I like the use of Jinx as Scarlett’s connection to the ninja side of the brand instead of just right away going with Snake Eyes.

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

It's definitely a different spin on what you'd usually expect.

I like Storm Shadow as an ally, but mostly due to his character arc. It would be cool to see that more fleshed out. Kinda like a Vegeta (from DBZ) or Zuko (from ATLA) role. Just my take

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

I'm wondering how faithfully they'll stick to his established history or if they'll try something new... I'm up for either, honestly, as long as his character and arc is interesting and -like you said - fleshed out.

I don’t know a whole lot about gi joe but storm shadow always had that drip 🔥

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Hahaha, truth!

Yes!! Can’t wait for her reacting to the existence of Transformers!

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Hopefully it's sooner rather than later!

Moonbase3 Back to save the day 💪

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

🎉😂 Thank you, my friend!

NOW THIS IS THE STUFF I LOVE! NINJAS! the main reason I like GI Joe! Storm Shadow EU debut looks awesome! I'm hoping after Scarlett and Destro wraps up we get Snake and Storm minis! Also hoping we get to see Snake with Scarlett in the next few issues 🤞🏻

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

I like the ninja component as well - I'm very interested in seeing what they do with Storm Shadow in this series...

Back in Cobra Commander #3 it's stated that Zartan is on a mission and most continuities, Zartan is the one to kill the Hard Master. So combine this along with the Storm Shadow's cameo at the end of Cobra Commander #5 and I can definitely see Zartan making his entrances to the Energon Universe. As far as the comics chronological placement in the Energon Universe I could see this taking places just before Duke #1 6 months time jump, Stalker wouldn't be hunting Duke at the time. The Arashikage's weapons, given the universe their are and the mass of snow in the area maybe the Arashikage found Megatron but they may have just found another reservoir of Energon. I wonder what intel on the Arashikage Cobra Commander has?

@tylerrice4178

Ай бұрын

Agreed and I assume there's gonna be a time jump n Scarlett mini series aswell to match up with Dukes timeline cuz no telling how long scarlett will be undercover n the arashikage clan(or I could be wrong).

@zoltanperei4789

Ай бұрын

I tought the same, but i'm wonder who hired Zartan to kill the Hard Master, because CC wasn't a leader yet, when he was already on his mission.

@mr.end-game711

Ай бұрын

@@zoltanperei4789 good question, considering how Skybound brought in Cobra-La maybe Skybound could bring in Iron Claw(G. I. Joe Extreme)or Baron Ironblood(Marvel UK)

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

@@zoltanperei4789 It could be a surprising addition like Mr.End-game mentioned, or it could be Tomax and Xamot - we haven't seen what they're up to yet, and I know they'll factor more directly into Destro, but they might be cooking up a few things. Maybe they want to steal whatever the weapon is. Regardless, I really like this theory that Zartan is also undercover in the Arashikage Clan plotting an assassination...!

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Also, the theory about the Arashikage finding Megatron is an intriguing one. I remember a panel where Scarlett drew her sword on Megatron in the Marvel story after Megs was rebuilt by Cobra and he abducted Dr. Biggles-Jones. And Scarlett was undercover as a defector at the time as well...hmm, potential parallels incoming!?

A very dialogue heavy issue. But I think the setup is necessary to help paint a better picture of the situation. Plus seeing Storm Shadow at the end was a good way to end the issue.

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

I'm expecting the action to pick up considerably from here...but I guess we'll see.

I like G.I. Joe but was never fully into it. That being said, and this might be biased, but the Energon Universe has sold me on this depiction by simply building up the team/world which we've seen before but this continuity is shaking things up for the better. Also, the panel with Scarlett rising from the water with Monaco above her felt straight out of a movie

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Heck yeah, Skybound is doing really good work with G.I. Joe so far!

As with all these Joe series, I was pleasantly surprised by this! To be honest, I was dreading this series the most since I’m generally bored to tears by espionage stories and I don’t really care about ninjas outside of being cannon fodder for Daredevil and Wolverine (never Batman, League of Assassins you best stay in the 70s if you don’t want these hands). But even with that and my general well established lack of knowledge of GI Joe, I still liked it! We see Scarlett established as a badass fighter, but not invincible when Storm Shadow bashes the back of her head. I like that, both in Duke and here. Makes the stakes feel more real. Anyhow great video MB3!

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Thanks, man! So far, this is another solid entry. I agree about both Duke and Scarlett being badasses - but not unstoppably so. It's a fine line, and so far they're riding it well, in my opinion.

Moonbase, thank you for another great video. Your content was spot on, especially regarding the art work and panel breakdown.

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤗

Gran video como siempre 🤩🤗😎! Me da mucha alegría por fin ver a Scarlett en Energon Universe! El estilo de dibujo de llama amerimanga y comenzó en los 90 con artistas como el gran Jim Lee

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Thank you for watching, and thanks for introducing me to the term Amerimanga - somehow I'd missed that name for it! 😁 🤗😎

I really loved this first issue! I had my concerns cus Kelly Thompson has wrote mediocre stuff in the past but this was solid 👍🏻

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Good to hear. I thought it was pretty good as well!

Haha I knew as soon as I was done trying to decipher that splash page that you’d come in with a solid analysis. Totally with you on it being a very weird take on this style of imagery, but I think you nailed it in your breakdown.

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Haha, thanks!

I thought it was pretty good. It's not Duke or Cobra Commander, completely different in tone and type of action, but that's not bad - they should be able to tell different types of stories within the same universe. As far as ninja in GI Joe, well, that goes back to 83 (issue 10 ARAH), so it's just part of it as far as I'm concerned. Because of vestigal ties to Snake Eyes I am hoping for HIS debut to be something on the lines of Proximus over in VR -whenever we finally get to see him in this version. But I digress. Scarlett #1 did not disappoint!

