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Snake Eyes/Storm Shadow Origins pt 2
Jun. 7th, 2019 09:38 amGI Joe: A Real American Hero #26 (1984) - Larry Hama and Steve Leialoha
The Soft Master takes over Snake Eyes’ and Storm Shadow’s origin story, and it’s not any less dramatic than part 1. Snake Eyes’ family, including his twin sister, died in a car crash while he was away. He heads off to find the closest person he has left to kin in the world, his friend Tommy.
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And here we come to the Mighty Whitey portion of the program, wherein Snake Eyes is more skilled, more compassionate, and generally a better person than Storm Shadow, to the point where, after knowing him for a couple of years, Storm Shadow's uncle would favor bringing Snake Eyes into the "family business" over his own nephew. (Snake Eyes would never accept, of course, because he's too noble!)
The first movie managed to go one worse when it stripped Snake and Storm of their wartime past together. Storm doesn't get to be the guy who loved his best friend so much that he'd dive into the path of live fire, not just to save his life, but to retrieve a cherished photo of his sister. He's just the bad kid, and Snake Eyes is inherently superior for reasons we're sure aren't at all racist.
But at least Hama pulls the rug out from under things a bit with the next issue. Sommers just left a mess for Chu to clean up.
The Soft Master takes over Snake Eyes’ and Storm Shadow’s origin story, and it’s not any less dramatic than part 1. Snake Eyes’ family, including his twin sister, died in a car crash while he was away. He heads off to find the closest person he has left to kin in the world, his friend Tommy.
( Read more... )
And here we come to the Mighty Whitey portion of the program, wherein Snake Eyes is more skilled, more compassionate, and generally a better person than Storm Shadow, to the point where, after knowing him for a couple of years, Storm Shadow's uncle would favor bringing Snake Eyes into the "family business" over his own nephew. (Snake Eyes would never accept, of course, because he's too noble!)
The first movie managed to go one worse when it stripped Snake and Storm of their wartime past together. Storm doesn't get to be the guy who loved his best friend so much that he'd dive into the path of live fire, not just to save his life, but to retrieve a cherished photo of his sister. He's just the bad kid, and Snake Eyes is inherently superior for reasons we're sure aren't at all racist.
But at least Hama pulls the rug out from under things a bit with the next issue. Sommers just left a mess for Chu to clean up.
