Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration
with leading toy and game company Hasbro, have revealed a first look at variant covers and interior pages from G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #312, the next issue of smash hit series from legendary series writer Larry Hama (Marvel’s Wolverine), artist Chris Mooneyham (Nightwing, Sgt. Rock and the Unknown Soldier) and colorist Francesco Segala (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers).
Featuring covers by the incomparable Andy Kubert (Marvel’s X-Men), a new chapter of the iconic series arrives in comic book shops on December 26, 2024.
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In addition to the main cover by Kubert and colorist Tamra Bonvillain, issue #312 will also feature an open-to-order variant cover with a black and white version of Kubert’s stunning main cover, and the continuation of the “Camouflage Variant” 1:10 incentive cover series by Francis Portela (Black Panther), with this cover featuring Duke.
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero is a cornerstone of the historic collaboration between Skybound and Hasbro, alongside the shared Energon Universe that features ongoing series Void Rivals by Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and artist Lorenzo De Felici (Oblivion Song), TRANSFORMERS by writer Daniel Warren Johnson and artist Jorge Corona (Middlewest), and the new G.I. JOE by writer Joshua Williamson (Superman, Dark Ride) and artist Tom Reilly (The Thing). They are joined by Duke by writer Joshua Williamson and artist Tom Reilly, Cobra Commander by writer Joshua Williamson and artist Andrea Milana (Impact Winter: Rook), Scarlett, from writer Kelly Thompson (Black Widow, Birds of Prey) and artist Marco Ferrari (Frontiersman) and Destro, from writer Dan Watters (Loki, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!) and artist Andrei Bressan (Dark Ride, Birthright), which round out the lineup of action-packed G.I. JOE miniseries that introduce the iconic characters of the G.I. JOE and Cobra factions to the separate continuity of the Energon Universe.
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #312 (SRP: $3.99) will be available on Thursday, December 26, 2024, at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.
The full list of variant covers is below:
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #312 Cover A by Andy Kubert & Tamra Bonvillain (Lunar Code: 1024IM354)
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #312 Cover B by Andy Kubert (Lunar Code: 1024IM355)
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #312 Cover C (1:10 incentive) (Camouflage Variant) by Francis Portela (Lunar Code: 1024IM356)
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #312 Cover A by Andy Kubert & Tamra Bonvillain
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #312 Cover B by Andy Kubert
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #312 Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive) (Camouflage Variant) by Francis Portela
G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #312 Pages 1-4
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