Devil's Due Loses G.I. Joe License
I spent a lot of time avoiding the hell out of G.I. Joe comics when I was a kid, mainly because I figured it would suck as much as every other Hasbro tie-in series. However, a few years ago, I discovered a love for stuff written by Larry Hama, so I went back and read through a lot of the Joe back issues from Marvel. I was surprised at the series' maturity and cohesiveness, and I found it to be far superior to the one published by Devil's Due Publishing.
The problem I had with the issues of the Devil's Due incarnation was the same problem I had with a lot of Image Comics' titles for a while: it put too much emphasis on artwork and action, and not enough on character development and story. Well, apparently things are about to change, because Devil's Due has lost the rights to publish the comic. I guess Hasbro wasn't happy with them, or something:
Well, from what I figure, since IDW holds the Transformers license, Hasbro would prefer to have their eggs all in one basket if you know what I mean. They have already experienced a "mega-movie opening" with the giant robots and may have some great ideas having to do with Joe and the book's future. Plus, with both licenses held by the same company, it could just make things that much easier for Hasbro in the end.
Can't say I'm sorry to see this happen, but I am curious to see what direction the comics take when a new publisher is announced.
Devil's Due Loses G.I. Joe Comic Book License [IESB]
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Posted to Hot Stuff, Other on 29 January 2008
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I've actually been digging the new Joe storyline, "World War III." I loved the hell out of Baroness's missing child storyline and Storm Shadow's solo book ain't half bad either.
I'm not sure I'll follow Joe to IDW. I've been looking for books to cut from my roster and this may be a perfect opportunity.