G.I. Joe is a comic book series by IDW Publishing

IDW Publishing

IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...

, based upon Hasbro

Hasbro

Hasbro is a multinational toy and boardgame company from the United States of America. It is one of the largest toy makers in the world. The corporate headquarters is located in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States...

's G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe is a line of action figures produced by the toy company Hasbro. The initial product offering represented four of the branches of the U.S. armed forces with the Action Soldier , Action Sailor , Action Pilot , Action Marine and later on, the Action Nurse...

 characters and toy line.

The series is marketed as three ongoing series (G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Origins, G.I. Joe: Cobra II), two mini-series (G.I. Joe: Cobra & G.I. Joe: Hearts And Minds) and a small series of one-shots (G.I. Joe: Special). An issue #0, was released in October 2008, containing three stand-alone stories which acted as previews for the main G.I. Joe series, G.I. Joe: Origins and G.I. Joe: Cobra. A new mini-series, G.I. Joe: Infestation was released in March 2011.

In the 12th issue of G.I. Joe: Cobra II, the notorious Cobra Commander

Cobra Commander

Cobra Commander is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe franchise. He appears in the toyline, animated series , comic books, video games, and movie as the usual principal antagonist. He is the supreme leader of the terrorist organization Cobra, and archnemesis of the Joes...

 was killed. This ended all three original ongoing series and resulted in a stand-alone G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War #0. This issue spawned two new G.I. Joe and G.I. Joe: Cobra ongoing series and a G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes ongoing series which took the storyline into a new direction.

IDW's approach to G.I. Joe is similar to their launch of The Transformers

The Transformers (IDW Publishing)

The Transformers is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, based upon Hasbro's Transformers characters and toy line.Following Dreamwave Productions' bankruptcy in 2005, IDW picked up the rights and hired long-time Transformers writer Simon Furman to craft a rebooted Generation 1-based continuity,...

where their history is rebooted and the creators have access to characters from any era of the A Real American Hero line.

Licensing

Devil's Due lost the G.I. Joe comics license in January 2008, and published their last G.I. Joe comic in July 2008 with G.I. Joe: America's Elite #36. The license was then given to IDW Publishing

IDW Publishing

IDW Publishing, also known as Idea + Design Works, LLC and IDW, is an American publisher of comic books and comic strip collections. The company was founded in 1999 and has been awarded the title "Publisher of the Year Under 5% Market Share" for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 by Diamond Comic...

, which was officially announced on May 29, 2008. IDW's G.I. Joe series is a complete reboot of the property, ignoring the continuity from the Marvel and Devil's Due incarnations of the comic. On January 15, 2010, Hasbro stated the Devil's Due continuity was no longer canonical: "Fans can read it according to their personal preference, but we are currently taking the brand in a direction that does not take the Devil’s Due story into account."

Original series

Issue #0 was released in October 2008, containing three stand-alone stories which acted as previews for the main G.I. Joe series, G.I. Joe: Origins and G.I. Joe: Cobra. It was originally solicited as G.I. Joe: A New Beginning #0.

G.I. Joe

G.I. Joe is the main series of the new IDW continuity of G.I. Joe. It chronicles the new conflict between the G.I. Joe Team and Cobra as presented by the new IDW continuity. Contrary to what was initially believed, original G.I. Joe comic writer Larry Hama

Larry Hama

Larry Hama is an American comic book writer, artist, actor and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s....

 is not the writer for this series. Instead, veteran comic book writer Chuck Dixon

Chuck Dixon

Charles "Chuck" Dixon is an American comic book writer, best known for long runs on Batman titles in the 1990s.-Biography:Dixon grew up in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area, reading comics of all genres...

 is penning this series. 27 issues were released.

G.I. Joe: Origins

G.I. Joe: Origins is a mini-series that later became an ongoing series. The series was penned by original G.I. Joe writer Larry Hama

Larry Hama

Larry Hama is an American comic book writer, artist, actor and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s....

