Thinking Critical

Ask Me Anything — No Topic’s Off the Table

You’ve got questions about comics, creators, movies, and the industry—whatever’s been driving you nuts lately—drop them below. I’ll answer the best ones in a video this week.

Don’t hold back. You know I won’t.

Wes

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 115



@Saikotic

I'd love a top 5 or 10 of writers to absolutely read and ones to avoid. I will often grab a comic based on the premise and the dialogue or plot is so atrocious that I toss it out.

3 weeks ago (edited) | 19

@NathanSeary

Why do good conservative comic book writers always get shafted by the comic book industry while the leftist comic writers fail upwards

3 weeks ago | 15  

@Lauren007E

What characters and villians would you shelf for the next 10 years and what underused/under utilised characters would you bring into focus in their place in both DC and Marvel? What kills a comic story for you, and what do you think could bring you back in?

3 weeks ago | 5

@peterdee2761

Greatest comic confessions that you need to make. I will make one. I started reading them in the late 70's (admittedly didn't read any between 97 and 2015) and this week I read my first ever Wonder Woman issue. 😮

3 weeks ago | 0

@RighteousLot

I would love to see you give a small overview of each DC Crisis event and then rank them from worst to best.

3 weeks ago | 2

@vincent207

What were the best T&A you’ve seen in comics? It feels like it peaked in the 2000. Unfortunately, the industry got a lot more prudish from the 2010s onwards.

3 weeks ago (edited) | 4

@Bardia006plus1

What encouraged you to start a YouTube channel about comics in the first place?

3 weeks ago | 1

@David-rk1fv

Where do you live? How do you keep your hobbies abroad? Ive been living 10+ years in East Asia and it's hard (if not impossible) to meet anyone with similar hobbies and interests. I keep my hobbies by digital means and watching channels like yours.

3 weeks ago | 1

@daveassanowicz186

Why didn't you read comics as a kid, and what made you interested in them later?

3 weeks ago | 2

@marcosvarsano6262

Are you into european comics? Lately there's been a number of deluxe reprints of european comics here in Brazil and I found some of them pretty good (Blueberry, Glorious Summers, Flight of the Raven, Always Never and many others). Way better than current big 2 releases.

3 weeks ago | 1

@nasero12

It would be interesting to me a video about how to make a good story. What makes a story good. What to look at to say if a story is good or not.

3 weeks ago | 0

@AL-ws5yi

Are you reading any manga? Would you review any? And why is Pikachu the best Pokémon?😉

3 weeks ago | 2

@Jameshuma8840

Do marvel comics even want our money anymore?

3 weeks ago | 0

@PageChewing

What smaller publishers are ones you'd recommend we look out for now and in the future? Do you see more prominent creators going to creator owned titles?

3 weeks ago | 0

@larryhoague9803

Is cereal soup?

3 weeks ago | 1

@jakesmith6011

There was a series called warlands by dreamwave comics in the early 2000s. Did you read it by chance?

3 weeks ago | 0

@Waydogg5

There are so many popular characters with long histories lasting 50, 60, 70+ years. What should the writers assigned to those characters do to keep them and their stories fresh and interesting without retreading old ground or straight up ruining the characters? What are some recent examples where those strategies have worked and some that have completely failed?

3 weeks ago | 0

@ascorvinus

A question for any artists you know: does drawing digitally make it more difficult to draw in a style reminiscent of the great artists of the 70s? (Wrightson, Neal Adams, Ploog, BWS, etc.) Because it seems like nobody draws like that anymore.

3 weeks ago | 1

@peterdee2761

What do creators earn at Marvel and DC? Too much? Too little?

3 weeks ago | 0

@Jameshuma8840

Do a tag team with comics with bueller!

3 weeks ago | 1