Short book review: Snake Eyes: Deadgame

Rob Liefield and Chad Bowers, Snake Eyes: Deadgame. San Diego, CA: IDW, 2021. ISBN: 9781684057955.

 

Genre: comics and graphic novels

Subgenre: G.I. Joe, adventure, action

Format: e-book galley

Source: NetGalley

 

An enemy from a distant past rises, and Snake Eyes ends up an unwilling pawn of a challenge known as the Deadgame. The man from the past wields an ancient weapon that naturally interests Cobra, so soon Storm Shadow and later Destro and the Baroness make an appearance to seek it out. Snake Eyes needs to defeat the rival, keep the weapon away from Cobra, and survive. 

The story is pretty good, and it has a quick pace. Once the story gets going, it draws you in. We get glimpses of a distant past along with the present time. For fans of Snake Eyes, we get some more background into the character. The art in the volume is colorful and very good. The art is a good reason to pick this up. 

Overall, I liked it.  For libraries, this may be a good selection, especially if they already collect other G.I. Joe titles. 

3out of 5 stars. 

Book qualifies for the following 2021 Reading Challenge: