A high-velocity collection of original fiction for G.I. Joe fans of all agesincluding a new story from Max Brooks!Just in time for the new film G.I. Joe: Retaliation,this action-packed collection features original fiction from today's top crime and thriller writers, including a new story and introduction by Max Brooks, author of World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. Featuring characters Flint, Scarlett, Destro, and the Baroness, Tales from the Cobra Wars depicts the ongoing war between G.I. Joe and Cobra from every angle.

Eight tales about global covert conflict, penned by such writers as Jonathan Maberry, Duane Swierczynski, Matt Forbeck, and Dennis Tafoya, are accompanied by striking black-and-white illustrations by Michael Montenat. Chuck Dixon, IDW's main G.I. Joe comics scribe, makes his prose debut with a new Snake Eyes adventure.