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A review by lunchlander
Classic G.I. Joe, Vol. 12 by Herb Trimpe, Larry Hama, John Statema
3.0
The last few stories here, introducing the Eco-Warriors and featuring Andrew Wildman doing his best (worst?) Liefeld impression, show all the folly of the '90s infecting a run that was already probably a bit longer than it needed to be.
However, the early stories, featuring Cobra's invasion of a middle eastern country and the Joe team's attempt to retake it, has all the cartoon meets geopolitics meets military technology and tactics that Hama was best at, and some solid pencils, albeit pencils hurt by weak inking and weaker coloring. And Hama's obsession with ninjas can get silly, but it also provides some pretty fun action sequences, and it's hard not to have continuing affection for the team of Snake-Eyes, Scarlet and Storm Shadow.
However, the early stories, featuring Cobra's invasion of a middle eastern country and the Joe team's attempt to retake it, has all the cartoon meets geopolitics meets military technology and tactics that Hama was best at, and some solid pencils, albeit pencils hurt by weak inking and weaker coloring. And Hama's obsession with ninjas can get silly, but it also provides some pretty fun action sequences, and it's hard not to have continuing affection for the team of Snake-Eyes, Scarlet and Storm Shadow.