The History of Ben Edlund's THE TICK!
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*Sal:* How familiar are you with The Tick?
*Ethan:* Uh, not at all.
*Sal:* I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you.
MJ Regan lol
His suit is like an exoskeleton, when the guy tries to clone him he can't cut his antennae off
It’s a Sith legend…
I love these sort of retrospective episodes. Great way to introduce people to less well-known characters. I'd personally love to see an episode on Hellboy.
Since Mignola apparently made fun of/mocked/instigated a bad experience with Tiffany and Sal, that's not happening.
@@priceyyeti4058 that's too bad :(
@@priceyyeti4058 And like that, I dislike him. Forever.
Huge fan of Hellboy, would definitely love to see them cover it.
Agreed. I'd like to see him do Grendel from Matt Wagner.
Tiff: Hey, what are you readi -
Sal: SPOOOOOOOONNN!¡
Tiff: ....... I SUMMON THE EYE OF AGAMOTTO!!
The Tick is the most criminally underrated super hero satire character. I hate that his latest tv series got cancelled. Just when they nail the costume they pull the plug smh.
Welcome, my dude!
Your darn right dude! The Tick animated series was in my eyes the definitive version because it captured the zaniness of the comic. Now these days people think of Deadpool as the go-to satire comicbook character.
parody not satire oh tho there is satire in the tick with dark edgy anti heroes.
More people do need to read or at least know about The Tick. SPOON!
I love how he talks.
The Amazon Tick was good for the first 4 episodes, then it falls off a cliff.
Ben hugging Sal was kinda heartwarming
Back Issues got real wholesome real fast.
"Who do I look like? the Tick?"- Spider-Man
That is my favorite line from Spider-Man in the episode Sting of the Scorpion from 1994! The Tick aired on Fox Kids during this time!
Sal and Ethan having a metatextual conversation about the stat of the Tick and its reimaginings while Ben just plays with the Tick action figure is the most accurate depiction of me back in year 8 science
FYI An Electra Complex is the female version of the Oedipal Complex. Its when daughters sexualize their fathers. I imagine THATS the reason Edlund used Oedipus. Its a direct play on Electra as it relates to the psychological complex. Sorry to “umm actually” you guys! Lol Okay, done. Love episodes like this btw! Im glad you are doing more character/creator comic book deep dives on Back Issues! Keep it coming please!?👍🏾😜
As someone who knows a little bit about Oedipal Complex due to watching Evangelion. This is interesting news
Maybe a look at Savage Dragon?
Dammit, Freud! You haunt me even in my beloved Comic Pop community!
Wow. that is a really good point. I also believe that you are seriously overthinking it, BUT that is an interesting point. Well played, sir.
@@chicostephenson He's not overthinking it, that's literally the reason. No one would ever "accidentally" name a parody of Electra 'Oedipus.'
Ethan playing with the Tick figure is oddly wholesome
I worked at a comicbooks store for years in the 90s and we had this by the register. It was, NOT FOR SALE! You get a 5% discount if he said SPOON!
*Getting Physical with Ethan*
@@philgraves8211 that is awesome
That was funny. Sal was like,"it's Ben's time to play with the Tick, Ethan." 😂
The Tick cartoon was the first to make me really impressed by continuity. They carved a half-name in the moon! And it was there throughout the series!
This is my favorite version of Back Issues, where Sal just explains the history of something more than a breakdown of story beats. I loved The Maxx and Spawn episodes and can't wait for whatever one they decide to do next.
Hey, to the one guy on Twitter who bet Sal's Tick tease was a random Back Issues, you won. I have no prizes, but take pride in that you were right.
Enjoy your No-Prize!
Hey! Thanks
I would love a show that is just more of this. I love the Spawn, the Maxx, and wizard magazine episodes. Sal is so knowledgeable and sometimes the history is more fascinating than the actual story.
"Connecticut your known for Lymesdisease" - Ben 2019
Since I didn't know anything about the Tick before this episode, he reminds me of that superhero from the fairy odd parents
The Crimson Chin!
ComicPOP they also had Catman on the show as voiced by Adam West
Q8 Vonglia I think butch Hartman based the chin off the tick unless the fairly odd parents wiki was wrong that time I deep dived on there for no reason in particular
JUSTICE! MY NAME IS CHIN!!!!!
30:30
That's a mistake I frequently make, since there's so little notable about ticks as animals; you're thinking of a flea.
I grew up watching The Tick cartoon, loved the Warburton Tick and heartbroken the amazon show ended. However, this Back Issues gave me hope.
@ComicPop Thank you for teaching us all that love is thicker than most bodily membranes. But not quite as sticky. And that a heart full of love is better than a body full of people. Merrilly, the feet that carried us on the heart's path today will be the feet that soak in the steaming brew of happiness tomorrow.
"Limes disease." Lol
I really enjoy this kind of back issues. Where it’s more of an analysis of a character than a specific story
This was a great episode, I always love seeing Sal flex his knowledge a bit. I loved the animated Tick show and I think they should definitely give another animated show another go.
