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07-04-2008, 07:50 PM | #31 |
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So what happened.....didnt keep up with series....and will not py $5.50 for one issue......so please spoil the ending for me...
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07-04-2008, 08:02 PM | #32 |
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07-04-2008, 08:37 PM | #33 |
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What could have/should have been great battle between SE/FF & SS/Zartan were turned into 2 panel battles in a "double sized issue".
Hawk taking out CC with a Claw and punch to the face? I think not. For those who don't want to buy the issue, the following is a spoiler filled synopsis: Rourke reveals that he was peer pressured into killing one of his best friends who was a snitch, or someone who got the other Cobra recruits in trouble. Duke tries telling him its not his fault(yea, right, he didn't need to pull the trigger). Anyways that was the big secret that Rourke was hiding the entire time. Yeah, big secret. From then on he left or something. The joes make their way towards saving the world and defeating the Cobras along the way. Cobra Commander is back to the same car lot(I think) where he made the decision to start Cobra. Athena starts fighting the Iron Grenadiers led by Destro's son, then stop when Destro emerges. Destro's son's ladyfriend kills Destro's son(well I think he is dead, the kid got shot). Destro holds back from killing that bitch, but Baroness kills her right after Destro walks away. Kick ass. A bunch of stuff happens on a battlefield and by this time the penciler has changed 2-5 times. The quality of the drawings and colors varies and some panels are not up to the quality you'd want, especially for a series finale like this that has been hyped up for an incredibly long time. Remember how DC got George Perez for the old Crisis of Infinite Earths storyline, and how its been regarded as epic? WWIII was hyped as epic but did not end that way. I like the writer and the main artist and I expected more from this book. Now there may have been deadlines or various other reasons that I may not be aware of, but overall, this team has had better issues earlier in the storyline. So a guy that is dressed as Major Bludd reveals himself to be Zartan and his backup is none other than the Dreadknoks who come to kick Cobra ass and side with the joes. Turns out the guy in disguise next to him is Recondo who promptly punches some guy in the face. Next up we have a guy with grey and bandolier with grenades(you can't tell who the fuck this guy is at first because the colors don't really give it away, nor the drawing, for all I know he could have been Incision who came back from the dead for another ass beating). Anyways he taunts Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, Snake Eyes grabs a sword and slashes at him, maybe he is dead, I don't know, but what a simple ending to a complex rivalry. After all the shit Firefly put Snake Eyes through, I was expecting a huge battle, and that was it? Concluding that rivalry could have been epic. For those who don't know, Firefly gunned down Snake Eyes' first apprentice Ophelia in cold blood. As a matter of fact, one of the first America's Elite issues with Firefly taking on Snake Eyes was a much better fight. So Zartan says something to Storm Shadow after Storm Shadow calls him out, and I, one of the biggest Storm Shadow fans on the Tank, am excited at this point. Zartan just walks away. Thats it. Woop tee do. That resolved absolutely nothing. Those of you waiting for an epic conclusion to this rivalry since 1984 are in for a huge fucking dissapointment. My dissapointment increases monumentally. So then other stuff happens and we see Hawk lunging after Cobra Commander and it looks like he snaps the bastards neck. Now THATS how you end a long ass continuity with a bang. Flip to the next pages and no, Cobra Commander is not dead, we just see him staring down Hawk in a chair. Gijoe has been fully activated, everyone says yojoe, a lot of fans realized they wasted their money, and the issue ends up overpriced, overhyped, and ultimately, dissapointing. |
07-04-2008, 09:09 PM | #34 |
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who the hell starts reading an issue at the END of a story arc?
art hasn't been good for awhile, story was pretty strong the ending seemed a bit rushed. It did not give the same impact that issue 155 did. In a way I am kind of glad there will be a new start, but I did enjoy ddp run. ISn't hama coming back? |
07-04-2008, 09:19 PM | #35 |
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07-05-2008, 02:20 AM | #36 |
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07-05-2008, 09:23 AM | #37 |
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i just hope Storm Shadow is JOE! otherwise im gonna shave off Hama's chin.
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07-05-2008, 10:17 AM | #38 |
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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu
See thats the problem, Storm Shadow didn't even have a battle. Zartan basically walked away.
I enjoyed the issue, even though you could tell they didn't have the time to properly tie up loose ends. There's only so much you can do in a limited timeframe to wrap up stroylines, knowing you're losing the license. |
07-05-2008, 10:53 AM | #39 |
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The whole series would have bene a lot better if you could tell one character from another. The art was so bad that every guy with blond hair looked like he could be Snake Eyes. Rourke was a wasted character that went no where.
I am not a big fan of Joe Colton either. At least not running the Joes. I read the whole series and there were times where I enjoyed it. And others where I was totally confused as to what was going on. Hopefuly IDW does a better job. |
07-05-2008, 02:49 PM | #40 |
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Maybe the Storm Shadow mini-series happans after WWIII. If that's the case, then the conflict with Zartan would be settled.
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There's only so much you can do in a limited timeframe to wrap up stroylines, knowing you're losing the license.
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