by generalsjoes | Feb 7, 2014 | Sponsor News
Hey toy fans!
We have a few quick updates this week with the addition of some awesome
new items to our inventory.
New in stock to our Ninja Turtles section are the Technodrome & Sewer
Playsets, as well as new figures and vehicles.
Also added is a nice selection of GI Joe 25th, Rise of Cobra, Pursuit of
Cobra, and 30th Anniversary figures & vehicles, as well as Protoype
figures from the Rise of/Pursuit of Cobra lines.
Alien ReAction figures are back in stock, new DC Collectibles Batman
Arkham Origns pre-orders have been added, Transformers Generations figures
are on sale, new Gundam Wing figures are in-stock, Marvel Legends Captain
America figures now in-stock, and much much more!
Newly Added GI Joe items.
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https://nerdragetoys.com/shop/category/gi-joe-3
Alien Re-Action figures are back in stock!
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https://nerdragetoys.com/shop/category/funko/
Read more after the jump!
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by generalsjoes | Feb 6, 2014 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
With the landmark 200th issue of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero on the way from IDW Publishing, the editorial team is looking to bring back the always exciting Postbox: The Pit letter’s page!
Over on the IDW Publishing forums, editor Carlos Guzman has opened a thread asking for questions to be submitted for the letter’s page for Issue #200, and apparently Larry Hama himself will endeavor to answer them!
Check out the forums right here to contribute.
by generalsjoes | Feb 6, 2014 | G.I. Joe
Ever since San Diego ComicCon last year it seems as if everyone has been casting their eyes forward towards New York City, just waiting for Toy Fair. During ComicCon last year it was mentioned that there were possible “surprises” in store for G.I. Joe fans come Toy Fair, but now as we stand a little more than a week away, what those surprises may be remains a very foggy and murky topic.
While we’ve seen some press releases and articles for many different new Hasbro toy lines that are destined to be debuted at Toy Fair, the word on G.I. Joe has been surprisingly mum, only being referenced as having a “Spotlight” for it during the Toy Fair event, and not necessarily any new product to be shown.
This morning an AP article has started making the rounds, and within the context of that article, apparently Hasbro has said they will announce their plans for the 50th Anniversary of G.I. Joe at Toy Fair next weekend. This has, understandably, gotten many fans all ramped up to see what we might have waiting for us on Saturday, February 15th (which is when the Hasbro event is slated to begin).
While I remain as excited as anyone else, I just ask that we temper our excitement a bit, and understand where G.I. Joe’s place in the current market is. More and more action figure lines specifically (and toy lines in general) are shifting to a more licensed model, where you must have a major motion picture or animated series in order to catapult something into the market place. I think we all know, G.I. Joe currently has none of that.
That being said, it’s evident from the Press Release that Hasbro will have something to say next weekend, but I would just ask that everyone key their expectations towards perhaps being more of a “say” and less of a “show”. Regardless of what happens next Saturday, I’ll admit to being pleased with a flurry of G.I. Joe related news and information flying around the Internet this morning, and hopefully Hasbro is seeing that the brand still has some pop culture interest and enthusiasm. At this point I’m not certain if I’m actually making the trip down to New York next weekend or not, but whatever happens, I’ll be following the news very closely and hope to hear something interesting.
by generalsjoes | Feb 5, 2014 | G.I. Joe, Sponsor News
I promise this will be at least somewhat G.I. Joe related, but I won’t lie, I am an Amazon Affiliate and I may partake, from time to time, of promoting that fact here.
I will endeavor to make sure that I’m promoting content that is useful to readers, though.
We’ve got a big week at Amazon this week with lots of potential geek friendly wares.
1. Seinfeld: The COMPLETE SERIES
– Less than $60!
2. Spider-Man Legends
– With the Ultimate Green Goblin Build-A-Figure!
3. Down Set Fight!
– Graphic Novel by big G.I. Joe fans Chris Sims and Chad Bowers
4. Thor: The Dark World
– (Pre-Order; Set for Release February 25th)
5. G.I. Joe Eaglehawk Helicopter
– (On sale for $38.34 with Prime Shipping!)
6. G.I. JOE: The Complete Collection Volume 3
– (Issues #25 – 37, on sale for $34.10!)
7. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Vol. 8
– (Issues #191 – 195, get caught up!)
Again, I do apologize for the shameless sponsorship and sales tactics, but I will be spreading the Amazon magic here from time to time. Hopefully it’s useful!
by generalsjoes | Feb 5, 2014 | G.I. Joe
And yeah, I won’t pretend to not be feeling a personal connection here.
I’m not sure how many folks are aware of it (I certainly wasn’t) but the Amazon Kindle service has a “Kindle Worlds” library and service, which has generated licensing deals with many brands out there, allowing authors to write fiction based in those universes, and collect royalties for that fiction work.
As of today, Kindle Worlds as reached a licensing agreement with Hasbro for the world of G.I. Joe! G.I. Joe is rich with fanfiction creators, and the idea that these people can potentially format and submit their work for official placement in the Kindle library is pretty huge, and I won’t lie, I’m really excited about this.
Some folks might remember, I first made my way into the online G.I. Joe fandom with my work on The Price of Peace, a 350 – 400 page monster novel that consumed a year of my life and helped spring board my dio-story universe. The idea that work like this could actually generate some income and be available worldwide on the Kindle platform? Yeah, that’s pretty bad ass right there.
The full details can be seen right here, and I’ll also copy the press release after the jump.
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