by generalsjoes | Oct 17, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comic Reviews, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Reviews, IDW
With the last major IDW event Cobra Command I made a concerted effort to review each and every installment so I could see how the story progressed as a whole. When I review a book I tend to dive more deeply into it myself and truly absorb it better as I prepare to write an article about it.
Well, I’m already behind the eight ball with Target: Snake Eyes considering I missed the chance to review G.I. Joe #18 last week, but I’m going to endeavor to cover as much of this story as I can.
Click the Read the Rest of the Story link below to check out the review.
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by generalsjoes | Oct 16, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, IDW
The news about IDW’s G.I. Joe titles this past NYCC was fast and furious, but as for this week, we’re back to the status quo, with new issues of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow hitting on Wednesday.
Here are the previews for these upcoming issues.
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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #183
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema (c)
G.I. JOE is in trouble: Darklon has escaped their custody and is finally ready to carry out his sinister plan. COBRA has moved from the east coast to the west coast, while enlisting new sinister allies; even Destro and Baroness seem to be involved in some grand scheming. Can G.I. JOE figure out what their enemies are planning before it’s too late? All the pieces are falling into place as the villains make their move in G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Larry Hama sketch cover!
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Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #18
Chuck Dixon (w) • Alex Cal (a & c)
“TARGET: SNAKE EYES,” part two! SCARLETT leads a team of G.I. JOE members to find and eliminate the traitorous SNAKE EYES. The most dangerous G.I. JOE has gone AWOL to re-join the Arashikage clan and draw them into a war without mercy with COBRA. And G.I. JOE is caught in the middle!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Robert Atkins cover, interconnected with G.I. JOE #18!
Bullet points:
- TARGET: SNAKE EYES continues—who will survive?
- The JOES will never be the same again!
by generalsjoes | Aug 28, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW, Sunbow
Hey, here’s a pleasant surprise. I was looking for the previews for new comics hitting Wednesday this week, and look at that! Jim Sorenson’s highly anticipated G.I. Joe: Field Manual has a preview! According to Amazon.com this book will hit September 11th, and I am really looking forward to checking it out.
Amazon is having an amazing sale on the book right now, too. Only $10.74, so pre-order that baby using the image link below.
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G.I. Joe: Field Manual
Jim Sorenson & Bill Forster (w) • Various (a) • Bill Forster (c)
Relive your favorite memories of the classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon with the G.I. Joe Field Manual, Volume One—an amazing archive of beautiful animation models. From Roadblock to Zartan, from the Skystriker to the H.I.S.S. Tank, from the Weather Dominator to the U.S.S. Flagg, all of your favorite characters, vehicles, and world conquering devices are present in this amazing volume. Thrill to never-before-published production artwork and behind-the-scenes designs that made the classic 80’s Joe cartoon so memorable.
TPB • BW • $19.99 • 208 pages • 8.5” x 11” • ISBN 978-1-61377-350-5
Bullet points:
- Compiled and presented by the team behind Transformers: The Ark
- With over a thousand images from the first sixty five episodes of G.I. Joe and a new foreword from lead designer and comic-book legend Russ Heath.
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Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #16
Chuck Dixon (w) • Robert Atkins (a) • Andrea Di Vito (c)
SERPENT’S SHADOW concludes here in the lair of the COBRA Commander! Snake Eyes, Storm shadow and the murderous Rika must free themselves from a trap set by the Commander in the only way they know how—KILL their way out! Will Snake Eyes show his hand and reveal his betrayal of the Arashikage or play this round out to the end?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Lee Ferguson & Sal Buscema cover!
Bullet Points:
- Non-stop ninja and commando action!
- Featuring the key villain from G.I. JOE: RETALIATION!
by generalsjoes | Aug 24, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, Other Toys
I haven’t talked about because well, it’s Star Wars, but down in Florida right now the latest Star Wars Celebration is going on. This is pretty much the year’s biggest Star Wars event, and they have debuted some great footage from Clone Wars Season 5 over on IGN.com.
Throughout the footage, a key character named Embo appears, with his trusty animal sidekick. There is apparently some significant acrobatics, and the bounty hunter Embo has a pretty unique friendship with this animal. Embo is also notoriously… silent.
If this whole dynamic seems familiar, it should. According to Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni, Embo and his compatriot were clearly modeled after G.I. Joe ninja Snake Eyes and Timber. IGN says the following in regards to the homage:
“After the clip was over, Filoni talked about how the quiet and deadly Embo and his fearsome and loyal pet were, “My homage to Snake Eyes and Timber.” As a kid, Filoni was a big G.I. Joe fan and recalls how cool he thought Snake-Eyes was, exclaiming, “He’s a ninja and he’s got a wolf!? Are you kidding me!?”
A pretty cool tip of the hat. Thanks to Dan Uthman on Twitter for the heads up, and check out IGN.com for the full details, including The trailer for Clone Wars Season 5, which contains a brief snippet of the footage described above.
by generalsjoes | Aug 3, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Merchandising is a big thing when it comes to major motion pictures, and it looks like the push to 2013 hasn’t hurt the calendar makers. Amazon.com
has posted a pre-order and preview gallery of a 2013 wall calendar from the G.I. Joe: Retaliation film. Best thing about it, is that it debuts some previously unseen characters like Clutch, Mouse, and… “Special Ops”?
Equally interesting is the lack of other characters like Flint and Joe Colton, but there are three months not shown in the preview, so it’s likely that’s where you’ll see them.
Check out the item right here, and I’ve mirrored some of the images below.
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Thanks to BCYOJOE of HISSTank.com for the info.
