The final two of four planned GI Joe limited series from Skybound Entertainment will focus on another pair of classic characters from the beloved franchise: Scarlett, and Destro. Alongside the current Duke and Cobra Commander limited series, these four titles will comprise the launch of the GI Joe portion of Skybound's new Energon Universe, in which the Real American Heroes exist alongside the Transformers in a shared continuity.
First up is Scarlett, written by Kelly Thompson (who knows her way around a femme fatale as the current writer of Birds of Prey and former longtime writer of Black Widow), with art by Marco Ferrari. As promised by the title, the limited series focuses on Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara, a southern belle/badass undercover agent who was one of the original modern Joes who debuted way back in 1982's GI Joe: A Real American Hero #1.
"Shana 'Scarlett' O'Hara is about to take on the most dangerous black ops mission of her career: infiltrating the mysterious rising power in Japan known as the Arashikage Clan," reads Skybound's official description of Scarlett #1. "Her one lead is her former partner - Jinx - turned Arashikage enforcer. Now, Scarlett must use her operative skills to survive undercover… and discover a shocking weapon that could change the balance of power on Earth."
The inclusion of Jinx and the Arashikage Clan may point to the possible appearance of Snake Eyes, who is himself an Arashikage ninja.
"I'm fortunate that, thanks to my job, I often get to dig into characters and worlds that I've loved for a long time," says Kelly Thompson in a statement accompanying the announcement. "But GI Joe’s Scarlett is truly one of my first geek loves as a kid, and I am absolutely thrilled to have a hand in building her for this new, incredibly cool and rich universe at Skybound."
Here's a gallery of interior pages from Scarlett #1 by Marco Ferrari and colorist Lee Loughridge, along with several covers for the issue by Ferrari, Joëlle Jones, Gleb
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