "springy" in the bottom. If you've ever seen an old timer or anyone who understands how they're made using one in an orchard or garden or field, they always load something like apples they're picking into them first before beginning to drop/throw others into it. This comment's from someone who did 5 seasons when younger during the late 80's early 90's and it was a blast as well as damned good money with unlimited parties/pussie back then. (Don't get butt-hurt those who read this, your sisters, girlfriends and wives came to us we didn't even have to work for it). This is coming from someone who never had his own joint and just worked for .25 cents on the dollar clearing a grand or more a week back then and in a hot spot far more than that...
Work with a former carnie and he confirms. He was more ride side and on the mechanical side of things ("Naaaaah, that won't kill ya, it's only 240 volts!") But he did the games as well to give breaks and swap folk out. He's, uh... quite the character! Edit: auotocorrect shenanigans
@@North33A I have had a small handful of disgruntled customers, but a quick wit and a bonus prize always worked for me. I wasn't the best at the basket game, the real pro's would get the marks (carnie for customer) spending big bucks. My wheel house was the kids games offering a prize every time. I was loud and boisterous making my game the center of attraction. I had dozens of routines, my favorite was when I would wink at the parents and let the kids think they outwitted me, grudgingly handing over their prize. I just wasn't that good at convincing people to play a rigged game. I did it, I just wasn't good at it. I was very good at drawing big crowds with easy games and lots of little prizes.
I discovered you because Eric July said to go watch you and now....now I'm in love. I subscribed after the first 10 seconds. Just ordered the book and you inspired me to finish my book. Keep doing what you do brother.
The best part of activists infiltrating everything is that they're so incompetent they can't compete in the open market. We'll take those openings in entertainment and create a parallel economy to destroy them at their own game. We need to carry this momentum into indie games and movies as well.
When you read comments such as, "I don't read comics but I support this book" you know the activist are there. How are they supporting the book? Oh right by word of mouth, of course they start the sentence with "I don't read comics but".
I'm learning coding as a hobbie but for the intention of indie games. I got a lot of ideas and if any of them take off hopefully make some cash while I'm at it.
"We need to carry this momentum into indie games and movies as well" - don't forget music. One of the oldest, if not THE oldest movement, when it comes to making stuff independent of others. Without the independent music scene there wouldn't be most of Metal, Punk/Postpunk, Rap and the various electronic genres. Trends and creative visions start in the underground and always will (and it should shield itself against corporatization).
I'm a programmer that has worked in the game industry and simulation. Working on an indie game in my spare time; I've had ideas for games I've wanted to get out for years now, just takes some time as a solo dev. :)
Me and some colleagues have noticed this too and decided to walk away from the industry ourselves to make new IPs. Now we have a small, four-man team in the form of a collaborative workshop. We all have some ideas, but were currently planning out and storyboarding stuff right now, so clearly we're WAY behind you and Rippa, but we'll hopefully make up ground. I won't speak on the works of my colleagues, but I'm working on a war comic placed in a chaotic dieselpunk take on WW2. Hope to see you pick up a copy, Razor. Thanks for the encouragement.
1:17 CORRECTION, it's NOT a crowd funding campaign. He spent $100 000 (his OWN money) when establishing the company. The CAMPAIGN side was just to keep track of how much he has made in terms of pre-orders, since the books are already done, and ready to be shipped worldwide next month (about 73 days left). Already by the looks of things, it already doing BANGERS even beyond his own expectations.
I would argue its still kinda crowd funding. Ive pre ordered plenty of omnis from publishers and backed around 80 IGG/KS projects. Only the crowdfunders have a donate option on their page.
"Flailing at empty air" is the term Eric July uses. And it fits. They're striking at phantom weaknesses and where they want him to be. Not where he actually is; which is trancended.
I’m not a comic book guy, but the same sentiment can be put towards film. It’s seems these days that there aren’t actors anymore, but people just playing themselves and the script is made to suit the irl person. But it’s the same deal; instead of getting a therapy session they just project and expect the herd to keep up with their ever changing feelings and minuscule problems
@@combativeThinker And self-mutilation and trauma. They hate the fact someone put effort and work and is now succeeding because he put his mind and will to the goal he wanted to achieve and now is seeing the fruits of his labour. All the SJW comic artist deep down know they were hired because of there politics not because they worked for it or even had talent
The success of Eric July, Ya Boi Zack, EVS, and yourself (reading the Long Moonlight right now, btw, and it rules) has inspired me to start writing my own stuff. No guarantee that it'll be any good, but it'll at least exist. God f'in speed.
"A nation’s culture is the sum of the intellectual achievements of individual men, which their fellow-citizens have accepted in whole or in part, and which have influenced the nation’s way of life. Since a culture is a complex battleground of different ideas and influences, to speak of a “culture” is to speak only of the dominant ideas, always allowing for the existence of dissenters and exceptions."--Ayn Rand Do not let our culture become be taken by a bunch of collectivist with a vendetta. Become the dominate ideas!
@@PreacherwithoutaPulpit Ayn Rand had good ideas, she just couldn't write a book to save her life. Atlas Shrugged is a slog to read, even if I agree with it's core tenets.
Too little too late, the centrist rejected the wisdom of his ancestors. Called them mean and intolerable. So everything because porous, the flood gates were opened. Now the centrist wants to save the titanic by scooping water out with a hat, never going to happen. We cannot save our nation, only learn harsh lessons going forward to the birth of the new one.
There is no individual without a collective to birth him. There is no collective without individuals to make it up. This, the collective versus individual, is a false dichotomy.
I'm doing my part. Published my first comic last year and I'm working on a even bigger and better project right now. I even backed the Rippaverse day one. That said, I got The Long Moonlight and I look forward to the next installment of your work. Not only must we be the culture, we must support it when it's deserving.
That's right!!!! If you're a creator, either put up, or shut up, fight, or flee. I'm glad to be a customer of the Rippaverse. Seeing him reach $1.6 million motivated me to perfect my art, and attempt to throw my hat into the ring. We...will...win!! LET'S...GET IT!!!!!!!!!!
Razor this was to me the most important and relevant video you have ever made. The time has come to not just complain about what's being made but to make it outselves...well said sir.
Hasbro doesn’t need to crowdfund anything. HASLAB is a scheme to get passionate fans to pay a huge premium on “limited edition” toys. Adding a pseudo democratic element to the production process does have the benefit of showing what properties still draw interest; the Rancor and wokesaber failing their funding goals is a huge blow to Star Wars.
This is good life advice as well, and something I wish I had known in my early twenties; Don't ask for permission, don't be dissuaded by what others say, and put your best foot forward with confidence; It's going to be a rocky road for sure, but when you make it in the end you can look back with pride. Don't be the guy who stalls at the starting line.
