“Long-time Joe readers don’t need me to tell them this, but I encourage newcomers to let themselves get lost in that sense of well-established wonder.” – ComicBook.com
“‘G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero’ #305 continues to run rather than walk with plenty of action, villainy and grit as our heroes take chunks out of their enemies.” – Comicon
Today Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, revealed all-new variant covers and interior pages from G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #306. Starting with this issue, guest artist Paul Pelletier (Aquaman) joins the creative team alongside legendary series writer Larry Hama (Marvel’s Wolverine), artist Tony Kordos (Batman & Robin Eternal) and colorist Francesco Segala (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers). Featuring covers bythe incomparable Andy Kubert (Marvel’s X-Men), the iconic series’ issue #306 arrives in comic book shops on May 15, 2024.
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In addition to the main cover by Andy Kubert and colorist Brad Anderson, issue #306 will also feature an open-to-order variant cover with a black and white version of Kubert’s stunning main cover, and a1:10 incentive cover series by Brad Walker (Detective Comics) and colorist Francesco Segala.
The return of G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero continues the historic collaboration between Skybound and Hasbro, alongside the all-new shared Energon Universe that features Void Rivalsby Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and artist Lorenzo De Felici (Oblivion Song), TRANSFORMERS by writer Daniel Warren Johnson and artist Jorge Corona (Middlewest), Dukeby writer Joshua Williamson (DC’s Superman, Dark Ride) and artist Tom Reilly (The Thing), and Cobra Commander by writer Joshua Williamson and artist Andrea Milana (Impact Winter: Rook). Beginning in June 2024, limited series Scarlett, from writer Kelly Thompson (Black Widow, Birds of Prey) and artist Marco Ferrari (Frontiersman) and Destro, from writer Dan Watters (Loki, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!) and artist Andrei Bressan (Dark Ride, Birthright), will round out the lineup of action-packed G.I. JOE miniseries that introduce the iconic characters of the G.I. JOE and Cobra factions to the Energon Universe.
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #306 (Lunar Codes Below | SRP: $3.99) will be available on Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, comiXology, and Google Play.
The full list of variant covers is below:
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #306 Cover A by Andy Kubert and Brad Anderson (Lunar Code 0324IM238)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #306 Cover B by Andy Kubert (Lunar Code 0324IM239)
- G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #306 Cover C (1:10 incentive) by Brad Walker & Francesco Segala (Lunar Code 0324IM240)
Fans can also discover the origins of G.I. JOE and Cobra in The Energon Universe by grabbing copies of the limited seriesDuke #4 (Lunar Code 0124IM247) and Cobra Commander #4 (Lunar Code 0224IM255) right now at their local comic book shops.
Anthony Andujar Jr.