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The Transformers VS G.I. Joe Storytime Part 1

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felt that /m/ doesn't get enough storytimes, so I'm going to share what I feel is one of the best comics of the last couple of years, with Art from Tom Scioli, and writing from collaboration between him and John Barber, I present The Transformers VS G.I. Joe
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>>14557896
please support this storytime by giving the occasional post to both bump it and show that people are reading it, also please don't post images, as I need all the image slots I can for this
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http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm4292667

This is /m/ so you need some anno.
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>>14557896
best transformers comic
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>>14557978
next page is one of my favorites in this comic(although as we'll see it's going to have a lot of stiff competition in later issues)
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>>14557997
>this art

fantastic
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>>14558018
DUN-DUN-DUNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

>>14558017
it really is quite good
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>>14558021
I love Straxus back there.

One thing about this comic is that it's very G.I. Joe heavy. As a Transformers fan who isn't a G.I. Joe guy, it kind of disappointed me at first. But I kind of saw what they were going for later - the old Marvel comics had a very mystical quality to them, and the way they treat the Cybertronians is as these mythical living gods, while the Joes are the human-level characters.
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>>14558041
yeah it's definitely an interesting approach, and is probably for the best, too much focus on the Transformers and you risk making the GI Joe portion feel unimportant, while minimizing the Transformers initial role actually achieves the opposite, making Scioli's elevation of them to Jack Kirby Semi-Gods all the more effective
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>>14558049
also I agree about loving Scioli including Straxus here and in several other scenes as part of Megatron's court

also this ends Issue #0, I'll start issue one in a minute(if all goes well I intend to get to at least issue 2, possibly 3 before I have to call it a night)
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>>14558056
on to Issue #1
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>>14558098
thus we meet G.I. Joe's commander, who is one of the best characters in this comic(which is saying something)
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>>14558144
I'll admit while initially coming off as random, I really like the whole "Soundwave and Shockwave are Brothers" thing that's in this comic
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>>14558155
also I love Hawk's statement about GI Joe being a Suicide Mission, the whole "we die so freedom can live" is a very Jack Kirby turn of phrase
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>>14558159
sill me forgot my image
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I really like Soundwave's UFO mode, and the whole using the tape slot as a scanning bay was neat.

>>14558155
It makes sense, I guess, what with the naming. The prose part of that later issue where he gets <spoiler>resurrected from robot hell as the emotionless G1 Soundwave</spoiler> was pretty cool.

>>14558159
There's a part later where the writers talk about the reason they pushed Hawk as the protagonist rather than Duke that was interesting.
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>>14558164
these next couple of pages are great for a bunch of reasons
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>>14558169
REVENGE
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>>14558171
Flagg gets the best quotes in this series
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>>14558174
Flagg is easily my favorite character, especially with what he does later.
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>>14558185
never dare to accuse GI Joe of having small plans
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>>14558189
yeah if everyone else in this series is dialed to 11, he's dialed to like 15 in comparison
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>>14558192
Here is a bumpo OP because I love Tom Scioli, n-no homo
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>>14558198
thanks
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>>14558204
on to issue #2
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>>14558247
had to do some resizing on some of these big spreads, luckily it doesn't happen too often
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>>14558229
The idea of the G.I Joe Green Zone is one of my favorite things. It's a good pun and plays back into the idea that Cybertronian vehicles have magnetic tires that can't drive on nonmetallic surfaces. Plus we're like a disease.

It's also cool how here >>14558247 and >>14557925
they make a point of calling back to how in the early days Decepticons were the fliers and Autobots were the wheeled vehicles. And Megatron's throne being inside Trypticon's mouth will never not be the coolest thing.
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>>14558294
one thing I like in this continuity is how the Joe's end up using a lot of Cobra tech

also was nice knowing you Scourge
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>>14558296
all of those are good points anon
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>>14558307
>Kickback is the leader

As it should be.
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>>14558300
>turn into a coffin
>look the same as your mass-produced minions
>no personality
being scourge is suffering
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>>14558314
Scioli mentions in the Author notes that he kinda regrets killing Scourge off so early
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>>14558326
kinda funny how many Flamethrower troopers GI Joe has when you think about it, also I love how Gobot becomes a racial slur towards Cybertronians in this universe
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>>14558335
this ends Issue 2, I'll be back with Issue 3 in a little bit to finish things off for tonight
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>>14558330
I think later they note that GoBots is their world's equivilent to Transformers, with big multimillion dollar movies. And I think they mention something like GoBots vs M.A.S.K.?

When they dropped that fact, I thought it was cool since before it felt like they were shittalking GoBots.

