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01-07-2009, 06:38 PM | #1891 |
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Vietnam played such an important role to Hama's Joeverse. The comic was driven by characters whose lives were forever shaped by Vietnam. In many ways, the whole Marvel run could be said to be one long story of the aftermath of Vietnam. I wonder how it will work in the new series without Vietnam looming in the background.
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01-07-2009, 06:41 PM | #1892 |
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Well, Dad was stationed in Hawaii for five years (Schofield Barracks and Ft. Shafter). Those installations are both on Oahu. I couldn't imagine a better childhood... it was like Magnum P.I. Oddly, we lived on a Navy Base. Funny how military housing arrangements sometimes work out. I'm going back for my honeymoon in April. I can't wait.
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01-07-2009, 06:43 PM | #1893 |
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Vietnam played such an important role to Hama's Joeverse. The comic was driven by characters whose lives were forever shaped by Vietnam. In many ways, the whole Marvel run could be said to be one long story of the aftermath of Vietnam. I wonder how it will work in the new series without Vietnam looming in the background.
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01-07-2009, 06:49 PM | #1894 |
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Yeah, it's going to be a lot different. Low intensity conflicts have really made up the bulk of U.S. Operations since Vietnam until Iraq and Afghanistan. Seems like the fake foreign countries of the Joeverse are likely to serve as the proving grounds for the Joes in the new continuity...
How many Fake Countries are in Joeverse? 1. Truscal Abysmia: A Desert Country like Iraq 2. Sierra Gordo: South American Country like Columbia Where else? What's that cold one that Stalker was in as a POW? Wasn't that some kind of fake Eastern Block Country? Borovia or something like that?
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01-07-2009, 06:59 PM | #1895 |
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Yeah Borovia. Can't remember the others. I thought it was supposed to be Bolivia but the characters weren't latin Americans.
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01-07-2009, 07:04 PM | #1896 |
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Here's some other fictional Countries in the Joeverse...
Sierra Gordo - capital Rio Lindo. It is a Central American country. Trucial Abysmia - located on the eastern coast of North Africa. It represents Middle-Eastern dictator-ruled countries in the region. For a time, it's rulership embraced Communism. Cobra used the country as a launching point for the invasion of Benzheen and capture its oil. Several Joe members died in this country. Benzheen - the oil-rich neighbor of Trucial Abysmia. Darklonia - a small country ruled by Destro's cousin, Darklon. It is situated between Trans-Carpathia and Wolkekuckukkland. Trans-Carpathia - a stand-in for Transylvania and other Balkan regions, and home of the Silent Castle, the site of many Joe/Cobra confrontations. Borovia - capital Krogdnsz. Communism fell and democracy was put in place. The country was renamed "Borigia/Krazny-Marengo" It is referred to as Borovia again in the Devil's Due relaunch of G.I.Joe in issue #23. Badhikstan Punto del Mucosa - Sierra Gordo's neighboring country. It is featured in G.I.Joe Special Missions #28. It allied with G.I.Joe to host a military base, which Cobra manages to destroy due to the Presidental bodyguards being traitors. Wolkekuckukkland - A country next to Darklonia. It is featured in G.I.Joe #148 (May 1994) when it is invaded by Cobra. Kalingaland - formally Equatorial Kalingaland, with its capital of Kalingaville. This country was wracked by a civil war between Soviet-backed Kalinga-Rouge rebels and the U.S.-backed Kalinga government before its leader Prince Ngoto returned. Sierra Muerte - a country neighboring Sierra Gordo.
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01-07-2009, 07:10 PM | #1897 |
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Sierra Muerte is a good name for a country--it means "Death Mountain" or "Death Range".
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01-07-2009, 07:29 PM | #1898 |
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Congrats on impending nupitials Oliver.
What was that country that Battleforce 2000 appeared in? It was a Norweigian-like country. I think they'll make alot more of black ops conflicts for the Joes to be involved in since there's no big 'Nam. Desert Storm will work, but there wasn't enough major covert ops and such missions for the Joes (at least as far as I know). Can do Somalia (from Blackhawk Downs) for the Joe's Rangers.
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01-07-2009, 07:34 PM | #1899 |
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Are there any Navy Pilots? I mean Ace pilots an F-14 but he's airforce.
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01-07-2009, 07:37 PM | #1900 |
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