# G.I. Joe (Skybound Entertainment)

G.I. Joe is an ongoing line of American comic books published by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment based on the toy line of the same name by Donald Levine and Hasbro.
It is a successor of IDW Publishing's previous relaunch of G.I. Joe comics.

## Publication history

After IDW Publishing lost the licenses to produce Transformers and G.I. Joe comics by the end of 2022, Hasbro announced in June 2023 that Skybound Entertainment, an imprint of Image Comics, would acquire those licenses.
Since November 2023, Skybound began publishing four limited series of the Energon Universe franchise, as well as continuing IDW's A Real American Hero series, which originated from Marvel Comics.
During San Diego Comic-Con 2023, it was revealed that Skybound has plans to reprint both the Marvel and IDW comics based on G.I. Joe, with more info set to release later.

## Energon Universe series
### Premise

In response to the arrival of Cybertronians on Earth, G.I. Joe wants to investigate their origins while Cobra wants to harness the power of Energon.

### Overview

| Title | Issue(s) | Writer(s) | Artist(s) | Colorist(s) | Premiere date | Finale date |
| Prequel series |||||||
| Duke | 1–5 | Joshua Williamson | Tom Reilly | Jordie Bellaire | December 27, 2023 | April 24, 2024 |
| Cobra Commander | 1–5 | Joshua Williamson | Andrea Milana | Annalisa Leoni | January 17, 2024 | May 15, 2024 |
| Energon Universe 2024 Special | One-shot | Daniel Warren Johnson Robert Kirkman Joshua Williamson | Lorenzo De Felici Ryan Ottley Jason Howard | Annalisa Leoni Matheus Lopes Mike Spicer | May 4, 2024 (Free Comic Book Day) | May 4, 2024 (Free Comic Book Day) |
| Scarlett | 1–5 | Kelly Thompson | Marco Ferrari | Lee Loughridge | June 5, 2024 | October 2, 2024 |
| Destro | 1–5 | Dan Watters | Andrei Bressan (1–2, 4–5) Andrea Milana (3) | Adriano Lucas | June 19, 2024 | October 16, 2024 |
| Mainline series |||||||
| G.I. Joe | 1– | Joshua Williamson | Tom Reilly (1–6) Andrea Milana (7–12) | Jordie Bellaire (1–6) Lee Loughridge (7–12) | November 13, 2024 | Present |
| Energon Universe 2025 Special | One-shot | Daniel Warren Johnson Robert Kirkman Joshua Williamson | Conor Hughes Daniel Warren Johnson Andrea Milana | TBA | May 3, 2025 (Free Comic Book Day) | May 3, 2025 (Free Comic Book Day) |

#### Prequel series

Starting in December 2023, Skybound began publishing four limited series set in the Energon Universe, starting with Duke and Cobra Commander, being written by Joshua Williamsonn, with art and colors by Tom Reilly, Andrea Milana, Jordie Bellaire and Annalisa Leoni respectively.
Williamson said, “Childhood dreams come true! Get hyped! Tom and I are bringing you a new take on Duke and the formation of G.I. Joe that honors all that we love about the characters but takes it into a new and exciting direction. It’s been awesome working with Skybound and Hasbro to bring this new take on the G.I. Joe franchise. For the last few years, I’ve been picking up all of the new G.I. Classified figures, so I am pumped to contribute to this new world of G.I. Joe and Transformers!”
In October 2023, Skybound announced that the main roster of G.I. Joe features Duke, Hawk, Stalker and Baroness, while the main roster of Cobra features Cobra Commander, Destro, Zarana and Mercer.
In March 2024, Skybound announced the last two of the four initial limited series: Scarlett, written by Kelly Thompson, drawn by Marco Ferrari and colored by Lee Loughridge; and Destro, written by Dan Watters, drawn by Andrei Bressan and colored by Adriano Lucas.
Thompson said, “I’m fortunate that, thanks to my job, I often get to dig into characters and worlds that I’ve loved for a long time, but G.I. Joe’s Scarlett is truly one of my first geek loves as a kid, and I am absolutely thrilled to have a hand in building her for this new, incredibly cool and rich universe at Skybound.”
Watters added, “I’m incredibly excited to bring Destro to life with Andrei. This is going to be a visceral, explosive thriller in which he [Destro] isn’t very nice to anyone at all — everything you’d want from your favorite amoral arms trafficker.”

