The name "Cobra-la" was supposed to just be a placeholder name for the secret country where Cobra Commander came from in the tepid GI Joe animated film from the 80's. "Like Cobra came from Shangri-La!" It never got changed to anything better.
Koh-Buru-La is probably just an attempt to make that sorta good.
"What he thinks is a Cobra combat drone is really a living engine of destruction forged in the red glare of a the smelting pits of an impossibly-distant grey world of eternal war." #Swoon
Originally shared by Jonathan Tweet Tonight, my "Lethal Damage" 13th Age campaign draws to a close. Meanwhile, the guys are work have talked me into running a couple D&D sessions for them. That was the day 13th Age was announced, and they're happy to play 13th Age instead. That will be my "Great Center" campaign, based in the imperial capital of Axis, the center of the world. It's my opportunity to explore the setting from yet another perspective.
Life is short and unfair. I don’t even know what to say. Hours after the last picture I posted of Alice and the kids we came home from the movie to find her nearly dead in her kennel. She stayed at the vet for 36 hours, and after making some improvement on the first day, started to fade last night. I was with her when they put her to sleep this morning. We buried her collar and her stuffed elephant under our deck where she liked to crawl just out of reach. Alice had four owners in her short life. She survived being hit by a car and moving from Alabama to Minnesota. Then being moved around in foster care before she got to us. I hope she knew she was with for the long haul. She was a good pup. This is the last picture I took of her. We were visiting her yesterday at the vet, anticipating bringing her home today.
Pre-gen from Frank Mentzer's module, The Needle , 1987. I knew this was insulting and gross when I was 14. At the time I didn't know who Frank was, since I only played AD&D. I found this module again when I was going through a box of old stuff and was surprised he wrote it, because I thought it was a pretty shitty adventure.
...koh-buru-lah? What even are they doing there?
ReplyDeleteNo idea but it's awesome. It's like if Jack Kirby and Steranko wrote GI Joe.
ReplyDeleteThe name "Cobra-la" was supposed to just be a placeholder name for the secret country where Cobra Commander came from in the tepid GI Joe animated film from the 80's. "Like Cobra came from Shangri-La!" It never got changed to anything better.
ReplyDeleteKoh-Buru-La is probably just an attempt to make that sorta good.
Yeah it really channels Kirby
ReplyDeleteOne thinks "Starscream" is a composite of star and scream. But in actual fact it's of stars and cream.
ReplyDeleteStar cream! Delicious
ReplyDeleteI swear a long time ago I talked about how Snake Eyes was a blonde guy in the comics at one point and you didn't believe me.
ReplyDeleteHis mask was blonde... He maybe was before being disfigured, I don't think they ever show his eyes and hair in a flashback.
ReplyDeleteBut in this comic he's not pretty for long...
"What he thinks is a Cobra combat drone is really a living engine of destruction forged in the red glare of a the smelting pits of an impossibly-distant grey world of eternal war." #Swoon
ReplyDeleteI think I need to pick this one up!
Issue 0 is free on Comixology. That's what this is from. All the writing is like this.
ReplyDeleteThis is also the only time anyone has made Starscream badass. "Paragon of DEATH!"
ReplyDeleteThat art and writing is great.
ReplyDeleteIn a split-second he decides to throw a grenade to the weird-robot ;)
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