In 2000, Brian Yuzna directed a film version, shot in Spain, called Faust: Love Of The Damned. It costars Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator, various Star Trek series).
Sadly, it was a terrible adaption. Maybe the worst I have ever seen from Yuzna. The actor, who played the main charakter, made brought his role into utterly ridiculos territory with his stupid grimacing and not even some nice costars, like Jeffrey Combs or Andrew Divoff could save this disaster.
Faust was one of the first Indie works I ran across that firmly planted itself in the "adults only" section of a comic shop. It's part of a weird sub-genre of comics, books, and games that goes so far out it's way to be dark and edgy that it renders the subject matter boring. It's a strange twist on that line from The Incredibles: When everything is shocking, eventually nothing is.
While it started strong, it lost me when it dragged on it's ending for years and years through a seemingly endless demon-splatter orgy. The plot of the last maybe five issues could had been condensed into one without loosing anything important.
I know the feeling. It's basically the same as eating a chocolate Santa Claus for breakfast for a week. After the third time, it gets boring (and very sad).
Faust isn't really my style either and I haven't read it. But I respect the hell out of it, because the creators stuck with it and finished it. And man, Tim Vigil's artwork is really something.
Based on how Faust has little demons hanging off his person like fashion accessories, I'd say Marc Silvestri HAD read the comic before he published his own serires, The Darkness.
@@NotCharAznable nobody I know reads ot or head of it..I was reading it in 98 in Winnipeg..had to dip out of that city..or was going to jail for emulating the comic in real-time..I was that guy till I discovered lorazepan..
I genuinely believe that Spawn banked on the lack of knowledge of Faust. Most of us saw it behind comic counters out of reach. Its a clear rip off to me. Tim Vigil's work does a crazy good job of straddling the line between p*rn and art. I find myself rereading it every now and again to attempt to find a conclusion. Is it ridiculously edgy? Yes. Is it unnecessarily graphic? Yes. Is it what the creators wanted it to be? Yes.
Faust is......interesting. I've read the series from the beginning back in the day, though when I say read I mean I adored Tim Vigil's style (being an illustrator with a deep love for Bernie Wrightson and frank Frazetta) and that was the primary reason I kept coming back. Visually it certainly improved, and I'm glad they were able to tell their story. But.... I never cared for the story. It is a disturbing and bizarre take on the Faustian gambit, where Mephistopheles is the least interesting part, and the characters aside from John and him just go through horrible things. I always though Claire was more compelling as a villain, and that's not saying much, because she is essentially just a sexually charged femme fatale. And the less said about Quinn's Dr. Strange run, the better. They took my favorite comic character from Gillis' unique run to start that series out to Roy and Dann Thomas writing some very interesting stuff to a bunch of people including artist Geoff Isherwood going through the motions to giving Quinn carte blanche to just remake the book and man, it was just the absolute worst. I'm just sad Tim never got to do anything high profile. Him on books like Conan would be amazing, but his reputation is too closely tied to Faust, and I don't see it happening.
I remember thinking that given Faust's content he was a interesting choice to take over the writing for Dr Strange. Didn't work out very well, as I recall.
Glad to see you giving this one a look. We had a blast covering Faust on our show a few years ago- and even sparked the interest of David Quinn who was kind enough to chat with us and show support. Genuinely wonderful creator doing some absolutely off-the-wall, punk rock comic work. Easily one of our favorite episodes we did.
I've seen issues of this at one of my local antique shops for about 15 - 20 bucks. I first found out about this series from Jim and Ed of Cartoonist Kayfabe interviewing Tim Vigil.
The movie based on this comic is also very interesting, regardless of the unfortunate choice of having loud slashing sounds/screamers at random intervals
The first time I ever saw this comic was when I was sorting through my uncle's comic book collection In our garage. The art used to confuse me, but it also kinda appeals to me and I actually like Faust design despite him just looking like an edgier wolverine.
