by generalsjoes | Sep 23, 2016 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comic Reviews, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
It started off as strange, obscure hints several months ago…a Revolution was coming. Then word came out and things really heated up with lots of discussion revolving around this big combined Hasbro universe event bringing together diverse brands into one cohesive world.
So it’s official… the Revolution has arrived. It started with Rom and with Revolution #1 this month (though technically the prelude kicked it off a couple of weeks ago). So was it worth the wait? Is it an event worthy of the Revolution title?
Read below to find out, though fair warning – Spoilers are aplenty!
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by generalsjoes | Sep 22, 2016 | Comics and Cartoons, IDW
Revolution #1 has been released and a couple of the excellent variant covers have been produced by Adam Riches, who is well known to G.I. Joe fans as one of the artists of the Figure Subscription Service cardbacks.
He has done a couple of fantastic variant covers, and he has listed some of his original art on eBay
. One of the auctions is the Optimus Prime/Scarlett action figure cover and it looks really great.
Any G.I. Joe or Transformers fan should check out his listings on eBay now and get these great pieces while the getting is good.
by generalsjoes | Sep 22, 2016 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
December promises to be a big month for G.I. Joe comics as the new ongoing G.I. Joe series from Aubrey Sitterson and Giannis Milonogiannis (among many others) kicks off alongside the new Revolutionaries title, which also has some serious G.I. Joe connections. I also threw MASK #2 in there, too, because…well, it’s freaking MASK that’s why.
Check out the December solicitation information below.
Revolutionaries #1—SPOTLIGHT
John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Tradd Moore (c)
THE REVOLUTION MAY BE OVER–but the future is just beginning! Ripped from the pages of the hottest crossover of the year, the REVOLUTION team of John Barber and Fico Ossio continue the action! KUP is a CYBERTRONIAN literally older than the universe; ACTION MAN is the ultimate special agent trying to live up to an impossible legacy; MAYDAY is a G.I. JOE leader trying to rescue her first command; and BLACKROCK is a CYBERTRONIAN that thinks he’s a human. It takes the mind-bending clash of ROM versus MAJOR BLUDD and the OKTOBER GUARD to bring this unlikely team together… and the secret they learn threatens to unravel the entire universe.
FC • 32 pages + mini-comic • $4.99
REVOLUTIONARIES #1—Subscription Variant
John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Tone Rodriguez (c)
FC • 32 pages + mini-comic • $4.99
REVOLUTIONARIES #1—Fico Ossio Variant
John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Fico Ossio (c)
FC • 32 pages + mini-comic • $4.99
REVOLUTIONARIES #1—Blank Sketch Variant
John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Blank Sketch (c)
FC • 32 pages + mini-comic • $4.99
REVOLUTIONARIES #1—Andrew Griffith Variant
Cullen Bunn & John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)
FC • 32 pages + mini-comic • $4.99
Bullet points:
- Exclusive bound-in Savage mini-comic reprinting a lost tale written and drawn by the late, great Joe Kubert himself!
- Written by one part of the powerhouse creative team that brought you the mega-event, Revolution!
- New tales that continue the storyline of the hit Revolution comic-book event and featuring the same amazing creative team!
- Illustrated by Revolution artist, burgeoning superstar Fico Ossio!
- The secrets of the Hasbro universe will be revealed. If you follow one new book this month, make it Revolutionaries!
- Variant covers by Sara Pitre-Durocher, Sonny Liew, and Paul Pope!
G.I. JOE #1—SPOTLIGHT
Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Ariel Olivetti (c)
G.I. JOE IS BACK! In the wake of IDW’s Revolution crossover event, G.I. JOE’s mission has become a global one–they aren’t just Real American Heroes, they’re Real Earth Heroes. Get ready for an explosive, innovative take on Joe, as writer Aubrey Sitterson (Street Fighter x G.I. Joe) and artist Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet, Old City Blues) bring you the crown jewel of the Hasbro Universe: lasers, intense sci-fi action, and the return of Scarlett, Roadblock, Snake Eyes and more!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. JOE #1—Subscription Variant
Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Aaron Conley (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. JOE #1—Andrew Griffith Variant
Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Andrew Griffith (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. JOE #1—Blank Sketch Variant
Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Giannis Milonogiannis (a) • Blank sketch (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Spinning directly out of the events of IDW’s Revolution event!
- Writer Aubrey Sitterson brings his unique take on the G.I. JOE characters and mythos!
- Featuring stunning, updated character designs by series artist Giannis Milonogiannis!
- With an explosive cover by international superstar artist Ariel Olivetti (Venom: Space Knight)!
- Variant covers by Sara Pitre-Durocher, Sonny Liew, and Paul Pope!
