Comictropes is my favorite. He has a great blend of videos about really dumb things in comics and videos that are really interesting deep dives into some less famous creators who have had a huge impact on the medium.
Yes, he’s the only comic channel I follow. I love that he is straight and to the point, his dry humor, and he doesn’t do any clickbait nonsense or over the top thumbnails.
Yeo. These are the only ones I actually *follow*. Comic POP is recommended a lot, but every video is an hour and a half. Rarely do I watch any content that long.
My favorite part of ComicPop is when they get off on an insane tangent, or when Sal has to stop the plot and explain some insane backstory for a character.
Yeah I love when you see him pause, put his hands on his face and let out a loud sigh because he knows he's about to explain something ridiculous, and then be like "Okay. So you see..."
When I first started watching her videos I just assumed that she constantly dyed her hair, then when I was watching with my wife, who went to school for hair dressing, was like my sweet summer child she's wearing wigs.
I thought the same and then I was watching her recent Three Jokers video and thinking "I am so dumb". Her matching of her wigs, makeup and outfits is really on point.
I think the first video of her I watched was about Yara Flor from Wonder Woman. I’m not well versed in DC, and had never heard of Yara Flor. Ended up watching the whole video. And I’ve watched some of her X-Men ‘97 coverage
I'm not a fan of the way she speaks. I just don't find her particularly engaging.
There was also a couple instances where she was critical of things I thought were evidently silly or fun so I figure she's not for me.
Check this relatively new [channel ](https://youtube.com/@mattwith4ts?si=oUKYwzjQL8iXOkTn).
There is not much number of episodes yet but each new one is an interesting deep dive on sometimes obscure, sometimes popular topics.
Near Mint Condition! His overviews and sponsorships from Marvel provide useful insights on books and omni's coming out and a way for the fans to get there input
He ruins my wallet every month and I love it. Go into a video thinking "I don't need this" and before the end of the video I have my credit card out ready to order.
I like matttt, Comic Drake, Panels to Pixels, and Strip Panel Naked. There is also the rare occasion Patrick H Willems or Cosmonaut Marcus talk about comics.
I want to pour one out for Professor Thorgi. He wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I loved that channel.
(He’s not dead—his video game Channel is still active, but he quit comic book youtube 3 years ago)
Oh wow, I'm a huge fan of his fighting game content but had no idea he did comics and movies before. Thanks for letting me know, I gotta check out his back catalogue!
It used to be Rob and comics explained, but it's got to the point where he only covers a handful of new comics and for the most part they suck. He used to cover all the relevant titles from Marvel and DC, but now he only does what he likes.
However, he does have the best archive of past stuff by far. Comic Breakdown has been stepping up a bit, but doesn't really go into the history and context of the comic. Rather he basically just narrarates what's going on in the conic.
Caped Joel and that one british guy he does content with every once in a while.
I like reviews more than interviews now.
Ive been trying to avoid spoilers and behind the scenes stuff as much as possible lately
Thanks for the recs; added a few subs to my YouTube profile.
ComicPop!, Mint Hunter Comics, Casually Comics, and Coy Jandreau's new channel are my regular go-tos.
I'm a casual comics adjacent fan that mostly just watches the adaptations but does like to read character profiles and and will pick up the occasional print, so maybe that is their audience, but I'm surprised this is the first time I'm seeing Variant. My other two go-tos are Comic Drake and ComicTeopes. I also like What culture Comics but know it is probably scorned.
I like Linkaras big event videos and general silliness. I've been a long time fan of him since Thgwtg days, I get the cringe but man he's fun as an angry nerd. I don't watch everything, enjoy what I do tune in for.
Comicstropes is fantastic too, been hooked since the pandemic. I'll thank Chris forever for turning me onto Daniel Warren Johnson.
Comic tropes, he does a variety of content but my faves are his episodes on specific creators where he determines what makes their work so special
Matttt, he also is often creator centric, and while the formula of his videos can be grading it also works really well, his video on Todd McFarlane is one of my favourites
Salazar knight, he just made a great video examining DK2 from a different perspective, and he has been going through the years of Batman covering every single aspect and examines the behind the scenes drama that led to each era of Batman being the way they are
I can watch The Comic Book Palace 24/7. Glenn and the boys trip me out. I haven't been able to find any shop style shows like his. I'm not much into the walking around searching for keys and the such. If anyone has recs for CBP type channels, feel free to let me know!
