dio stories, do or dont

[lehsreh]

[COLOR=Red]i have been going back through different sites and looking at some older dio stories that arent made anymore. it got me thinking if maybe everyone just got to busy or it they stopped because of interest of they thought no one was reading them. i read every dio here, there are very few i dont comment on because i realize the work that goes into them. i also look at every single picture, i rarely comment on these anymore because they all get tones of comments and its easier to take one shot instead of many. plus what i want to say usually has already been said. what im asking is even if you do not comment on dios, do you read them? [/COLOR]

[lehsreh]

[COLOR=Red]i went ahead and cast my vote. i can honestly say i have not come across a dios story that i have not read. many of them i have read multiple times.[/COLOR]

[Trench-Viper]

I read all GI Joe dio stories I can find also. And I like to comment allthough I seldom send email I just comment here.

[zedhatch]

My major problem is time. I tend to get swamped with school and the time just isn't there to read everything. I know in the slow moments I tend to try to catch up. But I do miss a few things.

Commenting relates to that, but also if I have nothing to really add I tend not to. I am trying to break myself of that habit though since I know feedback fuels the fires of creativity. I am alot better at it than I used to be but not as good at it as I could be.

[Flatline]

ALOT OF THE OLDER ONES I READ I DID'NT POST MUCH COMMENTS. BEING NEW I DID'NT KNOW WHAT TO SAY. I DO READ ALL OF THEM NOW AND DO POST BUTY NOT AS OFTEN AS I SHOULD I GUESS :o

[Trench-Viper]

I love reading dio stories though please make more. :)

[Lava Boss]

I usually only read ones that are different. Shorter and less serious ones are better.

[Self-Modifier]

I read the ones that look interesting to me, but I rarely comment. I probably should comment more, because I'm often wondering why my own stories don't get more replies, but I'm really just getting the same treatment I give (or in this case don't give) to others.

[quote=Lava Boss]I usually only read ones that are different. Shorter and less serious ones are better.[/quote]I actually prefer the more serious ones. I'm all for the occasional moment of comedy, but overall, I don't think Joes work very well for Toyfare-style stuff. Of course, this is assuming you meant "less serious" as in "comical." If you mean "light-hearted," then I definitely agree! G.I. Joe shouldn't be morbid and full of wanton death and destruction. I like stories that have the tone of the cartoon and most of the Marvel comics run -- characters and situations that can be taken serously (and take themselves seriously), but plenty of wisecracks and over-the-top dialogue to keep it fun.

[Outrider]

Dio stories are fine if that's what you're into, but they aren't really my thing. I've read a few over the years and they really just don't grab my interest. That's not to say I don't appreciate the work that goes into them, because I do, and people should be proud of their work. They're just not for me, that's all.

[Trench-Viper]

Serious and humours I like them all. But I think I would miss the serious ones the most allthough its possible the funny ones will get most comments.

[Lava Boss]

[QUOTE=Self-Modifier] I actually prefer the more serious ones. I'm all for the occasional moment of comedy, but overall, I don't think Joes work very well for Toyfare-style stuff. Of course, this is assuming you meant "less serious" as in "comical." If you mean "light-hearted," then I definitely agree! [/QUOTE]

I meant I enjoy both light-hearted and comical stories. I enjoy the creative and/or low budget efforts more. I understand the serious ones take effort, some look great...but they rarely do much that I find engaging. Pretty formulaic, and Devil's Due comic run showcased what a fan take on the official comic would be, which left me sour on dead serious fanfics.

I liked Lehsreh's one with Raptor...it was so out of left field.

I liked Troops of Doom's little mini-arc with the terracota statue "Do you know your GI JOE?"

Some of the ones at Javart's page are good, too. I found GI JOE Puerto Rico's efforts interesting, though those are more serious.

Mr. Arashikage's short ones that re-enact movie scenes are fun, too. He did a Knight Rider team-up, too.

[Scarrviper]

I'm a little selective when I read Dios. I prefer serious stories, but lighthearted can be good too. Troops of Doom is a good example. I love to read Violentfix's work or Wowboy's Dio's. Those are more on the serious side. General Hawks Dio's are also good. Spindoctor's work is a combination of the two. It's serious and lighthearted at the same time. There's probably a lot of other ones I missed, these are off the top of my head.

[guiltridden]

the ones tim frankovich did are just great I'm also a big fan of violentfix and general hawks I knew I could never do it myself but these always inspire me

[rnrhero]

I really enjoy them.

[EasySimpleStuff]

Man, I love Violentfix and General Hawks dios...

Actually now that I think about it, I love almost every dio story I have read, as some humour (Toxies universe and Troops of Doom) is allways good, but serious is awesome as well. I appreciate the hard work thy have taken to make and thats why I tend to enjoy them as they are. Spindoctors work is cool too as he has kinda "different" take on the Joes...

[Sonneilon]

I've been silent till now.

A long time ago, I had a conversation with ToneGunsRevisted about what it takes for ME to read a person's dio. I am VERY anal and I'll admit it, I'm a dick about things. I used to belong to a lot of boards and websites and learned "Selective Reading". And with that in mind, that's how I view the fotos. Am I biased? Yup. I have a VERY hard time reading ANYTHING with ARAH just as people can't view bastard era or 25A. But hey, we have our likes.

I'm a picky reader. IF the shots don't equate the story, you lost me. A misspelled word, I'm gone. Wrong action in a shot, I'm gone. I'm not perfect either BUT I provide a VERY different aspect to GI Joe. It's what I ALWAYS wanted to see as a kid. The cartoon and comic dealt with some aspect, but I was the kid who was like, "What if GI Joe went up against..." Yeah. That's why I enjoy the horror/sci-fi aspect of things. I DO end up reading everyone's dios. BUT I am MORE willing to read a dio hosted on a site than 1-page hits.