I really liked the new tick show and was bummed out when they cancelled for season 3 cuz the clifhanger on season 2 was intersting, plus i like the cast.
"It's just a green eraser Clark." -One of the guys I gamed with back in the day loved that line from the comic.
The Tick intro is so cool! I grew up with the Tick as a kid, and I watched the cartoon on Fox Kids! SPOOOON!
Also, just wanted to Add; Chris McCullough, who was an artist Ben Edlund personally chose to continue drawing the Tick comics after he started working on the cartoons, eventually was chosen (by Edlund, again) to be co-head artist, and show runner for the cartoons. After the end of the cartoon, McCullough eventually met up with artist and multi-media genius Doc Hammer, uses the pseudonym "Jackson Publick", and goes on to create "Venture Bros" with Hammer. Edlund even has the honor of being the ONLY person other than McCullough or Hammer to write an episode of Venture Bros (eventually, writing 2 episodes, and coming up with the story for another episode). I guess that's why I'm so OBSESSED with Venture Bros, as it reminds me so much of the comedy and situations of The Tick!
I find the humor so much more immature and vulgar than the tick, much like Dead pool. Just can't like it on the same level. Much like how Space Ghost Coast to Coast beats any of the other mainline Adult Swim shows. Getting old I suppose.
I want an episode where y'all go into ALL the comic/ pop culture references that Venture Bros pull from! It'll be a 6hour rant, and we all need it
I did really like that the basic premise of the Amazon show was 'What if it was Adam West's Batman in the Dark Knight, but as effective"
Thank you for this!!! There is a Tick for everyone :) the amazon series is MY Tick, but I've just adored going back and looking at the old material, I definitely also recommend reading the comics last, I LOVED getting to see where it all came from and how far it has come, they made me emotionalat times because I've developed such a huge attachment to the characters by now.
also hugely appreciated the acknowledgment of the gay subtext, one of the most important elements to me that doesn't get talked about often enough!
Have you come out about going super yet?
SOOOOOOOOOOO STOKED!!! FINALLY!! I have been waiting since the very first episode I ever saw of you guys to do Tick! I remember seeing ads for Tick in the old Mirage Studios TMNT comics, and fell in LOVE with it IMMEDIATELY!!! Thank you guys (yet again) for bringing SO MANY hours of joy, happiness, and nostalgia! I Love you guys!!!!! (Tiff is one of the Guys too!)
Well, this was fantastic. My first encounter with The Tick was the b&w issue 3 maybe a year or so prior to the cartoon. That cartoon was simply amazing, and the Tick vs Tick episode introduced my friends and I to the Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight, a character who we constantly impersonated. To the dismay of our teachers.
I found out about The Tick in 92/93. The comic book store I went to had them, but they were in black and white so I didn’t care at all or pay anything to the indie section. It came on my radar when a customer came in asking if any new Man Eating Cow. They got into a very enthusiastic conversation, I listened while going through back issues and that’s how I discovered The Tick.
I never expected a story about the tick to be so entertaining
I need more of the mad bomber what bombs at midnight
And I said yeah baby yeah!!!
Can we just get more episodes like this? I love the “Look Back” Issues...
So many unlocked memories for me on this episode.
The Tick movie will be out before a Savage Dragon movie.
And the Spawn reboot.
I would run to see a tick movie
@@bacsilva everything will come out before Spawn Reboot 😂
I love these breakdown episodes (Spawn, Maxx, etc). The info and the story discussions are so good. I can't wait for the next one
Tick memory: "You can't eat the earth! It's where I keep all my stuff!" Love tick😄
The Tick has been one of my favorite comic book characters since I can remember. I loved watching the animated series and the Warburton-led series as a kid.
Finding this made my evening much better.
Please do more of these “History of” episodes. I love the normal episodes, but these are super fun to watch.
The tick is such a fascinating character. I still don't fully understand him but I guess no one does, maybe that's part of the fun.
These type of episodes are really fun
This video was great! I watched the cartoon series growing up and was a big fan of the Amazon series because it was trying something new. Also i am from and grew up in Boston so I was familiar with New England Comics and seeing The Tick advertisements but had no idea of the back story. So Cool!
Was there actually a tick and Lyme disease outbreak around the mid to late 80s in the area?
Alright Sal you’ve convinced me to watch the Tick shows
Love Ben and Ethan playing with The Tick toy
I adore the comic and there’s a lot of nuance that seemed to go unacknowledged on the show. And there is definitely character growth
I have been waiting for this moment for 3 years. Thank you
My only exposure to the Tick is the amazon show, and I loved it
I came in with the Warburton show- so sad it was cancelled, it was one of my favorite shows as a kid, even while not understanding most of the sex jokes.
They also did an Amazon show for the tick which is great.
The Tick was so big that Fairly Odd Parents based Crimson Chin’s look on him.
