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Troops of Doom
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Just finished reading the Origins TPB and I really enjoyed it. It focused on a small team of Scarlett, Breaker, Stalker, Rock ‘N Roll, Snake Eyes, Hawk, Duke and... Heavy Duty. (Huh?) It was more based in reality and militaristic than the near future/sci-fi feel of the Marvel series. (I haven’t read IDW comics.) They weren’t constantly introducing new figures and vehicles like the Marvel series so the story wasn’t rushed, there was more time for character interaction and combat scenes. The mythos has been altered a bit but it pretty much ended up in the same spot at the end.
I really liked the artwork. It was gritty, which is perfect for an action comic. Everyone had unique facial features and the expressions and body gestures were well done. Things like weapons and vehicles were accurately drawn which is a big plus for me, I like attention to detail.
The only real negative point is the character who was obviously drawn as Roadblock being called Heavy Duty.
Overall, I’d recommend Origins to any GI Joe fan of the pre-Hollywood era.
Now I’m just waiting impatiently for Chuckles’ Cobra TPB.
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