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Preview: G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Duke

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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Duke

(W) Wes Craig (A/CA) Wes Craig, Jason Wordie
In Shops: Apr 30, 2025
SRP: $3.99

Superstar creators present unforgettable all-new G.I. Joe Silent Missions! The face of comic books changed forever when G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #21 introduced fans to the “Silent Interlude,” an action-packed story with no dialogue. Now, in a standalone silent issue from Wes Craig (Kaya, Deadly Class), Duke treks through Cobra-infested terrain to find his target-a traitor who’s joined the enemy. Can Duke do the unthinkable to complete his mission? 

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We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #2 is packed with action, tension, and laughs

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We're Taking Everyone Down With Us #2

War has come to Annalise’s secluded island home. Luckily for her, one of her father’s robot-men found her before the enemy forces did. The robot’s only directive is to get Annalise off the island alive. But she has another plan… The explosive saga of love and revenge, mad scientists and super-spies, and the child caught in between continues here! We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #2 continues what was a fantastic debut and has us even more excited for what comes next.

Action, drama, laughs, We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #2 has it all as the chaos of the first issue plays out and Annalise attempts to not just figure out what the hell is going on but also find her dad. Around Annalise are clueless soldiers not sure who to kill, robots ordered to protect her, fire, explosions, and more. We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #2 is packed with not just more action and humor but also revealing who Annalise is up against the group after her dad.

Writer Matthew Rosenberg continues the excellent series and balances not just the chaos of battle but also introducing the dipshit heroes after Annalise’s father. Rosenberg introduces a cast that’s full of personality, both good and bad. They’re a dysfunctional group with every member featuring quirks that’ll have you shaking your head along with laughing. It’s a fantastic dive into characters and introduction that keeps the comic flowing and pays off more and more as the comic progresses. It also has you cheering on Annalise even more. The first issue made us feel bad for her and the relationship with her father. The second issue has you wondering how this group of idiots killed her father and you wanting her to get her revenge. Partially because she deserves it in some ways but also because the group she’ll go up against are just people you want to punch.

The art be Stefano Landini helps put the punch in the humor. Moments that are already funny become even more so with Landini’s art that just emphasizes the absurdity of the moment. Two soldiers arguing over what’s going on and what defines a “cannibal monkey” plays even better based on body language. Landini is helped by Jason Wordie‘s colors and Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou‘s lettering which each nail down the moment and rollercoaster of a ride that is the story. The art really elevates the laughs as well as the emotional punches with small details that add to the reading experience.

We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #2 is a fantastic second issue that has us pumped to see what comes next. It has it all and most importantly an entertaining cast of characters that has us wanting to see more of this world. Hopefully, we get exactly that and Rosenberg expands the series, mostly so we can get more of this quality.

Story: Matthew Rosenberg Art: Stefano Landini
Color: Jason Wordie Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Story: 8.5 Art: 8.5 Overall: 8.5 Recommendation: Buy

Image Comics provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

Purchase: Zeus Comics – Kindle

Preview: G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Duke

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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Duke

(W) Wes Craig (A/CA) Wes Craig, Jason Wordie
In Shops: Apr 30, 2025
SRP: $3.99

Superstar creators present unforgettable all-new G.I. Joe Silent Missions! The face of comic books changed forever when G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #21 introduced fans to the “Silent Interlude,” an action-packed story with no dialogue. Now, in a standalone silent issue from Wes Craig (Kaya, Deadly Class), Duke treks through Cobra-infested terrain to find his target-a traitor who’s joined the enemy. Can Duke do the unthinkable to complete his mission? 

G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero - Duke

Battle Action Vol. 3 #5 features two more action-packed comics highlighting some classics

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A Couple of Heroes continues as Johnny takes off in the Flying Gun, on a mission to avert the use of a weapon of mass destruction, in this final Johnny Red story by Garth Ennis and Keith Burns. And the second story featured in this issue brings you the return of the controversial Death Game, the story which was responsible for the banning of Action in 1976. This new take on the violent future sport is brought to you by Dan Abnett and Tom Foster.

Story: Garth Ennis, Dan Abnett
Art: Keith Burns, Tom Foster
Color: Jason Wordie
Letterer: Rob Steen

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Battle Action Vol. 3 #4 is another great entry with a new El Mestizo comic!

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In the fourth part of the final Johnny Red story, A Couple of Heroes, air ace Nina Petrova has been captured and is being interrogated about her association with Johnny Red, but her future looks bleak, and she holds on to her memories of the adventures she had with Johnny during the war. Garth Ennis and Keith Burns create this flashback story, looking at what happened to the infamous pilot as World War II comes to an end. This issue also contains a stand-alone western adventure, The General, featuring a Civil War-era bounty hunter on the trail of a double agent whose loyalty cannot even be assumed to belong to either army

Story: Garth Ennis, Rob Williams
Art: Keith Burns, Henry Flint
Color: Jason Wordie
Letterer: Rob Steen

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Get a first look at G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Duke #1 by Wes Craig

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Skybound, Image Comics, and Hasbro have revealed a first look at interior pages from G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Duke #1, the all-new one-shot debuting for Skybound’s Silent Missions month. Written and drawn by Wes Craig, with colors by Jason Wordie, this issue hits comic book shops on April 30.  

The face of comic books changed forever when G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #21 introduced fans to the “Silent Interlude,” an action-packed story with no dialogue. Now, superstar creators present unforgettable and all-new G.I. JOE Silent Missions throughout the month of April 2025. 

