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The Art of War, Volume 2

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G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War is a five-issue miniseries published by Devil's Due Publishing in 2006, written by Tim Seeley, a longtime writer of G.I. Joe, penciled by Joe Ng, with Alex Milne and James Raiz also contributing art. The story follows the previous two DDP crossovers: after Megatron is shut down and the disastrous space-time accident on Cybertron, the Autobots have for a time clearly advanced their front against the Decepticons. Then Cobra raids the G.I. Joe base on Earth and accidentally releases Serpent O.R., a super-soldier built by the U.S. government using Cybertronian technology—implanted with the knowledge of Earth's great commanders through history and with Megatron's own personality, it is almost unstoppable. Serpent O.R. then travels to Cybertron and regroups the scattered Decepticons into a fearsome army aimed at the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. G.I. Joe members including Hawk, Snake Eyes and Scarlett must team up with the Autobots and fight on two fronts, on Earth and on Cybertron. This volume is the second of the series; the Chinese edition was translated by a fan scanlation group and is not an official publication, so please refer to the physical copy for binding and page count.

Editor's review

在孩之宝两大王牌 IP 的历次联动里,DDP 这套「特种部队 vs 变形金刚」自有其位置:它不玩时空穿越的巧劲,而是老老实实把两个世界的军力、科技和人物放进同一个战场硬碰。用兵之道(The Art of War)最被称道的一点,是把经典反派蛇王重做成 Serpent O.R.——一个装进威震天人格的赛博格超级战士,让「人类造的怪物」与「霸天虎的意志」两重威胁叠在一起,冲突逻辑比单纯让人类硬撼钢铁巨人可信得多。Joe Ng 与 Alex Milne 的画风硬朗、机甲线条扎实,封面 A 版还能拼成一整幅大图,是老玩家熟悉的收藏趣味。对于从动画、玩具一路追过来的读者,这部作品既能看到蛇眼、霍克等老面孔的高光,也能看到汽车人与人类军队第一次真正意义上的协同作战。本册为系列第 2 册,建议按顺序阅读。

Who it's for

A good fit for

  • 看过《特种部队》与《变形金刚》G1 动画的老读者
  • 喜欢跨界联动、群像并肩作战故事的漫画迷
  • 对蛇王/Serpentor 这一反派设定感兴趣的读者
  • 收藏 2000 年代 DDP 时期美漫的爱好者

Not a good fit for

  • 从未接触过两大人物的新读者,人物密集易劝退
  • 偏好独立完整单本故事的读者,本册需承前启后
  • 对非官方汉化、扫描版画质要求严格的读者

Reading tips

  1. 先读第一部与第二部(II),本册直接承接前两部的结局设定
  2. 留意 Serpent O.R. 与威震天人格的双重身份,这是全书冲突的核心
  3. 读完后可续读第四部《黑色地平线》,霍克的去向在此揭晓
  4. 把两边的阵营人物对照动画印象看,能更快抓住群戏脉络

FAQ

这本是《用兵之道》的第几册?
是系列第2册。《用兵之道》原为五期迷你系列,中文汉化版按册拆分发部,本册对应系列第2册,不是整套合集。
这本书是正式出版的中文版吗?
目前可查到的中文版本多为爱好者汉化组(如 TFG2、TFCLUB 等)译制的电子版,未见正式出版的简体中文纸质书,因此出版社、ISBN 等信息留空。
没看过前两部能直接读吗?
可以读,但会缺少背景。第三部《用兵之道》承接前两部中威震天停机与塞伯坦时空事故的结局,建议按顺序阅读体验更佳。
原版英文合集叫什么?
原版合集为 G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers Volume 3: The Art of War(Devil's Due,2006年9月),收录第1—5期,ISBN 978-1-932796-64-3。

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