#### Mainline series

As announced in the Energon Universe 2024 Special, a new ongoing G.I. Joe series in being planned for development, being a direct continuation of the Duke, Cobra Commander, Scarlett and Destro limited series. The series will feature the Duke creative team, with Williamson returning as writer, Reilly as illustrator, and Bellaire as colorist. The first issue debuted on November 13, 2024.
To promote the debut issue, Skybound announced a fan initiative titled "Choose Your Side", in which readers submit photos and publicly declare their loyalty to either the G.I. Joe or Cobra factions. Additionally, on the same publishing date of issue #1, there was a screening of G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987) in AMC City Walk, in Los Angeles, which includes a panel discussion featuring Williamson.

## Plot
### Codename: G.I. Joe
#### Duke, Volume 1: Knowing is Half the Battle

| No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
| 01 | Duke #1 | December 27, 2023 | — |
| Artist: Tom Reilly Sometime after his friend Tyler "Frosting" Frost was killed by a plane that transformed into a giant robot, Conrad "Duke" Hauser meets with his commanding officer, Colonel Hawk. Hawk orders him to return to duty and stop investigating the incident, to which Duke refuses and storms out. Six months later, Duke connects with Doctor Adele Burkhart at a conspiracy theorists gathering in Washington, D.C., who confides that Duke may have stumbled onto a secret arms race related to her research and directs him to M.A.R.S. Industries for more answers. He discovers that the company is developing and producing a range of advanced robotic frames and exosuits, leading him to believe they created the robot that killed Frosting. He is discovered and thrown out by M.A.R.S. security operative Mercer, who lets him live upon request from his employer. After Duke relays his findings to an unknown contact, he returns to the conspiracy theorists only to discover the meeting was massacred. The dying Burkhart tells him the killers stole almost all of her research and gives him the last hard drive, warning him not to let it fall into the wrong hands. Police storm the building and attack Duke, who escapes into the night. Hawk's superiors order him to take care of the rogue soldier, and he orders Stalker and Rock 'n Roll to capture him. ||||
| 02 | Duke #2 | January 31, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Tom Reilly Duke arrives at the auto shop where his old friend Clutch works, who agrees to patch his wounds and help however he can. Although Clutch doesn't fully believe Duke's story about the giant robot, he discovers that Burkhart's drive doubles as a highly advanced tracker for her research, located somewhere in the western United States. As Destro, the CEO of M.A.R.S Industries, receives an alert, Duke and Clutch leave to investigate but are ambushed by Rock 'n Roll. They flee in one of Clutch's custom vans, but Rock 'n Roll leads them into Stalker's sniper trap, who disables the van and knocks both men unconscious. Duke and Clutch are arrested and brought to the Pit, an underground prison for high-risk inmates, where Duke's railings against the justice system catch the attention of a mysterious woman imprisoned nearby. ||||
