I also recommend Living The Line (the channel of a publish house run by two artists who heavily work with Dave SIm on the Cerebus remasters), Comicpop a fun podcast style review show of assorted cape stuff, and Jerk Comics a very long form comics history channel. All 3 of these are still active there are sadly quite a few good ones which went inactive and purged their channels.
Growing up as a pre-teen in the '70s there were a LOT of "real life" superheroes that as a child, you really couldn't tell if they were purely fiction or real, because the media talked about as if they were real- KIZZ, Evel Knievel, Super Dave Osbourne, Fonzie, The Harlem GlobeTrotters, etc.
This reminds me of those Marvel oversized magazines from the mid-70s. I remember one with a great Hulk cover. Maybe an episode on those, or perhaps the very oversized DC/Marvel crossovers?
Much as I love Gerber, it was Marvel Premiere #50 with its Mad Comics influenced Alice Cooper story that rocked my world. As far as elves with guns, Steve included one named Zzyxz in his HtD newspaper strip's Christmas tale. There's a good 4-5 issues of Gerber at the top of his game in those strips. You oughta cover them (Hint: use the Wayback Machine to find them online)
Thanks for another great video! I love how you cover the most obscure corners of comics history in addition to the classics. I wonder if KISS has the same powers in this comic as they would’ve had as Cher’s minions in Jim Shooter’s proposed Dazzler movie! Lol (Also, thank you for the Sludge reference. :)
Thank you for the very interesting video, I learn so many cool trivia from it! Great job! I will let some very annoying ads play on mute as a gesture of my appreciation
You being so much obscure comics to the lime light. You make up the trinity of awesome comic book channels on TH-cam: comic tropes, cartoonist kayfabe, and strange brain parts (not necessarily in that order). Do you write your own scripts?
God D@mn this is a good channel. I had this book off the shelf at the time. I wish I’d kept(who doesn’t) all my books. I had the Marvel Premiere? I think? Alice Cooper also. Damn
Proud owner of this comic, especially as a hard core KISS fan (KISS Army!) when it came out it was the perfect union. KISS Alive was a genius marketing move. Worked on me!
I'm curious about your takes on Kiss' attempts at a comic revival in the 90s. Todd McFarland published a miniseries. Gene Simmons reportedly copies his Demon wings from Jack Kirby's Black Bolt. Also, Alice Cooper had a comic through Marvel as well.
I covered Alice Cooper comics a few years ago, with a focus on Marvel Premiere #50. As for the other Kiss comics...I've not given them a fair shake, to be honest. I've perused them and didn't see anything that might interest me. If this video gets crazy views I might revisit them and see if it's worthwhile to do another video on the topic.
Who else but Gerber could’ve penned this? I remember seeing KISS on The Midnight Special shortly before ALIVE dropped - wasn’t impressed. The studio version of Cold Gin is the bomb, yo! 🕶
Its weird I always assumed KISS had a massive catalog of #1 hit songs but they were more famous for the make up and stage theatrics than their music. Even myself I just like 2 or 3 songs from them.
I swear you uploading has become a holiday to me. You're definitely in the top 3 best comic TH-camrs.
Who are the other two?
I agree with you and I’m guessing the other two are Cartoonist Kayfabe and Comic Tropes
Thank you very much! Spread the word.
I also recommend Living The Line (the channel of a publish house run by two artists who heavily work with Dave SIm on the Cerebus remasters), Comicpop a fun podcast style review show of assorted cape stuff, and Jerk Comics a very long form comics history channel. All 3 of these are still active there are sadly quite a few good ones which went inactive and purged their channels.
Growing up as a pre-teen in the '70s there were a LOT of "real life" superheroes that as a child, you really couldn't tell if they were purely fiction or real, because the media talked about as if they were real- KIZZ, Evel Knievel, Super Dave Osbourne, Fonzie, The Harlem GlobeTrotters, etc.
It's so funny that in the 70's you could be a touring stadium rock band and still be considered "trying to break through"
Now you're quoting Metalocalypse? This channel just keeps getting better and better.
Heh. Please excuse my terrible Nathan Explosion impersonation. :)
This reminds me of those Marvel oversized magazines from the mid-70s. I remember one with a great Hulk cover. Maybe an episode on those, or perhaps the very oversized DC/Marvel crossovers?
You know, a video dedicated to the Marvel magazines of the 70's is a pretty good idea. Thank you for that!
@@StrangeBrainParts My pleasure, and thanks for the vids ✌️
Much as I love Gerber, it was Marvel Premiere #50 with its Mad Comics influenced Alice Cooper story that rocked my world.
