A real ugly Snake Eyes! Guess which issue! [Archive] - HissTank.com

RolandofGilead

05-08-2009, 07:36 PM

I forget the issue number, but that's when he stormed off to go save Storm Shadow from the Silent Castle. Of Course Storm Shadow was brainwashed at the time and turned on Snake Eyes who ended up having to use the new armored Cobra Commander as a shield against... everybody.

dawingster

05-08-2009, 10:52 PM

The art on the Marvel comic nose dived at the very end of the series.

zuludelta

05-08-2009, 11:09 PM

The art on the Marvel comic nose dived at the very end of the series.

Yeah it was pretty bad there near the end, but with the exception of Ron Wagner (my favourite GI Joe artist of all time), Marshall Rogers, and MD Bright (the guys who did most of the art during what I consider to be GI Joe's creative peak... just right after the attack on Cobra Island and right before Cobra's invasion of Trucial Abysmia), I think Marvel's GI Joe series had, at best, passable but ultimately mediocre regular artists. I love the early issues as much as the next Joe fan but man, if it weren't for my interest in the toys and Larry Hama's writing, Mike Vosburg's pencils would have turned me off the comic.

coola784

05-08-2009, 11:25 PM

when i picture snake eyes without a mask thats not what i imagine, lol he looks like conan in that pic or something along those lines, haha, funny pic.

Irid70

05-08-2009, 11:27 PM

issue #154, isn't it? When he goes and captures Cobra Commander single-handedly.

Scarlett Sakura

05-08-2009, 11:39 PM

The headband and mullet makes him look more like Solid Snake-Eyes.

HAHA! ME FUNNY! :D

OMG that what i so think so to lol

Barefoot Jedi

05-09-2009, 03:09 AM

I actually have a very lazy custom of that Snake-Eyes. I used Anakin Skywalker's head on the TRU Red Ninja set Snake-Eyes's body with Roadblock's ammo belts. Not very accurate but the colors on that Snake-Eyes are similar to how he's pictured there.

It's what he wears when he attacks the Silent Castle and faces COBRA Commander in the black/silver suit.

Here it is from (very dusty) comic shelf, along with COBRA Commander shooting Magda (Leia Endor General) and the White Clown (POTF2 Grand Admiral Thrawn) while Metz (Rebel Honor Guard sans helmet) looks on, and Snake-Eyes stabs Scarlett.

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk171/Slowedyourmind/GIJOE/DSCN1293.jpg

nerdsgetchicks

05-09-2009, 03:10 AM

Its issue #150.
He sure is FUGLY!!!

Pit Viper

05-09-2009, 03:12 AM

I hated the artwork form this period. Everyone had the same outrageous facial expressions. I also hated how Snake-Eyes was treated as such a superman. He storms off to fight Cobra Commander (who is wearing armor) and take him and about 20 armed Vipers down.

Vampire Butler

05-09-2009, 08:45 PM

Snake Plissken, Solid Snake, Snake Eyes. At some point, every "snake" named commando has to sport 80's rocker hair.

!!Snake-Eyes!!

05-14-2009, 01:11 AM

i found a pile of old marvel g.i.goe comic's in a antique shop, i bought them of course for like 35 bucks, but i scored the unmasking of cc,destro and se and the cc looked like he was a goofy mario bro, se looked messed up with one eye poped out, and destro hes just a bad ass

snakeeyes22

05-14-2009, 01:26 AM

More pressing question:
Why is that general guy portrayed by Moose from Archie comics?
And how did all these grizzled, gun toting, Liefeld-art era gorilla men end up in Riverdale?

chuck x goren

05-14-2009, 02:20 PM

I liked Phil Gossier's sense of movement in the last year of the book. His characters looked fluid and dynamic. One knock I always had on Rod Whigham was that his characters looked so stiff.

Gossier -- either intentionally or unintentionally-- mixed in some of the "Image cross-hatching" that was hot at the time. As evidenced by Hawk's face in that page scan. But I give him credit for drawing an absolutely ugly Snake-Eyes. Aside from Mike Vosburg's early shadowy rendering of Snake's face, nobody else drew an ugly Snake-Eyes.

There's also a Gossier pin-up in issue 152, where Snake-Eyes is straddling a gaggle of dead Vipers and he looks rather scary (the "30th anniversary" issue which featured a short story on Joe Colton).

As much as I liked MD Bright's work, he drew an unmasked Snake-Eyes, circa issue 107, as a guy with two stripes on his face. Had all the deformity of someone wearing camo face paint.

Jmacq1

05-14-2009, 02:25 PM

Thing is though, Snake-Eyes wasn't supposed to be this ugly by that timeframe. He'd had his face repaired and -somewhat- messed up again, but nowhere near as bad as his original scarring was. Prior to scarring, he was a pretty handsome guy...basically looked like Captain America (or Duke ironically enough).

