by generalsjoes | Dec 9, 2013 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades
Seemingly lost to the sands of time for the past while, arguably the best animated series for the G.I. Joe universe ever, G.I. Joe: Renegades returns to The Hub today!
Anyone who hasn’t bought it on Blu-Ray (why the hell not?!) you can now see it on The Hub again.
I know it got a bad rap, and I know I lavish all sorts of praise on it, but please trust me, that praise is deserved. If you haven’t seen it yet, just because you’ve listened to folks who didn’t like it, at least give it a shot yourself. You might be pleasantly surprised.
As for the Sigma 6 animated series? Yeah, that pretty much blows chunks, but if you like watching train wrecks, you can check that one out, too. 🙂
Thanks to Nick and More for the info.
by generalsjoes | Feb 19, 2013 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Sigma 6 (8" Scale)
Some folks may consider this a spoiler, so I will preface this by saying continue reading if you want. I don’t think it’s a significant spoiler, but it concerns the character of Firefly in the G.I. Joe: Retaliation film. A recent issue of Total Film magazine featured an article on G.I. Joe: Retaliation. They spoke with Jon Chu, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Ray Stevenson. Comic Book Movie was kind enough to get this information out there and posted on their site.
Click the read the rest of the story link below for the full (potential spoiler-ish) details:
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by generalsjoes | Jan 2, 2013 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Sigma 6 (8" Scale)
This may very well be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for any Sigma 6 collectors out there. As Sigma 6 aficionados know, the Adventure Team series of figures was canceled after the first wave, but some very low quantities of the Dusty pre-production sample have been found in the wild. By “very low”, I mean three. Out of those three, one of them has been listed on eBay.
Check out the auction right here. This is a great, very rare and limited pre-production item. Check it out.
This is not my auction, by the way, just bringing some attention to a great Sigma 6 historical item that might appeal to some folks out there.
by generalsjoes | Jul 6, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Other Toys, Sigma 6 (8" Scale)
This isn’t strictly G.I. Joe news, but I couldn’t help but talk about it, anyway.
I think we all realize that Sigma 6 as it was known is most likely a dead concept at Hasbro. While many would celebrate that, I lament its place in the crypts, and I was really excited to find out that the spiritual founders of Sigma 6 and Xevoz are starting a new project!
The Hero Project is an endeavor from Tucker and Wayne from Dynamo Development Labs, and they were both the lifeblood of Sigma 6 and Xevoz, and you can really tell by the video shown on their Kickstarter page. The goal of these fine gentlemen is to fund a new action figure toyline, in the 8″ scale, with body design and accessory design very familiar to Sigma 6 fans. Pulling heroes from the annals of history, the Hero Project looks to earn some financial backing, enough to hopefully support this ambitious endeavor.
I happily pledged my money for this cause, and hope fellow Sigma 6 buffs will do the same. Perhaps now that many Joe fans are looking in the rear view mirror and can appreciate just how revolutionary and fun the Sigma 6 line was, they can get behind this project to bring more toys in that awesome format to market.
Check out the Hero Project on Kickstarter, and take a peek at the video below.
by generalsjoes | Jun 19, 2012 | G.I. Joe, Sigma 6 (8" Scale)
According to Nick and More, Transformers: Animated and Sigma 6 will be coming to the Hub…and that’s not necessarily a good thing!
Nah, I’m kidding…mostly. As much as I love the Sigma 6 concept and the Sigma 6 toys, even as a raging fanboy I cannot encourage folks to watch the Sigma 6 animated series. While it certainly did have some redeeming qualities (the computer generated vehicle battles were great, and Season 2 was a massive improvement over Season 1) the feel and tone of the series just felt totally wrong for G.I. Joe.
From Tunnel Rat becoming “King of the Ninjas” and having hamburger eating contests with Heavy Duty to the world-ravaging Cobra plot being foiled by robotic dog urine there were some pretty ridiculous points about the two seasons of Sigma 6.
BUT…there were some definite fun aspects, too. It wasn’t all bad I swear!
As proof of the coolness of some aspects of Sigma 6, Click the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below for video clips from the series.
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