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A 5-Page Preview of G.I. Joe #22 from IDW Publishing

Posted by WildWeasel on Monday, September 6th, 2010

This week from IDW Publishing is G.I. Joe #22. Picking up from last issue, Scarlett, Mainframe and the Fobs are hit by a tidal wave on the deserted island they were investigating. Meanwhile Shipwreck and his team have taken control of Cobra’s massive sub, the Dreadnaught. But Cobra Commander has ordered Captain Vicuna to retake the vessel. Joes and Cobras are once again in battle, can the Joes stop Cobra? Find out in issue #22, written by Chuck Dixon and killer looking art by Alex Cal. Covers are by Robert Atkins and Charles Paul Wilson III. Look for this issue on Thursday, September 9th (delayed a day due to the holiday) at your local comic shop. So head to our IDW comics forum and check out the rest of the 5-page preview of G.I. Joe #22.

G.I. Joe #22:
The JOES battle Mother Nature as a tidal wave threatens to sweep Scarlett, Ripcord and their strike team off an abandoned COBRA atoll. At the same time, Shipwreck, Cover Girl and the others have captured a COBRA weapon of mass destruction. But can they hold onto it? Action, mayhem, and post-nuclear consequences on the high seas!

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Preview of Exclusive New York Comic Con Covers for G.I. Joe #23 and Transformers #12!

Posted by CAPT. GRID-IRON on Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Mario Coleman of Apocalypse Comics sent to us the following information about their G.I. Joe and Transformers comic exclusives they will have available at the 2011 New York Comic Con during October 8th-10th, 2010 at the Jacob K. Javits Center. They will have exclusive alternate covers to G.I. Joe #23 and Transformers #12 from IDW Publishing, for sale at their booth. Also both cover artists will be available for signing. You can read more details and see images of the covers below.

“We will be bring two exclusive variants to this years New York Comic Con. The first is for Transformers #12, and is a homage to the classic Jack Kirby cover of X-Men #1. The second is for GI Joe #23 and is a homage to the unforgetable Apocalypse Now! movie poster. The TF cover features Sideswipe, Prowl, Swoop, First Aid, Brainstorm, Bombshell and Scrapper and the GI Joe cover features Baron Bludd and Duke. The reason we have chosen these specific characters to grace the covers is because they were all voiced by legendary voice actor Michael Bell who will be joining us at the convention, signing comics, figures, DVDs etc…
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A 5-Page Preview of G.I. Joe: Hearts & Minds #4!

Posted by CAPT. GRID-IRON on Monday, August 30th, 2010

Up this week from IDW Publishing is G.I. Joe: Hearts & Minds #4. Issue #4 focuses on an appropriate pairing with the Cobra Dr. Mindbender and Legendary Joe DOC. Written by Max Brooks with art provided by Howard Chaykin for the Dr. Mindbender half of the book and Antonio Fuso on the Doc portion. Chaykin and Fuso also provide covers too. Look for this issue on sale Wednesday, September 1st at your local comic book store. You can check out a 5-page preview and covers below. The preview is from the Dr. Mindbender half of the book.

G.I.JOE: Hearts and Minds #4
From Max Brooks, New York Times best-selling author of WORLD WAR Z and masterful artists Howard Chaykin and Antonio Fuso comes the next generation of G.I. JOE and COBRA.

“Only an inferior mind cowers in the shadow of morality.”—DR. MINDBENDER

“Time cannot heal all wounds, and neither can I.”—DOC

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A 5-Page Preview of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #158!

Posted by CAPT. GRID-IRON on Monday, August 30th, 2010

Another G.I. Joe title this week from IDW is G.I. Joe: ARAH #158. The fourth issue in this ongoing series. Last issue the Joes are on the run from a Cobra organization that has been hired by the United States Government to bolster national Security. Meanwhile its discovered that Dr. Venom has implanted his personality inside the brainwave scanner! Don’t miss the sweet action of this great series, written by Larry Hama and Art by Agustin Padilla. This issue is available Wednesday, September 1st at your local comic shop.

G.I.Joe: ARAH #158
The scattered JOES converge at their prearranged rally point and launch their last-ditch counterattack against the forces of COBRA. Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow face off, and only one of them walks away from the confrontation. Don’t miss this issue!

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GI Joe Vs Cobra Fall Special: Vacation In The Shadows

Posted by CAPT. GRID-IRON on Thursday, August 26th, 2010

The GI Joe Collectors Club has sent out a press release in regards to their latest club produced comic book, GI Joe vs Cobra Fall Special: Vacation in the Shadows. Originally available at the 2010 JoeCon, this exclusive comic book is available for pre-order in this month’s Diamond Comics Previews catalog (on page 277). So let your local comic book dealer know you would like a copy so they can place their orders. Read the email below.

The Red Shadows are back and more dangerous than ever! To secure an alliance with Cobra, the Black Major must demonstrate the power of his mind-altering chemical weapons to Cobra Commander and Flint is the perfect guinea pig. Now a handful of G.I.Joe and Action Force agents must stop the Red Shadows and save Flint before he goes irrevocably insane. With amazing cover art by famed G.I. Joe artist Tim Seeley.

Tim Seeley provides an amazing cover for this exciting Red Shadows story, based on the 2010 G.I.Joe convention exclusive figure set! Interior art by G.I. Joe artist Sheldon Goh. Featuring exclusive character Dossiers and other bonus content.

Price: $4.95 Pages 32

Walk, Run, Drive to or Call your local comic shop and make sure to ask them to order the GI JOE VS COBRA FALL SPECIAL: VACATION IN THE SHADOWS!

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G.I. Joe Comics From IDW for November 2010

Posted by WildWeasel on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Thanks to IDW Publishing, we have the November G.I. Joe comic solicitations for you. Once again November is a month full of Joe titles; from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #160 by Larry Hama and Agustin Padilla, to G.I. Joe #24 by Chuck Dixon and Robert Atkins, to G.I. Joe: Origins #21 by David Lapham and Werther Dell’Edera. Also in November are G.I. Joe: Cobra #10 picking up the Chuckles storyline again, by Mike Costa & Christos Gage with regular series artist Antonio Fusa back on art chores. Another addition to the G.I. Joe comic library is a unique new 2-part series by IDW Editor, Andy Schmidt and artist Giacomo Bevilacqua is G.I. Joe: Future Noir Special #1 (of 2), a story set in a future storyline, in an anime-influenced “future noir” style. If you like anime, then this book is for you. Finally in November, we are getting two trade paperbacks, G.I. Joe: Cobra, Vol. 2 collecting the first 4 issues of the now ongoing G.I. Joe: Cobra II series, and last but certainly not least is a G.I. Joe: Hearts and Minds hard cover, collecting the 5-issue mini-series from New York Times Best Selling Author, Max Brooks. So head on over to our IDW forum section and check out the covers and solicitation information for each of these titles.

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