Thanks to the folks at IGN for breaking this news and providing the very cool, unlettered page previews. 

July 29, 2009 - Hot off the heels of San Diego Comic-Con comes even more news and debuts. Today IDW is revealing a new GI Joe mini-series, scheduled to debut this October.

Under the guidance of editor Andy Schmidt, the Joe comic book franchise has expanded dramatically. IDW currently has three main titles under its wing - the core G.I. Joe series, G.I. Joe: Origins and G.I. Joe: Cobra. Add in publications surrounding the upcoming Joe movie, and you have a full slate. However, throughout all of these titles, the biggest star of the property has been somewhat elusive.

G.I. Joe Movie: Snake Eyes puts the spotlight firmly on the Joe's all-star ninja. Ray Park, better known as the actor responsible for Darth Maul, is teaming with Kevin VanHook on the writing. Lee Ferguson is on art. Here's IDW's official solicited text:

"Ray Park, the man who plays Snake Eyes in the movie, teams with Kevin VanHook and Lee Ferguson to deliver an epic miniseries of Snake Eyes before the events of the film! And check out this cover—it's got red foil! Totally awesome!"

The mini is set to debut this October. Lucky for you, we even have a few unlettered preview pages to give you an idea of the interior art.

To view the preview art, click on the full article.

It seems as if everyone is trying to cash in on the GI Joe live-action movie hype. This time it is Royal Purple, a synthetic oil company. They have recently revealed a new "Built for Special Ops" contest, featuring none other than Snake Eyes.

The contest is based on a cool, purple website featuring images of Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Ripcord, Scarlett, Duke, and the Baroness, and allows you to enter your email address once a day to enter the sweepstakes. First time enterants are required to register. The Grand Prize is $10,000. First prize is a garage cook-out; second prize is rec room hardware, and third prize is office room hardware. The contest is very "hot-rod" themed.

The site itself features military vehicles, commercials, some very cool royalpurple/Joe themed wallpapers. If you don't mind a little purple on your PC, they look pretty cool!

Check out the website by clicking HERE.

The Soundtrack for GI Joe: Rise of Cobra is scheduled for release on August 4th, but we here at ArashikageClan.com got a hold of our copy early.

The soundtrack is completely comprised of the musical score put together for the movie by Alan Silvestri (view his credentials here) and there exists no sampling of mainstreem music releases as played on the tv spots (yes, no Kid Rock on this Albulm).

The music is fairly conservative, and there isn't the slighest hint of anything resembling the classic cartoon series. No "marching" version of the classic sunbow themesong; and no shouts of "Yo Joe!" or "Got to get tough". This soundtrack resembles the music you get in a grown up movie; it's very classical.

The label for the albulm is Varese Sarabande and can be found at retailers starting August 4th, with a list price of $17.98. To view the complete track listing, click on the full article.

Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub, an author on collider.com, covered an on-set interview with Ray Park on his role as Snake Eyes in the new GI Joe: Rise of Cobra movie. In the interview Ray talks about his training, fighting style, Storm Shadow, and more. To read the interview and find out what Ray had to say, click "Read more"

(Press Release)

San Diego, CA (July 24, 2009) – The year of G.I. JOE continues with new G.I. JOEaction from IDW. Under license from Hasbro, IDW is proud to announce more great G.I. JOE comics and new creators! Beginning this October, G.I. JOE: Origins gets an infusion of new creators, kicked off by the return of Larry Hama with issue #8. Starting in early 2010, IDW will offer Series II of its fan-favorite G.I. JOE: COBRA story line. Also in 2010, Robert Atkins returns to the G.I. JOE universe with a five-issue G.I. JOE arc.

“We’ve essentially loaded the bases this last year with our G.I. JOE books and our creators are ready to swing away with year two! We’ve learned a lot about what makes G.I. JOE tick and the stories are only getting better,” said IDW’s G.I. JOE editor, Andy Schmidt. “The fan response to all the books has been tremendous, but we’re bringing it to a whole new level this year.”

(press release)

San Diego, CA (July 24, 2009) – Another great boon in an already banner year for G.I. JOE, IDW is delighted to announce that New York Times best selling author of World War Z and Zombie Survival Guide Max Brooks will be writing a G.I. JOE miniseries in 2010.

An Emmy-winning writer, Brooks has brought his own unique style to both TV and print. Brooks was part of the writing team for “Saturday Night Live” for forty episodes from 2001 to 2003 and began acting in the 1980s. Brooks’sThe Zombie Survival Guide was released in 2003 and immediately became a fan-favorite. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War followed in 2006 to both critical- and fan- acclaim, including four weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list.