, who was initially thought to be the scribe for the main series. The series explores the formation of G.I. Joe and the personalities that make up the team. 23 issues were released.

G.I. Joe: Cobra

G.I. Joe: Cobra is a four-issue mini-series that details the status quo of Cobra for the continuity by IDW as Joe member Chuckles

Chuckles (G.I. Joe)

Chuckles is a fictional character from the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero toyline, comic books and cartoon series. He is the G.I. Joe Team's undercover specialist and debuted in 1987.-Profile:...

 spies on the threat. The story is written by Christos Gage

Christos Gage

Christos N. "Chris" Gage is an American comic book writer and screenwriter.-Early life:Gage is the son of author and journalist Nicholas Gage. He was born in New York, and grew up in Athens, Greece, and then North Grafton, Massachusetts...

 and Mike Costa and art by Antonio Fuso. The covers are illustrated by Howard Chaykin

Howard Chaykin

Howard Victor Chaykin is an American comic book writer and artist famous for his innovative storytelling and sometimes controversial material...

. The story was continued with a one-shot as part of the G.I. Joe: Cobra: Special series.

Specials

• G.I. Joe: Special was to be an ongoing series of one-shot issues. Each comic was to serve to focus on a particular character in the continuity established by IDW. The series was to be done with rotating creative teams. However, the series has only seen one issue - a Helix issue (August 2009). It seems now that many of the stories intended to take place in Special issues were transferred over to the Origins series.
• G.I. Joe: Cobra: Special is a series of one-shots focussing on Cobra characters. Two issues have been published, the first focusing on Tomax & Xamot (September 2009) and the second on Chameleon (September 2010).
• Cobra Annual 2012: The Origin of Cobra Commander is a one-shot issue (January 2012) that explores the origins of the new Cobra Commander.

G.I. Joe: Cobra II

G.I. Joe: Cobra II was originally a four-issue mini-series, which was a direct continuation from the previous Cobra mini-series and one-shot special. It was then continued as an ongoing series titled G.I. Joe: Cobra (without the II), starting with #5. 13 issues were released.

G.I. Joe: Hearts And Minds

G.I. Joe: Hearts And Minds is a five-issue mini-series, written by Max Brooks

Max Brooks

Maximillian Michael "Max" Brooks is an American author and screenwriter, with a particular interest in zombies. Brooks is also a television and voice-over actor.- Early life and education :...

. Each issue focuses on two stories, each a day in the life of a Joe and a Cobra.

G.I. Joe: Infestation

G.I. Joe: Infestation is a two-issue mini-series. The two-issue IDW mini-series Infestation, which started in January 2011, is in essence a two-part bookend

Bookend

A bookend is an object that is designed to buttress, or support, an upright row of books. It is placed on either end to prevent books from falling over, such as in a half-filled bookshelf. Bookends are both utilitarian and, often, decorative. They are common in libraries and in homes...

 story, with the first issue showing the origins of the event in G.I. Joe: Infestation and the second finishing up the story after the G.I. Joe series. There was some connection in the final issue of Infestation with other IDW properties like Transformers

The Transformers (IDW Publishing)

The Transformers is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, based upon Hasbro's Transformers characters and toy line.Following Dreamwave Productions' bankruptcy in 2005, IDW picked up the rights and hired long-time Transformers writer Simon Furman to craft a rebooted Generation 1-based continuity,...

, Star Trek and Ghostbusters.

