by generalsjoes | Feb 7, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Cobra Command continues full steam ahead, continuing on in the Snake Eyes title. Snake Eyes brings Cobra Ninja Storm Shadow on to the scene, accompanied by his Red Ninjas, with issue #10 hitting stands on Wednesday.
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Snake Eyes Ongoing #10
Chuck Dixon (w) • Alex Cal (a) • Dave Wilkins, Robert Atkins (c)
COBRA COMMAND CONTINUES! The new Cobra Commander’s war of conquest turns to a war of destruction. COBRA troops are forcing an entire populace to become refugees while eliminating any who dare stay behind. Snake Eyes is now in the killing fields, playing his own game of predator and prey with Stormshadow and the red ninjas of the Arashikage clan!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Vertically inter-connected variant Tom Whalen cover!
Bullet points:
- PART 5 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!
by generalsjoes | Feb 3, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: Renegades, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Okay this is getting silly. Next time Hasbro does this, I’m going to give them 24 hours before typing this up so I don’t have to write three separate articles for each series of better images that we get! Gah.
I’ve seen the images. I would imagine pretty much everyone has. I’m certain at this point things are pretty doom and gloom. Five points of articulation, reused vehicles, deth of teh line, etc…
While I’m staying far away from the whole “Deth of teh line!” crowed, I will admit up front I am a bit punched in the gut by the restricted articulation on the vehicle drivers. I won’t say it’s completely unexpected. Anyone who has been listening to the Whats on Joe Mind podcast should remember that I’ve been talking about a scaled back movie line and about the potential for reduced articulation for months now. So hopefully folks who have been listening to that aren’t taken so far aback. But I will admit, even though I’ve been saying it, I can’t help but feel a bit of wind knocked out the sails. There’s just something about seeing that familiar visage of Snake Eyes with only 5 points of articulation that just doesn’t look… right. That’s NOT how he’s supposed to look.
That being said, I’m not writing this off as doom and gloom. Aside from the vehicle drivers there are plenty of things to cheer about, and I’m going to bore the hell out of everyone by regurgitating them all right here. Not only that, but I’m going crazy. I’m going figure by figure and vehicle by vehicle. No, I do not have a life. Let’s do this.
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by generalsjoes | Feb 1, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Well, this is a lot quicker when there’s only a 30 second TV spot and some reused footage to deal with!
I buzzed through the Super Bowl TV Spot and with the wonders of Quicktime spat out a few screen caps that show some of the interesting new details from this TV Spot. Chief among them are the following:
- Jinx looks very bad ass in the red, and we have a very nice, clear shot of the Blind Master
- Snake Eyes manages to shoot throwing stars out of mid air with an UZI!
- Yes, Virginia, Firefly WILL wear his familiar camouflage mask in Retaliation. And he looks BOSS.
- Roadblock quotes Jay-Z just because
- Oh my goodness that’s COBRA FREAKING COMMANDER!!
- Super Cobra speed bike with “fall apart and turn into death rockets” mode!
- That certainly looks like Firefly on the back of the motorcycle as well
- Is that a Pursuit of Cobra looking HISS rising up above an explosion in the desert? Could there be a “Ripsaw” and another larger Cobra version of the vehicle?
- Awesome view of what seems to be the Ripsaw…or is it the HISS? Almost looks like someone in a white mask driving it. Storm Shadow?
- No matter how many times I see it, Snake Eyes kicking ninjas asses off of mountains is awesome
The screen caps are below.
What an awesome day.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 10, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Gonna be a big week for G.I. Joe titles from IDW!
We don’t have 1, not 2…but THREE 5-page previews for G.I. Joe related issues hitting Wednesday. Included in this barrage is G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #174, Snake Eyes #9, and Cobra Annual 2012 featuring the history of the new Cobra Commander. Excellent.
Click the Read the Rest of this Entry link below to check out the three previews.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 4, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comic Reviews, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Reviews, IDW
I do have to admit that it seemed as if the Cobra Civil War kind of came to a sudden and grinding halt in mid-stream. I mean, the storyline progression made a certain amount of sense, but I never really felt this culmination to a thrilling finale or anything, it just kept on steamrolling ahead, and then suddenly it was over.
I did like the end resolution, and I agree with the promotion of that particular character to the Cobra Commander role, but I just felt like it just suddenly ended.
Even with that in mind, I did feel more invested in the IDW universe post Cobra Civil War than I had before it, and found myself looking forward to the whole Cobra Command storyline to see where things go from here. I tried to hold my enthusiasm in check, since the main line G.I. Joe title isn’t my favorite, but it turns out, I came away quite impressed.
To read the full review click the Read the Rest of the Story link below.
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