Fan favourite Joe Snake Eyes is defecting to Cobra in January, with the ninja set to head up his own new miniseries from IDW Publishing entitled G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra, which comes from writer Mike Costa (G.I. Joe: The Cobra Files) and artist Paolo Villanelli.
“Snake Eyes has been gone from the pages of IDW’s G.I. Joe books for almost two years, so his return alone would make for an incredible story,” says series editor Carlos Guzman. “But Mike’s idea to have him return on the side of Cobra begs so many exciting questions: What could cause Snake Eyes to join the enemy? How could Cobra convince G.I. Joe’s most dangerous warrior to betray his unit? What will G.I. Joie do when they find out the ninja commando has returned… but is now an agent for the villainous organization? There was no doubt that the answers would make this series one of the best G.I. Joe stories ever told!”
“Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra is, without a doubt, the most exciting and action-packed story I’ve ever written in my six-year history with the G.I. Joe universe,” said Mike Costa. “I wanted to take the dark psychology and intrigue that made G.I. Joe: Cobra so fun to work on, and graft it into the DNA of a big action movie, starring G.I. Joe’s most iconic character. It’s probably my ultimate G.I. Joe story, and it’s really been fun to work on. I’d always tried to approach G.I. Joe: Cobra by asking myself ‘how could this get worse?’ Well, Snake Eyes is working for Cobra. I think I’ve answered that question”
G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra is set to debut in January 2015.
Originally published October 10, 2014. Updated April 13, 2018.