Good old Faust. Next to Heavy Metal, this was my introduction into the world of adult comics that were really bizarre and well drawn. I have to admit though, after reading Faust I have to chase it with two shots of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. 😬 -- Thanks for the video, it was well done.
I've enjoyed GRIPS , FAUST , AND SPAWN ( as well as all the spinoffs) but , if given the choice between being hunted by SPAWN or FAUST , I'll go with FAUST!! At least with him I just might escape with my life!!
Intended or not it always feels like a visceral reaction to... something. I feel it was more personal, like they were treating it like angry people treat punching bags.
Faust and spawn even the crow somewhat are just retellings of the 1700s German story of Faust. each with its own flare and inspiration. Faust is just also named after it.
I bought Grips and Faust when they came out, at the time there was not much like it. It doesn’t hold up well. The artwork is still good in my opinion. Thanks for this, I have to look in my long box for these.
Thank you. Never thought I'd see a Faust video on this channel! This series was a favorite of mine, even though I tend to agree with you on the writing. It was just so "over the top." I suppose that helps to balance it with Vigil's astounding art, but it just didn't work for me.
07:15 Can agree to disagree on that one. Not every story needs to have a statement or message. Sometimes a story is just that, a story. There's a place for stories with statements and theres a place for stories that are just stories. Never while reading Faust was I expecting a statement or message behind the story so maybe thats why I liked it for what it was and have it in my collection. What I love about stories in general is they dont need to fit a mold and can just be their own thing. To me Faust is an edgy superhero story that touches on sx and violence in a way that other superhero comics wont. And thats great. I do understand the "tedious" claim, I didn't binge read it, didnt have time to binge read during its run. I would catch up on Faust and many manga I was following during that time periodically. So none of them ever felt "tedious" because i getting parts of the stories drip fed over long period of years.
I used to work part time at a record store (well more of a general stuff and Records store). There was the first issue of Faust on the shop for floor for sale and no one ever bought it. And that's pretty much all I knew of Faust, that edgy looking indie comic that no one bought.
Im huge Faust fan still have first issue since 1990, I try get more comics. Readers give Faust a chance Think Fault movie hurted comic but always mention how he's more twisted than Carnage
I fucking love Faust. It’s the one most brutal and visceral comics ever. But yeah the story was pretty hard to follow. I didn’t even know he was a hitman. I thought he was just a artist
I have a couple of issues from the 80s.. i love the art and have sought out other books by Vigil like Webwitch.. that series also went on for a long time.
I've never been interested in reading this and my brother once mentioned how awful the film version is, describing it with his usual creative expletives. I am, though, now curious to revisit your episode on Black Kiss, so, thanks for that! Edit: spelling
Nice honest review. I love splatter punk but REALLY wanted to love this. Amazing art but the story/dialogue as you mentioned is really difficult to get through
It's some of the weakest dialogue and narration I can think of reading in a book with good art. Gets really hard to follow basic panel to panel transitions because of generic way Quinn wrote stuff. I dig some things about Faust but when just going from page 1 to page 2 becomes a chore, it's hard to get invested.
I read this comic during my edgy freshman year of college in 1989. It didn’t seem too try-hard to 18-year-old me, but in the year 2024 this book looks it would be trying to get up to speed with stuff like the “extreme horror” genre. Maybe I’m just cynical in my old age.
so i remember seeing this one behind the counter when i use to get comics before i could buy adult comics. along, long time ago. never got to peak at it.
Each issue of Veitch's BRATPACK made me feel like I needed to shower. A few random preview pages of FAUST (Can't remember where I saw them. THE BUYER'S GUIDE, maybe?) gave me the same feeling.
@@Aaron-zt5eeI love Vietch’s The Bratpack/Maximortal myself, although if I had to choose I’d have to pick his Maximortal/Boy Maximortal ongoing run. I just love a comic that can reference the Superman Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster screw over and can also have a Wonder Warthog cameo myself.
