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scryptic
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 Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:52 am |
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Quote:  G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #172 Written by Larry Hama, art by S L Gallant, covers by Gallant, Herb Trimpe. A G.I. JOE team led by FLINT has embarked on a dangerous operation and succeeded... but at what cost? With one of the Joes in critical condition, as well as the captured DARKLON in an injured state, desperate measures must be taken to ensure no casualties. Meanwhile, SNAKE EYES, STORM SHADOW and BILLY face the largest threat to the Arashikage clan yet! It's tough decisions and tougher Joes in this issue of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero! 32 pages, $3.99.
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Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:54 am |
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 Gah, I hope they fix that Aashikage symbol on the cover! That's the second time they get it wrong  And to think Larry chose it because it would be easy to remember! 
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seanwalsh
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Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2011 4:53 pm |
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scryptic wrote: Wait.......so izzat Firefly? Or a new ninja (since Firefly's already in this Crystal Ball/Joe/Mainframe plotline)?
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Brandon
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:51 pm |
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Cover A 
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:04 pm |
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:19 pm |
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_________________  "The first rule about Punisher Club:
nobody talks about Punisher Club..."
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:33 pm |
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It would violate the Geneva Convention...
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:52 pm |
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Phil Kost wrote: It would violate the Geneva Convention... You're kidding, right? These days, with the way the U.S. keeps apologizing to all our enemies that want to destroy us, nothing would surprise me...  _________________ "The first rule about Punisher Club:
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seanwalsh
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:25 pm |
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Ok, having been a classic artist cover guy since ARAH came back, I am really loving these SL Gallant covers more than those now. 
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:45 pm |
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That Darklon cover is absolutely knockout.
There's nothing I love more than when the Joes, for all their eccentric gear, are lined up and the uniformity of camouflage unites them into a cohesive team look. Sure makes Darklon's garish attire stick out more. The preview is great too.
Bring on the Blue Ninja Clan.
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:43 am |
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SPOILERS Kind of wish I wasn't right on this one. Well it should at least make for some interesting conversation the rest of this week. Personally I find his death to be very anticlimactic for the character, especially in comparison to the way he went in out in ddp's ending. Otherwise the rest of the issue was pretty good. _________________ 
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:52 am |
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dam, wish you weren't right too
guess this is where I say good bye to joe comics
no chance of a resurrection or was it definite ?
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:54 am |
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jamarmiller wrote: dam, wish you weren't right too
guess this is where I say good bye to joe comics
no chance of a resurrection or was it definite ? Normally I'd say no, but with Sneak Peak and Darklon back, there's always a chance of a resurrection.  _________________
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 12:22 pm |
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Billy survived an amazing long time for a non-figure character. His death is supposed to be a very memorable one. And I am sure we end up seeing the Arashikage Mindset used to stop Snake Eyes and maybe Storm Shadow.
I morn his loss and I am sure it is probably final.
But the way it is drawn is that it looks like he just gets his robot leg cut off not anything else. Which if that was all that happened would have been a great story element. Maybe he died of shock.
Anyway, as Jamar points out this is the major break from the DDP story, no going back, no ifs, no possible it might fit kind of attempts. It is officially and forever an alternate universe.
I hope Snake Eyes gets his revenge.
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Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2011 5:52 pm |
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....I'd completely forgotten that Billy was so....robotic. Wow.
Liked his DDP death better (MUCH better), but there it is. We move forward. Next. :p
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