by generalsjoes | Feb 29, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comic Reviews, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, IDW
The idea of a “Yearbook” or “Annual” seems like almost a thing of the past, especially in the G.I. Joe world, and I was excited to hear that IDW was reviving the concept for the Real American Hero title. Many of those old school yearbooks were some of the coolest stories going on in the Marvel days.
IDW really dives head long into the whole vintage concept here as well, as they comb the historical archives and pull out some really great art talents to bring this story to life.
The end results? Well, you’re just going to have to click the Read the Rest of this Story link below for the full details.
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by generalsjoes | Feb 28, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe: The Movie, IDW
No, not just one…not just two… but three IDW G.I. Joe books are hitting this Wednesday! Granted, one of them is a reprint of the classic Yearbooks, but hell yeah. Still awesome. Check out the various 5-Page Previews below!
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G.I. Joe 2: Movie Prequel #2
John Barber (w) • Salvador Navarro (a & c)
The origin of Roadblock! While Roadblock is in a deadly race against time to rescue a childhood friend from the clutches of the enemy, we learn the secrets that shaped the Joe’s heavy ordinance officer. Meanwhile—Snake Eyes is in hot pursuit, and he’s not taking any prisoners.
*Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant black & white Salvador Navarro cover!
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Annual #1
Larry Hama (w) • Ron Frenz, Ron Wagner, Herb Trimpe, Sal Buscema (a) • Ron Frenz & Sal Buscema, Larry Hama (c)
In this special 40-page story, G.I. Joe is on the trail of a rogue unit of Crimson Guardsmen. But the Joes aren’t the only ones hunting down the renegade threat: Zartan and his Dreadnoks have been sent by COBRA to handle the situation. This could get ugly for the Joes! Written by Larry Hama, drawn by three classic artists, and inked by the legendary Sal Buscema, this is a G.I. Joe story you can’t miss!
*Retailers: See your order form for incentive information.
FC • 48 pages • $7.99
*Variant covers:
Black & white Ron Frenz & Sal Buscema cover!
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Yearbook Collection
I’ve misplaced the solicitation information, but IDW will be reprinting all of the old school Marvel series Yearbooks, which is awesome. There were four them in total, and they were all pretty impressive stories and had some terrific art, to boot. The Michael Golden Oktober Guard from Yearbook #2 pretty much redefined those characters. Good stuff.
by generalsjoes | Feb 19, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, IDW, Podcasts, What's on Joe Mind
The man, the myth, the legend. The guys from What’s on Joe Mind were lucky enough to spend about an hour talking with one of the fathers of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Larry Hama himself!
We talk about his great work on the current IDW Real American Hero title as well as his philosophy behind comics writing and just a 60 minute look into his mindset.
This special edition really requires no explanation. We are joined by Marvel’s legendary GI Joe writer, Larry Hama. We find out a lot in this interview. What were the early difficulties in the IDW ARAH run? What’s Larry’s dream job? What does Larry mean when he calls GI Joe, Junior Woodchucks with guns? What happens when Hasbro takes over the filecard creation process? Why is writing a “toy book” the lowest of the low? Why was three years the original magic number for Joe and other books like it? How much of a risk was the USS Flagg playset? We also talk about his upcoming Roll Out/Roll Call 3 and SDCC appearances and we even talk a little about Kwinn to boot. Oh, and wait until you hear what he thinks (or doesn’t think) about Wraith and Helix. It is a surprising and eye opening talk with the guy who authored a good part of our childhoods. As a productions side note, please excuse the buzz in audio. Larry has a deep but very soft voice so we had to crank up the audio to hear him clearly. As for the other bad audio, well, let’s just say Justin won’t forget his headset again. Thanks to Larry for joining us. You can meet him next at Roll Out/Roll Call 3 in Southampton, UK March 10th and 11th!
Listen to this terrific special edition on our Podbean Page or through the embedded player below.
by generalsjoes | Feb 6, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comic Reviews, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, IDW
I know I’m dragging a little late with this particular review, but with all of the toy news and the intel about the Super Bowl TV spot I hadn’t really had time to make it happen. Well, I’m rectifying that this morning!
Click the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below to check out the full review.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 31, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
We just had a week of no new Joe titles at comic stores, and it was a weird feeling. Seems like almost every week there’s something hitting stores, and now things are back to status quo. IDW is releasing two G.I. Joe issues to stores on Wednesday, February 1st, and we’ve got five page previews for both below.
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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #175
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Herb Trimpe, Gallant (c)
The Blue Ninja clan have proven to be worthy adversaries for Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. To take down the rogue ninja clan, strange alliances must be formed, enemies become partners, and unexpected team-ups lead to an all-out assault against the Blue Ninjas. Will the tenous alliance of Snake Eyes and Baroness be enough to finally bring them down? Don’t miss the team-up you’ve all been waiting for in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #175!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Larry Hama variant sketch cover cover!
Bullet points:
- Snake Eyes & Baroness… Together for the first time!
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G.I. Joe: Ongoing Vol. 2 #10
Chuck Dixon (w) • Alex Cal (a) • Dave Wilkins, Will Rosado (c)
COBRA ON THE ATTACK! The new COBRA COMMANDER begins a global strategy to turn the super-secret cabal into a legitimate world power. But those plans are only known to the highest levels of COBRA, and the invasion of a sovereign Southeast Asian country continues. The Joes and UN Forces are outmaneuvered and outgunned in a war of total annihilation!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Vertically inter-connected variant Tom Whalen cover!
Bullet points:
- PART 4 of the G.I. JOE crossover, “COBRA COMMAND”!
- A rolling nine-issue crossover between all three ongoing G.I. JOE titles, all with the same art team!
- Ask your retailer about the special vertically inter-connected Tom Whalen variant covers on all three titles!
