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12-26-2023, 10:27 PM | #1 |
Cobra Viper
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12-27-2023, 10:40 AM | #2 |
Iron Grenadier
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I enjoyed it. I won’t spoil it yet, but it’s a fun origin story with lots of familiar faces. The art isn’t my jam (I prefer a more realistic style), but I like the colors. I like where this is going.
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12-27-2023, 07:09 PM | #3 |
Helicopter Pilot
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Great issue! Great way to start a series. Chock stinking full of G.i. Joe references! Williamson is very clearly a fan of the the franchise. I mean, has (this page is tagged as spoiler so I'm just going to say it) Dr. Adele Burkhart ever been used outside of the ARAH? Not to mention the s.n.a.k.e suits! It was also kind of neat seeing the Starscream fight from Duke's perspective. It is a bit of a slow burn, but there is nothing really wrong with that. A lot of important characters and ideas have already been introduced. Showing Destro shrouded in shadows really gave me issue #11 vibes. I really like the art as well. I've always felt that G.i. Joe looks better in a more a retro style. All in all, I am very pleased.
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12-27-2023, 09:14 PM | #4 |
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Phenomenal.
I didn't have high expectations for this series, but this could end up being my favorite version of Duke ever.
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12-27-2023, 09:50 PM | #5 |
Cobra Viper
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I liked, it! It's definitely "above the line", so I hope my criticisms don't come across as too negative.
Reily's art was a *little* too blocky for me (but I like "old school" art in general), although I really loved Jordie Bellaire's coloring. In general, I enjoyed the pallet of orange/red/brown, but I really liked the blue/grey hues when Duke broke into MARS. That long panel of HISS, SNAKE, and FANGs is something I'd love to have a poster of! I feel like they're doing a good job of making the Energon Universe work. Duke has never been one of my favorite characters though, (so it may be my on biases), but I'm not crazy about him being the greatest-soldier-ever-who-now-has-a-chip-on-his-shoulder. I think I agree that if you have to pick one POV Joe, he's probably it, but so far I'm only partially behind him. I loved the way they brought in Dr. Burkhart, and I agree with Wild Bill that it's a great way to tie things together. My hopes aren't high, but I hope we see more of her! Yes, I do see that chances of that are slim... I really liked seeing MARS Industries, and it was a great intro to Destro and made him seem like a real manipulator. I'm curious about Cover Girl's upcoming role, and I'm glad they picked her rather than Scarlett. Finally, it's a small nitpick, but I would be totally onboard with Josh Williamson's editorial, but it's like a fish-hook in my eye when he says "G.I. JOE was a Saturday morning favorite..." I'm not sure if that was short hand, or if they recorded it on VHS and watched it on saturdays, or maybe somehow it aired on Sats in Portland, but it just sets off alarm bells for me. As a point of reference, I grew up on the west coast, with a large concert venue. Bands would come out and say "Man, our drummer billy grew up near Sprungfield (city name mis-pronounced), and he says SPRUNGFIELD KNOWS HOW TO ROCK!!!!! All the non-drunk locals would then look at each other, shrug their shoulders, and give a knowing glance to say "I gues he means Springfield*? I'm psyched to have GI Joe again, and I think Williamson has done a great job despite my picking complaints. |
12-27-2023, 11:25 PM | #6 |
Cobra Soldier
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I had no to low expectations for this and was blown away! Even more so for the Cobra Commander series after the spoilers at the end. I am looking forward to see how this continues to shape up!
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12-28-2023, 02:02 AM | #7 |
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Interesting to see Burkhart, and yet, clearly an alternative universe version of her, as she was previously flown away with Decepticons into space, in Hama?s OG run.
Anyone catch the Super7 mothership reference? ;)
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12-28-2023, 02:46 AM | #8 |
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Saturday morning" thing is an association thing.
People think all cartoons that used to air in the US were on Saturday mornings, because that time period was a cultural institution for so long. It's like calling all copy machines "Xeroxes". The ironic thing is that GI JOE (and Transformers) could never have aired on network saturday mornings because of the physical violence and guns. |
12-28-2023, 08:18 AM | #9 |
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12-28-2023, 08:39 AM | #10 |
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I thought that was referring to the x-files
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