Contrary to popular belief, that faceful of coal from the Paine Brothers didn't completely undo Snake-Eyes' plastic surgery.

zuludelta

05-14-2009, 02:28 PM

As much as I liked MD Bright's work, he drew an unmasked Snake-Eyes, circa issue 107, as a guy with two stripes on his face. Had all the deformity of someone wearing camo face paint.

That was issue #93, I believe, when they finally showed his pre-surgical face in full.

But yeah, that was definitely underwhelming. Especially considering that prior to the reveal, all sorts of mystique had been built around his appearance... they've shown grown men averting their gaze, losing their lunches, or outright fleeing in terror from the sight of his ruined face in prior issues.

MOTUeric

05-14-2009, 02:30 PM

how rambo of him, i guess?

cobrabat

05-14-2009, 03:17 PM

Actually looks the best in this one lol

chuck x goren

05-14-2009, 04:21 PM

That was issue #93, I believe, when they finally showed his pre-surgical face in full.

But yeah, that was definitely underwhelming. Especially considering that prior to the reveal, all sorts of mystique had been built around his appearance... they've shown grown men averting their gaze, losing their lunches, or outright fleeing in terror from the sight of his ruined face in prior issues.

Wasn't so much Snake-Eyes big reveal in issue 93... it was about a year later when Snake-Eyes was put into "the Arashikage Mindset" and dropped into Borovia to find George Strawhacker. During that arc, Snake-Eyes ran around mask-less with two vertical stripes on his mug. Here's some more, via recaps:
http://www.option38.com/comics/gijoe/104.asp
http://www.option38.com/comics/gijoe/105.asp
http://www.option38.com/comics/gijoe/106.asp

Marvel's excuse for Snake-Eyes' somewhat underwhelming Big Reveal in issue 93 was that his face had healed, somewhat. That's actually a good excuse, as it had been a few years since someone had freaked out at seeing his face (specifically issue 12 or so).

G.I.Eddie

05-14-2009, 05:52 PM

R o i d s !!

Vulcan Raven

05-14-2009, 06:08 PM

The headband and mullet makes him look more like Solid Snake-Eyes.

HAHA! ME FUNNY! :D

What an accurate observation and a very humorous one at that...LOL

zuludelta

05-14-2009, 06:20 PM

Wasn't so much Snake-Eyes big reveal in issue 93... it was about a year later when Snake-Eyes was put into "the Arashikage Mindset" and dropped into Borovia to find George Strawhacker. During that arc, Snake-Eyes ran around mask-less with two vertical stripes on his mug. Here's some more, via recaps:
Option 38 Comics - GI Joe Comic Book Index! Issue 104: Hero of the People (http://www.option38.com/comics/gijoe/104.asp)
Option 38 Comics - GI Joe Comic Book Index! Issue 105: Hidden Aces (http://www.option38.com/comics/gijoe/105.asp)
Option 38 Comics - GI Joe Comic Book Index! Issue 106: I Lift my Lamp (http://www.option38.com/comics/gijoe/106.asp)

Thanks for the links. I'd been drifting in and out of GI Joe comics at that point, so I'm not really familiar with many of the events that happened after Cobra Commander returned circa issue #99/100.

Marvel's excuse for Snake-Eyes' somewhat underwhelming Big Reveal in issue 93 was that his face had healed, somewhat. That's actually a good excuse, as it had been a few years since someone had freaked out at seeing his face (specifically issue 12 or so).

I guess what stuck with me was Stalker's description in issue #27 of the helicopter accident that disfigured Snake-Eyes and rendered him unable to speak, especially the part about him having a "ruined mouth" and a "ravaged face," it just read like something that one doesn't heal from extensively and spontaneously and had me imagining him with his tongue burnt and useless, his lips a mangled mess.

chuck x goren

05-15-2009, 06:50 PM

I concur. I always thought his face would look more like a bowl of tapioca pudding. I'm remembering a popular picture that was sent around the internets, circa 2000, that featured a close-up of some dude with his entire face blown off and bloody, below the nose. He was still alive. Incredibly frightening. PLEASE don't go out and find this picture for me!

The Marvel series would also, occasionally, mention the passage of time throughout the series. For instance, when they brought back Billy, circa issue 55, they mentioned it had been about a year since his accident (issue 43). Over in "Special Missions", Chuckles led a team that went deep into the Himalayas and didn't come back for roughly 6 months (or 6 issues).

So you can use this to "No-Prize" Snake-Eyes's healed face, even more. I got the sense that Snake-Eyes's original accident had happened roughly a year before issue 1, so add that on to the 7+ years it took to reach issue 93. Given that amount of time, you could surmise that his face had healed, somewhat.

zuludelta

05-16-2009, 01:14 AM

I'm remembering a popular picture that was sent around the internets, circa 2000, that featured a close-up of some dude with his entire face blown off and bloody, below the nose. He was still alive. Incredibly frightening. PLEASE don't go out and find this picture for me!

Gah. I know the picture you're talking about.

If the current IDW Comics ever do a burnt-face reveal of Snake-Eyes, I hope they base it on something a bit more grisly than MD Bright's interpretation though. Not necessarily gross-out grisly, but a more cartoonish grisly along the lines of Freddy Kreuger (http://horrorsociety.com/uploads/robenglund111.jpg).

