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03-20-2024, 11:28 PM | #21 |
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I really loved this issue. CC's mindgames shoot this version of the character through the roof for me. "What do you think I just did?" The blood painted helmet added the perfect amount of dark humor. Zandar was a pleasant surprise. I think he has already been given more characterization than he saw in the entire ARAH run.
As far as the intricacies of character relationships, one issue of introduction is too early to judge imo.
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03-21-2024, 12:06 AM | #22 |
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I think this appearance of Zandar was one of his best ever. He has a fun sibling camaraderie with Zarana which felt very realistic and playful.
They also clearly circle the wagons around themselves as a family unit and regard Zartan as the outsider. "Do you want to tell him?" "No, do you?" They're a little enclosed sibling unit. Honestly I'm shocked he appears in any issue of the Skybound comics this early. And immediately after Zarana enters the scene. Also he's rocking his traditional look. Big win for Zandar fans.
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03-21-2024, 12:40 AM | #23 |
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Yes! And, giving it more thought than I did originally, this doesn't rule out Zarana & Zandar being twins or rule out their being close. They're Dreadnoks and they're Zartan's family. Of course they're screwed up. I can't wait to see more of their dynamic as twins! Cobra Commander is so diabolical and completely calm and cool headed. Looking forward to the effects of his manipulation!
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03-21-2024, 04:08 AM | #24 |
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Giving this series a chance. However, once Zartan appears, ALL Zarana's focus and attention and care and affection will be on him.
I'd give anything to see Zarana with her hand on Zandar's shoulder after Zartan saved their hides. A smile, a hug, some affection and care from Zarana towards Zandar. I'd love to see Zarana say what she said in DDP, but to Zandar, "My brother's sick, he needs to rest! Are you sure you want to be alone?" Been waiting for it across publishers ever since. Zarana & Zandar, speaking in their private twin language would be incredibly cool. They could have used that to conceal talk of their brother around Cobra Commander, but because nobody thought of it, it, along with the shirt/scarf connection has been lost. Are they twins in the Energon Universe? Hasbro said they were and I'm quite pleased! But so far in Cobra Commander, I'm not getting a 'twin vibe' ... I hope we get to see Zarana show some care and affection for Zandar and that the twins aren't at odds with each other for good now.
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This is amazing! We're getting a ZANDAR figure! ZANDAR featured prominently in the Cobra Commander series! Character development! It's a great time to be a Zandar fan! Thank you, Hasbro!!! Last edited by Dreadnok Twins; 03-21-2024 at 04:57 AM.. |
03-21-2024, 04:31 AM | #25 |
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Is the glass half-full or is it half-empty? Clearly, it's always gonna look half-empty to you. Why can't you look at that glass and see all the water that's IN THERE? Think of where you were a year ago, or two years ago. You were miserable. Zandar and Zarana had essentially disappeared from GI Joe altogether. But you made your voice heard, and people listened. In that time, LARRY HAMA himself called them twins. Hasbro made Zarana in the Classified series before hundreds of other characters will ever get a figure. And then Zandar was announced! And Emily went out of her way to announce him as Zarana's twin, just for you!! Again, there are hundreds of characters that don't have Classified figures yet, and dozens of them that will NEVER get Classified figures. But Zarana and Zandar have made the cut. Already! And then to top it all off, Zandar shows up in the new comic sporting his classic 86 look, and has more action and dialogue in one issue than practically the entire orginal Marvel run. How can you see all that as anything other than the ultimate victory? Nobody gave two shits about Zandar before you raised your voice. You did all this...it's incredible! Why can't you just be happy?? |
03-21-2024, 05:15 AM | #26 |
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I'm completely torn. I absolutely love Zandar having a prominent role in this series. Characterization and development that's long overdue! Same with Zarana. Zartan and Zarana as a dynamic really have been overdone.
All I ever hoped for was, for Zarana & Zandar to be acknowledged as a pair of punk biker twins with a cool, eerie closeness. Classified figures are awesome and I hoped Zandar would be made along with his siblings because that would lead to more lore for him. which it has! These victories are amazing as a Joe fan. I don't know why the glass is always half empty. I wish it was half full.
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This is amazing! We're getting a ZANDAR figure! ZANDAR featured prominently in the Cobra Commander series! Character development! It's a great time to be a Zandar fan! Thank you, Hasbro!!! Last edited by Dreadnok Twins; 03-21-2024 at 05:50 AM.. |
03-21-2024, 07:22 AM | #27 |
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What do you mean by "eerie closeness"? What's eerie about it?
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03-21-2024, 07:35 AM | #28 |
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Maybe Zartan is jealous of her connection to Zandar, so she needs to keep it hidden,
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03-21-2024, 09:23 AM | #29 |
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03-21-2024, 01:56 PM | #30 |
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I liked the issue. Still worried how they do my boy Snake-Eyes and concerned with the Nemesis Enforcer rampage but I'm sure the big 'noks will be fine. Buzzer, Torch, Ripper, Zarana are surely making it through, unless they're wilding.
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