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G.I. Joe Celebrates The Solstice With A Pink Tentacle Monster
G.I. Joe Celebrates The Solstice With A Pink Tentacle Monster
G.I. Joe Celebrates The Solstice With A Pink Tentacle Monster
For those of you who don't keep up with astronomical milestones, today is The Winter Solstice! It's the longest night of the year, and it's an event that's influenced winter celebrations in cultures all across the world. In ancient Rome, for instance, it gave rise to Saturnalia and the tradition of exchanging presents in the middle of winter that continues to this day. And in Scotland, it's a time to get together with your family to honor the hot pink Cthulhu monster that lives in your basement with a human sacrifice. Or at least, that's what I've learned from watching G.I. Joe. Okay, okay, so maybe that particular tradition is limited solely to one James McCullen XXIV, better known to America's daring, highly trained special missions force as Cobra's resident international arms dealer, Destro. Then again, considering that the only other major fact I know about Scotland is that there's a secret castle for teen wizards somewhere up there, it seems pretty plausible that this just some local custom.
Review: 'Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra' #1
Review: 'Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra' #1
Review: 'Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra' #1
Listen, there was no way that Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra wasn't going to be my favorite comic of the week. I mean, my love of G.I. Joe has been chronicled pretty extensively here at ComicsAlliance, and the two parts of that franchise that I love with an almost overwhelming fervor are Destro and Snake Eyes, the two characters who take the spotlight in this issue. The only way it could be closer to what I wanted out of a comic would be that if it involved Batman and pro wrestling, and since DC already put one of those out last month, it's as close as we're going to get. But while I've been in the tank for this series since it came out, I can tell you that it's great for reasons that go beyond the starring characters. It's the continuation of a smart, slick take on the G.I. Joe franchise that kicks off with a premise that's inherently exciting. It just happens to also involve two of the best characters ever.
Ask Chris #203: The Complicated Continuity Of G.I. Joe
Ask Chris #203: The Complicated Continuity Of G.I. Joe
Ask Chris #203: The Complicated Continuity Of G.I. Joe
Q: G.I. Joe: Where do I even begin with their myriad continuities? -- @Eric_R_Wilson A: I've spent the past few weeks catching up on recent G.I. Joe comics with a stack of paperbacks that I picked up at HeroesCon, and while I've been really interested in seeing all the changes and new characters that set the IDW books apart from the original Marvel series, I'm still pretty surprised by this question. I mean, yes, there's a lot of G.I. Joe out there and a lot of different takes on that core idea, but when you get right down to it, it's no more complicated than your average superhero comic. Which is to say that it's actually very complicated. Especially when the ninjas start getting involved.
Here's The Thing, Episode 14: Why Is Destro So Great?
Here's The Thing, Episode 14: Why Is Destro So Great?
Here's The Thing, Episode 14: Why Is Destro So Great?
If our weekly Ask Chris column isn't enough of definitive comic book (and pro wrestling) opinions for you, good news: ComicsAlliance is proud to present Here's The Thing, a series of videos where you can join our own extremely opinionated senior writer, Chris Sims, as he dives into comics history to explain why you're wrong and he's right. This week, a reader wants to know why Chris, who is often so opposed to romanticizing villains, loves Destro so much. What is it about an arms dealer who supplies a terrorist organization bent on world domination that makes him different from other villains -- and makes him so easy for us to identify with?
'Copra' Creator Michel Fiffe Draws 'G.I. Joe' Sample Pages
'Copra' Creator Michel Fiffe Draws 'G.I. Joe' Sample Pages
'Copra' Creator Michel Fiffe Draws 'G.I. Joe' Sample Pages
Considering that we've taken every opportunity to tell you all how great Copra is, I'm going to guess that most ComicsAlliance readers are already pretty familiar with the work of Michel Fiffe. Today, though, we all learned something new. It seems that before he launched his self-published tribute to Suicide Squad, Fiffe made one final effort to try breaking into mainstream comics by submitting tw
Tom Scioli To Co-Write And Draw 'Transformers/G.I. Joe' At IDW [NYCC 2013]
Tom Scioli To Co-Write And Draw 'Transformers/G.I. Joe' At IDW [NYCC 2013]
Tom Scioli To Co-Write And Draw 'Transformers/G.I. Joe' At IDW [NYCC 2013]
At this point, Transformers and G.I. Joe have crossed over so many times that it takes something pretty special to get our attention, and today, IDW did exactly that with the announcement that the latest Transformers/G.I. Joe series will be drawn and co-written by the amazing Tom Scioli. Seriously, whoever used one of their magic lamp wishes to make this happen, everyone here at ComicsAlliance sin
ComicsAlliance Celebrates Destrovember!
ComicsAlliance Celebrates Destrovember!
ComicsAlliance Celebrates Destrovember!
A new month brings with it new possibilities, so as we turn the calendar, ComicsAlliance is proud to celebrate 30 days honoring James McCullen, 24th Laird of Castle Destro, master of the wrist-missiles and Stacy's boo as we celebrate Destrovember...
Comics Alliance Critiques the Fashions of ‘G.I. Joe’
Comics Alliance Critiques the Fashions of ‘G.I. Joe’
Comics Alliance Critiques the Fashions of ‘G.I. Joe’
Everyone knows that G.I. Joe is America's daring, highly trained Special Missions Force, and that their foes in the evil organization known as Cobra are dedicated to taking over the world, but there's one aspect of their eternal conflict that never really gets its due: the fashion...