I. Top characters I want in figure form:

(these are more or less in my preferred order)

1. Pythona
2. Dr. Venom
3. Lt. Stone (the Sigma Six character in 3-3/4" scale)
4. Professor Appel
5. Summertime Kwinn
6. Mayday
7. Armada
8. Alexander Destro
9. Cadet Deming (Crimson Guard trainee from the cartoon)
10. Billy (I do not like Billy, but for the sake of completion, I want one)


II. Movie influence:

It should have its roots in the more realistic world of the comic.


III. What influences my Joe world:

Both the show and the comics. The comics are what I use for the primary storyline, and for the characterizations after 1986. However, for the 1982-86 characters, I try to characterize most of them as they appeared on the TV show. I'm sorry, with all due apologies to Larry Hama, but as much as I love the comic book storyline, I found all the good guys pretty much interchangeable. They all spouted the same military jargon, and they all pretty much had the same "voice". If I read you a random line from the comic and asked if it was said by Duke, Stalker, or Flint (for example), I bet you'd have no idea. The show, however, gave most everyone their own distinct characterization and voice.

(oh, and as you can tell from my answers above, I do, in fact, want a Pythona figure more than Big Lob! More than pretty much anyone, in fact!)

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