My family moved inbetween issue 19 and somehow I missed a few issues...this was one. (why didn't we just subscribed?!) So I didn't "read" it until years later, after the hype...yes, there was hype even then...letter's pages, etc.

Why did Cobra kidnap Scarlett? Didn't really serve much purpose other than to have Snake-Eyes go to the castle. Plot wise, the addition to the greater saga is is the intro to Storm Shadow and the reveal that they are somehow connected via a tatoo. By Hama's standards that not much....so this issue is pretty light overall, even if it introduces a key character.

Oh, and that damn castle that would be ignored for 100 issues, only to be overused in the last 30 or so.

Issue #21 was a neat idea...thankfully though, Hama used the silent issue concept sparingly. What is groundbreaking once can become tired if overdone.

Score: 6/10 (Ii just can't reconcile my dislike of the endless Storm Shadow-Snake Eyes storyline.)