by generalsjoes | Apr 4, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
While folks are probably used to seeing Mr. Hama at various conventions around the country in recent years, I don’t hear many tales of him doing signings at comic book stores. Well, consider that changed!
Hub Comics out of Somerville, MA is featuring the godfather of G.I. Joe as a special guest, and you can find out all of the details right here. He will be appearing Saturday, April 7th from 11am to 4pm.
Now something that folks might not know is that the owner of Hub Comics is a long time G.I. Joe fan and historian, Tim Finn, who is currently working on an extensive coffee table book documenting the Real American Hero. He has posted updates to this terrific project on his WordPress site A Real American Book. So obviously Mr. Timm and Hub Comics are big friends of the G.I. Joe brand and anyone in the Boston area should hit it up and show their support!
Check out Hub Comics’ website right here!
by generalsjoes | Apr 4, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Sunbow
One of the great things about those old Sunbow cartoons was that there was quite a bit of cross over voice talent between them. Chances are, most folks voicing one series probably did some work in the other. The most obvious example of this, of course, would be Chris Latta’s work as both Cobra Commander and Starscream.
Recently, the G.I. Joe Convention has started inviting voice talent to their shows, while over on the Transformers side, BotCon has been doing it a while. Well, BotCon is sticking to their formula, and this year making his first ever convention appearance will be the voice of Blaster, Buster Jones!
For G.I. Joe fans, this means Doc and Zap. So if you’re a fan of either of these two characters, and you’re in the Dallas area, you may want to make a trip to BotCon…I’m not sure Mr. Jones is someone that the Collectors’ Club would invite to JoeCon, so get him while he’s hot!
Thanks to HissTank.com for the information.
by generalsjoes | Apr 3, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
As we discussed a short while ago, eBay has started brimming with early samples of the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation figures, and now some folks stateside are starting to get these samples in hand. The result is some very cool and detailed images showcasing some neat aspects we may not have seen before.
First, over at Carded Heroes, Jay takes a good look at the upcoming G.I. Joe Trooper. I’ve mirrored just a few images below, but you should definitely go to the source, as there are a ton of images there.
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These pictures only serve to further infatuate me with this new Joe Trooper. The accessories are amazing, and I love the fact that you can put pretty much all of his weapons on the figure itself. Such a bad ass looking troop builder.
Next, on the ToyVerse, Troynos has turned his camera towards the Cobra Trooper, revealing some more great details there, too. I love the consistency between this figure and the Retaliation Storm Shadow. They look very similar (though I don’t think they use the same tooling). Again, I mirrored a few images below, but many more are available directly at the ToyVerse.
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Looks like things will be heating up over the next 6 – 8 weeks leading up the G.I. Joe: Retaliations mass release at retail. Looking forward to it!
by generalsjoes | Apr 3, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Cobra Command is officially over, but the ramifications will be felt for a long time. The beginning of a new age of the G.I. Joe team starts here and now! Check out the 5 page preview below, and be sure to scoop this issue up at your local comic store on Wednesday.
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G.I. Joe: Ongoing Vol. 2 #12
Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Will Rosado, Steve Ellis (c)
COBRA COMMAND AFTERMATH! It’s a new day for the JOEs—as they crawl from the ruins of COBRA COMMAND, they find a new status quo… and a change in command! Who will lead the Joes into this new, deadlier, downsized future? SCARLETT leads and op into one of the wildest wildernesses on the planet to uncover a COBRA facility that threatens the very balance of the universe as we enter… DEEP TERROR!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Black & White Will Rosado cover!
Bullet points:
- In the aftermath of COBRA COMMAND, everything changes!
- The JOEs face a new villain—a slashed operating budget!
- Who will lead the JOEs?!
by generalsjoes | Apr 2, 2012 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe Video Game, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: Renegades, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Podcasts, Show and Convention Coverage, What's on Joe Mind
It’s the “All Kevin All the Time” episode!
Featuring Kevin Watts who comes on the show to talk about the HAZARD HISS Tank and the New Jersey Collector Con, and of course also featuring the immortal Kevin Michael Richardson (Roadblock from G.I. Joe: Renegades) interview which fills up the back half of the episode. This is the “family friendly” version of the Kevin Michael Richardson interview, if you want to hear the uncensored version, don’t forget to hit up our Facebook Page.
For the full version of Episode 48, check out our Podbean Page or just listen to the embedded player below. As always, the show notes can be found after the jump.
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