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There’s a New G.I. Joe Cartoon Coming, Woot!

by Paul

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One of the coolest news items to come out of the last Joe Con was that Hasbro was going to make a series of short episodes for a G.I. Joe cartoon entitled G.I. Joe: Resolute. Instead of the series being some lame kiddified take on the Joes (I’m looking at you Sigma Six), it’s made for the adult collector in mind or at least a more mature fan who could go see a PG-13 movie. G.I. Joe: Resolute appears to be in good hands too. Famed comic book writer Warren Ellis wrote the series and from the short clip shown at Joecon fans were very impressed. Each episode will be five minutes long with a ten minute ender and will be shown on Hasbro’s website. Hasbro hopes that they can then get the episodes aired on Cartoon Network and on DVD, kind of like what was done with the first Star Wars: Clone Wars series.

I’m totally psyched at the prospect of this short series. The Joe and Cobra forces don’t use lasers like in the orginal Sunbow series, rather they use guns that shoot bullets and guys actually get killed, so I wouldn’t expect any Cobra troops to be parachuting out of helicopters. The website ICv2 is reporting that if this experiment is successful Hasbro may pursue something like this with Transformers, meaning if you are reading this website and you have any interest in seeing your favorite 80s toy ‘toon appearing in something other than a retarded kid’s show, you better be supporting G.I. Joe: Resolute, damn it.

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6 Responses to “There’s a New G.I. Joe Cartoon Coming, Woot!”

  1. Poe Ghostal Says:

    This sounds really interesting. Any idea when the episodes will debut on the website?

  2. lamartherevenger Says:

    i can’t wait! hisstank.com reported that the te episode Cobra Commander clubs a seal! and snake eyes’ katana won’t show penetration, but the implied effect. bring it on!

  3. doubledumbassonyou || a colorful metaphor » Blog Archive » A Much Delayed Link Dump Says:

    [...] a new GI Joe cartoon coming in 2009 called GI Joe: Resolute … and it’s rated PG-13. natch! [...]

  4. Great White Snark Says:

    Poe: “The G.I. Joe: Resolute cartoons will debut as Webisodes on the Hasbro Website early next year.”

  5. Monte Says:

    Holy mercy.

    Warren Ellis and G.I. Joe. Somehow, that’s a perfect fit!

  6. yo go re Says:

    snake eyes’ katana won’t show penetration, but the implied effect

    Like watching cheap porn on late night cable!

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