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Let's just say that the second part of this video essay is FAR more celebratory - PLUS you get to see a few pages from the unpublished issues that were to follow! :)
"Remember Alf? He's back! In pog form. Just had to say this after your opening mate.^^ Fantastic video as always. This series really was a huge missed opportunity. With the bad issues out of the way, I'm really looking forward to Part 2 now.^^
wow that one panel in that comic almost 4 minutes in ( 3:40 ), looks exactly like the design of Palace Eternia from the show. Dude sure knew his stuff. (at least at that point)
I was such a fan of 80s properties that it made sense to make the jump to comics. I had a few He-Man comics, Real Ghostbusters comics, Alf, Thundercats, and TMNT. I read the heck out of each issue I had, they were so worn by the time I was done with them. I sought out all the He-Man comics in the Star imprint. I'm pretty sure I still have them.
Well, the Star comics may have gone wrong due to the fact that the heroes and villains built a tram service to each of their respective bases to fight each other. No matter then they are such jerks, each side is far too cocky thinking that they could overpower the other and become the true Masters of the Universe. Wow! :D Can't wait to hear more about this series in the future James. :)
Fantastic video my friend!!! I hope in the future you will tackle other MOTU comic topics in this analytical and great researched fashion. 😊 DC miniseries or the Golden Books…
That's the plan...EVERYTHING gets covered at some point - UK Transformers comics, G.I. Joe comics, DC Masters of the Universe comics...and those glorious seven minicomics I adore...plus those topics themselves spawn other topics...like Bruce Timm's work on the minicomics...AND Filmation's He-Man and She-Ra! :)
I use to have those comics. While they were nowhere near written, or drawn like the characters we know from the cartoon, I bought them to learn how to draw heroic looking characters. I didn't read much of the issues, but after watching this video, I'm glad I didn't. To be fair, no comic I've seen comes close to the Filmation cartoon, but the comics from the 2002 'He-Man' from Image were pretty darn impressive compared to what came before. I also remember Star's 'Heathcliff' comics from that same time period, and it would've been nice if The Cadillac Cats were included in those comics, but sadly they weren't.
What a comical mish-mash of "figure play" I don't think they gave enough credit to their pontenrial audience . But once again a great insight and exposure to some of the forgotten interpretations of MOTU
Well I’ll give skeletor credit. Even though he is the boss he really didn’t care to get his hands dirty😂. I always thought the evil lord of destruction was above such things.
Thank you - I actually edited the visuals to a different track originally...which was them (crazily) copyright struck - So a friend of mine composed a new original piece of music to match the visuals! :)
I had the early Star Comics and I think I gave them to a friend of mine because I just couldn't get into them. They weren't interesting stories and I got them as backissues long after the show. I would like to see the rest of the original DC Comics run since Filmation borrowed a lot from them, but the more recent DC run I was not a fan of. The worst was what they did to Teela.
Yeah, the early 1980s DC Masters of the Universe material was GREAT - The comics they produced over the last ten or more years...not very good at all - VERY bad handling of the characters...:(
As for the writing, oh man, it sounds like whoever the writer(s) were, were all too familiar with how jerks (with personality disorders?!) behave. One has to wonder the company they kept or the family they grew up in, and what effect that had. Somebody needs therapy, stat!
Sometimes a writer just wasn't invested in a project much. That's all there is to it. No need to psychoanalyze peoples lives over it. And besides, Carlin didn't blow up He-Man and then later resurrect him so he gets stabbed and left to bleed on the floor...
The English He-Man comics were pretty bad too, but at least the characters were heroic and likeable. Things got a lot better when it became Masters of the Universe Adventures.
I didn't think the UK Masters of the Universe comics were all that bad to be honest...my only problem was that I felt that the stories were always a little on the short side (three per issues), until issue 50 when the German Ehapa reprints began to happen! :)
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Awesome episode James. Happy to say I love the insights here as I actually have these MOTU Star Comics 🖖😁
I'm glad you enjoyed it...wait until you see the second part! :)
Looking forward to your take on the second half, especially the two-parter.
Let's just say that the second part of this video essay is FAR more celebratory - PLUS you get to see a few pages from the unpublished issues that were to follow! :)
@@cerealgeekTV sweet, I knew it was a hard end, but I never heard there was unpublished material. Looking forward to it even more, now!
For a few reasons here and there I can't show ALL of the unpublished material...but there's enough there to make you go, "Whoa!" :)
"Remember Alf? He's back! In pog form.
Just had to say this after your opening mate.^^ Fantastic video as always. This series really was a huge missed opportunity. With the bad issues out of the way, I'm really looking forward to Part 2 now.^^
Yeah, the second part of this video essay sees a FAR better comic come to light...:)
@@cerealgeekTV I'll patiently wait for the day when you release it mate. Keep up the good work.^^
wow that one panel in that comic almost 4 minutes in ( 3:40 ), looks exactly like the design of Palace Eternia from the show. Dude sure knew his stuff. (at least at that point)
Yeah, Marvel were provided with reference material, hence the look of the Royal Palace! :)
I was such a fan of 80s properties that it made sense to make the jump to comics. I had a few He-Man comics, Real Ghostbusters comics, Alf, Thundercats, and TMNT. I read the heck out of each issue I had, they were so worn by the time I was done with them. I sought out all the He-Man comics in the Star imprint. I'm pretty sure I still have them.