Spawn, Faust, Crow, Grendel, yeah; '80's aggressive sociopaths in spandex sure had their day back then but even then I was kinda meh on the trope even though I was all in on Vigilante and some of the other Disneyfied variations of the punishey villain-heroes in those pre-pubescence times. My only speculation is even back then I knew there would be no closure to any storylines with books like that back then; I guess I was more a zombie of the 4 part mini-series in those days.
Faust existed in its own world in the adult bin. It would be almost laughable to put Tim Vigil ‘s work and what Todd did on Spawn in the same genre outside of “demons/hell”. Faust went places Spawn would never go. What they do both have in common is terrible writting and great art work (though as a kid I loved Todd there’s moments where Vigil´s art work really popped out like his painted covers).
Bad analogy. And you've got it reversed. If there is an inspiration from one of these comics to the another, it's "Spawn" that was similar to "Faust". I worked in a comic store during the 1990s; early to mid. "Faust" came out several years before "Spawn". And for the record, the inspiration was more from Wolverine, than Todd McFarlane's mediocre comic, which didn't even exist at the time that "Faust" began. Do some research, before you post.
Original Heroes should check out probably had best art work in comics from Tony Wong there earlier comics Little rascals Japan probably most violent comics ever but Oriental Heroes is probably greatest martial arts comicbook
I have one issue of Faust and I share this channel’s opinion of the story. It’s not worth your time unless you just want something different to look at while you polish your knob.
I love horror comics and enjoy graphic violence in entertainment… And I have always felt the same way you did about Faust. The whole thing reeks of “trying too hard to be shocking and evil!” If only it had a sense of humor and didn’t take itself so seriously it just might work. But no, it doesn’t and I was never a fan.
This was a short sell, that doesnt really meet the work on it's own terms, or even take a stand consistent with the favorable treatment or principles applied to other comix reviewed here. It starts with a conclusion.. kind of a popular one at that, and quickly justifies it, making me confused as to why bother at all.
I dig Faust in concept but it could definitively use a revision. The dialogue and narration are not good, it's really hard sometimes to follow what the hell is going on and the pages are sometimes cluttered with random shit that is not clear if it's actually there or something that the main characters is imagining. For an over the top violent comic I prefer the manga Kakugo No Susume, lots of nude fights, boobs and gore (no erect cocks though, if people liked that aspect of Faust) and the story is not pretending to be a big analysis of violence and sex.
I would get it strictly for the artwork. I watched the film which was also written by the same guy wrote the graphic novels, and yeah, not gonna be vested into the story much.
If you're interested in seeing more images from this excellent work, I made a bootleg hard cover of Faust, Love Of The Damned, on my channel th-cam.com/video/VIvDJpwPm5o/w-d-xo.html
The title and parts of this video are pretty disingenuous, considering Faust predates Spawn by about five years, a not-unimportant detail you could've made more clear in your video. I'm not saying Macfarlane took anything from Faust, but you're certainly making it look like Quinn and Vigil took from Macfarlane, and that's grossly unfair.
I bought the kickstarter edition. And I have to be honest it was a chore to get through. The art and the spectacle are the main attractions of the book. The story was almost nonsensicle at times. I was so disappointed.
In 2000, Brian Yuzna directed a film version, shot in Spain, called Faust: Love Of The Damned. It costars Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator, various Star Trek series).
Yeah, it features “a pond of tits and ass” (RLM) - it’s better than the Spawn movie.
Sadly, it was a terrible adaption. Maybe the worst I have ever seen from Yuzna. The actor, who played the main charakter, made brought his role into utterly ridiculos territory with his stupid grimacing and not even some nice costars, like Jeffrey Combs or Andrew Divoff could save this disaster.
I saw it. It was… something.
Jeffery combs was also the voice of the question
It was match made in heaven. I'd bet Yuzna read this with one hand holding the comic and the other on his crotch.
Faust was one of the first Indie works I ran across that firmly planted itself in the "adults only" section of a comic shop. It's part of a weird sub-genre of comics, books, and games that goes so far out it's way to be dark and edgy that it renders the subject matter boring. It's a strange twist on that line from The Incredibles: When everything is shocking, eventually nothing is.
