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10-16-2017, 03:51 PM
nero9000
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Like #44, this issue is one of the more blatant "just throw 'em out there" new toy issues. I'm surprised there wasn't a commercial for this one. Not a particularly good issue.
Of the debutants, the new Dreadnoks are some of the absolute worst characters we've seen so far. Zanzibar and his Air Skiff speak for themselves, and Monkeywrench is incredibly redundant. Hey, we've already had three figures for the same character, so what next? I know, let's make it four! At least Zanzibar is a pirate. I guess this issue did its trick, though, because when I first read it I thought Zanzibar was going to be a big deal with his brilliant gasterplan.
As for the Joes, Fastdraw is completely ridiculous. Dude has a ton of crap gear on him so he can fire two missiles. Then friggin' Zanzibar knocks him over and he blasts his missile into probably an office building somewhere and kills a hundred civilians. Good job. The others managed to carve a good niche for themselves in the Joe team, though. There's some potential here for a team of pseudo-Joes, but it's not really explored that well. Would have been interesting to see a comic version of the Rawhides, trying to earn their Joe stripes.
I like McFarlane's art in this issue (except for practicing for his Incredible Hulk run on Chuckles here), and would have preferred him as the new regular artist. He has a slightly Whighhamish quality here, which I attribute to Mushynsky again doing the inks. Compare this to the 1995 special and see a massive difference. Speaking of which, will we be reviewing that one with 61? Would be nice to compare the two issues.
Hawk has an interesting streak going here, which started slightly after the destruction of the Pit. He went from Fort Wadsworth to the Flagg in Sierra Gordo and back, then for a joyride in the rockies, then a short trip to Florida, then he's kidnapped in Jersey, next issue he's at the new Pit(?), and then in San Francisco. This is in the span of like 8 issues. Dude, how about delegating the duties a little bit? Maybe he shouldn't have dropped Duke?
Comic pack potential: a massive 200 dollar G.I.Joe WMD toy that will solve the Cobra problem once and for all. Comes with a corrupt general, a corrupt senator, and granny Zarana.
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