Already in the short history of the G.I. Joe: Renegades animated series, we’ve seen Scrap Iron, Zartan, Destro, Storm Shadow, and a wealth of the Cobra hierarchy we’re used to. Well, on February 11th, the 12th episode of Renegades airs, titled “Firefight”. And while the title might suggest a more flame-based story, one thing we now know for certain. Cobra saboteur Firefly is breaking into the Renegades universe. Check out the full episode description pulled from TVGuide.com:
“The Joes try to destroy a bio-viper facility, but are hindered by Firefly, a saboteur for Cobra.”
With the family out for a Girl Scout field trip, I had a chance to get jumping right on Episode Nine of G.I. Joe: Renegades tonight, and with Zartan being the focus of the show, I was happy to be able to do that.
While a considerable departure from what we know, we get a pretty fresh, interesting, and new take on the Master of Disguise. You can check out my review either in the Episode Guide or directly right here!
The name popped up on the screen for a mere second or two, and a smile immediately came to my face.
For anyone who has been a part of the G.I. Joe online fandom for a long time, the name Eugene Son is immediately recognizable. Eugene was one of the more prolific early members of the online G.I. Joe community and in fact was one of the founders of G.I. Joe super archive YoJoe.com. Anything that YoJoe currently is, is due to the major influence that Eugene had over the site while a part of the online community.
A few years ago, Eugene faded away from the community some, and decided to pursue a career in the animation industry as a writer. He has written for some fantastic properties over the years, including Ben10 and Marvel Superhero Squad (among many others). Imagine my surprise, however, to see his name pop up in the credits for Episode Nine of G.I. Joe: Renegades. Zartan and the Dreadnoks’ origin within the G.I. Joe: Renegades universe was penned by one of us. How cool is that?
Things do have a way of coming full circle, so let me just take a moment to give Eugene a little applause, some congratulations, and here’s hoping he gets to put pen to paper for many more Renegades episodes in the future! Yo Joe indeed.
Earlier today I passed along word that the February issue of the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club Newsletter would feature an interesting freebie and encouraged folks to join. Well, while we still don’t exactly know what the freebie is, the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club Facebook Page provided some more cool info about the February issue!
“A NEW regular feature of the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club magazine will be a running Adventure Team comic in serial format! Each issue will feature two pages of story and art by Tod Pleasant and Rod Whigham! The first two pager will debut in the February issue of the Club magazine….”
That’s right! A NEW Adventure Team comic story…but the best part? Art by Rod Whigham! That makes my freaking day. I love seeing his covers for the IDW G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero books, seeing actual internal art in a G.I. Joe comic again will be fantastic.
Can’t wait. If you want to join up in time for the February issue, check out GIJoeClub.com now!
While I was able to capture a quick promo for Episode 9 of G.I. Joe: Renegades last week, it took a little while for me to get my digital mitts on this slightly longer one. But I think the wait was worth it! Featuring a few spoken lines by Zartan, and quite a bit more action, this second promo has me all fired up for tomorrow night!
Check it out below.
For folks who missed it, or for folks like me who are just in love with the awesome high quality videos on Hubworld.com, the latest episode has been uploaded! Featuring the introductions of both Scrap Iron and James McCullen (AKA “Destro”), episode 8 takes a surprisingly dark topic and gives us 20 minutes of compelling animated action.
Of course, don’t forget that Episode 9, “Dreadnoks Rising” debuts on The Hub tomorrow as well, featuring the debut of Zartan and the Dreadnoks!
For all of the latest Renegades info, check out my Renegades SuperSite, and specifically the Episode Guide.
