A new GI Joe series will be released in November

The Energon universe takes the next step forward with Skybound (in collaboration with Hasbro) and finally starts an ongoing GI Joe – The Movie Series produced by the creative team of duke Miniseries, writer Joshua Williamson, artist Tom Reilly and colorist Jordie Bellaire. The Energon universe is the new shared universe with Hasbro’s GI Joe and Transformers figures. The Transformers launched last year as an ongoing series, but Skybound has been playing the long game with GI Joe, slowly introducing the main characters one at a time in miniseries with Duke and Cobra Commander before finally GI Joe – The Movie as an ongoing series in November.

This is of course separate from the GI Joe: A real American hero Series at Skybound based on the original Marvel GI Joe continuity, in which Larry Hama continues the series he started for Marvel in 1982. This new GI Joe – The Movie The title will have its own continuity within the shared Energon universe.

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What is the new GI Joe series about?

Both in the duke And Cobra Commander miniseries (both written by Williamson), each of the characters is inspired by the Transformers. In Duke’s case, the villain Starscream killed one of Duke’s best friends, and Duke is determined to find out more about the Transformers, which he believes are just weapons built on Earth (which leads him to the biggest weapons manufacturer around, Destro). Cobra Commander, meanwhile, discovers Energon, the amazing fuel source that he uses to make a deal with Destro and create the terrorist organization Cobra.

At the end of Duke’s series, he learns of more Transformers when General Hawk tasks Duke with forming a special team that could potentially fight such powerful forces as giant robots that can transform into planes and trucks. However, they also have to deal with Cobra, and that sets the stage for the new series, which also introduces NEW characters as well as new takes on classic characters.

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What do the makers of GI Joe say about the new series?

In a Skybound press release, Joshua Williamson noted, “Finally! The team is together! The response to the miniseries leading up to this moment has been phenomenal. It’s been exciting to see longtime fans of the iconic series and new readers come together to support GI JOE in the Energon Universe. What’s happened so far has been just a small glimpse into the huge world of action and drama we’re bringing with the new ongoing series. Now it’s time to ramp up the story as the newly minted GI Joe and Cobra meet for the first time! Our first issue shakes up the Energon Universe in a big way, with big moments we were dying to unleash. Tom and Jordie are absolutely amazing and heat things up with every page. You can’t miss GI JOE #1. Yo Joe!”

Tom Reilly added: “I’m thrilled to be returning to the Energon universe with my DUKE colleagues Josh and Jordie. It’s not every day that you get to help build something this big, let alone with some of the best talent the industry has to offer. To be asked to continue working with them on this is a challenge I’m happy to accept. We’re going to bring you GI JOE like you’ve never seen it before, so get ready for a wild ride!”

GI Joe – The Movie No. 1 will be released on November 13th.

Source: Skybound