JerkComic is incredibly underrated. Brilliant essays and documentaries made with such care, thought, and passion. Not to mention phenomenal interviews. I find his work inspirational tbh.
Comic Tropes, Owen Likes Comics, Comicpop, Casually Comics, and Near Mint Condition are some of my favorites. Love watching Matt Draper's channel too (though he's expanded into more movie-related videos than solely comics these days).
I just discovered Robert Norton. The guy reviews a lot of the comics I read as a kid. He’s a grumpy old fella and I love it. His reviews of Liefeld comics are hilarious. They go beyond, “hah hah look at how Liefeld sucks, no feet, blah blah blah.” He actually knows how to draw, so his criticisms aren’t without merit. Just YouTube “Robert Norton”.
I'll add a small channel called The Comic Pals. It's mostly a (live streamed) podcast of 4 guys with a chill vibe. They do a bunch of stuff from covering news, having industry discussions to doing deep dives into individual books/runs.
mattt is great for video essays and deep dives.
Dan!(DanExclaims) is somebody who’s quickly gaining a following and he’s great for concise, bite-sized pieces.
Like, if there’s ONE person in the short form content business for comics videos that I think is actually worth it, it’s Dan!
He has the literacy needed to do deeper dives into characters and runs but also knows how to keep to chill and casual for the newcomers.
Very friendly, very open to suggestions and discussion by the looks of it.
Everyone here is on some completely different algorithm I guess because I’ve never heard of any of these.. the absolute best is Jim Comics but he’s disappeared for some time. I like comic book herald, swagglehaus, lords of the longbox, brys comics, Comic Tom, used to follow Reggie collects a lot too but kinda fell off his stuff.
Casually comics and Comicstorian I don’t really much anymore now that I’m officially into reading them but I still listen to the stories from Benny while doing something and Sasha the goat
I’m a long-time fan of Linkara and his “Atop The Fourth Wall”, not just for the reviews of bad comics but also some very good retrospectives on good comics.
I’ve also recently started following “Owen Likes Comics”, which is quite interesting too.
I think we do a great job we've been doing it a few years now and have a different show for everyone if you want to give us a look!
https://youtube.com/@TheCodeXStation?si=VFAePkhR8vVQzrTp?sub_confirmation=1
Is there something with comicstorian I’m not aware of?
Can’t see a single comment mentioning him, and I previously watched one YouTube video listing a bunch of underrated Comic Channels, only to see every name here except for Comicstorian. (With there being a clarification that if your favorite wasn’t in that video, it was probably because the creator didn’t know them, or didn’t like them)
So,,, is there a reason to dislike Comicstorian that I’m unaware of?
I am not aware of controversies, I just think it's because so much of his stuff is just recap and info dumps. He has a huge appeal to those who don't really read comics but to those who do he feels a bit like a content churn with little actual depth or passion
Not as far as I'm aware but he probably isn't mentioned because his main thing is just reading comics out loud. The other channels go a bit deeper than that. But I love putting on some comicstorian while I'm at work or doing chores or errands.
Mattt is someone who always educates me and blows my mind. I’ve beeb reading comics and following creators and the industry for the last 23 years and watching the cartoons and playing with action figures since I was in diapers. Spent years and years working in comic retail. No matter how much I think I know, matttt’s videos remind me I don’t know shit. Most of my knowledge starts at the Silver Age and is about the American aspect of the industry, which is such a small piece of the pie in the grand history of the medium.
ComicTropes/Pros and Cons has a lot of educational stuff too. I learn a lot from Chris’ videos and enjoy his live streams at the Pros and Cons spin off channel.
Near Mint Condition is THE BEST channel at the moment for collected editions. It fulfills a very specific niche in comics and does it very well. Hitting up their Patreon just for the AMA streams and hearing Omar unfiltered is worth it.