That's just me. Don't take offense. It just takes a lot to pull me in and THIS is coming from a guy who does NOT go to movies. It takes a lot. Fortunately, ppl doing 1-shots is easier! ;)

[lehsreh]

[QUOTE=Sonneilon]
I'm a picky reader. A misspelled word, I'm gone. I'm not perfect either BUT I provide a VERY different aspect to GI Joe.

It's what I ALWAYS wanted to see as a kid. The cartoon and comic dealt with some aspect, but I was the kid who was like, "What if GI Joe went up against..." Yeah. That's why I enjoy the horror/sci-fi aspect of things.

I DO end up reading everyone's dios. BUT I am MORE willing to read a dio hosted on a site than 1-page hits. [/QUOTE]

[COLOR=Red]lol, must be really hard for you to come back and read any of my dios as im always aware that there are misspelled words in them.

im with you in that i always thought what it would be like if gi joe fought so and so. my favorite thought was seeing gi joe and cobra team up against the games master again where the games master used transformers as his army.

im exactly the same on the last part. i read each and every dio, but if its short i sometimes have nothing to say because theres really no story. still there all fun to read and hard to make no matter the size.[/COLOR]

[Sonneilon]

Trust me Big L, if I found a way to throw in Werewolves, I would. but with the way I write, it'd be some sort of Cobra experiment gone wrong. "Doomsday Machine", the next dio will have it's horror aspects but it WILL be a more mainstream JOe story. I shot the last sequence of the prologue. I just gotta do some serious work on it.

[rds13601]

The fact people put that much effort to make a story should be welcomed here. Not all of them will be liked. That is for each viewer to decide. I like the ingenuity, the plot and execution of them. It gives me ideas for customs. Also it attracts new viewers to the site. Keep em!!

[Hammerfel]

I went through my short Dio a few weeks back and corrected spelling and inserted a missing frame.

What fuels me to want to create more is the reaction I get from fans. My creative energy gets a boost from the replies and emails I get, but especially the forum replies, as everyone else gets to see them, too.

So if you read a dio and like any part of it, please take 30 seconds to write a reply. These dios take HOURS to create. They're worth 30 seconds to reply.

[Sonneilon]

I'm thinking about being more critical in the dios that I read. It is VERY hard to take out the personal stuff (what I don't like, etc) and remain focused on the work at hand. But at least I'm trying now.

[Roland da Thompson Gunner]

I only read ones that appeal to me. Like if it shows effort I'll give it a look, but if it's got something like a G.I. Joe preacher yelling about something that doesn't fit in with my line of beliefs I ain't gonna follow through with it.

Most things that follow established continuities too the button bug me, just as much as ULTRA HARD STRICT MILITARY REALISM, where the joes aren't really the joes.

[lehsreh]

[QUOTE=Roland da Thompson Gunner]

Most things that follow established continuities too the button bug me, just as much as ULTRA HARD STRICT MILITARY REALISM, where the joes aren't really the joes.[/QUOTE]
[COLOR=Red]
my thoughts exactly. i cannot follow something that someone else did in either the cartoon or the comics. if i do then its not me creating anything. and as for strict military realism, well that isnt G.I. Joe at all now is it. if you want that, well you need to find a new hobby. just the fact that they have a first sgt. leading colonel and majors is proof enough, oh, and ninja's and bad guys wearing mask. [/COLOR]

[zedhatch]

[QUOTE=lehsreh][COLOR=Red]
my thoughts exactly. i cannot follow something that someone else did in either the cartoon or the comics. if i do then its not me creating anything. and as for strict military realism, well that isnt G.I. Joe at all now is it. if you want that, well you need to find a new hobby. just the fact that they have a first sgt. leading colonel and majors is proof enough, oh, and ninja's and bad guys wearing mask. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]

Unfortunatly there are those who think it should be 100% military all the time. Honestly I don't really pay them much attention its just not my cup of tea.

But another thing that bugs me is when people try to copy someone else, to me it not ony lack originality but it also is kind of boring.

[Lava Boss]

I dunno how you can you have hard core military realism and still have Cobra involved. Look at people in actual Cobra Commander costumes....they look absurd. Destro? Please.

[haradrel]

[QUOTE=Lava Boss]I dunno how you can you have hard core military realism and still have Cobra involved. Look at people in actual Cobra Commander costumes....they look absurd. Destro? Please.[/QUOTE]

I think people go for the stylized idea of military realism - or to put it in another way its the same as "fuzzy" science is to science fiction. You just have to make it believable or credible enough for it to make some sort of sense.
I think that is what attracted me to Gijoe in the first place - its an amalgam of ninjas, commandos, terrorists and military stuff all rolled into one giant pie of fun.

I mean just to make a point - is the KKK as bad as it is, that hard to take seriously? They dressed up in white sheets for crying out loud. - For some Terrorists to dress up in bright blue with huge red cobra markings on them, well I find it believable enough.

It is definitely in the "fantastic" view of things, but I do believe that its not that far of a fetch to make Cobra work as a credible or even serious terrorists. If you checked out the Devils Due WW3 story, it made Cobra really into the terrorist organization that they always had the opportunity to be (well for me at least).

[Outrider]

[QUOTE=lehsreh][COLOR=Red]
just the fact that they have a first sgt. leading colonel and majors is proof enough, oh, and ninja's and bad guys wearing mask. [/COLOR][/QUOTE]

Not in my Joeverse! :)