by generalsjoes | Oct 21, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Paramount was kind enough to extend an invitation to GeneralsJoes to attend an exclusive press event that was taking place a couple of weeks ago (the same time we broke the news about the Resolute 7-Packs…the only downside? It was in Los Angeles, and with me being staged in New England…well, there were some obvious logistical difficulties. But GeneralsJoes’ influence extends everywhere :shifty: and a few hours later, I had an LA representative by the name of Mysterious Stranger who was cool enough to not only attend the event, but take some great pictures, and write up the whole shebang. I can’t thank him enough for taking some time out of his busy schedule to allow GeneralsJoes to bring some of this information to the G.I. Joe fandom. Click the “Read the Rest of This Entry” link below for the full report with images and all!
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by generalsjoes | Oct 21, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: The Movie
i09.com has posted a nice clip from behind the scenes of the effects from the Rise of Cobra. There’s some cool tidbits about the production of the film and lots of raw footage of the CGI in progress and some insight into the production itself.
Pretty cool…check it out here.
by generalsjoes | Oct 21, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary
Word has been passed along to me from my buddies over at TS118 of an incredible looking new project called “Sidewinder”, designed as a modular diorama! Check out the awesome details by clicking on the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below! This thing looks amazing.
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by generalsjoes | Oct 21, 2009 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
PreviewsWorld.com has posted some information from the November issue of Previews Magazine, including some very cool details about the upcoming follow up to the critically acclaimed G.I. Joe: COBRA miniseries.
“Mike Costa, Christos N. Gage (w) o Antonio Fuso (a) o Fuso, Howard Chaykin (c)
CHUCKLES is the only man alive to have successfully infiltrated COBRA… and he’s M.I.A. Has he been killed? Defected? Gone rogue to fight a one-man war against the enemy? None of these alternatives are acceptable to GENERAL HAWK. He wants CHUCKLES back with G.I. JOE, so he’s sending a new Joe to retrieve him. But what she finds may be worse than anyone could have imagined… Also, get a deeper look inside COBRA than ever before, as TOMAX, XAMOT, and Erika continue to feel the effects of the previous miniseries, and several COBRA operatives are introduced for the first time in an IDW book!”
Absolutely freaking awesome. I cannot wait to get my hands on this book. Really looking forward to it.
Other G.I. Joe related entries, all slated to be released in January, 2010 include:
NOV09 0809 GI JOE COBRA II #1 01/27/10 SRP: $3.99 = $
NOV09 0812 GI JOE MOVIE SNAKE EYES #4 01/27/10 SRP: $3.99 = $
NOV09 0814 GI JOE #14 01/27/10 SRP: $3.99 = $
NOV09 0816 GI JOE ORIGINS #11 01/27/10 SRP: $3.99 = $
NOV09 0818 GI JOE BEST OF BARONESS TP 01/27/10 SRP: $19.99 = $
NOV09 1240 GI JOE COBRA ISLAND AF ASST (C: 1-1-3) 01/27/10 SRP: $49.99 = $
NOV09 1241 GI JOE MOVIE AF COLLECTION 1 ASST 201001 (C:1-1-3) 01/27/10 SRP: $12.99 = $
NOV09 1242 GI JOE MOVIE BRAVO VEHICLE W/AF ASST 201001 (C:1-1-3) 01/27/10 SRP: $39.99 = $
NOV09 1383 GI JOE CLASSIC COBRA COMMANDER BOBBLE HEAD 01/27/10 SRP:$11.99 = $
NOV09 1384 GI JOE CLASSIC GUNG HO BOBBLE HEAD 01/27/10 SRP: $11.99 = $
NOV09 1385 GI JOE CLASSIC DUKE BOBBLE HEAD 01/27/10 SRP: $11.99 = $
NOV09 1386 GI JOE CLASSIC DESTRO BOBBLE HEAD 01/27/10 SRP: $11.99 = $”
A big thanks to Jeff Bohn for the info.
by generalsjoes | Oct 20, 2009 | Sponsor News
Hi – Here is a quick newsletter from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a
ton of new preorders and more new arrivals. There is a lot of great stuff
this week so be sure to scan through the big list below:
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by generalsjoes | Oct 20, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Thanks to a report on Entertainment News International, we know that Brian Goldner, CEO at Hasbro had a conference call yesterday to discuss company earnings, and the topic of G.I. Joe, Transformers, and My Little Pony television projects came up. According to ENI:
“Hasbro’s CEO Brian Goldner today during a company earnings conference call made hint to the possibility that G.I. Joe, Transformers and My Little Pony could be returning to television in 2010. Goldner stated that they planned to have television support for these three properties along with Star Wars: The Clone Wars and a number of Marvel related projects…”
Mr. Goldner also talked about the Rise of Cobra and mentioned that the sequel was in the planning stages.
