Skybound supplied a primary take a look at the second concern of their G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero collection that continues the story Larry Hama created again in 1982 beneath Marvel Comics.
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #302 showcases the funeral and burial of Wade Collins. After a three-volley salute, the American Flag is folded and Snake Eyes provides it to General Abernathy, who then presents it Collins’ spouse.
Upon receiving the flag from Snake Eyes, Abernathy tells him, “Thank you, Snake Eyes. You may rejoin the flag detail.” The panel makes it clear that Snake Eyes is white albeit he now seems to have brown hair moderately than blonde.
Snake Eyes was initially depicted as a white man again in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #27.
He was clearly depicted as having blonde hair in G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #93.
The proven fact that Snake Eyes continues to be depicted as white within the comics is sort of stunning given Larry Hama indicated Henry Golding taking part in a race-swapped model of the character in Snake Eyes “puts it all right.”
Hama initially defended Snake Eyes being white writing on Facebook in 2019, “Some people are saying that casting Golding ‘fixes’ the character of Snake-Eyes, but I disagree.”
“I had wanted to keep him ambiguous until HASBRO introduced Storm-shadow as the only Asian character and made him a bad guy,” he continued. “I decided to ‘fix’ that by delving into his background and gradually turning him into a good guy.”
“This is why Snake-Eyes is a white guy,” concluded Hama.
The Snake Eyes movie producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura would then element in an interview with Empire Magazine that Hama knowledgeable him he ought to have made Snake Eyes Asian from the start.
Di Bonaventura relayed, “Snake in the comic is blond haired and blue eyed. We asked him why he made him that way. He said he didn’t really know. So we asked if he cared if he’s dark haired and Asian here? ‘Probably should have done that in the beginning!’”
Hama can be questioned about Di Bonaventura’s feedback on his Facebook by Jose Rafael Gonzalez. He requested, “As my English it’s not very good… but I kind of understand. Master Larry doesn’t give a f*** who plays Snake Eyes… am I right?”
Hama responded, “No, I care a lot. Henry Golding puts it all right.”
Hama had additionally beforehand knowledgeable his followers on Facebook, “I really do not understand the continuity purists. Don’t they know that the entire 185 issue timeline to date is one long ret-con, and that I never had a structured long view. I made up the story literally page by page. If I was still adhering to the same time line, all the main characters would now be in their seventies.”
“I really love where the filmmakers have take it, and they have all done so with the greatest respect,” he concluded.
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #302’s official description states, “As the Joes mourn their fallen brother, dangerous new forces are mounting against them. Cobra Commander returns to Springfield and the now mutant Serpentor Khan turns to a deadly new ally you won’t see coming!”
The ebook arrives on comedian ebook cabinets on December 20, 2023. It will retail for $3.99.
What do you make of Larry Hama and artist Chris Mooneyham protecting Snake Eyes white, however eschewing his blonde hair in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #302?
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