In the standalone silent issue from Wes Craig, Duke treks through Cobra-infested terrain to find his target – a traitor who’s joined the enemy. Can Duke do the unthinkable to complete his mission? 

In addition to the main cover by Wes Craig and Jason Wordie, the lineup of variant covers includes an open to order cover by Jorge Fornés, a 1:10 incentive black and white version of Wes Craig’s cover, and a 1:25 incentive foil letter version of Fornés’ cover.  

The full list of variant covers is below:  

  • G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Duke #1 Cover A by Wes Craig & Jason Wordie (Lunar Code: 0225IM284) 
  • G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Duke #1 Cover B by Jorge Fornés (Lunar Code: 0225IM285) 
  • G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Duke #1 Cover C by (1:10 incentive) (Black & White) by Wes Craig (Lunar Code: 0225IM286) 
  • G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero – Duke #1 Cover D (1:25 Incentive) (Foil Letter) by Jorge Fornés (Lunar Code: 0225IM287) 

Val’s Greatest Nightmare Truly Begins in The Creeping Below #3

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BOOM! Studios has revealed a first look at The Creeping Below #3, the next issue of the new original series by Harvey and Eisner-Award winning, New York Times bestselling author Brian Azzarello, along with acclaimed artist Vanesa Del Rey, colorist Hilary Jenkins, and letterer AndWorld Design. Learn more about the revenge story about black metal, magic, and Norse mythology coming to life in the beautiful and brutal series.

Val’s journey into the nightmarish realm of gods and vengeance has only just begun… Grappling with her new reality in the aftermath of her own violent death, she finds that ancient and mysterious forces seem to be guiding her. But choosing to accept this power may mean leaving her own humanity behind, abandoning her former self in the hunt for revenge, retribution, and perhaps, redemption.

The Creeping Below #3 features main cover art by acclaimed cover artist Vanesa Del Rey and variants by Valeria Burzo with Jason Wordie, Tim Bradstreet, and Ben Templesmith. It comes to shops May 7, 2025.

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We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #1 delivers an intriguing, exciting, and sad, start

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After her mad-scientist father is killed by the world’s greatest spy, 13-year-old Annalise is left all alone in the world. Sort of. Her dead dad’s robot bodyguard is following her around for some reason. Now Annalise has a choice: try to lead a normal life for the first time ever…or seek revenge and maybe overthrow the world order in the process. We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #1 delivers an excellent start that feels like a love letter to pulp adventures and plays with the heart.

Written by Matthew Rosenberg, We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #1 is another home run debut. The issue is an interesting one, focusing in on a young girl who is disconnected from her father. There’s teases that he might not be the best person in the world for multiple reasons, but it’s a focus that tugs at heart strings.

Rosenberg makes it hard to not feel for Annalise. Her loneliness and feel of rejection is hard to not connect with and as a parent, hard to not feel anger on her behalf. It’s a villains story from the perspective of the villain’s neglected child.

Stefano Landini‘s art is perfect for this story so far. With color by Ramon Titov and Jason Wordie and lettering by Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, the issue captures both its pulp sci-fi roots but also has a haunting sadness to it that plays into Annalise’s loneliness. The designs feel like it plays off of some of the classic mad scientist stories of the past with images that feel both fresh and familiar. The style is an exciting one that feels like it fits so well with the many different aspects of the story.

We’re Taking Everyone Down With Us #1 is a fantastic debut exceeding the high bar we expected with a debut from Rosenberg. There’s so much teased and thrown into this single issue and it does an amazing job of introducing this world and these characters without dumbing it down. This is sure to be another hit series and one we’re excited to see what comes next.

Story: Matthew Rosenberg Art: Stefano Landini
Color: Ramon Titov, Jason Wordie Letterer: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou Design: Becca Carey
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy

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Purchase: Zeus Comics – Kindle

Battle Action Vol. 3 #3 delivers two solid stories including new Hook Jaw vs. Orcas!

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In Johnny Red: A Couple of Heroes part 3, Johnny Red must pilot the Flying Gun over the Arctic Ocean on a mission to stop the development of a strain of cholera as a weapon of mass murder. But with the conclusion of the war seemingly inevitable, Johnny cannot help but think about his missing partner, Nina Petrova, and what he needs to do to be reunited with her. Garth Ennis and Keith Burns ramp up the stakes in this final Johnny Red story. And in the bonus feature, the star of Action-Hook Jaw, the great white shark0-is back! Brought to you by Steve White and John McCrea, Hook Jaw must face off against a Killer Whale, as a nature documentary team and a group of shark conservationists get between them. Who will make it out alive?

Story: Garth Ennis, Steve White
Art: Keith Burns, John McCrea
Layouts: PJ Holden
Color: Jason Wordie, Jack Davies
Letterer: Rob Steen

Get your copy in comic shops! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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Battle Action Vol. 3 #2 has two really solid stories that fans of war comics shouldn’t miss!

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Garth Ennis and Keith Burns’ final Johnny Red story continues, as Johnny reunites with the pilot who got him kicked out of the RAF at the very beginning of his aviation career. Now a high-ranking officer, he requests Johnny’s help on a dangerous mission, and failure will irrevocably determine the war’s outcome, and foreshadow how wars are fought throughout the 20th century. This issue also features John Wagner and Dan Cornwell returning for another adventure featuring the crew of the HMS Nightshade, as Nightshade must protect a convoy from overwhelming Axis forces, but at what cost to themselves?

Story: Garth Ennis, John Wagner
Art: Keith Burns, Dan Cornwell
Color: Jason Wordie, Matt Soffe
Letterer: Rob Steen

Get your copy in comic shops! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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