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Good point. I mostly ask because I've seen people comment about not being as into that aspect, though that might be due to how Ninja-centric it became with Ninja Force. And I think you're onto something with Snake Eyes' entrance being like Proximus - that's definitely the kind of game changing impact they should go for!

Some info on other titles that’s Kelly Thompson wrote including Jem and the Holograms Black Widow Captain Marvel A-Force Nancy Drew Sabrina the Teenage Witch MMPR Pink Jessica Jones Deadpool Birds of Prey

@mr.end-game711

Ай бұрын

She is slated to be the writer of Dynamite's Powerpuff Girls comics

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Man, I've missed a lot by her! After this issue, it makes sense to me that she did some work with Black Widow...

@joshuarichmond2688

Ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 my thoughts exactly

A series based on Stalker, Dusty, Lowlight or Snowjob would be great. Zartan, The Twins, Wild Weasel or a group of Vipers would be a good story to.

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

I'd be down for any of those ideas!

@tylerrice4178

Ай бұрын

​@@Moonbase3what about roadblock?

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

I like Roadblock, so I'd be down for that too. I'd prefer it if they ditched his rhyming gimmick from the cartoon, though. 😂

@jjmuse75

Ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3Yeah Roadblock is cool. I just picked those characters because it hasn’t been many deep dives into them. Lowlight with the Nightmares in the cartoon & in the comics Dusty & Mainframe went on a mission together. It’s just so much to draw from to create a universe for the Joes, I don’t how the movies constantly screw it up.

If it's after Duke, it could well be Hawk's second team with Flint and Lady Jaye

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

That's definitely a possibility. I assumed that Stalker was on Duke's team, but maybe he's not. Or maybe he works with both?

Those halftone patterns look like actual physical Zip-a-tone. I imagine they were probably done digitally, but they look like the real thing. And I’m pretty sure the ninja fight panel is meant to be circular. It flows counterclockwise and can be started at any point in the action, returning to that starting point to repeat. It’s a stylized way of showing that she’s fighting a whole lot of ninjas with a great deal of grace and flow.

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

I wasn't aware of Zip-a-tone, so that's cool to know. Thanks! I always wondered how those tones were done before the shift to digital. And I dig your read on the ninja fight - the idea of it being circular and repeating is an interesting one!

The. best and worse thing the Energon Universe has done to me is make me interested in the GI Joe brand

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

😂

@illyanesterenko8930

Ай бұрын

Ngl, the same thing with me

This feels like the odd one out of all the Energon Universe titles so far. It's the only one so far to have no direct connections to Transformers. Which makes me curious if they're setting up for a big reveal or if they're getting more confident in telling non-Transformers stories in the setting.

@michaelbaker8375

Ай бұрын

I'm hoping for a big reveal!

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I'm wondering about that as well. I've got my eye on this weapon that the Arashikage have, though. There was a comment by Mr.End-game suggesting that maybe the Arashikage found Megatron, which is a possibility. Whatever the case, I feel like the weapon probably has some kind of tie to Cybertronians or energon...but maybe this will be the first series to be self-contained to the Joe universe!?

Wherever you find Scarlett, Storm Shadow, or Clan Arashikage, occasionally Stalker, you'll likely find Snake Eyes

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

I'm very curious to see if this is the series where they introduce Snake Eyes or not...

I wouldn't be surprise if they decide to go the route of making jinx the female snake eyes(which I would be fine with unless they introduce dawn moreno)and we won't be getting the male snake eyes n the energon universe continuity. There's also probably gonna be a romance between Scarlett and jinx but I could wrong on both.

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Those would be surprising twists on both counts!

@tylerrice4178

Ай бұрын

Or Scarlett the female snake eyes and they probably will set up that Riverly between her and storm shadow(he might cut her vocal cords).which again i will be fine with that.

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

That would be a surprising twist!

Great Video as always! My guess is that the other Enforcer flanking The Hard Master is T'Jbang. He seems physically similar, and he says no words, which fits with the RAH version of the character taking a vow of silence.

@seancolleran5843

Ай бұрын

I thought it was Snake Eyes; need to brush up on my GI Joe lore 😎

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Thanks, and interesting theory! Seems like it's gotta be somebody...and someone from the Ninja Force roster seems plausible!

@MickDansforth

Ай бұрын

@@Moonbase3 I made a Joepedia page for the Energon Universe version of T'Jbang. If I'm wrong, I'll change it. After Cobra Commander 4 I made a Unknown Energon Scientist page and then renamed it after 5 came out. Also you should check out the video sections of the Energon Universe comics pages on Joepedia.

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

@@MickDansforth Dude, that's awesome! Thank you! I'm honored. I'll return the favor and start working my way back through my Energon Universe videos and link to Joepedia in the descriptions. :)

Felt the same confusion with the ninja fight scene. Also the “chickens with their heads cut off “ line seems super cliche and lacks creativity. And the ninjas here seem really weak, Scarlett barely breaks a sweat. Otherwise a solid issue and looking forward to more. Tall order to match the quality of Duke and CC. Still Energon U is the best thing going right now.

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

Williamson will be a tough act to follow for sure, but I'm hoping for the best!

I always prefer Storm Shadow staying as a pure villain. Also obvious Scarlett/Jinx shipping incoming.

@Moonbase3

Ай бұрын

You never know, that's the interpretation Skybound might go with, especially since they've been drawing inspiration so heavily from the Sunbow iterations of TF and G.I. Joe!