Marvel - The Rise and Fall...And Rise Again

One of the biggest names in comic books has gone through some major fluctuations. This video highlights their many rises and falls over the years while attempting to explain the reasons behind them.

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Company Declines:
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[CTR_ALT_MAKIMA]

The MCU is insane. They took their B and C list characters and made it the highest grossing film franchise ever. That's impressive

[jonsvenson]

Jack Kirby did a lot more than the artwork. He wrote many of the stories, branching into areas like the multiverse, time travel, parallel worlds, etc. his problem was that he couldn’t write engaging dialogue (the Eternals are a good example), and Stan Lee could.

[BugsyFoga]

The 2000s era of Marvel prior to the mcu was definitely a fascinating experience to look through growing up.

[Neckrollios]

Growing up, Iron Man wasn't a relevant characters to most people unless you really liked comic books, and even then it was if you liked Marvel. Most people I knew liked DC better than Marvel. I think part of that was the Batman movies in the 80s and 2000s... Then the Iron Man movie came out and everything changed.

[ghst_proxy]

Civil War is still my favourite MCU movie. Endgame, Infinity War and No Way Home have greater spectacle and nostalgia factor but I liked the moral dilemma Cap and Iron Man faced with both sides not being entirely right or wrong about their stances on the Sokovia Accords. Spidey's first MCU appearance in there was just the cherry on top.

[Xanderboof]

This guy could read a nutrition label and it would still be entertaining

[Corey.Coolidge]

While Marvel is doing great with movies and television, comic sales are at an all time low. Comics themselves are a less and less popular form of media. There are many contributing factors to this, and I think it'd be good for this channel to showcase to fall of comic books at the same time as the rise of comic book movies.

[samwill]

It says a LOT about the quality of your content that I am a lifelong comics fan who has heard every ounce of this story at least 80 billion times from reference books, documentaries, video essays and the like from other comic historians and creators and yet I wasn't bored or glazed over for a second watching you go through it all again.

[jayreal]

As a DC comic book fan it’s amazing to see how Marvel has built such a large ongoing franchise that consistently gets overall good reviews.

[Heyitsann]

The MCU is easily an icon of the 2010s, it literally took over the enter decade and I think would be associated with 2010s nostalgia for years to come

[genowoah]

I also love the fact that Disney purposefully separated marvel studios from marvel entertainment so that Kevin Feigie didn't have any interference from marvel itself on how he made his films, while still being able to use the characters.

[tawon]

If you’re old enough to remember the first live action Punisher, Captain America and Fantastic Four movie then you know how far Marvel has come on the silver screen lol 👴🏽

[AtharvaVaidya]

Since I'm one of the first ones here, 7 seconds after upload, I'd just like to thank you for your quality content. Such crisp, to the point, and knowledgeable content about companies we think we knew. Thank you so much for bringing good stuff to YouTube. Much love from India

[uss_]

I remember when Marvel vs Capcom felt like such a niche crossover.
Now Marvel is this giant of pop culture

[scottsiglinhd]

The MCU is a spectacle for sure. The castings for Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr, Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlet Johansson), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). The casting was perfect and the movies are amazing. I have to say tho that pre MCU movies were great too especially Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy. I know Fantastic 4 and X-men were out around that time too, but those Spider-Man films are what started and projected superhero movies into the juggernaut they are today and made them smash box office hit’s. The heart, soul, and passion that went into them are insane and the Raimi trilogy is my favorite of all time!

[Housewarmin]

Marvel Studios has unlocked an infinite amount of movies and shows. They have decades of materials and tons of characters. They’ve introduced a whole generation to iconic characters.

[pillarnexustheancientgladiator]

Never got into comics, but I did enjoy the MCU movies and the 90s cartoons for X-MEN and Spider Man.

Since trading cards came up, I was reminded of Magic the Gathering and how it started as comics stores were getting into selling trading cards, or something like that.

[artboston]

As a comic book collector I can tell you this was a great video! One thing that bothered me a bit however was the praise you gave to Stan Lee for the creation of these iconic characters with Jack Kirby mentioned as an afterthought. Stan Lee was a notorious credit hog with those characters. Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko deserve more credit than they get.

[BrockDButler]

Their movie rights is such an interesting story in it self. But, They have branched out to all types of multimedia not just movies, however, the majority is movies and TV now.

[brandonmcmillan]

Can we please give Wesley Snipe's Blade, credit. That movie literally saved Marvel.
...and was Rated R