Larry Hama News

This post relates to: Robert Atkins, Mike Costa, Christos N. Gage, Tom Feister, Chuck Dixon, Larry Hama, G.I. Joe

IDW Has A Three-Tiered Battle Plan

October's G.I. Joe #0 To Reveal Three New Series

Larry Hama's G.I. Joe was one of the first comic series I started buying and reading back in the 80s.  There was a lot of pressure from Hasbro to create characters and vehicles to sell their product but the comic was something great.  I read the Devil's Due comics.  Eventually it started getting to be more out of loyalty or habit rather than the desire.  They were good but sometimes they fell a little flat.

While I feel bad that Devil's due hold on the license expired, I am excited to see what the folks at IDW will do with it.  Now is the time for G.I. Joe to return to the spotlight.  With the right handling, I feel it can easily make a strong comeback.  With Larry Hama involved, I couldn't be happier.

I will be reporting more on this as I receive information.

When IDW Publishing announced they had reached a deal with Hasbro to plan a re-launch of the G.I. JOE comic book franchise, they kept their mission plans secret. But now, with the impending release of the kick-off issue, October’s specially priced G.I. JOE #0, it’s time to discuss the plans in detail.

G.I. JOE #0, a $1.00, 24-page comic being released next month, will debut three new series launching in early ’09. The issue contains three stand-alone five-page stories unique to the #0 issue, as well as character sketches and commentary from artist Robert Atkins, previews of upcoming covers, and interviews with the new G.I. JOE creators. The issue features two regular covers, one from Dave Dorman and one from JonBoy Meyers, as well as two special incentive covers from Atkins and a wraparound image by Ben Templesmith.

As to the content of the stories themselves, well, so far, the only news announced to fans has been the return of acclaimed G.I. JOE writer, Larry Hama and the addition of artist Atkins. While Hama is indeed back in the fold, he’s returning as part of a larger action team that will present these three initial comic book series in which G.I. JOE and COBRA are fully revitalized and re-established for a new generation of fans.

The first title to come storming out of the gate in January will be the singularly titled G.I.JOE, written by Chuck Dixon and featuring art by Atkins. This title moves ahead in the timeline from Hama’s series and looks at the fledging G.I. JOE organization as it explores an all-new threat, a shadowy organization that is first introduced to the team in a #0 issue story. Dave Johnson (100 Bullets) will provide covers for the series, as will Atkins. The first issue features a special wraparound variant cover by superstar artist Gabriele Dell’Otto (Secret War).

Larry Hama will be heading up G.I. JOE: ORIGINS, a series that re-envisions the G.I. JOE team for a new generation. Hama will be putting his great strength of blending strong characterization and action storytelling, honed over decades of writing these characters, to effective use in looking at the formations of the G.I. JOE organization and just who the characters on the team really are. Hama will be joined on this series by artist/colorist Tom Feister (Ex Machina). Each issue will come with two regular covers, one by Andrea Di Vito and one by Feister himself. The series launches in February.

Finally, launching in March will be the third round of this initial salvo: G.I. JOE: COBRA, a four-part miniseries written by Christos Gage and Mike Costa, with art by Antonio Fuso, and covers by Howard Chaykin (American Flagg) and Fuso. This series provides a unique look at the new status quo for the primary threat in the G.I. JOE universe. The series views the sinister COBRA organization from a ground-floor view as a familiar G.I. JOE team member seeks to infiltrate Cobra and learn their inner workings.

In addition to these titles, IDW will be launching comics that lead into next summer’s G.I. JOE live-action major motion picture from Paramount Pictures and Hasbro, as well as deluxe reprints of past fan-favorite tales. Details for both these projects will be released soon.

 

G.I. Joe #0 (item code AUG08 4120, a 24-page, $1 issue, will be available in October. G.I. Joe #1 launches in January 2009; G.I. Joe: Origins #1 debuts in February 2009; and G.I. Joe: Cobra #1 premieres in March 2009.

This post relates to: Mark Powers, Josh Blaylock, Tim Seeley, Larry Hama

Check out who Devil's Due is bringing to the Con this weekend.

