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| More Information On Chuck Dixons Work On IDWs G.I. Joe Comics/Future Releases! |
| Posted on 09-08-2008 at 05:33 PM by Shin Densetsu | Social Bookmarks | RSS Feeds | According to Comicbookresources.com, Chuck Dixon's G.I. Joe comic is slated to be released in January, and is just one of 3 G.I. Joe books that IDW is publishing! Larry Hama will be writing G.I. Joe:Origins which is due in February, and Christos Gage along with Mike Costa will be writing G.I. Joe:Cobra, which is due in March.
On Dixon's G.I. Joe Dave Johnson is contributing covers, with Robert Atkins drawing the interiors. Ex-Machina colorist Tom Feister will be drawing the interiors for Hama's G.I.Joe:Origins, as well as covers along with Andrea Di Vito. Antonio Fuso will be handling the interiors for Gage & Costa's G.I. Joe:Cobra, as well as covers with Howard Chaykin.
Comics for the live action movie, as well as the Marvel reprints will see release next year as well!
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Thanks to CBR for the information and HissTank board members sarcasto66 & artiepants for the heads up!
| | Credit: sarcasto66, artiepants of the Hiss Tank Forums! | Views: 737 | | artiepants: interesting, some things have apparently changed at IDW (but not the cover price :p ).
Larry's now writing the "origin" of GIJoe, and Dixon's doing the "ongoing adventures" with Robert Atkins (i believe we'd been previously told that would be Larry's book and that Dixon was doing a prequel book for the movie.)
and also dropped in there is Christos Gage (who's awesome) is co-writing a Cobra 4 parter... Lo-Wan Bing: Nice. The idea of LH penned Joe stories was making me worry. If Dixon can bring a cool Team 7 vibe to the new Joes then I'm definately putting this one on the monthly pull list. The Cobra mini sounds cool too. Counterpoint: Quote:
Originally Posted by sarcasto66  | Here's more info from COMICS CONTINUUM.
Link here: Comics Continuum by Rob Allstetter: Monday, September 8, 2008
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" IDW PUBLISHING TO LAUNCH THREE G.I. JOE TITLES
IDW Publishing on Monday announced its plans for G.I. Joe spinning out of its G.I. Joe #0 in October, with three new series scheduled for early next year.
G.I. Joe #0, a 24-page, $1 comic, will contain three stand-alone, five-page stories, as well as character sketches and commentary from artist Robert Atkins, previews of upcoming covers, and interviews with the new G.I. Joe creators. The issue features two regular covers, one from Dave Dorman and one from JonBoy Meyers, as well as two incentive covers from Atkins and a wraparound image by Ben Templesmith.
The first title in January will be the singularly titled G.I. Joe, written by Chuck Dixon and featuring art by Atkins. This title moves ahead in the timeline from Hama's series and looks at the fledging G.I. Joe organization as it explores an all-new threat, a shadowy organization that is first introduced to the team in a #0 issue story. Dave Johnson will provide covers for the series, as will Atkins. The first issue features a special wraparound variant cover by Gabriele Dell'Otto.
Larry Hama will be heading up G.I. Joe: Origins, a series that launches in February re-envisions the G.I. Joe team for a new generation. Hama will look at the formations of the G.I. Joe organization and who the characters on the team really are. Hama will be joined by artist/colorist Tom Feister. Each issue will come with two regular covers, one by Andrea Di Vito and one by Feister.
Launching in March is G.I. Joe: Cobra, a four-part mini-series written by Christos Gage and Mike Costa, with art by Antonio Fuso, and covers by Howard Chaykin and Fuso. The mini-series provides a look at the new status quo for the primary threat in the G.I. Joe universe.
IDW also will be launching comics that lead into next summer's G.I. Joe live-action movie from Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, as well as deluxe reprints of past tales. Details for both these projects will be released soon."
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Looks like Larry is not writing the main book after all, but I guess we'll have to wait and see - either way, I am really excited about this news.
Way to go IDW, looks like they might have the right idea on this relaunch.
I for one and looking forward to all of these books. Irid70: I will definitely give them a fair chance. I've never read anything by IDW before, but I am hopeful and optimistic. umanumanamo: I'm on for this one! I can't wait. Money-B: When can we start ordering these?
