Forever War: GI Joe 28

[knight_moves]

After the Snake Eyes palooza of the last few issues, this one entirely focuses on the simmering swampland subplot, so heat up that gumbo, chere, we g'wan down south!





I do love that, for all that he is a Real Villain in this, Cobra Commander is also basically Nega Michael Scott. He never wins because he's always dissing his subordinates and then getting betrayed by them. Even his guy, Storm Shadow, is just loyal to him because he's undercover. I guess that's the problem with being an evil overlord. By definition, you're going to be a bit of a douche too. Speaking of...





You decide: prescient commentary on drone warfare or just a rip-off of that one scene in Superman III?

Anyway, this all makes the issue one big battle scene between Cobra's reinforcements and Joe's reinforcements (big surprise, right?), highlighted by this brutal sequence.







Garth Ennis, eat your heart out.



Meanwhile, Nega Michael Scott is at it again--on the last page, Destro and Firefly come across each other, both itching for a regime change.

Comments

[beyondthefringe]

I… would not betray an explosives expert.
Just sayin’.
Also, Firefly long before he too was sucked into the ninja narrative vortex.

[dan_ingram]

If Cobra Commander didn't betray Firefly, the poor man might feel left out.

[lonewolf23k]

I'm guessing those robot troopers were prototypes for the B.A.T.s that Cobra would later field.

[lbd_nytetrayn]

"THE JOES ARE ATTACKING US BY LAND, AIR, AND SEA!

Aww, man. What a perfect time for a lyric drop, too...

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Are you saying that not being betrayed by Cobra Commander would in itself be a betrayal?

[dan_ingram]

Betrayal is how Cobra Commander hugs.

The knife is only metaphorical. And literal.

[giraffesforever]

Destro's facemask can repel heavy machine-gun fire? While showing facial expressions? Impressive.