That's actually a really good analogy with that Incredibles quote
While it started strong, it lost me when it dragged on it's ending for years and years through a seemingly endless demon-splatter orgy. The plot of the last maybe five issues could had been condensed into one without loosing anything important.
I know the feeling. It's basically the same as eating a chocolate Santa Claus for breakfast for a week. After the third time, it gets boring (and very sad).
I've never seen or heard of these issues,but, a nice review of them tho. I'll never buy them either nor read them. LOL.
Great take it falls into self parody. Like " ah this shit again" sense of weariness.
Faust isn't really my style either and I haven't read it. But I respect the hell out of it, because the creators stuck with it and finished it. And man, Tim Vigil's artwork is really something.
Tim Vigil is a hell of an artist, Grips and Faust were awesome. I still wish he did some more mainstream work.
theres a Sam Keith hulk he did a few rough pages for
Based on how Faust has little demons hanging off his person like fashion accessories, I'd say Marc Silvestri HAD read the comic before he published his own serires, The Darkness.
The darkness..highly underrated
@@RazaielYamahaGot multiple games and a long running comic with a bunch of crossovers. I wouldn’t say underrated.
@@NotCharAznable nobody I know reads ot or head of it..I was reading it in 98 in Winnipeg..had to dip out of that city..or was going to jail for emulating the comic in real-time..I was that guy till I discovered lorazepan..
I don’t know if Faust influenced Spawn but Faust is exactly what Todd wanted to achieve as a “serious storyteller”
Red Letter Media covered the Faust movie and it's hilarious
I genuinely believe that Spawn banked on the lack of knowledge of Faust. Most of us saw it behind comic counters out of reach. Its a clear rip off to me.
Tim Vigil's work does a crazy good job of straddling the line between p*rn and art. I find myself rereading it every now and again to attempt to find a conclusion.
Is it ridiculously edgy? Yes. Is it unnecessarily graphic? Yes. Is it what the creators wanted it to be? Yes.
Dagnabbit! I was hoping for a 40 minute, extremely in-depth dissection... but I understand why you didn't. 👍🏼
There's only so far you can dive in a puddle.
oh wow his art really comes together
Faust is......interesting.
I've read the series from the beginning back in the day, though when I say read I mean I adored Tim Vigil's style (being an illustrator with a deep love for Bernie Wrightson and frank Frazetta) and that was the primary reason I kept coming back. Visually it certainly improved, and I'm glad they were able to tell their story. But....
I never cared for the story. It is a disturbing and bizarre take on the Faustian gambit, where Mephistopheles is the least interesting part, and the characters aside from John and him just go through horrible things. I always though Claire was more compelling as a villain, and that's not saying much, because she is essentially just a sexually charged femme fatale.
And the less said about Quinn's Dr. Strange run, the better. They took my favorite comic character from Gillis' unique run to start that series out to Roy and Dann Thomas writing some very interesting stuff to a bunch of people including artist Geoff Isherwood going through the motions to giving Quinn carte blanche to just remake the book and man, it was just the absolute worst.
I'm just sad Tim never got to do anything high profile. Him on books like Conan would be amazing, but his reputation is too closely tied to Faust, and I don't see it happening.
Vigil did an unofficial Batman story, hardcore as it’s his style.
I remember thinking that given Faust's content he was a interesting choice to take over the writing for Dr Strange. Didn't work out very well, as I recall.
Glad to see you giving this one a look. We had a blast covering Faust on our show a few years ago- and even sparked the interest of David Quinn who was kind enough to chat with us and show support. Genuinely wonderful creator doing some absolutely off-the-wall, punk rock comic work. Easily one of our favorite episodes we did.
I truly appreciate the deep dive you did into this indie comic. No one else has done so
Keep it up
I've seen issues of this at one of my local antique shops for about 15 - 20 bucks. I first found out about this series from Jim and Ed of Cartoonist Kayfabe interviewing Tim Vigil.
Loved the issues I managed to find. These outside the mainstream comics always got the brain fired.
