Whether spending the actual Veterans Day remembering yesterday, or whether you’re taking a day today to think about the men and women who have served our country, the important thing is that you take a moment to remember folks who have given their time and their lives to defend our country and preserve our freedom.
Less than a week after an election that has elicited such an antagonistic response throughout the United States, hopefully any anger or conflict has been replaced, if temporarily, with remembrance for the most important part of that day. The fact that we, as a democracy, are permitted to make our voices heard, no matter what that voice might say is a true credit to the men and women who have fought (and died) to give us that voice.
To all those who serve and who has served… a sincere thank you.
The more I look at this concept art, the more drool I have to dump out of my keyboard. A big thanks to Twitter friend Twitziller for digging up a new piece of Massive Black concept art from artist Kemp Remillard. And yes, artist is exactly the right term.
I believe the only new G.I. Joe related piece is this pair of images that strongly resemble the Ghost Hawk for G.I. Joe: Retaliation, except with about 147% more awesome. Check out the mirrored images below, and be sure to comb through the image repository here to glory over all of the other awesome art he has for G.I. Joe and other properties.
Coil Con III was a huge event this summer at Kokomo Toys, a great sponsor of GeneralsJoes, but there was much more to it than just G.I. Joe toys and guests! There’s a sense of brotherhood, camaraderie, and just all out fun. The same atmosphere that you get at a JoeCon.
This year, though, they did something a little different as well. This year they brought in a documentary producer who actually filmed and interviewed the folks involved with Coil Con, and they’ve presented a short documentary of the event on YouTube. It’s a very cool look at Coil Con III and the people involved with it. Special guest stars Mike and Gary from the What’s on Joe Mind Podcast!
Check it out embedded below! Big thanks to the Coil Club guys and to Todd and Amber from Kokomo Toys for hosting the event and thinking of this documentary idea.
IDW’s change in direction for the G.I. Joe title in 2013 continues to be a hot topic in the G.I. Joe community and the guys over at The Comix Verse have posted a terrific interview with IDW Editor John Barber about what to expect going forward with G.I. Joe.
The interview covers many different bases, and like my talk with Fred Van Lente we find out that this new G.I. Joe team is still very military oriented at their core, and these somewhat flashy uniforms have a distinct purpose within the confines of the G.I. Joe universe.
It’s a great interview, and for folks concerned about the new comic, you should check it out ASAP.
New comic day this week brings us the third installment in the Target: Snake Eyes series, and the fourth part (out of five) for the very fun G.I. Joe and Danger Girl mini-series.
Check out the previews for the two new issues below.
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Danger Girl/G.I. JOE #4 (of 5)
Andy Hartnell (w) • John Royle (a) • J. Scott Campbell X 2 (c)
It’s the most dangerous event of the summer, and the action continues right here! The Danger Girl and G.I. JOE strike teams have been chosen, assembled and deployed. But will they outrun COBRA’s own special forces teams before a pair of prominent cities are destroyed? Be sure to join Abbey Chase, SNAKE EYES and all your favorite G.I. JOE members as the year’s hottest new series catches fire!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant J. Scott Campbell sketch cover!
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G.I. JOE #19
Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Ken Loh (c)
TARGET: SNAKE EYES part three! SCARLETT leads the Joes on a campaign to put an end to the Arashikage Clan forever. But SERPENTOR and the murderous zealots of the Inner Coil may beat them to it. SNAKE EYES knows the world has turned against him and he’s surrounded on all sides by danger. Just the way he wants it!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant Covers:
James Biggie variant “rock poster” cover!
Bullet points:
TARGET: SNAKE EYES CONTINUES!
SNAKE EYES versus G.I. JOE!
The “IDW World Tour” is on! Watch for variant “rock poster” covers of all your favorite titles over the coming months, culminating in a rock festival blowout you won’t believe for San Diego Comic-Con International 2013!