| 03 | Duke #3 | February 28, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Tom Reilly As M.A.R.S. relocates headquarters in the wake of Duke's infiltration, Destro tasks Major Bludd with tracking down and eliminating him. In the Pit, Hawk informs Stalker and Rock 'n Roll that Duke will be transferred to a new facility in two hours, while Duke identifies the mysterious woman as Anastasia Cisarovna, the Baroness. Bludd's forces hijack the prison transport and storm the Pit, and Rock 'n Roll frees Duke and Clutch to evacuate. Duke reluctantly frees the Baroness as well, but he is attacked by Bludd before they can escape. During their fight, Bludd reveals that he killed Burkhart and plans to kill Duke as well to collect the large bounty on his head; however, the Baroness shoots him and threatens to take down Duke for the bounty. ||||
| 04 | Duke #4 | March 27, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Tom Reilly As Bludd's forces continue attacking the Pit, Duke convinces the Baroness to join him and the others in fighting back. She accepts, to the others' consternation, and the group discovers a hangar full of decommissioned experimental vehicles that Clutch repairs. A grievously wounded Bludd, now missing an eye, orders his men to destroy the Pit, but they are beset by Duke's team and their new armaments – an APC, a MOBAT, and a Skystriker. The Baroness escapes in a F.A.N.G. jet during the chaos, and Duke also leaves to follow Burkhart's tracker, leading to a secret M.A.R.S. test facility in the Rocky Mountains. Destro oversees a failed test of the new H.I.S.S. tank, whose power cores are insufficient, and orders Scrap-Iron to prepare his newest invention for the incoming Duke. As Duke arrives and discovers more of M.A.R.S.'s robotic weapons, he vows to destroy their giant robot; however, he is attacked by a Battle Android Trooper. ||||
| 05 | Duke #5 | April 24, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Tom Reilly In the remains of the Pit, Clutch refuses to tell Hawk where Duke went, but Stalker reveals they discovered Burkhart's tracker in the wreckage. As the Battle Android Trooper strangles Duke, Destro reveals himself and offers Duke a position with M.A.R.S.. Duke refuses and accuses Destro of being responsible for Frosting's death, but he denies building the transforming robot. Destro leaves Duke at the B.A.T.'s mercy and orders Scrap-Iron to destroy the facility as he and Mercer depart. As the facility explodes, Duke manages to overpower the B.A.T. and destroy its power source, collapsing from his injuries. Later, he awakens in a hospital to find Hawk and Cover Girl waiting, who informs him that the news believes he is dead and posthumously cleared of Burkhart's murder. Hawk thanks him for his assistance in exposing Destro's operations; he later brings Duke to the Pit and asks him to form a highly trained special mission force capable of handling a variety of new emerging threats. Although Duke refuses at first, he agrees when Hawk shows him footage of more transforming robots like the one that killed Frosting, including one that turns into a truck. ||||
| – | Energon Universe 2024 Special – G.I. Joe | May 4, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Tom Reilly As Duke begins assembling his new team, he also decides to recruit the Baroness, despite Hawk's apparent objections. He rescues the Baroness from an ambush by two mysterious armored assassins and asks her to join his team to keep them honest, on edge, and wary of authority. She agrees, especially after learning her alternative is returning to prison. Meanwhile, Hawk meets with the two assassins, Flint and Lady Jaye, who voice their doubts about including the Baroness in Duke's new operation. However, Hawk's plans to bring the two together have worked out well, especially since he does not want Duke to know he is organizing multiple special forces teams. ||||

