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GI Joe fans at Comic-Con International in San Diego. 

Comic Book Resources has an interview with Larry Hama, in which the longterm “GI Joe” writer discusses his relaunch of the property with IDW.

With a movie coming out next year, IDW and Hama are taking “GI Joe” in a new direction.

“It sort of has to be rebooted,” Hama told CBR. “The problem with any of these things is that it builds up so much baggage. … I don’t have to stick to what happens in the movie, and I don’t have to stick with how the characters developed in the ’80s. I thought it all needed a revamping and retelling.”