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Allor?s GI Joe is Great
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12-03-2022, 12:36 AM
vxc961
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So, I debated posting this in my ?what should I subscribe to while ARAH isn?t published? thread, but decided it might deserve its own.
In searching for something to read after ARAH 300, I dug up my copy of Paul Allor?s run. I remember seeing the covers to these issues during the Covid pandemic (when I started collecting comics again) and thinking ?meh??
I?ve read the trade ?World on Fire? for two days and Im already through issue eight. I?ve scrubbed this message board and been impressed with Paul Allor?s sincerity and the quality of his writing!
Somebody said (derisively, I think) that it?s like GI Joe meets Red Dawn (the 1984(?) movie). I actually love this take! I love seeing Joes as the underdogs, and a mix of new interpretations of old Joes and new characters for the comics. It?s turned into one of those rare comics where I actively try to squirrel away time to get through issues.
Years ago, seeing the cover art intrigued me, but it didn?t seem like my thing. I found the Chris Evanhuis art to be really good though?his panel layouts were inventive, and some of of the images, such as Joes jumping off a bridge in issue 4(?) have really stuck with me.
Im surprised Allor?s run hasn?t gotten more comments here, and I suspect it was cancelled due to the pandemic and competing with ARAH?s already not-fantastic numbers.
In looking through these boards, some people have criticized Allor for changing white-males to other ethnicities or identities. I?m fine with that.
Anyway, if anyone is on the fence, I haven?t enjoyed any comic, let alone a Joe comic, as much as this in a long time! I?m really surprised this was cancelled.
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