by generalsjoes | Feb 29, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe Comic Reviews, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe: Retaliation Reviews, G.I. Joe: The Movie
I’m dying to be immersed into the G.I. Joe: Retaliation universe, so I’m psyched that IDW is releasing these issues every couple of weeks. The first issue left me a bit…I don’t know. Cold? It was fine, but I wasn’t wild about the whole “several years ago” angle, and the red ninja attack seemed frenetic and unfocused.
Well, my opinion has changed a bit with this second issue, and things are starting to come together quite nicely. The continued cameos by Rise of Cobra era characters and equipment ties both film universes together nicely and is a great Easter egg to us fans. A pretty solid second installment which has made me look forward to seeing more. To read the full review click the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below.
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by generalsjoes | Feb 29, 2012 | G.I. Joe, Other Toys
Fans of the Canadian G.I. Joe Convention no doubt are very familiar with Jason Loo’s work. He’s done the artwork for the Canadian JoeCon comics as well as the actual character art for filecards, etc.. he’s a critical piece of the Canadian JoeCon puzzle, and after hanging out with him a lot during JoeCon in Orlando in 2004, I can say he’s a great guy as well.
He is currently involved in a contest, which isn’t G.I. Joe related, but it is Star Wars related to celebrate the “May the 4th Be With You” celebration in Toronto.
Jason is using his considerable art talents to design a poster for this event, and he needs our help to get it approved.
If you have a Facebook account and a few spare seconds, please consider “Liking” his poster. He’s currently in third place and is trying to make a push towards victory, and this would be a great way for us to show our support and thanks to him for all of his efforts and hard work with the Canadian JoeCon comic.
So, please consider hitting up this link and clicking “Like”. It would mean a lot to Jason, and the poster is pretty bad ass to boot.
by generalsjoes | Feb 29, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Retaliation Reviews
Again with thanks to Gyre-Viper and his desire to provide discussion points and better detail for community analysis, we have the last two figures in the first G.I. Joe: Retaliation Ninja Showdown 3-Pack!
I will warn everyone up front… brace yourselves for Roadblock. Folks who are excited for the figure may went to temper their feelings a bit before checking out the review. And also please keep in mind that these are early samples. Things could very well change for final release. I tried to cover both of those bases in my review, but also had to give the figure it’s analysis based on how I received it.
Now if that didn’t scare you too much… check out my G.I. Joe: Retaliation Review Page or hit up the links below.
by generalsjoes | Feb 29, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
So I posted the review for the upcoming Ninja Showdown 3-Pack Kamakura yesterday, and received a few questions from HissTank.com members. Questions that I thought should be addressed here as well, because I had to tweak the review a bit and add some images.
There was some concern about the hood, and as I thought about it, I really couldn’t understand why the hood didn’t fit better. Kamakura does have Resolute Storm Shadow’s head, after all. Well, I experimented a bit last night, and it looks like the initial hood issue was probably temperature related. For folks who aren’t aware, my review station is in my garage, which is unheated. Trying to fit the hood on Kamakura was a fruitless endeavor, and the material was very stiff.
Well, I brought everything into the house, and once the hood softened up, it fit MUCH better, so I felt obligated to update some images in the review, and also post some more pictures here. Also, when considering homages to Kamakura, I focused a lot on the Devils’ Due look and his original uniform, but as Shin Densetsu pointed out… Kamakura’s Valor Vs. Venom look is actually not too far removed from what we got. So I tossed a comparison of that up there, too.
Check out the review for some added text and images, and I’ve also mirrored those new images below. Sorry for any confusion!
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by generalsjoes | Feb 28, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Podcasts
I’ve been talking to the guys involved with the SpecOps podcast for a while, and I’ve made several promises to be on the show, but I just haven’t been able to make it happen yet. Shame on me, and I’m especially disappointed that I missed this inaugural episode.
A lot of their conversation focused around the awesome Cobra Island Playset, a concept from the 80’s that unfortunately never came to pass. But the podcast goes way above and beyond that. Tons of great conversation about design with a whole cast full of informed and “in the know” Joe fans. The podcast is a must listen. You can check it out at the JDSO Podbean page, and also the embedded player below.
Make sure you hit up JoeDeclassified.com for the awesome Cobra Island design sketches, too. I’ve mirrored a few of them below, but the rest of there. Awesome stuff.
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