What's the best way to get introduced to GI Joe and the

>>93603100

The Transformers cartoon is remembered fondly by people who grew up with it in the 1980s - but to be honest a lot of it's not all that great. The Marvel comics were uneven - particularly towards the end of Bob Budiansky's run - but there was some good stuff in there.

I'd start by reading the first 12-18 issues or so of the Marvel US comic - and then check out the first season of the cartoon (13 episodes) and the early Marvel UK stories (there was a weekly comic in the UK, so there were additional stories published which fit around events in the US comics).

>>93603100
Read the Marvel Comics (specifically the GI Joe ones)

Then read the IDW comics, an anon is story timing the stuff >>93599028 the quality of the stories varies though.

I don't know much about the cartoons other than I fucking loved GI Joe Renegades and Beast Wars, maybe someone else can help you there.

>>93604488
>>93604032
Thank you both. I'll bump just to let some other anons fill in with their opinions before I figure out what to buy and/or download.

>>93603100
The G.I. Joe comic that Marvel published is legitimately my favorite comic ever made. You can get all of it plus the continuation at IDW here: >>93584701

TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS ep 1 - Continuity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h1Uwk17Zdc

TRANSFORMERS: THE BASICS ep 5 - IDW Comics:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gx0TDMWphOU

Wow, these are great videos.

>>93607685
Referring to these: >>93606193

>>93606193
Where is the flowchart from the first video from?

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>>93603100
For Transformers, it's the G1 cartoon just to get a gist of where the whole fandom started. If you're yearning for something G1 but with more depth, the IDW comics are the way to go.

Other generations and movies, you're free to choose which ones to follow since they're their own universe, but you also need to know what year they've been released to know where some design, easter eggs and story elements originated from.

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>>93603100
The Transformers comics are generally pretty bad even by merchandise tie-in comics. Marvel ranges from clunky to pretentious to edgy, Dreamwave tried to nostalgia-pander, IDW (minus Transformers vs G.I. Joe) is SJW-pandering, Japanese versions aren't serious, etc.

If you want the bare minimum Transformers I'd say go with
>G1 - Pilot/More Than Meets The Eye 1-3, The Movie, Webworld, The Burden Hardest to Bear
>BW - First two eps, all the first appearances, the flying island/Other Visitors/Vok episodes, the finale
>Bayverse - 1st movie
>Animated - the first arc

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>>93609048
Third movie was like a written love letter to the G1 series only with too many ink blots (being the humans).

In 24 and never grew up with Transformers. In January, after getting laid off, I gave the original G1 cartoon a try and loved it.

And holy shit, the animated movie that takes place between season 2 and 3 is fucking AMAZING. Seriously.

Though, I think it might be worth skipping season 4 (it's only 3 episodes) and watching "Transformers Headmasters" instead. I just started it today, and it's pretty great so far. It's like the real season 4.

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>>93603100
go read Transformers vs GI Joe

>>93610576
this

>>93610576
>>93610798
Most of the awesomeness of this book will be lost on someone who has no experience with either franchise.