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #235: Snake In The Grass, Part 6
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)
COBRA prepares for its next strike against G.I. JOE, and this time, the Real American Heroes won’t see it coming!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #235: Snake In The Grass, Part 6—Subscription Variant
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • John Royle (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection, Vol. 7
Chuck Dixon, Mike Costa (w) • Javier Saltares, Wil Rosado, Alberto Muriel, Casey Maloney, Werther Dell’Edera, Antonio Fuso (a) • Adam Gorham (c)
The Cobra Civil War is raging and G.I. JOE is caught dead in their sites as the battle for control pits the most powerful members of Cobra against each other, but only one will emerge as the new leader! Collects G.I JOE Season 2 issues #5–8, Cobra #5–8, and Snake Eyes #5–8.
HC • FC • $49.99 • 292 pages • 7” x 11” • ISBN: 978-1-63140-799-4
Bullet points:
- COBRA’s newest leader is revealed!
Offered Again!
G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection, Vol. 1 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-549-3
G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection, Vol. 2 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-655-1
G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection, Vol. 3 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-793-0
G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection, Vol. 4 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-61377-931-6
G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection, Vol. 5 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-103-9
G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection, Vol. 6 • FC • $49.99 • ISBN: 978-1-63140-533-4
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #2
Brandon Easton (w) • Tony Vargas (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards (c)
M.A.S.K. vs. V.E.N.O.M. for the very first time! After being lured into a trap, Matt Trakker and the M.A.S.K. team must survive in order to stop Miles Mayhem from leaking their secret technology to terrorist cells around the world. Matt and Gloria Baker go undercover to infiltrate a black market weapons ring but what they discover will change Matt’s life forever!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #2—Subscription Variant
Brandon Easton (w) • Tony Vargas (a) • Dan Schoening (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand #2—Joe Suitor Variant
Brandon Easton (w) • Tony Vargas (a) • Joe Suitor (c)
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- Special back-up material in every issue written by Tommy Lee Edwards!
- Variant cover by Marcelo Ferriera!
by generalsjoes | Sep 20, 2016 | 5 Page Previews, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Tomorrow looks to be a big new comic day for G.I. Joe fans and comic or toy fans in general! Revolution kicks off with a bang, launching both Revolution #1 and Rom: Revolution #1. Not only that, but Action Man #4 hits shelves and G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #232… and judging by the preview for RAH, there’s a shocking turn of events for one of our Joes!
Check out the full previews after the jump!
Action Man #4
John Barber (w) • Paolo Villanelli (a) • Chris Evenhuis (c)
X MARKS THE SPOT! Will ACTION MAN and his allies put aside their differences long enough to stop DOCTOR X and save the world? Or will the bad Doctor’s master plan tear apart young ACTION MAN’s career before it starts?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- The new ACTION MAN’s first adventure comes to a soul-searing conclusion!
- Leads into this month’s REVOLUTION event!
- Variant cover by Andrew Currie!
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #232: Snake In The Grass, Part 3
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a & c)
COBRA continues the search for their rogue agent. And an operation gone wrong costs a G.I. JOE member the one person they care about the most…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Revolution #1 (of 5)
Cullen Bunn & John Barber (w) • Fico Ossio (a) • Tradd Moore (c)
THE REVOLUTION BEGINS! Explosions rip across the Earth—and all signs of blame point to OPTIMUS PRIME and the TRANSFORMERS! G.I. JOE refuses to go quietly—and they assemble heroes big enough to stop the invaders! ACTION MAN and M.A.S.K. fight for humanity—but where do ROM and the MICRONAUTS stand? Celebrating more than a decade of stories by IDW and HASBRO, this unprecedented bi-weekly event draws everything together—and leaves nothing standing. The REVOLUTION is here—TAKE A STAND!
FC • 40 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- A universe of characters is born through REVOLUTION!
- Not a reboot! Not a relaunch!
- The TRANSFORMERS forever changed!
- The return of G.I. JOE!
- The MICRONAUTS in our universe!
- The DIRE WRAITHS with ORE-13!
- And if that isn’t enough… introducing Miles Mayhem!
- Written by the writers of MICRONAUTS and TRANSFORMERS!
- Illustrated by burgeoning superstar Fico Ossio!
- Epic-length kick-off story plus a whole host of back-up materials!
Rom: Revolution #1
Chris Ryall (w) • Ron Joseph (a) • Ashley Wood (c)
A REVOLUTION tie-in one-shot! ROM’s enemies, the DIRE WRAITHS have infiltrated G.I. JOE at the highest levels, clashed with the TRANSFORMERS over ORE-13, and now… stalk a lone stranger? Why would evil aliens bent on world domination terrorize one anonymous person? The answer is bigger and more sinister than you’d ever imagine!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Bullet points:
- A REVOLUTION tie-in!