Give the film points though, it has Jeffrey Combs.
first, I love your channel, keep up the good work
Loving these shorter videos. Being introduced to so many new comics.
You gotta love that S.B.P. said Badder and not Bad. He knows what's up.
I haven't read Faust, except Goethe's version, but have the first 10 or so issues of Spawn, and at least art-wise Faust seems superior to me.
The movie based on this comic is also very interesting, regardless of the unfortunate choice of having loud slashing sounds/screamers at random intervals
The first time I ever saw this comic was when I was sorting through my uncle's comic book collection In our garage. The art used to confuse me, but it also kinda appeals to me and I actually like Faust design despite him just looking like an edgier wolverine.
Don't know if you saw it or not, but there's a live-action movie based on Faust as well
Try watching it in black and white. I think it's better that way. :)
Good old Faust. Next to Heavy Metal, this was my introduction into the world of adult comics that were really bizarre and well drawn. I have to admit though, after reading Faust I have to chase it with two shots of The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. 😬 -- Thanks for the video, it was well done.
Since you brought up Heavy Metal, did you know it's being revived by Frank Forte, a TH-camr?
I've enjoyed GRIPS , FAUST , AND SPAWN ( as well as all the spinoffs) but , if given the choice between being hunted by SPAWN or FAUST , I'll go with FAUST!! At least with him I just might escape with my life!!
Always remember catching the live action adaptation. Never looked into the source material until this vid.
Kinda gives me DEVILMAN vibes too. Wouldn’t mind seeing a video comparing the two.
Deviman is Shounen was written to impress middle school boys. This is a real adults-only comic but nothing about it is good.
@@residentgrigo4701Devilman has far more depth than Faust. Lmao
Also worth noting that it took them a little over 20 years to complete the series. There’s a year or two gap in between some of the issues.
Intended or not it always feels like a visceral reaction to... something. I feel it was more personal, like they were treating it like angry people treat punching bags.
Splatterpunk is a genre that has potential but needs people who’re at least decent writers to pull it off
Faust and spawn even the crow somewhat are just retellings of the 1700s German story of Faust. each with its own flare and inspiration. Faust is just also named after it.
0:39 So did he rip off the hand having it's own face on it from Vampire Hunter D, or were they both referencing something else?
I bought Grips and Faust when they came out, at the time there was not much like it. It doesn’t hold up well. The artwork is still good in my opinion. Thanks for this, I have to look in my long box for these.
I own Faust #1 to #5, and although the art is (mostly) good, I've never felt compelled to read beyond those first 5 issues.
Thank you. Never thought I'd see a Faust video on this channel! This series was a favorite of mine, even though I tend to agree with you on the writing. It was just so "over the top." I suppose that helps to balance it with Vigil's astounding art, but it just didn't work for me.
07:15 Can agree to disagree on that one. Not every story needs to have a statement or message. Sometimes a story is just that, a story. There's a place for stories with statements and theres a place for stories that are just stories. Never while reading Faust was I expecting a statement or message behind the story so maybe thats why I liked it for what it was and have it in my collection. What I love about stories in general is they dont need to fit a mold and can just be their own thing. To me Faust is an edgy superhero story that touches on sx and violence in a way that other superhero comics wont. And thats great. I do understand the "tedious" claim, I didn't binge read it, didnt have time to binge read during its run. I would catch up on Faust and many manga I was following during that time periodically. So none of them ever felt "tedious" because i getting parts of the stories drip fed over long period of years.
I didnt know you covered plays from 1800s
Man, Vigil had potential.
Honey, wake up, Strange Brain Parts posted. Is what I would say, if there was honey. I love your channel!
The Faust movie is really my favorite, watching it with friends is the best thing you can do.
I first heard about it when the character “Dark Claw”, a combination of Wolverine and Batman, was said to resemble him
I saw the movie 🎬 🎞 on the SyFy Channel back in 2000s in Plattsburgh Upstate New York during my junior year of high school 🏫 😅🎉❤
Truthfully, I Remember Seeing "Faust" In My Local Shop. I'd Flip Through It, Several Times, Over Several Years And Issues. Never Grabbed Me.
