The First Appearance of Roadblock! Skybound Shares First Look at G.I. JOE #18
Skybound, Image Comics, and Hasbro have revealed preview pages and the lineup of variant covers for G.I. JOE #18. From the creative team of writer Joshua Williamson, artist Marco Foderà, colorist Lee Loughridge, and letterer Rus Wooton, the next issue of the hit Energon Universe series lands in comic shops on January 28, 2026.
A standalone Night Force covert op!
The iconic ROADBLOCK makes his Energon Universe FIRST APPEARANCE… but will he be the newest recruit of Lady Jaye & Flint’s Night Force? Or will he join a different group?!
In addition to the main cover by Tom Reilly, G.I. JOE #18 will feature an open-to-order variant cover by Kendrick “Kunkka” Lim, an open-to-order variant cover by Ben Oliver, a 1:25 incentive variant by Lucas Meyer and Adriano Lucas, a 1:50 incentive variant by Michele Rubini and Romulo Fajardo Jr, and a 1:100 incentive foil variant by Patricia Martín.








The full list of variant covers is below:
- G.I. JOE #18 Cover A by Tom Reilly (Lunar Code: 1125IM0313)
- G.I. JOE #18 Cover B by Kendrick “Kunkka” Lim (Lunar Code: 1125IM0314)
- G.I. JOE #18 Cover C by Ben Oliver (Lunar Code: 1125IM0315)
- G.I. JOE #18 Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive) by Lucas Meyer & Adriano Lucas (Lunar Code: 1125IM0316)
- G.I. JOE #18 Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive) by Michele Rubini & Romulo Fajardo Jr. (Lunar Code: 1125IM0317)
- G.I. JOE #18 Cover F (Foil) (1:100 Copy Incentive) by Patricia Martín (Lunar Code: 1125IM0318)





















