Best of luck. I'm still writing up edits I want to include in my second draft. I'll definitely be going the self-published route, as there is more positives for going independent than negatives. From what I've read, the major publishers mostly only accept manuscripts from writers who have already proven that they can market their own work. Unless the publisher expressly promises to market the book for you, I wouldn't bother. I'm hoping to find other creators to network with. Maybe even a small independent publisher to network with. But mainly I want to commission artwork and share it on social media, hopefully encourage fanart. If I have to, I'll even narrate my own audiobook and share it on youtube to attract attention.
@@mistersharpe4375 I’m in the same boat. I have just two publishers in mind that I’m going to try first before I go the self-publishing route. There’s tons of resources I’ve found including a company here in St. Louis that helps with self-publishing. I also want to commission art for the cover, a handful of interior illustrations and some promotional artwork for posters and stuff
@@mediaocrity4 Nice! Unfortunately, I was just born in the wrong country to have a career in art nourished locally. I haven't yet stumbled across any particular artist I'd like to commission for interior work. But if need be, a few basic illustrations above each chapter heading (Redwall style) would be perfect for the atmosphere I want to create.
As someone who backed multiple Iconic Comics projects, namely Kamen America, Black Hops, and Soulfinder, as well as being a backer for Blade Devil from Raging Golden Eagle, I do not regret those purchases. Iconic Comics stuff is worth getting for the art alone. Kamen America being a standout since it was made in direct response to how Marvel and DC run their comics division. Blade Devil also has some amazing artwork and the panels just flow so perfectly together. RGE has my respect for being someone who put his money where his mouth was and took those who said "Why don't you make your own?" to task and made those same people boil over with anger. If you can get your hands on Kamen America, which conveniently there is an Iconic Comics reprint campaign going on, however many of the tiers are sold out, or Blade Devil I'd say do it. I plan on looking into Razor's work as well. Edit: Just ordered both of Razor's books.
I just want to shout out another creator out there. A TH-camr by the name of The Masked Man is working on his own Manga called Devoro and he’s taking a lot of criticism and applying it. Dude is working hard to bring us quality. Love Razorfist and Rippa. Inspires me to create.
My issue here is - I don't want to be the Culture. I never wanted to be the Culture. I just wanted to enjoy the things that I enjoy and be left alone to enjoy them.
That's over now.. You either become what you want to see in the world, or you allow these psychotic r*e*t*a*r*d*s* to dictate what your life will become..
It's nice to see some optimism coming from outside the homogenized artistic bubble again. Creators need to feel like things aren't hopeless. I may not have anywhere near the exposure you do, Razor, but I'm doing my part, too.
Been working on a dark fantasy series and an action horror series for years and have had no idea what to do with them. Mainly because I'm so attached to them and the characters that I don't want to go to a company that would take them for their own and butcher them if they decided to kick me out. I'm also a much better writer than artist and don't want to make their gothically beautiful worlds ugly as sin. Hope you get to make your stories because not being able to finish them or get mine out there in their entirety is a nightmare of mine.
@@johnnyboy2537 You could go the indie route, but I imagine paying an illustrator for a project of that kind would run you quite a lot of money. If you are looking to go that direction, however, websites like Reedsy have a ton of pros who can help you get your project off the ground. I don't know how it works with your genre, specifically, but most publishers want samples first and will only then commit to seeing a project through. Maybe get one smaller section edited and illustrated first? I know what you mean about having to hold on to a manuscript. Can drive you insane after a while.
@@aaronbarry3017 I'm looking to learn how to draw it myself and building up my own routines, procedures, and skills before I go to publishers since I don't have the money and I'm not completely sure how the rights would work. I figured I should probably look for a good partner to help me with it and check my shit. I don't mind some degree of partnership since I don't want things to go to my head though. I'd hate to turn into what the Marvel crowd did with different politics. Most of the stuff I'm making involves visual storytelling that I'm not sure just writing would be able to convey. Plus the horror story has some a lot of weird, trippy, and mindfuckery things in it because the world is going nuts and one of the main characters is actually going insane so animation or comics would work best. Guess I'll just have to keep my eyes open for Marvel and DC competitors or save up to make my own.
I’ve already begun work on a book (series, maybe depending on how long it ends up being) and I’m about 1/4 of the way through. Being how I am, I going to end up writing it twice as I want to make sure I don’t miss any plot threads or foreshadowing and that they characters behavior makes sense with who they are. The basic premise is a prison gang becomes super human through a grueling training and diet regime prescribed in an ancient military manuscript, escapes, and takes over the country with the aid of power hungry politicians and activists. The heroes are a motley crew of military and citizens who form a rebellion and fight back when no one else will. You and Rippa have inspired me, sir, and perhaps one day I can have the honor and pleasure of working with you gentlemen as well as others like RGE, EVS, Richard C Meyer, Doug TenNapel, etc.
I was not expecting this video to be a wholesome championing of independent creative culture. I completely agree. If you got some talent, get out there and do it on your own. You might not have huge success but at least you are doing what you like to do and that is a reward in itself.
Very well done. We must create, we must build, we must speak of our beliefs in a way that is not a reaction to our enemies, but is speaking of Truth and power. We must be Robert E Howard, who spoke of Eternal Truths and Conquest in his writing, rather than the piddling conservative types who write only of their own oppression and resistance.
You, Van Sciver, Rippa and Zack, holy shit I'm finally getting excited for upcoming stories and entertainment. Its nice to not have to worry about a fun per cringe ratio.
The right has Razorfist, Ben Shapiro, Steven Crowder, Better Bachelor, and Tom Macdonald. The left has AOC, Lizzo, DSP, Chunk Yogurt, and Rosie O'Donnell. I chose wisely.
This is exactly the kick in the pants people need to start (or resume) creating, myself included! Godspeed to all creatives within the Razorforce and anyone else who took up their "make your own" offers!
I’ve always been scared and nervous to start my own book, I don’t want to be mediocre on the world stage as an author, but Razör, you’ve inspired me. It’s time for me to batten down the hatches and finally crank out that story I’ve wanted to make for so long. And I’ll most definitely be picking up the Long Moonlight when I’ve got the cash to spare
Rippaverse so far looks great. The day Eric July launched the Rippaverse, he practically sold out his premier collectable items and he went above and beyond what he thought he was going to make in pre-orders. I can't wait for a more extended merch collection. Razörforce, it is imperative that we protect The Rippaverse from the woketards and SJWs. Edit: The Rippaverse is looking at doing more than just comics.
That's the thing the "Rippaverse" won't need or protection because it can stand on it's own because it's going to be that damned good. Sure we need to keep the crazies out of the fan sites if possible and spread that it exists but other than that we're good...
