{"id":8949,"date":"2018-09-26T16:54:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T21:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=8949"},"modified":"2018-09-26T16:54:24","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T21:54:24","slug":"michel-fiffe-takes-command-with-all-new-g-i-joe-sierra-muerte-miniseries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/09\/26\/michel-fiffe-takes-command-with-all-new-g-i-joe-sierra-muerte-miniseries\/","title":{"rendered":"Michel Fiffe Takes Command with All-New G.I. JOE: SIERRA MUERTE Miniseries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><span class=\"m_-7051291743075305538subTitle\">Indie Comics Auteur Writes and Draws<br \/>\nAmerica\u2019s Daring, Highly-Trained Special Mission Force<\/span><\/div>\n<p>SAN DIEGO, CA (September 26, 2018) \u2013 IDW Publishing proudly welcomes\u00a0<strong>Michel Fiffe<\/strong>, creator of the critically-acclaimed indie comic\u00a0<em>Copra<\/em>, to bring his auteur style to the all-new\u00a0<strong><em>G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte<\/em><\/strong>miniseries. Written, drawn, lettered, and colored by Fiffe,\u00a0<em>Sierra Muerte<\/em>\u00a0will debut in Spring 2019 as a bombastic-yet-personal, gritty-yet-colorful account of Hasbro\u2019s iconic G.I. Joe team\u2019s quintessential mission.<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte<\/em>, a core team of classic heroes goes rogue on a hunt-and-rescue double mission. With everyone trying to thwart Cobra Commander \u2013 even Cobra itself \u2013 and with Storm Shadow going AWOL, a pack of America\u2019s fighting elite risks life, love, and honor in this fast paced, one-stop-shop adventure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe opportunity to put my own spin on this iconic franchise was impossible to resist,\u201d says Michel Fiffe. \u201cI wanted to take all of my favorite players and give them a chance to shine in their own unique ways. By creating the entire package, I tap into the personalized core of this classic cast. Love and loss, combat and cunning, cheap laughs and high stakes \u2013 this is everything I want in a\u00a0<em>G.I. Joe<\/em>\u00a0comic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a true honor to be working with Michel Fiffe, one of the industry\u2019s most unique and talented voices, on this project,\u201d says IDW Associate Publisher\u00a0<strong>David Hedgecock<\/strong>. \u201cMichel\u2019s love and passion for classic\u00a0<em>G.I. Joe<\/em>\u00a0shines through with every new page he turns in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michel Fiffe will join IDW Publishing at this year\u2019s New York Comic Con to promote the new\u00a0<em>G.I. Joe<\/em>\u00a0series with signing times, sketched prints available soon for preorder (featuring original head sketches of classic characters), and promotional posters.<\/p>\n<p>For information on how to secure copies of the\u00a0<em>G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte<\/em>\u00a0comic book series, please contact your local comic shop or visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/idwpublishing.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=5792cac24346d164eb0cf6ad2&amp;id=837b1c1ec0&amp;e=2a8ce31b48\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/idwpublishing.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u%3D5792cac24346d164eb0cf6ad2%26id%3D837b1c1ec0%26e%3D2a8ce31b48&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1538084778501000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGssMEOD5iIEx765iCAxbIupWfX-g\">www.comicshoplocator.com<\/a>\u00a0to find a store near you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creator Bio:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Michel Fiffe<\/strong>\u00a0is the creator of the monthly action series\u00a0<em>Copra<\/em>\u00a0as well as the one-man anthology\u00a0<em>Zegas<\/em>, both of which he produces and self-publishes under Copra Press, est. 2011. He\u2019s written and drawn for Marvel, Valiant, IDW, Boom! Studios, Dynamite Entertainment, and Image Comics. On top of making comics, Fiffe has also edited the comics anthology\u00a0<em>Twisted Savage Dragon Funnies<\/em>\u00a0and has conducted in-depth creator interviews for several institutions including\u00a0<em>The Comics Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indie Comics Auteur Writes and Draws America\u2019s Daring, Highly-Trained Special Mission Force SAN DIEGO, CA (September 26, 2018) \u2013 IDW Publishing proudly welcomes\u00a0Michel&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[17,16,5],"tags":[19],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/unnamed-1-6-e1537998847150.jpg?fit=1031%2C1565","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17382,"url":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2019\/06\/25\/idw-insurgents-print-new-g-i-joe-comic-book-in-defiance-of-cobras-absolute-control\/","url_meta":{"origin":8949,"position":0},"title":"IDW Insurgents Print New G.I. 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