sehthan
08-31-2005, 10:40 AM
Hey Steven,
Haven't read the issue you reviewed in today's column, so I can't speak to execution, but regarding the reveal Snake-Eyes is just another "aryan prettyboy" under the hood, it was indeed previously established. And I get how you might be undewhelmed. The "american ninja" cliche is pretty tired, but in this case I think it serves a purpose. One of the things that is interesting to me about Snake-Eyes is that, at one point, he was a reasonably average all-Amercian joe (no pun intended)(okay, it was intended). Had his life gone a little differently, he could have ended up as just another guy living in the subburbs and raising some kids. But instead, a few tragic turns put him on a completely different path. Also not entirely original, sure, but it worked for me as a kid reading the old series.
Haven't read the issue you reviewed in today's column, so I can't speak to execution, but regarding the reveal Snake-Eyes is just another "aryan prettyboy" under the hood, it was indeed previously established. And I get how you might be undewhelmed. The "american ninja" cliche is pretty tired, but in this case I think it serves a purpose. One of the things that is interesting to me about Snake-Eyes is that, at one point, he was a reasonably average all-Amercian joe (no pun intended)(okay, it was intended). Had his life gone a little differently, he could have ended up as just another guy living in the subburbs and raising some kids. But instead, a few tragic turns put him on a completely different path. Also not entirely original, sure, but it worked for me as a kid reading the old series.