Skybound Entertainment's GI Joe #1 is coming later this year, with the relaunch of the beloved military sci-fi franchise codifying the second half of the publisher's so-called Energon Universe, alongside its Transformers title. And now, Skybound has released an early preview of interior pages from GI Joe #1 by writer Joshua Williamson, artist Tom Reilly, and colorist Jordie Bellaire. The new ongoing series focuses on Duke forming a new GI Joe, while Cobra Commander rallies the forces of, well, Cobra.
Now that the stage has been set with a wave of limited series focused on individual characters, GI Joe #1 is bringing it all together for a new era of the title that's already packing some surprises - like Baroness, Cobra's resident femme fatale, being a GI Joe in the new continuity. Check out the pages here, along with a slew of covers for GI Joe #1 by interior artist Tom Reilly; Jerome Opeña and Dave Stewart; Brett Booth, Livesay, and Andrew Dalhouse; David Finch, Danny Miki, and Dave McCaig; Sozomaika; David Nakayama; Jeff Spokes; and EJ Su: "Conrad Hauser, Codename DUKE, has assembled a special force known as GI Joe to battle the rising power of the mysterious COBRA in the aftermath of the Autobots and Decepticons' arrival on Earth," reads Skybound's official description of GI Joe #1. "But the enigmatic Cobra Commander has unleashed the power of Energon like never before! Featuring the First Appearance of an ALL-NEW character and many familiar faces, this is the comic that .