REAL AMERICAN HERO continue with Skybound

The G.I. Joe: Real American Hero run written by Larry Hama — one of many longest ongoing tales in comics — will continue with Skybound, the writer has introduced.

Yesterday, Skybound formally introduced that it had acquired the rights to publish G.I. Joe and Transformers comics, and that they might be doing so within the new Energon Universe, which was launched in a brand new property, Void Rivals. This got here after these property’s most up-to-date writer, IDW, ended their respective runs final yr. The G.I. Joe run wrapped up with a landmark 300 subject, by its author from the beginning, Hama.

Now, Hama’s run can be persevering with with Skybound, with G.I. Joe: Real American Hero #301, due out November 14. Hama will staff on the guide with artist Chris Mooneyham. The run will function covers by Andy Kubert (with accompanying open-to-order black-and-white variants for every subject).

The press launched from Skybound teased the guide as an incredible leaping on level for brand spanking new readers, that includes all of the acquainted characters, plus “the return of the original Snake Eyes.”

“I am delighted to be continuing the saga of G.I. Joe with the good folks at Skybound and totally amped to be taking the G.I. Joe team to issue #301 and beyond,” Hama stated in a press launch. “Little did I know back in 1982 that I would be associated with the Real American Hero for over 40 years. My thanks to the whole crew at Skybound for allowing me to continue to chronicle the exploits of characters who have become like a family to me.”

The Beat additionally had an opportunity to talk with Skybound head honcho and Void Rivals author Robert Kirkman about persevering with Hama’s run.

“I have to give IDW tremendous credit for bringing that series back, getting Larry on that book, continuing the numbering, shepherding that legacy for years and years, and getting all the way up to #300,” Kirkman stated. “That G.I. Joe series is extremely special. That was so many people’s first comic. Larry Hama’s G.I. Joe run lead to countless people falling in love and becoming life long comic book fans.”

Skybound additionally plans to launch in November G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #1 Larry Hama Cut, which is a reprint of the collection first subject. This guide will function Hama’s unique, unaltered scripting, which features a key second that was altered in restricted situations for the ultimate print version. In different phrases, the concept is to point out readers the beginning of the run precisely as Hama initially meant.

“It’ll be really great to hopefully get him up to issue #400 and beyond,” Kirkman stated.

You can verify an prolonged Kirkman interview concerning the new shared universe, the information announcement, and a evaluation of Void Rivals #1, all courtesy of us right here at The Beat.