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G.I. Joe: Ongoing Vol. 2 #13

Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Rosado x 2 (c)

“Deep Terror” begins here! COBRA is digging a miles-deep shaft in the Patagonian wilderness and what they’re digging for could change the world forever and NOT in a good way. The Joes are looking for payback after recent events but will the cuts to their operating budget allow for a mission to the bottom of the world? Also: A new JOE arrives at Fort Baxter!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant Covers:

Variant Tommy Lee Edwards cover!

Variant Black & White Tommy Lee Edwards cover!

Bullet points:

• An all-new direction for G.I. JOE!
• All the G.I. JOE titles this month have two foil character covers! Collect all six!

Running about a day late due to some work related craziness…  these books should both be hitting today.  Interesting to see G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #178 so shortly after issue #177 was released.

Check out the two previews below.

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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #178

Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Herb Trimpe, Gallant (c)

Cobra is in trouble! The Blue Ninja clan has infiltrated COBRA’s american stronghold and, even with G.I. JOE’s help, they may not be able to stop the destruction. The leader of the Blue Ninjas, a mysterious cyborg that goes by the codename of BN-001, has arrived in Broca Beach as well. And when he goes after SNAKE EYES and BARONESS, his unmatched skills may finally be too much for the silent Arashikage warrior. Prepare for devastation in the newest issue of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant Covers:

• Larry Hama variant sketch cover!

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G.I. JOE 2: Retaliation Movie Prequel

John Barber (w) • Salvador Navarro & Atilio Rojo (a) • Salvador Navarro (c)

Snake Eyes and Roadblock. Perhaps the most dangerous of all the JOEs — their combination of stealth, cunning, power, and raw courage is nearly unmatched. Go figure, these two forces of might can’t always see eye-to-eye. But when Storm Shadow and his ninja enter the picture, these two JOEs will have to put aside their differences if they want to stop the enemy.

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN 978-1-61377-203-4

Bullet points:

• Sets the stage for stars like Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki, and the RZA to explode into theaters this summer!

Looks like a double decker at comic shops this week as Wednesday brings us both the conclusion for the G.I. Joe: Retaliation prequel series and Issue #12 of the ongoing Snake Eyes series which kicks off his new adventures apart from the G.I. Joe team!

Check out the previews for both of these issues below, one sale at comic shops everywhere on Wednesday.

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G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation #4 (of 4)

John Barber (w) • Salvador Navarro (a & c)

The final battle! STORM SHADOW leads his ninja on an attack that threatens to cripple America’s national security! The only men who can stop him are SNAKE EYES and ROADBLOCK—but can they put aside their differences and learn from each other in time? It’s ninja and commando action in the frantic G.I. JOE manner, leading ino the hottest movie of 2012!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:

Black & white Salvador Navarro cover!

Bullet points:

• Secrets of the new G.I. JOE movie are revealed!
• See ROADBLOCK’s all-new fighting style in action!
• Non-stop G.I. JOE combat!

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Snake Eyes Ongoing #12

Chuck Dixon (w) • Bennie Lobel  (a) • Robert Atkins, Andrew Griffith (c)

COBRA COMMAND AFTERMATH! The most dangerous Joe is presumed K.I.A.—but we know different! SNAKE EYES returns to the HARD MASTER to deliver some shocking news as only the silent JOE can. But someone SNAKE EYES cares deeply about has been harmed and someone else is going to have to pay for that. It’s ninja action in the urban jungle and plenty of new surprises!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:

Black & White Robert Atkins cover!

Bullet points:

• In the aftermath of COBRA COMMAND, everything changes!
• SNAKE EYES as you’ve never seen him before!
• Ninjas fighting in the streets!

With the latest whirlwind of IDW news, many of us were pretty concerned about the potential fate of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comic.  Well, thankfully, according to Larry Hama himself on Facebook, it seems like this comic will still be around for a while, which brings a huge smile to my face.

New comic day hits tomorrow, so we’ve got a 5-Page preview for you right here!

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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #177

Larry Hama (w) • Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema (a) • Herb Trimpe, Frenz (c)

The stakes are higher than ever! Cobra Commander has discovered the danger in the midst of Broca Beach, and has begun his preparations to face off against the Blue Ninjas. Meanwhile, DUKE, SCARLETT and STALKER split off on their own from G.I. JOE in order to head to Broca Beach. And with SNAKE EYES and BARONESS en route as well, this could be the showdown to end all showdowns. Prepare for the final confrontation in G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #177!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:

Larry Hama variant sketch cover cover!

Bullet points:                                                                                             

• Featuring stunning art from industry legends Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema!

Cobra Command has come and gone, and the ramifications are still being felt.  By the looks of this next issue of Cobra, I think we’re in for a very cool retrospective issue.  I love how Chuckles has become such an immortal character in the IDW universe.  They’ve done such a great job with him.

Check out the five page preview below, and be ready to hit up your local comic store tomorrow to get the book in hand!

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Cobra Ongoing #12

Mike Costa (w) • Antonio Fuso (a) • Antonio Fuso, David Williams (c)

COBRA COMMAND AFTERMATH! Devastated by the events in COBRA COMMAND, the team reflects on the life and death of fan-favorite character, CHUCKLES. Meanwhile, the survivors of COBRA COMMAND make peace with horrors of the past… and prepare the horrors of the future.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:

Black & White Antonio Fuso cover!