#### Cobra Commander, Volume 1: Determined to Rule the World

| No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
| 01 | Cobra Commander #1 | January 17. 2024 | — |
| Artist: Andrea Milana In the secret underground society of Cobra-La, whose humanoid residents rely solely on organic biotechnology, an angry mob attacks a science lab housing a foreign metal monstrosity. The scientists' commander orders them to protect their research, but one of them accidentally detonates an explosive spore in his face. He is healed and given a metal helmet to hide his wounds, and Pythona brings him to Cobra-La's leader Golobulus to answer for himself. The furious Golobulus berates the commander's disregard for their people's reverence of organic life through his experiments on the specimen's alien technology, even after they took him in from the human world. Golobulus also reveals he knows the commander instigated the riot to gain power and orders him to be executed; however, the commander kills his guards with several small insectoid robots and requests to depart on a special mission to strengthen Cobra-La. Golobulus reluctantly agrees, and the commander returns to the science lab and extracts more data and Energon from the specimen – an imprisoned and deactivated Megatron. As he departs, plotting to discover the Energon's secrets and conquer the world in Cobra-La's name, he fails to notice Megatron momentarily reawakening. Accompanied by a Cobra-La grunt disguised as a human, the commander hijacks a truck and kills its driver for transport to a large Energon deposit in Florida. He vows the world will soon fear the name of Cobra Commander, unaware that others are already harvesting the Energon. ||||
| 02 | Cobra Commander #2 | February 21, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Andrea Milana In the Florida swamps, Buzzer and Ripper of the Dreadnoks gang torture and kill a pair of gunrunners for interfering in their territory. The Commander and the grunt begin their investigation, and the grunt recalls Pythona's orders to watch the Commander as they track the Energon further into the swamps. The two are confronted by a park ranger, who is quickly murdered by the grunt as the Commander slips away. He encounters the Dreadnoks, who flee after he destroys their vehicle. Zarana warns her brothers not to follow him into the restricted areas of the swamps as the Commander discovers a large body of water infused with Energon; however, he falls in while gloating and is quickly overwhelmed by a horde of Energon-enhanced alligators. ||||
| 03 | Cobra Commander #3 | March 20, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Andrea Milana The grunt gets lost in the swamps looking for the Commander as he is captured by Zandar and taken back to the Dreadnoks' hideout. One by one, Buzzer, Torch, Ripper, Zandar, and Zarana torture the Commander and fail to break him, but he slowly begins manipulating his captors and turning them against one another. Zarana finally gives up and orders him to be taken to a secret bunker and executed, but the Commander activates a hidden tracking device. Just before he is killed, the Cobra-La grunt arrives, and the Commander orders him to dispose of the Dreadnoks so they can claim the Energon in Golobulus' name. With Buzzer's chainsaw ineffective against him, the grunt sheds his human disguise to reveal the monstrous form of the Nemesis Enforcer. ||||
| 04 | Cobra Commander #4 | April 17, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Andrea Milana As the Enforcer begins slaughtering the Dreadnoks, the Commander forces Ripper to show him the secret bunker, where a captive scientist has been experimenting with Energon. The scientist shows the Commander the results of his work, including how raw pink Energon can be refined and transmuted into new forms and colors, and the Commander upgrades his insectoid robots with a cube of blue Energon. Zarana, Zandar, Torch, and Buzzer manage to distract the Enforcer long enough to escape, but he lets them leave and turns on the Commander instead as Ripper flees. He reveals that Golobulus ordered him to dispose of the Commander once he discovered a way to harness the power of Energon, and he is no longer needed now that they have the scientist. However, the Commander kills the Enforcer and catches up with Ripper, who reveals that the Dreadnoks planned to sell the Energon to Destro of M.A.R.S. Industries. ||||
| 05 | Cobra Commander #5 | May 22, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Andrea Milana The Commander begins attacking and raiding M.A.R.S. facilities across the United States, eventually inviting Destro to meet via Ripper. Destro, Mercer, Ripper, and a squadron of M.A.R.S. troops arrive at a seemingly idyllic small American town, but a hidden laser turret kills the troops. Destro reluctantly agrees to hear the Commander's proposal, who takes them to the underground lab of Dr. Laszlo Vandermeer, the scientist he rescued from the Dreadnoks. The Commander requests to ally M.A.R.S.'s technological might with his Energon production capabilities to unite the world's criminal elements. He demonstrates the potential by supercharging one of Destro's Battle Android Troopers with Energon, which effortlessly kills dozens of his own recruits. Destro agrees to the alliance, and the Commander formally organizes the partnership between his troops and M.A.R.S. into Cobra. Meanwhile, the denizens of Cobra-La are still reeling from Megatron's recent escape. Golobulus and Pythona raid the Commander's laboratory and discover his captive came from an entirely mechanical planet, the antithesis to Cobra-La's way of life. Fearing that more creatures like Megatron are already on Earth, Golobulus sends Pythona and a contingent of Cobra-La warriors into space to find their robotic homeworld – Cybertron. ||||

