by generalsjoes | Jan 21, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
How can it feel like an eternity when last year’s Convention was only a few months away? Well, it has seemed that way, but the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club is finally tossing some bones our way with a couple of hints regarding the upcoming Convention Exclusive sets (both 12″ and 3 3/4″). Interestingly, the clues for the 3 3/4″ set sound remarkably familiar.
The clues are as follows…
3 3/4″: This might be a history loop…but…something old, something new, something foreign and nothing blue.
12″: I keep returning to this vacation spot.
Well…no offense to the 12 inchers out there, but my attention is focused solely on the 3 3/4″ info…and it’s the same as last year? Well, last year, everyone (myself included) was convinced that it would be the Red Shadows and Action Force… and this certainly seems like the time to do it. So yeah…that’s my bet. For the second year in a row. :shifty: Now, the first thing I immediately notice is shenanegans! Last year, Lanny claimed there was “nothing blue” according to his clue… Starduster and Manleh sure looked pretty blue… hmmm. 🙂
Of course, the real question on many fans’ lips is… what format? Traditional or modern? Well, we may have gotten a clue from Brian Savage himself on the GIJCC forums not too long ago…when responding to an inquiry about o-ring tooling being destroyed, this was his response:
“We don’t have an exact count but it is running thin. One of the con figures changed about 3-4 times due to tool issues.”
Hmmm…that certainly seems to point to the fact that they’re currently working with vintage era tooling on this convention set. Of course, I may be reading way too much into it…and hoping a bit too much as well. A Red Shadows/Action Force set using the vintage tooling with updated looks? Yeah, that would be about tops on the list of things I’d like to see. Crossing my fingers.
by generalsjoes | Jan 21, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Thanks to Phil Kost of JoeReloaded.com for relaying the info, IDW has sent out a press release about G.I. Joe: Cobra II (which launches January 27th much to my own delight!). I would imagine most of us have seen the art for the potential Cobra Commander reveal already, but this is the first time IDW has admitted that’s who it is. Click the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below to check out the full blown Press Release.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 20, 2010 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, Sideshow
Every so often, Sideshow Collectibles posts a Q & A offering some information and insight on their upcoming products…well, this time around, they went one better for G.I. Joe fans, and devoted a special section of their Q & A purely to G.I. Joe related questions. The information is below, simply click on the Read the Rest of this Entry link. The entire Q & A can also be read on Sideshow’s site right here. Thanks to HissCommander of The Terror Drome for the information!
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by generalsjoes | Jan 20, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Below are the Solicitations for IDW G.I. Joe related comics for April, 2010. Click the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below for the full lowdown, and a big thanks to The Terror Drome for gathering all of this information together. Gotta say, the “Operation: HISS” comic is looking pretty intriguing. My feelings on the Rise of Cobra universe continue to eb and flow, but it’s cool to see the story expanded in comic form, and it sounds like it may tie into the new web-based animated series as well. Looking forward to it.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 20, 2010 | Canadian Joe Con, G.I. Joe
The guys over at JoeCanuck have been going strong for two years now, and have posted Issue #25 of the JoeCanuck newsletter. You can check it out here. I’m happy to say I’ve helped contribute to this particular issue, with a review of the Canadian JoeCon exclusive Chacal Noir!
Enjoy.
by generalsjoes | Jan 20, 2010 | 5 Page Previews, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
It must be new comics day coming up, because we’ve got 5-page previews of upcoming issues of G.I. Joe #14 as well as G.I. Joe: Origins #11. Both issues prove to be interesting additions to the continuity with the first appearance of the Hard Master and a focus on Beachhead’s memory loss…hopefully filling in some of the blanks.
Check out the 5-page previews below!