- The DIRE WRAITHS’ plans stand revealed, with major implications for the ongoing ROM series!
- The birth of a major new threat for ROM!
- All that and a permanent change to ROM’s status quo, too!
- Variant Ken Christiansen cover, part of a 13-part connected cover! Connects with all 13 Revolution issues and one-shots!
by generalsjoes | Sep 1, 2016 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
IDW Publishing has dropped some very cool news with the announcement of a new ongoing title spinning out of their “Revolution” event happening now!
Once Revolution wraps, a brand new ongoing title “Revolutionaries” will make its debit featuring a unique combination of characters from the various Hasbro franchises working in concert with each other. Comic Book Resources dropped the scoop yesterday, with IDW sending out an official press release today.
So why is this exciting? Well, Revolutionaries will feature some serious connective tissue to all manners of G.I. Joe continuity, including Action Man, a new character named Mayday, as well as some other really cool news. According to John Barber:
Well, the first issue reprints — for the first time — the Joe Kubert “Sgt. Savage and His Screaming Eagles” G.I. Joe mini-comics. That’s a set of characters I don’t really have a personal connection with, those came out while I was, let’s say, between ages where I was into G.I. Joe toys. I don’t know what people think of those characters, but it’s really bonkers stuff. I mean, they had little in-pack comics and they got Joe Kubert to write, draw, color and letter them. The legendary Joe Kubert! The premise of Sgt. Savage is pretty nuts, but within that storyline is a group called I.R.O.N. — the International Robotic Operations Network — who show up in issue one of “Revolutionaries.” Meanwhile, in “G.I. Joe Extreme,” there was the Iron Klaw, and in “Action Force” there was Baron Ironblood. Is there a connection?!?
He also mentions that an event in Kalistan is what kicks off the whole Revolutionaries title, and any G.I. Joe fan worth their salt knows Kalistan was the country that Iron Klaw ruled while secretly also creating the insidious terrorist organization called S.K.A.R.
Sounds like some very cool side elements being brought into this world. Check out the article on CBR for some more great insight and the full press release is below.
Revolution Paves Way For Revolutionaries
Revolution Paves Way For Revolutionaries
A New Team of Hasbro Characters Unite To Form REVOLUTIONARIES
San Diego, CA (September 1, 2016) – REVOLUTION was only the beginning! Once the dust settles on Revolution, IDW’s groundbreaking event series that catapulted a new comic book universe into existence, heroes and villains will rise from the ashes to form new alliances and take on even greater challenges in this brave new comic world.
REVOLUTIONARIES will be born.
A G.I. Joe, a man of action, and a few Cybertronians thrown in for good measure, will form the basis of a team unlike any ever conceived before.
REVOLUTIONARIES, the latest addition to the first wave of post-Revolution titles, will further explore and shape the fledgling comic universe which encompasses TRANSFORMERS, G.I. JOE, ROM, MICRONAUTS, ACTION MAN, and M.A.S.K.: MOBILE ARMORED STRIKE KOMMAND.
This series will reunite Revolution writer John Barber and artist Fico Ossio and will team characters from every corner of this action-packed series, showcasing a full slate of mind-blowing guest stars, including both old favorites and exciting new additions. In addition to the regular players of Action Man, Blackrock (Transformers), Mayday (G.I. Joe), and Kup (Transformers), Revolutionaries will feature a rotating cast of teammates, opening the door for dream team-ups from issue to issue. These Revolutionaries will band together over the course of the unraveling central storyline, a mysterious plot, that serves as the backbone throughout the series.
Join the REVOLUTION on September 14 when the debut issue arrives and prepare for the next stage of evolution with REVOLUTIONARIES this December. |
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by generalsjoes | Aug 12, 2016 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
It’s been teased for months, and we’ve all been bracing ourselves for it, but now it’s official… IDW Publishing’s Revolution series is officially HERE.
Over on IDW Publishing.com the Prelude to Revolution is available as a free download, and meanwhile you can check out the preview to the full first issue of Revolution over on Comic Book Resources.
Along with that over on YoJoe.com G.I. Joe comics mastermind antarctica is already putting the foundation in place for an entire section of their comics archive focused on the Revolution series! Exciting stuff.
Meanwhile, over on the G.I. Joe Discussion Group on Facebook, new G.I. Joe writer Aubrey Sitterson and artist Giannis Milonogiannis have joined up and are sharing some really great info and intel about the upcoming series! Revolution is looking to start off on a very strong footing, and as a G.I. Joe fan I’m excited, but as a G.I. Joe, Transformers, MASK (and heck Visionaries, too) fan, I’m REALLY excited. This is looking like a pretty fun, intertwined storyline. Be sure to bookmark all of those places and keep checking back here, because I’m loving what I’m seeing so far, and I think Revolution will give us all something to talk about!
