Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #18

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CHUCK DIXON ARTIST : ALEX CAL COLORIST : ROMULO FAJARDO JR. LETTERER : NEIL UYETAKE EDITORS : JOHN BARBER AND CARLOS GUZMAN WRITER :

Snake Eyes has joined the ninja clan run by his sword-brother, Storm Shadow. Within the ARASHIKAGE, Snake Eyes manipulates events to his own ends—his motives a secret to both Storm Shadow and his former allies in G.I. Joe, who—until recently—believed him dead. Learning the truth, the G.I. Joe team views Snake Eyes as a traitor, and Scarlett— once his best friend—orders the silent ninja/commando be dealt with.

Meanwhile, Cobra has turned against the Arashikage— attacking Snake Eyes’ teachers, the Hard Master (who they capture) and the Soft Master (who Snake Eyes secretes away).

The Arashikage move on Cobra, seeking payback…

REGULAR COVER ART BY ALEX CAL C O L O R B Y R O M U L O FA J A R D O

COVER RI JR.

ART BY R OBERT COLOR BY S I M O N

AT K I N S GOUGH

Special thanks to Hasbro’s Aaron Archer, Derryl DePriest, Joe Del Regno, Ed Lane, Joe Furfaro, Jos Huxley, Heather Hopkins, and Michael Kelly for their invaluable assistance.

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SNAKE EYES AND STORM SHADOW #18. OCTOBER 2012. FIRST PRINTING. HASBRO and its logo, G.I. JOE, and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro and are used with permission. © 2012 Hasbro. All Rights Reserved. IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Editorial offices: 5080 Santa Fe St., San Diego, CA 92109. The IDW logo is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental. With the exception of artwork used for review purposes, none of the contents of this publication may be reprinted without the permission of Idea and Design Works, LLC. Printed in Korea.

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