Episode Description
Exclusive - The lost Kung Fu Grip "Heavy Metal" Webcomic. Also available on YouTube vith images - https://youtu.be/tsV7VGdAucQ .
In 2007, Hasbro posted on their monkeybarTV minisite two exclusive web-only mini webcomics, based on the Sigma Six "Kung-Fu-Grip" toys; "Ghost Story" and "Heavy Metal"
This story was only available via online Flash player. Previously we were able to recover the first comic "Ghost Story" - as shared here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/137320127
With some excellent detective work from Talking Joe Facebook group member Ed Mundy, the "Heavy Metal" comic has also been found!
Before now, only the cover and a brief mention on HISS Tank remained https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-news-rumors/622-g-i-joe-kung-fu-grip-comic-heavy-metal.html
Credits:
Script by Andrew Dabb
Art by Joe Abraham*
Colors by Robbie Ruffolo
Letters by Brian J Cowley
Graphic Design: Sean K Dove
Edited by Brian Torney
Cover Pencils by Ryan Odagwa, with colors by Sunder Raj
Stories and Direction by: Neal Hoffman and Aaron Archer (at Hasbro)
Credits are identical to the previous Ghost Story book
Andrew Dabb and artist Joe Abraham also created the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - Fire Safety #1 special.
*Joseph Conrad Abraham, is an American-born comic book illustrator and actor. He is best known for his work as the artist on the comic, Hero Squared published by Boom! Studios. He has also worked on comics in the Warhammer 40,000 and Cthulhu universes.
Note on characters featured:
Comic prominently features Snake Eyes in the Metal Meyhem mech suit
https://www.yojoe.com/sigma6/toys/2007/metalmayhem/
Flint https://www.yojoe.com/sigma6/toys/2007/flint/
The cover features Ninja BATs
https://www.yojoe.com/sigma6/toys/2005/ninjabat/
The interior of the comic features Cobra B.A.T. v5 (v16) , which were released in 2005 with the B.A.T. Attack set. These BAT characters ended up featuring prominently in the SIGMA SIX cartoon.
https://www.yojoe.com/action/05/bat16.shtml
Cobra Commander is the "Windfire" version https://www.yojoe.com/sigma6/toys/2007/windfirecobracommander/
Summary by JAMES McFADDEN aka "JMM"
After Cobra Commander threatens to destroy Washington DC with an earthquake machine he's already used to devastate Twilight Falls, Montana, Flint arrives at Cobra's "Snake Pit" HQ and demands Cobra Commander's surrender. The Commander scoffs at surrendering to one man, but then Snake-Eyes arrives in the Metal Mayhem Mech and defeats all of Cobra's BATs and a robotic cobra. He and Flint nearly capture the Commander before he escapes in a rocket plane. Snake-Eyes then uses Metal Mayhem to destroy the earthquake machine and save Washington. "Heavy Metal" (KFG 2 - May 2007)
Original link http://www.hasbro.com/monkeybartv/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/Comics/ComicViewer&comic=2555
In 2007, Hasbro posted on their monkeybarTV minisite two exclusive web-only mini webcomics, based on the Sigma Six "Kung-Fu-Grip" toys; "Ghost Story" and "Heavy Metal"
This story was only available via online Flash player. Previously we were able to recover the first comic "Ghost Story" - as shared here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/137320127
With some excellent detective work from Talking Joe Facebook group member Ed Mundy, the "Heavy Metal" comic has also been found!
Before now, only the cover and a brief mention on HISS Tank remained https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-news-rumors/622-g-i-joe-kung-fu-grip-comic-heavy-metal.html
Credits:
Script by Andrew Dabb
Art by Joe Abraham*
Colors by Robbie Ruffolo
Letters by Brian J Cowley
Graphic Design: Sean K Dove
Edited by Brian Torney
Cover Pencils by Ryan Odagwa, with colors by Sunder Raj
Stories and Direction by: Neal Hoffman and Aaron Archer (at Hasbro)
Credits are identical to the previous Ghost Story book
Andrew Dabb and artist Joe Abraham also created the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero - Fire Safety #1 special.
*Joseph Conrad Abraham, is an American-born comic book illustrator and actor. He is best known for his work as the artist on the comic, Hero Squared published by Boom! Studios. He has also worked on comics in the Warhammer 40,000 and Cthulhu universes.
Note on characters featured:
Comic prominently features Snake Eyes in the Metal Meyhem mech suit
https://www.yojoe.com/sigma6/toys/2007/metalmayhem/
Flint https://www.yojoe.com/sigma6/toys/2007/flint/
The cover features Ninja BATs
https://www.yojoe.com/sigma6/toys/2005/ninjabat/
The interior of the comic features Cobra B.A.T. v5 (v16) , which were released in 2005 with the B.A.T. Attack set. These BAT characters ended up featuring prominently in the SIGMA SIX cartoon.
https://www.yojoe.com/action/05/bat16.shtml
Cobra Commander is the "Windfire" version https://www.yojoe.com/sigma6/toys/2007/windfirecobracommander/
Summary by JAMES McFADDEN aka "JMM"
After Cobra Commander threatens to destroy Washington DC with an earthquake machine he's already used to devastate Twilight Falls, Montana, Flint arrives at Cobra's "Snake Pit" HQ and demands Cobra Commander's surrender. The Commander scoffs at surrendering to one man, but then Snake-Eyes arrives in the Metal Mayhem Mech and defeats all of Cobra's BATs and a robotic cobra. He and Flint nearly capture the Commander before he escapes in a rocket plane. Snake-Eyes then uses Metal Mayhem to destroy the earthquake machine and save Washington. "Heavy Metal" (KFG 2 - May 2007)
Original link http://www.hasbro.com/monkeybartv/default.cfm?page=Entertainment/Comics/ComicViewer&comic=2555