The Origin And History Of Adam Warlock

An in-depth look at the radical changes made to the Marvel Comics character Adam Warlock from his conception in 1967 until 2019 miniseries Infinity Wars.

0:00 - Introduction
0:41 - Part 01: Objectively Him!
3:44 - Part 02: Superhero, The Musical
5:44 - Part 03: 11 Issues And 1,000 Clowns
10:53 - Part 04: Approaching Infinity
13:40 - Part 05: Running The Infinite Gauntlet
17:18 - Part 06: Spooky Action At A Distance

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CREDITS:
Script, research, narration and editing by Allan Casavettes.

SOURCES:

“A Failure To Communicate: Part Four,” by Mike Gartland. Jack Kirby Collector, issue #24. TwoMorrows Publishing. 1999.

“Lee & Kirby: The Wonder Years,” by Mark Alexander. Jack Kirby Collector, issue #58. TwoMorrows Publishing. 2011.

“Jim Starlin Interview,” by David Smay. Amazing Heroes, issue #98. July 1986.

“Starlin’s Cosmic Books,” by Jon B. Cooke. Comic Book Artist, issue #2. TwoMorrows Publishing. 1998.

“The Life And Death (And Life And Death) Of Adam Warlock,” by Karen Walker. Back Issue #34, June 2009.

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[winstonblakely]

This was a beautiful and complete history of Adam Warlock. At the time I found out about this character I had just about given up reading comic books but he was so unique that he brought me back in to reading comic books and beyond such as heavy-metal magazine and underground comics that steer away from the usual superhero adventures. Jim Starlin is always amazing on Adam Warlock. His storytelling and layouts always pull you in to want to see and read more. I hope that this hero continues to be a major part of the Marvel universe.

[lanternsown]

Welcome Back! I love seeing your work.

[dmmc_]

Great vid! Adam Warlock is one of my favorite characters. I find fascinating that construction and descontruction have become a somewhat intrinsic to his character. I really think his character needs to be carefully writen when in a panel.

[AlienIOIandroktone]

It is a shame that characters like Warlock, and a lot of legacy characters at DC, go unused and just exist in a state of uncertainty in those universes for long stretches of time

[jamilfrost]

Glad to see you uploading videos again. I love watching your content.

[sfoxhound]

loved this. I like how you never tell someone what to think about a series, character, storyline or creator but give enough information to make us think and question.

[paulmiller]

Huge fan of this channel and of Adam Warlock. Was so interested in this video when posted that I put it off for a long time. Finally watched it and it's great stuff. Really nice upload.

[mechmaster]

One interesting fact about Adam Warlock’s story in Strange Tales is that it features the first appearance of Gamora

[rodchanas]

Starlin’s original run on Warlock always put me in mind of Michael Moorcock’s Eternal Champion stories.

[johnswift]

Always loved Warlock, the FF story is one of my faves. Thankfully, I still have all the Starlin comics which completely blew me away in the 70's.

[KingfisherTalkingPictures]

I was a huge fan of the initial Starlin run. The idea of him as a brooding anti-hero who murdered so many and saved so much reminds me of another popular character of the time. Michael Moorcock’s Elric. It wouldn’t surprise me if Starlin read those books as well.

[ctbinary]

Well done. I enjoy how you dig into the deep corners of all the comics. My favorite place to find the oddballs I love

[Gootie]

I have a fondness for the character but I haven't read much of his adventures since the 90s. Thanks for posting this

[samwill]

I wonder if Vision was used as something of a Warlock stand in for the MCU's Infinity Saga. I know we're still waiting on Adam to get his proper MCU introduction after the stinger from GotG 2 but having the soul stone inset in his forehead and the small connection with thanos that give him, it gives me shades of our gold plates messiah.

[samhoward]

Absolutely outstanding review!! Your videos are tremendously published and excellent work. Always loved the character and the crazy ride of his origins, deaths, and resurrections. Thank you!!

[thetimturnershow]

Adam Warlock is a very intriguing character to me. I wonder if anyone on the Independent Comic scene has tried to creat a character and a narrative similar to what Warlock had started.

[mannyc]

Adam Warlock is one of my favorites, along with Jean Grae, SPAWN and IRONMAN. Great video as usual !
Love that OG intro !

[williamjackson]

I`ve followed the saga of Warlock since I was 10 years old. I`m turning 65 this year & the character remains of My favorite comics creations. In fact, I just purchased the Gallery edition of Starlin`s run to re-read. Beautiful book. Maybe we`ll get the earlier stories as well since the character will make a live action appearance in the next Guardian`s film. I loved this video history & look forward to more. Thanks so much for doing this.

[dantecrottogini]

Have you done a video about Jim Starlin's work? Specially those Ininity OGNs he did not too long ago. That'd be an interesting video

[rickytoddbotelho]

Truly a one of the greatest origins of any character. Truly outstanding review 😝 I hope you will address the issue of the predator series moving over to marvel. This is very disturbing to the force because of the way dark horse is seemingly having to give up all it's in-house gems. Essentially leaving nothing but grendel, concrete and crap. I'm really worried because forever dark horse has essentially published things that the big houses would have nothing to do with. And now it would be as thou all the great ideas would be brushed aside, just like with star wars, and things like predator 2 and avp will be mashed together by the insane Disney corp. And will lead to an apocalyptic, world ending nightmare.😝