Summary

G.I. Joeis about to be relaunched in theEnergon Universewith the release ofDuke#1 , the first in a series of miniseries set to bring Hasbro ’s Real American Heroes into a brand unexampled continuity . young publishing house Skybound Entertainment has already publish theJoe and Cobra castset to come out in both theDukeandCobra Commanderseries , and now devotee can look forward to two graphic symbol shed down in the near futurity .

In an consultation on theSkyboundwebsite , Dukewriter Joshua Williamson and creative person Tom Reilly hash out the approaching miniseries . Williamson commends his artist on his power to bring his playscript to life , which is where he let mistake that Duke and Mercer will be having an epic smackdown .

" I know you ’re really good at aim the view and adding your own twisting to them , tot character moments , ” Williamson tell Reilly , before dropping the bombshell:“Especially in the fight scene with Duke and Mercer . ”

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Duke & Mercer Will Go Head-to-Head In UpcomingDukeSeries

It ’s an interesting coupling , peculiarly give both characters ’ history in pastG.I. Joecontinuities . Of course , G.I. Joe and Cobra do n’t yet exist in the Energon Universe . TheDukeseries will pick up in the wake ofTransformers#2 , where Conrad “ Duke ” Hauser made his first appearance and scarce survive his meeting with the Decepticon Starscream . This will set up the journey Duke will take in his new self - titled miniseries , as the time to come Joe leader place out to uncover what is going on with these transforming alien automaton and the deep substance that power them . give the byssus and prospicient hair the grapheme is sporting on some of the coming cover , it ’s clear that this Duke is on a much different and perhaps even saturnine journey here .

Conversely , Mercer was revealed to be in thecast of the upcomingCobra Commanderseries coming in January from Joshua Williamson , Andrea Milana and Annalisa Leoni . In the traditional continuity , Mercer was a Cobra Viper who defected to the G.I. Joe organisation , where he joined Sgt . Slaughter ’s elite “ Renegades ” sub - team . Williamson has noted Mercer as a favorite from his childhood , so it seems as if the Cobra turncoat is being set up to be a major character in this new era ofG.I. Joe . The revelation that he ’ll be coming to blows with Duke further emphasize the melodic theme that there are big program for Mercer going onwards .

Duke vs. Mercer: Which Joe Will Be Left Standing In the End?

Duke#1is on sales event December 27th from Skybound Entertainment

Duke # 1 ( 2023 )

origin : Skybound

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Duke and Cobra Commander by David Aja

G.I. Joe, Energon Universe line-up

Energon Cobra Line Up

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Duke #1 by Tom Reilly, Duke standing amongst wreckage with Starscream as a jet in the background