Entertainment Weekly sat down with Aubrey Sitterson and Giannis Milonogiannis to talk about the future of G. I. Joe at IDW.
What’s the status quo like in the wake of Revolution?
SITTERSON: One of the big changes to the book that we’re using to differentiate this series from others is that G.I. Joe has always been the “Real American Heroes,” and that doesn’t apply anymore. It’s not that they’re un-American, they’ve just expanded their mission. They’re no longer just protecting American interests, they’re protecting the entirety of the planet. In a world where you’ve got all these creatures and aliens, somebody needs to stand up for humanity, the earth, and everybody on it. Coming out of Revolution, that’s the mandate.
What can you tease about the series going forward?
SITTERSON: Moving forward, one thing that’s really important to me was that it feel like an ongoing series. We’re fortunate because this is the crown jewel of Hasbro universe. This is something IDW and Hasbro are fully behind. What that all means is we have a ton of freedom to actually do an ongoing comic series, which is to see not arcs but one giant ongoing story, like a soap opera, or wrestling. Everybody has an arc, every villain and fight matters, no stuff is throwaway. Everything pays off, everything feeds together. We want to stay on this book forever. My favorite comics are the big, sprawling ones, like Grant Morrison New X-Men or Scott Sndyer and Greg Capullo’s Batman. People are gonna find out this Dec. 28: G.I. Joe will be the best-looking book on the racks.
Check out the full interview at EW.
SilverOptimus says
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sonoftimmy says
They should really give a nod to a real american hero by writing into the new stories that the origin of GI Joe started in America and is born out of and true to values of the original group. They can include all kinds of flashbacks and references to that group and organization as the guiding light for any future GI Joe groups.
Stalker says
"My favorite character is Rock n Roll, he shoots a machine gun."
"Our Joes only use lasers."
"They are adding foreign members to the team, like the Decepticon Skywarp."
Hmmm...
ThinkTank says
Laser guns, 4 armed robot ninjas, and cheesy dialogue? I'm in!
Not really. Instant pass. I know some folks like it, but it's a step in the wrong direction for me.
I hope it does well, so that maybe we can get some good toys out of it.
Dreadnok Twins says
Just because it's not Larry Hama, doesn't mean it can't be entertaining. It's meant to be a fun read, not serious business. Let other people define some aspects of GI Joe for once. ARAH doesn't have to dominate everything. This book is setting out to be different.
I read it, expected sci-fi elements and thought it was neat. I don't even like crossover books.
lantern48 says
The cartoon and toys are also what first got me into JOES, so I'll give the comic a shot.
FlyinDeathPunch says
So far all I read was we are getting GIJoe Extreme 2.0
So we will probably hate everyone except the bad guy and the ninja....
Also LOTS of SJW SH%T. No guns? are you kidding me?
Why is Skywarp a Joe, isnt he a villain?
Also why does someone have to tell SE what to do? hes a freaking ninja master...
It seems all my favorite things are getting ruined by (CURRENT YEAR)
skinny says
Its a much bigger universe and GIJOE has to adapt.
The 'cons and 'bots realize that and their war is on hold at the moment. They are now just acting as Cybertronians against the new threat. The Joes need a Cybertronian on their side.
This is the IDW Joe universe not the Hamaverse, most of these characters are dressed and act like they would in that setting.
Sitterson is a good writer, he wrote the Street Fighter X Joe books, and used to write plots for the WWE. I am not a fan of the WWE but they do have a great writing staff. All that talk in the EW article is mostly BS for their readership as far as I can see.
Read Rom and you get the larger picture as to what is going on.
Rock N Roll is paying for his actions in this issue.
Beach Head has gone rogue with Grunt.
There has been no politics in any of the stories. Just like there was nothing out of the ordinary for Rogue One, despite all those people on twitter using the #banstarwars hashtag.
What I have seen is the Joes thrust into a new battle and they are handling it better than most would handle it.
I like the book and I am not going to let some offhand comments in a PR piece influence how I feel about the issue.
In fact for me it is probably the best book that IDW has put out since they took over the license (other than ARAH and Danger Girl)
It has the best balance of old and new.
Both Sitterson and Giannis are very active on Twitter and you can see they are not just treating this like another job. They are excited to be on the book.
DDDYKI says
I picked this up and have no clue what's going on. I know it came out of the big Hasbro crossover event, though I don't get why they even felt the need to do that (besides money). That said, I believe they're still putting out Hama's ARAH series, so there's something for everyone.
I'll admit to being put off a bit by interviews similar to this one. So this might be on a bit of a short leash if it gets too kooky.
Xerofall says
I've pruned a few posts. Let's keep the political talk and insults off the thread. Thanks.
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