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New Stuff From IDW Limited

Hey guys,

A couple days ago I mentioned in a post that I bought some stuff from IDW Limited. Well, here it is! First up is a one of a kind sketch cover of GI Joe Infestation with Cobra Commander by Germanico. I have to say it looks badass and makes me want to buy a couple more sketch covers from IDW.  Second, I picked up the Cobra Civil War Lithograph Gallery. It is prints of 9 covers from the Civil War, all the variants with CC’s head/helmet and another character.

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I also may have some big news about some really cool IDW Joe stuff in the next day or two. I’m efforting that in my free time. Hint: original art.


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IDW GI Joe Comic Books Sales Figures For October

Since I have been getting more into the IDW Joe comics lately, I decided to check out their sales and how they are doing compared to others. I was surprised at how far down the list GI Joe is. The best selling comic is Larry Hama’s ARAH at # 217 for the month with 8,174 comics sold, next is GI Joe V2 (Dixon) at #221 with 7,916 sold, followed by Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow at #238 with 7,151 sold, and finally Cobra at #250 with 6,873 sold. 

Come on guys, these are great books! We should pick that number up. I subscribed to all 4 books at my LCBS. The comics are really the only way to get new Joe stories because there isn’t any cartoon at the moment and Retaliation is still not out. And even when Retaliation is out, I’d put my money on the comics being the better story. 


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IDW GI Joe Reboot #1

I just pre-ordered a signed copy of the new GI Joe reboot for 2013! Its signed by Fred Van Lente and is available at Dynamic Forces, check it out! A scan of the cover page is below. While I was there, I also picked up the GI Joe #1 variant cover signed by Mel Rubi! It is a cover exclusive to Dynamic Forces.

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Update on IDW Limited GI Joe Blue Label

I spoke with one of their community managers and asked him a couple questions about the difference between Blue, Black and Red Labels:

The difference is typically in the art. We commission the artists to do more elaborate, more time intensive work.

Blue Label is also stamped with the Blue foil imprint, bound in blue and has a blue satin bookmark ribbon. So there’s some really nice small touches.

The GI Joe art should be in the office soon and we will definitely be passing along previews of it. Can’t wait to see it!


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IDW Limited GI Joe Blue Label

So I got Twitter, I always thought I would avoid that one…. But anyways, my first tweet ever got a response from IDW Limited. GI Joe Limited will be available in January! I’ll be buying the Blue Label edition! My wallet is already hurting in anticipation, but it will be a nice Bday present to myself.

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@TheRealDoomsun The Transformers Blue Label sold out in about 6 hours. GI Joe is coming in January.

https://www.twitter.com/IDWLimited/status/276786961333751808

 


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New Relaunch of IDW Comics in February – New Character Sneak Peek

From USA Today

“And like any good public organization nowadays, G.I. Joe even has a social-media expert, the new character Hashtag. The first Indian-American Joe, she’s an embedded journalist and blogger “who has a family military background and they think they can control her,” Van Lente says. “Maybe they’re right, maybe they’re wrong.””