June 11, 2012
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SERIES REVIEW: G.I. Joe Renegades (2010-2011)
26 Episodes
GENRE: American Action Cartoon
SUMMARY: Scarlet leads a group of Army soldiers including Duke on an investigation of Cobra Industries on the belief that they are actually tied to illicit criminal activities. The group of regular "Joes" is framed by Cobra and now must go on the run while trying to gather the evidence on Cobra to clear their names.
REVIEW: G.I. Joe Renegades is a revamping of the old show. I hesitated to start it, but after a week of watching and enjoying the original I thought I'd give it a shot. I was very pleasantly surprised. I was expecting a remake that raped the original with no respect for the current fan base like the G.I. Joe movie did. Instead it was an improvement on the original with plenty of inside references to reward the old school fan base for their loyalty. It does a great job of giving explanations behind why the world of G.I. Joe is so eccentric (e.g., why does Destro wear his mask?). It really does a good job of tying it all together.
ART: 7/10
PLOT & STORYTELLING: 7/10
CHARACTERS: 7/10
OVERALL: 7/10