Bullet points:                                                                                             

• In the aftermath of COBRA COMMAND, everything changes!
• Fan favorite character CHUCKLES’ story is seen from a new angle
• G.I. JOE stands at a crossroads!

Cobra Command is officially over, but the ramifications will be felt for a long time.  The beginning of a new age of the G.I. Joe team starts here and now!  Check out the 5 page preview below, and be sure to scoop this issue up at your local comic store on Wednesday.

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G.I. Joe: Ongoing Vol. 2 #12

Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Will Rosado, Steve Ellis (c)

COBRA COMMAND AFTERMATH! It’s a new day for the JOEs—as they crawl from the ruins of COBRA COMMAND, they find a new status quo… and a change in command! Who will lead the Joes into this new, deadlier, downsized future? SCARLETT leads and op into one of the wildest wildernesses on the planet to uncover a COBRA facility that threatens the very balance of the universe as we enter… DEEP TERROR!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:

Black & White Will Rosado cover!

Bullet points:

• In the aftermath of COBRA COMMAND, everything changes!
• The JOEs face a new villain—a slashed operating budget!
• Who will lead the JOEs?!

I have no idea how this slipped by my radar when I was posting the other two 5-Page previews, but thanks to The Terror Drome for opening my eyes!  Especially because in this short 5-page preview we get some incredible character cameos by Airtight, Dee-Jay, Mutt, and even Razorclaw (!!!!).  Awesomeness.

Check out the 5-Page preview below.  Can’t WAIT to check this out tomorrow!  Check out what I thought about issue #1 right here.

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Infestation 2: G.I. JOE #2
Mike Raicht (w) • Valentine De Landro (a & c)
Unspeakable madness seeps out of the portal Cobra has opened, and it threatens to take over the entire Cobra base… and then spread across the globe! The only hope for survival lies in an unusual alliance between Snake Eyes and master-of-the-occult Crystal Ball. And who knows what role Storm Shadow will play! Pulse pounding horror excitement awaits!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:
Inter-connected “Tentacle Attack” cover! Connecting every Infestation 2 tie-in book!

Tomorrow is new comic day, and a pair of new G.I. Joe themed comics are hitting your local comic store.  G.I. Joe: Retaliation #3 continues the pre-movie adventures of Roadblock and Snake Eyes, while G.I. Joe: Cobra #11 puts a bow on the thrilling Cobra Command story arc.

Check out the 5-page previews below and don’t forget to hit up your LCS to pick up those issues!

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Cobra Ongoing #11
Mike Costa (w) • Alex Cal (a) • Dave Wilkins, Antonio Fuso (c)
“COBRA COMMAND” CONCLUDES! This is it—the final battle as the JOEs struggle to survive. Everything changes here! Who lives—who dies—who wins? The answers aren’t what you expect, and the foundation for the future of G.I. Joe starts here!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:
David Williams interconnected cover!

Bullet points:   
The G.I. JOE status is irrevocably changed!
The Future of the JOEs and COBRA starts here!

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G.I. JOE: Retaliation Movie Prequel #3
John Barber (w) • Salvador Navarro (a & c)
THE PREQUEL TO THIS SUMMER’S MOST ANTICIPATED MOVIE STRIKES AGAIN! Snake Eyes—a deadly ninja. Roadblock—an unparalleled commando. Now’s the time for them to match skills and throw down. Who’ll win in this battle of fighting styles? It’s no holds barred brawling with the bad guys in the middle—plus, new secrets of Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow are revealed!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:
Black & white Salvador Navarro cover!

Bullet points:
Leading directly into the hottest movie of the summer, G.I. JOE 2!

Nothing has gotten the fans in an uproar more with G.I. Joe: Retaliation than the idea that Snake Eyes and Roadblock may possibly be Arashikage ninja brothers.  While I’m sure there’s much more to the story than that, it’s obvious that the two are somehow linked, and it would appear that the third issue of the G.I. Joe: Retaliation movie prequel is going to touch on that connection.

IGN.com has posted a preview of the comic, which comes out on Wednesday.  You can see it right here.

Tomorrow is Wednesday, which any self-respecting geek knows is “new comic day” and the new G.I. Joe comic hitting local comic shops tomorrow is Snake Eyes #11!  Part 8 of Cobra Command, we’re nearing the end of this great 9-part series, and things are heating up.

Check out the 5 page preview below.

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Snake Eyes Ongoing #11

Chuck Dixon (w) • Alex Cal (a) • Dave Wilkins, Robert Atkins (c)

The Commander demands satisfaction! COBRA’s war on a helpless sovereign nation roars toward its conclusion. Snake Eyes is alone against the Red Ninjas led by Storm Shadow in the Temple of the Bells as weapons of mass destruction fall over Nanzhao. The Joes are in jeopardy at a border crossing against a squadron of B.A.T.s. Storm Shadow offers Snake Eyes a devil’s deal; the key to the heart of COBRA. Will the most dangerous Joe accept?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:

David Williams interconnected cover!

Bullet points:                                                                                             

• PART 8 of Cobra Command!