This just released! Yup, Scarlett gets her own one-shot comic origin! Follow the link below to my site and a link to the press release!

JMM

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Here is the full press release:



G.I. JOE’S SCARLETT FEATURED IN SOLO ONE-SHOT THIS JULY

ARTIST PHIL NOTO JOINS THE RANKS

Chicago, IL –April 17th, 2006 – This July, Devil’s Due Publishing, Inc. (DDP) reveals the popular G.I. JOE heroine’s never-before-seen origins in G.I. JOE SCARLETT: DECLASSIFIED (MAY063081 E)! Shana O’Hara, the crimson haired, crossbow wielding, G.I. JOE code-named SCARLETT, is no damsel in distress. A premier member of G.I. JOE, SCARLETT’S pre-military days have remained unrevealed throughout her accomplished career –until now! Follow the heroine’s transformation from young martial arts disciple in Atlanta, Georgia to G.I. JOE counter intelligence agent!

G.I. JOE SCARLETT: DECLASSIFIED (MAY063081 E), a one-shot, 48 page, full color comic book hitting shelves in July, is written by Mike O’Sullivan (G.I. JOE SPECIAL MISSIONS, G.I. JOE: DATA DESK HANDBOOK) and illustrated by PHIL NOTO (Beautiful Killer, Danger Girl), and carries a $4.95 cover price. G.I. JOE is under license from the Hasbro Properties Group, the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS).

“I’m beyond excited to be working with former Danger Girl comic book artist Phil Noto on SCARLETT’S origin story,” says G.I. JOE SCARLETT: DECLASSIFIED writer Mike O’Sullivan. “Noto began his career as an animator for Disney, working on such films as The Lion King and Lilo & Stitch, and went on to become one of comics’ most striking and elegant talents. He draws SCARLETT the way she should be elegant, approachable, but still lethal!”

“Fans are eager for past details on their G.I. JOE favorites, and SCARLETT tops the list,” says Devil’s Due President Josh Blaylock. “After the revelations in SNAKE-EYES: DECLASSIFIED and G.I. JOE: DECLASSIFIED, divulging the origin of SCARLETT is one of DDP’s top priorities.”

View Cover Here: http://www.devilsdue.net/promo/Scarlett_noto.jpg

ABOUT G.I. JOE SCARLETT: DECLASSIFIED (MAY063081 E) –
How did the all-American girl next door become one of the most proficient special agents in the world? In the tradition of SNAKE-EYES: DECLASSIFIED, this issue will tell the untold origin of SCARLETT! One of the most popular mainstay G.I. JOE members takes the spotlight in her own one-shot special! Hitting stores this July, 48 pages, full color, author: Mike O’Sullivan (G.I.JOE: SPECIAL MISSIONS, G.I.JOE DATA DESK HANDBOOK), and artist: PHIL NOTO (Beautiful Killer, Danger Girl).

Run, don’t walk to your retailer and reserve your copy today. To find a retailer call 1-888-COMIC-BOOK.

Devil’s Due: Reminding everyone that pop culture IS our culture.

ABOUT DEVIL’S DUE PUBLISHING –
Devil’s Due Publishing was formed in 1999 as both a commercial art studio and a small press comic book publisher. DDP’s first breakout success was 2001’s revamp of G.I. JOE, returning the long-lost 1980s characters to comics. Fans bought over 100,000 copies per month, immediately propelling G.I. JOE to the top of the charts. Today, DDP’s lineup includes ORGOTTEN REALMS, DRAGONLANCE, G.I. JOE AMERICA’S ELITE, FAMILY GUY, eigoManga, Hack/Slash, Capcom’s Killer 7, Monkey Pharmacy’s Elsinore, and indie comics’ magazine Lo-Fi.

ABOUT THE HASBRO PROPERTIES GROUP -
The Hasbro Properties Group (HPG), the intellectual property development arm of Hasbro, Inc., (NYSE:HAS), translates one of the industry’s richest portfolios of brands into a world of fun and excitement for children and adults globally. Through a host of publishing, digital media, lifestyle and entertainment platforms, HPG is able to surround fans worldwide with consumer products that expand Hasbro’s core brands, such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP, MY LITTLE PONY, MONOPOLY, G.I. JOE, TONKA and PLAYSKOOL.

G.I. JOE and all related characters are trademarks of Hasbro, Inc., and are used with permission. FORGOTTEN REALMS and DRAGONLANCE are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., in the USA and other countries and are used with permission.

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WOW...Wasn't expecting that one...Awesome though, can't wait to check it out...Should be good...

Glad to see the Declassified series is continuing. Wonder how long it will be before we get the Zartan one? I just hope they do his as a mini series and not a one shot. They also need to get to work on that "missing" year mini series.

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"Those with knowledge and information,not guns and ammo,have the true power over others."

I love this Idea.

And don't get me wrong on the next point I am going to make, cause I think this is truely great idea. Cool that Sullivan has written it.

BUT WHY RELEASE THIS IN JULY????

With issue #13 of AE, and the new Hama Series starting the month before, why release this then. It seems like it would be such a popular idea (and surprising that nobody on the boards suggested it) that it will sell well, and seems a natural follow up to GI Joe & Snake-Eyes Declassified. And should come after Hama's.

It isn't going to get near the PR that #13 and Declassified are going to get, it will get lost in the mix. Just my concern.

I can't wait to buy it and the alternate cover!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Yeah, well........You know it'll be freaking sweet!

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What if all the world's inside of your head just creations of your own?/ Your devils and your gods all the living and the dead/ And you really are alone? - Nine Inch Nails, Right Where It Belongs

Uh...I guess they are planning on leaving Scarlett out of the Declassified series....and yes, I'm just joking. Gotta love that "until now" tag!

Actually I thought this was a joke when I first read it, but looking at that cover, this book is going to Rock and hopefully pull some Danger Girl fans over to the DD table.

Awesome.

I was thinking that they might have did this as a way to fill the gap between GI Joe: Declassified #1 and #2. Since that series is bimonthly. Maybe we might see another Declassified one shot scheduled for the month between issues #2 and #3 as well. Let us all hope they do.

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"Those with knowledge and information,not guns and ammo,have the true power over others."

Man, I LOVE THAT COVER. That is HOW Scarlett is supposed to look...

That is an excellent cover and I think truly captures how she should look... at least as a young woman. That face strikes me as the type that will apear all cute and sweet, but you know that if she let loose, she'd really mess you up.

I'm really looking forward to this. I hope that we see a long string of "Declassified" projects.

I do like the cover and wonder what we will see of Scarlett's life before meeting Snake eyes and GI Joe. For instance, its been said that she doesn't get along with her sister, so maybe it'll be explained why they don't have very much of a relationship.

Yeah, that's something I've wanted to see since looking back at the old Marvel issues. This should give some insight into their sibling rivalry.

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What if all the world's inside of your head just creations of your own?/ Your devils and your gods all the living and the dead/ And you really are alone? - Nine Inch Nails, Right Where It Belongs

Like Hellstrom said, I think they want to alternate single Declassified issues with Hama's series... or at least, that's what I'm hoping...

Anyway, great cover! I wonder if it would look better with a black background though.

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This is very cool news indeed! I like the cover as well. Very cool, captures the character quite nicely.

I like that they're giving her a one shot declassified. We don't need a mini series for her I don't think. And this opens the door for future declassifieds. DD can taylor the length to the character. One shots for relatively minor characters or characters that have a lot of overlap with other more important characters, and mini series' where they need to cover more ground.

Good stuff!!

Five page preview is up here.

Enjoy!

Phil

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