The series was marketed as three ongoing series (G.I. Joe,G.I. Joe: Origins,G.I. Joe: Cobra II), two mini-series (G.I. Joe: Cobra andG.I. Joe: Hearts And Minds) and a small series of one-shots (G.I. Joe: Special). An issue #0, was released in October 2008, containing three stand-alone stories which acted as previews for the mainG.I. Joe series,G.I. Joe: Origins, andG.I. Joe: Cobra. A new mini-series,G.I. Joe: Infestation was released in March 2011.[1]
In the 12th issue ofG.I. Joe: Cobra II, the originalCobra Commander was killed. This ended all three original ongoing series and resulted in a stand-aloneG.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War #0. This issue spawned two newG.I. Joe andG.I. Joe: Cobra ongoing series, and aG.I. Joe: Snake Eyes ongoing series which took the storyline into a new direction.[2]
IDW's approach to G.I. Joe is similar to their launch ofThe Transformers, where the history is rebooted and the creators have access to characters from any era of theG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line.
Devil's Due Publishing lost the G.I. Joe comics license in January 2008, and published their last G.I. Joe comic in July withG.I. Joe: America's Elite #36.[3] The license was then given toIDW Publishing, which was officially announced on May 29 the same year.[4] IDW's G.I. Joe series is a complete reboot of the property, ignoring the continuity from the Marvel and Devil's Due incarnations of the comic.
When IDW began publishing a continuation ofA Real American Hero from Marvel Comics separately, Hasbro said that the Devil's Due continuity was no longer canonical: "Fans can read it according to their personal preference, but we are currently taking the brand in a direction that does not take the Devil’s Due story into account".[5]
G.I. Joe #0 alternate cover. Artwork by Jonboy Meyers.
Issue #0 was released in October 2008, containing three stand-alone stories which acted as previews for the mainG.I. Joe series,G.I. Joe: Origins andG.I. Joe: Cobra.[8] It was originally solicited asG.I. Joe: A New Beginning #0.
G.I. Joe (vol. 1)
The main series of the new IDW continuity of G.I. Joe. It chronicles the new conflict between the G.I. Joe Team and Cobra as presented by the new IDW continuity. Contrary to what was initially believed, originalG.I. Joe comic writerLarry Hama is not the writer for this series. Instead, veteran comic book writerChuck Dixon is penning this series.[9] 27 issues were released. In addition, aG.I. Joe: Special was published that was to be an ongoing series of one-shot issues. Each comic was to serve to focus on a particular character in the continuity established by IDW. The series was to be done with rotating creative teams. However, the series had only seen one issue - a Helix issue (August 2009). It seems now that many of the stories intended to take place inSpecial issues were transferred over to theOrigins series.[10]
G.I. Joe: Origins
A mini-series that later became an ongoing series. The series was penned by originalG.I. Joe writerLarry Hama, who was initially thought to be the scribe for the main series. The series explores the formation of G.I. Joe and the personalities that make up the team.[8] 23 issues were released.
A four-issue mini-series that details the status quo of Cobra for the continuity by IDW as Joe memberChuckles spies on the threat. The story is written byChristos Gage andMike Costa and art by Antonio Fuso. The covers are illustrated byHoward Chaykin.[8] The story was continued with a one-shot as part of theG.I. Joe: Cobra: Special series.[11] The story focused onTomax and Xamot.[12]
G.I. Joe: Cobra II
Originally a four-issue mini-series, which was a direct continuation from the previous Cobra mini-series and one-shot special. It was then continued as an ongoing series titledG.I. Joe: Cobra (without the II), starting with #5.[13] 13 issues were released. In addition, during this time, a secondG.I. Joe: Cobra: Special was published with the focus being onChameleon.[12]
G.I. Joe: Hearts And Minds
A five-issue mini-series, written byMax Brooks.[14] Each issue focuses on two stories, each a day in the life of a Joe and a Cobra.[15]
G.I. Joe: Infestation
A two-issue mini-series. The two-issue IDW mini-seriesInfestation, which started in January 2011, is in essence a two-partbookend story, with the first issue showing the origins of the event in G.I. Joe: Infestation and the second finishing up the story after the G.I. Joe series. There was some connection in the final issue of Infestation with other IDW properties likeTransformers,Star Trek andGhostbusters.
