Thanks to a new Amazon listing, we now have word on an upcoming new book that will be of interest to many G.I. Joe fans. The book is titled G.I. Joe: Field Manual Volume 1 and will be brought to us by Jim Sorenson and Bill Forster. Sorenson and Forster are the same duo who have brought Transformers Fans a few well received titles in the past such as: Transformers: The Ark (Vol. 1 and 2) and the fan favorite Transformers Animated: The Allspark Almanac (Vol. 1 and 2).
The product description lends a little insight as to what we might expect from this new project:
Relive your favorite memories of the classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon with the G.I. Joe Field Manual Volume 1, an amazing archive of beautiful animation models. From Roadblock to Zartan, the Skystriker to the H.I.S.S. Tank, the Weather Dominator to the U.S.S. Flagg – all of your favorite characters, vehicles, and world-conquering devices are present in this amazing volume. Thrill to never-before-published production artwork and behind-the-scenes designs that made the classic 80’s Joe cartoon so memorable. With over a thousand images from the first sixty five episodes of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, and a new foreword from lead designer and comic book legend Russ Heath, you won’t want to miss out on the G.I. Joe Field Manual Volume 1.
This IDW Publishing produced product is currently slated for a release on September 11, 2012.
tkprime says
I just stumbled upon this:
Amazon.com: G.I. JOE: Field Manual Volume 1 (9781613773505): Jim Sorenson, Bill Forster: Books
Relive your favorite memories of the classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon with the G.I. Joe Field Manual Volume 1, an amazing archive of beautiful animation models. From Roadblock to Zartan, the Skystriker to the H.I.S.S. Tank, the Weather Dominator to the U.S.S. Flagg - all of your favorite characters, vehicles, and world-conquering devices are present in this amazing volume. Thrill to never-before-published production artwork and behind-the-scenes designs that made the classic 80's Joe cartoon so memorable. With over a thousand images from the first sixty five episodes of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, and a new foreword from lead designer and comic book legend Russ Heath, you won't want to miss out on the G.I. Joe Field Manual Volume 1.
Ripcord says
cool, looks to be a pre-order. I'd buy one.
Shin Densetsu says
This is the book Sorenson announced on his blog a few months back. Glad it's up for preorder now.
Gyre-Viper says
You can win a copy of this book here:
http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-jo...k-contest.html
And you can listen to our interview with Jim Sorenson here with links to all his other books:
JoeDeclassified: SPEC-OPS » Blog Archive » Ep3/JIM SORENSON
And you can see some of his source material here:
JoeDeclassified.com • View topic - JoeDeclassified:SPEC-OPS PODCAST (JDSO) Episode 3
Deftones1982 says
Need to see preview pictures first. The Transformers book 1 and 2 (allspark) was a bit of disappoinment.
Gyre-Viper says
What about them was disappointing?
neapolitan joe says
Everyone of us'd write a book like this...
Deftones1982 says
Black Rose says
This will look nice on the shelf with my other Joe books.
Crimson Rage says
That'll look nice on the shelf next to the TF volumes. Hope I have spare money come the release date.
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