by generalsjoes | Mar 19, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
So far the word is good. Lots of positive remarks about this new limited series. I’m hoping to get my own words down on virtual “paper” within the next couple of days as well (not to mention catching up on reviews for Prequel #1 and G.I. Joe #3). Anyway, until I get mine up, check out some others around the web:
Based on what I’d seen in #0, and the limited information that had sorta leaked out there, I had pretty high hopes for this book. Let’s just say I haven’t been let down…
by generalsjoes | Mar 15, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
I’ve been trying to stay really on top of the news about G.I. Joe: COBRA, because it’s shaping up to be a pretty bad ass looking book. But somehow this image of a variant cover eluded me until today. Check it out:
Am I the only one totally seeing those guys in shadows as updated Crimson Guards? That’s certainly what they look like to me. I find it pretty interesting that the first real glimpse of COBRA we may get in this new IDW universe isn’t even in the main book. I’m hoping the timeline here merges with the main book and we see some crossover. I think that would be a pretty cool way to tie the books together and introduce COBRA to the main title in the process.
by generalsjoes | Mar 12, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
ComicContinuum has posted a 5-page preview for the first issue of G.I. Joe: COBRA which should be hitting comic shops March 18th. This dark and gritty title features Chuckles as the main character as he goes deeper and deeper undercover, attempting to infiltrate this new worldwide terrorist organizations. Expect plenty of cameos and surprise guest-stars!
Click here to check out the preview, I haven’t been this psyched up about a G.I. Joe comic in a long time.
by generalsjoes | Mar 12, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
With both books hitting yesterday, they’re sure to get the heavy review treatment, and IGN has them both. They both get moderately positive reviews, with the Prequel notching a 7 and Issue #3 coming in at a solid 7.2, however each title is also coming with some built-in flaws. The reviewer(s) seem to have a craving for more Snake Eyes and more familiar faces, and less Duke. Don’t we all? 😉
Click the following links for the reviews of G.I. Joe #3 and G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA Prequel #1 (featuring Duke).
I should have my own reviews up shortly.
by generalsjoes | Mar 9, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Reviews, IDW
I know, I know…my reviews have taken quite a bit of a hit lately and gotten thrust onto the back burner. For folks who aren’t aware, my review “shooting area” is in my garage. My unheated garage. I live in New England, and for the past 3 months it’s been pretty damned cold, and frankly, sitting in the unheated garage and taking pictures for a c0uple of hours ain’t really high on my list of fun things to do. But that’s a lame excuse…and now I’m going to at least try and get back on the review train with the Wave 1 Comic Packs.
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by generalsjoes | Mar 9, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
G.I. Joe: COBRA co-writer Christos Gage (who is working alongside Mike Costa) spent a few minutes talking to Newsarama about his various projects, including the upcoming limited series, G.I. Joe: COBRA, which is hitting comic shops March 18th.
Check out the video here, specifically starting at the 1:47 mark.
The full transcription is here:
“Mike Costa – who is a very talented up-and-coming young writer and who someday soon I will be coming to, begging for him to help me get work – and I are writing a G.I. Joe: Cobra mini-series that is the most hardcore G.I. Joe that you will ever read. I’m serious.
I’ll be honest. One of the reasons I brought Mike in to co-write is because, a) I was really busy, but also he knows the world and I don’t know the world very well. This is the kind of thing, the character of Chuckles, the things we’re doing with him? I’m like, if they did this with Daredevil, I’d be really mad. I was like, “Are people gonna be really mad at me?” And Mike’s like, “Hasbro’s fine with it, it’ll be really cool!”
We’re having a lot of fun. If you like Ed Brubaker’s Sleeper, even if you’ve never read a G.I. Joe book, you should get this because it’s about a guy, a character named Chuckles infiltrating Cobra. And in the name of trying to bring them down from within, he’s forced to do even more and more evil and extreme stuff, and it’s a question about “If you’re doing the wrong things for the right reasons, can you maintain your sanity, your humanity and your soul?”
Thanks to HELLSTROM of the JoeReloaded forums for this info.
