G.I. Joe: Resolute

Courtesy of Penny Arcade, I found out that Warren Ellis (creator of Global Frequency and Transmetropolitan) has been working on an updated version of G.I. Joe for the fine, fine folks at Cartoon Networks' Adult Swim.

It's called G.I. Joe: Resolute and sweet baby ray, I like it!

This is not the old school G.I. Joe where everybody's laughing at the end and nobody gets hurt. No, this is post 9/11, folks - a "terrorist" group like Cobra has to strike real terror into the hearts of people. In Ellis' vision, everything is much grittier: Cobra Commander kills people that work against him, and also decides to ignite ten million people in Moscow with a particle beam just to prove that he's serious. In this version of G.I. Joe, people actually die. The interpersonal relationships are also more complicated, introducing love triangles and such...Scarlett pretty much kicks Snake-Eyes to the curb and chooses Duke right in front of him just before he heads out to face off with Storm Shadow (which, by the way, is the most awesome episode in the series yet - episode 8 will own you).

I don't know how long it's going to go - it's apparently a daily serial that comes out in 4-something minute increments - but I'm going to watch it for as long as it lasts. If you were a fan of the old one, I think you'll like this. It's more real and more adult, and that makes it more gooder.

You know you want to watch, and I'm your pusher, baby.