The Big Picture: Captains Courageous

[MovieBob]

Captains Courageous

Captain Marvel, meet Captain Marvel.

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[Tangouser]

Another comic episode. Interesting enough, now I know more stuff.

 

[maddog015]

I kinda dug Marvel's Captain Marvel back in the day. And knew that "Shazam" was the original Capt. Marvel, but never bothered looking up why Marvel could use the name and not DC. Thanks for the sum up.

 

[A Curious Fellow]

Those last forty seconds left me sitting here with my mouth hanging open.

This kinda thing is what poisons me against comics with any more than two years of back-continuity.

Shit just gets stupid.

 

[ReiverCorrupter]

Bob. I'm going to stop watching your shorts if you keep filling my mind with UTTERLY useless information. Seriously. I've probably unlearned something important to make room for that shite.

 

[WanderingFool]

So now you know that stuff
Welcome to my head

No offense man, but this place is weird...

 

[walsfeo]

Good episode Bob, you actually make comics interesting. I wish you could do an episode on Matt Howarth and Those Annoying Post Brothers - perhaps an episode on multiple dimensions or alternate realities.

 

[kingofboars]

Well that was a great though. Comics are so complex...

 

[gphjr14]

Hm so apparently you can name your child Marvel and he/she will automatically have the powers.

Also Hillbilly Marvel?

 

[bmart008]

I read comic books my whole life, but Captain Marvel (or Shazam!) have always been lame to me. A poor man's Superman.

Also, well done by not getting the copyright for Captain Marvel DC, jesus.

Also AGAIN, well done not replying to the criticism from last week. I thought for sure you would have Bob.

 

[Ilikemilkshake]

on one level your comics are weird videos make me want to get into comics, and then on another you remind me that comics are weird... bunny marvel?!

 

[crimson5pheonix]

Good video, but I have to ask why you named it with a reference to that movie?

 

[Mister Linton]

That is an epic backstory. Shazam is an acronym-- I'm gonna impress some friends of mine with that knowledge. Good episode.

 

[GamemasterAnthony]

Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury

Note that, just from looking at the Z and M alone, they switched from the Greek and the Roman names of the gods. Make up your mind there!

 

[Zoe Castillo]

this video explains why I only read comics with no previous continuity .

 

[Kaytastrophe]

Hey Bob, another interesting video. I look forward to these every week though. However, lately I have found myself thinking at the end of your episodes, "so what?". I feel like when you first started this segment you were making points and giving ideas. Now it almost seems like your just reading a wikipedia page. I think you have some interesting topics but I would love to see more of an argument or idea being brought forth in your videos. Just my opinion though, your the one who got a show on the escapist, you may do with it as you please. Good episode though.

 

[Scarim Coral]

While I did know those two backstories while not in dept but the tall, small, hillbilly and fat Marvels caught me off guard. LOL Hillbilly Marvel? No wonder those four are not in the present day comics.

 

[viking97]

Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, Mercury

Note that, just from looking at the Z and M alone, they switched from the Greek and the Roman names of the gods. Make up your mind there!

well shajam and shazah don't have quite the same ring to it.

 

[gigastrike]

Wait, so the "shazam" Captain Marvel isn't owned by Marvel?

 

[vid87]

Funny you should mention his obscurity. A friend of mine loaned me Marvel's "Earth X" series: CM's body switching plays a big role in the later chapters and, towards the end, CM essentially becomes God. Kinda funny how that worked out.