GiJoeRetaliation

2009's G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was a resoundingly stupid movie, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't kind of love it. I'll readily admit that I'm a sucker for anything that could be classified as "Destro-related media," but every inexplicable, awful piece of that movie combined into something that was at least inoffensive...

G.I. Joe: Retaliation hits theaters this weekend, and the early word on the sequel (that's more like a reboot) is good news for die-hard Joe fans. The film proudly wears its influences on its sleeve and actually feels like a real-life recreation of the comic books and filecards written with pain-staking dedication by Larry Hama...

One year ago today we were looking at Hasbro's first wave of 3.75" G.I. Joe: Retaliation figures and thinking, "Man, this movie is going to be so much better than the last one." Then the movie got rescheduled until March 29, 2013, apparently in the name of making it EVEN better than that last movie...

Video: The party rises (on) in MakeEmLaugh's Bane's World. Manga: New images of the full-color Dragon Ball Z manga are now online, which you can check out up close in the digital edition of Weekly Shonen Jump. Movies: Guys, you probably shouldn't join COBRA...

Toys: G.I. Joe Retaliation's Snake Eyes is getting the Hot Toys treatment in 2013, although the figure won't come with Timber the wolf. Upcoming: Michel Fiffe's trailer for COPRA #3 has us intrigued. Art: This transforming cardboard EVA Unit-01 is one of the most impressive papercraft figures to ever protect Tokyo-3...

Movies: The latest trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation probably won't please our London-based readers. Video: Nadav Nachmany celebrates Hanukkah with Samurai Jew: The Eighth Night, the first chapter in a new animated series about a Jewish warrior...

Movies: It looks like the cast of The Avengers filmed an extra scene over the weekend, and not a moment too soon to make the film's May 4 premiere. Fans will probably want to stay after the credits to see if anything goes down. Opinion: Tom Spurgeon ponders Marvel and DC's creator relations in light of The Avengers and Before Watchmen...

Logos: Bongo Comics has unveiled its new logo, along with new book titles across its entire line. Digital: R Stevens estimates that his recently released Diesel Sweeties eBook has been downloaded 10,000 times. Video: Building a TARDIS ain't easy, which is why they're grown on Doctor Who, I guess...