This week from IDW Publishing is Snake Eyes (Ongoing) #5 (at least I think or hope it is, IDW’s and Diamond’s schedules have been off the last 2 weeks). Snake Eyes continues to wage his war on COBRA and now he’s up against the clock to help find a cure for dying, infected teammate. Regular series artist Robert Atkins will be taking a break, and Alberto Muriel will be taking over the art duties on this issue. He is joined by writer Chuck Dixon. Covers are by Robert Atkins and Agustin Padilla. Look for this issue on sale, Wednesday, September 28th at your local comic shop. In the meantime, you can check out a preview of Snake Eyes #5 here in the forums. You can also check out a preview of Ghostbusters #1 from IDW here.

Snake Eyes #5:
COBRA CIVIL WAR infects the world! A Joe is dying and only Snake Eyes can save him. The Joes are struck by a pandemic released by Cobra madman Rodrigo Vargas. To save the lives of millions, Snake Eyes goes on a suicide mission to find Vargas and retrieve the antidote. If there IS one!

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

* Variants:
- Unique “Days of Future Past” tribute cover by Danny Cruz
- G.I. JOE #5 “Days of Future Past” tribute variant, convention sketch version!

Bullet points:
• A brand new story arc of Cobra Civil War!
• Snake Eyes faces a new candidate: Enter VARGAS!

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We have an update from site sponsor Jason’s Joes and More for you. He wants to let everyone know that the store has been restocked with over 350 items! So if you are looking for some vintage Joes, head on over and check out this latest stock. There is sure to be something you are looking for.

Hello everyone. We here at Jasons Joes and More would like to inform you, our valued customer, that the store has just finished restocking over 350 items. Figures, accessories, parts, vehicles, filmcards and more. Be sure to come by and check out all the goodies at your favorite vintage G.I. Joe (and slowly building inventory for the newer Joes as well) super store.

Thank you all as always for your continued support. You are what keeps the store alive.

Jason
owner
JasonsJoesAndMore.com

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Today marks the 3rd Anniversary of The Terror Drome. We have been online (publicly, not in a development stage) for 3 years today. It has been a fun ride for sure. I’ve learned many things in those 3 years, I’ve met many people that I would call friends and most of all it has been great hanging out with people with like-minded interests for sure.

So I thank every one of you for joining us here, and especially those that continue to visit and hang out. It has been unfortunate that over the years some have left, but I guess we grow beyond the “plastic crack” some times and find the need to move on. To the others, well sorry it ended that way.

I think we still have some exciting times ahead for us Joe fans, and I for one am looking forward to being a part of it all.

Welcome to The Terror Drome!

Cooooobraaa!

Jason
(WW)

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Thanks to IDW Publishing, we have the December 2011 G.I. Joe comic book solicitation information and cover images. With the Cobra Civil War continuing on, December sees: G.I. Joe (Season 2) #8, COBRA (Season 2) #8 and Snake Eyes (Ongoing) #8 and from the looks of things, things are coming to a boiling point and the new Cobra Commander is to be revealed! Also for the old school Joe fans, comes G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #173. There are also a couple of trade paperbacks in December, COBRA Vol. 1 and (IDW) G.I. Joe: ARAH Vol. 3. So head on over to the forums to check out the solicit info and cover images.

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Yesterday we posted some updates to Scoop’s Dark Room Files. The first of the G.I. Joe “30th Anniversary” Wave 2 figures, “Renegades” Duke and Snake Eyes. And now we have part 2 for you, finishing off Wave 2 is, “Renegades” Cobra Commander and Firefly. Once again, we have pictorials of both figures for you to check out. Continue to look for more updates later tonight and over the weekend of the 30th Anniversary Waves 1 figures. In the meantime, you can click the links below to check out the latest versions of Cobra Commander and Firefly!

• Check out the G.I. Joe 30th Anniversary “Renegades” Cobra Commander figure here »
• Check out the G.I. Joe 30th Anniversary “Renegades” Firefly figure here »

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Hey WOJM fans it is time for a new podcast episode of “What’s On JOE Mind?”! The latest episode from the WOJM crew, episode 22 has been posted and is now available, discussing the latest G.I. Joe news and hot topics of the Joe community. This week the guys talk to HissTank.com admin, Destro (aka Fran) about the New Jersey Collectors’ Convention and some history on HissTank.com. They also answer some more fan mail questions, and a hot topic this week is Hasbro distribution. Also there is a TWO new contests for chances to win prizes! So head on over to their Podbean page and have a listen, or start downloading it in iTunes and add it to your iPod or iPhone.

