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G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO No. 308, July 2024 |
Indeed, the quiet hum of the Revanche-designed aeroplanes heading towards ground zero with their deadly payloads palpably throbs throughout all of this publication’s proceedings, constantly reminding the audience that the likes of Duke’s “whole ninja team”, as well as Destro’s beloved Baroness, are haplessly heading straight into a death-trap; “That’s a world of hurt those bad boys are bringing down on Cobra Central.”
Equally as enjoyable as this magazine’s tangible sense of events fatefully bringing all the central players together in one place, is the New York City-born writer’s sheer sense of fun. As opposed to the heavy nature of Dawn Moreno’s van ride in which the death of her parents hangs heavy in the air, Muskrat, Wet Suit and Multo’s incarceration is packed full of smile-inducing gags, as well as a genuine laugh-out-loud nod to George Lucas’ 1977 “Star Wars” film when Doctor Mindbender encounters the disguised G.I. Joes rifling through his laboratory’s papers and bemusingly exclaims “Aren’t you a little short to be a Viper?”
Impressively switching between all these sense-shattering shenanigans and word-heavy exchanges is Paul Pelletier, who interestingly appears to prefer pencilling the Recon Team’s escape from something of a distance, whilst getting up nice and close and personal when it comes to drawing the various discussions. This technique really helps bring the audience right into the conversations, almost as if they were actually inside the driver’s cab of Zartan’s ‘Frozen Haggis’ lorry, or sat alongside Scarlett and Storm Shadow during their ill-fated journey to Springfield.
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The regular cover art of "G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO" #307 by Andy Kubert & Brad Anderson |
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