@@PreacherwithoutaPulpit You make an interesting point. I kinda think we should gatekeep the hell out of The Rippaverse because I could see the terminal malding that will happen because Eric July isn't gonna be with that whole "muh representation" noise and respects the fandom and our intelligence. Edit: the more I think about it, the more I realize that the worst that the they/them cultist aspies are probably going to do is REEEEEEEEE in their echo chambers because of the lack of "dIvErSiTy", write hit pieces, and cope by making godawful queer fanfics
The problem for me when it comes to the comics industry is that I don't really read comic. I'm more of a gamer to be honest. But I did buy The Long Moonlight because I wanted to support Razor in his endeavors. I'll definitely be picking up Death Mask at some point. God Speed from the Razor Force Gamer Division.
Challenge. Fuckin’. Accepted!!
Big shoutout and much love to RazorFist!
We are just getting started
Right on Rippa. Amazing start to a legacy.
WE NEED MORE WOKE SCALPS GOD DAMMIT TAKE MY MONEY!!!!!!!
Bravo, dude. 🤙
Show them how it's done. The Dead Company and Ruin can pay all there shills they want but no one can deny the numbers
Congrats, on your success. Godspeed sir.
"To them, you ain't a fucking customer. You are a rival employee..." Any aspiring artists out there I hope take this to heart. Don't elevate these people to hero status and never seek their validation.
It's hilarious with your username!
@@legendarymarston9174 Same to you, sir!
@@AncientSlugThrower Very kind of you mister!
Thank you, Yes Man! That's very honest of you!
Right, time to get cracking on my art and put these woke creeps out of business.
"We need more black voices in comics"
Eric July exists
"No not like that!"
They mean politically "Black", note the capital B.
"Nah we need people like Coates and whoever the hell mentored him." As long as it's part of there narrative. Hope Eric is able to succeed and build a new company. It's time to due away with the Dead Company and Ruin
@@z3r0_35 Exactly their whole victim/ diversity thing is 💩. Fake, selective virtue for a fash yst political class (spell)
"We need black voices that say what we want them to say!"
Right, at work I asked a black dude, what's up bro? His response, oh you know, staying black... I said what does that mean? Aw he asked the other black dude, then tried to cite a fresh prince episode on it, and he misrepresented that episode...
Them: “If you don’t like our comics don’t read or buy them”
“Nah, we’ll do better than that and create our own.”
Them: “Wait….what….?”
hahah exactly;
Dont read or buy them
We'll make our own
"yOuRe bEinG sO deVisiVE aNd exCLusIonArY!!!!"
Capitalism at it's finest.
Eric wasn't crowdfunded. He put up all the money himself and paid for everything himself. That's one of the things that's driving these people crazy it's because this is the money he gained after....after... He already paid for everything himself
Meanwhile, the spergs on Reddit are gleefully criticising Eric for being crowdfunded, lol. They want so desperately for Eric to be fleecing his supporters like a scummy kickstarter. Not to mention the "I don't know much, but from what I know" statements before accusing him of everything under the sun.
The money he put up himself got him off the ground, the crowd funding money is gonna let him soar.
@@orrykisoznka6274 He more than deserves it...
Yep, he put 200k upfront.
@@orrykisoznka6274 It isn't crowdfunding, it's orders for a finished product.
As an aspiring writer, I plan on writing sci-fi pulp. None of that modern Marvel and DC bullshit. No pandering, no sensitivity warnings, no filter, no sympathizing with the bad guy, none of that.
I'm making my own sci-fi universe. With war, robots, aliens and super soldiers. Sound like 40k? Yeah.
They are angry that Eric July did one the thing none of them can do: get a comic to sell well over one million dollars, let alone 2 million (I'm assuming he reaches it at the time of this post). Congratulations to Rippa, let's embrace the Iron Age and kick these assholes to the curb.
Did the one thing*
Ooh, are we in the Iron Age of Comics?
@@anibal5845 Conan is coming back. The Big Two are dying. Indies that will never sell out are rising.
So yes.
@@anibal5845 Given the current quality of Marvel and DC, I wouldn't exactly say they're on their way out, but they're just so damn woke that a huge chunk of the fanbase just doesn't care anymore. It's past old. I'm all for an "Iron Age" of comics.
@@Panax07 sweet
I think Gamergate's mistake was assuming these people can be negotiated with. The Sad Puppies preceded them, but it wasn't that big. GG rolled around and said "hey, these people have got us all wrong, if we just present the facts, they'll understand..."
When Comicsgate started up, we'd learned our lesson.
I remember when they tried making Metalgate a thing and were shocked how many anti-conformist metalheads told them to F-off!
In Gamergate (i.e. GameStopGate) Millenials learned that the system is rigged and they're not allowed to 'win bigly.' That was one of the biggest tide shifts in the info/culture war period.
This is why I never supported GG.
Trying to negotiate with irrational people it's a complete waste of time.
Truth!
This is unfathomably based.
This anti-Blackpill kick you're on needs to be a permanent thing, Razor - it's absolutely uplifting.
I agree, if this was the revolutionary war, they would have bailed out after Washington's first defeat. There worse than baggage at this point, they are demoralizing.
Nah bro..hunter biden is based. "Let's join this group that uses this cool new term to make fun of woke people" sheep gomna sheep 🤷♂️
Based....the opposite of cringe but literally was cringe the 1st time it was used.
It's the opposite of uplifting, it's downright condescending.
@@vileluca HAHAHA Whowza looks like my comments really brought out the Gammas on this thread!!
Bro listen -> I've gone through a bunch of Blackpill periods.... but in each, I girded my loins, dug deep, made a plan, and moved through it.
The journey to 'Truth' forces you to repeatedly look at various aspects of how terrible the world is, more than the average person.
Our 'Support Systems' (other people, conversions, therapists, activities) are not designed to cope with that level of "Bad News"..... so it's on you to make up MORE of your OWN source of strength.
Either find that strength -OR- Let go of the fight...... but DO NOT stand halfway in the middle, endless bleating about how "Bad" things are - that only serves to make things worse.
I got tired of these gremlins infesting tabletop gaming. So I started making my own.
I have the rules/mechanics. I have the campaign system. I have everything 'that needs to be typed up' already done.
I'm not asking for a place at the table. I'm making my own.
I won't say they're not welcome- I can't control whether or not they use my product.
But I will say they are completely irrelevant to it, and they always will be.
Have never cared what they try to do to D&D. My table of Gen X grognards, all retired fighters, ex soldiers, bouncers, and an EMT, prefer a much grittier game that allows for progression, and death. When everyone rolls up a superhero at level 1 there is little challenge, and no change
I'm essentially doing the same, however I am admittedly less creative. So I've been essentially modding the entire 5e handbook, rewriting rules, changing lethality, adding and removing content, and writing everything up.
I plan on releasing what I've got when I'm done, with the appropriate citations for inspiration (cuz some things really do deserve the eyes, even if its broken as shit, the idea was admirable) and removal of copywrit content (cuz fuck catching a case I can't afford) then either pay-walling the setting, npcs, & original content or releasing it under a "donate if you can" model... cuz frankly I understand what it is to be on the high seas with sand in your boots, only enough grog in your barrels to make it to port, and a hard hankering for entertainment.
