by generalsjoes | Jan 7, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
When I received and reviewed an advanced copy of IDW’s G.I. Joe: Cobra Special, I knew it was… well… special. Apparently I’m not alone.
MTV’s SplashPage has revealed their year end “Best Of” awards, and the G.I. Joe: Cobra Special received an award for excellence for “Best One-Shot Special”. Here is what MTV had to say about the comic:
“Licensed properties tend to fly under the radar for most readers who aren’t a fan of the relevant property, but those who missed out on this issue overlooked a real gem. Writer Mike Costa scripts a story about the villainous twin brothers Tomax and Xamot Paoli that explores the dichotomy of the characters with a unique twist: the tale is is divided into two parts, with one offering Tomax’s take on a shared experience, and the other offering Xamot’s considerably different perspective on the same. The story is structured so that the book begins and ends with a similar set of scenes, tweaked slightly to indicate the characters’ diverging points of view, and their two stories meet (and diverge) in a common scene halfway through the issue. The issue is one of the year’s best not just because of the story itself, but because of the brilliant style in which the story’s presented.”
Great to see G.I. Joe getting some credit out there, especially the absolutely fantastic work that went into the G.I. Joe: Cobra Special. It really was an impressive issue that was actually more successful (in my opinion) than the Watchmen issue that inspired it. Thanks to YoJoe for the heads up!
by generalsjoes | Jan 7, 2010 | Customs, G.I. Joe, Kick Ass Custom
I don’t think enough fans really appreciate what we had during the “new sculpt” days…as I worked on my Top 15 figures of the past decade feature, I continued to be impressed by the designs we were getting from 2003 – 2006, it was just a bit unfortunate that the sculpting had some proportion and functional issues. From a pure design standpoint, though, there was some awesome, impressive stuff.
Well, JoeCustoms member OreoBuilder took some of those great designs, as well as some thoughts of what was going to be “Robot Rebellion” (the follow up to Valor Vs. Venom) and produced some absolutely fantastic 25th Anniversary style customs using those designs as inspiration. Seriously, these figures look SICK. Quite a departure from your typical look, but amazing looking figures and near production level custom quality. This is exactly why I’d love to see Hasbro dip into the 2000 – 2006 well when doing some of their 25th and Rise of Cobra style figures. Even though lots of fans don’t have any attachment to that era, there is lots of great, credible inspiration that can be drawn from there.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 7, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
I’ve had these in the hopper for a little while, and I’m just starting to kind of catch up a bit… these have also been posted to the Rise of Cobra Review Page.
by generalsjoes | Jan 7, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Take what you will from this, but Hollywood website Collider.com is reporting from some “reliable sources” that a screenwriter has been hired by Paramount to begin work on a G.I. Joe movie sequel and that production is actively moving forward on the follow up to G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.
While many fans will bemoan this event, I think this is a good thing, and I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the G.I. Joe movie universe was “reconceived” a little bit for the sequel, perhaps for the better. Time will tell, but it’s good to at least hear some information about it, however vague it might be.
Thanks to Mercer of JoeBattleLines for the intel.
by generalsjoes | Jan 4, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Perhaps it is… Phil Kost from JoeReloaded.com has passed the word along that he’s working in conjunction with IDW on a little “Guess the Character” thread with some great looking concept art for a never seen before character (in the new IDW universe, anyway). It seems to pretty obviously be Cobra Commander, though with a very different look.
The full art can be found over on JoeReloaded. Not sure of my thoughts on this one. I like that they carry over the mirrored helmet. I like the fangs and the lower support, but it almost seems too “bald” up top. That 3-piece suit is a bit of a strange choice, too, but we’ll see what scenario he makes his appearence in, perhaps it’ll make more sense. I’m sure he’ll have more than one “look” as well.
Thanks to Phil for the heads up!
by generalsjoes | Jan 4, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, Podcasts
Now that the guys have cut the length down a bit, and really focused on a per-issue format, they’ve been able to crank out these G.I. Joe Review podcasts, and I’m loving it! Here’s the intel on the latest installment:
G.I.Joe Review Episode 032
(29:33) The guys review G.I. Joe #54.
You can direct download Episode 032 at: http://media.libsyn.com/media/gijoereview/GIJoeReview032.mp3
We’re on iTunes. Our direct link is: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=259720874 If you are non-iTunes, our rss feed is: http://gijoereview.libsyn.com/rss
Our email address is: GIJoeReview@gmail.com
You will be able to find our archives at: http://gijoereview.libsyn.com/
Discuss this episode at http://gijoereview.army4one.com
If you like the show:
(1) Leave us a positive review on iTunes.
(2) Vote and leave some comments for us on PodCast Alley at: http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=49736
Enjoy!
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by generalsjoes | Jan 4, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary
What better way to celebrate the new year than to look back in the past?
I was convinced I’d never get my hands on the 25th Anniversary Stinger w/ Stinger Driver Commander, but luckily I was able to score one a couple of weeks ago, and I’ve finally gotten around to posting the review.
Enjoy.
by generalsjoes | Jan 4, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Perhaps this mystery surrounding the whole Pursuit of Cobra thing wouldn’t be so frustrating if the toys weren’t so freaking cool. I think what’s killing many fans out there is that these toys look so bad ass that not knowing when they’re coming is really taxing us…
So, just to rub a little more salt in the wound, HissTank has posted some more images of the upcoming VAMP and HISS bravo class vehicles, which are, frankly, just amazing.
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I mean look at those things. Utter bad assedness. The VAMP is amazingly cool, and so obviously built based off the Sigma 6 Night Ops VAMP (which is not a bad thing). The angular armor, the modular gun ports, even the rotating weapons platform in the back with a very similar gatling gun. To me, this is a GREAT thing. I’ve long since expressed my love for the 2.5″ Sigma 6 vehicle designs, and seeing 3 3/4″ vehicles so strongly based on those looks is just a fantastic thing.
Now, if we only knew what to call the toyline… hell, though, they can call it Mighty Morphin Power Joe if they keep producing toys like this.
by generalsjoes | Jan 3, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
It’s a fairly safe bet these days that if pictures leak out of Asia of some upcoming pre-production items, HissTank member Gyre-Viper will have some more detail in the coming days…and these latest images are no exception.
Gyre-Viper has indeed posted a bevy of new detailed images, over 80 of them to be exact, which I’m mirroring here.
G.I. Joe and Cobra Mech Suits:
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These look pretty damn cool. Of course, the most important question to me is “was the cockpit retooled”. The old Iron Hammer could fit 3 3/4″ figures, but it was a very tight squeeze, and only worked marginally well. So, I was hoping there was some new tooling involved with these re-releases. Well, that certainly appears to be the case.
By carving away the interior cockpit and adding more recessed control arms, there’s now plenty of space for 3 3/4″ (or even the larger new style 4″) figures, which is awesome. If anyone wants even more detailed pics of the original Iron Hammer, my review is up at Sigma 6 Central, and I also mirrored some images from that below. This thing is the balls.
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Jurassic Park AWE Strikers w/ drivers:
Along with the Mech suits, Gyre-Viper has also posted images of what look to be some upcoming Jurassic Park items using G.I. Joe tooling. The AWE Strikers are cool enough, with the dinosaur like camouflage, but hot damn…those Firefly/Resolute Trooper figures are absolutely INSANE. Love the camouflage patterns. Cool thing is, the green camouflage can make for an awesome jungle look, and even the blue and black mixes in with Cobra’s “Night Watch” color scheme nicely. Both of these figures will make for some great Cobra troopers, and it only helps that they sport the Resolute gear, too. Really dig them.
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