I’ve been on Facebook for a while and I know a bunch of Joe-related friends of mine are on there, and I just got notification of something pretty cool.
“tkprime” is a Hisstank member, but also runs the MS Gulf Coast G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club. Of course, you don’t have to be in MS or on the Gulf Coast to join, that’s just its general location. Well, I have to say that he’s one of the more devoted Joe fans out there that I’ve met…he does some great things in the hobby that some times get a bit overlooked. His most recent thing is to put every single vintage G.I. Joe commercial in the video section of his Facebook account. That’s right. Every one of them. All those cool as hell live action 90’s commercials? In there. Those Hall of Fame commercials with the cartoons? In there. The first Joe cartoon ever aired? It’s all there.
A very cool thing that probably took a ton of time and effort, but it’s there for anyone to enjoy, should they want to. Of course you can also check out the aforementioned forums as well to see what they’re up to over there.
I’ve sung the praises of the LastBestAngryMan Toy Review blog in these pages before, but I must repeat myself.
LBAM has scored a bevy of the initial releases for the Rise of COBRA toys, including the Steel Crusher, Gunship, and a helping of Wave 1. He’s reviewed them all in typical fashion right here.
Some very cool pictures and interesting insight as always.
Word from far and wide across the internet is that Joe fans are having some luck this weekend already in toy scores from Toys “R” Us. Specifically, a couple buddies of mine, Jay and Gary came upon a nice stacked set of shelves at a TRU in Indianapolis. Interestingly enough, there were Firefly and Barbecue “Headquarters for Heroes” figures interspersed throughout the regular releases. So yeah, these appear to be TRU exclusives, but not necessarily separate assortments.
I’m hoping to be able to hit a Target next Tuesday, so hopefully I can share in the brick and mortar goodness… until then, keep hunting and keep talking about it, some of us are living vicariously through you. 😉
I’m not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere yet, but the official site for the 2009 San Diego ComicCon has listed their exclusives, and pricing for said exclusives. They’ve got both the 12″ Baroness and the 3 3/4″ RoC themed Destro 2-Pack listed, her for $29.99 and the two Destro’s for $24.99. Check out all of the direct listings right here.
No more shakey videocams from San Diego ComicCon! Yes, G.I. Joe: Resolute has aired, and everyone has seen the SDCC and JoeCon footage by now, but not many folks have seen it in crystal clear high resolution. See every bullet, every throwing knife, and hear every crunch of bone…
Big thanks to HissTank member tkprime we now know that Titmouse has posted a version of this video on their site here. It’s video #25. This footage was NOT SEEN during the actual Resolute production.
But for folks who don’t want to scroll through videos or might have a hard time navigating there, you can check it out embedded at YouTube as well.
