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07-03-2009, 09:09 PM | #1 |
Cobra Viper
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Recently viewers of Resolute and readers of IDW's G.I. Joe "soft" A Real American Hero reboot found out that Hasbro requested Warren Ellis(according to him in an interview) and Chuck Dixon(according to artist Robert Atkins at an in-store signing I was at) make Dial Tone female/name a female soldier Dial Tone instead of giving her a new name. After flipping through IDW's Combat Heroes-based children's book that came out at comic stores last Wednesday, Ripcord(in his original toy uniform) is now black. They also featured Heavy Duty with Roadblock nowhere to be seen(I don't know if he's still Lamont A. Morris from Chicago or a Brit named Hershel Dalton). If they want to change G.I. Joe characters and names from one form of media to another, that's one thing(although I'm usually against most of these changes), but this merging thing that Marvel also does with their Ultimate Universe and 616 Universe is annoying. It gets confusing and usually leaves fans of both versions unhappy. Maybe Stalker will appear in the sequel and be white(although Terry Fitzgerald in the Spawn live action movie is the only time I can think of when a minority became white instead of the usual white-to-minority changes).
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07-03-2009, 09:20 PM | #2 |
Filecard Maker
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BAH I'll keep my ARAH-verse where things were the way I liked them.
Don't get me wrong if Fem-Tone comes out as a figure I'll pick her up, but she'll get an all new name...hmmm maybe she can just be Firewall. Yeah that works. |
07-03-2009, 09:28 PM | #3 |
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As for Roadduty I will never understand why Heavy Duty is getting so much play over the Classic Roadblock.
And Ripcord....the less said about the comedic Ripcord the better. |
07-03-2009, 09:59 PM | #4 |
Cobra Viper
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I thought they couldn't use Roadblock due to some other company having the rights to the name, but he was used in Resolute and IDW's comic? I know the reason for changing Heavy Duty to a Brit was because G.I. Joe is now international and maybe Lost fans will want to see "Mr. Echo" in a movie, but why lose the name Lemont(it worked for Fred Sanford's son)? I hate the change done to Dial Tone because I actually liked him as a kid. I hate the change done to Ripcord, even though I don't even remember him from when I was a kid, because I HATE Marlon Wayans!!! |
07-03-2009, 10:02 PM | #5 |
Iron Grenadier
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yeah my joe verse doesn't match any of the source material. I think that is what makes it so much fun. My Star Wars and joes fight alllllll the time!
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07-04-2009, 12:07 AM | #6 |
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all these craptacular changes are why im just gonna forget gi joe EVER exsisted. all hail the PREDATORS!!!
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07-04-2009, 12:33 AM | #7 |
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Heavy Duty was Hasbro's decision, not IDW. The character in the IDW comics that is named Heavy Duty is only Heavy Duty in name, he is Roadblock aside from the name.
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07-04-2009, 12:35 AM | #8 |
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I hate the name Heavy-Duty, I never liked it.
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07-04-2009, 12:39 AM | #9 |
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yeah it always sounded like something that happened after one ate a cake baked with heavy water or something. lol
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07-04-2009, 12:50 AM | #10 |
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Yeah this heavy duty deal started awhile back when Hasbro started making him not only the Joe heavy machine gunner per choice, but they also started making him a chef as well. I'll never figure out this merging of characters. Roadblock was cool, and even if they let the name slip from ownership, we should have seen Sgt. Roadblock or some variation like Marvin 'Roadblock' Hinton. |
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