#### Scarlett, Volume 1: Special Mission

| No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
| 01 | Scarlett #1 | June 5, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Marco Ferrari Special operative Shana "Scarlett" O'Hara infiltrates a private party in Monaco while searching for a group of hostages, with strict orders not to engage. However, she is distracted by the sudden arrival of her old friend Jinx, who disappeared while on a mission several years ago. Jinx covertly signals Scarlett not to interfere, and she breaks orders to save Jinx, allowing her mysterious team of ninjas to escape with a hostage. Scarlett is dismissed from her unit for her insubordination, and she returns home to find Stalker waiting for her; he reveals that Jinx disappeared while infiltrating Clan Arashikage and asks her to infiltrate the clan, rescue Jinx, and retrieve a secret weapon the Arashikage have in their possession. Her pilot Snow Job transports her to a mountaintop Arashikage hideout, where she fights her way through a horde of ninja to reach the clan's leader, the Hard Master. She offers her services to the Arashikage but is quickly knocked out from behind by Storm Shadow, the Hard Master's most loyal servant. ||||
| 02 | Scarlett #2 | July 3, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Marco Ferrari Scarlett awakens to find herself in captivity; following another coded message from Jinx, she frees herself and attacks another group of Arashikage ninjas, impressing the watching Storm Shadow. He invites her to have tea with himself and the Hard Master, and she explains that she hopes to use her skills for a more useful cause after her dismissal from the United States military. The Hard Master agrees to give Scarlett a chance, as the Arashikage are planning to retrieve an ancient weapon of unusual origin stolen from them by the Mugenonami, a yakuza group. As Scarlett begins the mission, she recognizes that the assignment is a suicide mission but believes that Jinx is worth dying for. ||||
| 03 | Scarlett #3 | August 7, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Marco Ferrari Scarlett infiltrates the Mugenonami building in Tokyo and takes control of the primary security center, but is severely wounded while fighting off a group of katana-wielding enforcers. As Storm Shadow, Jinx, and a group of Arashikage ninjas take on a legion of Mugenonami forces at a neighboring building, Scarlett rigs the secondary security center to explore and kills another enforcer. With the Mugenonami complex thrown into chaos, she makes her way to the roof of the other building and finally reunites with Jinx, but they are interrupted by the arrival of a Cobra helicopter. ||||
| 04 | Scarlett #4 | September 4, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Marco Ferrari Jinx secretly warns Scarlett to be wary as Storm Shadow summons them; the Mugenonami moved the weapon to a lower floor when the Arashikage arrived, and orders the two to find an alternate route while he and the others engage them directly. Jinx knocks out any surveillance with an EMP device, allowing the two a few minutes to talk privately. She gives Scarlett intel to take back to Stalker but refuses to come herself, believing that the Arashikage could become a powerful ally against the rising threat of Cobra as long as she stays with them. As the EMP's effects wear off and the two resume their mission, Scarlett realizes the Mugenonami moved the weapon to an upper floor instead, and Storm Shadow's forces are walking into a trap. She and Jinx secure the weapon and dispatch its guards and a squadron of Cobra Troopers. Storm Shadow arrives to claim it, revealing it as the Sword of Life, an ancient blade crafted from Energon. ||||
| 05 | Scarlett #5 | October 9, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Marco Ferrari As Storm Shadow demonstrates the power of the Energon sword, he, Scarlett, and Jinx flee as another Cobra helicopter arrives and blows up the building floor. Cobra Commander arrives and shoots Scarlett, but Jinx saves her as the three escape into the streets of Tokyo. Scarlett rendezvous with Snow Job and passes on Jinx's intel but tells him she plans to stay with Jinx and the Arashikage for as long as she has to. She returns to the Arashikage stronghold with Jinx and Storm Shadow, who presents the Energon sword to the Hard Master. In recognition of his service, the Hard Master returns the sword to Storm Shadow, who gladly accepts its power. ||||

