Watch the giant-ass video after the jump, and consider these points . . .

1. Kind of arrogant, ain’t he?

2. Did he really just call Joe Quesada super-brilliant? I think Quesada’s done a pretty good job at Marvel, but super-briliant might be reaching a bit.

3. Has Kirkman ever read a Marvel Adventures comic? I have, and if I don’t feel like I’m being condescended to, I doubt most kids do.

4. I’m sure Kirkman is sincere with most (if not all) of what he’s saying here, but it really does sound like a thinly veiled recruitment video for Image. Either that or a cunning way to get Image to comp a cruise vacation.

5. “It’s a good time for comics”? Yeah, there’s lots of great books out there, and the movies are kicking ass, but have you looked at a sales chart recently? An issue of Nomad from the early 90s sold more copies than the biggest-selling comic right now. Sure, it was at the height of the speculation age, but a lot of people made a lot of money. And given the piss-poor state of the economy right now, how many comic book shops are going to close down before things turn around?

6. I look forward to reading the inevitable flame wars that are likely to ensue in the wake of this video. If gambling weren’t illegal in my state, I’d be taking bets on when Matt Brady’s head is going to explode.

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