YO JOE! Eight Massive Volumes and a Loaded Arsenal of Bonus Rewards Are Live Right Now
Skybound, in collaboration with Hasbro, is back on the attack with a brand-new Kickstarter campaign for the Kickstarter-exclusive G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Sets 1 + 2, and this one is built to hit collectors right in the nostalgia and right in the wallet.
The campaign is live right now on Kickstarter, and for longtime Joe fans, hardcover hunters, and comic collectors who like their shelves looking extra dangerous, this is a big one.
These premium faux leather hardcover sets are expertly designed in reading order and won’t be available anywhere else. That alone makes this campaign a serious collector play—but Skybound didn’t stop there. Across a total of eight massive volumes, these new compendium sets feature striking new key art by the legendary Andy Kubert and collect more than 300 issues from both the Marvel and IDW eras of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, covering the years 1994 through 2022.
Yeah, over 300 issues. That’s not a drop. That’s a full-scale assault.
And this new campaign doesn’t come in quietly either. It builds on the momentum of Skybound’s previous G.I. Joe compendium Kickstarter, the one that smashed crowdfunding records and made serious noise worldwide. Now they’re back to raise the stakes, load in even more content, and give fans another shot at owning one of the most stacked Joe collections ever assembled.
At the heart of this powerhouse release is the iconic work of Larry Hama, the legendary architect of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, backed by an all-star lineup of artists who helped define the franchise across decades. These new compendium sets bring together the legendary heroes of G.I. Joe, the ruthless villains of Cobra, and the unforgettable stories that kept these forces crashing into each other in one of comics’ most enduring war zones.
From Cobra Commander’s seemingly successful push toward world domination to the unforgettable debut of Dawn Moreno, the all-new Snake-Eyes, these deluxe hardcovers capture some of the most important and exciting moments in G.I. Joe comic history.
And here’s where the campaign gets even slicker for returning backers.
Fans who backed the first G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Set campaign can choose a tier that picks up the mission with this new hardcover set, collecting issues #155 ½ through #300, along with annuals, specials, and more. Just like the first campaign, fans have to pick a side—will you roll with G.I. Joe, or are you trying to rule the world with Cobra? Either way, these books are designed to look gorgeous right next to the original compendium set, creating what may be the highest-quality G.I. Joe bookshelf flex of all time.
And let’s be real—Skybound knows exactly how to bait collectors in the best way possible.
This campaign is loaded with limited-edition tiers and exclusive rewards, including Kickstarter-exclusive Larry Hama signed bookplates, faux leather hardcovers, spot gloss, foil finishes, gilded edges on all books, satin ribbons, patches, pins, stickers, individual issue reprints, and two source books packed with art pulled from classic trading cards, vehicles, and more.
That’s not a bonus stack. That’s a toy chest for the comic obsessed.
Skybound continues to prove it’s one of the biggest heavy hitters in comic book crowdfunding, setting records with campaigns like The TRANSFORMERS and G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Sets, while also delivering huge success with projects like Ava’s Demon Book Two: Aftermath. Their growing slate of record-breaking graphic novel campaigns also includes J. Scott Campbell’s Danger Girl Artist’s Edition, Extremity: Signature Edition, Ava’s Demon Book One: Reborn, Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Failure, Mr. Lovenstein Presents: Feelings Excellence, The King-Killing Queen, The Extra Fabulous Experience, and The Book of Shame: An Extra Fabulous Experience.
This latest compendium campaign also reinforces how central G.I. Joe remains in Skybound’s ongoing comics partnership with Hasbro. Alongside these prestige collections, Skybound continues to expand the franchise with the ongoing G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero series from Larry Hama and Chris Mooneyham, featuring covers by Andy Kubert.
And beyond that, the brand keeps charging ahead through the Energon Universe, which includes Void Rivals by Robert Kirkman and Andrei Bressan, TRANSFORMERS by Robert Kirkman and Jason Howard, G.I. JOE by Joshua Williamson with artists Tom Reilly and Andrea Milana, and now the upcoming M.A.S.K. series from Dan Watters and Pye Parr, launching this June.
Bottom line? Skybound and Hasbro are not just celebrating G.I. Joe history—they’re packaging it like a tactical strike for collectors who want the best of the best.
The G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Compendium Sets 1 + 2 campaign is live now on Kickstarter, with stretch goals and campaign-exclusive products set to roll out before the campaign closes on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 12 p.m. PT.
For Joe fans, Cobra loyalists, comic collectors, and hardcover maniacs, this one is locked, loaded, and ready for deployment.
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