by generalsjoes | Oct 16, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, IDW
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!
Bullet points:
- TARGET: SNAKE EYES continues—who will survive?
- The JOES will never be the same again!
by generalsjoes | Oct 13, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW, NYCC, Show and Convention Coverage
Turns out the new creative team and new launch of the main G.I. Joe title isn’t the only big shift in 2013…thanks to skinny on Twitter and ComicsBeat.com we have some more intel about the G.I. Joe run of books from IDW next year.
Details straight from Comics Beat are as follows:
“Starting in February, GI Joe will be relaunched, with:
– GI Joe by Fred van Lenten and Steve Kirghiz
– Secret Missions by Chuck Dixon and Paul Gulacy (March)
– The Cobra Files by Mike Costa and Antonio Fuso (April)
Fred van Lente said his book would focus on a core team, including Duke, Cover Girl, Roadblock, Shipwreck, and Tunnel Rat, and that the Joe-Cobra war would be “very public” and “pretty hardcore.” Van Lente and Comic Book History of Comics collaborator Ryan Dunlavey will be doing GI Joe History variant covers.”
So by the looks of it, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow are going away, making room for a somewhat more all encompassing “Secret Missions” which Chuck Dixon will continue to write. Cobra is morphing into “The Cobra Files”, but with the same creative team, I fully expect the greatness there to continue.
Just to satisfy anyone’s fears about a reboot, too, I contacted the new writer of G.I. Joe, Fred Van Lente, and was assured by him that G.I. Joe is not rebooting:
EDIT– According to Bleeding Cool, the title is “Special Missions” for the second G.I. Joe book. That one seems more likely (as an homage to the classic Marvel series).
by generalsjoes | Oct 13, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW, NYCC, Show and Convention Coverage
Straight from the horse’s mouth (meant in the most flattering way, possible, of course) IDW Publishing has just announced at New York ComicCon that their flagship G.I. Joe title will be starting over at issue #1 with a new creative team in 2013.
New writer Fred Van Lente (co-writer of Cowboys and Aliens among many others) announced the change on his Twitter page. He will be working alongside Steve Kurth, who is a familiar name to Joe fans who were around at the launch of the Devils’ Due title what seems like so many years ago.
Kurth was a tough guy to get my head around, to be honest. He had moments of absolute greatness, but then had moments of real inconsistency… but that was many years ago, and artists grow their skills just like anyone else, so I’ll certainly keep my hopes up.
I’m certainly very interested in what Mr. Van Lente brings to the table. He’s got a very broad resume with some high quality work in there. Folks who have been unhappy about Dixon’s pace and his unique mannerisms just might have something to look forward to here.
What does this mean for Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow as well as G.I. Joe: Cobra? Not sure as of yet, but trust me, I’m looking into it. More info as it becomes available.
by generalsjoes | Oct 10, 2012 | 12" Scale, 30th Anniversary, Customs, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, IDW, Other Toys, Podcasts, What's on Joe Mind
Poor Gary has been trying for over 90 episodes (including Special Editions) to try and track down Marauder John and get him on the show, and he finally made it happen. Marauder “Gun Runners” is one of those companies that has been around for a long time in Internet years, and it’s hard to remember a time before they existed, but we talk to John about what got him started down this path and some of his collecting origins.
It was a fascinating discussion with a guy who has had a huge influence on the hobby through his weapons store, and even though I’ve talked to him a number of times over the past many years, it was great to “get together” with him again and talk. Any Joe fan will gain a wealth of knowledge from him, and on your next order mention that you heard him on the Podcast! He’ll throw in a free weapon for ya! And of course we want to encourage everyone to visit the Marauder “Gun Runners” Kickstarter as well to help fund the next series of weapons. It’s an awesome project with some awesome potential results, and worth contributing to for sure. Click here to contribute.
But that’s not all…the entire show was chock full of Joe news and discussion as it always is, and I had to leave early, so you even miss the GeneralsJoes corporate influence. Click on the embedded players below and Show Notes are after the jump.
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by generalsjoes | Sep 30, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Podcasts, Sunbow
G.I. Joe has been around for three decades, and the online community has been thriving for over twelve years, so it’s amazing to think that in all that time there are still some very cool new concepts to explore in the G.I. Joe mythology.
GeneralsJoes Twitter friend Dan Uthman announces that he has launched GIJoeGraphy.com a site devoted to the history of the G.I. Joe characters we all know and love. Where did they come from? He includes a massive map outlining the birthplaces of your favorite Joe characters, and also dives into some key places that should be familiar to all of us.
Check out GIJoeGraphy.com, it’s sure to be a really fun resource for G.I. Joe intel. Big thanks to Dan for the heads up, and be sure to catch his announcement on the Flag Points podcast.
by generalsjoes | Sep 30, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
The whole concept of a scene that spans multiple covers is something that I’ve really loved. I can only imagine the challenge involved for an artist in making that kind of scene work. It’s because of this that I find what Robert Atkins is doing over on his blog so fascinating.
He’s really laying out step-by-step what is going into his work on the covers for the series of G.I. Joe and Cobra issues soon to be released from IDW. He is building a very cool looking scenario featuring a number of different characters in a number of different situations, yet making it all blend together quite nicely.
Check out his progress post right here (where he goes through the first two covers) and make sure you keep checking back as I’m sure he’ll post cover #3 as soon as he is able. Very cool stuff from Robert Atkins.