As far as elves with guns, Steve included one named Zzyxz in his HtD newspaper strip's Christmas tale. There's a good 4-5 issues of Gerber at the top of his game in those strips. You oughta cover them (Hint: use the Wayback Machine to find them online)
Thanks for another great video! I love how you cover the most obscure corners of comics history in addition to the classics. I wonder if KISS has the same powers in this comic as they would’ve had as Cher’s minions in Jim Shooter’s proposed Dazzler movie! Lol (Also, thank you for the Sludge reference. :)
Will the blood of our reviewer be intermixed subliminally with the frames of his review footage?! Stay tuned!
Spoiler warning! My DNA is in all the videos on this channel.
Love the videos SBP also love the Curtis Line of Magazines
Gene is a self-described comic "fan boy" who said he ripped off his bat wings from Black Bolt.
Thank you for the very interesting video, I learn so many cool trivia from it! Great job! I will let some very annoying ads play on mute as a gesture of my appreciation
Thank you. I appreciate that! (Yeah, I wish I had more control over ads.)
I had ine of those Marvel Kiss lunchboxes. I lost it fighting a bully. Good times.
Damn! I remember seeing them around, too. They were everywhere.
You being so much obscure comics to the lime light. You make up the trinity of awesome comic book channels on TH-cam: comic tropes, cartoonist kayfabe, and strange brain parts (not necessarily in that order). Do you write your own scripts?
Thank you! That's some very fine company. Yes, I write all my scripts. The entire "operation" is a one person set-up. It's just me doing all the work.
I remember Linkara have done a review on this comic, it was in episode 666 on his show.
Always here for a new vid.
Okay but KISS Meets Scooby Doo is one of the most awesome things in the explored universe
God D@mn this is a good channel. I had this book off the shelf at the time. I wish I’d kept(who doesn’t) all my books. I had the Marvel Premiere? I think? Alice Cooper also. Damn
Proud owner of this comic, especially as a hard core KISS fan (KISS Army!) when it came out it was the perfect union.
KISS Alive was a genius marketing move. Worked on me!
This book is two expensive for me sadly, even reprints are expensive
@@MrMaxHauser bummer! Happy I own it. Read it several times though so not mint.
Great video, but I’m surprised you didn’t touch upon the fact that KISS went on to have numerous titles published by other companies including Image.
I wanted to focus on this one comic, rather than the entire line of KISS comics.
@@StrangeBrainParts Understood! Thank you for taking the time to respond.
No problem! And you're welcome.
@@StrangeBrainParts perhaps we could get a video on the history of Kiss comics as well.
I'm curious about your takes on Kiss' attempts at a comic revival in the 90s. Todd McFarland published a miniseries. Gene Simmons reportedly copies his Demon wings from Jack Kirby's Black Bolt. Also, Alice Cooper had a comic through Marvel as well.
I covered Alice Cooper comics a few years ago, with a focus on Marvel Premiere #50.
As for the other Kiss comics...I've not given them a fair shake, to be honest. I've perused them and didn't see anything that might interest me. If this video gets crazy views I might revisit them and see if it's worthwhile to do another video on the topic.
Issue #5 also featured KISS.
Well, of course Doom would let them go: there’s a lot of merit when the greatest supervillain ever acknowledges he created a piece of thrash.
KISS were Glam. Thrash came along later.😄
Steve Gerber? This guy touches everything niche. Must've been tough with financials.
Perhaps Kiss will turn up in the MCU... 😊
Who else but Gerber could’ve penned this? I remember seeing KISS on The Midnight Special shortly before ALIVE dropped - wasn’t impressed. The studio version of Cold Gin is the bomb, yo! 🕶
That “until next time” was oddly seductive
That's to seduce you into coming back and/or watching more.
Its weird I always assumed KISS had a massive catalog of #1 hit songs but they were more famous for the make up and stage theatrics than their music. Even myself I just like 2 or 3 songs from them.
I prefer the scooby doo version with the sailor moon transformation and the ripped monster wife.
Read ronin by frank Miller
I have.
Have you covered the Alice Cooper Neil Gaiman Marvel comic?
Yes, I have. There's an Alice Cooper video in the archives.
Are we going to get other IP characters involved with Marvel such as Transformers, or early Star Wars comics?
Everything is a possibility.
@@StrangeBrainParts I vote for US-1 Electric Trucking.
Okay, maybe I need to reevaluate the word "everything" in my prior reply. :)
Oh, I knew the blood thing, but I thought it was an urban legend.
Doctor Bong deserves more respect! *cough*
07:41 - I saw what you did there