G.I. Joe: Infes2ation

G.I. Joe: Infes2ation is a two-issue mini-series scheduled to start in March 2012. The two-issue IDW mini-series Infes2ation, which will start in January 2012, is in essence a two-part bookend

Bookend

A bookend is an object that is designed to buttress, or support, an upright row of books. It is placed on either end to prevent books from falling over, such as in a half-filled bookshelf. Bookends are both utilitarian and, often, decorative. They are common in libraries and in homes...

 story, with the first issue showing the origins of the event in G.I. Joe: Infes2ation and the second finishing up the story after the G.I. Joe series. There will be some connection in the final issue of Infes2ation with other IDW properties like Transformers

The Transformers (IDW Publishing)

The Transformers is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, based upon Hasbro's Transformers characters and toy line.Following Dreamwave Productions' bankruptcy in 2005, IDW picked up the rights and hired long-time Transformers writer Simon Furman to craft a rebooted Generation 1-based continuity,...

, 30 Days of Night, Dungeons & Dragons, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu and named after four Renaissance artists...

 and Danger Girl

Danger Girl

Danger Girl is an American comic book series created by J. Scott Campbell and Andy Hartnell. The comic features a group of female secret agents led by a mentor named Deuce. The series follows the James Bond and Indiana Jones action-adventure formula, with the Danger Girls being an homage to the...

.

Ongoing series

G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War was released in April 2011. It was released as an issue #0, which was the starting point for two new ongoing series, G.I. Joe and G.I. Joe: Cobra, and a G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes ongoing series, all launched the next month.

G.I. Joe vol. 2

G.I. Joe started in May 2011. It will be the second regular G.I. Joe ongoing series and starts from the G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War #0, with the previous G.I. Joe series ending after the death of Cobra commander. Seven issues have been released so far.

G.I. Joe: Cobra vol. 3

G.I. Joe: Cobra started in May 2011. It is the third Cobra series and the second ongoing that starts from the G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War #0, with the previous Cobra series ending after the death of Cobra commander. Five issues have been released so far.

G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes

G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes started in May 2011. It starts from the G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War #0. Seven issues have been released so far.

Alternate universes

In addition to the stories set in its central continuity, IDW has also released comics set in other continuities

G.I. Joe (comics)

G.I. Joe has been the title of comic strips and comic books in every decade since 1942. As a licensed property by Hasbro, comics have been released from 1967 to present, with only two interruptions longer than a year . As a team fighting Cobra since 1982, the comic book history of G.I...

.

Film comic series

IDW Publishing published several G.I. Joe comic series, based upon the 2009 film, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

• G.I. Joe Movie Prequel - A four-part limited series acting as a prequel to the 2009 movie, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, published from March 2009 to June 2009, written by Chuck Dixon
  Chuck Dixon
  Charles "Chuck" Dixon is an American comic book writer, best known for long runs on Batman titles in the 1990s.-Biography:Dixon grew up in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area, reading comics of all genres...
  
  .
• G.I. Joe Movie Adaptation - A four-part limited series published in July 2009 and written by Chuck Dixon
  Chuck Dixon
  Charles "Chuck" Dixon is an American comic book writer, best known for long runs on Batman titles in the 1990s.-Biography:Dixon grew up in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area, reading comics of all genres...
  
  , adapting the 2009 movie.
• Snake Eyes - A four-part Snake-Eyes solo limited series co-written by Ray Park
  Ray Park
  Raymond Park is a Scottish actor, stuntman and martial artist, best known for his playing the physical part of Darth Maul in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Toad in X-Men, Snake-Eyes in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, and Edgar on Heroes.-Early life:Park was born in Glasgow, Scotland...
  
   (October 2009).
• G.I. Joe: Operation HISS - A four-part limited series that was published from January 2010 to April 2010. The first issue is a reprint of the comic distributed through Game Stop retail stores, which bridges the gap between the movie and the EA video game that followed.

Reprints

IDW began printing trade paperback collections off the original Marvel Comics series starting in January 2009. The reprints contain ten issues each, retaining the originals full color. They have also began reprinting the Devil's Due series, the Marvel G.I. Joe: Special Missions series, and the G.I. Joe: Yearbooks.