But, most importantly, while talking about the potential television products, it was revealed “…that they plan to reveal more details about these projects at their Hasbro Investor Day event which will be held on November 5, 2009 at their headquarters in Rhode Island.”
So, on the surface, it sounds like things are moving along at a brisk pace. 2010 certainly looks to be a potentially exciting year for G.I. Joe fans, let’s hope everything pans out as expected! Hopefully we’ll hear some cool information come November.
by generalsjoes | Oct 20, 2009 | Canadian Joe Con, G.I. Joe
The latest issue of the JoeCanuck Canadian Joe Collectors’ Club newsletter has been posted! It’s a smaller edition than normal, but it’s a special Halloween edition. As always, check out the full announcement and post your thoughts at JoeCanuck.com.
by generalsjoes | Oct 19, 2009 | G.I. Joe
The Associated Press is reporting that Hasbro has posted higher profits than expected, raising 8.8%, buoyed by strong boys toys sales. The article says specifically:
“Hasbro Inc, the nation’s second biggest toymaker, said Monday its profit rose 8.8 percent in the third quarter, helped by lower costs and slightly higher sales of Transformers and G.I. Joe toys.
Hasbro said its earnings rose to $150.4 million, or 99 cents per share, for the three months ended Sept. 27, up from $138.2 million, or 89 cents a share, a year ago.”
While I’m sure Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen played a larger role in the profits arena than Rise of Cobra did, it’s nice to see G.I. Joe getting some credit for raising some capital for parent company Hasbro as well. Read the full article here, as well as a report on WallStreetJournal.com.
by generalsjoes | Oct 18, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: The Movie
The countdown has been on for a few weeks now, just wondering when it would come, and if estimates hold true throughout this weekend, by the time Monday rolls, around, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra will have broken 300 Million dollars internationally, an almost even 150 million domestic and 150 million International. This comes at the same time as Entertainment News International reports that The Rise of Cobra also hit the Top Ten list for summer films. For a film released at the tail end of the summer blockbuster season, I think this is a great sign and absolutely a successful indication in Paramount’s eyes.
Look…in spite of what the 25 – 30 year old fanbase will tell you, G.I. Joe has never been purely about gritty military drama. It’s never been about hardcore special ops soldiers in realistic military uniforms fighting terrorists down and dirty. Sure, it’s had those elements, but the core of G.I. Joe has always been the science fiction and fantasy elements of the story, and what made Larry Hama so special was his ability to seamlessly work that new age technology into a more real world story and make it work.
Rise of Cobra had the military action, it had the next gen realistic weaponry, and it also had super-futuristic technology and fantasy elements, just as G.I. Joe has had since it’s inception.
I would never say the film is perfect, it had it’s healthy share of faults (just as Resolute did, I might add…) but it was entertaining as hell, and like it or not, the movie has done more for G.I. Joe’s public “street cred” than anything else since the 90’s. Fans of all era’s and all ages should be appreciative that at least the G.I. Joe brand is once again in the public consciousness. I know it’s easy to slam the film, but before doing that, just try and remember a time when you could find 10 – 12 feet of G.I. Joe product in your local store shelves, I can guarantee you haven’t seen it in the past 20 years, not even when the 25th Anniversary line was in its hey day.
There are plenty of things that I would change about the film if given the chance, and I hope the inevitable sequel gets a chance to improve on the mistakes of the first film, but from a pure brand-awareness perspective, I have a hard time getting mad about anything the movie did or didn’t do. For all of its faults, it’s put the words “G.I. Joe” on the lips and tongue of the American public again after being forgotten for a long time, and that can never be a bad thing.
by generalsjoes | Oct 17, 2009 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: The Movie
I haven’t really been a fan of recent 12″ Hasbro figures, but the Rise of Cobra ones are actually drawing me in, if only a little bit. I’ve seen Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Duke, Cobra Commander, and Ripcord, and they all have some sort of limited appeal which I cannot really describe. They still have the silly, scrawny body types, sculpted uniforms, and general goofiness, but for whatever reason, I still think they’re kind of neat. Not nearly neat enough to drop $16 on ’em, of course.
Regardless, for those folks who are into them, apparently the latest wave has started hitting retail according jroosa030 on HissTank. He just scored the Destro and General Hawk, and I’ve mirrored images below. I think both of these figures look pretty neat and fit into the RoC aesthetic remarkably well. I dig ’em.
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