#### Destro, Volume 1: The Enemy Within

| No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
| 01 | Destro #1 | June 19, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Andrei Bressan The Prime Minister of Darklonia orders his soldiers to gun down a mob of civilian protestors, but they are killed by a horde of Battle Android Troopers. Destro accepts his resignation on behalf of Darklonia's people and installs his cousin Artyom Darklon in power. He is contacted by Cobra Commander, who worries the B.A.T.s will bring undue attention to Cobra's operations, but Destro retorts that the androids required field testing and reminds the Commander that he is his partner, not his servant. Several weeks later, Astoria Carlton-Ritz, the new CEO of Hybrid Technologies following her father's death, arrives in Darklonia for an illegal arms fair. Mercer confirms that none of the companies attending have discovered Energon, but Destro is concerned about the conspicuous absence of Extensive Enterprises. Tomax and Xamot, the company's heads, personally execute a small military operation for injuring a unit of their Crimson Guard while combat drones attack the arms fair. As Destro's Iron Grenadiers engage the drones, he saves Astoria from a stray missile, which turns out to be a dud. ||||
| 02 | Destro #2 | July 17, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Andrei Bressan Destro and Tomax and Xamot order a series of attacks on each other's facilities, each believing the other was responsible for the drone invasion of Darklonia. Eventually, the Crimson Guard infiltrates the M.A.R.S. factory producing the B.A.T.s, which also happens to be their primary store of Energon; Destro destroys the facility to keep the substance secret. Both parties agree to meet for negotiations, but neither Destro nor Tomax and Xamot are willing to back down and compromise. Under threat from one of Destro's nuclear weapons, they eventually agree to cease the physical attacks in favor of corporate warfare. Destro returns to his secluded ancestral home in the Scottish Highlands, where he speaks with statues of previous Destros, unaware that a lone assassin is waiting for him to emerge. ||||
| 03 | Destro #3 | August 21, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Andrea Milana Destro leaves his family mausoleum to find Chameleon waiting for him. With his technology somehow incapacitated, he is shot and attempts to flee, but Chameleon sends a group of the same drones that attacked Darklonia to shoot his aircraft out of the sky. At M.A.R.S. Industries, Mercer and Scrap-Iron discover the drones' technology is similar to the B.A.T.s, and the dud missile Destro saved Astoria from is still working. The injured Destro makes his way to a United States Air Force base and requests to speak with General Flagg. He tells him the history behind his family's signature mask – during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the original Laird Destro sold weapons to all sides, but the victorious Oliver Cromwell forced him to wear a scalding iron mask smelted from musket balls as punishment for his treachery. However, Destro's clan later reclaimed the mask as a symbol of pride instead. Just as the first Destro knew the value of himself and his weapons, the current Destro threatens to stop supplying the United States with M.A.R.S. weaponry, and Flagg begrudgingly agrees to his demands. ||||
| 04 | Destro #4 | September 18, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Andrei Bressan With Destro presumed dead, Tomax and Xamot offer Darklon a substantial sum in exchange for M.A.R.S.. Darklon agrees and prepares a demonstration of the B.A.T.s, who turn on each other due to flaws in their friend-or-foe identification system. Having requested a store of files from General Flagg, Destro learns the full story behind Duke's claims of a robot transforming into a jet and identifies Hybrid Technologies as a potential origin. He crashes a party hosted by Astoria to confront her and orders Scrap-Iron to fire a rocket at her, but she somehow deactivates it using an EMP generated from her own body. Destro surmises her abilities are from her father's experiments on her and accuses her of being behind the recent attacks. Astoria admits to being Chameleon and ambushing him in the Scottish Highlands out of fear he had discovered her father's secret project – a peacekeeping artificial intelligence named Overkill, equipped with enough weapons and foresight to neutralize any threat before it occurs. She confesses the AI has begun making decisions for itself, such as attacking the arms fair against her orders, and requests Destro's help managing it as Tomax and Xamot arrange a meeting with Cobra Commander. ||||
| 05 | Destro #5 | October 16, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Andrei Bressan As Tomax and Xamot take the Commander on a tour of M.A.R.S. Industries' headquarters, where they are confronted by Destro. As he engages the Crimson Twins, the rest of their forces are routed and destroyed by Scrap-Iron, Chameleon, Mercer, a squadron of Overkill's drones, and the remaining B.A.T.s. Destro beats Tomax and Xamot into submission but refuses to kill them, proposing instead that they unite under Cobra's banner to prepare for the strange and alien forces emerging in the world, pleasing the watching Commander. Destro later meets Astoria for lunch, and he surmises that the Commander was behind Overkill's funding; trusting neither, he destroys the Overkill command satellite with one of his nuclear warheads and shares a kiss with Astoria. Destro also meets with Darklon at their family tomb, who apologizes for his hasty sale of M.A.R.S. to Tomax and Xamot, and Destro forces another scalding iron mask onto his cousin's face as punishment. Meanwhile, at Cobra's headquarters, the Commander receives word of Overkill's destruction and that a large piece of Cybertron has fallen into the ocean. ||||

