by generalsjoes | Jan 20, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Below are the Solicitations for IDW G.I. Joe related comics for April, 2010. Click the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below for the full lowdown, and a big thanks to The Terror Drome for gathering all of this information together. Gotta say, the “Operation: HISS” comic is looking pretty intriguing. My feelings on the Rise of Cobra universe continue to eb and flow, but it’s cool to see the story expanded in comic form, and it sounds like it may tie into the new web-based animated series as well. Looking forward to it.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 20, 2010 | 5 Page Previews, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
It must be new comics day coming up, because we’ve got 5-page previews of upcoming issues of G.I. Joe #14 as well as G.I. Joe: Origins #11. Both issues prove to be interesting additions to the continuity with the first appearance of the Hard Master and a focus on Beachhead’s memory loss…hopefully filling in some of the blanks.
Check out the 5-page previews below!
G.I. Joe #14
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G.I. Joe Origins #11
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by generalsjoes | Jan 18, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe
Somewhat lost in the shuffle of news reports regarding the official launch of Hasbro and Discovery Kids’ “The Hub” kid’s network were some good comments that came from Margot Loesch, President and CEO of The Hub. GeekTyrant.com caught the press conference, and summed up the quotes quite nicely. Talking about rebooting G.I. Joe and Transformers, Ms. Loesch had this to say:
“Absolutely, we look forward to it. They’ve got some engaging characters, some great stories, and it’s really sort of come full circle. When we were producing the shows years ago, we knew that we had something special with some of those programs. It’s fun to reinvigorate them now, reinvent them and come back and bring new programming.”
From the sounds of it, they’re looking to build upon the franchise’s success, but won’t necessarily be tying the new animated series directly to the film universe, which is cool, I think. It’s always a tough line to walk with cartoons based on a covert ops military team who use weapons to kill terrorists on a regular basis, but I think that the animated universe can still be fun and engaging without being overly violent. It sounds like folks at The Hub think so, too:
“This is for kids and their families. We really think that there’s going to be some broad appeal. Clearly, from a content perspective, we don’t want to air anything that’s inappropriate for kids age 6-12, but is the storytelling going to be engaging for you and me? Absolutely. When we sit in a room and write stories, we’re doing it to entertain ourselves. We’re trying to challenge our own imaginations. That’s why I don’t think we’ll disappoint the old fans, we won’t disappoint the teens.”
It’ll be interesting to see what they come up with. I’ve long said a G.I. Joe cartoon would be tough to pull off, but not impossible. There doesn’t have to be death and killing, just don’t over-stupify it. Recent animated fare like Spectacular Spider-Man, and Wolverine & the X-Men prove that you can make good cartoons that don’t cater to just the kids’ audience. We’ll see if they can succeed in the same way with G.I. Joe. Thanks to friend of GeneralsJoes m6d for the link!
by generalsjoes | Jan 14, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons
Remember that news last year about the Discovery Kids channel and Hasbro joining forces (hopefully resulting in some G.I. Joe animation)… well, the first announcement has come, in the form of a website, HubWorld.com which promises to be the jumping off point for this collaboration. Check out the full press release below.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 7, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
When I received and reviewed an advanced copy of IDW’s G.I. Joe: Cobra Special, I knew it was… well… special. Apparently I’m not alone.
MTV’s SplashPage has revealed their year end “Best Of” awards, and the G.I. Joe: Cobra Special received an award for excellence for “Best One-Shot Special”. Here is what MTV had to say about the comic:
“Licensed properties tend to fly under the radar for most readers who aren’t a fan of the relevant property, but those who missed out on this issue overlooked a real gem. Writer Mike Costa scripts a story about the villainous twin brothers Tomax and Xamot Paoli that explores the dichotomy of the characters with a unique twist: the tale is is divided into two parts, with one offering Tomax’s take on a shared experience, and the other offering Xamot’s considerably different perspective on the same. The story is structured so that the book begins and ends with a similar set of scenes, tweaked slightly to indicate the characters’ diverging points of view, and their two stories meet (and diverge) in a common scene halfway through the issue. The issue is one of the year’s best not just because of the story itself, but because of the brilliant style in which the story’s presented.”
Great to see G.I. Joe getting some credit out there, especially the absolutely fantastic work that went into the G.I. Joe: Cobra Special. It really was an impressive issue that was actually more successful (in my opinion) than the Watchmen issue that inspired it. Thanks to YoJoe for the heads up!
by generalsjoes | Jan 4, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Perhaps it is… Phil Kost from JoeReloaded.com has passed the word along that he’s working in conjunction with IDW on a little “Guess the Character” thread with some great looking concept art for a never seen before character (in the new IDW universe, anyway). It seems to pretty obviously be Cobra Commander, though with a very different look.
The full art can be found over on JoeReloaded. Not sure of my thoughts on this one. I like that they carry over the mirrored helmet. I like the fangs and the lower support, but it almost seems too “bald” up top. That 3-piece suit is a bit of a strange choice, too, but we’ll see what scenario he makes his appearence in, perhaps it’ll make more sense. I’m sure he’ll have more than one “look” as well.
Thanks to Phil for the heads up!