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The “Flag Points” duo of Don and Dave bring us another podcast episode. Discussing collecting G.I. Joe, sharing memories and occasionally the latest G.I. Joe news to hit the community. On this week’s episode Don and Dave talk about the ultimate G.I. Joe toy, the Flagg! The guys talk about one of the most desired Joe playsets to ever be made. So head on over to their PodBean page or search in iTunes for “Flag Points” to get the latest episode or their previous ones.

The USS Flagg was an incredible toy, wasn’t it? Don and Dave make an attempt to talk about one of their favorite toys of all time – the 1985 G.I. Joe USS Flagg aircraft carrier in Flag Points Episode 7. Fully aware that we could not cover every detail, we did our best to share what we know and to pay tribute to a ridiculously-large boy’s toy playset from the only decade that would tolerate and support such a thing — the glorious 1980’s. Have fun, email us with corrections, but most of all, enjoy our ranting.

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Add this to the rumor column, but Joe Community and Terror Drome member Roadblock Recall mentions he heard on a local radio station today an interview with Shawn and Marlon Wayans. As you recall, Marlon Wayans played Ripcord in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. And also as we know, he was not brought back to reprise that role.

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Not quite sure what is going on with IDW‘s shipping right now, but there is something screwy going on. Last week Cobra #5 was to ship according to IDW, but it was not on comic distributor Diamond‘s list. But it did arrive at some shops. And this week Cobra #5 is on Diamond‘s list and is showing up at the rest of the stores now. Well this week the same thing is going on with G.I. Joe #5, but it appears that it might not be shipping at all (haven’t heard of anyone getting it yet). Again, this was on IDW‘s list for this week. So you will either be able to get this book this week or next, more likely the latter. We do have review of G.I. Joe #5 for you, and since this might not be available for many, it is more like an advance review now. There will be spoilers, so read at your own discretion

The stated intention of the Cobra Commander contest — to deliver as much pain as possible to G.I. Joe — is certainly playing itself out as the Cobra Council envisioned.

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We have some new updates for Scoop’s Dark Room Files for you here. The first of few to be added this week. Part 1 of the G.I. Joe “30th Anniversary” Wave 2 figures, “Renegades” Duke and Snake Eyes. Portraying their appearance from the recently ended (and cancelled) G.I. Joe: Renegades cartoon. We have pictorials of both figures for you to check out. Look for more updates later today and through the weekend of the 30th Anniversary Waves 1 & 2. In the meantime, click the links below to check out the latest versions of Duke and Snake Eyes!

• Check out the G.I. Joe 30th Anniversary “Renegades” Duke figure here »
• Check out the G.I. Joe 30th Anniversary “Renegades” Snake Eyes figure here »

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Available this week from IDW Publishing is G.I. Joe #5. G.I. Joe “Season 2″ continues on with the Cobra Civil War in full effect and things are really starting to heat up. The Joes are attacked once again by Cobra in a secret facility that not even every Joe knows about. Baroness leads a “small army” of Cobra Vipers into the secret facility to eliminate the Joes, but the Joes have a surprise for her and her team, the Davy Crocket (you’ll just have to read it to fully understand that). This issue is written by Chuck Dixon with art by Javier Saltares and Ron Adrian. Covers A & B are done by Tom Feister and Saltares. There is also a retailer incentive cover by Danny Cruz. Look for this issue at your local comic shop on Wednesday, September 21st. You can check out a preview of G.I. Joe #5 here in the forums. We also have available previews of Star Trek #1 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2.

NOTE: This could be another “Cobra #5 situation.” I say this because this book is not on Diamond’s list for this week (like Cobra #5 wasn’t last week), but it is on IDW’s. And of note, Cobra #5 is on Diamond’s list this week, where it wasn’t last week. So some stores may or may not get G.I. Joe #5 this week.

G.I. Joe Vol. 2 #5:
The Joes go underground—literally! They’ve been on the defensive for the last four months, and now they’ve got a plan to get out of the line of fire, regroup, and start painting Cobra with red, white, and blue butt-kicking! That is, if Cobra doesn’t find them and kill them first… Zartan and Baroness are scheming, and that can’t be good for the Joes!

* Variants:
- Unique “Days of Future Past” tribute cover by Danny Cruz
- G.I. JOE #5 “Days of Future Past” tribute variant, convention sketch version!

Bullet points:
• A brand new story arc of Cobra Civil War!
• The fall of a major character starts here!

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