Amen brother. We are retaking that childlike wonderment that came from picking up a stick in the school yard and making an adventure. For goodness sake where did the fun go with modern tabletop?
@@thebajanbots7131 Really, I would submit that the fun went away when it became commercialized - and therefore had to become a uniform, standardized product that would be playable the same way everywhere, not made-up-in-garage-and-basement stuff. The fun began to fade when it stopped being a game for _makers_ and started being a game for _players._ Video games went through that phase; then technology developed to the point that ppl started modding. Then after modders (whether cheat hackers or creatives trying to make the game more fun) could not be kept out of Starcraft and Half-Life, developers started allowing them access to some of the same tools they used to create game content and adjust rules, graphics, etc. Starcraft II shipped with the full set of developer tools used on top of the game engine.
"Modders gonna mod."
And 'makers gonna make.' Personally I miss the BESM system. I think it had potential.
Remember when Parler was shut down because of "An alarming connection with the 'Insurrection at the Capitol'". AKA being the fastest growing social media service on the mobile market.
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
Boom, blacklisted from every logistics company and storefront for being neo-Nazi propaganda.
@@rabidchoco1 remember when "Neo-Nazi" meant an actual Neo-Nazi, and not just slightly right of Trotsky?
@@thegamingkaiser2874 yep.
@@thegamingkaiser2874 🎯
I have dozens of working friends in the "draws boobs for the internet" community who produce better work in their sleep than most of the Marvel artists can do on their best days.
Not me. I'm almost a 7/10 on my best day, have an art style informed by the metric ass tonne of romance manga that I read, and I screwed up my back when I was in the military and for me this is just a hobby I get paid to do while I support my wife in her career. But these other folks out there putting out consistent high quality illustrative works. Yeah, they blow the "pros" out of the water.
What you see in something like Hollywood is clearly nepotism, as well as oppression of free thinkers. They clearly don't have the most talented writers. It's not what you can do or know, it's who. Perhaps those talented folks can join Rippa's ranks.
I've seen bedroom-dwelling henti artists at the edge of Newgrounds draw modern Marvel to ribbons.
The Rippaverse train is all gas, no brakes.
Hopefully the book is actually good.
Doesn't matter. I bought the signed first edition bundle...proudly. And I gave up comics years ago. Proud of ya Rippa!
@@HallowedKhaos91 contrary to the establishment, there will be course correction if it isn't.
Amen!
I haven't read any comics in years, but I have to give ISOM a read.
As a musician who works in thrash and hardcore and has caught endless shit for my lyrics being either religious or hard libertarian right in nature and subject matter, you and Eric are good encouragement. Thanks for this video, I got some recording to get to. God speed.
Also, I'm still waiting on that toaster.
I hope to hear some of your music soon
Warning. The first album has a terrible mix, I really had no clue what I was doing, and it's more hardcore than thrash, punk with some metal influence.
We're still recording the second album.
@@jeremycarnes1656 Do you still have that link? So far, I see a live track for Evolver
@@jeremycarnes1656 Is your album XII Crusade? If so, I found it.
That shit never ceases to irk me, metal and hard rock have always been anti establishment and yet all of a sudden they are all raging leftists that shill for lockdowns and vaccinations….fucking posers, that is why I fuck with bands like Combichrist who are pro freedom consistently.
Crush your enemies.
See them driven before you.
And hear the lamentation of their feminine identifying beings.
Lol 😆
*spits out virtual drink*
"Feminine identifying beings" 😂😂😂
Arnold would be so proud of you 😂
I agree Razor. As Kreia said ''To be united by hatred is a fragile alliance at best.''.
"Apathy is death!"
@@Samaritan38"the slightest push, the slightest pull can send echos"
"Entrenched assholes in positions they don't deserve" I'm stealing this, thank you
"Don't cry about the culture...BECOME the culture!"
That hit me.
Be the person you want to see. Create the kind of atmosphere you want to live in. And more importantly, do not ever apologize or feel ashamed for not being a Leftist.
Leftists won’t ever forgive you, so there’s no reason to ever apologize.
*Liberal. Identity politics garbage is the realm of the liberal. Leftists don't do that identity politics bullshit.
Who would aspire to be like these ghouls? They are the worst humanity has to offer. The most prone to ostracizing and censorship, too. You won't find any creativity or talent in whatever snakepit that leftists comprise.
"Be the change you want to see in the world."
"Do not pray for an easy life; pray for the strength to endure a difficult one."
"Always trust yourself, express yourself, believe in yourself. Do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it."
-Bruce Lee
“Even if you draw like Michael J. Fox after a triple shot Espresso.”
No words have ever spoke more truth.
We all know Michael has Parkinson’s Disease. But I still go back and watch his old movies every couple years.
All the guys I loved growing up are either old and withered or dead in a grave.
I’m still waiting for my generation of Millennials to produce something grand. But the woke idiots and the government are trying to push us back.
Remember, though, Razor, they killed Parler after screaming "make your own."
They don't want to.merely segregate, they want to stomp out dissent and they always have. The ghost of Woodrow Wilson is alive and well.
I know who Woodrow Wilson is, but could you please explain what he did? I'm not from the US btw.
@@leonelimalevu2199 sure, no problem.
Wilson was probably our most authoritarian president. He abused the living shit out of things like the Sedition Act (which if I remember correctly originated from his administration), he set up a civilian secret police force called the Citizen's Brigade or Sedition Brigade, I don't remember which. Those actually led to people being jailed for long periods of time on suspicion and never receiving due process. I might be wrong but I think he's the one who sterilized that girl in the south.. He, and both Roosevelts (ESPECIALLY FDR, though Teddy was the original RINO and shares blame) saddled us with the majority of the "progressive" social welfare programs that are crippling for our society, and he (Wilson) definitely gave rise to the prohibitions that led to the drug war. He was the architect of segregation in the south. And he basically founded the League of Nations, which was the first incarnation of the shit pile known as the United Nations, which further gave us the EU.
If you're ever curious how fucking epically disastrous progressivism was in America, and want to see how progressivism gave direct rise to both Marxism AND fascism and how both ideas germinated and fared in the U.S., and how that also influenced the rise of those ideas in the Eastern Bloc and the popularity of globalism an excellent starting point is the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. He was the biggest, most tyrannical, most evil piece of shit to ever occupy 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
And guess what party he was part of, which still lionizes him today.
@@leonelimalevu2199 in the end, my man, Wilson is proof that the phrase many like to employ - "it couldn't happen here" - is absolute horseshit.
It not only can happen here, it did happen here, and to lesser extent its currently happening. Look into what's happening with the J6 prisoners or the New York 9.