"Oedipus was actually stabbed through the ankle"
You're thinking of Achilles. You know, the guy that particular tendon is named after... LOL
www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Mortals/Oedipus/oedipus.html
@@comicpop I stand corrected, haha.
The taco bell toy where he balances on his chin and spins is still one of my favorite things.
I freak'in love The Tick!
Spoon!
The Tick actually was a great parody from the start. Spooooon!!!!
A friend o mine ran into this and let me read it. I laughed my ass off. This was a parody of not just comic books but everything Ben could think of. I remember one when he made fun of a Stephen King book. (I think it was called the Landgoiers but don't quote me on that)
My wings are in my briefcase is my favorite through line from the whole series
Oedipus and Electra are very similar but different complexes. That's the connection.
Infernal Disdain Im glad Im not the only nerd that knows this & said something! Kudos to you!🙏🏾😜
New England Comics also advertised in at least Marvel Comics. Back in the day I sent away for some Silver Surfer comics from them and was introduced to the Tick in the catalog they also sent.
truly a delight of an episode.
I grew up in the same town as New England Comics (Malden, MA), and I never knew this. I just thought they used the Tick on their posters. So cool my neighborhood shop came up with this!
The Tick is awesome! Thank you for doing this back issues! SPOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!
I enjoyed this so much that I came back for another view.👍
Love these types of back issues!
I found out about the Tick thru the cartoon on Disney’s Jetix. It was always on like on 11 at night
I remember around this time Ethan Van Schiver was selling his animal comic parody called Cyber Toad at comic conventions back before they were media conventions. Im just bring this up because ur whole explaination of crazy black and white comics reminded me of it. I cant find any exsistence of it online. But i got the comics!
I barely remember The Tick aside from the animated show which I only caught glimpses of as a small child so it was really awesome to learn about the history behind this character!
Perfect timing, just got done work an my favorite channel drops the only show that matters on this day. Nj represents.
"Why are you doing this?"
"Well, we figured we would rob the bank and then we would have money and we wouldn't have to work anymore."
I love these retrospective episodes.
Did not know about the connection to Venture Bros.! This knowledge just makes the Tick even more awesome!
Has Edlund ever discussed his conception of the character? I can't help but think it was influenced by The Roach from Cerebus, which parodied a bunch of Marvel characters.
Pretty sure it is just his version of a ninja turtle or spider man type character. And they hit on the fact that there was a tick and Lyme disease outbreak in his area at the time, so that's probably where the idea for a tick character came from. Edlund seems almost reclusive and doesn't seem to expound on such things much. I have him on LinkedIn and asked about the origin of the tick. He never responded but a couple years later the amazon series happened. I like to think I helped inspire that.
I do remember the Tick cartoon back in the day but that’s about where my expose to Tick begins & ends.
This was such a great episode.
I really dig these history of videos, I hope to see more
I love the cartoon, it is sweet sweet parody and it mocks everything, yet feels like someone who loves comics, cartoons and heroes, so great!!!
HAHA this episode was brilliant, as always. Loved it lol 👍
SPOON!
Great episode!!! COuld you do the original The Crow run? Love your show from Uruguay!!!
New England comics is still up and running today!
Woah woah woah wait hold on. Ben Edlund, as in, one of the names I saw in nearly every opening writing credit scene of classic Supernatural Ben Edlund? I loved that dude!
I love the Amazon version of The Tick; and had hoped to see Peter Serafinowicz vs Patrick Warburton as Barry (The Tick)! 😢
Oh man what a perfect idea. He even had the deeper voice on the cartoon.
Also! Even the 90's Spiderman cartoon referenced The Tick! By name! lol
"Hey, who do I look like, The Tick?!" LOL
i love the comic cartoon and live action shows of the tick cant wait for the next thing they do in 5 to 10 years
Great episode! Genuinely funny too I love this show
Best boys are back
I’ve only heard of the tick but never seen or read anything about him but I’ll be binge watching the cartoon over winter break
Despite them ragging on the live action shows.... They are both great too.
This is the most savage back issues.
34:24 And that right there is the only reason I know the Tick. I watch anything and everything with a Monkee in it. It has led me to find gold many a time, and led to fool's gold even more (don't get me started on "I Filmed Your Death"). This was one of the real nuggets.
This is gonna be another amazing episode
this is a great episode
I only know the tick from the original live action cause my step dad had it on DVD. I loved it as a kid and I just rewatched a scene and I think Warburton was amazing.
Awesome name. Fellow King Crimson fan here. Check out the cartoon and Amazon series too. All of his incarnations are great despite what these guys say.
New england comics in brockton is my LCS and It took me a while to make the connection for whatever reason.
Also 3 week later update. Was there last nignt not one sign of anything Tick related. Was actually looking for the collection of back issues
This episode was pure awesome
I was explaining the tick to my mom and came and rewatched this.
Any chance we can see Spiderman: life story on back issues sometime soon?
29:13 that was one of the best ComicPop moments ever