Classic G.I. Joe Comics get Reprinted, Thanks to IDW

October 6, 2009 · Posted in Comic Books, G.I. Joe: The Rise of the COBRA · Comment 

Yo Joe!  This November, IDW will bring G.I. Joe fans never-before reprinted issues of the original G.I. Joe series, and Andy Schmidt, IDW’s editor for all things Joe-related, couldn’t be happier, saying in their press release, “It’s a shame that these industry-changing issues have never been collected previously-and obviously we’re extremely proud to be the ones to bring them back into print.”  Classic G.I. Joe Volume 6 will feature classic stories by the master writer of the G.I. Joe characters himself, Larry Hama. Read more

G.I. Joe Miniseries Announced by IDW Publishing

July 29, 2009 · Posted in Comic Books, G.I. Joe: The Rise of the COBRA · Comment 

There’s more than Cobra rising in the world of action hero G.I. Joe!  IDW Publishing has announced a new miniseries, set for release in 2010.  Max Brooks, former Saturday Night Live writer and author of zombie work World War Z, will be in charge of scripting the five-issue series. Read more

Jeremy Dale: Bringing Familiar and New Faces to Life

Being a part of a successful and well-known franchise, like one such as G. I. Joe, can certainly make a lot of people sit up and take notice, and with artist Jeremy Dale, he’s certainly an artist to look for as he increases his profile and projects, those of his own creation, such as his self-created Skyward series, and his work on the Harvey Award winning Popgun vol. 1.  The break into big name projects such as G.I. Joe and Popgun came with his work on Wildguard: Fools Gold #1 by Todd Nauck, who was looking for someone available and who, Dale said, could do pages, “lightening fast,” and from there forward Dale has kept himself busy with multiple projects, but he does have a soft spot for his work on G.I. Joe. Read more

More Crazy Costumes From HeroesCon

June 25, 2009 · Posted in Comic Books, HeroesCon · 2 Comments 

Earlier this week Comicbook.com brought you a collection of costumed females from the recent HeroesCon in Charlotte, North Carolina. Here is another collection of some of the costumed characters walking around HeroesCon, everything from wizards to emperors to superheroes, of course.

DC Comics Superheroes - Green Lantern is recently back from the dead, and Batman is waiting to return from the dead, but both were spotted at HeroesCon.

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Expect Big Movie Previews During Super Bowl XLIII

While you are watching the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, be sure to check out the multitude of movie trailers during the Big Game’s famous commercial breaks.  According to Variety, “nearly every studio will push pics [films] during the big game, airing on Feb. 1.”

Paramount will advertise for high profile titles including Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Star Trek and G.I. Joe.  Universal Studios plans to show ads for the upcoming Land of the Lost live action movie, starring Will Ferrell, and the latest installment in the Fast and The Furious franchise.

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