G.I. Joe Special: Helix #1

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• 5.3

  IGN - Jesse Schedeen

  Aug 12, 2009

  This issue is pretty much a mess all around, but there's no reason it should have been. Though Helix has almost no standing in the G.I. Joe universe yet, I could easily see myself growing to love this character. However, her sophomore appearance will need to offer a significantly better show if this new heroine has a hope of catching on. Read Full Review

• 2.0

  The Weekly Crisis - Ryan Schrodt

  Aug 13, 2009

  This story has a lot of potential, were it fleshed out into a miniseries or a full story arc in the regular title. As it stands, however, you get a few cool scenes of Helix training and a good sense of voice with Duke, but nothing else. The stories comes and goes quickly with little reverie and in the end the reader is left with a horrible climax and a character that probably won't show up again until well after fans have forgotten that they picked this issue up. Read Full Review