The New Energon Universe Series Continues This December!
Today Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with leading toy and game company Hasbro, revealed interior pages and the stacked lineup of variant covers for G.I. JOE #2. From the chart-topping, critically acclaimed creative team of writer Joshua Williamson (Duke, Cobra Commander), artist Tom Reilly (Duke) and colorist Jordie Bellaire (Duke, W0rldtr33), the new issue of the comic book that promises to introduce a bold new vision of G.I. Joe and Cobra to the Energon Universe will hit comic books shelves on December 18, 2024.
Cobra Commander unveils the next phase of his plan–meet THE VALKYRIES, the newest Cobra special operatives unit. And as they race to retrieve the mysterious new weapon, will Duke suffer his first failure as the leader of G.I. Joe?
In addition to the main cover by Reilly, G.I. JOE #2 will feature an open-to-order variant cover by David Finch, Danny Miki & Dave McCaig; the continuation of the 1:10 incentive connecting cover series by David Nakayama; a 1:25 incentive variant by Travis Moore & Adriano Lucas; a 1:50 incentive variant by Otto Schmidt; a 1:100 foil incentive variant by Derrick Chew; and a 1:250 incentive variant by Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer.
Skybound and Hasbro have recently announced a bevy of promotional initiatives in support of G.I. JOE #1, including the Skybound Insiders “Choose Your Side” initiative that is offering readers the opportunity to see themselves on the pages of G.I. JOE in the series’ house ads, which will begin running in issue #1 on November 13. Also recently announced are Los Angeles events on November 13, including a Joshua Williamson signing at Things from Another World at Universal CityWalk Hollywood, paired with an exclusive Skybound Insiders screening of G.I. JOE: The Movie (1987) and Q&A. Williamson will be making additional signing stops at Collector’s Paradise in Los Angeles and Third Eye Comics in Annapolis on November 14 and 16, respectively. Fans of G.I. JOE will want to make sure they are locked in as Insiders, so as not to miss upcoming events and activations to be announced.
The new series will become another tentpole of the Energon Universe, the crown jewel of the historic collaboration between Hasbro and Skybound, who has introduced a brand-new era of the TRANSFORMERS and G.I. JOE franchises in one shared comic book universe. Energon Universe titles include the ongoing series Void Rivals by writer Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead), artist Lorenzo De Felici (Kroma), and colorist Patricio Delpeche (The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country) and the two-time Eisner Award winning TRANSFORMERS by writer Daniel Warren Johnson (Extremity, Do a Powerbomb), artist Jorge Corona (Middlewest), and colorist Mike Spicer (Stillwater, Murder Falcon). The Energon Universe also includes G.I. JOE miniseries Duke, from Joshua Williamson , Tom Reilly and Jordie Bellaire; Cobra Commander from Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milana (Impact Winter: Rook) and Annalisa Leoni (Oblivion Song); Scarlett, from writer Kelly Thompson (Black Widow, Birds of Prey), artist Marco Ferrari (Frontiersman), and colorist Lee Loughridge (I Hate This Place, Killadelphia); and Destro, from writer Dan Watters (Loki, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!), artist Andrei Bressan (Dark Ride, Birthright), and colorist Adriano Lucas (Dark Ride, Birthright), which introduce the iconic characters of the G.I. JOE and Cobra factions to the Energon Universe. Fans should expect can’t-miss moments from every issue of the Energon Universe, as secrets are unveiled along the path to answering the BIG questions from some of the biggest franchises in comics today.
G.I. JOE #2 (Lunar Codes below | SRP: $3.99) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.
The full list of variant covers is below:
- G.I. JOE #2 Cover A by Tom Reilly (Lunar Code: 1024IM348)
- G.I. JOE #2 Cover B by David Finch, Danny Miki & Dave McCaig (Lunar Code: 1024IM349)
- G.I. JOE #2 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) (Connecting) by David Nakayama (Lunar Code: 1024IM350)
- G.I. JOE #2 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Travis Moore & Adriano Lucas (Lunar Code: 1024IM351)
- G.I. JOE #2 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Otto Schmidt (Lunar Code: 1024IM352)
- G.I. JOE #2 Cover F (1:100 Copy Incentive) (Foil) by Derrick Chew (Lunar Code: 1024IM353)
- G.I. JOE #2 Cover G (1:250 Copy Incentive) by Jorge Corona & Mike Spicer (Lunar Code: 1024IM810)