Welcome back, Lehsreh!

I'm loving Origins so far... I don't have anything bad to say about it! I was a bit worried about Larry Hama's abilities after the Hasbro comic packs that came out recently, but this series proves he hasn't lost his touch!

I've actually enjoyed Cobra for the most part, except for the unfortunate fate of Jinx. But heck, who's to say that was the real Jinx? As Jay points out, it was definitely not her character. Maybe it was someone else using the codename, and the Jinx we all know and love will inherit it from her down the road!

The main book is okay, but it's way too slow-paced. It's been, what, five issues or so, and I feel like nothing's happened! Everything that went on in those issues could've happened in one single issue of the old Marvel title. Also, even though I get that they're trying to give us a younger version of Duke, I find that he's way too casual and nonchalant with everyone. It just doesn't work for me. Likewise, Destro's accent is also a problem. I know he's Scottish, but no one, from Hama to Blalock to Jerwa to Casey to whoever else, has ever written him with an accent! It doesn't work. And what's with his flowing mane of thick, lustrous blond hair?!? This is not Destro!!!

And as others have said, Dial-Tone as a woman doesn't work for me. Why not just use the Devil's Due character Firewall if you want a female comm/tech person? And I also don't like the creation of that new tech guy -- his name eludes me at the moment -- when they could've used Mainframe or even Hi-Tech or Hard-Drive!

But Chuck Dixon is usually a good writer, so I'll give him more time to win me over.

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