Newsarama attended Wondercon, and reports the following information from IDW‘s G.I. Joe panel:
Moving over to G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, which is set to hit theaters August 7th, a four issue movie prequel miniseries was discussed. Current G.I. Joe comic writer Chuck Dixon will be writing, with SL Gallant on art. Joe Corroney will be the cover artist. Each issue will be a solo story dealing with one of the characters in the film, giving their backstories. Duke, Destro, Baroness, and Snake Eyes are featured in issues one through four respectively. It is set to be released March through June.
Tipton is also adapting the film, with Casey Maloney as artist. The book will be colored from Maloney’s pencils. After the film, a follow-up focusing on Snake Eyes is being scheduled, co-written by actor Ray Park who portrays the character in the film along with writer Kevin Van Hook (Superman and Batman versus Vampires and Werewolves). SL Gallant will be providing art to this project as well, which is set for a fall 2009 release.
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Life4Dreadnok says
Ray Park is writing a comic book? Since when is he a writer?
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TheLongestDay says
cool i got a scoop!
dragon says
wow could it be possible glimps of destros maks in the film.>?
doc_mccoy says
I think that is cool that Ray Park is writing. Though he may not be as famous as Hama, it shows us fans that he really took a high level of interest in the character of Snake Eyes. That shows a level of commitment to the character, the movie, the heritage of Joe comics, and to us fans. More power to him! I'll be buying for sure!
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Onslaught Six says
Don't be so quick to judge. For all we know, Snakes' issue could be a "silent issue" like the famous Marvel one, and it's all action sequences, which would be easy to write.
Python_Puckman says
Wow, a prequel to a movie that is basically a prequel to a story line we are all familiar with. Does anyone else find this strange? Ok, I can see it a year or so after the movie release to draw more money from the movie success, but during?
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