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Check Out The Location of Peter Parker’s First Wallcrawl! | ACG Vlog 19

I am a fan of the Spider-Man TV Series from the 1970s starring Nicholas Hammond as Spider-Man. The twitteraccount @SpideyTVSeries keeps every one up to date about this first live-action outing of Spider-Man.

Today he posted the location of Peter Parker’s first wallcrawl from the pilot episode. This made me so happy I felt like sharing it. If you’re a fan of the series, please check out https://twitter.com/SpideyTVSeries.

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INTERVIEW: MIKE MIGNOLA’S Humble Beginnings at MARVEL COMICS | ACG Vlog 018

In the early days of his career American comic book artist Mike Mignola worked for Marvel Comics, making superhero comics.

But frankly, Mignola, who later created HELLBOY, didn’t like doing superhero comics. He was much more interested in drawing monsters and mythological creatures. In this interview Mignola tells how he got started as a cartoonist at Marvel Comics.

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INTERVIEW: Mike Mignola about the creation of HELLBOY | ACG Vlog 17

An interview met comic book artist Mike Mignola, the creator of HELLBOY.

In 2010 Mignola came to the Netherlands to promote the Dutch editions of the Hellboy comics. I was fortunate enough to sit down with him and interview Mignola about Hellboy and his other comic book work. Here’s part of the audio of that conversation.

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GEEK STORES: Science Fiction Bookstore in Stockholm | ACG Vlog 15

When I was in Stockholm, Sweden, I came across the SCIENCE FICTION BOOKSTORE in Old Town. If you are a geek like me, it’s the kind of store you want to live in. Here’s a short impression of the store.

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English Spidey's web Strips Video Vlog

Spider-Woman vs Spider-Man by Daniel Acuña & Brian Michael Bendis | ACG Vlog 14

In New Avengers: Siege there is an interesting sequence drawn by Daniel Acuña in which Spider-Woman and Spider-Man are slugging it out.

Of course there is a reason why Jessica Drew aka Spider-Man is pounding our favorite webhead. In this video I take a closer look at the sequence and show you some of the wonderful artwork Daniel Acuña has made.

By the way Acuña is one of the special guests at the Dutch Comic Con that takes place in Utrecht on March 23rd and 24th.
Check out their site for more information.

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Did Casey Neistat Change Your Life?

In the early days of 2018, just a year ago, I came across one of Casey Neistat’s videos on YouTube. At the moment I didn’t realize I had seen some of his work before, particularly a video about not being able to use the bike lane in New York, which was very funny and to the point. Now I saw him snowboarding through New York and I wondered: “Who is this guy?”

Casey seemed to be a daily vlogger, one of the people who revolutionized YouTube. I started to check out his channel on a regular basis, and watched a lot of his past episodes. Following someone like Casey, who for a long period of time made a video per day, became addictive. But it was an inspirational addiction.

In his well-crafted, well-structured and tightly edited videos Casey seemed authentic, funny and positive. I also loved the fact that often New York City was a character in his stories. Casey inspired me to make my own videos. So, I started making those since May last year.

I make vlogs about stuff that fascinates me, particularly comic books and other forms of popular culture. To be honest, I’m still figuring out what works for me and ‘my audience’. I’m still looking for my voice and style. But it has been fun so far.

I started doing vlogs in Dutch, because that is my native language. Later, I stared Amsterdam Comic Geek: a second channel to post English vlogs on. So far that channel hasn’t been a success and I am still struggling with the language. It’s easier for me to make a video in Dutch, instead of having to find the right words to express what I want to convey. It’s a work in progress.

Today I discovered a video made by Alex Gasaway. Another YouTuber named Cody Wanner pointed her video out to me. Gasaway explains what Casey’s work means to her and how he inspired her to pursuit her own creations. She also goes to New York to check out locations that feature in Casey’s vlogs. I recognized that: I went to New York to check out locations from Spider-Man-comics for my book about my favorite character. I thought Gasaway’s video was very inspirational and heart warming, so here it is:

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Why IRON MAN is such a great character | ACG Vlog 10

The first time I met Iron Man, aka Tony Stark, was when I read Iron Man Annual #10 by David Michelinie and Paul Smith. I immediately knew this was a great character. What makes Tony Stark so great, I explain in this video.

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“Should Spider-Man Stay Married?” Answering the First Annual Marvel Survey From 1994 | ACG Vlog 09

In 1994 Marvel published their first annual Survey to check with their readers a couple of things. I came across this survey in X-Men Annual #3 and was curious about the questions the publisher would ask. In this vlog we’ll go through all ten questions and issues.

I will give you the answers I would have given back then, but I’m also very curious about what your answers would’ve been.

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“Houd vol!” zegt YouTube | Vlog 103

Omdat ik recent met een nieuw YouTube-kanaal ben begonnen, Amsterdam Comic Geek, krijg ik geregeld mailtjes van YouTube om mij aan te moedigen.

Want, lets face it: het duurt een lange tijd voordat je aantal abonnees groeit en je een beetje een publiek hebt opgebouwd. En dat weten ze bij YouTube ook. Die mailtjes zijn vaak informatief. Ze maken beginnende YouTubers wegwijs in de regels van vloggen, maar ook in het leren van hoe je je publiek moet opbouwen. Natuurlijk ben ik eigenlijk geen nieuwe maker meer, want ik publiceer al sinds 2007 video’s op YouTube, en sinds vorig jaar mei vlog ik een paar keer per week, maar door dat nieuwe account ziet YouTube mij als nieuwe maker. Toch heeft dat ook weer zijn voordelen, want zo benader ik het vloggen weer vanuit een vers perspectief.

Al blijft het lastig om een kanaal te laten groeien en om ervoor te zorgen dat mensen de video’s gaan kijken. Like en Subscribe dus. Dat verhaal. Je kent het wel. 🙂 En bedankt alvast.

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How Did TODD McFARLANE Make This? | ACG Vlog 05

Recently comic book artist Todd McFarlane posted an original drawing he did of Spider-Man from the run he did in the late nineteen eighties and early nineties.

It looks like he used a special technique to create the background-image. Maybe McFarlane simply used a photograph and put in the background, but maybe the background was drawn just like the rest. I’m not sure how he made this, so I made this short video in the hope one of you guys can shed some light on the subject.

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The Mighty Power of Hercules and Artist Jim Mooney | ACG Vlog 04

A close look at classic Marvel Team-Up #28 by Gerry Conway and comic book artist Jim Mooney. A fun and a bit unbelievable story about the Amazing Spider-Man and the mighty Hercules.

I especially like the old school artwork of Jim Mooney (1919-2008). An artist who worked a lot in the Silver Age of comics and is known for drawing Supergirl and Spider-Man. He also inked a lot of Spider-Man comics, such as Spectacular Spider-Man, and the work of the young John Romita Jr. when he worked on Amazing Spider-Man in the early eighties.

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Why I really like X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN | ACG Vlog 03

X-Men: Grand Design is a comic book by Ed Piskor. This labor of love is a very effective and wonderful re-telling of the history of the X-Men.

In this video I explain what makes it so great.

Also, here’s the link to Comic Tropes Top 10 Comics of 2018.