Yes. Become the culture. This also doesn't just apply to media, politics etc. It applies to everything. I live in a small town where I own a doggie daycare, I use that to bring the owners here up to speed with modern times as much as possible and I can see a notable difference in just 2 years. No matter what it is, if you have a problem with it, do something to change it. BUT also recognize that you may not have the best solutions. Continue to improve in everything you do always.
This
They never should've said, "if you don't like it, go make your own X"
A lot of people took that as a legit suggestion and did it.
heh yea that call they made was like the ramones first tour of the usa. now watch all the punk rockers rise from the shadows to put their foot in the face of the corporate bullshit.
It was only a matter of time and now you're seeing their hypocrisy with the vicious backlash trying to shut it all down.
They legitimately thought no-one would ever bother to "go make their own X." They thought it was a slam-dunk comeback, that it was impossible; a _vae victis_ to their defeated foes... They thought this because _they_ would never go and build something of their own. They totally expected their opponents to be as lazy, meek and un-entrepreneurial as they are.
Now people have actually done so, oh how they screech!
@@RoganGunn It's not so much that they thought no one would bother, it's that they thought they were so big and in control, they could drown out any attempts before it got off the ground. You can see their arrogance when they release characters like snowflake and safespace and think that even that can't be competed with, regardless of its failure. They thought that as long as they stamp MARVEL, DISNEY, DC, HOLLYWOOD etc on it, it would have more legitimacy than much better written stories and much better art all round and that the drones would continue to write off smaller creatives.
@@ty194 🎯
-Demand to join your closed community because [reason]
-Demand that the community change to accomodate them
-"If you don't like it, just make your own!"
-You create your own community
-Return to top
Every single time
Absolute point and proof that the black pill is simply irreverence at best, and a suicide pact at worst.
I’m definitely ready to give my money to people that don’t hate me and actually value their craft.
I liken black pills to any recreational drug with severe health risks attached: You're perfectly fine to take them, but they're doing you nothing but harm and keep them the fuck away from us. We don't need second hand exposure to that shit. If only blackpills had a proper rehab method...
Why not, they're utterly ruining all our Superhero's and laughing at us while they hemorrhage money - as our Superheroes are now, they're nothing I respect or care about. If they started brand new characters like them today, I'd have zero interest to know anything about them so ya, might as well create new ones
black pill goes so much deeper than that creating content like rippa did sure is nice but how does that change the fact that we re in a 1984 distopia and that the government is working for the deep state which want us all dead? unless you re willing to get everyone together and do something about it stop speaking as if you know what you re talking about.
as much as people make fun of it for taking eons to develop, this is why I'm happy to give money to the company making Star Citizen. They don't hate me, and the people working on the game are actually passionate about it. I'm fairly certain zero developers at Blizzard / EA / Activision have actually played a video game besides what's on their phone. Who'd have thought AAA game devs actually playing games would become such a rare thing?
@@potheadraccoon8536 How about you shut up for once and touch some grass, hmm? Why don't you get off your computer and get a real life instead of being an armchair activist trying to make people demoralized with your stupidity?
“Just go make your own spaces”
“Your terms are acceptable”
I made my order when Rippa said he would be "glad to have me as a customer". Sold.
I’m with you razor, i’m sick and tired of hearing people complain about Marvel or DC. If we want to save entertainment or make it less terrible we need to do the heavy lifting ourselves by making our own characters, stories and books to compete with the so called big boys. Make Marvel and DC earn that money and brand loyalty that they lost many moons ago.
"I’m sick and tired of hearing people complain about Marvel or DC" Have you seen YoungRippa59's videos? That's literally all he talks about.
This is already going on, there’s a horde of indie books out there to discover.
@@1234_Flux Comic book man talks about comic books. Big . Fucking Shock.
Well, here I am thinking about drawing one of my Antihero-OCs banging Harley Quinn.
@@guanoguy4800can you give some recommendations?
Best part of rippas sales pitch other than "ID love to have you as a customer" was at no point was his characters race put center stage to sell the books. Just the story. More of that PLEASE
That's all you guys have talked about though... kinda weird obsession actually
@@forceghostburtreynolds Go watch some more Disney+, loser.
@@forceghostburtreynolds
This is the same page from the left side just being read by the right now. This is bizarro mirror world kinda stuff.
@@forceghostburtreynolds leftists are obsessed with race.
@@a.wadderphiltyr1559 yep, like we JUST had the whole if you dont lile Reeva its bc youre a racist thing, then if you dont like jane foster you are sexist. People who cant understand we are sick of that shit being the main focus now and then used to beat us over the head are part of the problem
Rippa did a fantastic job selling these books as the story the art and the characters are what matter
The sad reality for some of these tragically tragic marxists is that they are not creative, they parrot and parody, but they don't create. Creativity is actually rare, it took me a while to get this.
Eric July is creative. He's intelligent and determined. He's a threat to the wallabies that draw with four thumbs and think up content with a jellyfish's brain.
I'm nextdoor in table top RPGs. These weebles have tried to take over but where I am, the OSR, has no leaders, we are DIY creators, and we are mostly older, but not too old to not have teeth and claws still.
As someone with an illustration degree that's been struggling with a job I hate, this was well-timed and much-needed. Godspeed to you as well!
Apply to rippaverse or LWC.
You can do it bro!
Get after it.
As someone whose learning the craft of writing a story while working in a job that I hate your better off putting that degree to good use.
Illusstration dagree???wtf lol
This is why me and my Japanese tabletop buddies are going full steam creating a grimdark doujin based off our own homebrewed WH40K Inquisition characters, because we couldn't stand what Marvel did with their gradual woke take on WH40K. GW lawyers be damned.
But in case they try to snuff it out, we're creative enough to flip it around and become our own original idea. And it's all thanks to the success of Rippaverse and channels like Razor's to keep that passion alive in this culture of woke culture.
>grimdark
>A fucking doujin
Why?
Also while I understand that Marvel likes to sugar coat things, I feel grimdark has gotten old. Our people need inspiration and hope, not more depression than they already have.
*_They're FORCING us to create new alternatives and competitors, getting me to say "Thank You" and "Fuck You" in equal measure._*
Ok, you cant draw, you cant paint, but you've still got artistic asperations none the less. Surround yourself with those that can, collaborate, and make it happen. And when it takes off, always give credit where credit is due.
As an author myself I agree.
Power is not given, it is taken
Razor can both destroy and inspire. Really inspiring man
Let them cry...Their tears are like nectar, their lamentations sound like beautiful music.
They kept their nostrils flared with their self important heads held high, and you mad lads promptly shoved those heads in their own shit.
Keep it up, stay pulpy!
I have been saying this for years! Create art that isn't post modernist crap. Start business that treat people the way you want to be treated. Organize social events that build communities the likes of which you want to be a part of! Good on ya razorfist!
Seized the ground, Take the spot, Give not an inch and Let not those who wish you down
Eric D July, Doug TenNaple, J. Ishiro Finney, The Kamen America Team and many others are making culture better for all of us!
