G.I. Joe: Cold Slither #1 is a 2025 one-shot comic from Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics that revisits the Dreadnoks' 1980s heavy metal band, Cold Slither, in a "where-are-they-now" mockumentary style. Taking place decades after their brief time in the spotlight, the story follows a journalist named Hector Ramirez who tracks down the band members to see where their lives have gone since their music career flamed out.
Plot summary
A new comic, set outside the main Energon Universe continuity, commemorates the 40th anniversary of the classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon episode featuring the band Cold Slither.
The story is presented as a Spinal Tap-esque documentary, with reporter Hector Ramirez interviewing the Dreadnoks years after their band broke up.
The comic reveals a world where Cobra's subliminal messaging was initially a success, allowing them to take over the world.
Ramirez tracks down the band members to see if they will reunite for one final performance, and discovers them living anachronistic, and sometimes pathetic, modern lives.
The Dreadnoks are forced to relive their past as the biggest rock band ever as they reflect on their history of music and mayhem.
Ultimately, the G.I. Joe team must find a way to change the tune and undo Cobra's lingering influence.
G.I. Joe: Cold Slither #1 is a 2025 one-shot comic from Skybound Entertainment and Image Comics that revisits the Dreadnoks' 1980s heavy metal band, Cold Slither, in a "where-are-they-now" mockumentary style. Taking place decades after their brief time in the spotlight, the story follows a journalist named Hector Ramirez who tracks down the band members to see where their lives have gone since their music career flamed out.
Plot summary
A new comic, set outside the main Energon Universe continuity, commemorates the 40th anniversary of the classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero cartoon episode featuring the band Cold Slither.
The story is presented as a Spinal Tap-esque documentary, with reporter Hector Ramirez interviewing the Dreadnoks years after their band broke up.
The comic reveals a world where Cobra's subliminal messaging was initially a success, allowing them to take over the world.
Ramirez tracks down the band members to see if they will reunite for one final performance, and discovers them living anachronistic, and sometimes pathetic, modern lives.
The Dreadnoks are forced to relive their past as the biggest rock band ever as they reflect on their history of music and mayhem.
Ultimately, the G.I. Joe team must find a way to change the tune and undo Cobra's lingering influence.
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