Codename: G.I. Joe Deluxe Edition Book One

by Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly (Illustrator), Andrea Milana (Illustrator), Jordie Bellaire (Illustrator), Annalisa Leoni (Illustrator)

Overview

The Road to G.I. Joe and Cobra in THE ENERGON UNIVERSE begins here in the deluxe hardcover collection of the bestselling Duke and Cobra Commander miniseries.

THE ROAD TO G.I. JOE BEGINS HERE!

Experience the epic origin of G.I. Joe and Cobra like you’ve never seen before – welcome to THE ENERGON UNIVERSE.

Conrad “Duke” Hauser made first contact with a Transformer and lived to tell the tale. Now, one of the US Army’s most decorated soldiers is on the hunt for answers, drawn into a conflict that no amount of training could prepare him for.

Meanwhile, one man’s sinister plans utilize the mysterious alien substance known as Energon sends shockwaves across the globe. Who is Cobra Commander? Where does he come from? And what horrors is he planning to unleash that will rock the world – and maybe the universe – to its core?

Red-hot writer Joshua Williamson (G.I. Joe, Superman) teams up with artists Tom Reilly and Andre Milana to introduce two of the most powerful factions Earth has to offer in CODENAME: G.I. JOE DELUXE EDITION BOOK ONE.

Collects DUKE #1-5, COBRA COMMANDER #1-5 & material from ENERGON UNIVERSE 2024 SPECIAL .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534328228
Publisher:	Image Comics
Publication date:	06/24/2025
Series:	G.I. Joe
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Joshua Williamson resides in Portland OR, home of big trees, rain, great beer and half the comic industry. Joshua has written for nearly every comic publisher there is, mostly on creator-owned works such as GHOSTED, DEAR DRACULA, and MASKS AND MOBSTERS. He is known for writing BIRTHRIGHT, NAILBITER, DARK RIDE, COBRA COMMANDER, and DUKE for Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.

Tom Reilly is a comic book artist and illustrator based in Ypsilanti, Michigan. A recent graduate from Rhode Island School of Design, Despite being fairly new to comics, Tom has already worked with Marvel drawing issues of X-Men Snapshots, Morbius Bond of Blood, Thor, and the Immortal Hulk.

Andrea Milana is a cartoonist from Rome, born in 1993. After graduating in Painting from the Academy of Fine Arts, he entered the world of comics through self-publishing, to which he devoted himself for several years. Dahlia in the Dark marked his debut as a professional artist in the US market.

Jordie Bellaire is a two-time Eisner winning colorist for acclaimed projects such as Vision, They're Not Like Us, Pretty Deadly, Injection, Auttumnlands etc, as well as mainstream hits like Batman, Deadpool, Moon Knight, and Hawkeye. She is writer and co-creator with artist Vanesa R. Del Rey on the ongoing Image Comics series Redlands.

She lives in Ireland with her famous cat, Buffy.

Annalisa Leoni is a freelance illustrator and comic book colorist known for her work on Oblivion Song, Star Wars: The High Republic, and Invincible Universe: Battle Beast.

Editorial Reviews

"A wonderful pilot journey full of details that signal a brilliant espionage adventure. What more can we ask for?"

The Beat

"The Energon Universe has been developed via a series of miniseries introducing the various major characters, and Watters is doing a marvelous job introducing Destro in this one."

Comic Book Resources

"It’s safe at this point to say we’re in good hands with the new Energon Universe, with Scarlett perfectly capturing the blend of character and fight-scene action we’ve come to expect.

AIPT

"Scarlett has showcased exactly why the character has been a fan favorite for such a long time while also adding even more depth and charm into the mix, and I can’t wait to see where the character goes from here."

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