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04-24-2024, 12:42 PM | #1 |
Talking Joe Podcast guy
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SPOILERS!
The climax of Skybound?s first Energon Universe limited series is here at last! April 24th marks the arrival of writer Joshua Williamson and artist Tom Reilly?s Duke #5, Details and cover gallery here https://www.skybound.com/announcemen...son-tom-reilly It's a great last issue. I will be posting the Talking Joe review of the issue tomorrow. Last edited by FunkyBunch; 04-24-2024 at 12:46 PM.. |
04-24-2024, 02:15 PM | #2 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: United States
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The entire Duke series felt like fan fiction. Decent fan fiction, but fan fiction nonetheless. I think that feeling is amplified by what looks like fan art to me. I don't get the same vibe from Cobra Commander (same author) I think because the art is so much better. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the Destro and Scarlett series.
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04-24-2024, 02:24 PM | #3 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: US
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Overall, I thought the series was pretty good. Didn't like it quite as much as Cobra Commander, mostly due to the slower pace of the even-numbered issues, but I like the art, like the characterizations, and by all accounts it seems like it did its job at getting non-fans interested in G.I. Joe.
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04-24-2024, 05:52 PM | #4 |
Cobra Soldier
Join Date: Sep 2017
Location: England
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It ended pretty much as I expected it to, but I'm still disappointed. Any interesting questions and the idea of a character arc that were raised over the series are just kind of brushed away so we can have the status quo of Duke being a member of the Joes. There's no resolution of the conflict between Duke and Hawk, it's pure "well your country needs you so suck it up".
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04-24-2024, 06:56 PM | #5 |
Crimson Guard
Join Date: Mar 2024
Location: Rhode Island
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I felt this run was weaker than Cobra Commander. Not bad, but kinda 'Yeah it was alright.' Kinda feels like just a straight up prequel comic. I know that's what it was, but do you remember all those Movie Prequel comics that came out in the late 2000s? It feels like one of those, where it just sorta ends at the point you know things were gonna start off anyway.
Cobra Commander I feel is much more exciting because it feels more unique, and I feel like the title character has more moments showing his personality, whereas this one was kinda Duke running around with PTSD from Starscream and trying to figure out if Destro made them. In short, we know he didn't. It was fine, but I'm definitely looking forward to CC's finale next month instead. |
04-24-2024, 09:01 PM | #6 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: Kansas
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I enjoyed it. Duke taking out that BAT was awesome. Also meeting Destro face-to-face was great. It feels like a build-up to an ongoing GI Joe book and an event comic with Transformers.
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04-24-2024, 09:10 PM | #7 |
Just a fan
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04-24-2024, 09:15 PM | #8 |
Iron Grenadier
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04-24-2024, 10:31 PM | #9 |
Just a fan
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04-24-2024, 10:39 PM | #10 |
Iron Grenadier
Join Date: Apr 2022
Location: Kansas
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I think it looks fine. He is the bad guy so looking douchey communicates that. Gives him some mob boss vibes. Like he's AM from Reacher with a metal face. Maybe that's what the Profit Director should've looked like. Then again it might not have created the Pimp Daddy Destro memes.
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