Actually, while I don't really consider myself a Southern Cross fan, I did actually enjoy the original series way much more than I did its Robotech version.
Well, tak, there was a two or three part Robotech comic that dealt with the Destoids. Unlike most of the Robotech comics, the writing and artwork were really well done, I thought. The series very easily could have been passed off as an actual Macross side story if one didn't know any better.