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02-18-2009, 02:16 PM | #2811 |
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Seems everyone and their mothers wants Ripcord and since this is probably as close as we'll get (before/during the movie), it's going to be a hot one. But just think of all the custom parts you'll have after buying 3 or 4 of the box set.
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02-18-2009, 02:17 PM | #2812 |
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And I think "Altitude" will be one of the hardest ones (i.e. more expensive) to get loose, out of the set.
Seems everyone and their mothers wants Ripcord and since this is probably as close as we'll get (before/during the movie), it's going to be a hot one. But just think of all the custom parts you'll have after buying 3 or 4 of the box set.
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02-18-2009, 02:20 PM | #2813 |
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Anyway, with a haircut like that, Recondo will probably have to fight off further questions about his sexual preferences. It's a sad Haircut... maybe it's just really hard to get a decent haircut in Sierra Gordo.
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02-18-2009, 02:24 PM | #2814 |
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There's a comic book reviewer who wrote an article about the DDP Special Missions issue where Recondo goes missing after presumably being killed by Major Bludd... the reviewer makes the argument that Recondo and Sparks are gay lovers. I went back and reread the issue, and I think the guy is way, WAY off base. It seems clear to me that Recondo and Sparks are best friends but nothing more.
Anyway, with a haircut like that, Recondo will probably have to fight off further questions about his sexual preferences. It's a sad Haircut... maybe it's just really hard to get a decent haircut in Sierra Gordo. Man, some people will just look for things whereever they can. I remember when Marvel brought Northstar out of the closet. People were going crazy looking thru all the superheros for the slightest evidence that they could be gay. Iceman and Cannonball were two that kept popping up. It was like a witchhunt, but these were pro-gay-superhero-supporters training to force it onto other established characters. Was kind of sad. I don't see any gay undertones to that story. Recondo was an avid reader, and discovering that one of your favorite authors is also one of your teammates.. Wouldn't you strike up a pretty good friendship with that person? I doubt the Joes had a "book of the month" club.
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02-18-2009, 02:25 PM | #2815 |
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And I think "Altitude" will be one of the hardest ones (i.e. more expensive) to get loose, out of the set.
Seems everyone and their mothers wants Ripcord and since this is probably as close as we'll get (before/during the movie), it's going to be a hot one. But just think of all the custom parts you'll have after buying 3 or 4 of the box set.
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02-18-2009, 02:26 PM | #2816 |
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02-18-2009, 02:30 PM | #2817 |
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Yeah, the hairdo is pretty bad...
Man, some people will just look for things whereever they can. I remember when Marvel brought Northstar out of the closet. People were going crazy looking thru all the superheros for the slightest evidence that they could be gay. Iceman and Cannonball were two that kept popping up. It was like a witchhunt, but these were pro-gay-superhero-supporters training to force it onto other established characters. Was kind of sad. I don't see any gay undertones to that story. Recondo was an avid reader, and discovering that one of your favorite authors is also one of your teammates.. Wouldn't you strike up a pretty good friendship with that person? I doubt the Joes had a "book of the month" club. They all subscribe to "Soldier of Fortune"... they're looking for Firefly and Major Bludd ;) Yeah, I undestand that in more recent times, some characters in comic books have been written as homosexuals, but it's weird to try and go back and read into the old stories stuff that just wasn't ever intented to be an issue at all. Batman and Robin... comic books in the 1950's and 60's were not anywhere close to asking those kinds of questions. The Dynamic Duo are certainly not gay. Recondo is just a tough guy who likes to read. He's not gay.
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02-18-2009, 02:32 PM | #2818 |
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As a Child, I once tried to make a custom Magnum figure out of Chuckles shirt, Shipwreck's pants, and Recondo's head... it didn't work because Recondo's head is built differently. But I knew a quality 80's mustache when I saw one.
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02-18-2009, 02:40 PM | #2819 |
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I know we've mentioned this before, but I really wonder how they're going to handle the file cards. Is the movie Rip Cord going to be Wallace Weems? Is this classic "Altitude" actually a nod to Sky Patrol? This is kind of a weird situation. I wish they had just given us Low-Light instead and avoided the confusion.
Movie filecards SUCK!! Will have to wait and see what Altitude ends up being. I'm just wondering why they didn't use Freefall.
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02-18-2009, 02:45 PM | #2820 |
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Right. So it's natural that two Joes who have a love of reading would become pretty good friends. And a guy with Recondo's job, being stuck by yourself for weeks in the middle of a jungle, would need someone he could chat with about non-military stuff.
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