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Originally Posted by Stormer
On this note -- who here has actually read the DDP series, continuously? Self-Modifier, you say you'd like to see the cartoon characters in the comics storyline; right from the relaunch, DDP was acknowledging the cartoon's role in the brand's enduring popularity and said that they would be aiming to work in some of the things that made the cartoon's characters stand out. They may not have gone the all-out caricature route but a lot of characters DO feel a lot more like they did in the cartoons.
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I read a great deal of it, but finally stopped after about 12 issues of America's Elite. Too many factors (pre-eminently all the wanton deaths for death's sake) had killed my enjoyment by then. And yes, I did appreciate that they tried to work the TV show personalities into their characterizations. You could tell that cartoon Shipwreck, in particular, was one of Blaylock's favorites. I just wish the actual
stories featuring those characters had been better!
I think maybe I'm going soft in my old age. The cartoon has just really grown on me over the past couple of years, to the point that I think I may almost prefer it over the comics. Of course, I haven't read the full run in years, so if I did that, I bet my opinion would shift again.
Also, I don't think I've mentioned that though I love the cartoon's characterizations of all the Joes more, I actually far prefer the depth and complexity the comics gave to all the Cobras. I just wish that complexity hadn't led to Destro, the Baroness, and Zartan all reforming late in the Marvel run!
06-06-2008, 01:20 PM
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