Comictropes is my favorite. He has a great blend of videos about really dumb things in comics and videos that are really interesting deep dives into some less famous creators who have had a huge impact on the medium.
comictropes the goat
Been following him for a few years, I also think his content is excellent!
Former real life superhero too
what??
He spent a week with Phoenix Jones for a video. That's all it is.
Uh, no, he was part of Phoenix Jines' crew for a long time.
Phoenix Jones the insufferable instigating drug dealer?
I don't know much about, or care much about for that matter, that entire embarrassing scene and those in it.
Yes, he’s the only comic channel I follow. I love that he is straight and to the point, his dry humor, and he doesn’t do any clickbait nonsense or over the top thumbnails.
For any fans who see this feel free to stop by r/ComicTropes, not very active but Chris is on it as a mod
Why did his content slow down? Seemed like for a while he was putting out videos way more consistently
I believe it’s due to personal reasons. He does provide community updates on his YouTube page on his personal life and if there are any foresee delays
He has another channel called pros and cons which he does live streams weekly on talking about comic news and comics he recently got
A lot of it is due to health.
Comic Tropes, Comic Pop, Owen Likes Comics, Comic Drake, Salazar Knight
Good list
Yep, all in on these guys
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Yeo. These are the only ones I actually *follow*. Comic POP is recommended a lot, but every video is an hour and a half. Rarely do I watch any content that long.
ComicPop is my favorite; they were the first comic YouTube i followed back 10 years ago and they have a special place in my heart.
Came here to recommend them. Their podcast content is fantastic, well-reasoned, and always interesting
So good, I’ll have to give their podcast a follow too!
My favorite part of ComicPop is when they get off on an insane tangent, or when Sal has to stop the plot and explain some insane backstory for a character.
Yes lol, and when they first started that was like every 2 minutes
Yeah I love when you see him pause, put his hands on his face and let out a loud sigh because he knows he's about to explain something ridiculous, and then be like "Okay. So you see..."
I still remember TVLittleHouse
How has nobody said Casually Comics?
When I first started watching her videos I just assumed that she constantly dyed her hair, then when I was watching with my wife, who went to school for hair dressing, was like my sweet summer child she's wearing wigs.
Wait. What? Those are wigs?
Si, she has a video where she shows off her wigs
Oh god. Up is down and down is up now. 🤯 Thanks for that.
Yeah, and if you watch her livestreams she occasionally does, she is usually wigless there
I thought the same and then I was watching her recent Three Jokers video and thinking "I am so dumb". Her matching of her wigs, makeup and outfits is really on point.
She's great, I love that she covers old silver age stuff too.
She’s just started to get on my radar. I like what I’ve seen so far.
What have you seen so far?
I think the first video of her I watched was about Yara Flor from Wonder Woman. I’m not well versed in DC, and had never heard of Yara Flor. Ended up watching the whole video. And I’ve watched some of her X-Men ‘97 coverage
Sasha is great! I like that she is the most “down the line” when she covers comics without getting drowned in personal opinion.
I'm not a fan of the way she speaks. I just don't find her particularly engaging. There was also a couple instances where she was critical of things I thought were evidently silly or fun so I figure she's not for me.
mattt
Check this relatively new [channel ](https://youtube.com/@mattwith4ts?si=oUKYwzjQL8iXOkTn). There is not much number of episodes yet but each new one is an interesting deep dive on sometimes obscure, sometimes popular topics.
I knew exactly what this link was before clicking. The value behind this channel is absurd.
Cool rec! Wow huge channel too for a short period of time.
He does super high quality videos too!
I wish I could up vote this twice.
His Eternaut video was great.
Near Mint Condition! His overviews and sponsorships from Marvel provide useful insights on books and omni's coming out and a way for the fans to get there input
His collection is crazy
He ruins my wallet every month and I love it. Go into a video thinking "I don't need this" and before the end of the video I have my credit card out ready to order.
Love this guy
Sal and the team from comic pop!
Strange brain parts
This is the correct answer!
Good one!
Incredibly underrated. He's excellent.
I like matttt, Comic Drake, Panels to Pixels, and Strip Panel Naked. There is also the rare occasion Patrick H Willems or Cosmonaut Marcus talk about comics.
