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08-12-2020, 12:02 PM | #11 |
Iron Grenadier
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@Bleak: I agree with you! I never want Larry's ARAH go away. In fact, ARAH is the only comic I read and I only want MORE of it. I think an alternate Hamaverse would be a fun, fresh take and is why I suggest that he be involved in some capacity. If he was the editor he would have oversight.
@nightwrite: I'm not suggesting rewriting all of the old stories. Just the first issue--with an updated cast of 13. After that, the possibilities are endless. I'm not familiar with Garth Ennis but I'll check him out! Last edited by stopdead; 08-12-2020 at 12:05 PM.. |
08-12-2020, 02:06 PM | #12 |
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Let's keep our eye on the prize: receiving a faithful, definitive, and fulfilling ending to the existing ARAH series.
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08-13-2020, 12:53 PM | #13 |
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08-14-2020, 01:29 AM | #14 |
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I think you are going to see a lot of books wrap-up, cleanly or not, in the coming months. DC just canceled Aquaman at #65 after an extremely successful film a couple of years ago. They seem to be pivoting to YA content (easy sales to stores and libraries; easier to adapt to streaming with retrofitted characters), bookstores, digital-first (then trade), and reprint collections. I’m sure G.I. Joe will exist in some sporadic miniseries, pack-ins with figures, reprints, and/or digital exclusives (probably tie-ins). But I think ARAH is going to wind down after #275. I hope I’m wrong, but the comic industry is in the beginning of a significant contraction as the effects of the pandemic really set in, money runs out (PP loans were probably helping), and parent companies look for areas to downsize. I know this sounds like doom and gloom, but I look at what so many other businesses are experiencing, and I can’t help but think how much more stress it puts on a boutique industry like print comics.
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08-14-2020, 08:39 AM | #15 |
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I think you are going to see a lot of books wrap-up, cleanly or not, in the coming months. DC just canceled Aquaman at #65 after an extremely successful film a couple of years ago. They seem to be pivoting right YA content (easy sales to stores and libraries; easier to adapt to streaming with retrofitted characters), bookstores, digital-first (then trade), and reprint collections. I’m sure G.I. Joe will exist in some sporadic miniseries, pack-ins with figures, reprints, and/or digital exclusives (probably tie-ins). But I think ARAH is going to wind down after #275. I hope I’m wrong, but the comic industry is in the beginning of a significant contraction as the effects of the pandemic really set in, money runs out (PP loans were probably helping), and parent companies look for areas to downsize. I know this sounds like doom and gloom, but I look at what so many other businesses are experiencing, and I can’t help but think how much more stress it puts on a boutique industry like print comics.
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08-14-2020, 11:20 AM | #16 |
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I think you are going to see a lot of books wrap-up, cleanly or not, in the coming months. DC just canceled Aquaman at #65 after an extremely successful film a couple of years ago. They seem to be pivoting to YA content (easy sales to stores and libraries; easier to adapt to streaming with retrofitted characters), bookstores, digital-first (then trade), and reprint collections. I’m sure G.I. Joe will exist in some sporadic miniseries, pack-ins with figures, reprints, and/or digital exclusives (probably tie-ins). But I think ARAH is going to wind down after #275. I hope I’m wrong, but the comic industry is in the beginning of a significant contraction as the effects of the pandemic really set in, money runs out (PP loans were probably helping), and parent companies look for areas to downsize. I know this sounds like doom and gloom, but I look at what so many other businesses are experiencing, and I can’t help but think how much more stress it puts on a boutique industry like print comics.
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08-14-2020, 11:55 AM | #17 |
Iron Grenadier
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In Rob Liefeld's interview with Preview's World he seemed pretty optimistic about the future of the Joe brand.
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08-14-2020, 01:37 PM | #18 |
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What if IDW produced a new ARAH series based on the Hamaverse? Start by retelling ARAH #1 Operation: Lady Doomsday with no more than 13 well known Joes (perhaps a more diverse group than the Original 13) and a menacing (not bumbling) Cobra organization. Starting with issue #2, all of the stories are brand new, save for some important stories here and there (so maybe when #21 rolls around, retell that as well). Don’t ever bring in any new Joes (always keep it at 13), just new villains that are independent of Cobra. So maybe Zartan, Destro, and Major Bludd all exist in this universe, but instead they’re unaffiliated with Cobra so the Joes can have multiple adversaries. Hire a writer that will keep things fast-paced and fun (no political commentary). Maybe give Hama a Creative Consultant or Editor title to add credibility. Covers should correlate with the story inside (no pinup-style covers save for #1). And, lastly, I vote for Netho Diaz to draw the first 60 issues or so. ;)
They had a white guy, a latino, a black guy, a female. the following year they had a Polenisiean a cajun and a Native American. That was not diverse enough?
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08-14-2020, 05:11 PM | #19 |
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I'd be okay with something similar to the comics that were packaged with the 2-figure packs, circa 2008. Some of those were completely standalone, like
"Shipwreck vs. Copperhead" or "Trip-wire vs. Scrap-Iron".
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08-15-2020, 12:38 PM | #20 |
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GI Joe has always been diverse and included women. It's part of the entire brand.
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