GI Joe Annual 2012 is out now from IDW. I really enjoyed the story. THough I must admit I have always been partial to both the Crimson Guard & the Dreadnoks. Without giving too much away I will say the story is very reminiscent of Cobra Commander’s Origin story, and I think very well done.
I do have a complaint about the book though. I really expected to have the Annual have more in it. Some dossiers, extra artwork, something anything. Instead all it contained was one story. An Annual should be a special event and contain more than just one story. IDW for the 2013 annual please add in some more content.
I do suggest you go and pick up a copy now!

Dear IDW,

I know you enjoy making lots & lots of money, however I have a suggestion that will still make you a pretty good deal of money. Please cancel all GI Joe books except A Real American Hero as written by Larry Hama. Please keep him as the sole writer until the day he dies. This is the comic that fans want the most and by putting all your resources behind Mr. Hama you will be able to make a great product and sell a lot more issues of it. It would also be fantastic if you could get Mr. Hama to crank out make 14-15 issues per year instead of just 12. Don’t push him into doing 2 per every month, but a few times a year if he is on a roll or has lots of ideas flowing support him by giving him the resources to put out those extra issues. I know when the next GI Joe movie comes out Hasbro will probably ask you to make a few prequel comics. I understand this and am okay with it as long as you limit it to no more than 5 issues. You have a great thing going with having Larry Hama back in the GI Joe fold, please don’t mess this up and please stop diluting the product.

Thanks,
A GI Joe Fan

PS 1 – 2 one-shot comics per year are allowed, such as Infestation.

Zombies are everywhere these days. Now they have invaded GI Joe. Here is the cover from the first issue of GI Joe Infestation. What is your favorite Zombie comic?

Here are the 2 covers from GI Joe – A Real American Hero #163.

Have you seen this clip. It’s really awesome. Hopefully the show has as much behind it as this promo does.