Dr. Venom Attacks The Pit – Part 5
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Part 5, the final installment is below! Will you be the one to TAKE BACK THE PIT?
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GeneralsJoes Top Ten moments in Dr. Venom's Cobra Career
As I conclude this week focusing some attention on Dr. Venom, I thought it only appropriate to do up a post about Dr. Venom’s short, but illustrious career with the Cobra organization. I know Gary “cmderinchief” already posted his views, but I’ve got my own unique take! Below are what I consider Dr. Venom’s “Top Ten” moments in his short, but storied history. Click the “Read the rest of this Entry” link below to check out the full blown rundown!
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You can take back The Pit… TODAY!
Just a reminder that today is the final day for the GeneralsJoes “Take Back The Pit” contest. Observant and persistent readers should have four images now, and the fifth one will be posted today at some point.
The first person to email me (at justin@generalsjoesreborn.com) all five images will win a G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Pit Playset!
Full details are right here.
Don’t forget, too, that Dr. Venom is currently available for pre-order at the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club online store. We’ve been waiting for this figure for twenty-five years, don’t miss it now!
Best of luck!
GeneralsJoes interviews Marvel G.I. Joe artist Mike Vosberg
I figured with all of the attention Dr. Venom is getting on the site this week, it would be neat for me to spend a few minutes talking to one of the most influential folks behind the character of Dr. Venom. Mike Vosberg was the artist on the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic way back in those days, and the look was the immortal Cobra scientist was born from his hands. But trust me, you know Mike Vosberg from a lot of other things beyond just G.I. Joe. He was the man who drew the comic pages for the Tales from the Crypt TV series, and he has also done storyboarding for countless Hollywood projects.
For these few minutes, though, I talked to him about G.I. Joe, and about Dr. Venom specifically. Some of his answers are interesting…and for anyone who thinks Grand Moff Tarkin is a good head for a Venom custom, turns out there’s a reason for that! Click the “Read the rest of this Entry” link below to read the full interview, and a huge thanks to Larry Hama and Mike Vosberg for setting up this interview!
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Dr. Venom Attacks The Pit – Part 4
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Part 4 is below
Quickly and quietly, Venom scuffled through the Pit. Even with alarms sounding due to the Venom readings, he and the Cobra agents slipped past security and made their way to the control center of the massive Mobile Headquarters.
Approaching the control room, Venom spied Breaker kneeled by the locking system, preparing to lock down the Pit against incoming intruders. But Breaker didn’t realize just how close they were.
One of Venom’s specialized Cobra Troopers launched a barrage of gas, hoping to take out Breaker and the control room beyond. The G.I. Joe communications officer spun on his heels, then quickly pressed a combination of buttons, easing the door slowly shut. Venom snarled, and behind him, he heard boot steps stomping briskly through the solid metal hallways.
“Get us inside! NOW!” he shouted to his team. Breaker was already slumping to the ground as the doors slowly slid shut. Without hesitation, Venom quickly grabbed one of his Cobra team and shoved him harshly toward the door. The trooper fell on the ground and the door slid closed against him, snapping his ribs and causing him to cry out in pain..but the door stayed open.
Slipping a gas mask over his smirking face, Venom stepped over the fallen trooper with his other squad mates just behind. Inside the Control Room, Venom quickly learned just how much of a prize he had just won.
General Hawk sat in the command chair, stunned.
The gas had leaked into the control room, and a trio of Pit Commandos stumbled to the ground, unable to get their gas masks on quite quick enough. Hawk pulled a mask from one of their unconscious hands and yanked it over his face, pulling a pistol out at the same time.
He squeezed off three shots, dropping one of Venom’s troopers, before Venom returned fire, sending him scrambling behind cover. Hawk poked his head around his armored chair, and his fingers quickly danced over the keyboard just under a trio of monitors. The computer beeped appreciatively.
Two more Luger shots sent Hawk back-pedaling… right into the waiting arms of two of Venom’s Cobra Troopers. They grabbed him roughly just as Venom was clutching the shoulders of the trooper who had fallen to the floor, blocking the doorway. Out in the hall, Pit Commandos in gas masks stormed down, weapons raised, but unwilling to fire indiscriminately without knowing who was inside. Venom yanked the trooper from the doorway, and the 3 foot thick titanium slab slid closed with a clang.
The Pit was his.
A few miles away, skiing over the desert sands, a familiar orange vehicle rolled along under the darkened sky. Just above an equally yellow colored single-manned helicopter whipped through the brisk desert air.
Two single blips appeared on the viewscreen where the Adventure Team Commander was looking, seated just behind the Land Adventurer in the small ATV. They had been on their way to participate in testing the latest G.I. Joe mobile command headquarters…but now it looked like trouble.
“That’s General Hawk’s personal channel!” shouted the Commander over the open Comm.
“I see it, too,” radioed the Air Adventurer as he steered his helicopter towards the darkened metallic elephant that loomed just before them. The Sea Adventurer covered his eyes slightly as they approached, and gripped the helicopter skid even more tightly.
“We’ve got trouble, Adventure Team.”
CLUE #4
Sometimes by air, sometimes by land, and even by sea, he never saw active duty
Some used to be twelve, now they are four
But he was eight, rarely seen before
Adventure Team fights by sea, air, and land
Yet his only expertise was out in the sand
Who is this character? Search GeneralsJoes.com to find out what Hawk thinks of him!