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Originally posted by: Shin Densetsu @ Hisstank.com

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Newsarama has posted their recap of the IDW G.I. Joe panel at FX International. The team of Robert Atkins & Chuck Dixon from G.I. Joe, and Christos Gage from G.I. Joe Cobra, were in attendance.

Prepare for the ride folks:

Gage said he has seen what Dixon has planned out for the next dozen to 15 issues, and fans will be very excited. He said that one particular description that was the coolest ever – just one sentence, but it was enough to get him excited. When prompted to reveal what that sentence was, Gage would only say that it had the word Cobra was in it.

What to expect after G.I. Joe Cobra:

Gage then shook his head, saying he couldn’t believe they are getting away with what they are doing in a book – after issue #3, if the fans are ready to kill them, he said to be sure to direct all inquiries to Costa. “He really knows the mythology,” Gage said, “so blame him!” Also, Gage revealed that while G.I. Joe: Cobra is not an ongoing series, there will be another mini-series with the same creative crew. He is even going to try and get Howard Chaykin to continue doing the covers as well.

Great news for fans of G.I. Joe Origins:

IDW’s plans have changed due to the overwhelming positive response to the titles. As stated, Cobra will have another mini-series, and Origins is going to be an ongoing title with a series of arcs that will focus on either a group or a single Joe

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Atkins said that he was also surprised to find that a number of people responding to the title that he never expected to be Joe fans – including Ben Templesmith, who did an incentive cover for issue #0. He said that Ben has done a beautiful Baroness special Marc Andreyko wrote. And he told fans that they could look forward to work by other creators in the future that may be surprising.

On the main G.I. Joe title, Atkins will be doing the art for issues #1 thru #6, while SL Gallant (who has done the Duke and Destro prequels) will do the next six issues. Atkins will then return for issues #13 through #15.

In the comic, however, they will be building up to Storm Shadow slowly. They already have a way worked out for Zartan to be brought in the Dixon thinks the fans will really like.

Hama is going to draw a single issue, the same way he drew the silent issue for Marvel years ago. Atkins wasn’t sure which book it will be in, but the story is slated for next year. When asked if it would be another silent issue, Atkins replied that it wasn’t planned to be, but in doing the art, any time you draw Snake Eyes, it’s going to be silent. Dixon said he has a 12-page fight scene in one of his issues that doesn’t have a word. “Of course,” he laughed, “when you fight to the death, what are you going to say?”

Thanks to Newsarama, and to HISS Tank.com boards member artiepants for the heads up!

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