by generalsjoes | Sep 22, 2008 | Making of a Dio-Story
When I did the poll for the Making of a Dio-Story subjects, the scripting/storyboarding won out, but it just barely nicked this topic… “Recommended Software”. I get this question a LOT. What do you use? How do you use it? Where can I get it? It’s not all as easy as a one sentance answer, but I’ll give it my best shot, anyway.
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by generalsjoes | Sep 21, 2008 | Patriots
Ask any intelligent Patriots fan what their biggest fear was at the beginning of the season, I would think everyone would respond with “the defense”. The last two weeks pushed those fears aside a bit, but let’s consider the teams we played against.
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by generalsjoes | Sep 21, 2008 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys
As I look back through some posts I’ve made here, I come across the realization that if you just read this blog, you might thinkthat I hate the Anniversary figures! Oye…how did that happen?
Like a lot of other folks, I’ve gotten a bit tired of the endless repaints and re-releases, and am getting somewhat stumped as to why we haven’t at least seen some sign of Recondo, Ripcord, Dr. Mindbender, Wet Suit and a handful of other characters that would be easy to do with exisiting parts and seem like no-brainers. But when it comes to the Anniversary stuff I can certainly appreciate the quality of the toys themselves, and I am greatly looking forward to the upcoming Wave 7 single packs.
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by generalsjoes | Sep 19, 2008 | 25th Anniversary Reviews, Comic Pack Reviews
Wave 8 Comic Packs
1 – Resolute Issue #1 (Shockblast vs. Destro)
1 – Resolute Issue # 2 (Tunnel Rat vs. Storm Shadow)
Wave 6 Comic Packs
1 – Issue #10 (Hardmaster & Snake Eyes)
2 – Issue #11 (Beachhead & Dataframe)
3 – Issue #12 (Wild Bill vs. Scrap Iron)
Wave 5 Comic Packs
1 – Issue #7 (Destro & Iron Grenadier)
2 – Issue #8 (Lt. Falcon Vs. Nemesis Immortal)
3 – Issue #9 (Tripwire Vs. COBRA Commander)
by generalsjoes | Sep 19, 2008 | Sponsor News
Hi – Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a
variety of new preorders, more new arrivals, and news on items arriving
soon:
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