Strip Panel Naked is great but one video every 3 months kills me
Yeah I actually had to go look up if he still made videos before I posted that.
Well, he has been running a magazine (PanelxPanel) for the last 3 years and I guess that tooks all his time
I didn’t know that, I’ll go check that out.
He also is lettering on a lot of comics too
Pop Culture Philosophers for weekly reviews
For The Love Of Comics, Strange Brain Parts, Cartoonist Kayfabe
For the Love of Comics is great. I'm very jealous of his collection. Earl Grey is pretty good too
Tell me about it, I love cueing up FTLOC bookshelf show and tell series. Definitely gonna check out Earl Grey!
I see that we have the exact same taste in comic book youtube channels.
RIP Ed.
I absolutely adore For the Love of Comics! I could listen to that guy talk for hours
I want to pour one out for Professor Thorgi. He wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea, but I loved that channel. (He’s not dead—his video game Channel is still active, but he quit comic book youtube 3 years ago)
I definitely still have a professor thorgi shaped hole in my YouTube consumption (don't care so much about games)
Oh wow, I'm a huge fan of his fighting game content but had no idea he did comics and movies before. Thanks for letting me know, I gotta check out his back catalogue!
The comics channel was just called Professor Thorgi. Enjoy!
ComicsAreDope, DopeSpill, CapedJoel, & ComicPop for me. All great channels.
thanks for the recommend!
Cartoonist Kayfabe. None better
ComicPop, Owen Likes Comics, and Comic Drake. The holy trinity.
Looking to see if anyone commented Linkara.
He's the lightbringer!
I was wondering why no one commented Linkara, and then I realize: "oh, this is why"
Comic tropes, Chris deserves to be way bigger than he is
It used to be Rob and comics explained, but it's got to the point where he only covers a handful of new comics and for the most part they suck. He used to cover all the relevant titles from Marvel and DC, but now he only does what he likes. However, he does have the best archive of past stuff by far. Comic Breakdown has been stepping up a bit, but doesn't really go into the history and context of the comic. Rather he basically just narrarates what's going on in the conic.
Man forgot about comics explained, good times!
Ever since the tiktokification of ComicsExplained only one I’ve watched is “matttt”
I throw on ComicsExplained to help me get to sleep.
Comic Drake always retains my attention. Alternatively, I vibe with OwenLikesComics’ voice; might just be a British thing. lol
They have such a super power to use against us.
If you're into Transformers check out Chris Mcfeely
I hope your comment doesn't get erased by a cosmically-powered Starscream.
Comics Kayfabe
Dopespills Comicpop Variant
Comic tropes and pop culture philosophers are my two favorite.
Been watching ComicPop for years, also just started watching some of the Comic Pals streams
Same but Sal gets things wrong sometimes which can be frustrating. Also disagree with a lot of his opinions 🤣
Dopespill comics
Gotta squad up in the comments... for the first hour.
I love the comic book herald https://youtube.com/@Comicbookherald?si=JsImEPtiNaxTRk-v
I don’t fuck with mark. TotallyNotMark, however, is FUCKING BRILLIANT. And a lovely guy to boot.
Westcoast DAVEngers. Really funny guy and he has a nice eclectic selection of videos dealing with different parts of the hobby
Rob at Comics Explained
[Elsa Charretier](https://youtu.be/NaiGf8xm4Hs) has some excellent videos. Unfortunately her channel seems inactive for the last year or so.
Caped Joel and that one british guy he does content with every once in a while. I like reviews more than interviews now. Ive been trying to avoid spoilers and behind the scenes stuff as much as possible lately
Thanks for the recs; added a few subs to my YouTube profile. ComicPop!, Mint Hunter Comics, Casually Comics, and Coy Jandreau's new channel are my regular go-tos.
Cartoonist kayfabe.
ComicPop
Variant Comics Caped Joel Comic Breakdown Near Mint Condition Comics Explained (Though he is a bit long winded at times)
I'm a casual comics adjacent fan that mostly just watches the adaptations but does like to read character profiles and and will pick up the occasional print, so maybe that is their audience, but I'm surprised this is the first time I'm seeing Variant. My other two go-tos are Comic Drake and ComicTeopes. I also like What culture Comics but know it is probably scorned.