So proud of Eric. 🤘 (Edit: Just bought "The Long Moonlight".) As Eric says, 51% people, just give at least 51% to our side.
Thanks, Razor. This is good encouragement to put the fingers to the keyboard and keep writing.
As someone writing screenplays, this was a nice little boost of confidence. Thanks, Razor.
What're your screenplays about? We need more good horror movies that are actually scary 😨
@@jamesgatz4490 and hopefully a work with creeping darkness and fear as it's main point. No jumpscares.
@@markknife1 Exactly, no jump scares or jokes at inappropriate times. But can there still be b00bies?🥺
I shelfed an animation project long ago.
I just might begin working on it again to create that counter culture.
Send rippa and daily wire a sample?
“To be united in ire is to stand for nothing at all.” Been looking for a way to express this idea for a bit now. Thank you for putting it so concisely.
Razor and Rippa are prime examples of DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Both Isom #1 and Death Mask drop this year. We don't need the mainstream, folks.
We need crossovers eventually
@@flamestoyershadowkill I wouldn't do a crossover. However, I'd love to see a comic run with Razor at the helm. Hell, even a Nightvale limited comic release/graphic novel would be awesome.
Yup
I'm working on a pulp novella, and hadn't gotten any writing done today and this video gave me motivation to actually get some writing done.
Iron Age already happened. 80's and 90's.
There has not, however, been a Diamond Age, a Steel Age, or a Titanium Age.
Dude always on point as hell, but the Iron Age grabbed me like nothing else. In no part of my mind did I ever really envision comics changing from the shit we have... till you said those words. As an old comic nerd, the words "Iron Age" gave me more hope for this industry then I have had in over 20 years. You are 100% right that we have always referred to the Ages, and this age has run its course.
Historically Iron Age is accurate a more readily available resource that cannot be gate kept by the old powers.
We're the Sea Peoples; no wonder they're terrified of us.
Honestly that definitely rolls off the tongue far better then just calling us "comicsgate" I mean didn't that get labeled at us after that bullshit meltdown by Heather Antos and her "milkshake crew"?
Rise of indie comics was inevitable. Would be hilarious if marvel and DC start copying these Comics from outside the establishment to stay relevant.
I recently printed my first volume of my own series, "Scent". It wasn't created as a "screw you" to the current state of the comic book industry, but I definitely didn't feel like I was competing in a fair playing field when seeking publishing. Going to these publishers and seeing what they're currently putting out is eye-opening.
Very proud to be working with the people of Mythoverse Comics. They're doing exactly this. Going their own way and making comics they believe in.
Working with… are they currently hiring??
customer
Comics industry: “You look like a Proud Boy!”
Eric July: “I am your pallbearer.”
Eric July is fucking killing it! I can't wait to see what else his new company will be making in the future
I self-published my novels instead of begging agents to represent me because I didn't want to go through that gatekeeping process. Is is hard to sell my books to the public on my own? Yes. However, I rather do it this way than beg a publishing company. Plus, these companies require writers to have a sizable social media following before they will publish their book.
Which is demonstrably inane. Someone told me that Stephen King ran into that problem. Conventional publishers just put up ridiculous hurdles because they want to make sure that they do not lose money.
This encourages me as a writer. A big thanks to Eric July and Yourself for lighting a fire.
"become part of the solution, not part of the problem..." I still love that quote from die hard
As a carnie that ran a ball in the basket game, I can assure you there are no springs in the basket. Or under it or anywhere at all. The key is leaving a ball in the basket which stops the practice throws from bouncing out. When the player is confident they can get the ball in the basket, the carnie simply removes the ball from the basket and bounce bounce bounce every ball thrown bounces out. No springs needed.
Exactly the way the baskets are made is why they're so "springy" in the bottom. If you've ever seen an old timer or anyone who understands how they're made using one in an orchard or garden or field, they always load something like apples they're picking into them first before beginning to drop/throw others into it. This comment's from someone who did 5 seasons when younger during the late 80's early 90's and it was a blast as well as damned good money with unlimited parties/pussie back then. (Don't get butt-hurt those who read this, your sisters, girlfriends and wives came to us we didn't even have to work for it). This is coming from someone who never had his own joint and just worked for .25 cents on the dollar clearing a grand or more a week back then and in a hot spot far more than that...
Work with a former carnie and he confirms. He was more ride side and on the mechanical side of things ("Naaaaah, that won't kill ya, it's only 240 volts!") But he did the games as well to give breaks and swap folk out.
He's, uh... quite the character!
Edit: auotocorrect shenanigans
The stories you must have.
Anyone ever declare "Shenanigans"?
@@North33A I have had a small handful of disgruntled customers, but a quick wit and a bonus prize always worked for me. I wasn't the best at the basket game, the real pro's would get the marks (carnie for customer) spending big bucks. My wheel house was the kids games offering a prize every time. I was loud and boisterous making my game the center of attraction. I had dozens of routines, my favorite was when I would wink at the parents and let the kids think they outwitted me, grudgingly handing over their prize. I just wasn't that good at convincing people to play a rigged game. I did it, I just wasn't good at it. I was very good at drawing big crowds with easy games and lots of little prizes.
I discovered you because Eric July said to go watch you and now....now I'm in love. I subscribed after the first 10 seconds. Just ordered the book and you inspired me to finish my book. Keep doing what you do brother.
The best part of activists infiltrating everything is that they're so incompetent they can't compete in the open market. We'll take those openings in entertainment and create a parallel economy to destroy them at their own game. We need to carry this momentum into indie games and movies as well.
When you read comments such as, "I don't read comics but I support this book" you know the activist are there. How are they supporting the book? Oh right by word of mouth, of course they start the sentence with "I don't read comics but".
I'm learning coding as a hobbie but for the intention of indie games. I got a lot of ideas and if any of them take off hopefully make some cash while I'm at it.
Daily Wire is already on the warpath with Hollywood and Disney. More companies will make it out of the woodwork given enough time.
"We need to carry this momentum into indie games and movies as well" - don't forget music. One of the oldest, if not THE oldest movement, when it comes to making stuff independent of others. Without the independent music scene there wouldn't be most of Metal, Punk/Postpunk, Rap and the various electronic genres. Trends and creative visions start in the underground and always will (and it should shield itself against corporatization).
I'm a programmer that has worked in the game industry and simulation. Working on an indie game in my spare time; I've had ideas for games I've wanted to get out for years now, just takes some time as a solo dev. :)
Me and some colleagues have noticed this too and decided to walk away from the industry ourselves to make new IPs.
Now we have a small, four-man team in the form of a collaborative workshop. We all have some ideas, but were currently planning out and storyboarding stuff right now, so clearly we're WAY behind you and Rippa, but we'll hopefully make up ground.
I won't speak on the works of my colleagues, but I'm working on a war comic placed in a chaotic dieselpunk take on WW2.
