Still showing no signs of slowing down, IDW has sent along the solicitations for August, 2012, including a slew of different G.I. Joe themed releases. All titles seem to be continuing to go strong, including some reprints and the long awaited Field Manual.
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Danger Girl/G.I. Joe #2
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! COBRA’s surprise attack has brought the G.I. JOE team to its knees. But when Lady Jaye learns that Flint has gone missing behind enemy lines, she joins forces with the Danger Girls on a covert mission that aims to rescue her man and get the Joes back on their feet!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Black & White J. Scott Campbell variant cover!
G.I. Joe: Cobra Command, Vol. 3
Chuck Dixon & Mike Costa (w) • Wil Rosado, Bennie Lobel, & Antonio Fuso (a) • Menton3 (c)
COBRA COMMAND AFTERMATH! It’s a new day for the JOEs—as they crawl from the ruins of “Cobra Command”, they find a new status quo… and a change in command! The stories from G.I. JOE, SNAKE EYES, And COBRA converge in this volume plus the G.I. JOE: Cobra Annual is included.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 120 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-351-2
Bullet points:
- Contains issue #12 of each series plus the Cobra Annual.
G.I. Joe: Field Manual
Jim Sorenson & Bill Forster (w) • Various (a) • Bill Forster (c)
Relive your favorite memories of the classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon with the G.I. Joe Field Manual, Volume One—an amazing archive of beautiful animation models. From Roadblock to Zartan, from the Skystriker to the H.I.S.S. Tank, from the Weather Dominator to the U.S.S. Flagg, all of your favorite characters, vehicles, and world conquering devices are present in this amazing volume. Thrill to never-before-published production artwork and behind-the-scenes designs that made the classic 80’s Joe cartoon so memorable.
TPB • BW • $19.99 • 208 pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-350-5
Bullet points:
- Compiled and presented by the team behind Transformers: The Ark
- With over a thousand images from the first sixty five episodes of G.I. Joe and a new foreword from lead designer and comic-book legend Russ Heath.
G.I. Joe #16
Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards (c)
DEEP TERROR concludes! Scarlett and Team Bravo are trapped a mile beneath the Earth’s surface with an army of COBRA killers beneath on their tail! Their only hope is—Mainframe? Also: COBRA’s too-public campaign to destroy the Joes rolls on. How can America’s super-secret heroes survive in the light of day?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Black & White Tommy Lee Edwards cover!
Bullet points:
- All-new direction for G.I. JOE continues!
Cobra #16
Mike Costa (w) • Antonio Fuso (a) • Antonio Fuso (c)
THE HUNT IS ON! The key to all of Cobra’s secrets is in the crossfire as FLINT’s secret G.I. Joe squad converges on FIREFLY and BLACKLIGHT! Everyone has their own agenda—and everybody has a lot of guns! It’s not-stop action and betrayal as secrets come to light and bodies hit the floor!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Joe Eisma & Juan Castro cover!
Bullet points:
- NEW CHARACTERS! NEW MISSION!
- SAME CUTTING-EDGE STORYTELLING!
Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #16
Chuck Dixon (w) • Robert Atkins (a) • Andrea Di Vito (c)
SERPENT’S SHADOW concludes here in the lair of the COBRA Commander! Snake Eyes, Storm shadow and the murderous Rika must free themselves from a trap set by the Commander in the only way they know how—KILL their way out! Will Snake Eyes show his hand and reveal his betrayal of the Arashikage or play this round out to the end?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Lee Ferguson & Sal Buscema cover!
Bullet Points:
- Non-stop ninja and commando action!
- Featuring the key villain from G.I. JOE: RETALIATION!
G.I. JOE / Transformers Crossover, Vol. 1
Michael Higgins & Larry Hama (w) • Herb Trimpe Chris Batista, Steven Leiber, William Rosado, & Jesse D’Orozco (a) • Klaus Scherwinski (c)
The worlds of G.I. JOE and TRANSFORMERS combine in this first volume reprinting the classic crossovers. Contains the 4-issue G.I. JOE and the TRANSFORMERS limited series plus issues #139-142 of A REAL AMERICAN HERO. MEGATRON and COBRA versus the JOEs and the AUTOBOTS, who will come out on top?
TPB • FC • $24.99 • 192 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-352-9
Bullet points:
- The classic G.I. JOE and TRANSFORMERS crossovers, re-colored and ready for duty!
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #181
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Herb Trimpe, Ron Frenz & Sal Buscema (c)
G.I. Joe’s mission at a Comic Convention comes to a close, only to reveal a new, intriguing enemy that may share a history with the Arashikage clan. Meanwhile, Darklon remains a prisoner of the Joes… until an attempt to transfer him from the Pit goes horribly awry! What is the Machiavellian arms-dealer’s nefarious plot and how is Destro involved in it? Secrets are unveiled in this pulse-pounding issue of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Larry Hama variant sketch cover!