Thursday, December 20, 2012

G.I. Joe: Target: Snake Eyes TPB [2013]

      

      

G.I. JOE TARGET SNAKE EYES TRADE PAPERBACK
Scarlett discovers Snake Eyes is working with the Arashikage ninja clan and needs to be stopped. Baroness convinces Cobra Commander to by land for their new permanent base while the Joes are on the USS Flagg carrier. Serpentor is tasked to bring down the Arashikage ninja clan and uses the Soft Master who was recently captured. He lost his men during an attack of a ninja clan tower in Tokyo.

As Cobra moves money around to buy an island, the ninja clan is trying to steal it while the Joes follow the money. The Soft Master is rescued and wants an alliance with Serpentor to stop Snake Eyes.

After a battle between Cobra, the ninjas, and Joes, Snake Eyes is revealed to be a traitor to the Arashikage clan so saving a Joe and killing one of their own. After losing 40 Billion Euros, Cobra Commander severs his relationship with the Baroness and orders her execution however she escapes.

The Soft Master leads Cobra into the lair of the Arashikage clan as G.I Joe prepares to strike them both at the same time. Cobra fails to destroy the ninja clan and the Soft Master is blinded by his own student Tomo. The Joes find Snake Eyes and take him back home as Storm Shadow is ready to strike. Overall the story has a predictable ending, leaving Snake Eyes missing for the foreseeable future as Storm Shadow manages to escape the final destruction.

NEEDS IMPROVEMENT – 3 OUT OF 5