Wow, sad news for fans of Chuck Dixon’s G.I. Joe: Special Missions title as apparently after April, 2014, IDW Publishing will no longer be producing the title. That leaves the main G.I. Joe title as the only “IDW” continuity G.I. Joe ongoing title still telling the story of this new G.I. Joe and Cobra conflict.
It brings to mind the question of how well these books are selling and if there’s enough fan demand to continue bringing IDW’s G.I. Joe to local comic stores on a monthly basis.
Paul Allor continues his work on the flagship title while we deal with the ramifications of issue #200 in the Real American Hero universe. Check out the full solicitation list below.
G.I. JOE: America’s Elite, Disavowed Vol. 3
Joe Casey, Mike O’Sullivan (w) • Josh Medors (a) • S L Gallant (c)
COBRA COMMANDER has been absent for a year, his whereabouts unknown, but while officials in the government take that as good news the G.I. JOE team knows better. Meanwhile, The Phoenix Guard is being proposed to replace the team led by former G.I. JOE commander Philip Rey.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 140 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-930-9
Bullet points:
• Collects issues #13–18 of “America’s Elite.”
G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection, Vol. 4
Mike Costa, Christos N. Gage, Chuck Dixon, Larry Hama (w) • Antonio Fuso, Alex Cal, S L Gallant, Sergio Carrera, J.K. Woodward, Joe Benitez (a) • Paul Shipper (c)
G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection presents all of the G.I. JOE stories in recommended reading. Includes Cobra Special #2, G.I. JOE: Origins #16–19, G.I. JOE #18–22, and Cobra II #5–9.
HC • FC • $49.99 • 344 pages • 7” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-61377-931-6
Bullet points:
• Catch up on all the G.I. JOE action!
Offered Again!
G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection, Vol. 1 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-549-3
G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection, Vol. 2 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-655-1
G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection, Vol. 3 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-793-0
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #201
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)
After last month’s landmark issue, G.I. JOE is ready to make a change! With COBRA on the run and the Pit in shambles, DUKE leads the team into a brave new era, as new teams are formed and G.I. JOE finds another base of operations.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
· A perfect jumping-on point to this classic series!
· Special incentive cover by the inimitable Rob Liefeld!
· Variant Cover by Larry Hama!
Offered Again!
G.I. JOE: The Best of Larry Hama HC • FC • $50.00 • ISBN: 978-1-60010-397-1
G.I. Joe #15
Paul Allor (w) • Steve Kurth (a & c)
THE SEARCH FOR SIREN! The G.I. Joe team is on the hunt for the mysterious COBRA operative codenamed SIREN—but is her song luring them to their doom?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
· Hashtag stands alone—but will she fall?
· Variant Cover by Freddie Williams III!
G.I. Joe: Special Missions #14
Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Rosado, Paul Gulacy (c)
G.I. JOE—AMBUSHED! When the SPECIAL MISSIONS convoy faces a surprise attack from COBRA troopers and a dangerous sniper, it’s up to LOW LIGHT—G.I. JOE’s own long-range specialist—to turn the tables and get the team out in one piece!
Join the SPECIAL MISSIONS team for one last covert mission!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
· The end of SPECIAL MISSIONS!
· Variant Cover by S L Gallant!
Can’t find these things outside larger population areas, the IDW store site is too messy to use. Can’t tell if an issue is the arah continuation, NEW adventures, reprint of DDP, reprint of old Marvel, not to easy to jump into if one wasn’t on board the entire time.
I was surprised that there have been as many Joe titles as there have been. I can’t really keep up. I think necking down to the Marvel continuation and the new Joe title is a good call.