Thread by @thaoworra

I've an appreciation to Asian American creator Larry Hama whose G.I. Joe character Stalker was one of the first strong, multi-dimensional Black characters I'd read in the comics in my early years in the 1980s. But it's also a reason the 2021 Snake Eyes movie disappointed me.

Hama explored friendship,leadership, and accountability, and forgiveness especially in a combat zone which was a lot more than he technically needed to do with a comic-book tie-in to a 1980s toyline.

So, it may sound odd, but it always ticks me off a little to see figures of a founding member of G.I. Joe left behind on the shelves 40 years later, compared to the others, especially up in Duluth, for historical reasons I won't go into here.

An interesting moment from an early issue of G.I. Joe when Stalker leads the team on a mission in Afghanistan among the Mujahideen and a CIA advisor.