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Nightly News Recap – G.I. Joe: Origins #3 Reviewed by HissTank

by | Apr 21, 2009 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW

One day prior to its official release, Shin Densetsu at HissTank.com has posted a review of G.I. Joe: Origins #3.  Check it out here!

EDIT: Thanks to Todd and Jeff for their comments, apparently this issue DOES NOT come out today.  A quick check to Den Tipton’s blog confirms official release is next Wednesday, April 29th.  Sorry for any confusion!

Nightly News Recap – MTV.com Splash Page talks IDW Comics

by | Apr 21, 2009 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW

The Splash Page, a devision of MTV.com has posted an article about the IDW comic books, mostly talking about the series extensions we reported on yesterday.  Quotes of interest include:

“Calling this “the year of G.I. Joe,” IDW announced that its “G.I. Joe: Origins” miniseries published in partnership with Hasbro will become an ongoing series with current writer Chuck Dixon handling the next pair of “Origins” issues, and veteran “G.I. Joe” writer (and live-action “G.I. Joe” movie consultant) Larry Hama taking over for a subsequent three-issue story. IDW’s “G.I. Joe: Cobra” miniseries will also be extended via an extra “G.I. Joe: Cobra Special” issue at the end of its 4-issue run.”

Along with the report, MTV got some sneak images of upcoming covers for the G.I. Joe: COBRA series.  Check those out below!

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Nightly News Recap – Further details on IDW comics, with cover images

by | Apr 20, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW

Chris Ryall expanded on the recent announcement from IDW about the status of their G.I. Joe books by providing a few extra tidbits, mostly in the way of cover images.  Mr. Ryall states in his Ryalltime blog that starting with Issue #7, the ongoing Joe title will get a nice gatefold cover to celebrate the start of a new storyline.  That awesome cover can be seen below:

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Along with the gatefold cover for Issue #7, the Editor in Chief also showed off the latest work by Tom Feister for G.I. Joe: Origins #6:

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Sounds like things are going well in the Joe publishing realm!  Big thanks to Jeff Bohn for the tip.

Nightly News Recap – IDW Comic News from FX

by | Apr 20, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW

Lots of news came out of the G.I. Joe panel at Orlando’s FX International and Newsarama provides the details.

Some of the key points…

G.I. Joe

  • Dixon has plotted through issue 18.
  • Robert Atkins is on art through issue 6, then SL Gallant (Movie Prequel Destro and Duke) is on art for issues 7 through 12, with Atkins returning for issues 13 through 15.

G.I. Joe Origins

  • Origins is now an ongoing series, with arcs focusing on either a group or a single joe.
  • No mention of the creative team, it is not known if Larry Hama will continue to write the series.

G.I. Joe Cobra

  • Still a four issue limited series
  • But there will be another mini-series with the same creative team.

Other news

  • Larry Hama is going to be drawing an issue (unknown which title).
  • A Baroness one-shot is planned with Ben Templesmith on art and Mark Andreyko writing.

Newsarama also had news earlier in the weekend about Michael Golden and the G.I. Joe Yearbook Redux.

  • Michael Golden and IDW are recoloring and re-editing the story from G.I. Joe Yearbook #2 “Triple Play”.
  • It will contain at least 5 pages of new artwork.

ComicsContinuum has more details on upcoming “Best of Larry Hama” TPB

by | Apr 19, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW

best_of_hamaComicsContinuum.com has posted another entry of “IDW Firsts”, but the only new item on there is the “Best of Larry Hama” Tradepaperback.  Details on the trade paperback are as follows:

“G.I. Joe: The Best of Larry Hama HC will arrive in stores on March 25 from IDW Publishing. The issue is written by Larry Hama, with art by various and a cover by J. Scott Campbell.

Here’s how IDW describes the book:

“Since 1982, Larry Hama has been chronicling the comic book adventures of G.I. Joe, influencing every aspect of the property. This collection of stories, spanning the length of Hama¹s career truly represents The Best of Larry Hama, and includes G.I. Joe: Real American Heroes issues #21, 24, 26, 34, 63, 85, 86, 91, 104, and G.I. Joe: Special Missions #17.”

G.I. Joe: The Best of Larry Hama HC will be 240 pages and will cost $50.”