Summary

WARNING ! Spoilers ahead for Duke # 2G.I. Joerecently made their deluxe income tax return to strip , thanks to Skybound Entertainment , and now they ’ve brought one of their Hellenic vehicle with them . TheV.A.M.P. jeep makes its Energon Universe introduction inDuke#2,as what is surely just the first of many iconic vehicles that will look in the pages ofG.I. Joe ’s all - new continuity .

Duke#2 – by Joshua Williamson , Tom Reilly , Jordie Bellaire and Rus Wooten – finds the deed of conveyance graphic symbol on therun from the U.S. regime . He seeks help from his old Quaker Clutch , who agrees to cover him out in his autoshop and junkyard .

Unfortunately , the crack team gather to track down Duke down catches up with him . Stalker and Rock’N Roll stage an ravishment on Clutch ’s junkyard , but the future Joe auto-mechanic has an ace up his sleeve . Clutch drive Duke by in a soup - up Army landrover , making this the first appearing of theG.I. JoeV.A.M.P.

Skybound’s Energon Universe versions of Optimus Prime (left) and G.I. Joe’s Duke (right)

Skybound has released an all - new trailer for the Energon Universe , as the worlds of Transformers , G.I. Joe and Void Rivals proceed to develop .

Duke and Clutch Make Their Escape In the V.A.M.P.

Vehicles were always a vast part of the [ G.I. Joe ] franchise , meaning fans are thrilled that the novel continuity appear determined to make use of all the classic toy in fun , exciting direction .

One of the franchise ’s most iconic vehicles , the V.A.M.P. brook for Vehicle : Attack / Multi - Purpose . As one of the very first vehicles released in the 1982 toy line , it ’s fitting that Clutch would make his debut alongside the V.A.M.P. , as the original anatomy came packaged with the classic jeep . The most various of all theG.I. Joevehicles , the V.A.M.P. landrover made its comic record debut all the room back in Marvel Comics’G.I. Joe : A Real American Hero#1 , where the Joe team used in their presume rescue attack to save scientist Dr. Adele Burkhardt from the force-out of Cobra .

The appearance of the V.A.M.P. inDuke#2 complement the arsenal of vehicles and weaponry the title character stumbled upon in the first issue . Duke learned that Destro and hisM.A.R.S. Industries has been utilize transformer techto make a legion of classical Cobra vehicles , including the H.I.S.S. tankful , the Cobra F.A.N.G. and many more . fomite were always a huge part of the franchise , meaning fans are thrilled that the novel persistence appears driven to make use of all the classic toy in fun , exciting way .

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Which IconicG.I. JoeVehicle Will Appear In the Energon Universe Next?

In gain to classic vehicles , the potential for newfangled , unexpected blueprint – now that Transformer technical school is at the disposal of inventors , include M.A.R.S. Industries – remain limitless in the Energon Universe . consider the G.I. Joe and Cobra system do n’t yet be in this continuity , it is exciting to witness the franchise build itself from the ground up in the unexampled continuity . Now that the Greco-Roman vehicles like the V.A.M.P.are in gambling , only metre will tell what Dukeand the future member ofG.I. Joewill have among their armoury to take the fight to Cobra , and beyond , in the Energon Universe .

Duke#2is on cut-rate sale now from Skybound Entertainment .

Duke # 2 ( 2024 )

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Featured Image: close up of Duke behind the wheel of vehicle on cover of Duke #2

Duke #2 Duke meets up with Clutch, who is surprised he’s there

Duke #2 - Duke and Clutch escape in the VAMP

Duke #1 pg 16 duke spies on M.A.R.S. Industries creating new energon weapons

Duke #2 Cover A by Tom Reilly