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LOS ANGELES 8/20/2026 — Today, Skybound, Image Comics, and Hasbro, a leading games, IP and toy company, revealed preview pages and the lineup of variant covers for G.I. Joe #26, brought to you by the creative team of writer Joshua Williamson (DC K.O.), artist Tom Reilly (Duke), colorist Lee Loughridge (Universal Monsters: The Mummy) and letterer Rus Wooton (Invincible Universe: Battle Beast). The battle continues when G.I. Joe #26 hits comic book shops on September 16, 2026.
Round two: G.I. Joe and Night Force won’t back down!
The epic battle between the two teams takes a dangerous turn as a new Joe – G.I. B.A.T. (yeah, you read that right!)- enters the fight! Can Baroness’s secret mission stop the war?
G.I. Joe #26 features a main cover by artist Tom Reilly with a lineup of variant covers that includes two open to order covers by Jerome Opeña & Neeraj Menon and InHyuk Lee, a 1:25 incentive streetwear variant by Fadime Yildirim, and a 1:50 incentive variant by Jonboy Meyers featuring the first cover appearance of G.I. B.A.T.
G.I. Joe is a tentpole of the Energon Universe comics line, the crown jewel of the historic collaboration between Hasbro and Skybound, who has introduced a brand-new era of the Transformers and G.I. Joe franchises in one shared comic book universe. Other Energon Universe comics titles include the ongoing series Void Rivals by writer Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead), artist Conor Hughes (White Ash), and colorist Patricio Delpeche (Catwoman), the two-time Eisner Award winning Transformers by writer Robert Kirkman, artist Jason Howard (The Astounding Wolf-Man), and colorist Mike Spicer (Stillwater, Murder Falcon), and M.A.S.K. by writer Dan Watters (Batman: Dark Patterns, DESTRO),artist Pye Parr (Petrol Head, New Gods), and colorist Pierluigi Casolino (DC vs Vampires). Fans should expect can’t-miss moments from every issue of the Energon Universe comics, as secrets are unveiled along the path to answering the BIG questions from some of the biggest franchises in comics today.
Fans can preview round two between G.I. Joe and Night Force with this first look at the upcoming issue.
G.I. Joe #26 (Lunar Codes Below | $4.99, unless otherwise noted) will be available at comic book shops and digital platforms including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
The full list of variant covers is below:
- G.I. Joe #26 Cover A by Tom Reilly (Lunar Code: 0726IM0440)
- G.I. Joe #26 Cover B by Jerome Opeña & Neeraj Menon (Lunar Code: 0726IM0441)
- G.I. Joe #26 Cover C by InHyuk Lee (Lunar Code: 0726IM0442)
- G.I. Joe #26 Cover D (1:25 Incentive) by Fadime Yildirim (Lunar Code: 0726IM0443)
- G.I. Joe #26 Cover E (1:50 Incentive) by Jonboy Meyers (Lunar Code: 0726IM0444)
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