|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
||||||||||
 |
Comic question |
 |
|
 |
12-12-2008, 02:22 PM
|
#1 |
|
To old to play with toys!
Offline Posts: 5,962
-->
Join Date: Oct 2007
|
Comic question
I was not into comics when I was younger, so I never read the original run. I have about a half dozen or so now that I have picked up, and I really enjoy them. I don't collect comics, so I don't want the expense of a complete set. I thought I heard something about a compilation set in like graphic novel form. Is this true, or am I mistaken? If so where can I get a set? I know absolutely nothing about comic books so help in stearing me in the right direction would be appreciated, thanks, Dave
__________________
 "It ain't about how hard you hit, but how hard you can get hit, how much you can take and keep moving forward - thats how winning is done!" Rocky Balboa
|
|
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
12-12-2008, 02:59 PM
|
#2 |
|
Crossover King Emeritus
Offline Posts: 1,472
-->
Join Date: Feb 2005
|
A few years ago, Marvel Comics reprinted the first 50 issues of their original run as five trade paperback compilations, but they're long out of print and I think they command pretty hefty prices on the aftermarket.
However, IDW Publishing, who just secured the license, will be reprinting the Marvel series starting next year. It looks like it'll be the same format as Marvel was doing -- ten issues per volume. I assume they're doing it this way so as not to rile up those of us who bought those first five volumes and don't want to buy them again! The first two volumes are available here and here. They even use the same J. Scott Campbell cover art as the Marvel ones! I just hope they realize and understand that sales may not be fantastic for the first five volumes since many fans already have the Marvel versions. I'm sure there will be a spike after the first five, when they start reprinting material that Marvel never got to. Plus, most fans tend to consider the 50s, 60s, and 70s the highlights of the entire series so I would expect sales for a 6th, 7th, and 8th volume at the very least to be pretty good, so I hope IDW will take all of this into consideration as they put this line out!
__________________
 is on indefinite hiatus... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12-12-2008, 03:15 PM
|
#3 |
|
To old to play with toys!
Offline Posts: 5,962
-->
Join Date: Oct 2007
|
Thanks brother, that was what I was looking for.
__________________
"It ain't about how hard you hit, but how hard you can get hit, how much you can take and keep moving forward - thats how winning is done!" Rocky Balboa
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12-12-2008, 10:04 PM
|
#4 |
|
G.I. Smurf
Offline Posts: 3,446
-->
Join Date: Jan 2006
|
i was into them and actually gi joe was the first comic i ever read. it was the one where destro and CC took snake eyes mask off. at the time i thought it was ok, but didnt want any more because it was no fun. everyone spoke the same with no different attitudes. i actually have them all now on a disc and some in real form. i read them like 3 years ago. the first 56 or so issues were good, never great because of no character distinction, but after that i found a hatred for hama. anyway, i wanted to say to anyone, if you havent read them, do not read above 56 or so. its truly like sunbow to dic in the comic world.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12-12-2008, 10:42 PM
|
#5 |
|
aka 'Paul WS Anderson' ;)
Offline Posts: 7,751
-->
Join Date: Jul 2005
|
I'd say go thru the Cobra War then give up. that should be upwards of #70.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12-13-2008, 12:49 AM
|
#6 |
|
Crossover King Emeritus
Offline Posts: 1,472
-->
Join Date: Feb 2005
|
I dunno, I like the whole run... The "Snake-Eyes Trilogy" in the 90s is good... The battle of Behnzeen is pretty interesting, mirroring the then-current first Gulf War... And I love "Destro: Search and Destroy" from 116-118. There's even some good stuff in the 120s-130s, in my opinion. Duke leading the defense of the Pit, for example, and the storyline where Hawk and a group of Joes are trapped in Borovia and Hawk gets shot. I even like "Triptych" and "Diptych" because even though they feature both the Eco Warriors and Ninja Force (and green Firefly!), the storytelling mechanism is pretty neat (plus I've made no secret of the fact that Slice is one of my favorite Cobras).
Once it becomes "G.I. Joe Starring Snake-Eyes and Ninja Force," it's not so great. The Star Brigade story, while out of place in a G.I. Joe comic, was nonetheless entertaining -- Larry Hama thought of "Armageddon" before Hollywood did!
__________________
is on indefinite hiatus... |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12-13-2008, 09:36 PM
|
#7 |
|
Veteran
Offline Posts: 1,055
-->
Join Date: Feb 2005
|
self modifier kind of hit the nail on my general additude about the comic, it had some good moments and then some not so good. Actually it is so inconsistant I have a hard time believeing the same guy wrote it all the way through. I know he did, but I have a hard time beiliveing it.
My favorite stretch is probably around 30-50 with some odds and ends here and there. Some of the major stories like Cobra Civil War are not as great as I remembered them, the plots are pretty good, but the dialouge is horrid (Serpantor and cobra commander; "Better a has been than a never was." I kid you not) I think sometimes the comic gets a bit glossed over cause people look at it with rose colored glasses maybe. At the time we had it and the sunbow cartoon and that was all. Still its much better than the DD run. |
|
|
|
|
|
 |
«
Previous Thread
|
Next Thread
»
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
Linear Mode
|
|
Powered by: vBulletin Version 3.0.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Style Design By: vBStyles.com
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Style Design By: vBStyles.com
