| G.I. Joe | |
|---|---|
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | IDW Publishing |
| Schedule | Weekly |
| Genre | Military, science fiction |
| Publication date | October 2008 – May 2015 August 2016 – March 2018 |
| No. of issues | 243 (36 IDW-wide crossovers) |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Hasbro |
G.I. Joe is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, based upon Hasbro's G.I. Joe characters and toy line.
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 and G.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 main G.I. Joe series, G.I. Joe: Origins, and G.I. Joe: Cobra. A new mini-series, G.I. Joe: Infestation was released in March 2011.[1]
In the 12th issue of G.I. Joe: Cobra II, the original Cobra Commander was killed. This ended all three original ongoing series and resulted in a stand-alone G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War #0. This issue spawned two new G.I. Joe and G.I. Joe: Cobra ongoing series, and a G.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 of The Transformers, where the history is rebooted and the creators have access to characters from any era of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line.
- ^ "Tales From The Cobra Wars - G.I. Joe New". Hisstank.com. 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2012-09-17.
- ^ "G.I. Joe Enters the "Cobra Civil War"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2012-09-17.