by generalsjoes | Mar 26, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Nothing has gotten the fans in an uproar more with G.I. Joe: Retaliation than the idea that Snake Eyes and Roadblock may possibly be Arashikage ninja brothers. While I’m sure there’s much more to the story than that, it’s obvious that the two are somehow linked, and it would appear that the third issue of the G.I. Joe: Retaliation movie prequel is going to touch on that connection.
IGN.com has posted a preview of the comic, which comes out on Wednesday. You can see it right here.
by generalsjoes | Mar 26, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW, Podcasts
Loikamania is a mostly comic-based podcast, which occasionally drifts over into wrestling talk, but comic professionals make regular appearances throughout podcast episodes. Special attention from G.I. Joe fans should be paid to Episode 81, which was actually released a couple of weeks ago.
In Episode 81, Pat Loika brings in Christos Gage and Mike Costa and does a blow-by-blow “writer’s commentary” of G.I. Joe: Cobra Volume 1. The two writers of the series talk about the evolution of the best G.I. Joe book on shelves today and offer some great behind the scenes intel and conversation about the book.
Very cool stuff. Check out Episode 81 of Loikamania right here!
by generalsjoes | Mar 24, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Even if you’re not an IDW fan, I really hope you’re spending some time at Robert Atkin’s blog, because he has been knocking it out of the park recently with some great insight and preview artwork for his upcoming stint on Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. But as good as his posts have been, they almost pale in comparison to what he released today.
Again, this is all from a comic artist point of view, but this is an amazing look into the process of designing a G.I. Joe character and it’s pretty astounding just how much thought and behind the scenes detail work goes into it. Atkins spends two fairly long blog posts going into pretty much every angle and every part of the inspiration for the updated uniform for Snake Eyes in the IDW comic. Part G.I. Joe: Resolute, part G.I. Joe: Renegades, and part real world military, Atkins does some incredible documenting of the build up to this Snake Eyes design.
It is really, really awesome. Even if you’re not big into comics, or big into IDW, this is the kind of thought process that most folks use when creating these figures, and I cannot thank Robert enough for spending some time outlining it. Some great art, some great ideas, and it’s really terrific seeing the process fleshed out like this.
Check out the links below to get the whole lowdown on the updated IDW Snake Eyes design!
by generalsjoes | Mar 24, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
As great as the recent IDW Cobra Command story arc has been, and as well suited to the story Alex Cal’s artwork has been, a big part of me really misses Robert Atkins’ work on a G.I. Joe title. Well, thankfully that problem gets rectified very shortly!
With Atkins slated to return to the art chores for Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow starting with issue #13 and I couldn’t be more excited. And as if I wasn’t fired up enough already, Robert updated his blog with some art for the issue. This includes the cover and interior art for one of the pages inside! Oooh boy this looks awesome.
Check out the links below for the various blog posts:
Love the looks of this. The style is so different from Alex Cal, yet awesome in its own right. Crisp, clear, awesome detail work, and I love the designs of those Red Ninjas. The pencil and ink work all belongs to Robert, with colors by the excellent Simon Gough, who has also posted some great detail shots on DeviantArt as well. You can find his work at
Spidermanfan2099.deviantart.com. The links to the other pieces are below:
Some very cool stuff!
by generalsjoes | Mar 22, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comic Reviews, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Reviews, IDW
Yes, I know I’m a bit behind the 8 ball on this one, time has been tight… but I figured I couldn’t very well review Snake Eyes #11, covering Cobra Command Part 8 unless I covered Cobra Command Part 7 first!
That’s how much I’m enjoying this storyline…trying to make every effort to review every part of it.
Go ahead and click the Read the Rest of the Story link below to check out the full review.
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by generalsjoes | Mar 20, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Tomorrow is Wednesday, which any self-respecting geek knows is “new comic day” and the new G.I. Joe comic hitting local comic shops tomorrow is Snake Eyes #11! Part 8 of Cobra Command, we’re nearing the end of this great 9-part series, and things are heating up.
Check out the 5 page preview below.
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Snake Eyes Ongoing #11
Chuck Dixon (w) • Alex Cal (a) • Dave Wilkins, Robert Atkins (c)
The Commander demands satisfaction! COBRA’s war on a helpless sovereign nation roars toward its conclusion. Snake Eyes is alone against the Red Ninjas led by Storm Shadow in the Temple of the Bells as weapons of mass destruction fall over Nanzhao. The Joes are in jeopardy at a border crossing against a squadron of B.A.T.s. Storm Shadow offers Snake Eyes a devil’s deal; the key to the heart of COBRA. Will the most dangerous Joe accept?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
David Williams interconnected cover!
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