Talk:G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Marvel Comics)/GA2

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| colspan="3" | 1. {{Wikipedia:Good article criteria/GAC|1}}:

{{GATable/item|1a|aye|* The lead doesn't encompass the entire article. Make sure that for each section, you've got at least a sentence or two that summarizes that in the lead.

• In the "Promotion" section, there's a sentence that says, "Between the toy line, comic books, commercials and subsequent cartoon series, Hasbro had "put forward a marketing plan that was to become an industry standard, and a model for non-film properties to survive in other mediums",and became an early example of an industry practice that what would years later be described by Jenkins as a "transmedia narrative." - Even though there are citations here, you still need to say who is being quoted. Naked quotes are confusing to readers. Check the rest of the article for instances of this.
• When a person is introduced in the article, Archie Goodwin for example, you only need to give his full name once, and then on just use his last name. Again, check the rest of the article for instances of this.

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{{GATable/item|2a|aye|Several of the external link sources have incomplete citations. Make sure that things like author, date, publisher, etc are given. For example #44 and #46 are just links with not other info in the citations.

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{{GATable/item|2c|aye|No apparent problems with OR.

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• The article does a good job of describing the development and lifetime of the comics series, but doesn't give much detail about the hero characters themselves. I feel like a general reader would walk away knowing more about the villains than the heroes (to be honest, the villains in G.I. Joe are more interesting!), and the ongoing or over-arching story arcs are not described. I think a separate section on "Main plot" or "Story arc" should be part of this article for basic broadness. It doesn't have to be overly detailed or comprehensive, but a general reader will need at least that.
• Perhaps the first section could be divided into two smaller sections? "Development" or "Early development" is fine for the first section. I feel like the paragraphs about "Silent Interlude" belong in a "Reception" section.
• Speaking of reception, I don't see much in the way of straight-up reviews from comics critics. GIJ was a long-running and popular series, so I would expect there be some critique or discussion in comics magazines, journals, etc. The Comics Journal?

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{{GATable/item|3b|aye|I think it's enough to say at the beginning that the president's of Hasbro and Marvel had a chance encounter in which led to the development of the series. Emphasizing the fact that they met in the men's restroom and talked while peeing (seen in the article text and in the associated quote box) is a strange digression that a general reader doesn't need.

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{{GATable/item|4|aye|Article is neutral.

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{{GATable/item|5|aye|No apparent problems here.

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{{GATable/item|6a|aye|The non-free images need to clearly say who the copyright holder is. The first one just says something like "It is believed that Marvel own the copyright." Find out definitively if that's correct. Does IDW own it now? I'm not sure.

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{{GATable/item|6b|aye|All images require alt-text, including the main image. I'm not sure what MOS for comics articles says about a caption for the main info box image, but it should probably have a basic caption as well.

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{{GATable/item|7|y|Decent article, but has some issues outstanding. I'll put it on hold to see if editors will make improvements. I read this comic quite a bit as a kid, so it warms my heart to see a good article for it. In the future, it will be nice to have more reviews from major sources (if they exist), but that's an FAC thing. This is plenty for GA.

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