### G.I. Joe, Volume 1: The Cobra Strikes!

| No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
| 01 | G.I. Joe #1 | November 13, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Tom Reilly Duke and his newly formed G.I. Joe special mission force – Clutch, Cover Girl, Stalker, Rock 'n Roll, and the Baroness – flub a training exercise, after which Duke confesses to Hawk they aren't ready for field duty. As Destro demonstrates a new Energon-powered laser weapon, an undercover United States government operative codenamed Risk is ordered to return from a mission in Abu Dhabi. Hawk reassures Duke that the many differences between the Joes will strengthen their team before giving them their first mission – they are to protect a research facility in Colorado currently studying a shard of technology recovered from the alien wreckage in the middle of the ocean. At the same time, Destro and Cobra Commander order Mercer and a contingent of Cobra Troopers and Vipers to storm the facility, steal the shard, and kill everyone inside. The Cobra forces ambush the Joes, interrupting the bickering Stalker and Baroness, and Duke manages to commandeer their F.A.N.G. aircraft as the others attempt to evacuate the alien technology. However, Mercer's Vipers arrive and kill Rock 'n Roll with their Energon weapons. ||||
| 02 | G.I. Joe #2 | December 18, 2024 | — |
| Artist: Tom Reilly A horrified Cover Girl is cornered by Mercer as the Vipers claim the shard; their weapons easily destroy Duke's F.A.N.G., and he jumps back into the fight to attack Mercer, whom he recognizes as M.A.R.S.'s head of security. The facility descends into total chaos as the Cobra Valkyries arrive and start killing the wounded and civilians, Baroness saves Stalker, and Clutch steals one of the Energon rifles. Not wanting their special weapons to fall into the Joes' hands, the Commander and Destro activate a self-destruct mechanism on all the weapons, which explode and destroy the facility as the remaining Cobra forces escape with the shard. In the aftermath, all the Joes are injured but alive except Rock 'n Roll and Clutch, who is missing and presumed dead. Duke informs Hawk about Cobra's possible connections to M.A.R.S., and Hawk introduces Duke to Risk, a former Air Force pilot turned CIA operative specializing in risk assessment and the newest member of G.I. Joe. However, Risk's condescending attitude and callous dismissal of Rock 'n Roll's death enrage Duke, and the two men begin to fight. At Cobra's headquarters in the town of Springfield, Destro and Cobra Commander plan the kidnapping of Dr. Archibald Monev and stealing his Brainwave Scanner device, unaware that Clutch has infiltrated the base disguised as a Viper. ||||
| 03 | G.I. Joe #3 | January 15, 2025 | — |
| Artist: Tom Reilly The disguised Clutch is confronted by an angry Mercer but is saved by Destro, both unaware of his true nature. Destro briefs the assembled Vipers on their plan to retrieve Dr. Monev from protective custody before he testifies in front of Congress, but the Commander interrupts the meeting to report the presence of an intruder. One of the Cobra scientists, secretly a spy from Cobra-La, tries attacking the Commander, but he dispatches and throws him into a pit of ravenous serpents. Clutch slips away in the chaos as Stalker finally interrupts Duke and Risk's brawl. As he leaves to call Rock 'n Roll's family, Cover Girl receives a transmission from Clutch informing them of Cobra's plans. In Washington, D.C., Monev's security detail deviates from their pre-planned route, but Duke, Baroness, and Risk stop them before they can escape. Risk reveals Monev's guards were Crimson Guard sleeper agents, and they are suddenly attacked by Tomax and Xamot. ||||
| 04 | G.I. Joe #4 | February 18, 2025 | — |
| Artist: Tom Reilly The Joes attempt to escape with Monev, but Tomax and Xamot's Stinger missile car easily overpowers their motorcycles. To prevent any civilian casualties, Duke surrenders his team, and all four are captured; meanwhile, Stalker and Cover Girl's attempt to return the Brainwave Scanner to storage fails, and they are also captured by Chameleon and Ripper. At Cobra headquarters, Destro and Mercer discuss the reptilian remains of the Cobra-La spy and the Commander's many secrets, unaware Clutch is spying on them nearby. The facility suddenly receives orders from the Commander to mobilize at M.A.R.S. headquarters, to Destro's confusion and anger, and Clutch departs with the other Cobra troops. Chameleon, Ripper, Destro, Mercer, Tomax, and Xamot arrive at M.A.R.S. with Monev and the Brainwave Scanner. The Commander reveals his plan to modify the device into a brainwashing machine that will make its targets obey Cobra's commands, and the five captured Joes are brought forth to serve as the machine's first test subjects. ||||
| 05 | G.I. Joe #5 | March 19, 2025 | — |
| Artist: Tom Reilly ||||
| 06 | G.I. Joe #6 | April 16, 2025 | — |
| Artist: Tom Reilly ||||

