G.I. Joe #1

IDW's 2009 relaunch of G.I. Joe arrives with a cover by Dave Johnson that layers the team's world in bold, patriotic strokes — a massive, stern close-up of Duke dominates the background beneath a star-spangled flag, while a central vignette shows a commanding officer rallying troops amid tank fire and explosions, with a female soldier and armored vehicle caught in the chaos below. Lurking in the upper right corner, a masked, armored Cobra figure watches from the shadows, a quiet threat framing the whole composition. Writer Chuck Dixon and artist Robert Atkins bring their talents to this fresh chapter in Joe history, and if this striking cover is any indication, the action hits hard from page one.