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IDW: the new continuity (2009–2011) · 2009–2011

G.I. Joe: Cobra — The Last Laugh

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In IDW's new continuity, Joe agent Chuckles goes undercover inside Cobra and pays dearly for it; collects the 2009 miniseries and the series that followed

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In IDW's new continuity, Chuckles, the Joes' best undercover agent, joins Cobra to bring it down from inside. The higher he climbs, the dirtier his hands get, and to prove his loyalty he ends up killing Jinx, the teammate who was his contact. In Dubai he oversees an army of B.A.T. robots and learns that twins Tomax and Xamot knew who he was all along and used his messages to feed the Joes false intel. Chuckles destroys the refinery, shoots Xamot in the face and turns the robots loose, but the twins get away. In the follow-up he works his way back inside Cobra until he reaches the Commander, and the mission costs Chuckles his life.

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  1. Behind the scenesHoward Chaykin covers

    The 2009 miniseries was written by Christos Gage and Mike Costa, drawn by Antonio Fuso, with covers by Howard Chaykin.

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  2. Behind the scenesAn MTV award

    G.I. Joe: Cobra Special, focused on twins Tomax and Xamot, won MTV's award for Best One-Shot of 2009.

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  3. Behind the scenesFrom miniseries to ongoing

    The follow-up started as Cobra II, another 4-issue miniseries, and went ongoing from #5 for 13 issues in total. Cobra Civil War came next.

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  4. SetupRobots that can't pick a side

    The B.A.T. robots Chuckles oversees still can't tell friend from foe. That flaw matters at the end of the miniseries.

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