This weekend at New York Comic Con, Devil's Due will bring its brightest talents to Booth #1156 for signing and sketching sessions. In addition to Devil's Due President Josh Blaylock and Hack/Slash writer/creator Tim Seeley, writers Larry Hama (G.I. Joe, Spooks: Omega Team) and Mark Powers (Drafted) will appear. Look for these and other creators at the following times:

FRIDAY, APRIL 18
3:00-5:00: Josh Blaylock
4:00-6:00: Larry Hama
4:00-6:00: Drew Johnson
5:00-7:00: Tim Seeley

SATURDAY, APRIL 19
11:00-1:00: Mark Powers
11:00-12:00: Josh Blaylock
12:00-2:00: Tim Seeley
1:00-2:00: Matthew Tomao
2:00-3:30: Milo Ventimiglia
5:00-6:00: Mark Powers
5:00-6:00: Drew Johnson

SUNDAY, APRIL 20
11:00-1:00: Tim Seeley
1:00-2:00: Matthew Tomao
2:00-3:00: Drew Johnson
1:00-3:00: Josh Blaylock
3:00-4:00: Tim Seeley

For more information, please visit www.devilsdue.net and www.spooksthecomic.com

This post relates to: Larry Hama, Ryan Schifrin, Adam Archer, Johnny Rench

I am looking forward to this.  I ran a preview before.  Check it out if you haven't.

Filmmaker Ryan Schifrin, creator and co-writer of the Devil's Due military horror series SPOOKS, announced the January 30, 2008 launch of the official SPOOKS web site, located at ." />http://www.SpookstheComic.com.

The site will feature original creative content, including:
• Illustrated fact files on key military personnel
• The official Department of Supernatural Defense "Most Wanted" list
• Excerpts from the first issue
• The official DOPD mission statement
• Key links, including creator interviews and the "Comic Shop Locator Service"
• SPOOKS music by Lalo Schifrin and Andy Garfield

"We're really jazzed about the series, which hits next month, and wanted to do something special to commemorate the launch," Schifrin
revealed. SPOOKS is a four-issue arc with a script co-authored by veteran writer Larry Hama (G.I. Joe, Wolverine), artwork by Adam Archer and Jonny Rench (Friday the 13th), and creative underpinnings developed by Hama and famed fantasy author R.A. Salvatore (Forgotten Realms, Demon Wars). The covers for issue #1 were done by Greg Staples and Adam Archer, with subsequent covers by Archer, Federico D'Alessandro, Bill Sienkiewicz, and even film legend Drew Struzan.

The series spotlights the Department of Supernatural Defense, a branch of the military that "recruits, arms, and deploys specially
trained forces based within the nation's borders in support of national security…to keep the country free of supernatural enemies,
whether their origins are domestic, international, or otherworldly."  This first limited series reveals a plot by supernatural terrorist
groups to enter the United States covertly and launch a nationwide assault.

Schifrin, producer-director of the SciFi Channel event movie Abominable, developed the original concept while working with film
producer Daniel Alter (Hitman). Together, they brought SPOOKS to Josh Blaylock, president of Devil's Due Publishing.
"This is only the beginning for SPOOKS," Schifrin revealed. "We'll beadding to the web site on a regular basis, while developing the second  story arc. We'll also use the site to make special announcements as SPOOKS explodes into other media."

The site was developed by Frog on Top Studios, a company doing internet and media development for the past twelve years, helping to
shape and advance the world of online media. With clients from the Forbes prestigious "Fortune 500" list, they have become a very
successful developer and have produced a wide variety of mediums including film, Web, television, kiosk, and gaming. Some of their more prestigious clients include General Motors, BF Goodrich, Autodesk, T-Mobile, Alaskan Airlines, Alpine Electronics and numerous Hollywood icons such as Vin Diesel and Sean Patrick Flanery.

The first issue of SPOOKS hits comic book stores in February, 2008. Each of the four monthly issues will feature variant covers, and all
four issues will be collected into a trade edition that will include exclusive bonus features, as well.

This post relates to: Larry Hama, Ryan Schifrin

I posted a preview for this not that long ago.  I'm happy to be able to post this eleven page "monster" preview.  As I said before, I'm pretty jazzed about this.  Yes we've seen military comics.  Yes we've seen monster comics.  Let's see these two genres collide!  With the talent behind this, you know it's going to be good.  Don't miss out on this one.

Spooks follows a covert branch of the U.S. military, men and women whose job is to guard the country from supernatural threats as its last line of defense against things that go bump in the night -- vampires, werewolves, witches, warlocks, headless horsemen, and many more.

This post relates to: Larry Hama

I loved the G.I. Joe comics in the 80s, along with the cartoons.  How could you not.  Even my wife liked them at the time.  Larry Hama's work was simply amazing.  In February we'll see his latest project, Spooks published through Devil's Due Publishing.  Looking at these images, I'm looking forward to this.  I mean, a wolf-man, headless horseman, guys with lots of guns, what more can you ask for?  There's even a female with a slightly revealing top, if you crave that stuff in your comics.  This reminds me a little of the (bad) season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer when she came across those military dudes taking down the creatures (ugh, I just remembered the lame Adam creature).  But with Larry Hama and R.A. Salvatore, I don't think there's any way this can go wrong.

I've said it before, if you want to see more than just superhero comics, you have to support new stuff like this.  Make sure to ask your local comic shop to order this for you or you're going to miss out on the fun.