UMAN

05-21-2009, 02:00 PM

lol that issue was terrible

THALASTDRAGON

05-21-2009, 02:10 PM

he does kinda look like solid snake lol

Zoltron

05-21-2009, 02:16 PM

The art on the Marvel comic nose dived at the very end of the series.

Most Marvel series were like that.

They went with this minimalist crap before they decided to go anime.

Read a marvel comic lately? Its barely any text or storyline. Just 5 of cartoony images.

Snake Eyes-Joe Ninja

05-21-2009, 02:45 PM

Thats 150 I got it on ebay!

dawingster

05-21-2009, 06:54 PM

Most Marvel series were like that.

They went with this minimalist crap before they decided to go anime.

Read a marvel comic lately? Its barely any text or storyline. Just 5 of cartoony images.

Not every marvel comic is crap... just the majority of them :D. Marvel comics I've enjoyed reading lately is Dark Avengers, Avengers, and Ultimate Spider-Man... all written by Brian Michael Bendis.

Also the marvel comic KICK-ASS, written by Mark Millar is simply amazing. A must-read.

shlappyguy

05-21-2009, 06:58 PM

Whoa that art! HAwk looks about as messed up as SnakeEyes, and that's without the benefit of having had his face set on fire.

Ahh, the 90's. Drove me away form comics for a good long time, they did...

chuck x goren

11-20-2009, 02:05 PM

FWIW, I found that there's also a rear shot of "Snake-Eyes Unmasked" in European Missions #10. They only show the back of his head, but it's rather lumpy with random hairs sticking up.

Also of note, the story was produced around 1988 or 1989 and featured art by.... Andrew Wildman.

G.I. Jinx

11-20-2009, 02:13 PM

He looks like Mike Miller, the basketball player.

Snake Eyes without his mask is tantamount to a Lucha Libre guy without his mask.

Kills the mystique.

Gyre-Viper

11-20-2009, 02:22 PM

The headband and mullet makes him look more like Solid Snake-Eyes.

HAHA! ME FUNNY! :D

bwahahha

Grunt1162

12-07-2009, 05:59 PM

Wasn't this actually #149? He gears up and goes to the castle and #150 starts with the fight between SE and CC, IIRC.

JR0d28

12-07-2009, 06:08 PM

Looks kinda like the Iron Maiden guy sorta

straightedge

12-07-2009, 07:43 PM

Wasn't so much Snake-Eyes big reveal in issue 93... it was about a year later when Snake-Eyes was put into "the Arashikage Mindset" and dropped into Borovia to find George Strawhacker. During that arc, Snake-Eyes ran around mask-less with two vertical stripes on his mug.

This run was after the Snake-Eyes Trilogy, (Issues 94-96) where Snake-Eyes had plastic surgery and fixed most of his face. Despite getting a brazier of hot coals dumped on his face in #95, his reveal in #102 showed that besides some slight scars, the surgery had been a success and the coals hadn't done any real damage.

Gosier's Snake-Eyes mysteriously regrew the scars, and fans asked about it in the letters pages. The editor at the time referred to the Snake-Eyes Trilogy and the aforementioned hot coals. Evidently, he was unaware of the issues you're talking about.

Wasn't this actually #149? He gears up and goes to the castle and #150 starts with the fight between SE and CC, IIRC.

Nope, it was 150. The issues begins with Storm Shadow storming the Silent Castle. The fight starts halfay thru the double-sized issue, and concludes with Stormy, Baroness and Billy joining Dr. Minbender in the Commander's rescue. Issues #151 continues the fight with Snake-Eyes taking on everyone singlehandedly.

Beckley

12-07-2009, 09:00 PM

Wow, never knew they unmasked him in the comics, he looks like a zombie.

SVT_COBRA

12-13-2009, 11:01 PM

http://www.yojoe.com/action/06/images/classified_detail.jpg

Dirtbag

12-13-2009, 11:10 PM

it was the 90's all artwork was bad.

cable-nathan

12-14-2009, 12:51 AM

This run was after the Snake-Eyes Trilogy, (Issues 94-96) where Snake-Eyes had plastic surgery and fixed most of his face. Despite getting a brazier of hot coals dumped on his face in #95, his reveal in #102 showed that besides some slight scars, the surgery had been a success and the coals hadn't done any real damage.

He was also shown maskless and looking normal in #119, when he, Scarlett and Storm Shadow are sent in to sabotage the robot production lines in the consulate.

CG82

12-14-2009, 08:33 PM

Found this really messed up Snake Eyes while I was thumbing through old issues. I just had to share it!
He looks really ugly and really pissed!!

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9351/snakeeyesagain.png (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=snakeeyesagain.png)

I dont know what to make of it. Looks Zartanish or Deadpoolish. Was he wearing combat camo paint?

I know he was disfigured a few times and had surgeries, so really wont be the most handsomeist man on earth.