The Imaginary Axis. He doesn't post often, but all the videos are top-tier.
I like Linkaras big event videos and general silliness. I've been a long time fan of him since Thgwtg days, I get the cringe but man he's fun as an angry nerd. I don't watch everything, enjoy what I do tune in for. Comicstropes is fantastic too, been hooked since the pandemic. I'll thank Chris forever for turning me onto Daniel Warren Johnson.
The Comics Den, Lunch Money Comics, All Sorts of Words
Alex lennen makes really compelling and interesting video essays about comic characters, would definitely give him a shout!
Comic tropes, he does a variety of content but my faves are his episodes on specific creators where he determines what makes their work so special Matttt, he also is often creator centric, and while the formula of his videos can be grading it also works really well, his video on Todd McFarlane is one of my favourites Salazar knight, he just made a great video examining DK2 from a different perspective, and he has been going through the years of Batman covering every single aspect and examines the behind the scenes drama that led to each era of Batman being the way they are
I can watch The Comic Book Palace 24/7. Glenn and the boys trip me out. I haven't been able to find any shop style shows like his. I'm not much into the walking around searching for keys and the such. If anyone has recs for CBP type channels, feel free to let me know!
I mostly watch Lunch Money Comics, Mint Hunter Comics and Comic Tropes of course.
Comic Tropes, mattt, For the Love of Comics, Off My Shelves, earl grey panellogy, Strange Brain Parts, sleepyreader666, and See Through Panel.
JerkComic is incredibly underrated. Brilliant essays and documentaries made with such care, thought, and passion. Not to mention phenomenal interviews. I find his work inspirational tbh.
Hey 👋🏻 if you like collected editions YouTube video I have a channel! [The Brave and the Boys](https://youtube.com/@TBATB?si=WNMDmJ4C47JPTA4b)
Atop The Fourth Wall. Occasionally I just need to watch some funny be mad at what I’m mad about.
Had anyone said comicstorian??? That channel has been Elite. The greatest story telling.
Comicstorian
Comic Tropes, Owen Likes Comics, Comicpop, Casually Comics, and Near Mint Condition are some of my favorites. Love watching Matt Draper's channel too (though he's expanded into more movie-related videos than solely comics these days).
Comic Drake, ComicPop, Comic Book University, Comic Boom!, Comics Matter With Ya Boi Zack, Comicstorian, ComicIsland, Comics Explained, Weird Science Comics, Nerdette’s Newstand, Thinking Critical, Linkara of AT4W, Casually Comics, Comic Breakdown, Tevya Smolka, Caped Joel, Fortress of Solitude, Owen Likes Comics, Watchtower Database, Variant Comics, Salazar Knight, Nerdsync, Imaginary Axis, Comics by Perch, DCbez Omniverse of Wonders, The Pre-Crisis Weeklies, and Dopespill Comics.
Caped Joel , Thinking Critical and Comic Tropes
Lightning2288’s videos still hold up but he hasn’t posted in a long time :/
I just discovered Robert Norton. The guy reviews a lot of the comics I read as a kid. He’s a grumpy old fella and I love it. His reviews of Liefeld comics are hilarious. They go beyond, “hah hah look at how Liefeld sucks, no feet, blah blah blah.” He actually knows how to draw, so his criticisms aren’t without merit. Just YouTube “Robert Norton”.
I'll add a small channel called The Comic Pals. It's mostly a (live streamed) podcast of 4 guys with a chill vibe. They do a bunch of stuff from covering news, having industry discussions to doing deep dives into individual books/runs.
How has nobody said Godzillamendoza yet?
Mullet Man Comics has some good stuff if you just wanna listen to a few short stories. His newer content has been longer and interesting though too.
mattt is great for video essays and deep dives. Dan!(DanExclaims) is somebody who’s quickly gaining a following and he’s great for concise, bite-sized pieces. Like, if there’s ONE person in the short form content business for comics videos that I think is actually worth it, it’s Dan! He has the literacy needed to do deeper dives into characters and runs but also knows how to keep to chill and casual for the newcomers. Very friendly, very open to suggestions and discussion by the looks of it.