G.I. Joe #14
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G.I. Joe Origins #11
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by generalsjoes | Jan 19, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
This has been a straggler, but I finally got the Desert-Viper added to the Rise of Cobra Reviews Page. Check it out right here.
by generalsjoes | Jan 18, 2010 | Customs, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, Kick Ass Custom
Who would have thought anything sporting the “Battleforce: 2000” moniker would be considered “kick ass”? Honestly, even the shameless fanboy that I am, I didn’t find much redeeming about Battleforce: 2000 back in the day. Well, except for Dodger. He became a really interesting character after he survived the bombing run that killed the rest of his team, and his figure was definitely the best of the lot, but beyond that, the figures were clunky, the weapons were horrible, and even the face sculpts were doofy looking. Those plastic empty shell vehicles that formed into the lamest “base” I’d ever seen certainly didn’t help either.
But leave it to a G.I. Joe fan to polish up Battleforce: 2000 and really make it cool. For whatever reason these designs really did NOT work for me in 1987, but seeing heretics awesome work bringing them to life in the 25th Anniversary format is a totally different story. These figures look fantastic. They call back to 1987 perfectly, yet with the larger, somewhat more streamlined figure design these days, they really end up looking better than they did back in the day. Awesome looking customs and very faithfully represented.
I found these customs on The Terror Drome initially, and you can check out Heretic’s custom page here.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 18, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Pursuit of COBRA
With some recently changed lineups and some even more recent news stories, I’ve gone through my various SuperPages and made some tweaks and ad justments.
- Pursuit of Cobra Toy SuperPage
- Removed listings for Rip Attack Vehicles
- Removed listings for TRU Exclusive Sting Raider, Doc, and Shipwreck
- Removed listings for Target Exclusive RAM, Cobra Twin Battle Gun, Glider, and Flight Pod
- Rise of Cobra Toy SuperPage
- Added listings for Rip Attack Vehicles
- Added listings for TRU Exclusive Sting Raider, Doc, and Shipwreck
- Added listings for Target Exclusive RAM, Cobra Twin Battle Gun, Glider, and Flight Pod
After Toy Fair rolls through on February 13th, expect a totally revamped Pursuit of Cobra SuperPage reflecting the changed lineup and new toys.
by generalsjoes | Jan 18, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe
Somewhat lost in the shuffle of news reports regarding the official launch of Hasbro and Discovery Kids’ “The Hub” kid’s network were some good comments that came from Margot Loesch, President and CEO of The Hub. GeekTyrant.com caught the press conference, and summed up the quotes quite nicely. Talking about rebooting G.I. Joe and Transformers, Ms. Loesch had this to say:
“Absolutely, we look forward to it. They’ve got some engaging characters, some great stories, and it’s really sort of come full circle. When we were producing the shows years ago, we knew that we had something special with some of those programs. It’s fun to reinvigorate them now, reinvent them and come back and bring new programming.”
From the sounds of it, they’re looking to build upon the franchise’s success, but won’t necessarily be tying the new animated series directly to the film universe, which is cool, I think. It’s always a tough line to walk with cartoons based on a covert ops military team who use weapons to kill terrorists on a regular basis, but I think that the animated universe can still be fun and engaging without being overly violent. It sounds like folks at The Hub think so, too:
“This is for kids and their families. We really think that there’s going to be some broad appeal. Clearly, from a content perspective, we don’t want to air anything that’s inappropriate for kids age 6-12, but is the storytelling going to be engaging for you and me? Absolutely. When we sit in a room and write stories, we’re doing it to entertain ourselves. We’re trying to challenge our own imaginations. That’s why I don’t think we’ll disappoint the old fans, we won’t disappoint the teens.”
It’ll be interesting to see what they come up with. I’ve long said a G.I. Joe cartoon would be tough to pull off, but not impossible. There doesn’t have to be death and killing, just don’t over-stupify it. Recent animated fare like Spectacular Spider-Man, and Wolverine & the X-Men prove that you can make good cartoons that don’t cater to just the kids’ audience. We’ll see if they can succeed in the same way with G.I. Joe. Thanks to friend of GeneralsJoes m6d for the link!