Hope to see you pick up a copy, Razor. Thanks for the encouragement.
1:17 CORRECTION, it's NOT a crowd funding campaign. He spent $100 000 (his OWN money) when establishing the company. The CAMPAIGN side was just to keep track of how much he has made in terms of pre-orders, since the books are already done, and ready to be shipped worldwide next month (about 73 days left). Already by the looks of things, it already doing BANGERS even beyond his own expectations.
He spent $200k
@@ty194 my mistake
I’m excited ordered a Signed Cover B.
That falls under the heading of 'same shit, different pile'.
I would argue its still kinda crowd funding. Ive pre ordered plenty of omnis from publishers and backed around 80 IGG/KS projects. Only the crowdfunders have a donate option on their page.
"The question isn't: who's going to let me? Its: who's going to stop me?"
Ayn Rand
Needed to hear this. Just lost my job. Been thinking about writing for awhile. I'm an alcoholic already so I have that going!
"Flailing at empty air" is the term Eric July uses. And it fits. They're striking at phantom weaknesses and where they want him to be. Not where he actually is; which is trancended.
I’m not a comic book guy, but the same sentiment can be put towards film.
It’s seems these days that there aren’t actors anymore, but people just playing themselves and the script is made to suit the irl person.
But it’s the same deal; instead of getting a therapy session they just project and expect the herd to keep up with their ever changing feelings and minuscule problems
The Iron Age? Dude, that was the 1990s. I say welcome to THE STEEL AGE OF COMICS !
See, It's envy, cowardice, lack of coping skills, mental illness, demonic possession & jealousy
Pure & simple
Don’t forget the mental illness and/or demonic possession.
@@combativeThinker That too
@@combativeThinker And self-mutilation and trauma. They hate the fact someone put effort and work and is now succeeding because he put his mind and will to the goal he wanted to achieve and now is seeing the fruits of his labour. All the SJW comic artist deep down know they were hired because of there politics not because they worked for it or even had talent
The success of Eric July, Ya Boi Zack, EVS, and yourself (reading the Long Moonlight right now, btw, and it rules) has inspired me to start writing my own stuff. No guarantee that it'll be any good, but it'll at least exist. God f'in speed.
"A nation’s culture is the sum of the intellectual achievements of individual men, which their fellow-citizens have accepted in whole or in part, and which have influenced the nation’s way of life. Since a culture is a complex battleground of different ideas and influences, to speak of a “culture” is to speak only of the dominant ideas, always allowing for the existence of dissenters and exceptions."--Ayn Rand
Do not let our culture become be taken by a bunch of collectivist with a vendetta. Become the dominate ideas!
Even Ayn Rand had her lucid moments it would seem...LOL
@@PreacherwithoutaPulpit Ayn Rand had good ideas, she just couldn't write a book to save her life.
Atlas Shrugged is a slog to read, even if I agree with it's core tenets.
Too little too late, the centrist rejected the wisdom of his ancestors. Called them mean and intolerable. So everything because porous, the flood gates were opened. Now the centrist wants to save the titanic by scooping water out with a hat, never going to happen. We cannot save our nation, only learn harsh lessons going forward to the birth of the new one.
There is no individual without a collective to birth him. There is no collective without individuals to make it up. This, the collective versus individual, is a false dichotomy.
I'm doing my part. Published my first comic last year and I'm working on a even bigger and better project right now. I even backed the Rippaverse day one. That said, I got The Long Moonlight and I look forward to the next installment of your work. Not only must we be the culture, we must support it when it's deserving.
That's right!!!! If you're a creator, either put up, or shut up, fight, or flee. I'm glad to be a customer of the Rippaverse. Seeing him reach $1.6 million motivated me to perfect my art, and attempt to throw my hat into the ring. We...will...win!! LET'S...GET IT!!!!!!!!!!
Go for it! Be relentless!
It will be hard work, and it may not succeed, but if it does...
Razor this was to me the most important and relevant video you have ever made. The time has come to not just complain about what's being made but to make it outselves...well said sir.
From rippa to REAVA. Ripping the flesh off is never enough. Now he is reaving the paradigm. Godspeed.
@digifalc0087 When a company needs crowdfunding to make something as iconic as a lightsaber that should tell how much they screwed a company
Hasbro doesn’t need to crowdfund anything. HASLAB is a scheme to get passionate fans to pay a huge premium on “limited edition” toys. Adding a pseudo democratic element to the production process does have the benefit of showing what properties still draw interest; the Rancor and wokesaber failing their funding goals is a huge blow to Star Wars.
This is good life advice as well, and something I wish I had known in my early twenties;
Don't ask for permission, don't be dissuaded by what others say, and put your best foot forward with confidence; It's going to be a rocky road for sure, but when you make it in the end you can look back with pride. Don't be the guy who stalls at the starting line.
Banking, currency, ISPs, an entire society. Unless these can be instituted independently, this is still at the mercy of the system.
Remind me again: how is it that you eat a dragon? 🤔
"To be united in ire is to stand for nothing at all."
That's a good line. I'm going to remember that.
I've spent around 1K on CG, Rippaverse and Alterna comics in the past 3 years. Looking forward to Rippa's book. Got a signed copy on the way. Woot.
Came here due to MULTIPLE content creators singing your praises. They were absolutely correct! You are great sir!
I actually finished the rewrite of my first book yesterday. I think it could use one last touch up and then I'll be shopping for publishers again.
Good luck 🤞🤞
Best of luck. I'm still writing up edits I want to include in my second draft.
I'll definitely be going the self-published route, as there is more positives for going independent than negatives. From what I've read, the major publishers mostly only accept manuscripts from writers who have already proven that they can market their own work. Unless the publisher expressly promises to market the book for you, I wouldn't bother.
I'm hoping to find other creators to network with. Maybe even a small independent publisher to network with. But mainly I want to commission artwork and share it on social media, hopefully encourage fanart. If I have to, I'll even narrate my own audiobook and share it on youtube to attract attention.
@@mistersharpe4375 I’m in the same boat. I have just two publishers in mind that I’m going to try first before I go the self-publishing route. There’s tons of resources I’ve found including a company here in St. Louis that helps with self-publishing. I also want to commission art for the cover, a handful of interior illustrations and some promotional artwork for posters and stuff
@@mediaocrity4 Nice! Unfortunately, I was just born in the wrong country to have a career in art nourished locally.
I haven't yet stumbled across any particular artist I'd like to commission for interior work. But if need be, a few basic illustrations above each chapter heading (Redwall style) would be perfect for the atmosphere I want to create.
