G.I. JOE: The Fall of G.I. JOE Volume 2

author: Karen Traviss
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.67
book published: 2015
rating: 4
read at: 2015/08/08
date added: 2015/08/08
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'G.I. Joe: The Fall of G.I. Joe Volume 2' collects issues 5-8 of the series. You'll want to read the first volume unless you want to spend part of this volume lost.

The short synopsis is that Cobra has successfully replaced G.I. Joe and forced them into hiding. Duke is now an Ex-G.I. Joe leader. The current volume relates to a talented young man named Isaac Craft who is near Rashidov, a shadowy separatist leader. While Cobra leader Tomax Paoli is on the hunt for him, the Baroness decides to make a bold attack against wartime protestors in the hopes that the Joes will take the fall. When Paoli finally makes his move on Rashidov, it might be the thing that puts Cobra in charge forever or sets them on the run.

There were a lot of plates spinning on this one. I got a review copy of the second volume, but I haven't read the first one, so I was a bit lost. The story does weave into other recent G.I. Joe books, and the writing by Karen Traviss kept me interested. The art by Steve Kurth was good, but I did have trouble at times telling some characters apart. That could also be because there are a lot of characters here. I liked the intrigue of the story, and while it never felt like one side had the upper hand, it felt like either side was quickly able to exploit their advantages, probably not unlike real special ops. I would like to read volume 1 to see what I missed, but I liked this one quite a bit.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, IDW Publishing, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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