The first official G.I.Joe comic newsletter went out from Josh Blaylock (the writer of the new comic) on Monday, July 9th. Among the details-
The Devil's Due staff will be attending the San Diego Comic Con in July and the Chicago Wizard World Con in August. They will be giving away free posters featuring the G.I.Joe #1 cover art and will be selling the G.I.Joe Convention Special. Any remaining convention specials will most likely be available online.
Also, the Devil's Due staff is running a "Name the Letters Page" contest for the new comic book. You must physically mail your idea for a letters column name name, age, address, and phone number (optional) to Devil's Due Publishing, 4633 N. Western Ave, suite 210, Chicago, IL 60625. Postmark deadline for the contest is August 1st. The winner will receive a piece of original G.I.Joe Art.
If you haven't signed up for the newsletter that is sent out by the creators of the G.I.Joe comic, you can do so at gijoecomic.com.
7/10/01
As reported by David Thornton at Quick Kick's Theatre-
David Michael Beck, whose stunning Snake Eyes artwork was featured on the
front cover of Previews, mentioned on the Brian Bendis Message Board that the back cover artwork for the second issue will feature a painting of Destro. Also, David Michael Beck will appear with the paintings of Destro and Snake Eyes at the Image Comics booth at the
Wizard Convention in Chicago.
Thanks to David Thornton!
7/1/01
On the Devil's Due website, they have the cover of the G.I.Joe Convention Special - a convention-only comic book that will be available at the San Diego Comic Con and the Wizard World Con in Chicago.
Thanks to Shortmanpub!
6/25/01
Check out the cover of the July issue of Previews Magazine. It features a David Michael Beck painting of Snake Eyes that will appear on the back cover of Image Comics' G.I.Joe #1.
Thanks to Jase!
6/20/01
Comiccon.com's Newsarama has an interview with new G.I.Joe comic book writer, Josh Blaylock. It also features some sneak previews of the artwork from the new G.I.Joe comic book.
Thanks to David!
6/19/01
Comiccon.com's Newsarama has the cover art to Image Comics' G.I.Joe #1 - due this September. The cover artist is J.Scott Campbell.
Thanks to Jase!
5/23/01
Devil's Due (the company creating the new G.I.Joe comic book to be published by Image Comics) has added some new G.I.Joe content to their web site. There's a commercial for the new comic book (done with Macromedia Flash) that shows the first glimpses of what the new G.I.Joe comic book will look like.
Devil's Due has also created a mailing list where they will email out updates and also have created a message board.
Thanks to Dillon!
5/13/01
It's been rumored for months but it's finally official. Image Comics has released a press release announcing that they will be publishing a new G.I.Joe comic book to be released this September. The announcement reads:
He fights for freedom wherever there's trouble, GI JOE is here! Image is proud to continue the tradition of GI JOE in comics. GI JOE's army of fans have been demanding this series for years. Picking up where the classic 80s series left off, this all-new series will feature the classic Joe characters and concepts fans remember and a bevy of new surprises to engage a new generation of readers. Written by Josh Blaylock and drawn by Steven Kurth, the first issue of GI JOE ships in September with a cover by DC/Cliffhanger star J. Scott Campbell! Go Joe!
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