StrangeBrainParts

Groovin' on Gerber and Ostrander

Lately I've been binging the work of John Ostrander. I've been going between The Spectre, Suicide Squad and have Grimjack and Starslayer loaded and ready to read. So, I might to a video highlighting a good portion of his career. I don't know. Right, I'm just digging the Ostrander vibe and haven't...

Low: The Early Years Of Strange Brain Parts

This Patreon exclusive video is jam-packed with goodies you cannot see anywhere else. Some of which has not been seen before. What was Strange Brain Parts like before the focus on comics? You’ll see plenty of examples of “lost media” that only exists on my backup drive. And I try to chart t...

Righteous Indignation!

This week will be a video covering another classic '80s series: Bucky O'Hare, by Larry Hama and Micheal Golden. It'll cover all the various versions and their differences, briefly mention the video games, cartoon and the toys, and be about 12 minutes long. So, a little shorter than more recent vi...

Still Lost In The '80s

Squadron Supreme is probably one of the MOST requested videos from this past year. Again, like a lot of videos in the last few months, it's something I've been meaning to do, but never found the time. Or got distracted with some other shiny, new script. Whatever. If there's any evolving trend you...

Late Stage Capitol-ism

This week has not gone as planned.

Originally, I started a script for a look at Capitol Comics, the publisher that existed between one eye blink and the next. But I thought I was padding the narrative to make it hit a certain, ad friendly length. At the same time, I was going through the co...

"They live inside of my head..."

The next video will be Fish Police. It's another project that sort of got away from me and ended up being a whole lot longer than I thought when I sat down to write the script. That seems to be a trend lately. Especially for comics/topics that, in my opinion, deserve a closer examination. So, tha...

I'm Gumby, Dammit!

Originally, I thought a video about the history of Comico might be something I get to in a month or so. But on the weekend I went over the research material I had sitting in a folder, made a few notes, made a few more notes and then, suddenly, I had a 2200 word mess of a document sitting in front...

Coming This Week

This week's video will be an extensive look at Elementals, the comic book series published by Comico that was primarily done by Bill Willingham. My best guess (because I'm still editing it together) is it will be at least 20 minutes long. So, it covers a lot. From the inspiration, to the beginnin...

Even More Shenanigans

Behind the scenes I've been getting all set-up to stream City Of Heroes a few times a week. The blank spot in the upper left is a webcam pointed at the wall. It would be focused on me when I stream. I think I've fine-tuned it enough to the point where I might be comfortable with the end result. ...

What's On My Desk?

I'm pretty sure the majority of you recognized what was sitting on my desk in the final shot of the most current video. But I thought I'd take a screenshot and post a breakdown of it for you anyway. So, here it is.

For the record, that's the actual desk, keyboard and monitor I use to create...

What's Next And Stuff

Hello everyone!

I know it's been a few weeks since I've updated what I've been doing behind the scenes, so it's time to fill you in on the details. Let's start with the image above...

For the record, that's the working title of a digital book that began as a compilation of my various ...

Post it or not?

Should I post the One World Under Doom short to the SBP channel or let it die in silence?

One World Under Doom (Short Version)

After completing the full script to One World Under Doom (and reading I over a few times) I decided I just don't want to do it. It's pretty negative and I'm not in the mood to make a long-form, negative video. Even if the points are valid.

So, I thought I'd make a YouTube short of the basic...

And so it begins again...

Today, June 16th, is notable for a few reasons. Not only does it officially mark Strange Brain Parts entering its eighth year, but it is also your humble writer/narrator/editor's birthdate. Yes, I decided many years ago that SBP and I would share that anniversary. Because it would be easy to reme...

I've Seen The Future...

The thumbnail above is something I whipped up for a video looking at the current event, One World Under Doom. It won't be the next video, though. In fact, it's such a negative, slightly hot take that I'm not sure I'm going to do it. But maybe I should because there may be a few points about event...

BTS: Editing Audio

This week I did some recording with the intent of showing my work, so to speak. By that I mean, what I put into each audio recording to make it sound decent and professional. This is real time, with no video edits.