This February, the titanic creative minds of Larry Hama (G.I. Joe), Ryan Schifrin (director of Abominable) and R.A. Salvatore (Forgotton Realms, Demonwars) team up with artist Adam Archer (Friday the 13th) for the fight of the century in SPOOKS! It’s military vs. monsters in a battle for the fate of humanity, and Devil’s Due is proud to this exclusive sneak peek at interior art from the first two issues!

An action-adventure epic, SPOOKS tells the story of a covert branch of the United States military, a crack team of men and women whose job is to guard the country from all threats supernatural. They are the only thing that stands between the “things that go bump in the night”—Vampires, werewolves, witches, warlocks, and headless horsemen—and the annihilation of the human race! But when the king of all vampires forms an alliance with the deadliest of all witches, an invasion of monsters unlike the world has ever seen is unleashed on America! Be the first to witness the clash of military characters from the mind of Larry Hama and monsters from the mind of R.A. Salvatore!

Created by Ryan Schifrin (director of Abominable) and Daniel Alter (producer of Hitman, Johnny Quest, and Lost Squad), with military concepts created by Larry Hama and classic monsters created by R.A. Salvatore, SPOOKS is written by Hama and Schifrin with art by Adam Archer (Friday the 13th). Issue #1 of the 4-issue miniseries features a regular cover by Greg Staples and a collector's edition cover by Adam Archer, and is available for order in the December issue of PREVIEWS.

SPOT DEC07 3581 SPOOKS #1 STAPLES CVR A SRP: $3.50

SPOT DEC07 3582 SPOOKS #1 ARCHER CVR B SRP: $5.50


For more information, please visit www.devilsdue.net

This post relates to: Larry Hama

I loved the G.I. Joe comics in the 80s, along with the cartoons.  How could you not.  Even my wife liked them at the time.  Larry Hama's work was simply amazing.  In February we'll see his latest project, Spook published through Devil's Due Publishing.  Looking at these images, I'm looking forward to this.  I mean, a wolf-man, headless horseman, guys with lots of guns, what more can you ask for?  There's even a female with a slightly revealing top, if you crave that stuff in your comics.  This reminds me a little of the (bad) season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer when she came across those military dudes taking down the creatures (ugh, I just remembered the lame Adam creature).  But with Larry Hama and R.A. Salvatore, I don't think there's any way this can go wrong.

I've said it before, if you want to see more than just superhero comics, you have to support new stuff like this.  Make sure to ask your local comic shop to order this for you or you're going to miss out on the fun.

This February, the titanic creative minds of Larry Hama (G.I. Joe), Ryan Schifrin (director of Abominable) and R.A. Salvatore (Forgotton Realms, Demonwars) team up with artist Adam Archer (Friday the 13th) for the fight of the century in SPOOKS! It’s military vs. monsters in a battle for the fate of humanity, and Devil’s Due is proud to this exclusive sneak peek at interior art from the first two issues!

An action-adventure epic, SPOOKS tells the story of a covert branch of the United States military, a crack team of men and women whose job is to guard the country from all threats supernatural. They are the only thing that stands between the “things that go bump in the night”—Vampires, werewolves, witches, warlocks, and headless horsemen—and the annihilation of the human race! But when the king of all vampires forms an alliance with the deadliest of all witches, an invasion of monsters unlike the world has ever seen is unleashed on America! Be the first to witness the clash of military characters from the mind of Larry Hama and monsters from the mind of R.A. Salvatore!

Created by Ryan Schifrin (director of Abominable) and Daniel Alter (producer of Hitman, Johnny Quest, and Lost Squad), with military concepts created by Larry Hama and classic monsters created by R.A. Salvatore, SPOOKS is written by Hama and Schifrin with art by Adam Archer (Friday the 13th). Issue #1 of the 4-issue miniseries features a regular cover by Greg Staples and a collector's edition cover by Adam Archer, and is available for order in the December issue of PREVIEWS.

SPOT DEC07 3581 SPOOKS #1 STAPLES CVR A SRP: $3.50

SPOT DEC07 3582 SPOOKS #1 ARCHER CVR B SRP: $5.50


For more information, please visit www.devilsdue.net

This post relates to: Storm Shadow, Larry Hama, G.I. Joe

Anyone's who's ever watched or read G.I. Joe  knows how cool Storm Shadow is.  Now he's getting his own monthly written by Larry Hama himself.

The life of Thomas Arashikage has taken him down paths that have allied him with both G.I. Joe AND Cobra. Now he’s away from both sides of the war, and getting into trouble all his own! Storm Shadow returns in his own monthly title written by his creator Larry Hama!

by: Larry Hama & Mark Robinson
On sale: 5/16/07