We have with us, the IDW September 2015 G. I. Joe Solicitations.
This September we’ll see…
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #218
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #218 Subscription Variant
- G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero TP (Vol 12)
Find out more information about each title, after the jump.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #218
Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Larry Hama (A/CA) Paolo Villanelli
COBRA RISING! Cobra Commander’s latest operation is about to unleash itself on G.I. Joe…
Item Code: JUL150481
In Shops: 9/23/2015
SRP: $3.99
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #218 Subscription Variant
Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Larry Hama (A) Paolo Villanelli (CA) S. L. Gallant
COBRA RISING! Cobra Commander’s latest operation is about to unleash itself on G.I. Joe…
Item Code: JUL150482
In Shops: 9/23/2015
SRP: $3.99
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero TP (Vol 12)
Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING
(W) Larry Hama (A/CA) S. L. Gallant
G.I. JOE faces a force unlike anything they’ve ever encountered before… and the only way to control it is by reviving Serpentor, the Cobra Emperor himself! But bringing him backs sets into motion drastic events that lead to the death of the original Ninja Commando! Collects issues #211-215.
Item Code: JUL150483
In Shops: 9/9/2015
SRP: $19.99
SilverOptimus says
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neapolitan joe says
Paolo Villanelli is for me the last hope for the ARAH title.
Bub says
I love ARAH, and I personally think it just keeps getting better and better (I know a lot of folks aren't of that opinion). But one Joe book? Should we be worried? I thought they were going to push for new media tie-ins. How are you supposed to do that if there is limited media?
titanate says
Steevy Maximus says
Well...
Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra has wrapped, and Karen Traviss's Joe book was CANCELED after issue 8
From what I hear, IDW really doesn't have any real plan for GI Joe, aside from Hama's Joe book and the vs Transformers book.
I'm inclined to say that IDW might well be waiting for Hasbro to do something with GI Joe before launching a new series. Right now, their Transformers books are seeing a big push thanks to the toy tie ins, but GI Joe barely has a toy line at the moment. And the IDW-oriented pushes haven't garnered HALF the attention the 2012 "soft relaunch" of Transformers, much less the fan or critical positivity.
I personally think it is time to end the current IDW universe and start over, or do a massive revamp tied to a fresh idea from Hasbro. Because the same old "realistic Joe" clearly working at all.
Bub says
It's a shame because Traviss has some chops, and could have done some neat stuff. Unfortunately, those horrendous covers hurt some of the appeal of the series...and there was virtually no feedback about it anywhere....
Steevy Maximus says
For how "integral" the comic has been to GI Joe over the decades, I think it says something when the current "core" book is completely and utterly ignored by a majority of the fandom. And I think the books are suffering the same issue the toyline has: it is just sitting there spinning its gears, and the few times an interesting angle is introduced (I'm a BIG fan of the Volume 3 run which had the previously "secret war" being put into the public eye) it is quickly dropped for "the same old, same old" of boring military thriller (because that is "what the fans want").
For what it is worth, I largely ignored the Transformers comics until the "soft relaunch" in 2012 which actually did something to change up the long standing status quo: end the age long Autobot/Decepticon war and go from there.
Maybe it's time for GI Joe and Cobra to see that sort of change up.
DESTRO says
Are you kidding me? Did you even read that run of G.I. Joe? It was sleepy, drawn out and had no action at all. That run was by far the low of IDW's work on G.I. Joe.
DESTRO says
I think IDW has some of the best G.I. Joe content ever put out for fans of the brand. The numbers don't lie. You need to bring on writers like Mike Costa that can provide content that develops characters and brings them into modern times.
I mean really, look at the cover of #218. Snake Eyes is dead for 5 minutes, and his replacement is already diving into his role on the cover of the main title.
January 2009
G.I. Joe #1 Est. sales 32,830
February 2009
G.I. Joe #2 23,636
G.I. Joe Origins #1 Est. sales 21,971
March 2009
G.I. Joe #3 Est. sales 22,899
G.I. Joe: Cobra #1 Est. sales 19,430
G.I. Joe Origins #2 Est. sales 18,358
April 2009
G.I. Joe #4 Est. sales 22,733
G.I. Joe: Cobra #2 Est. sales 18,683
G.I. Joe Origins #3 Est. sales 18,528
May 2009
G.I. Joe #5 Est. sales 21,968
G.I. Joe: Cobra #3 Est. sales 17,881
June 2009
G.I. Joe #6 Est. sales 20,801
G.I. Joe Origins #4 Est. sales 18,371
G.I. Joe: Cobra Est. sales #4 16,733
July 2009
G.I. Joe #7 Est. sales 20,305
G.I. Joe Origins #5 Est. sales 17,810
August 2009
G.I. Joe #8 Est. sales 18,730
G.I. Joe Origins #6 Est. sales 15,881
September 2009
G.I. Joe #9 Est. sales 17,421
G.I. Joe Origins #7 Est. sales 14,741
G.I. Joe Cobra Special #1 Est. sales 14,232
October 2009
G.I. Joe #10 Est. sales 16,254
G.I. Joe Origins #8 Est. sales 14,952
November 2009
G.I. Joe #11 Est. sales 15,520
G.I. Joe Origins #9 Est. sales 12,949
December 2009
G.I. Joe #12 Est. sales 14,824
G.I. Joe #13 Est. sales 15,759
G.I. Joe Origins #10 Est. sales 12,295
Now take a look at current G.I. Joe sales.
March 2014
G.I. Joe #14 Est. sales 6,528
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #200 Est. sales 11,780
April 2014
G.I. Joe #15 Est. sales 6,375
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #201 Est. sales 8,294
G.I. Joe Special Missions #13 Est. sales 5,719
G.I. Joe Special Missions #14 Est. sales 5,644
May 2014
G.I. Joe #15 Est. sales 6,375
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #202 Est. sales 6,781
June 2014
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #203 Est. sales 6,791
July 2014
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #204 Est. sales 6,706
August 2014
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #205 Est. sales 6,562
September 2014
G.I. Joe #1 Est. sales 16,848
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #206 Est. sales 7,651
October 2014
G.I. Joe #2 Est. sales 9,708
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #207 Est. sales 6,494
November 2014
G.I. Joe #3 Est. sales 8,602
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #208 Est. sales 7,810
December 2014
G.I. Joe #4 Est. sales 8,282
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #209 Est. sales 6,344
January 2015
G.I. Joe Snake Eyes Agent of Cobra #1 Est. sales 9,539
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #210 Est. sales 6,216
February 2015
G.I. Joe #5 Est. sales 7,385
G.I. Joe Snake Eyes Agent of Cobra #2 Est. sales 6,451
March 2015
G.I. Joe #6 Est. sales 6,578
G.I. Joe Snake Eyes Agent of Cobra #3 Est. sales 6,036
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #211 Est. sales 6,500
March 2015
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #212 Est. sales 7,179
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #213 Est. sales 8,275
Steevy Maximus says
Transformers is doing slightly better (though, I suspect get a boost from Hasbro's toy line integration), but you guys DON'T want to see the My Little Pony sales numbers...
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