G.I. Joe (IDW Publishing)


G.I. Joe is a comic book series by IDW Publishing, based upon Hasbro's G.I. Joe characters and toy line.
The series was marketed as three ongoing series, two mini-series and a small series of one-shots. 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 original Cobra Commander 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, where the history is rebooted and the creators have access to characters from any era of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero line.

Licensing

Devil's Due Publishing lost the G.I. Joe comics license in January 2008, and published their last G.I. Joe comic in July with G.I. Joe: America's Elite #36. The license was then given to IDW Publishing, which was officially announced on May 29 the same year. 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.
When IDW began publishing a continuation of A Real American Hero from Marvel Comics separately, Hasbro said that 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".
IDW lost the license rights by the end of 2022 and Skybound Entertainment obtained those for 2023.

Main canon continuity (2008–2018)

First 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: OriginsG.I. Joe: Cobra G.I. Joe: Cobra IIG.I. Joe: Hearts And Minds
  • ''G.I. Joe: Infestation''

Second series

G.I. Joe: Cobra Civil WarG.I. Joe G.I. Joe: Cobra G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes
  • ''Infestation 2: G.I. Joe''

Third series

Starting in February 2013, three new G.I. Joe ongoing series were launched to replace the old ones.G.I. Joe G.I. Joe: Special Missions
  • ''G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files''

Fourth series

G.I. Joe: The Fall of G.I. Joe
  • ''Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra''

Fifth series

Chronological comic order

This is a chronological order of the IDW-continuity comics per which the timeline of events developed, as given in the trade paperback collections.

''Tales from the Cobra Wars: A G.I. Joe Anthology''

Tales from the Cobra Wars: A G.I. Joe Anthology is an anthology of prose stories based on several G.I. Joe stories related to the Hasbro Comic Book Universe. It was edited by Max Brooks and released by IDW on April 19, 2011.

Alternate universes

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

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
  • G.I. Joe Movie Adaptation
  • Snake Eyes
  • G.I. Joe: Operation HISS
  • ''G.I. Joe: Retaliation Movie Prequel''

''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero''

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a continuation of the Marvel Comics series of the same name published from 1982 to 1994. It continued the numbering from the original Marvel series, starting with issue #155 ½, published on Free Comic Book Day in May 2010, followed by #156 and onward in July. It is written by Larry Hama, who wrote the original Marvel series, and ignores the events of the earlier Devil's Due continuation.
The series has been collected in a number of trade paperbacks:
  • Volume 1
  • Volume 2
  • Volume 3
  • Volume 4
  • Volume 5
  • Volume 6
  • Volume 7
  • Volume 8
  • Volume 9
  • Volume 10
  • Volume 11
  • Volume 12
  • Volume 13
  • Volume 14
  • Volume 15
  • Volume 16
  • Volume 17
  • Volume 18
  • Volume 19
  • Volume 20
  • Volume 21
  • Volume 22
  • Volume 23
A separate set of paperbacks collects these issues in larger volumes following the Classic G.I. Joe Marvel reprints listed in the previous section:
  • Volume 16
  • Volume 17
  • Volume 18
  • Volume 19
  • ''Volume 20''

''G.I. Joe: Future Noir''

The G.I. Joe: Future Noir series consisted of two issues set in their own continuity, written by Andy Schmidt and drawn by Giacomo Bevilacqua.
Collected as:
  • ''G.I. Joe: Future Noir Volume 1''

''G.I. Joe: Renegades''

The G.I. Joe: Renegades is set in the cartoon universe and was released in 2011.

''Street Fighter × G.I. Joe''

In 2016, IDW published a crossover with Capcom's Street Fighter titled Street Fighter × G.I. Joe. It was written by Aubrey Sitterson with art by Emilio Laiso, and ran for six issues.

''G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte''

A three-issue limited series by Michel Fiffe alongside Chad Bowers, running from February 8 to April 24, 2019.

2019 series

''Snake Eyes: Deadgame''

Snake Eyes: Deadgame was announced in July 2019, and will be co-written and co-drawn by Rob Liefeld. He considered Snake Eyes as both an icon and "bucket list" for him, stating the character is "Wolverine, Deadpool and Spider-Man rolled into one amazing character for an entire generation of fans that thrilled to his adventures in comics and cartoons and hung on his every toy release! My parents drove me all over the county to get me G.I. Joe action figures as a kid. These were my first and most favorite toys. Working with Hasbro and all my friends at IDW has been a blast so far. I can’t wait to get this work out into the public! If you enjoyed my recent Marvel work, this will match or exceed it!"

