Not feeling the argument. Thankfully, GIJoe is not a monotheistic mythos.
You want your realistic take on GIJoe, I prefer more of a Bond/Indy Jones action/adventurism with sci-fi elements. GIJoe does not begin, it does not end with the Hama-verse.
I can rewatch 20 Questions time and time again, any day of the week. The episode is that good.
