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02-10-2012, 04:17 PM | #51 |
Christian Soldier
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Y'know, now that I think about it, that story really is the Jump the shark moment in the series.
I recently read through the entire Marvel series. Ninja Force was the beginning of the end, but there were still good stories in the 110s and 120s. But by the time it came to that story I was up to here with reading about Snake-Eyes and his invincible ways. That was 3 more issues of absolute SE-fanboyism, with 3 other Joes doing play-by-play and going on about how cool Poochie is. Of course, after that the series got progressively worse until the cancellation. As for the pyramid itself, I guess Firefly was just trying to troll SE or his brainwashed ninjas by poking fun at the secret Arashikage moves.
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02-10-2012, 04:38 PM | #52 |
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One of my favorite Hama stories is the Special Missions issue titled Scoop - a jungle ambush mission that goes wrong. This was one of a few issues where IGs were depicted in irregular outfits -
with hats and headbands instead of the usual black helmet and red gasmask. In fact that was my first ever exposure to the IGs. I've always thought they looked particularly badass that way, and a little more realistic. |
02-10-2012, 05:17 PM | #53 |
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Oh, I don't know - the comic jumped the shark every now and again in order to work a toy or figure in. The Defiant missions never made sense in the greater scheme of things - what is GI Joe or Cobra doing in space? Hasbro had no idea how much it would cost or how impossible it would be to make a secret launch vehicle. Or how the MMC was buried in the desert - with a poor guying I guess living there by himself - waiting for the moment to be used to shoot down a lone plane. Just about anything with "ninja" Firefly made no sense. But - you know - you could say the same thing about Zartan or Raptor or how CC could be shot and buried under six feet of dirt, and be dug out and revived (no casket if you look at the art work). Or how the President would decide to nuke Cobra - only to have Doc suggest something better and go with his plan instead?
All that is to say: you have to suspend your belief quite a bit with GI Joe. But that's ok - its fiction.
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02-10-2012, 05:38 PM | #54 |
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Nah, you can only jump the shark once. It's the point of no return. Those were just compromises or bad choices. The Defiant was handled as well as can be expected. |
02-10-2012, 07:33 PM | #55 |
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Where the Renegades ever fitured in the original run? I remember Sgt. Slaughter showing up but not Mercer, Taurus or Red Dog.
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02-11-2012, 01:42 AM | #56 |
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Yeah, issue #34 or so I think. Even then though, no specific figure came with the FANG. A trooper was pictured on the card art, but I never thought of it as a specific craft piloted by a certain character.
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