by generalsjoes | Feb 6, 2012 | Customs, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
I’ve been talking about it for a little while now, and now you can vote in it!
A short while ago, Robert Atkins (artist extraordinaire for IDW’s G.I. Joe and Snake Eyes titles) decided to hold a contest for the best custom version of his updated Cobra Commander design…and the fans have come through!
With a very nice selection of several different figures in many different formats, there are some great choices for the best custom version of this new Cobra Commander! You can view all of the entries on Robert Atkins page right here.
I’m torn. A lot of beautiful work here… but I gotta say I’m pretty partial to Troy’s version, which even included a mock up of the packaging and a Krake head that can be swapped out! It’s really gorgeous.
Although I absolutely love that Chad and Matt went the o-ring route, and Sidewinder’s 12″ version is truly inspired as well.
Some tough choices here. Go vote!
by generalsjoes | Jan 31, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
We just had a week of no new Joe titles at comic stores, and it was a weird feeling. Seems like almost every week there’s something hitting stores, and now things are back to status quo. IDW is releasing two G.I. Joe issues to stores on Wednesday, February 1st, and we’ve got five page previews for both below.
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #175
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Herb Trimpe, Gallant (c)
The Blue Ninja clan have proven to be worthy adversaries for Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. To take down the rogue ninja clan, strange alliances must be formed, enemies become partners, and unexpected team-ups lead to an all-out assault against the Blue Ninjas. Will the tenous alliance of Snake Eyes and Baroness be enough to finally bring them down? Don’t miss the team-up you’ve all been waiting for in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #175!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Larry Hama variant sketch cover cover!
Bullet points:
- Snake Eyes & Baroness… Together for the first time!
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G.I. Joe: Ongoing Vol. 2 #10
Chuck Dixon (w) • Alex Cal (a) • Dave Wilkins, Will Rosado (c)
COBRA ON THE ATTACK! The new COBRA COMMANDER begins a global strategy to turn the super-secret cabal into a legitimate world power. But those plans are only known to the highest levels of COBRA, and the invasion of a sovereign Southeast Asian country continues. The Joes and UN Forces are outmaneuvered and outgunned in a war of total annihilation!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Vertically inter-connected variant Tom Whalen cover!
Bullet points:
- PART 4 of the G.I. JOE crossover, “COBRA COMMAND”!
- A rolling nine-issue crossover between all three ongoing G.I. JOE titles, all with the same art team!
- Ask your retailer about the special vertically inter-connected Tom Whalen variant covers on all three titles!
by generalsjoes | Jan 30, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Toys, Podcasts, What's on Joe Mind
A lesson in podcasting, folks! If you get a group of guys together for a couple of hours a week for 9 months straight, eventually tempers might flare… a bit. Episode 39 is an example of this. All of us on What’s on Joe Mind have very specific, dedicated ideas of what we want for the show, and some times those ideals don’t gel, and sometimes we get a bit heated. I think that’s a good example of why the show is so well received. We are all very opinionated and care very much about putting the best product out there as humanly possible. Generally we’re able to talk out our disagreements off-air, but sometimes… well those disagreements come out.
Regardless, I still think Episode 39 was a good one. We had Chris Sims from Comics Alliance on the program, which unfortunately for him, put him front and center to some bickering, but I think the whole thing went well. Don’t let Gary dissuade you. 😉
It was a host-packed show with Gary, Chuck, Greg, Justin, Craig, AND Mike all in the house alongside Chris Sims and I think folks will enjoy it if you can get over the spats.
Hit up our Podbean Page or listen via the embedded player below. Onward and upward!
by generalsjoes | Jan 21, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe: The Movie, IDW
Here we have the IDW Publishing solicitations for April, 2012 featuring the “devastating aftermath” from Cobra Command as well as new installments in the Real American Hero universe, and another issue of the pretty cool looking G.I. Joe: Retaliation film prequel series.
Sounds like some intense events happening in the next couple of months, and as I’m getting more and more drawn into the IDW universe I can’t wait to see how things progress.
Click the Read the Rest of this Entry link below for all of the potential spoilery details. In fact, no potential about it… there are BIG spoilers below, so read at your own risk.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 18, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
With big thanks to IDW Editor Chris Ryall’s “RyallTime Blog” for giving us a GREAT look at some upcoming art for not just the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Annual, but also the cover for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #177.
Going totally old school with artistic geniuses Ron Frenz, Sal Buscema, Ron Wagner, and Herb Trimpe, even these few pages are like an awesome walk down memory lane. Such great retro art that really suits the G.I. Joe classic universe nicely.
Check out the Ryalltime Blog to see all of these great images, I’ve mirrored only a couple of them below.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 18, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comic Reviews, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Reviews, IDW
Pretty much since day one, IDW’s Cobra title has been very unique among the other G.I. Joe titles. It had a very distinct writing style and an even more unique art style, which immediately brought it out of the “high octane” action world and into a crime noir episodic world.
So what was going to happen when IDW brought Cobra into the more mainstream style? Well, it loses some of its unique charm, but that doesn’t mean it’s a bad issue. Click the Read the Rest of this Entry link below for the details.
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