G.I. Joe's Remix Of A 43-Year-Old Horror Classic

 

This horror-influenced G.I. Joe arc from the Devil's Due era was less "Yo Joe!" and more "Nope, nope, burn it with fire." I look back this week at CBR.

Transformers/G.I. Joe: Dreamwave's Stylish, Chaotic Crossover

 

2003's Transformers/G.I. Joe was perhaps style over substance, but has its fans to this day. I revisit this week at CBR.

Years Before Energon, G.I. Joe's The Baroness Received Another Surprising Makeover

 

G.I. Joe villain the Baroness was nearly introduced to the masses with a noticeably different look. This week at CBR, I revisit the history of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, a plastic surgery storyline that didn't make any obvious sense, and Hasbro's early attempts to translate the Baroness from the page to the toy aisle.

G.I. Joe: A Real American...Romance?

 

Just in time for, well, Halloween I revisit a romance-heavy G.I. Joe arc from the Devil's Due era this week at CBR.

The OTHER G. I. Joe Relaunch Influenced by the Classic '80s Cartoon

 

Years before Robert Kirkman's Skybound relaunch, another imprint brought animated influences into G. I. Joe's comic continuity. I continue my look at the Devil's Due Joe days this week at CBR. 

Skybound's Cobra Commander #1 Confronts a Lingering G. I. Joe Controversy

 

An area of continuity that's divided G. I. Joe fans for over 30 years has now resurfaced. I look at Skybound's Cobra Commander #1 this week at CBR. 

Did Image's G. I. Joe Relaunch 'Malfunction' Early?

 

Joes and Cobras united against a Battle Android Trooper! Heavy Duty "vs." Roadblock! No more "Toma"hawk! I revisit this week at CBR. 

How Image's G. I .Joe Marched out of the 1980s

 

With the loss of superstar cover artists, Image's G. I. Joe faced increased competition during the boom of '80s revival comics. I continue my Devil's Due retrospective at CBR this week. 

The Forgotten Revival of Marvel's Classic G. I. Joe Series

 

This week at CBR, I revisit Larry Hama's long out of print return to G. I. Joe (the first one). He's joined by Dan Jurgens, and if nothing else, it looks great.

Cobra Commander's Shocking Link to a Horror Icon

 

Larry Hama has revealed a surprising link between G. I. Joe's nemesis Cobra Commander and a modern horror icon. I write about it this week at CBR.

Before Avatar. Before Titanic. James Cameron's...X-Men?

 

This week at CBR, I examine a screenplay for what would've been the James Cameron produced X-Men film of the early 1990s. The way it gets the X-Men so right and Magneto so wrong is pretty interesting. Also, I'm continuing my look at the classic TV ads for the G. I. Joe comic over at Gentlemen of Leisure. Let me know what you think...

Nintendo's Oddest Lost Media - King Koopa's Kool Kartoons

 

At CBR this week, I'm detailing everything known about the strangest bit of Nintendo history -- King Koopa's Kool Kartoons. If you're an '80s fan of Sunbow's G. I. Joe or Transformers, I think you'll find something rather interesting here, as well.

When G. I. Joe Faced the Transformers - Yet Again

 

This week at CBR, I revisit the 2004 Devil's Due G. I. Joe/Transformers crossover. Cyborg Dreadnoks and the accidental debut of a Decepticon Titan!

The Retro-Cool '00s Fan Service of G. I. Joe vs. the Transformers

 

Hasbro's G. I. Joe and Transformers properties were destined to crossover, but could the story match fan expectations? I look at the first of these (many, many) 2000s crossovers today at CBR.

The G .I. Joe Revival That Was Very '80s And Very Y2K

 

A small studio revived Hasbro's G .I. Joe series in the new millennium while never forgetting what made it one of the greatest hits of the '80s. I revisit at CBR this week...

G. I. Joe's Chilling Connection to a Forgotten Sunbow Cartoon

 

I go into some deep 1980s Sunbow lore here, exploring a dark fate for a G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero character that occurred in a different show...

How G.I. Joe Entered the War on Terror Era

 

I continue my look at G. I. Joe's post-9/11 revival in comics this week at CBR. Stay turned for Thundercats, Transformers, Masters of the Universe...

When G.I. Joe Was Revived - Without Larry Hama

 

I'm looking back in the first comic of the 1980s revival -- the Image relaunch of G. I. Joe. Let me know if you have any suggests from the early 2000s revival craze you'd like to see covered.

The Birth of Comics' 1980s Retro Craze

 

This week, I launch a new series that looks back on the early 2000s trend of reviving 1980s toy and cartoon properties. It all started with a certain Wizard magazine article...perhaps the last significant contribution the magazine made to comics culture in this era.

And, because the editors saw fit to cut the justification for the title "Nostalgia Snake," here's the opening paragraph as originally written:

Welcome to the first installment of a new series I'm calling Nostalgia Snake, a look at a curious phenomenon from the past...the early 2000s revival of genre properties from the 1980s. The ouroboros  is an ancient symbol depicting a snake eating its own tail, usually viewed as symbolic of the concept of eternal cyclic renewal. Here, I'm talking about the twenty-year cycle of nostalgia. Just as fans were nostalgic for '80s properties in the early aughts, we've now reached twenty years since the revival of these properties. If the theory holds, this means people are now nostalgic for their nostalgia.

Remembering Marty Pasko's Contributions to G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero

This week at CBR, I'm revisiting the late Marty Pasko's unforgettable two-parter "Worlds without End" of G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero back in the '80s.