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Well, this has potential to be completely frigging awesome.

[h=2]The World will always need G.I. Joe - A new direction by IDW[/h]
The World Will Always Need G.I. Joe
Karen Traviss Leads A Bold New Series


San Diego, CA (August 27, 2014) – Acclaimed British military science-fiction author Karen Traviss reignites the G.I. JOE franchise with an all-new series. Filled with the kind of gritty realism fans of the author have come to expect, this new take on G.I. JOE is guaranteed to please followers of the classic property and comic readers experiencing it for the first time.

The world has changed and so must G.I. JOE—lead by Scarlett, the once-revered G.I. JOE team faces an unthinkable reality where Cobra has become an unlikely peacekeeping taskforce. Utilizing real-world dangers and politics, this is a G.I. JOE comic the likes of which has never been seen.

“Karen understands the world of men and women in the military,” says IDW Senior Editor John Barber. “She gets what their reality is like—which is why she’s held in such high regard by veterans, as well as fans of character-driven action.

Traviss guides an all-star squad of talent on this monthly series starting with fan-favorite artist Steve Kurth on interior art. With a keen eye for design, Jeffery Vereggeprovides striking covers to the series. The first issue will feature a subscription variant cover by Cliff Chiang.

"When John [Barber] asked me to write the series, it was one of those spooky coincidences,” said Traviss. “I'd literally just finished writing a scene for my new novel, GOING GREY, where two of the characters – vets now serving as private military contractors – discuss whether having G.I. Joe and Action Man as boys, influenced their choice of career. G.I. Joe is still that iconic after 50 years, because it's about people, and it's never shied away from the human reality of warfare. I'm genuinely delighted to have the chance to work on the franchise."​
 
While I'm sure she can probably write some great stories, making Scarlet the leader shows she just bypassed the source material and doesn't have a good understanding of the history, just wants to show off Scarlet. Not interested. Just sounds like bad fan fiction.

My advice to Karen Travis is make sure you do the research. You can still show off Scarlet, have her in charge of missions, give her her own spotlight, but don't kick Hawk out of his chair and jump over Stalker along the way.

Also, the cover art looks REALLY bad.
 
While I'm sure she can probably write some great stories, making Scarlet the leader shows she just bypassed the source material and doesn't have a good understanding of the history, just wants to show off Scarlet. Not interested. Just sounds like bad fan fiction.

My advice to Karen Travis is make sure you do the research. You can still show off Scarlet, have her in charge of missions, give her her own spotlight, but don't kick Hawk out of his chair and jump over Stalker along the way.

Also, the cover art looks REALLY bad.

Also tired of the Cobra has done this and the Joes are on the ropes stories. :lol
I agree most of the covers look like poo, but if I pick it up, I want the Baroness one, I think it looks pretty cool.
 
Make Mine Hama. :D
Amen! I haven't really cared for the direction and multiple canons the comics have gone since leaving Marvel. IDW has so many different titles going on that don't have any continuity whatsoever as it is.
 
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