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09-05-2010, 10:19 AM | #11 |
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09-05-2010, 10:37 AM | #12 |
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The declining quality with each passing issue, more specifically, the large chunks of plot missing between issues #157-158, has led me to my decision to no longer continue this series. And I had such high expectations for it after reading #155 1/2!
It seems to me that Mr. Hama has fallen into the same trap that Chris Claremont and Simon Furman have with their attempts at returning to X-Men and Transformers. Nostalgia aside, what worked in the '80's doesn't really translate so well now. I'll leave you by going into 33 year old man mode now and say that with the price of comics ranging from $2.99 - $3.99, I expect more from them! Last edited by Joseph Arashikage; 09-05-2010 at 11:18 AM.. |
09-05-2010, 10:43 AM | #13 |
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09-05-2010, 10:58 AM | #14 |
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Hey what happened to all the guys claiming that Hama would save us from the awful IDW storyline? Sorry, but Dixon maybe slow, but atleast he tells a cohesive story.
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09-05-2010, 11:11 AM | #15 |
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IDW Main (Dixon, Cobra) > DDP > IDW ARAH
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09-05-2010, 11:53 AM | #16 |
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Fixed. lol
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09-05-2010, 01:30 PM | #17 |
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Operation: HISS wasn't that bad at all.
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09-05-2010, 02:27 PM | #18 |
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I passed on it originally. I ended up going back and buying the entire thing and was really impressed. I loved Major Bludd in it. The storyline was clever, and tense, while still moving along at a nice clip. I really enjoyed the art, with the exception of how they drew Duke. I think the writer really nailed the movie characterizations, but improved on every other aspect of the writing. I was really glad I gave it a chance. The 5 page previews on this site finally broke me. I kept reading them and saying "Movie continuity or not, this seems like a great book." I hope the guys doing the next movie take note of it. This book shows that what failed with RoC was not the concept, but the execution.
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09-05-2010, 10:22 PM | #19 |
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have to agree with the feeling that it was rushed and that there was plenty of important info missing.i wonder if the people at i.d.w. care that they are taking an important piece of pop culture and slowly killing it.i know that alot of joe fans hated the d.d.p. run but in my opinion it was a lot better then what i.d.w. is doing.
I am used to seeing 2-3 ongoing GI Joe titles by IDW but at this point we are at 4(5 if you count Hearts and Minds). I like the fact that Hama is on ARAH and continuing it; I like that consistency and want to know how he would have continued ARAH had it never ended back then. That is the main draw for me. As for DDP VS IDW, DDP took a while to warm up. It started off with a lot of promise, but it was hit and miss. I liked WWIII, but the way it ended could have been better. Master and Apprentice vol. 1 was good, 2 was...okay, but it did accomplish the goal of returning Storm Shadow to the good side. If you read the Marvel and DDP run, it does not make sense for Storm Shadow to be with Cobra. After he found out who murdered the Hard Master(which was the whole point of him infiltrating Cobra), what else was there for him to do? The confrontation in the Marvel run with Snake Eyes on top of the train pretty much spells it out. Snake Eyes was only going to get it if he got in the way of Storm Shadow's revenge. Overall I like IDW's treatment of the license better than DDP, but I don't hate DDP's run. With IDW we have writers that want to make Cobra more realistic, more of a threat, and I think the slow approach with that is good. |
09-06-2010, 04:22 PM | #20 |
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Besides missing a chunk of the story of where we got from point A to point B- it really isn't that bad IMOP. I think it's going to take a little time for Larry to just get into his grove again. It's only been 3 issues and you're all dumping on it so soon. I'm waiting on casting judgment...
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