G.I. Joe - Special Missions Volume 1 (G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero!) (v. 1) [Paperback]

B. Clay Moore (Author), Tim Seeley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 10, 2007 | Series: G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero! (Book 1)

Even though they are the best of the best, even America's elite can't be all places at all times... so, what happens before they can get there? When a terror strikes, and the active agents can't respond, it's time to send in the reserves!

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Devil's Due Publishing (July 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932796827
• ISBN-13: 978-1932796827
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,039,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

B. Clay Moore has written comic books for virtually every major publisher, including Image Comics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics, WildStorm, Oni Press and Top Cow Productions. He is the co-creator of a handful of critically acclaimed creator-owned books. HAWAIIAN DICK was named by WIZARD MAGAZINE one of the top 100 graphic novels published during their lifetime, and BATTLE HYMN was listed in the book 500 ESSENTIAL GRAPHIC NOVELS. THE LEADING MAN is currently under option with Universal Pictures and the upcoming BILLY SMOKE was under option with Warner Bros. Forthcoming books include THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE WHISTLING SKULL with Tony Harris (from DC Comics) and HAWAIIAN DICK: PARADISE LOST (from Image Comics).

In 2009 Moore was nominated for the Crimespree Award for best writer, and HAWAIIAN DICK was nominated for the Spinetingler Award for best comic book.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars G.I. Joe - Special Missions, July 12, 2010

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Kevin Stabenow (Port Huron, MI USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: G.I. Joe - Special Missions Volume 1 (G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero!) (v. 1) (Paperback)

This is a good read. There are several short stories that involve the Joes in highly dangerous scenarios defeating the ruthless terrorist organization, cobra. some of the themes (story lines) depicted in this volume seem to mimic actual past current affairs that involve real terrorist attacks that have occurred throughout major cities within the united states. overall its entertaining and the artwork makes this one worthwhile.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the complete series, March 11, 2010

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J. Beacraft - See all my reviews
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This review is from: G.I. Joe - Special Missions Volume 1 (G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero!) (v. 1) (Paperback)

The Special Missions stories are great, but this TPB leaves much to be desired for.
It only collects 3 out of the 5 Special Missions books.
The other 2 SM; Brazil & The Enemy, where never released in TPB form.
This TPB contains;
- GI Joe Special Missions: Manhattan (2006)
- GI Joe Special Missions: Tokyo (2006)
- GI Joe Special Missions: Antarctica (2006)

4 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Possible shipment issue, August 2, 2007

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George C Triumph "Bucs fan" (Tampa Bay) - See all my reviews

This review is from: G.I. Joe - Special Missions Volume 1 (G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero!) (v. 1) (Paperback)

It took much longer than expected to receive this graphic novel, and when I finally got it in the mail from Amazon, it had a different cover on it than the one shown on this page.

I am not sure what happened, the one I got is also described as G.I. Joe special missions but I have a feeling there was a mix up.

Not one to cry over spilled milk, I read this anyway and here are some thoughts I have about it: For one, I did not like the short story format, as I was expecting an ongoing story or a "lost mission" type of story. Beyond that I will say that some of these stories were good but I felt others were very dry.

The worst part about this is that it seemed thrown together. I was assuming that I would be reading about the regular Joe team and even though they are there; the writing of the dialogue between the characters does nothing for their actual personality. If you are not familiar with the original Joe comic line that was written by Larry Hama in the 1980s, or even for that matter the cartoon then it may not bother you. It bothered me, because each person in these stories has a personality, a flaw and a past and the approach with their characters seemed to be jostled with amatuer disregard.