IDW enlists Dixon and Gulacy for G.I. Joe: Special Missions

As part of the forthcoming relaunch of its G.I. Joe comic book line, IDW Publishing has announced G.I. Joe: Special Missions, a new ongoing series by comic legends Chuck Dixon and Paul Gulacy which is set to present an espionage-fueled counterpoint to the main G.I. Joe title from Fred Van Lente and Steve Kurth.

"Special Missions was always my favorite of all the original, classic G.I. Joe comics," said Dixon, referring to the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero spin-off title from Marvel Comics, which ran for 28 issues back in the 1980s. "Larry Hama and Herb Trimpe did an amazing comic as well as monthly tutorials on comic book storytelling. I'm knocked out to get a shot at this title and having Paul Gulacy work with me is one of those too-good-to-be-true scenarios!"

G.I. Joe: Special Missions will tie into the current G.I. Joe storyline, with the team having been forced to go public with their identities after being exposed by Cobra. The first story arc will see Scarlett putting together an elite team to prevent the Baroness from recovering $40 billion of the terrorist organisation's funds from a sunken shop on the floor of the Atlantic. Issue #1 is set to go on sale on March 20th, 2013.