Is there a pre-order link? Shin Densetsu: Damn IDW is going all out for G.I. Joe! Its very impressive, considering how overlooked the franchise has been.
I wonder if G.I. Joe:Cobra is about Storm Shadow. The incentive cover by Gabrielle Del Otto is going to kick ass! He did the painted Secret Wars comic from 2006, and a bunch of painted covers for Marvel. That guy rules. The Conflict: the on going adventures,the origins and the cobra mini series are a given but are there any other rumored or comfirmed series or books? i thought i read somthing about a book based on the upcoming film. would the other comics the article speaks of be strictly mini series or could there be another or other on going books? plus,how long do you speculate the origins book to run? RolandofGilead: Chuck Dixon is a great choice. I used to really love his work with the Punisher. rob0213: Wow, good way to kick off the new era of G.I.Joe!!!!
I am excited about this, as it seems to be really good news. I really look forward to checking out these books. artiepants: i'm actually concerned by this news, i don't really see the market supporting 3 Joe books at one time. DDP couldn't keep 2 going, right? I know IDW tends to do the series-of-mini-series vibe, but still, there'll be 3 books on the market, even before movie tie-ins.
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Originally Posted by The Conflict the on going adventures,the origins and the cobra mini series are a given but are there any other rumored or comfirmed series or books? i thought i read somthing about a book based on the upcoming film. | When they first announced Chuck Dixon was working on it, they said he was doing a movie Prequel; unless something has changed i'd imagine that'll still happen, and you know you can count on a movie adaptation at least... Shin Densetsu: Quote: |
i'm actually concerned by this news, i don't really see the market supporting 3 Joe books at one time. DDP couldn't keep 2 going, right? I know IDW tends to do the series-of-mini-series vibe, but still, there'll be 3 books on the market, even before movie tie-ins.
| Yes but a movie is coming out, I think thats the main reason IDW is going all gung ho with the license. Not to mention, by the time some of the mini series are done, the movie will have already premiered, and the issues can be collected in trades, for even more sales at the bookstores. IDW has a healthy presence on Barnes and Nobles bookshelves. Deckard: so you know what this origins book is gonna do don't you all? redo the origins of the joes to be compatible for the movie origins....SUCKSVILLE IMO. Elite Force Cobra: cool deal thanks for the info! Derek2783: Quote:
Originally Posted by Deckard so you know what this origins book is gonna do don't you all? redo the origins of the joes to be compatible for the movie origins....SUCKSVILLE IMO. | Deckard man, you and I are totally on the same page there man.
I'm NOT looking forward to IDW doing a bunch of miniseries. Why, oh why, can't there just be a good title that follows one timeline and just goes. No prequals, no sequals, no origins and one-offs, just a good story told in linear fashion that just goes? That's one of the things I did like about DD... you could avoid all the confusion and just follow the main title.
I have a feeling I'm going to need to read a bunch of spin-offs, cross-overs, and one-offs to stay caught up on the main storyline, and I hate having to follow various titles and spin-offs to stay caught up on one storyline. One title, ongoing. Is that to much to ask?! Lantern_Lad: Like I'm doing with the movie, I will judge the ongoing when I read it. I do not, however, have the faith in Dixon that others do.
I have not forgotten GI Joe Reloaded, and what he did when he took over that book:
For those that did not read the (short lived, hard to follow and ultimately bad) book, that there is Duke! Yep, a Cobra spy and traitor.
But, like I say about the movie, I will reserve judgement until I read it/see it... Shin Densetsu: Quote: |
One title, ongoing. Is that to much to ask?!
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Originally Posted by Shin Densetsu I think Chuck Dixon's title is the ongoing book | Right, but it sounds like there will be spin-offs and miniseries that tie in in important ways. I don't want to have to follow extra titles and keep track of what new one-offs and miniseries are coming out to get the story.
