Trekker 42

I’m betting that the difference for Transformers and Joe is that, as a property, Transformers is more widely liked than GI Joe. Numbers alone, Transformers has had multiple billion dollar films and it’s rare that a Transformers show isn’t running on some network. Joe on the other hand has had two commercial failures and, I believe, one modest success that led nowhere. There hasn’t been a GI Joe cartoon since somewhere around 2011 it seems (and even then that looks like was a miniseries.) People who give a fuck about GI Joe *REALLY* give a fuck about GI Joe. But it’s more of a pure nostalgia property than a living ongoing brand. Maybe that’ll change with the next one, but that’s going to be a Transformers crossover. So Joe just can’t seem to stand on his own. The minimates kick fucking ass though. I don’t give much of a fuck about GI Joe (despite liking Retaliation a lot) but even I think I’m gonna crack and buy the damn minimates soon.

AIMDS?

After I just managed to gather myself all the Thundercats except the Ho boxset, I thought I should throw out a thread about Grails. What’s your biggest want? Anything big you finally managed to find?

Anyone else getting an unmasked head? Warren or Kaine in particular.

Carrion is Jackal?

My guess: Clone Saga Ben Reilly Kaine Doc Ock? Jackal Judas Traveller?

Yeah but not in the 90s. They’re probably remaking this.

Kamala Khan, Ms Marvel

AHA. A remake of the second Reilly suit then!

Bring in Nightcrawler and Colossus and I don’t even need an X-Men movie anymore. This show is nailing it so well that like… they should just make more of this.

Given that Lego doesn’t do a god damn thing with their DC license… it’s a sad sad situation.

I hate children very much. But I hate parents far more.

Oh that’s an idea. I’ll have to find a Joe

I’ve been going back and filling in what I was missing. Now I’ve got all the available titans and really wish I had the customizing skills to make Beast Boy. He really is a big glaring hole. Aqualad would be nice too. I will say it was nice that we got so many lead characters in the line we got. And solid villains.

Zach’s quote from the Daredevil page was this: “Series 86 is based on a 1990s storyline, and has two new characters, plus one who has only been done animated.” Now he’s confirmed it’s also Spider-Man which means I’m doubling down on this being Clone Saga. Jackal’s coming, baby!