Comic Review: G.I. Joe: America's Elite #28

G.I. Joe: America's Elite #28
Written by Mark Powers
Art by Mike Bear
Colors by Jean-Francois Beaulieu
Letters by Brian J. Crowley
Devil's Due Publishing
Cover price: $3.50; On-sale: Oct. 2007

I’ve never read a G.I. Joe comic.

I’d be lying if I said I was ever really interested in one. I used to love the cartoon, for sure. I grew up on it! Snake-Eyes was my favorite (wasn’t he everybody’s?), but I was still shocked and saddened when it looked like they had killed off team-leader Duke in the animated movie. Many adults would say that the show was just a half-hour-long commercial for the action figures (not dolls... Action Figures), but I wasn’t hearing it. The ‘Joes adventures were real to me... they were my adventures! They taught me that knowing was half the battle!

Still... almost twenty (shudddder) years later, I just couldn’t quite bring myself to look at the comics. Maybe I was afraid it wouldn’t live up to my memories? Maybe I was just afraid to get involved in such a potentially lengthy bit of continuity.

Whatever the reason, I’m now starting to think... maybe I was wrong...continue reading this review at Geeks of Doom!