Thanks to IDW we have the preview for GI Joe Cobra #9, released in stores yesterday. What will become of Scoop?
G.I. Joe: Cobra #9
Mike Costa, Christos N. Gage (w) • Sergio Carrera (a) • Antonio Fuso (c)
The shocking conclusion to “Serpent’s Tales”! Scoop has gathered a wealth of information on Serpentor’s cult, the Coil. Now he plans to escape and reveal it to the world. Can one man bring down the Coil, or does its reach extend farther than anyone imagined?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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Troynos says
Published by: IDW Publishing
Written by: Mike Costa & Christos N. Gage
Art by: Sergio Carrera
Colored by: Peter Dawes
Lettered by: Chris Mowry
Assitant Editor: Carlos Guzman
Editor: Andy Schmidt
Covers: A – Antonio Fuso; B- Ben Templesmith
The last part of Scoop’s tale and his infiltration of the Coil. Gage and Costa craft a great tale of manipulation and brainwashing. Convincing you that you want something even though you know it’s wrong. Showing what happens when someone takes everything away from you and leaves you no where to turn.
You feel sorry for Leonard Michaels; used by Hawk, abandoned by his friends, left with nothing and no one to believe his story. No one in their right mind would go back to the cause of it all, but the Coil wasn’t truly the cause, and it’s easy to see how Michaels arrives at the decision that it’s the only place he knows he’s accepted.
But is it more manipulation or was it his own free will? It can be viewed both ways. We can see how the Coil could manipulate events to lead Michaels back to them once he escaped. But we can also see how it’s just the end result of Michael’s life, where it was heading before his encounter with the Coil.
The appearance of Crystal Ball helps solidify the Coil’s connection with Cobra and at the same time adds to the mystery and mysticism. It’s scary the effect a man can have just by walking by you in a hallway.
I know some people didn’t like the storytelling methods employed in the previous couple of issues, but I did, and it all comes together as a nice package that shows master manipulators at work.
Carrera’s work isn’t as good as his first couple of issues. The features on the characters seem unfinished in a couple of spots. They maintain his style, but they just don’t seem complete. For most of the book his expressions seem out of place and lacking in some occasions. But he does a great job on the last page and the most important expression of the entire issue.
The shot of Leonard Michael’s absolute joy at what he is about to do is well done.
G.I. Joe Cobra #9 receives
4 out of 5
Jay West says
Creepy ending. Well done. I'll post more thoughts later.
angelofdeath69 says
Even though the art fails sometimes, this is the greatest issue of all Cobra's run so far.
Stormgard says
My comic book store didn't have any new issues in stock yesterday - maybe I'll have to find this one online.
ChaplainAsst says
So, the secret of the Cobra comics is that there are no real winners - except Cobra. Very different ending than we ever got from ARAH. Still, an interesting comic - but left us still wondering what the heck the Coil really is, how it works with Cobra and if Golobulus is real or just an idol or is he the creepy old guy with the scarred face and crazy hair?
Trooper13 says
Wow. That was some seriously F'ed up sh*t, right there. This book is just amazing. I can't believe I'm digging Serpentor. Hasbro needs to do a couple online only 7 packs of the IDW designs. These characters deserve to be rendered in plastic. Sad thing is, we'll see animated figures before we see these incredible designs. I hope this book doesn't suffer too much when Gage leaves. Can't wait to get back to Chuckles. This book is like the best kept secret in comics.
dekkard says
Be seeing you
Dekkard
elanmars says
that was one messed up ending...the only thing i can ever criticize the Cobra comics for, would be the artwork and it's use of photoshop layers that are lazy.
The storytelling has been the absolute best, intriguing characters and situations. Who would ever think of Crystal Ball as cool and creepy? how about Croc Master?
they use all these characters JUST right and they get to play with all the c/d list characters. Holy crap imagine if they got to play with A-list?
this is the type of mature joe title that handles it just right, doesn't use violence and sex as gimmicks to show "maturity", it shows maturity in the storytelling.
if there's ever a live action tv show, i would hope it's based on this and aired on cable.
people are usually dismissive when i say this is a great title but once they start reading it, they are hooked and can't believe it's a gijoe title.
Jay West says
Be seeing you
Dekkard
ChaplainAsst says
Be seeing you
Dekkard
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