Now, I didn't make a video of myself recording this audio. Because all you'd...

I Tried To Make A Title Using Lyrics From Velouria But Failed Miserably

Hello everyone!

This morning I polished off the script for a video dedicated to Valeria Richards and her awkward history. It also includes my interpretation of Doom's importance to the Fantastic Four and the complexity of his relationship with Valeria. Not to mention, a caution to writers w...

Crisis Of Infinite Projects

Hello everyone!

I'm sure it was hard to miss that a new video didn't appear last week. Unfortunately, your humble narrator suffered a back injury last weekend. It's why I was barely present in Discord or anywhere else all last week. Walking was nearly impossible and sitting was almost as ba...

The One About Smiling Stan

Hello everyone!

This week should see the release of a video I titled, The Stan Lee Paradox. It's a piece that outlines my opinion concerning Lee's strengths and weaknesses. It's a response to numerous comments I've seen that defend Lee and state I suggest he was kind of irrelevant to Marvel...

What's In The Works

Hello, everyone!

Well, it's that time of the week (well, late in the week) where I fill you in on what's being worked on and what you might be able to expect in the coming weeks. Or, at the very least, what's partially being worked on.

Now that I've assumed control of my channel from ...

The Debriefing

Hello, everyone!

I think I've finally finished my forensic analysis of the creation of the Fantastic Four. Yes, as previously mentioned, it's a combination of a lot of writing I've done over the years in one, completely rewritten package. I've spent months researching and refining it and it...

A Pulse-Pounding, Brief Update

Hello everyone!

Above is the title page for this week's video. Which should be pretty long. Like, 20-25 minutes in length. I've not edited all the narration down to its exact length, so that's my estimation based on the length of my script. I literally have 40 minutes of blown and alternate...

What's In The Works

Hello everyone!

This week's video should be The Reading List: My Personal Favourites. As that oblique title suggests, these would be the comics that I enjoy, have influenced my journey through the medium and are ones I've returned to time and again. It really should have been completed alre...

I Still Feel Fantastic

Hello everyone!

As you can tell from the image above, yet another Fantastic Four video is forthcoming. In fact, it's next! Hopefully by Tuesday. It focuses on first appearance of Galactus and Silver Surfer, along with what Jack Kirby intended with both characters and how that played out. 2025-02-16 13:03:34 +0000 UTC View Post

I Feel Fantastic

Hello everyone!

First of all, don't Google the title of this post or search for it on YouTube. Believe me, your life is better not knowing. I might even make it the title of the next video and insert into the thumbnail above. Heh.

Secondly, my sincere apologies (once again) for a lack...

The Nikopol Trilogy by Enki Bilal

Happy New Year!

As a way to welcome in the year, here's a video a full day or so before it goes live on YouTube!

Hopefully, in the future, I can do this more frequently and give you all something extra for that very valuable support you provide. Usually, my production schedule is pre...

What's Coming In The New Year

Hello, everyone! I hope you all have had a fantastic holiday season! And, since this is likely my final post for 2024, I'd like to take this opportunity and say that I hope the New Year is even better for all of you.

Coming this week is a look at Carnival Of The Immortals (aka Gods In Chaos...

Tarot: Witch Of The Black Rose (Uncensored)

Hello, everyone!

I know it's been a few weeks without an update but, for the most part, I've been working on stuff I'd already mentioned here. So...it kind of seemed redundant to say I was working on all the stuff I'd already announced.

As you can see, I'm adding the uncensored versio...

Coming Soon!

This past week I've been suffering from an insufferable cold. Every piece of narration was interrupted with sniffling, coughing or my voice cutting out into a not sexy rasp. However, this morning, I think that has finally passed and I can finally get some usable vocals in the can.

During th...

What's In The Works

Elements Of A Comic Page is finally coming together after weeks of not being able to mentally piece it together. Hopefully, this will actually be done in a few days. This video acts as a very long introduction in defining the four basic elements (as pictured above). Should this prove to be of gen...