[AWOL]

Destro looked liked he got a hard-on when Baroness got sassy with him.

[Otomo]

Anyone else just not that into this?

I had high hopes. I thought the Duke mini series was really good, and Cobra Commander was decent...but then Scarlett and Destro were big misfires for me.

Maybe it's the art? Just not very good.

[stopdead]

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Originally Posted by Otomo

Anyone else just not that into this?

I had high hopes. I thought the Duke mini series was really good, and Cobra Commander was decent...but then Scarlett and Destro were big misfires for me.

Maybe it's the art? Just not very good.

Agreed. The art is so bad (IMO) that it makes it unreadable for me. I’m not sure how Skybound budgets for Joe projects, but it appears that the big money is spent on ARAH.

[FunkyBunch]

You can catch the Talking Joe discussion on youTube
https://youtu.be/a75KV2Cz_lI

Edited audio only version will follow on Thursday in the normal places

We are really enjoying this series. Look forward to the arc finale in April!

[shishi]

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Originally Posted by FunkyBunch

You can catch the Talking Joe discussion on youTube
https://youtu.be/a75KV2Cz_lI

Edited audio only version will follow on Thursday in the normal places

We are really enjoying this series. Look forward to the arc finale in April!

Just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your Battle Action Force episode/interview. That comic feels like a really big part of my childhood. Thanks.

[FunkyBunch]

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Originally Posted by shishi

Just wanted to say that I really enjoyed your Battle Action Force episode/interview. That comic feels like a really big part of my childhood. Thanks.

Thanks! I hope to do some more in the BAF era of comics. We also did a great interview with Editor Richard Starkings about the Marvel UK action Force weekly a while back.

[Dave in the Basement]

I'm still digging this all around. I really like the art; the retro look reminds me of Jonny Quest and similar shows from that timeframe. Good stuff!

[The Commander]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Otomo

Anyone else just not that into this?

I had high hopes. I thought the Duke mini series was really good, and Cobra Commander was decent...but then Scarlett and Destro were big misfires for me.

Maybe it's the art? Just not very good.

Agree with Destro and Scarlett series not being NEAR as good as Duke or CC's, but I'm still enjoying this series. It's a fun alternate universe, but I think it's hard for a lot of Joe fans to move outside ARAH because it's so ingrained in their minds that "this is GI Joe". Anything deviation feels wrong.

...or it could be the artwork

[stopdead]

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Originally Posted by The Commander

Agree with Destro and Scarlett series not being NEAR as good as Duke or CC's, but I'm still enjoying this series. It's a fun alternate universe, but I think it's hard for a lot of Joe fans to move outside ARAH because it's so ingrained in their minds that "this is GI Joe". Anything deviation feels wrong.

...or it could be the artwork

It's definitely both, but I'm going to give it another try starting with #7, when Andrea Milana takes over art duties. His work on Cobra Commander was the best of the Energon Joe stuff that I've seen. I still prefer more traditional artists, but it's worth a second look.

[J James]

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Originally Posted by The Commander

Agree with Destro and Scarlett series not being NEAR as good as Duke or CC's, but I'm still enjoying this series. It's a fun alternate universe, but I think it's hard for a lot of Joe fans to move outside ARAH because it's so ingrained in their minds that "this is GI Joe". Anything deviation feels wrong.

...or it could be the artwork

My ranking would look like:

Destro
Cobra Commander
Duke
Scarlett