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04-02-2011, 01:42 PM | #1 |
Cobra Soldier
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When I was at my lcs the other day,I noticed the Joe stuff looked cool,and I thought about following one of the titles,but which? I read Marvel Joe a little as a kid,and I have the trade of 1-6 or whatever,but I wasn't the world's biggest fan,so Hama nolstalgia isn't really a factor. That said,which of the two current ongoings is best for a “new” reader,or is there another,better ongoing I don't know about. I only really want to pick up one MAYBE two more books a month,for financial reasons.
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04-04-2011, 01:17 PM | #2 |
Cobra Viper
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When I was at my lcs the other day,I noticed the Joe stuff looked cool,and I thought about following one of the titles,but which? I read Marvel Joe a little as a kid,and I have the trade of 1-6 or whatever,but I wasn't the world's biggest fan,so Hama nolstalgia isn't really a factor. That said,which of the two current ongoings is best for a “new” reader,or is there another,better ongoing I don't know about. I only really want to pick up one MAYBE two more books a month,for financial reasons.
OTOH, the new IDW series are a little more serious in tone (particularly Cobra). They're also slower reads and at times a little light on action. The soft reboot starting next month promises to amp things up. Keep in mind, there are three ongoing books in this continuity so you might want to buy all three for the first month and see which one you like the best. Last edited by maczero; 04-04-2011 at 03:25 PM.. |
04-04-2011, 03:01 PM | #3 |
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Stay away from the ARAH unless you have read all the trades, and enjoyed the later issues. Like Maczero, I disliked the latter half of the run and the IDW continuation is more in that tone.
It's also got 155 issues of history that it's building off of. The IDW series is easier to get into.
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04-04-2011, 03:08 PM | #4 |
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IDW Cobra is one of the best series I've ever read (however, that storyline about Scoop was a little much for me).
I don't like the mainline IDW series, or the Origins series. And Hama has gone the way of George Lucas: Thank you for your service back then, but you should have stayed retired as a pleasant memory.
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04-04-2011, 03:18 PM | #5 |
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I'm only reading the ARAH continuation by Hama and enjoying it immensely - The new continuity IDW series has committed the cardinal sin (for me) of splitting off into multiple books and pricing itself out of the market. Maybe you don't have to read all the titles to keep up with the story, but ultimately that's why they do it; to make you buy more comics.
I felt the same with IDW's Transformers series - When a company have to release a "timeline" that instructs you in what order their comics have to be read, I know they've lost the plot. One single title, telling a story from A to B to C, is all I need - Not a meandering, over-plotted crucible of half baked ideas spread over multiple titles. It's strange how things change: Devil's Due Joe comics (who's take on the franchise I much preferred to IDW's) were constantly criticised for not being like the Marvel run and not mining the rich history of the Marvel comics, but now Hama is doing just that he's getting flak.
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04-04-2011, 03:20 PM | #6 |
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I'd recommend the TPBs of the ARAH Special Missions series. There are three out now, with the fourth and last coming out this summer. This represents Hama's most consistently strong work. If this whets your appetite you can lways go back and continue the original ARAH series. I'd say the original ARAH really begins hitting its stride around issues 60, and starts going downhill after issues 120 or so. So even though you've given it a chance by reading issues 1-59 or whatever, you really haven't seen it at its best. The Cobra Island Civil War is pretty awesome, and is the best possible blend of realistic military stuff with the fantastical Cobra weirdness.
The Cobra and Cobra II series are absolutely the strongest of the new stuff. I'd guess these willl also be the most important background reading for the upcoming reboot, as opposed to the origins and the IDW G.I.Joe title. |
04-04-2011, 03:39 PM | #7 |
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The new continuity IDW series has committed the cardinal sin (for me) of splitting off into multiple books and pricing itself out of the market. Maybe you don't have to read all the titles to keep up with the story, but ultimately that's why they do it; to make you buy more comics.
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04-04-2011, 09:05 PM | #8 |
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Hama's ARAH series is the best written series as far as substance, action and simplicity (in terms of buying and following along). You only need to buy one book a month to follow the whole story, but of course if you have no idea what happened in the first 155 issues, you will be lost.
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04-04-2011, 09:30 PM | #9 |
#voteblackjack
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There's substance in Hama's new ARAH?
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04-04-2011, 09:48 PM | #10 |
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I'm only reading the ARAH continuation by Hama and enjoying it immensely - The new continuity IDW series has committed the cardinal sin (for me) of splitting off into multiple books and pricing itself out of the market. Maybe you don't have to read all the titles to keep up with the story, but ultimately that's why they do it; to make you buy more comics.
I felt the same with IDW's Transformers series - When a company have to release a "timeline" that instructs you in what order their comics have to be read, I know they've lost the plot. One single title, telling a story from A to B to C, is all I need - Not a meandering, over-plotted crucible of half baked ideas spread over multiple titles. It's strange how things change: Devil's Due Joe comics (who's take on the franchise I much preferred to IDW's) were constantly criticised for not being like the Marvel run and not mining the rich history of the Marvel comics, but now Hama is doing just that he's getting flak. To answer the OP,IDW would be easier to jump into.I find the Marvel run more fun,but like others have said,it does have a 155 issue history to it and might be a little harder to come by. |
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