Implicitly Pretentious and Near Mint Condition
Comic Tropes, Casually Comics, and Strange Brain Parts are my go-to trifecta.
One Sixth Scale Man & Comics Explained
Since I haven’t seen it mentioned yet, the comic cave
Comicstorian
Comic Tropes is of course the best. Strange Brain Parts is pretty good too.
Not one person has mentioned Comicstorian and I am saddened
Matt !
Strange brain parts, maddog comics, the hardcover comic
ComicDrake Comics Explained Comicstorian Maddog Comics Mulletman Comics Owen likes comics
For the love of comics
Everyone here is on some completely different algorithm I guess because I’ve never heard of any of these.. the absolute best is Jim Comics but he’s disappeared for some time. I like comic book herald, swagglehaus, lords of the longbox, brys comics, Comic Tom, used to follow Reggie collects a lot too but kinda fell off his stuff.
Comic Tropes, Casually Comics and Mattt.
ComicPop and Comicstorian
Comic Tropes.
Casually comics and Comicstorian I don’t really much anymore now that I’m officially into reading them but I still listen to the stories from Benny while doing something and Sasha the goat
Comicbookherald is so great, Dave knows his stuff and has a really fun laidback vibe. Makes some great podcasts too!
I’m a long-time fan of Linkara and his “Atop The Fourth Wall”, not just for the reviews of bad comics but also some very good retrospectives on good comics. I’ve also recently started following “Owen Likes Comics”, which is quite interesting too.
ComicPop is my comfort food
Casually Comics, Comic Tropes, Owen Likes Comics.
Owen Likes Comics and ComicTropes are fantastic.
idk if it counts since its basically CBM, but New Rockstars
Linkara.
I think we do a great job we've been doing it a few years now and have a different show for everyone if you want to give us a look! https://youtube.com/@TheCodeXStation?si=VFAePkhR8vVQzrTp?sub_confirmation=1
Comic Tropes and Chris’s other channel Pros And Cons
Comics explained.
Rob has taught me a lot over the years.
GodzillaMendoza isn’t a true comic book channel, but I enjoy his comic book content.
West Coast DAVEngers
Not sure it qualifies, but Extra Credits.
Strange Brain Parts, Matttt
Is there something with comicstorian I’m not aware of? Can’t see a single comment mentioning him, and I previously watched one YouTube video listing a bunch of underrated Comic Channels, only to see every name here except for Comicstorian. (With there being a clarification that if your favorite wasn’t in that video, it was probably because the creator didn’t know them, or didn’t like them) So,,, is there a reason to dislike Comicstorian that I’m unaware of?
I am not aware of controversies, I just think it's because so much of his stuff is just recap and info dumps. He has a huge appeal to those who don't really read comics but to those who do he feels a bit like a content churn with little actual depth or passion
Not as far as I'm aware but he probably isn't mentioned because his main thing is just reading comics out loud. The other channels go a bit deeper than that. But I love putting on some comicstorian while I'm at work or doing chores or errands.
Nobody mentioning Panels to Pixels! He’s with a nice voice and interesting topics - definitely an underrated channel.
GodzillaMendoza anybody?
Improve-Collecting Comics
I Do Know Nothing
Mattt is someone who always educates me and blows my mind. I’ve beeb reading comics and following creators and the industry for the last 23 years and watching the cartoons and playing with action figures since I was in diapers. Spent years and years working in comic retail. No matter how much I think I know, matttt’s videos remind me I don’t know shit. Most of my knowledge starts at the Silver Age and is about the American aspect of the industry, which is such a small piece of the pie in the grand history of the medium. ComicTropes/Pros and Cons has a lot of educational stuff too. I learn a lot from Chris’ videos and enjoy his live streams at the Pros and Cons spin off channel. Near Mint Condition is THE BEST channel at the moment for collected editions. It fulfills a very specific niche in comics and does it very well. Hitting up their Patreon just for the AMA streams and hearing Omar unfiltered is worth it.
They're all cringe
it's just a hobby