It was the day after the worst terrorist attack in American history; September 12, 2001. On that day, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero from Devil's Due Publishing and Image Comics hit comic stores across the country to the resounding cheers of G.I. Joe fans. To give you a little back story, in the years leading up to its release, it was obvious that fans were hungry for new G.I. Joe comics. As a comic retailer, G.I. Joe comics were our top selling back issues and key issues from the Marvel run were constantly on our special order list. Whenever publishers asked our recommendation for what licenses we'd like to see in the future, we always mentioned two properties: G.I. Joe and Transformers. Although we knew a demand existed for these properties, none of the publishers ever took us seriously; that is until Josh Blaylock entered into the picture.