G.I. Joe, Volume 8: Rise Of The Red Shadows

by Brandon Jerwa, Tim Seeley, Emiliano Santalucia

The epic storyline collected in one volume They've vowed to destroy both Cobra and G.I. Joe... but who - or what - are the Red Shadows? They've spent decades planning - and now, with the world in a state of upheaval, their time has come When the dust clears, a hero will have made the ultimate sacrifice - and G.I. Joe will never be the same again

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

128 pages, Paperback

First published February 8, 2006

Reviews

[Don · Rating 4 out of 5]

G.I Joe Vol 2 (Disavowed): Issues 39-42 (DDP). I have to give them credit, they went all out for the end of the series. Lots of totally unexpected twists and massive changes. It was a very good read. Really liked how General Rey was inserted into the team and that development. This series apparently continues under the America's Elite series that launched after it.

[Jason · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first half was a lot of talking heads which made it hard to stick with it. Things start moving along more halfway through, right around when the big shocker happens and then it'a bit more enjoyable. The art is wonky in a couple places--about 16 pages in, a general looks like he's trying to walk with a load in his pants, and the fact that EVERYone has a superhero physique (including the politicians) makes it all feel a little fake. The epilogue is the best part and evokes more emotion in its six pages than most of the rest of the book.