The Legacy of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero ft. Writer Larry Hama

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[@andyblueblood3458]

Happy 75th birthday Larry!🎉

[@joshuataylor7443]

Same.

[@darkempire2022]

Living Legend! Yo Joe!

[@TrunksStrife]

SnakeEyes has always been my favorite Thank you so much, Larry.

[@freddyvidz]

I never read a Joe comic, but I LOVED the show. It was a major part of my childhood. The show went off, so I didn’t know the toy line continued after ‘87 until Dragonfire came out.

[@retrojoe8290]

Larry legend Hama!. A lot of Spirit and a little Rock `n` Roll, no Storm will ever Shadow you. Keep AirBorne like a Falcon my brother!. Yo Freaking Joe!

[@SoldadoColeccionista8927]

Thank you Larry! Glad to meet you!!

[@xtort1220]

I love his comics, his GI Joe run is so legendary

[@jcraigwilliams70]

Some of this is really surprising. I never knew he had difficulties in the business. I may be misremembering, but I am sure he wrote Wolverine for a while either while doing GI Joe, or shortly after. And they wouldn't give Wolverine to "a nobody in the business."

[@b.o.4492]

Remember getting issue #21 and reading it… well looking at it and thinking that it was something special. One of my favorite comic books ever. So happy I bought it when it came out AND it’s got to be one of the best comics of all time.

[@MaximumWarp2099]

I hadn’t bought an individual issue of a comic in years until the Skybound series got me heading to the comic shop every month. That and the new Conan series from Titan. Interestingly, the first comic issues I ever bought when I was a kid were both Conan and GI Joe. But it was GI Joe that made me a comic collector.

[@loganhauser7629]

And knowing is half the battle…gi joe

[@johnv3623]

Larry the LEGEND!

[@ChesterLivingstonIII]

Love the hat!

[@kjpphotography4764]

Thank you Larry for a great comic through the decades! I just wish they would make live action movies based of the stories Marvel run.

[@Pedro_Kantor]

Larry deserved better.

[@gott2641]

G.I Joe ARAH is the single greatest comic book ever written! And I'm not saying that just because I grew up with the toy line... or watched the cartoon religiously... or, well... you get the idea.

[@GDR1972]

I only read GIJOE..nothing else interested me in comic books and the at 18 ...I am in the Army...

[@akaiseigo]

Why he wasn't got invited to M*A*S*H conventions?

[@DragonFist9323]

Traitor. You ruined Iron Fist and you were okay to raceswap Snake Eyes in that awful movie.

[@chosen-wan2188]

Larry Hama is a legend! Love all the G.I. Joe Comic Books and all the G.I. Joe Action Figures

[@televiper11]

Much respect to Larry Hama - he’s the only comic writer I’ve read continually over the past 42 years of my life.

[@ThunderGear]

Larry we (the kids that read your comics) always gave a shit about you and still respect what you gave us to this day. I for one enjoyed the every issue I could buy as a kid. The realism and depth of the characters you created are why many of us (kids) became who we are today.

[@rickytoddbotelho9555]

Larry is a genius and master of literature 😂❤

[@raybrown6739]

Larry, THANK YOU! You inspired a generation. I personally proudly served 20 years of service to the US Air Force.

[@jarvisgardner9983]

I meet him twice nice guy

[@batandjoefan8108]

Snake Eyes is my second favorite comic book character after Batman (which I believe Larry also wrote for a while) and I love the Silent Issue and the origin story.

[@teeveeparty]

Larry Legend!

[@cerd6292]

Thank you Larry for years of my childhood spent in joy. Thanks for never writing down and always keeping things based in real life and with real people.

[@cybermercsix3171]

Congrats on the record-breaking Kickstarter for the comics! You're awesome, Larry!!

[@SummerlinRealtor]

Yo Joe! One of the best things of my childhood-G.I. Joe!

[@Kidred-ys2vp]

Will the classic gi joe comics be released in volumes. Instead of the crowd fund omnibus.

[@karlosn5579]

There are softcover compendiums coming out, with vol 1 (containing #1-50) out in October. Costs around 50 dollars.