As someone who backed multiple Iconic Comics projects, namely Kamen America, Black Hops, and Soulfinder, as well as being a backer for Blade Devil from Raging Golden Eagle, I do not regret those purchases. Iconic Comics stuff is worth getting for the art alone. Kamen America being a standout since it was made in direct response to how Marvel and DC run their comics division. Blade Devil also has some amazing artwork and the panels just flow so perfectly together. RGE has my respect for being someone who put his money where his mouth was and took those who said "Why don't you make your own?" to task and made those same people boil over with anger. If you can get your hands on Kamen America, which conveniently there is an Iconic Comics reprint campaign going on, however many of the tiers are sold out, or Blade Devil I'd say do it. I plan on looking into Razor's work as well.
Edit: Just ordered both of Razor's books.
Hail the IRON AGE! True creatives WILL win out. I'll support all the way as much as possible
That tombstone sign off hit like a sledgehammer! A thing of beauty.
I just want to shout out another creator out there. A TH-camr by the name of The Masked Man is working on his own Manga called Devoro and he’s taking a lot of criticism and applying it. Dude is working hard to bring us quality. Love Razorfist and Rippa. Inspires me to create.
I’ll check him out.
My issue here is - I don't want to be the Culture. I never wanted to be the Culture. I just wanted to enjoy the things that I enjoy and be left alone to enjoy them.
That's over now.. You either become what you want to see in the world, or you allow these psychotic r*e*t*a*r*d*s* to dictate what your life will become..
It's nice to see some optimism coming from outside the homogenized artistic bubble again. Creators need to feel like things aren't hopeless. I may not have anywhere near the exposure you do, Razor, but I'm doing my part, too.
What are you doing? Would love to check it out
Been working on a dark fantasy series and an action horror series for years and have had no idea what to do with them. Mainly because I'm so attached to them and the characters that I don't want to go to a company that would take them for their own and butcher them if they decided to kick me out. I'm also a much better writer than artist and don't want to make their gothically beautiful worlds ugly as sin. Hope you get to make your stories because not being able to finish them or get mine out there in their entirety is a nightmare of mine.
@@johnnyboy2537 You could go the indie route, but I imagine paying an illustrator for a project of that kind would run you quite a lot of money. If you are looking to go that direction, however, websites like Reedsy have a ton of pros who can help you get your project off the ground. I don't know how it works with your genre, specifically, but most publishers want samples first and will only then commit to seeing a project through. Maybe get one smaller section edited and illustrated first? I know what you mean about having to hold on to a manuscript. Can drive you insane after a while.
@@aaronbarry3017 I'm looking to learn how to draw it myself and building up my own routines, procedures, and skills before I go to publishers since I don't have the money and I'm not completely sure how the rights would work. I figured I should probably look for a good partner to help me with it and check my shit. I don't mind some degree of partnership since I don't want things to go to my head though. I'd hate to turn into what the Marvel crowd did with different politics. Most of the stuff I'm making involves visual storytelling that I'm not sure just writing would be able to convey. Plus the horror story has some a lot of weird, trippy, and mindfuckery things in it because the world is going nuts and one of the main characters is actually going insane so animation or comics would work best. Guess I'll just have to keep my eyes open for Marvel and DC competitors or save up to make my own.
Things are pretty fucking hopeless tho
I’ve already begun work on a book (series, maybe depending on how long it ends up being) and I’m about 1/4 of the way through. Being how I am, I going to end up writing it twice as I want to make sure I don’t miss any plot threads or foreshadowing and that they characters behavior makes sense with who they are. The basic premise is a prison gang becomes super human through a grueling training and diet regime prescribed in an ancient military manuscript, escapes, and takes over the country with the aid of power hungry politicians and activists. The heroes are a motley crew of military and citizens who form a rebellion and fight back when no one else will.
You and Rippa have inspired me, sir, and perhaps one day I can have the honor and pleasure of working with you gentlemen as well as others like RGE, EVS, Richard C Meyer, Doug TenNapel, etc.
He right about being your own thing it time we see great people like Razor and Ripper bring new storyline to us.
I was not expecting this video to be a wholesome championing of independent creative culture. I completely agree. If you got some talent, get out there and do it on your own. You might not have huge success but at least you are doing what you like to do and that is a reward in itself.
Yeah but if there is no money in it then doesn't this mean this whole thing was completely pointless?
Very well done. We must create, we must build, we must speak of our beliefs in a way that is not a reaction to our enemies, but is speaking of Truth and power.
We must be Robert E Howard, who spoke of Eternal Truths and Conquest in his writing, rather than the piddling conservative types who write only of their own oppression and resistance.
You’re right. We must go beyond our age, dig into our myths and ancestral spirits. Transcend modernity, push back against the age.
When they demand to be let in, just say "you already have yours. Stay there."
Thanks RazorFist, this is exactly what I needed to hear to start drawing and writing again. God fuckin speed.
This is why after five years, I'm finally making my own book.
You, Van Sciver, Rippa and Zack, holy shit I'm finally getting excited for upcoming stories and entertainment. Its nice to not have to worry about a fun per cringe ratio.
The right has Razorfist, Ben Shapiro, Steven Crowder, Better Bachelor, and Tom Macdonald. The left has AOC, Lizzo, DSP, Chunk Yogurt, and Rosie O'Donnell. I chose wisely.
This is exactly the kick in the pants people need to start (or resume) creating, myself included! Godspeed to all creatives within the Razorforce and anyone else who took up their "make your own" offers!
I’ve always been scared and nervous to start my own book, I don’t want to be mediocre on the world stage as an author, but Razör, you’ve inspired me. It’s time for me to batten down the hatches and finally crank out that story I’ve wanted to make for so long. And I’ll most definitely be picking up the Long Moonlight when I’ve got the cash to spare
Rippaverse so far looks great. The day Eric July launched the Rippaverse, he practically sold out his premier collectable items and he went above and beyond what he thought he was going to make in pre-orders. I can't wait for a more extended merch collection. Razörforce, it is imperative that we protect The Rippaverse from the woketards and SJWs.
Edit: The Rippaverse is looking at doing more than just comics.
That's the thing the "Rippaverse" won't need or protection because it can stand on it's own because it's going to be that damned good.
Sure we need to keep the crazies out of the fan sites if possible and spread that it exists but other than that we're good...
@@PreacherwithoutaPulpit You make an interesting point. I kinda think we should gatekeep the hell out of The Rippaverse because I could see the terminal malding that will happen because Eric July isn't gonna be with that whole "muh representation" noise and respects the fandom and our intelligence.
Edit: the more I think about it, the more I realize that the worst that the they/them cultist aspies are probably going to do is REEEEEEEEE in their echo chambers because of the lack of "dIvErSiTy", write hit pieces, and cope by making godawful queer fanfics
The problem for me when it comes to the comics industry is that I don't really read comic. I'm more of a gamer to be honest. But I did buy The Long Moonlight because I wanted to support Razor in his endeavors. I'll definitely be picking up Death Mask at some point. God Speed from the Razor Force Gamer Division.
Iron age of comics! Hell yes! I just bought a copy of your book.