>>14558340
Thanks anon.
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>>14558340
now onto Issue #3
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>>14558379
not sure why the cover had a screwed up resolution...
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>>14558381
Doctor Venom is another wonderful character who gets a lot of spotlight in this series
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>>14558391
and thus the Decepticon/Cobra alliance is born
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>>14558393
and now for some familiar faces
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>>14558396
Grimlock is kinda a dick
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>>14558398
this issue has several more of my favorite pages, with a really good one coming up real soon
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>>14558402
just love the whole Phantom of The Opera by way of Cobra look that Starscream is sporting
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>>14558403
and here we go
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>>14558405
Apparently the writers adored Doctor Venom. They talk about him being their favorite.

and Cobra Comandress is hot.
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>>14558411
I can see why
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>>14558416
and now for one of the single best pages of this entire comic, really of the four major factions in this series I'd say Cobra gets some of the best moments to shine
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>>14558419
It's a close tie between that one and the pyramid of money and Baronesses later.
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>>14558432
that one is also pretty great
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>>14558437
General Flagg and Doctor Venom on the same page, can the universe handle this much Ham?
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>>14558444
this ends Issue #3, I'll be back later today(late morning to early afternoon PST) with Issue #4 onward, for now I need to get some sleep
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Reading bump
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Based
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>>14558440

Kek
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>bump
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OP here, sorry for not having continued yet, been busy in RL, I'll try to continue soon though
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>>14560197
It's all good man. Looking forward to it.
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90's comics, just when you think you've added enough lines, draw more.
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Anywhere to download these?
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>>14560294
>90s

lol
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ON CYBERTRON EVERYTHING IS FUEL
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I wish the comic had at least one more issue before the final battle started. They clearly had a few things that just happen without any explanation.

Snake-Eyes getting the Master Sword, and him taking possession of Fortress Maximus (Gallen's fate is also unknown)
Kobra-La monster just vanishes.
Devastator coming back to life after receiving a replacement, when the comic before had them complaining that they couldn't combine anymore.
Omega Supreme makes a grand entrance, kills Astrotrain, then never shows up again despite the comic implying he'd be important.
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>>14558448
time for Issue #4

>>14560294
this started in 2014 actually

>>14560387
I'll provide DL links towards the end

>>14560445
might be what that hinted at extra issue will cover
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>>14560884
poor Rumble, we hardly knew thee
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>>14560891
or I guess it could have been Frenzy, hard to tell really
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>>14560902
this comic is so unabashedly Jack Kirby influenced at times it almost hurts(in a good way)
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>>14560927
I have to say Scioli's reinterpretation of The October Guard might be one of his most brilliant ideas, would totally buy toys of both them and US7
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>>14560414
you said it pal
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>>14560942
gotta love all these maps that the comic uses
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>>14560952
enter Hot Rod
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>>14560957
and now enter Blaster, with a very big gun
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>>14560970
kinda neat that Scioli used Devastator here
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>>14560984
these last couple of pages are great for a bunch of reasons
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>>14561002
Don't Do Cybertronian Drugs Kids
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>>14561021
this seems like a good time for this song;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NouZB6QuCys
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>>14561035
next issue, things get weird(er)
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>>14561042
so anyone reading along now that I'm back?
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>>14561088
and that wraps up Issue #4, next will be Issue #5, after that I'll probably make a new thread for the issues afterwards as I'm pretty sure I'm almost out of Image Space(Image limit on /m/ is still 150 right?)
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>>14561035
Grimlock talking in cave paintings is brilliant
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now for Issue #5

>>14561815
yeah it is
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gotta love these spreads
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>>14561983
just gotta love how this comic keeps getting weirder and weirder
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>>14562002
uh oh
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Headmaster Action!
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>>14562052
well crap...
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OPTIMUS PRIME IS PISSED OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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>this fucking page

Based
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I think the only thing I don't like from this comic is the changes to the Oktober Guard. I mean, they're cool, but the originals weren't weird Halloween monsters.
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and I'm out of image space, I'll have a new thread up shortly for issue six onward

>>14562126
as Scioli noted the original October Guard were kinda forgettable and one note, since they were pretty much just "Soviet Stereotype GI Joe Knockoffs", so he decided to do something different and took inspiration from their name, which is why they have the whole horror theme
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>>14562163
OP here, sorry for not posting the new thread yet, my Internet has been taking a dump all night, I'll try later today as soon as possible
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>>14562757
It's all good. Thanks for posting!
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>>14562941
I definitely will be continuing, only reason I'm not doing it now is cause it's really late where I am, and I need to get some sleep
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>>14562958
OP here, new thread will be up in just a couple minutes
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>>14565138
new thread

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