[@Kidred-ys2vp]

@@karlosn5579 that's good to know

[@marcossierra4011]

Happy birthday great story and characters

[@GTMQ8]

I met Larry back in 2017. For me that was something I never thought would ever happen because I am in Kuwait. There was an event and the U.S embassy decided to invite him for it. He made me a Snake Eyes sketch and signed a few comics and GIJOE figures. More importantly he spoke of how he made the famous GIJOE Silent Issue. I was disappointed that not more people showed up but I blame the event organizers for that.

[@knightmarepilot4832]

Great experience! Thanks for sharing.

[@GTMQ8]

@@knightmarepilot4832 you’re welcome.

[@SpiritOfBagheera]

Can we PLEASE get a collected edition (trade paperback) of the final few IDW Real American Hero issues? I’d only been collecting the series in trade and had to skip over to the Image issues without reading that story... I’m sure I’m not the only one.

[@xtort1220]

You're in luck, the ENTIRE Marvel run is coming out in compendium volumes. First as hardcovers (kick starter is active right now) and then later in paperback

[@SpiritOfBagheera]

@@xtort1220That’s great, but I already have IDW’s collected Marvel run. I’m talking about Larry Hama’s IDW Real American Hero continuation… 24 volumes were released in trade. We the fans were still waiting on the 25th volume when IDW lost the license to Image. And we’re still waiting on those final few issues - that bridge the gap between IDW and Image - to be collected.

[@xtort1220]

@@SpiritOfBagheera ok gotcha, I misread you

[@MightyThorngren]

I've absolutely loved the interview videos. Just because the campaign is over, I hope that doesnt mean an end of these. I really enjoyed hearing him talk about it all. I'd especially love to see his reaction to how successful the campaign went and all the people that went in. We love you Larry!

[@awe-ctaves7304]

Thank you Mr Hama for doing this interview and for being a real person!

[@tafmanime]

I wish Mike Zeck did more covers

[@paulramos4037]

Also, GREATEST WOLVERINE WRITER EVER!!! C'mon, Marvel, make a crossover of that Canadian schmuck and G. I. Joe!

[@kirbykok4544]

I respect G.I.Joe comic book writer: Larry Hama, and I like the G.I.Joe characters that he has created. I also like his G.I.Joe comic book stories that Larry Hama has written. But, the only thing that bothers me, In this Skybound Interview, Is his cursing, and use of porfanity. I feel cursing, and profanity, Is NOT necessary, If you are talking about, a comic book, about G.I.Joe action figures, and toys.

[@faynarawn4164]

What a legend! I might have to argue one point he made: I may be in my forties now, but as I look at my shelf of nearly 80 figures from the GI Joe Classified line, I'm not sure I ever really "grew up"!

[@CarlosFelipe-eq5ll]

Dios bendiga a este caballero!!!

[@DangerDave-e7u]

COBRA!!

[@coverlovercomics2579]

Thank you Larry!!!!!!!!

[@MAZEMIND]

o/

[@jonbetowers]

Legend, but he sold out to Hollywood for that wackass Snake-Eyes movie

[@xtort1220]

Lol it wasn't great but I wouldn't say Larry sold out, he's still putting out awesome GI Joe comics. 301 and forward has been really awesome

[@russellbarba8177]

It is hard to believe he has been a part of gi-joe most of its run....

[@GDR1972]

I was 10 in 1982... I still buy GIJOE.. issue 309 and counting.

[@ericpeterson8732]

Love this guy! Those early Joe issues were amazing. Larry is incredible as a writer and an artist. (I am one of those 40 year olds he talked about)

[@cyberfrank-bx2nv]

