by generalsjoes | Aug 24, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys
Following up with the awesome carded mock up of Big Boa, the G.I. Joe Collectors Club has posted a great article about Quarrel, slated to be an installment in the Figure Subscription Service.
There are some terrific close up pictures as well as a nicely detailed write up over at GIJoeClub.com.
Check it out!
Great article, but it makes me want an updated Hunter even more. Imagine a PoC Cobra Trooper with Officer web gear done up as the SAS trooper? That would be pretty awesome…
by generalsjoes | Aug 24, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, Other Toys
I haven’t talked about because well, it’s Star Wars, but down in Florida right now the latest Star Wars Celebration is going on. This is pretty much the year’s biggest Star Wars event, and they have debuted some great footage from Clone Wars Season 5 over on IGN.com.
Throughout the footage, a key character named Embo appears, with his trusty animal sidekick. There is apparently some significant acrobatics, and the bounty hunter Embo has a pretty unique friendship with this animal. Embo is also notoriously… silent.
If this whole dynamic seems familiar, it should. According to Clone Wars supervising director Dave Filoni, Embo and his compatriot were clearly modeled after G.I. Joe ninja Snake Eyes and Timber. IGN says the following in regards to the homage:
“After the clip was over, Filoni talked about how the quiet and deadly Embo and his fearsome and loyal pet were, “My homage to Snake Eyes and Timber.” As a kid, Filoni was a big G.I. Joe fan and recalls how cool he thought Snake-Eyes was, exclaiming, “He’s a ninja and he’s got a wolf!? Are you kidding me!?”
A pretty cool tip of the hat. Thanks to Dan Uthman on Twitter for the heads up, and check out IGN.com for the full details, including The trailer for Clone Wars Season 5, which contains a brief snippet of the footage described above.
by generalsjoes | Aug 24, 2012 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys
Throughout my years as a G.I. Joe collector, I’ve always been an opener. I rarely keep anything MOC, and much prefer to open my toys for display purposes. But man, seeing the carded mock up of Big Boa…I can’t lie. That’s some cool looking stuff.
Over on the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club Facebook page, they’ve revealed a mock up image of what Big Boa might possibly look like in carded form, and it’s pretty awesome. Take a look at the mirrored image below, and keep up to date with the latest FSS info on GIJoeClub.com and Facebook.
by generalsjoes | Aug 21, 2012 | Customs, Dio-Stories, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Judging from all of the comments and requests I get, it seems like G.I. Joe fans are still very big fans of the dio-story concept. While my own time is too short at the moment still to produce one of these bad boys, that hasn’t stopped friend of GeneralsJoes Nas from doing his own thing.
Over on Gigamach Productions, Nas has produced a new Dio-Story that is showing some serious promise. He was kind enough to send me a printed copy he made up for ComicCon, but he’s got it all hosted online as well, and it’s definitely worth checking out.
Click on over to Gigamach Productions and take a peek. I can’t wait to see more.
by generalsjoes | Aug 21, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
More new G.I. Joe comics are hitting comic shops tomorrow, featuring the latest installment in the fantastic Cobra series by Mike Costa and Antonio Fuso as well as the second issue of the Danger Girl/G.I. Joe crossover!
Check out the previews below.
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Cobra #16
Mike Costa (w) • Antonio Fuso (a) • Antonio Fuso (c)
THE HUNT IS ON! The key to all of Cobra’s secrets is in the crossfire as FLINT’s secret G.I. Joe squad converges on FIREFLY and BLACKLIGHT! Everyone has their own agenda—and everybody has a lot of guns! It’s not-stop action and betrayal as secrets come to light and bodies hit the floor!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Joe Eisma & Juan Castro cover!
Bullet points:
- NEW CHARACTERS! NEW MISSION!
- SAME CUTTING-EDGE STORYTELLING!
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Danger Girl/G.I. Joe #2
Andy Hartnell (w) • John Royle (a) • J. Scott Campbell X 2 (c)
It’s the most dangerous event of the summer, and the action continues right here! COBRA’s surprise attack has brought the G.I. JOE team to its knees. But when Lady Jaye learns that Flint has gone missing behind enemy lines, she joins forces with the Danger Girls on a covert mission that aims to rescue her man and get the Joes back on their feet!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Variant Black & White J. Scott Campbell variant cover!
