Because of the wording here, I must choose the cartoon. I watched the cartoon long before I discovered the comic, and honestly at that young age I probably would have been confused by the comic as it was a little more mature. Now if we change the wording to what would I rather have as an teenager or adult it would be the comic all the way. When it comes down to it I love them both for different reasons and I couldn't imagine Joe without both of their great influences. The toon for the fun characterizations and voices, and the comic for the great stories and realism.