Add to favoritesGI Joe is the code name for America’s daring, highly trained special mission force. Its purpose: to defend human freedom against Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world.
This is a mapping of the IDW reboot of the GI Joe universe through the Civil War story line.
You could rearrange the Origins stories to be in chronological order but I think release order makes for a better reading experience. A lot of Civil War happens simultaneously but I think the order listed below makes the most sense.
Origins
GI Joe #0 “In or Out”
GI Joe: Origins #1-23
GI Joe: M.A.S.S. Destruction
GI Joe #0 “One Word”
GI Joe #1-27
Cobra: Deep Cover
GI Joe #0 “Deep Cover”
GI Joe: Cobra volume 1 #1-4
GI Joe: Helix Special #1
GI Joe: Cobra Special #1
GI Joe: Cobra volume 2 #1-9
GI Joe: Cobra Special #2
GI Joe: Cobra volume 2 #10-13
GI Joe: Cobra Civil War
Cobra Civil War #0
GI Joe volume 2 #1
Cobra Civil War #1
GI Joe volume 2 #2
Cobra Civil War #2
Snake Eyes #1-3
GI Joe volume 2 #3-4
Snake Eyes #4
Cobra Civil War #3-5
Snake Eyes #5
Cobra Civil War #6
GI Joe volume 2 #5-7
Snake Eyes #6-8
Cobra Civil War #7
GI Joe volume 2 #8
Cobra Civil War #8
You could include the Cobra Annual at the end of Civil War but in feels more like an introduction to the next storyline than a wrap-up to the previous one.
Is there any specific reason you decided not to bind the “Hearts & Minds” mini and the “Infestation” tie-in series?
I had assumed that Hearts and Minds was part of the movie continuity and not part of the IDW Joe universe. It is well written and now I kinda wish I had included it. I’m not sure where it would fit best though. Presumably as part of Origins…
I didn’t really like Infestation and figured anyone who liked it would probably make an infestation bind. I can’t picturing the infestation event not having an impact in the other stories so as far as my binds are concerned, it never happened!
Maybe you could include Hearts & Minds when you bind Cobra Command, since that story itself probably isn’t big enough for its own bind (depending on your standards).
That sounds like a great way to pad out Cobra Command. Since H&M doesn’t really have to be at any specific point in time, it can work well anywhere.