Released in April 2011. It was released as an issue #0, which was the starting point for two new ongoing series,G.I. Joe andG.I. Joe: Cobra, and aG.I. Joe: Snake Eyes ongoing series, all launched the next month.[2]
G.I. Joe (vol. 2)
Started in May 2011. It was the second regular G.I. Joe ongoing series and starts from theG.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War #0, with the previous G.I. Joe series ending after the death of Cobra commander. 21 issues were released.
G.I. Joe: Cobra (vol. 3)
Started in May 2011. It was the third Cobra series and the second ongoing that starts from theG.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War #0, with the previous Cobra series ending after the death of Cobra commander. 21 issues were released. (IDW considers this series to be volume two.) In addition, a one-shot issue was published, titledCobra Annual 2012: The Origin of Cobra Commander, that explores the origins of the new Cobra Commander.[16]
G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes (and Storm Shadow)
Started in May 2011. It starts from theG.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War #0. Starting with issue 13, the title of the series was changed toG.I. Joe: Snake Eyes And Storm Shadow. 21 issues were released.
Infestation 2: G.I. Joe
A two-issue mini-series which was released in March 2012. The two-issue IDW mini-seriesInfestation 2, which started in January 2012, is in essence a two-partbookend story, with the first issue showing the origins of the event that continues withinInfestation 2: G.I. Joe and the second finishing up the story after the G.I. Joe series. There are some connections in the final issue ofInfestation 2 to other IDW titles such asTransformers,30 Days of Night,Dungeons & Dragons,Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles andDanger Girl.[16]
The IDW iteration of G.I. Joe returned in the 5-issue crossover event withTransformers,Action Man,M.A.S.K.,Rom, andMicronauts. The series was published bi-weekly starting in September 2016.[20] It was preceded by theRevolution: Prelude issue in August. In addition to the 5-issue main series and the prelude issue, there were eightone-shot issues related to theRevolution event, one of which focused on the G.I. Joe team specifically.
G.I. Joe (vol. 5)
A new ongoing series ofG.I. Joe started publishing in December 2016.[21] Nine issues were released.
Revolutionaries
Continuing from theRevolution crossover mini-series,Revolutionaries is an ongoing series that started in December 2016. The comic sees the appearance of major characters from various IDW comics, with the core team including the G.I. Joe member Mayday.[21] Eight issues were released
M.A.S.K.: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand Annual 2017
A one-shot issue that saw both theM.A.S.K. andG.I. Joe teams join forces against the criminal organization known as V.E.N.O.M.[22]
The 6-issue crossover event, which is a sequel toRevolution, started publishing in August 2017. Once again, the crossover includesTransformers,Action Man,M.A.S.K.,Rom, andMicronauts, with six one-shots related to the crossover.First Strike was preceded by a zero issue in June.
Scarlett's Strike Force
This comic started in December 2017, following the events ofFirst Strike and saw the uniting ofG.I. Joe andM.A.S.K..[23] Eight issues were initially planned,[24] but the series was cancelled after the third issue.[25]
Tales from the Cobra Wars: A G.I. Joe Anthology is an anthology of prose stories based on severalG.I. Joe stories related to the Hasbro Comic Book Universe. It was edited byMax Brooks and released by IDW on April 19, 2011.
A four-part limited series acting as a prequel to the 2009 movie,G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, published from March to June 2009,[27] written byChuck Dixon.[28] Each issue featured a different character from the movie (Duke, Destro, The Baroness and Snake Eyes respectively).
G.I. Joe Movie Adaptation
A four-part limited series published in July 2009 and written byChuck Dixon, adapting the 2009 movie.
Snake Eyes
A four-part Snake-Eyes solo limited series co-written byRay Park (October 2009 - January 2010).
G.I. Joe: Operation HISS
A four-part limited series that was published from February to June 2010. The first issue is a reprint of the comic distributed through Game Stop retail stores, which bridges the gap between the movie and the EA video game that followed.
