Duke Volume 1: Knowing is Half the Battle (1) (Energon Universe)

For Fans of Human Target by Tom King and Department of Truth by James Tynion IV, DUKE is a paranoid conspiracy thriller set in the world of G.I. Joe and part of Skybound’s Energon Universe.

Codename G.I. Joe begins here.

Conrad Hauser made first contact with an alien being and lived to tell the tale. But no one, not even Colonel Hawk, will believe the story of the colossal transforming robot that nearly killed the man known as Duke.

Now, one of the US Army’s most decorated officers is on the hunt for answers, drawn into a conflict that no amount of training could ever prepare him for. A war that only a real American hero has any chance of surviving…

Superstar writer Joshua Williamson (Superman, Batman) and artist Tom Reilly kick off the first of four action-packed miniseries that will introduce the best and worst humanity has to offer in the Energon Universe.

Collects DUKE #1-5

Joshua Williamson resides in Portland OR, home of big trees, rain, great beer and half the comic industry. Joshua has written for nearly every comic publisher there is, mostly on creator-owned works such as GHOSTED, DEAR DRACULA, and MASKS AND MOBSTERS. He is known for writing BIRTHRIGHT, NAILBITER, DARK RIDE, COBRA COMMANDER, and DUKE for Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.

Tom Reilly is an illustrator currently located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. He is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design, with a BFA in Illustration. Tom is a professional comic book artist who has done work for Marvel and Dark Horse comics, and is represented by Modern Mythology Comic Art. He is the artist on DUKE.