Skybound Expand The G.I.Joe Line With ‘Scarlett’ And ‘Destro’

Skybound and Image Comics, in collaboration with Hasbro, have today announced two new G.I. JOE miniseries set within the Energon Universe. Both Scarlett and Destro will arrive in comic book shops in June 2024.

Here’s more on Scarlett, by writer Kelly Thompson (Black Widow, Birds of Prey) and artist Marco Ferrari (Frontiersman) as well as a first look:

“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. 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.”

Kelly Thompson is thrilled to be working on this new title and said:

“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. But G.I. 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.” 

Marco Ferrari added:

“I’m very excited to join the Scarlett team and to use every tool in my toolbox to bring her to life in this new series. I can’t wait for everyone to dive into Scarlett’s mission with us!”

Scarlett #1, is out on Wednesday June 5th, 2024

Then there’s Destro by writer Dan Watters (Loki, Universal Monsters: Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!) and artist Andrei Bressan (Dark Ride, Birthright), a game changing miniseries:

“James McCullen Destro XXIV is the man behind M.A.R.S. Industries, the undisputed leader in providing high-tech weapons to world powers…for the right price. But the emergence of Energon has changed everything. As Destro’s ambitions grow, the “Crimson Twins” Tomax and Xamot Paoli emerge to destroy their competition, and Cobra Commander realizes his current ally could be his future greatest enemy.” 

Dan Watters said:

“I’m incredibly excited to bring Destro to life with Andrei. This is going to be a visceral, explosive thriller in which he [Destro] isn’t very nice to anyone at all — everything you’d want from your favorite amoral arms trafficker.” 

And Andrei Bressan followed up:

“I just can’t wait to see what Dan has planned for Destro! I’m pretty excited because everything going on with the Energon Universe so far has been bonkers and Destro…he is just an absolute bad***, ready to kill and destroy.”

Destro #1, launching June 19, 2024.