### G.I. Joe, Volume 2: Bludd's Revenge

| No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
| 07 | G.I. Joe #7 | May 21, 2025 | — |
| Artist: Andrea Milana ||||
| 08 | G.I. Joe #8 | — | — |
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| 09 | G.I. Joe #9 | — | — |
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| 10 | G.I. Joe #10 | — | — |
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| 11 | G.I. Joe #11 | — | — |
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| 12 | G.I. Joe #12 | — | — |
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### A Real American Hero

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## Collected editions
### Energon Universe

| Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
| Trade paperback |||||
| Duke, Volume 1: Knowing is Half the Battle | Duke #1–5 Energon Universe 2024 Special (G.I. Joe story) | 112 | June 4, 2024 | ISBN 978-1534398160 |
| Cobra Commander, Volume 1: Determined to Rule the World | Cobra Commander #1–5 | 112 | June 11, 2024 | ISBN 978-1534398153 |
| Scarlett, Volume 1: Special Mission | Scarlett #1–5 | 120 | November 5, 2024 | ISBN 978-1534329553 |
| Destro, Volume 1: The Enemy | Destro #1–5 | 120 | November 19, 2024 | ISBN 978-1534357686 |
| G.I. Joe, Volume 1: The Cobra Strikes! | G.I. Joe #1–6 | 160 | June 17, 2025 | ISBN 978-1534328075 |
| G.I. Joe, Volume 2: Bludd's Revenge | G.I. Joe #7–12 | 128 | November 18, 2025 | ISBN 978-1534329904 |
| Deluxe |||||
| Codename: G.I. Joe: Deluxe Edition, Book 1 | Duke #1–5 Cobra Commander #1–5 Energon Universe 2024 Special (G.I. Joe story) | 256 | June 24, 2025 | ISBN 978-1534328228 |