Yeah, we had it pretty good in the eighties with regards to comic books based on animated shows! :)
Great insights James. My fave insight being: *Jerks* 😆
Easily THE most unlikable versions of these characters that we know and love! :)
@@cerealgeekTV Totally agree 👍. I'd never actually heard of these comics either, your channel is entertaining and informative.
Thank you for the kind words, sir! :)
If done right, it would have been some great comics to read.
Well, as you may guess from the end of this video, we will soon see a DRAMATIC shift in quality for this comic! :)
Well, the Star comics may have gone wrong due to the fact that the heroes and villains built a tram service to each of their respective bases to fight each other. No matter then they are such jerks, each side is far too cocky thinking that they could overpower the other and become the true Masters of the Universe. Wow! :D Can't wait to hear more about this series in the future James. :)
Yeah, part two of this video essay is very, VERY different! :)
@@cerealgeekTV I'll look forward to seeing it. :0
Fantastic video my friend!!! I hope in the future you will tackle other MOTU comic topics in this analytical and great researched fashion. 😊 DC miniseries or the Golden Books…
That's the plan...EVERYTHING gets covered at some point - UK Transformers comics, G.I. Joe comics, DC Masters of the Universe comics...and those glorious seven minicomics I adore...plus those topics themselves spawn other topics...like Bruce Timm's work on the minicomics...AND Filmation's He-Man and She-Ra! :)
Insightful video! I never read these He-man Star Comics. Very Toyetic! Hey kids, collect them all!🤑
You should pick them up...mainly issues nine to thirteen, because those stories, as I say, are great! :)
These must have been the comics Kevin Smith read to prepare for Revelation.
More than likely!
IF ONLY.
If he had read issues nine to thirteen, as you will see, Revelation would've been a FAR different cartoon...:)
It would have been nice to see some of these later characters featured in Filmation.
Agreed...especially Scare Glow! :)
Crackers vs Scareglow might not be suitable for children.
Great video!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, sir! :)
I use to have those comics. While they were nowhere near written, or drawn like the characters we know from the cartoon, I bought them to learn how to draw heroic looking characters. I didn't read much of the issues, but after watching this video, I'm glad I didn't. To be fair, no comic I've seen comes close to the Filmation cartoon, but the comics from the 2002 'He-Man' from Image were pretty darn impressive compared to what came before. I also remember Star's 'Heathcliff' comics from that same time period, and it would've been nice if The Cadillac Cats were included in those comics, but sadly they weren't.
"To be fair, no comic I've seen comes close to the Filmation cartoon"
Well... wait for part 2 of the vid. :)
Part two of this video essay, as you will see, presents an INFINITELY better comic book! :)
I still enjoyed the Star Comics, I hope they re-release them all into a hardcover volume like they have others.
And then they could include all the artwork from the unpublished issues that were to follow issue thirteen! :)
So in short, if I want to try collecting the comics past the few I already, I really need to ignore these eight?!
I would say so - Issues nine to thirteen, however, grab those as if your life depended on it! :)
What a comical mish-mash of "figure play"
I don't think they gave enough credit to their pontenrial audience .
But once again a great insight and exposure to some of the forgotten interpretations of MOTU
Part two of this video, as I hint at, presents a (thankfully) FAR better comic book! :)
Great insight! Those comics were weird.😅
Thankfully, as you'll see in the second part of this video essay, they get better! :)
Well I’ll give skeletor credit. Even though he is the boss he really didn’t care to get his hands dirty😂. I always thought the evil lord of destruction was above such things.
Not one of his finest moments...:)
Kick Ass Intro..
Thank you - I actually edited the visuals to a different track originally...which was them (crazily) copyright struck - So a friend of mine composed a new original piece of music to match the visuals! :)
I had the early Star Comics and I think I gave them to a friend of mine because I just couldn't get into them. They weren't interesting stories and I got them as backissues long after the show. I would like to see the rest of the original DC Comics run since Filmation borrowed a lot from them, but the more recent DC run I was not a fan of. The worst was what they did to Teela.
Yeah, the early 1980s DC Masters of the Universe material was GREAT - The comics they produced over the last ten or more years...not very good at all - VERY bad handling of the characters...:(
I think you need to be a lot closer to that mic
I hope you enjoyed the video, regardless! :)
As for the writing, oh man, it sounds like whoever the writer(s) were, were all too familiar with how jerks (with personality disorders?!) behave. One has to wonder the company they kept or the family they grew up in, and what effect that had. Somebody needs therapy, stat!
Well, as I say, Mike Carlin was the lead writer on the comic...and his take on the characters was just really odd...:(
Sometimes a writer just wasn't invested in a project much. That's all there is to it. No need to psychoanalyze peoples lives over it.
And besides, Carlin didn't blow up He-Man and then later resurrect him so he gets stabbed and left to bleed on the floor...
@@Grim2 eh, that could be, too, but still, it had to come from somewhere.
The English He-Man comics were pretty bad too, but at least the characters were heroic and likeable.
Things got a lot better when it became Masters of the Universe Adventures.
I didn't think the UK Masters of the Universe comics were all that bad to be honest...my only problem was that I felt that the stories were always a little on the short side (three per issues), until issue 50 when the German Ehapa reprints began to happen! :)
Glad to see that you watched both videos back to back! :)
@@cerealgeekTV 🙂👍🏾