by generalsjoes | Aug 20, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
IDW has passed along solicitation info for their upcoming slate of G.I. Joe comics, hitting local comic shops in November, 2010. Along with these solicitations comes the surprise announcement of a strange new “out of continuity” book called G.I. Joe: Future Noir. This comic is a two issue limited series that looks at an alternate universe of G.I. Joe in a very interesting, anime-influenced style.
I’m sure continuity mavens will be annoyed… we’ll see how it turns out.
Click the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below to check out all of the full details and the cover images.
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by generalsjoes | Aug 20, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
IDW artist Tom Feister, best known for his work on the G.I. Joe: Origins covers was recently interviewed by Newsarama, and you can find the interview right here.
The discussion focuses on many things, but he also drops some cool clues about upcoming issues of G.I. Joe: Origins:
“The most recent cover I did for GI Joe Origins was a stretch for me. The storyline takes place in Bangaldesh — it’s about how COBRA recruits new soldiers. My editor, Carlos Guzeman, and I started talking about doing some propaganda type posters for the arc. I really didn’t want to do more of the WWII style images. It’s been done to death, and I wanted to try something new. We started talking about the propoganda art from Communist China. It’s very creepy. Everything is very bright and the people are all very happy. A little too happy. I thought that given what I knew about Bangladesh, and the colors and images I’ve seen it might be a good fit. So I applied the Chinese propoganda art to the cover for Cobra… Am I rambling?”
The conversation also brings the cover image to the aforementioned G.I. Joe: Origins issue, which is a very cool looking image.
Check out the full interview at Newsarama.com, and a big thanks to Jeff Bohn for the info.
by generalsjoes | Aug 10, 2010 | 5 Page Previews, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Tomorrow is new comic day, and if nothing else, IDW has made it so a new G.I. Joe title is released nearly every week, which is pretty cool to see. This week it’s the mainstream Joe title that gets it’s 21st issue. Issue #21 in G.I. Joe lore has become a special trademark, and this time around appears to be no different. If the 5-page preview is any indication, we’ll be treated to another silent issue, though there appear to be far less ninjas involved this time.
Check out the gallery below.
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G.I. Joe #21
Chuck Dixon (w) • Alex Cal (a) • Kelsey Shannon, Robert Atkins (c)
Action at crush depth as Shipwreck and his crew board a massive COBRA submarine to take control. But the clock is ticking as a nuke set in a deep underwater trench could blow, killing them and dooming Scarlett and Ripcord. This special image and its incentive cover pay homage to the classic G.I. Joe #21 “silent issue” from yesteryear!
*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
by generalsjoes | Aug 4, 2010 | 5 Page Previews, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Ohhh, good stuff. Like last month, issue #157 seems to have the mojo back again, and I am in LOVE with that Rod Whigham cover. Total throwback to the 80’s. Awesome. Issue #157 comes out on Wednesday, check out the 5-page preview below.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #157
Larry Hama (w) • Agustin Padilla (a) • Padilla, Rod Whigham (c)
Relentless Cobra hit teams go after the disbanded and outlawed G.I. Joe team. The beleaguered Joes converge on their pre-set rallying point, determined to launch an organized counter-attack and bring the fight back to Cobra. Meanwhile, cohesion within Cobra ranks begins to deteriorate as Dr. Venom returns from the dead!
*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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by generalsjoes | Jul 29, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW, SDCC, Show and Convention Coverage
Somewhat overdue, Comic Book Resources has posted a recap of the IDW and Hasbro SDCC Panel, though honestly not much new G.I. Joe related information was revealed. Below you can find the text of the recap, which was pulled from CBR directly.
“Schmidt nicknamed September’s “G.I.Joe Origins”#19 “Silent Crescendo” as it features a silent Snake-Eyes story by Larry Hama and Joe Benitez. Hama noted that he actually choreographed the fight sequences for the layouts with weapons from his own collection. IDW will also release a recolored reprint of the classic G.I.Joe story “Silent Interlude” with a new cover by Ashley Wood as a retailer incentive.
“G.I.Joe Origins” #20 in October by David Lapham and Werther Dell’Edera will feature “Sedition By Numbers,” a story that introduces a new character and “a horrifying insight into the Cobra organization.”
In the last week of September, IDW will publish “G.I.Joe Cobra Special” by Mike Costa and Antonio Fuso that will feature fan favorite character Erika Le Tene in “The Trial Of Erika Le Tene.” The story will pick up where the events in IDW’s “G.I.Joe: Cobra” left off while “G.I.Joe: Cobra” Issues #10 through #13 by Christos Gage, Mike Costa and Antonio Fuso finishes the Cobra Commander & Chuckles trilogy. The subsequent storyline of the series will feature the origin of the Croc-Master.
Schmidt joked that the storyline in issue #23 through #27 of the ongoing “G.I.Joe” series by Chuck Dixon and Robert Atkins would be entitled “Critical Mass…or Mass Destruction” and noted that the storyline not only concluded “Season One” of “G.I.Joe” but also introduced Storm Shadow to current Joe continuity.”
So, as I said, not a whole lot of new information, but some information, just the same. Check out the original article over on Comic Book Resources for cover images and other little tidbits.
