G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: Black Horizon

This article is about the crazily awesome Devil's Due crossover with the Pretenders, Cobra-La and Unicron. For other stories with G.I. Joe, see G.I. Joe crossovers.

G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: Black Horizon is the fourth G.I. Joe/Transformers crossover miniseries from Devil's Due Press. It was published in 2007 as two double-sized issues set in the previously-established crossover continuity.

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Overview

The book is in continuity with the previous three minis, following up on the events of G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War. It focuses on later characters and concepts from both franchises, with more obscure (and stereotypically less popular) groups such as Cobra-La and the Pretenders serving prominent roles. Much of the series is flagrantly over-the-top in concept, and despite its world-shaking premises, the book refuses to take itself overly seriously.

The action centers on the coming of Unicron to Earth, a first in Transformers fiction. Unicron came once before in ages past, but the ancient underground kingdom of Cobra-La forced a negotiation: they would retreat underground, allow humankind to proliferate, and Unicron would return later to scour Earth when humanity had covered it with tasty technology and become more fit to work as slaves inside of Unicron.

Cobra-La's only mistake is allowing Joe Colton, the original G.I. Joe, to remain as a prisoner in their confines. Colton meets up with a small team sent to track down Cobra-La, while Flint and Cosmos attempt to take on Unicron himself!

Creative team

The series was written by Tim Seeley, with pencils by venerable Generation 1 comic artist Andrew Wildman.

Collections

• G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers Omnibus (January 30, 2008) ISBN 1934692050 / ISBN 9781934692059

• Contains G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers, G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II, G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War and G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: Black Horizon
• Extra content UNKNOWN

• G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 3 (April 24, 2013) ISBN 1613776209 / ISBN 978-1613776209

• Contains The Art of War and Black Horizon
• Extra content UNKNOWN

• Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 97: G.I. Joe vs Transformers, Part 3 (September 23, 2020)

• Collects The Art of War issues #3–5 and both issues of Black Horizon
• Bonus material includes a cover gallery and an intro by Simon Furman.

• 
  G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers Omnibus; art by Chris Lie, John Lowe and Jeremy Roberts
• 
  G.I. Joe/Transformers Volume 3; art by Brendan Cahill and Romulo Fajardo Jr.
• 
  Definitive G1 Collection Vol. 97: G.I. Joe vs Transformers, Part 3;
  art by Dreamwave (Wildfly) and Andrew Wildman

Notes

• The title of this series, Black Horizon, is a play on James Hilton's Lost Horizon, as Lost Horizon's Shangri-La is the fairly obvious inspiration for Cobra-La.

External links

• Tim Seeley Talks G.I. Joe Vs Transformers IV: Black Horizon at Comic News I (archived)