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Movie Prequel
A four-part limited series published from February to April 2012 and written by John Barber, acting as a prequel to the second 2013 movie.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a continuation ofthe Marvel Comics series of the same name published from 1982 to 1994. It continued the numbering from the original Marvel series, starting with issue #155 ½, published onFree Comic Book Day in May 2010, followed by #156 and onward in July. It is written byLarry Hama, who wrote the original Marvel series, and ignores the events of the earlier Devil's Due continuation.[29]
In 2016, IDW published a crossover withCapcom'sStreet Fighter titledStreet Fighter × G.I. Joe. It was written by Aubrey Sitterson with art by Emilio Laiso, and ran for six issues.[30][31]
In August 2018, IDW's former President Greg Goldstein announced the possibility for a newG.I. Joe comic book series for 2019.[33] In July 2019, IDW officially announced the newG.I. Joe comic book series to debut in September 2019, written by Paul Allor and drawn by Chris Evenhuis.[34][35]
G.I. Joe: Castle Fall
The one-shot finale of 2019'sG.I. Joe comic book, released on February 17, 2021.
Snake Eyes: Deadgame was announced in July 2019, and will be co-written and co-drawn byRob Liefeld. He consideredSnake Eyes as both an icon and "bucket list" for him, stating the character is "Wolverine,Deadpool andSpider-Man rolled into one amazing character for an entire generation of fans that thrilled to his adventures in comics and cartoons and hung on his every toy release! My parents drove me all over the county to get meG.I. Joe action figures as a kid. These were my first and most favorite toys. Working withHasbro and all my friends atIDW has been a blast so far. I can’t wait to get this work out into the public! If you enjoyed my recent Marvel work, this will match or exceed it!"[36]
IDW began printingtrade paperback collections off the original Marvel Comics series starting in January 2009.[86] The reprints contain ten issues each, retaining the originals full color. They have also begun reprinting the Devil's Due series (under theDisavowed brand), the MarvelG.I. Joe: Special Missions series, and theG.I. Joe: Yearbooks.
A list of reprints:
Classic G.I. Joe:
Volume 1 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1-10, 240 pages, January 2009,978-1-60010-345-2)
Volume 2 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #11-20, 240 pages, March 2009,978-1-60010-379-7)
Volume 3 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #21-30, 240 pages, May 2009,978-1-60010-423-7)
Volume 4 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #31-40, 240 pages, July 2009,978-1-60010-462-6)
Volume 5 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #41-50, 236 pages, September 2009,978-1-60010-519-7)
Volume 6 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #51-60, 240 pages, December 2009,978-1-60010-545-6)
Volume 7 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #61-70, 232 pages, March 2010,978-1-60010-598-2)
Volume 8 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #71-80, 256 pages, June 2010,978-1-60010-655-2)
Volume 9 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #81-90, 252 pages, September 2010,978-1-60010-706-1)
Volume 10 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #91-100, 240 pages, January 2011,978-1-60010-791-7)
Volume 11 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #101-110, 240 pages, May 2011,978-1-60010-875-4)
Volume 12 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #111-123, 288 pages, August 2011,978-1-60010-972-0)
Volume 13 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #124-134, 236 pages, November 2011,978-1-61377-082-5)
Volume 14 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #135-145, 256 pages, April 2012,978-1-61377-153-2)
Volume 15 (collectsG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #146-155, 248 pages, August 2012,978-1-61377-274-4)
G.I. Joe: Special Missions:
Volume 1 (collectsG.I. Joe: Special Missions #1-7, 172 pages, July 2010,978-1-60010-676-7)
Volume 2 (collectsG.I. Joe: Special Missions #8-14, 172 pages, October 2010,978-1-60010-758-0)
Volume 3 (collectsG.I. Joe: Special Missions #15-21, 172 pages, March 2011,978-1-60010-849-5)
Volume 4 (collectsG.I. Joe: Special Missions #22-28, 156 pages, September 2011,978-1-60010-959-1)
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