G.I. Joe

When IDW relaunched the G.I. Joe franchise in 2011, writer Chuck Dixon and artists Javier Saltares and Ron Adrian kicked off a tight, modern five-issue series that stripped the team down to its core military-espionage roots. This initial run reestablished the ongoing conflict between the Joes and Cobra with a grounded, action-heavy approach, setting the tone for IDW's broader Joe universe. It matters as a clean entry point that proved the property could thrive without decades of continuity baggage.