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.
The news broke a few weeks ago at NYCC that in 2013 a new writer would be taking over the reigns of the main G.I. Joe title, and that new writer is Fred Van Lente. In an interview with Comic Book Resources, Mr. Van Lente revealed some details about the upcoming title, including a new look for the team, a new philosophy, and an updated roster. While the story will continue the IDW G.I. Joe universe, the Joe team is undergoing some fundamental changes.
As usual, this news was greeted with some… “enthusiastic” reactions from different portions of the G.I. Joe community, so I reached out to Mr. Van Lente, hoping to clarify some details and get some more information about this upcoming book. He was very kind enough to get back to be very quickly, and I wanted to thank him for taking some time out of his most assuredly busy schedule to humor my fanboy oriented requests.
For folks who want to hear even more about the new G.I. Joe title from Mr. Van Lente, make sure you’re also keeping your eyes (and ears) open for What’s on Joe Mind Episode 69 as we’ll be featuring a great round table discussion with the new G.I. Joe writer as well as Marvel Director of Communications Arune Singh.
Until then, click the read the rest of the story link below to check out my interview with Fred Van Lente! And a huge thanks once again to Fred for his quick responses to my questions.
A project that has been listed on Amazon for a while, but with a release date that sort of kept jumping around has been volume 1 of the G.I. Joe: The Complete Collection hardcover series by IDW. The goal of the series is to reprint every page of every comic from the Marvel era of G.I. Joe…and yes, this includes (for the first time in trade paperback form) the fantastic “Hot Potato” backup story from issue #1 as well as all of the pin ups and dossiers from those issues, too!
Volume 1 contains issues #1 – 12 which collect the absolute essential foundation of the Marvel G.I. Joe universe as we know it. Dr. Venom, Snake Eyes, Kwinn, the Brainwave Scanner, Billy…it all started right here.
Amazon has this initial volume in stock now at a very reasonable price…and you can rest assured, with these titles being assembled by none other than G.I. Joe uber-fan Mark Bellomo, there is great care and consideration going into them. Hit up the banner below to buy this title and start your “complete collection” of the Marvel G.I. Joe universe!
News out of NYCC about the changes to the G.I. Joe titles within IDW has caused some speculation about 2013 titles…the official IDW solicitations have been released and now we know at least a little about the wrap ups to the current slates of G.I. Joe titles. Issue #21 is now confirmed as the final issue for these current iterations of the G.I. Joe comic universe as things evolve into the new G.I. Joe title, Cobra Files, and Special (Secret?!) Missions.
Curious that IDW chose #21 as significant issues in this case, and I’d imagine we’ll see some creative ways to look at this landmark G.I. Joe issue number, which we all recognize clearly.
Be aware that spoilers will likely be sprinkled throughout, considering these are comics slated to come out in January. Click the Read the Rest of the Story link below for the full run down.
It’s been a while since I’ve been able to sit down and review one of IDW’s G.I. Joe comics, but I wanted to try and dedicate some time this week, considering the changes coming to the titles next year. I figured it might be a good time to get an idea of the current direction of these books and where things might go in 2013 and beyond.
Of course the first review I’m doing is for the Real American Hero book which actually isn’t being affected by the changes next year, but I gotta go with what I love, right?
Click the Read the Rest of the Story link below to check out this review.
The news about IDW’s G.I. Joe titles this past NYCC was fast and furious, but as for this week, we’re back to the status quo, with new issues of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow hitting on Wednesday.
Here are the previews for these upcoming issues.
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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #183
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema (c)
G.I. JOE is in trouble: Darklon has escaped their custody and is finally ready to carry out his sinister plan. COBRA has moved from the east coast to the west coast, while enlisting new sinister allies; even Destro and Baroness seem to be involved in some grand scheming. Can G.I. JOE figure out what their enemies are planning before it’s too late? All the pieces are falling into place as the villains make their move in G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Larry Hama sketch cover!
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Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #18
Chuck Dixon (w) • Alex Cal (a & c)
“TARGET: SNAKE EYES,” part two! SCARLETT leads a team of G.I. JOE members to find and eliminate the traitorous SNAKE EYES. The most dangerous G.I. JOE has gone AWOL to re-join the Arashikage clan and draw them into a war without mercy with COBRA. And G.I. JOE is caught in the middle!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Robert Atkins cover, interconnected with G.I. JOE #18!