That's the whole reason I never picked up Marvel's Civil War (although that's a more extreme example) Deckard: or dc's massive amounts of cross over series (infinite crisis the multiple 52's series, final crisis and lord knows how many others). I want ONE goddamn book. is that so hard to ask? doomed huh: anyone notice they seem to have dropped the "Real American Hero" from the logo doomed huh: I think you could have still enjoyed Civil War without reading the tie-ins and still not really have missed out on anything Deckard: POLITICAL CORRECTNESS now hits GI JOE comics. does this really surprise any of us? Kintoun: Quote:
Originally Posted by Deckard POLITICAL CORRECTNESS now hits GI JOE comics. does this really surprise any of us? | I don't think that's the reason. "A Real American Hero" was already dropped from the title when America's Elite lauched to make it clear where the new volume began. Adding it to one of the new G.I. Joe series again would probably lead to confusion regarding continuity. Kintoun: Quote:
Originally Posted by Derek2783 Right, but it sounds like there will be spin-offs and miniseries that tie in in important ways. I don't want to have to follow extra titles and keep track of what new one-offs and miniseries are coming out to get the story.
That's the whole reason I never picked up Marvel's Civil War (although that's a more extreme example) | Since the 2 new ongoing G.I. Joe series will have different writers and take place in different time periods, I don't think tie-ins will force readers to buy both most of the time. IDW's Transformers Spotlight oneshots are crucial to following the main title because they're usually both written by Simon Furman. Kintoun: Quote:
Originally Posted by Deckard or dc's massive amounts of cross over series (infinite crisis the multiple 52's series, final crisis and lord knows how many others). I want ONE goddamn book. is that so hard to ask? | 52 approriately ran for 52 issues and then DC released a 6 issue mini-series titled "52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen". Therefore, it's not a crossover. While Final Crisis certainly is a crossover, it's really quite small. Not all crossovers are massive. With a cast as gigantic as G.I. Joe, restricting the franchise to one title seems a wasted opportunity to me. However, I would be in favor of characters like Duke and Snake-Eyes being limited to one appearance per month. doomed huh: Quote:
Originally Posted by Kintoun I don't think that's the reason. "A Real American Hero" was already dropped from the title when America's Elite lauched to make it clear where the new volume began. Adding it to one of the new G.I. Joe series again would probably lead to confusion regarding continuity. |
During America's Elite it still said A Real American Hero, just above the logo instead of below. Kintoun: Quote:
Originally Posted by doomed huh I think you could have still enjoyed Civil War without reading the tie-ins and still not really have missed out on anything | Yeah, I've never really understood how people who dislike the concept of crossovers can shun them completely. For instance, if a person enjoyed reading Thunderbolts or Cable & Deadpool prior to Civil War, they should be relieved to hear those characters barely had any role in Mark Millar's story. The repercussions of the Stamford incident were felt in the tie-in issues but it wasn't important to read anything else at all.
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Originally Posted by doomed huh During America's Elite it still said A Real American Hero, just above the logo instead of below. | That's a good point but solicitations strictly referred to the title as "G.I. Joe: America's Elite". |
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| | Kintoun | | Post Deleted by on 12-31-1969 08:00 PM | Tomax & Xamot: Awesome i can"t wait for all of these comics!!!!!!!  Warrant Officer Flint: I think that cover that was being show is S.E.'s visor. Maybe. So with the cobra symbol, maybe he's turned bad... nah, doubt it, but if its true... I CALLED IT FIRST (enless someone else already mentioned it...)!!!!!!!!!! artiepants: Quote:
Originally Posted by Warrant Officer Flint I think that cover that was being show is S.E.'s visor. Maybe. So with the cobra symbol, maybe he's turned bad... nah, doubt it, but if its true... I CALLED IT FIRST (enless someone else already mentioned it...)!!!!!!!!!! | doesn't it say in the interview the Cobra story is going to be about a Joe trying to infiltrate cobra? Warrant Officer Flint: I never read it, sorry. Gosh. murphbri: Cool, IDW is going ass-wild with three Joe books at once! (Although one is a mini). That's great that they got Dixon writing, I love his DC work. I've heard good things about Gage, but I'm not familiar with his writing partner.
I'm not surprised that IDW has added new Joe writers as Hama has stated time and again that he can't (or won't) write for the trade. Which pretty much goes against the entire comic book industry's business model. :-P Knighthart: there's also a thread in the comic area discussing this too. artiepants: Quote:
Originally Posted by murphbri Cool, IDW is going ass-wild with three Joe books at once! (Although one is a mini). That's great that they got Dixon writing, I love his DC work. I've heard good things about Gage, but I'm not familiar with his writing partner. | Based on IDWs trakc record, i'd imagine all three are minis.
and Gage is really solid to great. |
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