The Fourth Age

R.J. Shaw is an American comic book YouTuber who runs The Fourth Age, a channel that provides in-depth analysis of the present day comic book industry on an intellectual basis.
==Content==
The Fourth Age posts weekly videos about the comic book industry, with the average video being lengthy at anywhere from 15, 20, or 30+ minutes in total. R.J. often analyzes beliefs, trends, ideals and history in-depth to provide a coherent narrative for various topics.
R.J. is heavily against the overt far-left politicization of comic books done by "Progressives" (as he often puts in quotation marks), and the constant deconstructing of both superheroes and the ideals of heroism and virtue. He often decries the "heroes" of today as being narcissistic self-inserts of far left creators who either don't know anything about comics, or outright despise the medium.
With that, he goes into detail as to what it means to be a hero, using comic books of the past as examples of "modern myths": Courage, self-sacrifice, honor and virtue, and putting that in contrast to what is found today by SJW creators. Additionally, he examines the context behind many events related to the medium in both the present and the past. 
Such as the "Riverdale Effect", in making wholesome stories smug and lazy across the board, the erasure of traditional beauty in female heroes to turn them ugly both inside and out, and a study of the mindset behind the far left progressives that run corporations such as Marvel and DC to get an idea of what makes them tick, to name a few.
Additionally, on his community page, he holds "Ten Second Reviews" of modern comics with individual grades for "Rating in current year quality", "Rating in a healthy industry", "Story", and "Art" with a brief rundown of the creative team and premise before closing out on a final verdict.
==About==
R.J. Shaw is a lifelong comic book fan from Michigan, who is known to have an encyclopedic knowledge of the medium's history both inside and out. A Catholic, and a self-described lover of wisdom, virtue and truth, and known for being very intellectual as a whole. R.J. is a member of the Comicsgate community, which share similar views.
He's currently working on an indie comic book series Thomas Valiant. It's a superhero story with a meta-based premise, being set in the fictional Rubicon City with each half protected by rival Marvel and DC expy heroes. The story involves the titular main character splitting off from the current hero community because they're heroes in name only, and forming his own rogue team. It was funded on Indiegogo with nearly $40,000 raised as of September 2021.
==References==
Category:Commentary YouTubers
Category:Book-narrating YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2018