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destro! · I'm kind of a big deal Joined: 18 Feb 2011 Posts: 131

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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #178

Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Herb Trimpe, Gallant (c)

Cobra is in trouble! The Blue Ninja clan has infiltrated COBRA’s american stronghold and, even with G.I. JOE’s help, they may not be able to stop the destruction. The leader of the Blue Ninjas, a mysterious cyborg that goes by the codename of BN-001, has arrived in Broca Beach as well. And when he goes after SNAKE EYES and BARONESS, his unmatched skills may finally be too much for the silent Arashikage warrior. Prepare for devastation in the newest issue of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant Covers:
¥ Larry Hama variant sketch cover!

PREVIEW:

I can't believe this is being released so soon after #177. Hooray!

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=12215

EDIT: Covers and solicit added and stickified. - Shane

Firefly210 · Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 1:31 pm Post subject:

Wow thats great its coming out next week, looks good. I don't dislike the blue ninja storyline but it is definitely time to move on, only one issue to go.

Leneer1 · I'm kind of a big deal Joined: 16 Dec 2010 Posts: 174

Went with cover A. Cover B would be cool if Scarlett didn't look like she was having trouble with her contacts. I agree that the Cyborg Ninja story has been pretty good. Hoping that Hama's next storyline deals with a more down to earth threat for the Joes.

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shanecdavis · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 7:34 am Post subject:

I almost voted for the RI, but went with A. I would have voted B if Trimpe would have drawn it the way Mr. Hama did. Him and his crazy eyes. Reminds me of that M&M commercial.

Eagleyes · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 1:42 pm Post subject:

I'm sorry guys, I just can't get into ARAH.
I quit when Sneek Peak showed back up, and thought about coming back but the cyborg blue ninjas are just too sci-fi for me. I can't in good conscience reject Dixon for his sci-fi and then accept Hama just because he's Larry.

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shanecdavis · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 2:08 pm Post subject:

I hear you, man. I really do. The Terminator angle doesn't appeal to me much either, but I have to tell you that this current storyline is just incredible! Just finished reading #178 and I cannot wait for #179!!! So BN-001 is a cyborg ninjas with four arms. Mr. Hama is pushing the envelop with me on this level of sci-fi, but the story is just so good that I am okay with it. The action is intense and things are starting to come to a head. So hard not to go into detail about this issue!! I'll wait until tomorrow.

For me, there is HUGE difference between the sci-fi Mr. Hama is using and what Dixon is. In ARAH we already have BATs, so a stretch to Terminators isn't too bad. Still wish he went a different direction, but I'm not sure we could have had such a credible threat, to BOTH the Joes and COBRA. Tommy and Snake Eyes struggled taking them down in the beginning, on more than one occasion. Seems Destro/Baroness figured out a weakness and they are using it now. Dixon, on the other hand, uses a level of sci-fi that has no business being associated with G.I. Joe.

Firefly210 · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 3:42 pm Post subject:

destro! · I'm kind of a big deal Joined: 18 Feb 2011 Posts: 131

There is so much wrong with cover B, those proportions are all off all over the place and the eyes, what it with the eyes on so many of these covers lately? Does the artist need a better pen? Sorry to harp but so many of these covers have decent concepts but poor execution.

On another note, isn't cover 'A' basically the same design as the cover a few issues ago where Snake Eyes was hiding under the desk? And isn't Cover 'B' essentially the same concept as the issue where Blizzard snuck behind that trooper on the ship? I can't remember the issue #'s off the top of my head but I think IDW could step it up sometimes with their covers. Make them pop and maybe they will catch new readers.

I bought cover A but won't dive into reading it until work is done. I am really looking forward to it.

jamarmiller · Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 1:48 pm Post subject:

Leneer1 · I'm kind of a big deal Joined: 16 Dec 2010 Posts: 174

I have enjoyed the hell out of this G.I. Joe storyline. It feels as if Larry is finally starting to get into writing the series again as opposed to his earlier efforts. Cobra Commander is starting to feel like his old pre-return-from-the-dead self again. The commander here who decides to face BN-001 man to machine with no help from his Vipers is the Cobra Commander I know and love. I'm liking the all out action with Cobra, G.I. Joe, and the Blue Ninjas (and Storm Shadow). I have a feeling that Sensei Moskvina's self-destruct fail-safe will be used to stop BN-001 (or at least his army of cyborg ninjas), but hopefully not before Cobra Commander mops the floor with the overdeveloped can-opener. Oh, and I have a feeling Broca Beach is about to go the way of Springfield. It'd be cool to see Cobra strung out over America, looking for a place to settle down (there's Cobra Island, of course, but I have a feeling Larry's done with that place).

Larry Hama is knocking it out of the park with this series and I'm loving every minute of it.

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