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The Hama-verse....from the beginning. Read Along.
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02-21-2017, 03:53 PM
nero9000
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titanate
Yes, so very true; this one really kicks off what G.I.Joe will be about... well, really for the rest of eternity? Think about it, up to this point, Snake Eyes was more or less a bit player as much as any of the other O13. His role wasn't anymore important or dramatic than Clutch's or Stalker's or Scarlett's or Rock 'n' Roll's.
As I read this issue, it makes me wonder "When did Larry
know
?" When did he know that this was to be Snake Eyes's backstory? When did he know that he was going to tie together Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes in an endless family feud? When did he know that Snake Eyes would become the marquee name in G.I.Joe (or, at least, his own writing of it)? Because the impressions I have gotten of G.I.Joe lore over the years is that Snake Eyes's figure was initially made all black
just to save costs
on the production run of the first line--it gave them a character that required no paint apps. It wasn't because he was meant to be a super-heroic man of mystery, who, oh yeah by the way, is also a world class ninja. And at the time of the first run, there was no concept (I don't think) of "Storm Shadow", so have his foil was still a long time coming. When Larry wrote filecards/dossiers for these early characters, when he began writing them into the comic, when did they start to take on a form of their own, when did he realize he wanted to introduce a new dynamic in their story, when did he realize he wanted a character to take center stage and the spotlight in the series? Because it's not apparent to me that that was always the design for Snake Eyes.
I dunno, I think Larry was already deep in love with SE since #2, and since year two and the Kwinn stuff he was already the big star.
Larry has famously said by the end of #21 he had no idea what the tattoos meant. Of course the ninja stuff and accident had been around since #10, at least. With Larry's knowledge on the subject, adding the ninja background seems natural, as does introducing a link to the ninja character when it became available.
As for the family feud, I really wish LH had milked the feud between SE and SS more. They were so much better as foils/brothers on different sides. The SE and SS team-up was really cool once (hey, guess when that was?
), after that it just became hero and sidekick against a bunch of redshirts.
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