A list of reprints:

• Classic G.I. Joe:
  • Volume 1 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1-10, 240 pages, January 2009, ISBN 978-1-60010-345-2)
  • Volume 2 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #11-20, 240 pages, March 2009, ISBN 978-1-60010-379-7)
  • Volume 3 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #21-30, 240 pages, May 2009, ISBN 978-1-60010-423-7)
  • Volume 4 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #31-40, 240 pages, July 2009, ISBN 978-1-60010-462-6)
  • Volume 5 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #41-50, 236 pages, September 2009, ISBN 978-1-60010-519-7)
  • Volume 6 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #51-60, 240 pages, December 2009, ISBN 978-1-60010-545-6)
  • Volume 7 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #61-70, 232 pages, March 2010, ISBN 978-1-60010-598-2)
  • Volume 8 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #71-80, 256 pages, June 2010, ISBN 978-1-60010-655-2)
  • Volume 9 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #81-90, 252 pages, September 2010, ISBN 978-1-60010-706-1)
  • Volume 10 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #91-100, 240 pages, January 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-791-7)
  • Volume 11 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #101-110, 240 pages, May 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-875-4)
  • Volume 12 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #111-123, 288 pages, August 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-972-0)
  • Volume 13 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #124-134, 236 pages, November 2011, ISBN 978-1-61377-082-5)
• G.I. Joe: Disavowed:
  • Volume 1 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (vol. 2) #1-5, 142 pages, June 2010, ISBN 978-1-60010-658-7)
  • Volume 2 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (vol. 2) #6-13, 192 pages, January 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-796-6)
  • Volume 3 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (vol. 2) #14-19, 144 pages, May 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-901-0)
  • Volume 4 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (vol. 2) #20-26, 162 pages, October 2011, ISBN 978-1-61377-046-7)
  • Volume 5 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (vol. 2) #27-32, 136 pages, February 2012, ISBN 978-1-61377-133-9)
• G.I. Joe: Special Missions:
  • Volume 1 (collects G.I. Joe: Special Missions #1-7, 172 pages, July 2010, ISBN 978-1-60010-676-7)
  • Volume 2 (collects G.I. Joe: Special Missions #8-14, 172 pages, October 2010, ISBN 978-1-60010-758-3)
  • Volume 3 (collects G.I. Joe: Special Missions #15-21, 172 pages, March 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-849-5)
  • Volume 4 (collects G.I. Joe: Special Missions #22-28, 156 pages, September 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-959-1)
• G.I. Joe: Yearbook (collects G.I. Joe: Yearbook #1-4, 264 pages, January 2012, ISBN 978-1-61377-121-1)

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero

The G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series was revived as an ongoing in May 2010, with #155 ½ and followed by #156 onwards in July 2010, picking up from the end of the Marvel Comics series, and written by original G.I. Joe writer Larry Hama

Larry Hama

Larry Hama is an American comic book writer, artist, actor and musician who has worked in the fields of entertainment and publishing since the 1960s....

. Hasbro declared on January 15, 2010, that the Devil's Due continuity was no longer canon.

The series has been collected in a number of trade paperbacks

Trade paperback (comics)

In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...

:

• Volume 1 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #155 1/2, 156-160, February 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-864-8)
• Volume 2 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #161-165, 132 pages, July 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-941-6)
• Volume 3 (collects G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #166-170, 124 pages, December 2011, ISBN 978-1-61377-105-1)

G.I. Joe: Future Noir

The G.I. Joe: Future Noir series consisted of two issues set in their own continuity and written by Andy Schmidt.

Collected as:

• G.I. Joe: Future Noir Volume 1 (collects G.I. Joe: Future Noir #1-2, 120 pages, February 2011, ISBN 978-1-60010-865-5)

G.I. Joe: Renegades

The G.I. Joe: Renegades is set in the cartoon universe and scheduled for release in 2011.

Collected editions

The following is a table list of the trade paperback editions of the new IDW-continuity issues.

