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Turok General => Turok Comics Discussion => Topic started by: Old One Eye on April 04, 2017, 06:10:03 AM
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I see the Dynamite comics get a lot of flack. Are they really that bad or is more a case of people not liking something that's not their usual taste?
Just curious. :)
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They just don't compare to the likes of Son of Sone and Turok Dinosaur Hunter and the art is not nearly as good either. That being sid ehh I don't mid looking through one occasionally but its just not as good.
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A lot of Valiant fans hold a grudge against Dynamite due to some fairly underhanded business practices/extortion tactics that happened during the Acclaim IP auction way back when; that might account for at least a small portion of the negativity you're hearing.
I thought the Dynamite run was neat for the first two arcs. Then Turok literally became Robin Hood, Sherwood Forest and all. At that point, the line's cancellation was a mercy.
Gold Key: Alliance was okay. Interested to see where Sovereigns goes.
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So, they're not so bad then?
I had no idea about the underhanded dealings that went on. I'll have to look around and research that a bit.
The main reason I was asking is that they seem a little more attainable over here in Blighty and I'm tempted to buy some Turok comics. Thing is, I like to try and have complete runs of the comics I collect (I have a very small collection!). Dynamite comics seem to be a reasonable entry point into the Turok comic thang. :)
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Not too bad at all. If you're wanting complete runs, I'd also suggest seeing if you can get a hold of Dark Horse's line; it's only four issues. :P And comparatively speaking, it's closer to the original premise than Dynamite's run was.
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Good idea regarding the DH comics. I think I can stretch to four comics on pay day. I think, after that, I might go for the Seeds of Evil tie-ins and then plump for the Dynamite series (that'll take a little longer methinks).
Thanks for the replies folks. I'm enjoying peoples' different takes on the comics. :)
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Which are by Dynamite comics? the seeds of evil ones?
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No, those were by Acclaim. The Dynamite run launched back in 2014 and was its own thing. See here (https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513021358701011).
Apparently, Dynamite's launching a new Turok run in August as a tie-in to The Sovereigns.
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yes, okay (http://i.imgur.com/hH6CdBs.jpg)
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Dynamite's Dinosaur Hunter started out decent but got worse with every new arc. I still can't believe that an official comic about Turok being Robin Hood is a thing that actually exists, who thought that was a good idea?. I haven't read Alliance beyond the first two issues or Sovereigns but the new Turok run actually looks promising, fuck yeah evil dinosaur men!
I wish they'd pick a design for Turok and stick with it. He looked great in Alliance, a modernized take on his original Gold Key/Valiant look.