History ComicBook / GIJoe2019

* GenderSwap: The Doc of this series, as seen in Issue #4 is female.

* GrandFinale: The one-shot ''G.I. Joe: Castle Fall'' marks the end of this continuity, having G.I. Joe finally take down Cobra and encourage the liberated populace that they are free to live their lives on their own terms.

* AbortedArc: [[spoiler:The series ends without any resolution to Hawk making a deal with Destro or Jinx leaving G.I. Joe to fight Cobra on her own terms with Snake Eyes.]]

* HeelFaceTurn: Assuming she even was a heel, Lady Jaye fits this trope while serving as an assistant to Dr. Mindbender in issue #10.

* RaceLift: Cover Girl and Lightfoot were Caucasian in the original comics; here they are both African American.

In 2008, IDW acquired the publication rights to Franchise/GIJoe, continuing the [[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel original comic]] where it left off, while also creating [[ComicBook/GIJoeIDW their own G.I. Joe universe]] in the same vein as ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMegaseries'' they began in 2005.

In this continuity, Cobra has taken over an unspecified number of countries throughout the world, including the United States, and G.I. Joe is [[LaResistance a small band of rebels]] fighting back. Outnumbered by their implacable foe, the Joe leadership must recruit civilian spies and saboteurs: ordinary people living in occupied territories who will put their lives on the line to strike back through clandestine but high-impact missions. Rithy "Tiger" Khay, a motorbike deliveryman who has had to resort to contraband smuggling to make ends meet, finds himself embroiled in the struggle and becomes their latest operative.

* TheEmpire: Cobra. They have taken over the United States and rule it in an iron-fisted regime.

In 2008, IDW acquired the publication rights to Franchise/GIJoe, continuing the [[ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel original comic]] where it left off, while also creating their own G.I. Joe universe in the same vein as ''ComicBook/TheTransformersMegaseries'' they began in 2005.

!!!Tropes Include:

* AllAsiansKnowMartialArts: Averted with Tiger (the son of Cambodian immigrants). He doesn't know how to fight at first, and has to learn from Scarlett.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Cobra Commander and Destro, moreso than previous incarnations. Cobra was originally a technology MegaCorp before it went rogue and took over the world. Destro and his Military Armaments Research Syndicate appear to be manipulating both sides of the G.I. Joe/Cobra conflict for their own agenda.

* TheStarscream: Major Bludd.

In this continuity, Cobra has taken over an unspecified number of countries throughout the world, including the United States, and G.I. Joe is [[LaResistance a small band of rebels]] fighting back. Outnumbered by their implacable foe, the Joe leadership must civilian spies and saboteurs: ordinary people living in occupied territories who will put their lives on the line to strike back through clandestine but high-impact missions. Rithy "Tiger" Khay, a motorbike deliveryman who has had to resort to contraband smuggling to make ends meet, finds himself embroiled in the struggle and becomes their latest operative.

* ShoutOut: The series is essentially a [[DarkerAndEdgier gritty]] {{Deconstruction}} of [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero the Sunbow cartoon]]'s "Worlds Without End" two-parter with its "What if [[TheBadGuyWins Cobra won]]?" premise. Both works briefly mention the Weather Dominator from cartoon's [[FiveEpisodePilot second five-parter]].

* ShoutOut: The series premise is essentially a [[DarkerAndEdgier gritty]] {{Deconstruction}} of [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero the Sunbow cartoon]]'s "Worlds Without End" two-parter with its "What if [[TheBadGuyWins Cobra won]]?" premise. Both works briefly mention the Weather Dominator from cartoon's [[FiveEpisodePilot second five-parter]].

* ShoutOut: The series premise is essentially a [[DarkerAndEdgier gritty]] {{Deconstruction}} of [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero the Sunbow cartoon]]'s "Worlds Without End" two-parter with its "What if [[TheBadGuyWins Cobra won]] premise. Both works briefly mention the Weather Dominator from cartoon's [[FiveEpisodePilot second five-parter]].

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Cobra Commander and Destro, moreso than previous incarnations. Cobra was originally a technology firm before it went rogue and took over the world. Destro and his Military Armaments Research Syndicate appear to be manipulating both sides of the G.I. Joe/Cobra conflict for their own agenda.

** As a masked supervillain who has conquered most of the world and killed off (most of) his heroic opposition, Cobra Commander is a loose one of [[ComicBook/{{Empire}} Emperor Golgoth]].

* ShoutOut: The series premise is essentially gritty {{Deconstruction}} of [[WesternAnimation/GIJoeARealAmericanHero the Sunbow cartoon]]'s "Worlds Without End" two-parter with its "What if [[TheBadGuyWins Cobra won]] premise. Both works briefly mention the Weather Dominator from cartoon's [[FiveEpisodePilot second five-parter]].

In this continuity, Cobra has taken over an unspecified number of countries throughout the world, including the United States, and G.I. Joe is [[LaResistance a small band of rebels]] fighting back. Outnumbered by their implacable foe, the Joe leadership must civilian spies and saboteurs: ordinary people living in occupied territories who will put their lives on the line to strike back through clandestine but high-impact missions. Rithy Khay, a motorbike deliveryman who has had to resort to contraband smuggling to make ends meet, finds himself embroiled in the struggle and becomes their latest operative, Tiger.

* AdaptationalPersonalityChange: While most of the older characters are considerably different, the most prominent are:

* BadassBookworm: Before the war, Lightfoot was a librarian for the University of Chicago and Frontier was a teacher. Now they are the Joes explosives expert and field commander, respectively.

Similar to ComicBook/Transformers2019, this series reboots continuity again, with writer Paul Allor and artist Chris Evenhuis as the creative team.

* The writers cite the UsefulNotes/SOE as an inspiration for this incarnation of the G.I. Joe team.
* As a masked supervillain who has conquered most of the world and killed off (most of) his heroic opposition, Cobra Commander is a loose one of [[ComicBook/Empire Emperor Golgoth]].
* Frontier looks like Flint with a beard, and fills Flint's traditional role as field commander/executive officer. He also shares Flint's academic background, being a teacher before the war.