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jamarmiller · Post by **jamarmiller** » 24 Oct 2007 14:10

I think these stories can fit, sure not in the way they were originally ran or in the timeline they ran but they can fit as stand alone issues and placed at different times during the years

for example:

Silent Night : http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/Blood/A ... 0Night.htm

Doesnt contradict anything at all, all these character were hardly shown in the US comic and this would explain why

Cold Comfort: http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/Blood/A ... omfort.htm

Again Doesnt contradict anything at all, all these character were hardly shown in the US comic and this would explain where they were

I could go on and on but I wont. Bottom line if you take them out of the exact order they ran and placed them at other later places in the time line, then these issues can fit and works quite well. We at times would go issues and issues without seeing Lady Jaye and Flint and this would explain why.

Destro · Post by **Destro** » 24 Oct 2007 22:21

Cold Comfort doesn't fit in due to the fact that Quick Kick has gone AWOL during the UK team suspension for attacking Destro's legit oil platform, which is the reason why Flint is not a very happy man when he has to go get him back.

Which is a shame as the Rigged - Cold Comfort - Doppelganer continued storyline is one of my favourites from the UK storylines.

Silent Night would probably be possible.

I'm still catching up on the US as well, I'm just coming upto the Rise of the Red Shadows.

The Baron · Post by **The Baron** » 24 Oct 2007 22:45

So treat them as one story arc? That way they'd be self-contained and not affect the US timeline. As I recall the Joe comics run in tight arcs, such as Cobra Island, would you mind posting where the significant breaks are?

I did a similar thing with my Babylon5 collection back in the days of VHS. Thirdspace is set in the middle of season 4, yet there is no point during season 4 when both Dr. Franklin and Delenn are on the station at the same time, yet they're both in it. I think I had to cut an episode in half to get continuity. Maddening.

jamarmiller · Post by **jamarmiller** » 24 Oct 2007 23:00

The Baron wrote:So treat them as one story arc? That way they'd be self-contained and not affect the US timeline. As I recall the Joe comics run in tight arcs, such as Cobra Island, would you mind posting where the significant breaks are?

I did a similar thing with my Babylon5 collection back in the days of VHS. Thirdspace is set in the middle of season 4, yet there is no point during season 4 when both Dr. Franklin and Delenn are on the station at the same time, yet they're both in it. I think I had to cut an episode in half to get continuity. Maddening.

thats exactly what needs to be done ,treat them a wholly seperate story arcs and place them in places that they could fit in.

we hardly ever see the people that star in the UK comics the exception is Flint and Lady Jaye, but thier is plenty of issues they DONT appear in

Also who says that before the become a part of the US JOE team they werent part of an interantional team ( ACTION FORCE ) fighting cobra? some of these stories could feasibly fit in before they even joined the JOES

would make sense why these guys were brought into the team because they had experience with Cobra

Destro · Post by **Destro** » 25 Oct 2007 23:42

Cool, I just found this emoticon!

I can see and already thought of what you're saying about AF UK happening before their first appearance in the US.

I try not to ignore the original Larry Hama writing and the introductions to the characters in the US do tend to contradict where in the continuity they could fit in.

As for seeing Cold Comfort as a seperate story; I think that would be taking it away too much from the circumstances of where the story has been set and becomes weaker. The scenes with Flint clearly place the story within the continuity after and before the issues surronding this arc.

I think that AF Weekly deserves to sit in it's own continuity where it is stronger, If you start nitpicking at it to try and fit in here and there and putting the storylines all over a timeline it starts tarnishing the original writing. Still if someone out there can find a space where we can fit them all in I will gladly listen and fit the accordingly,

AF Monthly can be seperated due to the fact it was also released in the US and you can see the efforts to fit in with the US continuity which is the reason I have made sure that most of the issues have gotten in there.

Once I've finished catching up with the most recent comics I'll look into the most siginificant breaks and post them on this website.

On a tangent if I've got time this weekend I'll add the pre America's Elite continuity/chronology to the site.

Keep the ideas coming, any discussion makes me double think about the conitinuity I've set up so far.

jamarmiller · Post by **jamarmiller** » 26 Oct 2007 00:28

and thank you! for having a downright interesting conversation! Its good that at least some of the UK stuff ( monthlies/european Missions ) you were able to fit in the US continuity.

As for the original introductions , I think they can still stay the same as that WAS thier introduction to GI JOE. but They all HAD to have military careers before , something that got the attention of GI JOE , enough to get them a spot on the team ! LOL

in any case these marvel UK storis are awesome and I love them

what about the snake eyes and storm shadow story ( eye of the tiger or something )

where storm shadow saves Snake eyes again in the jungle from the tiger.

can that fit in?

the other one with storm shadow in it that has him going after the guy that killed his friend in Vietnam, can fit in very nicely too

and of couse what about the storm shadow issue where he goes after the diplomat to assinate him but he warns the AF crew ahead of time so they can save him

that would fit too?

in any case thanks again for the great conversation on the UK marvel stuff

were not ALL battle action force here ! LOL

The Baron · Post by **The Baron** » 26 Oct 2007 13:44

I let it pass. He'll be saying Cobra are cooler than the Red Shadows next...

Lady Jaye · Post by **Lady Jaye** » 26 Oct 2007 15:55

I doubt it, as it is general knowledge that spreading nonsense like that will result in a permanent kickban.

Destro · Post by **Destro** » 26 Oct 2007 21:32

Sorry for alienating the BAF diehards, It was originally reading the Baron's exploits every week that got me into this in the first place.

It was seen as a bit weird though when I was collecting Action Force Toys while all the other kids collected Star Wars!!!

Oh by the way the one with Storm Shadow getting revenge on the warlord from Vietnam is already in there!!