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Post-Traumatic Stress Commander
Cobra Commander is laying low, and the international terror market seems to be taking a break from the daily grind of world domination. But all is not as it seems. Especially not for a particular Joe.
Gung Ho, all around tough guy Joe, is starting to have problems. Trapped in a struggle with PTSD he is deteriorating, and must fight to regain control of his own mind. He must fight to overcome the shame of a condition he doesn’t think is valid or real. Stripped of his active status, he is enrolled in a specialty clinic to fight his nightmares of blood and rats—nightmares of being trapped in a New Delhi sewer with Cobra shock troops destroying everything around him.
The world seems to be going to hell, and Gung Ho is right there for the ride down. But at least he has help. At least he has a doctor who understands what he is going through. That is… until a hooded figure, also suffering from PTSD, as well as paranoid delusions, is also checked into the facility.
Weaponless and trapped in a facility with ultra-high tech security, Gung-Ho and Cobra Commander must face their mortal enemies—and the terrors of their own minds if they are to survive therapy and each other.
Gung Ho, all around tough guy Joe, is starting to have problems. Trapped in a struggle with PTSD he is deteriorating, and must fight to regain control of his own mind. He must fight to overcome the shame of a condition he doesn’t think is valid or real. Stripped of his active status, he is enrolled in a specialty clinic to fight his nightmares of blood and rats—nightmares of being trapped in a New Delhi sewer with Cobra shock troops destroying everything around him.
The world seems to be going to hell, and Gung Ho is right there for the ride down. But at least he has help. At least he has a doctor who understands what he is going through. That is… until a hooded figure, also suffering from PTSD, as well as paranoid delusions, is also checked into the facility.
Weaponless and trapped in a facility with ultra-high tech security, Gung-Ho and Cobra Commander must face their mortal enemies—and the terrors of their own minds if they are to survive therapy and each other.
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First published July 13, 2014
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November 23, 2015
Wherever there's trouble, GI Joe is there!
... and that's the problem for Gung-Ho, who is suffering from post dramatic stress disorder in this fun and action-packed novella. In ways that are reminiscent of John Scalzi's Redshirts and Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, this story gives us a view into the life behind the scenes of the cartoon and comic book that many of us loved so much when we were growing up. It's both highly entertaining and liable to leave you with more than a little food for thought on serious issues. Well worth your time.
PS - As a huge G.I. Joe nerd, my only (niggling) complaint is that Sgt. Slaughter is mentioned in passing with the implication that he was a member of Cobra. But despite his somewhat menacing name, he was always one of the good guys.
... and that's the problem for Gung-Ho, who is suffering from post dramatic stress disorder in this fun and action-packed novella. In ways that are reminiscent of John Scalzi's Redshirts and Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, this story gives us a view into the life behind the scenes of the cartoon and comic book that many of us loved so much when we were growing up. It's both highly entertaining and liable to leave you with more than a little food for thought on serious issues. Well worth your time.
PS - As a huge G.I. Joe nerd, my only (niggling) complaint is that Sgt. Slaughter is mentioned in passing with the implication that he was a member of Cobra. But despite his somewhat menacing name, he was always one of the good guys.
August 25, 2014
Good stuff. Captured the feel of G.I. Joe very well with all the insane acronyms etc. Is it wrong that Cobra Commander was absolutely hilarious throughout? Some of the things he said (particularly the Storm Shadow quip) made me laugh out loud.
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