#	Title	Release date	Collected material
1	G.I. Joe Vol. 01	June 24, 2009	G.I. Joe #0–6
2	G.I. Joe: Origins Vol. 01	September 2, 2009	G.I. Joe: Origins #1-5
3	G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol. 01	October 28, 2009	G.I. Joe: Cobra #1–4 & G.I. Joe: Cobra Special #1
4	G.I. Joe Vol. 02	February 17, 2010	G.I. Joe #7–12
5	G.I. Joe: Origins Vol. 02	March 10, 2010	G.I. Joe: Origins #6-10
6	G.I. Joe Vol. 03	July 14, 2010	G.I. Joe #13–17 & G.I. Joe: Helix Special
7	G.I. Joe: Origins Vol. 03	August 4, 2010	G.I. Joe: Origins #11-15
8	G.I. Joe: Hearts And Minds	November 10, 2010	G.I. Joe: Hearts And Minds #1–5
9	G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol. 02	November 17, 2010	G.I. Joe: Cobra II #1–4
10	G.I. Joe Vol. 04	December 15, 2010	G.I. Joe #18–22
11	G.I. Joe: Origins Vol. 04	January 5, 2011	G.I. Joe: Origins #16-19
12	G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol. 03 - Serpent's Coil	March 2, 2011	G.I. Joe: Cobra II #5-9
13	G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol. 04 - Death of Cobra Commander	June 8, 2011	G.I. Joe: Cobra II #10-13 & G.I. Joe: Cobra Special #2
14	G.I. Joe Vol. 05	August 3, 2011	G.I. Joe #23–27
15	G.I. Joe: Origins Vol. 05	September 28, 2011	G.I. Joe: Origins #20-23
16	G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War Vol. 1	October 12, 2011	G.I. Joe (vol. 2) #1-4
17	G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes: Cobra Civil War Vol. 1	November 2, 2011	G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #1-4
18	G.I. Joe: Cobra: Cobra Civil War Vol. 1	December 14, 2011	G.I. Joe: Cobra (vol. 3) #1-4
19	G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War Vol. 2	February 14, 2012	G.I. Joe (vol. 2) #5-8
20	G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes: Cobra Civil War Vol. 2	March 6, 2012	G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #5-8
21	G.I. Joe: Cobra: Cobra Civil War Vol. 2	May 1, 2012	G.I. Joe: Cobra (vol. 3) #5-8

Chronological comic order

This is a chronological order of the IDW-continuity comics per which the timeline of events developed.
1-5. G.I. Joe: Origins #1-5

6-9. G.I. Joe: Origins #8-11

10-11. G.I. Joe: Origins #6-7

12-15. G.I. Joe: Origins #12-15

16-20. G.I. Joe: Origins #19-23

21. G.I. Joe #0

22. G.I. Joe: Origins #16

23-31. G.I. Joe #1-9

32-33. G.I. Joe: Origins #17-18

34-40. G.I. Joe #10-16

41-44. G.I. Joe: Cobra #1-4

45. G.I. Joe: Helix

46. G.I. Joe: Cobra Special #1

47-54. G.I. Joe #17-24

55-58. G.I. Joe: Cobra II #1-4

59-63. G.I. Joe: Hearts & Minds #1-5

64-68. G.I. Joe: Cobra #5-9

69. G.I. Joe: Cobra Special #2

70. Infestation #1


71-72. G.I. Joe: Infestation #1-2

73. Infestation #2

74-76. G.I. Joe #25-27

77-80. G.I. Joe: Cobra #10-13

81. G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil War #0

82. G.I. Joe Vol.2 #1

83. G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol.3 #1

84. G.I. Joe Vol.2 #2

85. G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol.3 #2

86-88. G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #1-3

89-90. G.I. Joe Vol.2 #3-4

91. G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol.3 #3

92. G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #4

93-95. G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol.3 #4-6

96. G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #5

97-100. G.I. Joe Vol.2 #5-8

101-103. G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #6-8

104-105. G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol.3 #7-8