my fav issue was #1 and up to 10 it was really good but it was nt about the story afterwards, it was about selling figures, and became a soap opera, not missions anymore and the artists varied, some were pretty clunky art looking, I almost stopped getting them.... surely one of Stan Lees s trick to save pennies and not pay the artists fairly justice is poetic, as he got ripped off badly afterwards. the next step for gi Joe - Hasbro is to create - design an Asian and middle eastern faction 'a la' October guard a team that cooperates or competes against gi Joe heroes gi Joes - October guards, Asian - middle east [create heroic faction names] villains - Cobra, Destro iron grenadiers symbolic gesture for world peace the heroes are real, as peace is real and reason in judgement times war is fictive, as there is no real enemy, the enemy is war itself, not other members of the specie at least 50% of America don t want war, gi Joe is for world peace with America s interests - safety in mind the rest of the world must know the good will of the people, they don t want war! I think this project would be a great legacy for Mr Hama, being a main actor of this beautiful attempt to help save lives and our soul in this terrible conflict coming also, it s a safe thing to say that it s in the community and line s interest to keep good relations with China, or... no more figs here... we must do what we can to keep a bridge with them on a basis of peace and understanding and we must hold firm! the message must be clear, we, the Joe fans are for world peace! and nothing else will do you can count on me to work on that, as if someone saves this world, of course, it ll be...gi Joe! everybody counts on him! it must be done! I m not surprised that the admin kept Larry in the dark, keeping all the fame to themselves, in fear that he might ask more money, or quit to do his own thing but, the golden egg goose never hatches as much as she does when she s happy, and everyone knows that fantastic artists are prima donnas, and rightly so!!! so now you know... good show bro and thank you Mr Hama for all you ve done for us fans and gi Joe, 'never forget'....

[@StoneyHoliday]

Larry I gave a lot of shit. When you killed Doc and friends I cried. When you killed Cool Breeze. I even got excited when you put Megatron in a few issues.

[@nachonachoman]

Larry Hama has the same laugh as Andrew Yang. That said, thank you for the memories!

[@chloe59k]

Been a fan since the 80s. Didn't read anything after 155 til 301 and it's been the best comic in the industry. Some of hamas best work and both artists might be the best 2. Masculine art and woke free which is a Dimond in a coal mine right now. Just gi joe VS Cobra. Thank you hama and mooneyham and crew and image for making this greatness

[@trejohnson4760]

I can't believe people hated that comic. I was G.I.Joe from the 70s and I love that comic. It was so much better then the animated show. Thank you for revitalizing my favorite toy.

[@citadelli]

As kid it was my favorite part of the month to get to grocery store and get the new issues, from 1 on. The cartoons were crap to my 12 year old brain, the comics was my ARAH canon. Back then Cons weren’t what they are now, plus our parents would never take us to one period! lol, too busy making us mow the yard and stuff 😂

[@kevinsnazz]

The first and only Kickstarter I've ever funded and can't wait to get my hands on the physical copies. I do hope they do another Kickstarter for all the non-Marvel Joe stuff Larry has done since, like Devil's Due GI Joe Declassified and the IDW run that picked up after the Marvel books. Also, can we start a Kickstarter already for a complete Mike Grill The Warlord Omnibus already?

[@backcountry164]

Larry Hama won't be able to work much longer due to medical reasons. The fact that he still has to work at all is shameful. This guy is responsible for a huge chunk of our childhoods, and he gets nothing for it even though his creations still make a ton of money for Hasbro.

[@michaelhallen2808]

This comic was a HUGE part of my childhood. Looking forward to reading all over again when the compendium set ships!

[@Dr.Stein99]

I know exactly how it feels to write and create, develop and make. Put my love and effort into things that call to me, that visions appear. For all reasons ubknown to me, but I still feel strongly compelled to create. And just like ypu said - nobody seems to care. Like i manange to share my content with the least most of all respectdul, and the last to care. Who or where I go to show and share with is a mystery for me. At least you have had a business connection, and accomplished. The whole G.I. Joe cartoon era affected me so great as a child. The plots we very interesting even ñow as an adult when I can understand what could be possible. Modern cartoons now seem to lack that same power of attraction. At least for me.they do. Thank you for sharing.

[@brice6018]

Was glad I met him a wonderful person

[@Krix6426]

Hama is such a great man. I am glad to have delved into his world from age 10. I am grateful that he finally got rewarded for giving us so much.

[@patrickphillips3144]

Will Neverwinter nights ps4 get latest updates?

[@NoobSnitch-m4m]

TWDG SEASON 5 NOWWWW

[@tz3500r]

If possible, I'd like to see a crossover comic called Street Fighter x G.I. Joe x Transformers announced and realized. My question is, will you announce Street Fighter x G.I. Joe x Transformers?

[@JTR_3]

Quit spamming

[@Skriot]

I still don't understand HOW Larry thought it was a good idea to "endorse" that absolutely awful "sNAKE eYES" dumpster fire? Fans don't like when you crap all over a beloved character like Snake Eyes. Race swapping is never a good thing.