• The IDW Collection continues the G.I. JOE story in the proper reading order. Includes the "Origins" issues of Mainframe, Rip Chord, and the Baroness along with the first volume of "Cobra," as well as issues #7-12 of the ongoing G.I. JOE series.

There are 348 pages in this book. This is a comic book. This book was published 2013 by Idea & Design Works .

Chuck Dixon is a veteran comic book writer with thousands of titles to his name including a record run on Batman at for DC Comics (where he co-created the villain BANE ) and seminal work on Marvel's The Punisher . He adapted J. R. R. Tolkein's The Hobbit into one of the most successful graphic novels in publication. He is also the author of the bestselling SEAL Team 6 novels from Dynamite. S. L. Gallant is a Washington, D. C. -based comic book artist who's worked for such publishers as DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Chaos, and Malibu. His best known work, however, is on IDW's version of G. I. Joe--he's drawn nearly 100 issues for the franchise, across various titles. He previously worked in advertising, for clients that included Carl's Jr, Kraft Foods, and the CDC. Mike Costa is an American comic book writer, best known for black ops and war-themed works. He has most recently written RESISTANCE, WORLD OF WARCRAFT and SECRET HISTORY OF THE AUTHORITY: HAWKSMOOR, as well as BLACKHAWKS, as a part of DC Comics- The New 52. Christos Gage is a New York Times bestselling writer of movies, television, comics, graphic novels, and video games. He often collaborates with his wife, Ruth Fletcher Gage. Gage has written hundreds of comic books, working with nearly every publisher in the industry. For Marvel, he co-created the fan-favorite Avengers Academy , writing the entire forty-issue run, and has also written such titles as Superior Spider-Man , Amazing Spider-Man , X-Men Legacy , Avengers: The Initiative , Iron Man , World War Hulk: X-Men , X-Men/Spider-Man , Thunderbolts , and many more. He has also written for DC ( Justice League Beyond ), IDW ( G. I. Joe: Cobra ), Dynamite ( Red Sonja , The Man With No Name ), Avatar ( Absolution , Crossed ), Valiant ( Bloodshot & H. A. R. D. Corps ), and Wildstorm ( Stormwatch PHD , Wildcats ). Larry Hama is a writer/cartoonist/illustrator/actor/musician who has worked in comics, tv and film. In comics, he has written, edited or drawn for Avengers , Blaze , Nth Man , The Nam , Conan , Batman , Wonder Woman , Bizarre Adventures , X-Men , Spider-Man , Daredevil , and dozens more. He is best known as the writer of Marvel's G. I. JOE comics in the 80s and as the writer of Marvel's Wolverine in the 90s. Recent script credits include Batman: Shadow of the Bat , and Wonder Woman for DC Convergence, G. I. JOE: Origins and G. I. JOE: A Real American Hero for IDW, and Call of Duty: Black Ops for Dark Horse. Recent art credits include breakdowns for DC Comics' Deathstroke . His illustrations and cartoons have appeared in National Lampoon , Esquire , New York , and Rolling Stone . He has appeared on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's Pacific Overtures and on TV in M*A*S*H , SNL , and Another World . He lives in New York City. Chuck Dixon is a veteran comic book writer with thousands of titles to his name including a record run on Batman at for DC Comics (where he co-created the villain BANE ) and seminal work on Marvel's The Punisher . He adapted J. R. R. Tolkein's The Hobbit into one of the most successful graphic novels in publication. He is also the author of the bestselling SEAL Team 6 novels from Dynamite. This mass market book presents eight novella-length tales, penned by today's leading crime and thriller writers, such as Jonathan Maberry, Duane Swierczynski, Chuck Dixon, and Dennis Tafoya. Cobra Wars is edited by Max Brooks, who also supplies a new story, and features new illustrations for each story. "