Collected editions

Trade paperback editions

The following is a table list of the trade paperback editions of the new IDW-continuity issues.
TitleVolumeCollected materialPagesRelease dateISBN
G.I. Joe 1G.I. Joe #0–6June 24, 2009
G.I. Joe: Origins Vol. 012G.I. Joe: Origins #1–5September 2, 2009
G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol. 013G.I. Joe: Cobra #1–4 & G.I. Joe: Cobra Special #1October 28, 2009
G.I. Joe Vol. 024G.I. Joe #7–12February 17, 2010
G.I. Joe: Origins Vol. 025G.I. Joe: Origins #6-10March 10, 2010
G.I. Joe Vol. 036G.I. Joe #13–17 & G.I. Joe: Helix SpecialJuly 14, 2010
G.I. Joe: Origins Vol. 037G.I. Joe: Origins #11–15August 4, 2010
G.I. Joe: Hearts And Minds8G.I. Joe: Hearts And Minds #1–5November 10, 2010
G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol. 029G.I. Joe: Cobra II #1–4November 17, 2010
G.I. Joe Vol. 0410G.I. Joe #18–22December 15, 2010
G.I. Joe: Origins Vol. 0411G.I. Joe: Origins #16–19January 5, 2011
G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol. 03 - Serpent's Coil12G.I. Joe: Cobra II #5–9March 2, 2011
G.I. Joe: Cobra Vol. 04 - The Death of Cobra Commander13G.I. Joe: Cobra II #10–13 & G.I. Joe: Cobra Special #2June 8, 2011
G.I. Joe Vol. 0514G.I. Joe #23–27August 3, 2011
Infestation Vol. 0115G.I. Joe: Infestation #1–2August 10, 2011
G.I. Joe: Origins Vol. 0516G.I. Joe: Origins #20–23September 7, 2011
G.I. Joe - Cobra Civil War Vol. 117G.I. Joe #0–4October 12, 2011
G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes - Cobra Civil War Vol. 118G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #1–4November 16, 2011
G.I. Joe: Cobra - Cobra Civil War Vol. 119G.I. Joe: Cobra #1–4December 7, 2011
G.I. Joe - Cobra Civil War Vol. 220G.I. Joe #5–8February 22, 2012
G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes - Cobra Civil War Vol. 221G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #5–8March 14, 2012
G.I. Joe: Cobra - Cobra Civil War Vol. 222G.I. Joe: Cobra #5–8May 1, 2012
G.I. Joe - Cobra Command Vol. 123G.I. Joe #9–10, G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #9 &
G.I. Joe: Cobra #9		June 6, 2012
G.I. Joe - Cobra Command Vol. 224G.I. Joe #11, G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #10–11 &
G.I. Joe: Cobra #10–11		July 4, 2012
G.I. Joe - Cobra Command Vol. 3 - Aftermath25G.I. Joe #12, G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes #12,
G.I. Joe: Cobra #12 & Cobra Annual 2012		August 8, 2012
G.I. Joe - Deep Terror26G.I. Joe #13–17November 7, 2012
G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes/Storm Shadow Vol. 127G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #13–17December 25, 2012
G.I. Joe: Cobra - Son of the Snake28G.I. Joe: Cobra #13–16January 22, 2013
G.I. Joe - Target Snake Eyes29G.I. Joe #18–20 &
G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #18–20		March 19, 2013
G.I. Joe: Cobra - Oktober Guard30G.I. Joe: Cobra #17–21April 17, 2013
G.I. Joe Vol. 01 - Homefront31G.I. Joe #1–5August 7, 2013
G.I. Joe: Cobra Files Vol. 0132G.I. Joe: Cobra Files #1–4September 4, 2013
G.I. Joe: Special Missions Vol. 0133G.I. Joe: Special Missions #1–4October 9, 2013
G.I. Joe: Special Missions Vol. 0234G.I. Joe: Special Missions #5–9January 15, 2014
G.I. Joe Vol. 02 - Threat Matrix35G.I. Joe #6–11February 12, 2014
G.I. Joe: Cobra Files Vol. 0236G.I. Joe: Cobra Files #5–9March 5, 2014
G.I. Joe: Special Missions Vol. 0337G.I. Joe: Special Missions #10–14June 25, 2014
G.I. Joe Vol. 03 - Siren's Song38G.I. Joe #12–15July 2, 2014
G.I. Joe - The Fall Of G.I. Joe Vol. 0139G.I. Joe - The Fall Of G.I. Joe #1–4February 25, 2015
G.I. Joe - The Fall Of G.I. Joe Vol. 0240G.I. Joe - The Fall Of G.I. Joe #5–8July 15, 2015
Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra41Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra #1–5August 27, 2015
Revolution42Revolution: Prelude & Revolution #1–5February 8, 2017
G.I. Joe Vol. 0143G.I. Joe: Revolution & G.I. Joe #1–4July 19, 2017
Revolutionaries Vol. 01 - Crisis Intervention44Revolutionaries #1–5August 2, 2017
Revolutionaries Vol. 02 - Power & Glory45Revolutionaries #6–8November 15, 2017
G.I. Joe Vol. 0246G.I. Joe #5–8November 29, 2017
Transformers/G.I. JOE: First Strike47First Strike #0–6February 20, 2018
Transformers/G.I. JOE: First Strike Champions48Trade paperback collecting the First Strike one shots: G.I. Joe, M.A.S.K., Micronauts, Optimus Prime, ROM and Transformers.February 20, 2018
Scarlett's Strike Force49G.I. Joe: First Strike, M.A.S.K.: First Strike
& Scarlett's Strike Force #1–3		June 12, 2018

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 begun 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
  • * Volume 2
  • * Volume 3
  • * Volume 4
  • * Volume 5
  • * Volume 6
  • * Volume 7
  • * Volume 8
  • * Volume 9
  • * Volume 10
  • * Volume 11
  • * Volume 12
  • * Volume 13
  • * Volume 14
  • * Volume 15 G.I. Joe: Special Missions:
  • *Volume 1
  • * Volume 2
  • * Volume 3
  • * Volume 4 G.I. Joe: Yearbook G.I. Joe/Transformers:
  • *Volume 1
  • * Volume 2 G.I. Joe: The Complete Collection:
  • *Volume 1
  • * Volume 2
  • * Volume 3
  • * Volume 4
  • * Volume 5
  • * Volume 6
  • * Volume 7
  • * Volume 8
  • * Volume 9 G.I. Joe: Disavowed:
  • *Volume 1
  • * Volume 2
  • * Volume 3
  • * Volume 4
  • * Volume 5
  • * Volume 6
  • * Volume 7 G.I. Joe: America's Elite: Disavowed:
  • *Volume 1
  • * Volume 2
  • * Volume 3
  • * Volume 4
  • * Volume 5
  • * ''Volume 6''