I used to work part time at a record store (well more of a general stuff and Records store). There was the first issue of Faust on the shop for floor for sale and no one ever bought it. And that's pretty much all I knew of Faust, that edgy looking indie comic that no one bought.
Nice review on the comic I do remember watching the movie when it was on VHS at the time I didn’t know it was based on the comic book though.
I remember seeing a movie of this “ Too much blood?… or not enough?”
Fun Fact: Theres a live action adaptation of Faust, directed by Brian Yuzna (Society and Re-Animator sequels), starring Mark Frost as Faust.
Im huge Faust fan still have first issue since 1990, I try get more comics. Readers give Faust a chance Think Fault movie hurted comic but always mention how he's more twisted than Carnage
I fucking love Faust. It’s the one most brutal and visceral comics ever. But yeah the story was pretty hard to follow. I didn’t even know he was a hitman. I thought he was just a artist
A tale, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
I have a couple of issues from the 80s.. i love the art and have sought out other books by Vigil like Webwitch.. that series also went on for a long time.
Faust 1988, Spawn 1992
I've never been interested in reading this and my brother once mentioned how awful the film version is, describing it with his usual creative expletives. I am, though, now curious to revisit your episode on Black Kiss, so, thanks for that!
Edit: spelling
Those were my thoughts as well on this comic.
Faust and Grips Thanks for the revisitations
Id argue the concept of Spawn us based out of High Plains Drifter movie as a super hero.
Nice honest review. I love splatter punk but REALLY wanted to love this. Amazing art but the story/dialogue as you mentioned is really difficult to get through
I was interested in buying the hardcover but if the writing isn’t good then I’m going to have to pass. Art looks good though.
The writing is good..
It's some of the weakest dialogue and narration I can think of reading in a book with good art. Gets really hard to follow basic panel to panel transitions because of generic way Quinn wrote stuff. I dig some things about Faust but when just going from page 1 to page 2 becomes a chore, it's hard to get invested.
Faust is awesome, the art is so good for self taught artist
Ah yes faust
I read this comic during my edgy freshman year of college in 1989. It didn’t seem too try-hard to 18-year-old me, but in the year 2024 this book looks it would be trying to get up to speed with stuff like the “extreme horror” genre. Maybe I’m just cynical in my old age.
LMAO I loved grips as a kid because it showed me that you could make comics and not need a bunch of money.
Since art is the direction, you should do videos on the different arks of Berserk
7:02 Faust shares this flaw with the The Boys comic book
so i remember seeing this one behind the counter when i use to get comics before i could buy adult comics. along, long time ago. never got to peak at it.
Each issue of Veitch's BRATPACK made me feel like I needed to shower. A few random preview pages of FAUST (Can't remember where I saw them. THE BUYER'S GUIDE, maybe?) gave me the same feeling.
Bratpack/Maximortal was a little too dark for its own good. It had some interesting ideas, though.
@@Aaron-zt5eeI love Vietch’s The Bratpack/Maximortal myself, although if I had to choose I’d have to pick his Maximortal/Boy Maximortal ongoing run. I just love a comic that can reference the Superman Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster screw over and can also have a Wonder Warthog cameo myself.
I have all the original books and signed by the artist those were the days in comic con
They used panels of this for the Rave Massacre compilations.
The inner teen in me loves these comics
Spawn, Faust, Crow, Grendel, yeah; '80's aggressive sociopaths in spandex sure had their day back then but even then I was kinda meh on the trope even though I was all in on Vigilante and some of the other Disneyfied variations of the punishey villain-heroes in those pre-pubescence times. My only speculation is even back then I knew there would be no closure to any storylines with books like that back then; I guess I was more a zombie of the 4 part mini-series in those days.
If you don't mind -- ? Your user name is awesome. Well done. ;)
I’ve never heard of this one. Sounds good though.
