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GeneralsJoes Reviews G.I. Joe: Retaliation Prequel #2

by | Feb 29, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe Comic Reviews, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe: Retaliation Reviews, G.I. Joe: The Movie

I’m dying to be immersed into the G.I. Joe: Retaliation universe, so I’m psyched that IDW is releasing these issues every couple of weeks.  The first issue left me a bit…I don’t know.  Cold?  It was fine, but I wasn’t wild about the whole “several years ago” angle, and the red ninja attack seemed frenetic and unfocused.

Well, my opinion has changed a bit with this second issue, and things are starting to come together quite nicely.  The continued cameos by Rise of Cobra era characters and equipment ties both film universes together nicely and is a great Easter egg to us fans.  A pretty solid second installment which has made me look forward to seeing more.  To read the full review click the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below.

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Previews reveals some tidbits on G.I. Joe: COBRA II

by | Oct 21, 2009 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW

PreviewsWorld.com has posted some information from the November issue of Previews Magazine, including some very cool details about the upcoming follow up to the critically acclaimed G.I. Joe: COBRA miniseries.

“Mike Costa, Christos N. Gage (w) o Antonio Fuso (a) o Fuso, Howard Chaykin (c)
CHUCKLES is the only man alive to have successfully infiltrated COBRA… and he’s M.I.A. Has he been killed? Defected? Gone rogue to fight a one-man war against the enemy? None of these alternatives are acceptable to GENERAL HAWK. He wants CHUCKLES back with G.I. JOE, so he’s sending a new Joe to retrieve him. But what she finds may be worse than anyone could have imagined… Also, get a deeper look inside COBRA than ever before, as TOMAX, XAMOT, and Erika continue to feel the effects of the previous miniseries, and several COBRA operatives are introduced for the first time in an IDW book!”

Absolutely freaking awesome.  I cannot wait to get my hands on this book.  Really looking forward to it.

Other G.I. Joe related entries, all slated to be released in January, 2010 include:

NOV09 0809      GI JOE COBRA II #1      01/27/10        SRP: $3.99       = $
NOV09 0812      GI JOE MOVIE SNAKE EYES #4      01/27/10        SRP: $3.99       = $
NOV09 0814      GI JOE #14      01/27/10        SRP: $3.99       = $
NOV09 0816      GI JOE ORIGINS #11      01/27/10        SRP: $3.99       = $
NOV09 0818      GI JOE BEST OF BARONESS TP      01/27/10        SRP: $19.99      = $
NOV09 1240      GI JOE COBRA ISLAND AF ASST (C: 1-1-3)  01/27/10        SRP: $49.99   = $
NOV09 1241      GI JOE MOVIE AF COLLECTION 1 ASST 201001 (C:1-1-3)  01/27/10        SRP: $12.99      = $
NOV09 1242      GI JOE MOVIE BRAVO VEHICLE W/AF ASST 201001 (C:1-1-3)  01/27/10        SRP: $39.99      = $
NOV09 1383      GI JOE CLASSIC COBRA COMMANDER BOBBLE HEAD      01/27/10        SRP:$11.99   = $
NOV09 1384      GI JOE CLASSIC GUNG HO BOBBLE HEAD      01/27/10        SRP: $11.99      = $
NOV09 1385      GI JOE CLASSIC DUKE BOBBLE HEAD 01/27/10        SRP: $11.99      = $
NOV09 1386      GI JOE CLASSIC DESTRO BOBBLE HEAD       01/27/10        SRP: $11.99      = $”

A big thanks to Jeff Bohn for the info.

Little preview from the upcoming comic that comes with the video game

by | Jul 10, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Video Game, G.I. Joe: The Movie, IDW

Another little tidbit I got in my box of goodies was a comic book that looks to be the one that comes with the G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA video game.  There are only seven pages of new story in it, and these pages were also featured in Issue #1 of the Rise of  COBRA movie adaptation, but I haven’t seen much chatter about it, so I figured I’d bring some attention to it.  Maybe it’s just because I love the Marvel Comics character “Taskmaster” so much, but Helix is really resonating with me.  I love the character, I love her look, and I really like the concept a lot.  She’s apparently going to be a fairly core component of the upcoming video game (which really excites me), but I hope she kind of indoctrinates into the regular IDW universe as well.  Perhaps the Helix special being released in August will touch on that a bit.

The story basically involves General Hawk giving Duke a rundown of her abilities as we watch some video of her in action…then he finishes the story by saying that they believe COBRA has her, which I would imagine leads directly into the video game itself.

Here are some of the panels below…a pretty good read, even for only a few pages.

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