Faust existed in its own world in the adult bin. It would be almost laughable to put Tim Vigil ‘s work and what Todd did on Spawn in the same genre outside of “demons/hell”. Faust went places Spawn would never go. What they do both have in common is terrible writting and great art work (though as a kid I loved Todd there’s moments where Vigil´s art work really popped out like his painted covers).
Is the officer downe movie from the same comics
Bad analogy. And you've got it reversed. If there is an inspiration from one of these comics to the another, it's "Spawn" that was similar to "Faust".
I worked in a comic store during the 1990s; early to mid. "Faust" came out several years before "Spawn". And for the record, the inspiration was more from Wolverine, than Todd McFarlane's mediocre comic, which didn't even exist at the time that "Faust" began.
Do some research, before you post.
Exactly! This is my first video I’ve watched of this channel and boy, he has no idea what he’s talking about. Won’t watch again.
The very definition of pizza cutter schlock: all edge, no point.
Thank you for this video Wait for this long time and you finally did it can you do razor next ?
Yeah, the writing isn't great, but I'm into Faust for Tim Vigil.
Do you pretend to make a video about Dracula or vampire comics? I'd love to watch it
johnny the homicidal manic and this....
I would say that Spawn is a minor copy of Faust sine Faust was published first
I only know of them from a episode of Best of The Worst
Original Heroes should check out probably had best art work in comics from Tony Wong there earlier comics Little rascals Japan probably most violent comics ever but Oriental Heroes is probably greatest martial arts comicbook
Review Tim Vigil's other series E.O. LOL!
Think he’s a bit too prudish to even beyond the first page!
I have one issue of Faust and I share this channel’s opinion of the story. It’s not worth your time unless you just want something different to look at while you polish your knob.
I love horror comics and enjoy graphic violence in entertainment… And I have always felt the same way you did about Faust. The whole thing reeks of “trying too hard to be shocking and evil!” If only it had a sense of humor and didn’t take itself so seriously it just might work. But no, it doesn’t and I was never a fan.
You should read Choujin X as a reward for putting up with Faust LOL
Didn't FAUST also get a movie?
7:56 Sounds EXACTLY like Blood meridian, but in the, *"Can't really write a proper story, so here's grotesque violence!!"*
This was a short sell, that doesnt really meet the work on it's own terms, or even take a stand consistent with the favorable treatment or principles applied to other comix reviewed here. It starts with a conclusion.. kind of a popular one at that, and quickly justifies it, making me confused as to why bother at all.
Just curious how you could say that Faust is a bad version of Spawn. Faust came out 8 years BEFORE Spawn.
Who else knows about this comic solely because of Red Letter Media?
I dig Faust in concept but it could definitively use a revision. The dialogue and narration are not good, it's really hard sometimes to follow what the hell is going on and the pages are sometimes cluttered with random shit that is not clear if it's actually there or something that the main characters is imagining.
For an over the top violent comic I prefer the manga Kakugo No Susume, lots of nude fights, boobs and gore (no erect cocks though, if people liked that aspect of Faust) and the story is not pretending to be a big analysis of violence and sex.
I would get it strictly for the artwork. I watched the film which was also written by the same guy wrote the graphic novels, and yeah, not gonna be vested into the story much.
Badder? Yo
If you're interested in seeing more images from this excellent work, I made a bootleg hard cover of Faust, Love Of The Damned, on my channel th-cam.com/video/VIvDJpwPm5o/w-d-xo.html
The title and parts of this video are pretty disingenuous, considering Faust predates Spawn by about five years, a not-unimportant detail you could've made more clear in your video. I'm not saying Macfarlane took anything from Faust, but you're certainly making it look like Quinn and Vigil took from Macfarlane, and that's grossly unfair.
This book messed me up as a kid there was nothing like it at the time basically gore-porn 😂
I bought the kickstarter edition. And I have to be honest it was a chore to get through. The art and the spectacle are the main attractions of the book. The story was almost nonsensicle at times. I was so disappointed.