It’s been a little while since the fine folks of the What’s on Joe Mind podcast have blessed the G.I. Joe community with their presence, and in the past few months, a few things have changed with WOJM.
I’m thrilled to report, though, that the WOJM crew is BACK and bringing fresh audio gold to the masses. Mike is joined by cosplay master Joe Colton and 3DJoes mastermind Carson, tossing out two brand-spanking new episodes! One of them recaps the final JoeCon and the second is from the floor of Ohio Toy & Comic Show. It’s fantastic to hear the guys (and girls) of WOJM back and you should absolutely give them a listen. Also, make sure you’re following along on Facebook for the latest news and info about the podcast!
What’s on Joe Mind 2018 JoeCon Wrap Up Show
What’s on Joe Mind Ohio Toy & Comic Show Spectacular
Once again – fantastic to see everyone back behind the microphone, check out the latest episodes right here and now! Good stuff from the fine folks at What’s on Joe Mind.
Can I just say what an awesome time it is to be a 1:18 scale action figure junkie? I mean seriously.
I see G.I. Joe fans gnashing their teeth about no Joes at retail, but holy cow when I see stuff like this, suddenly it’s not so painful.
Marauder is over in China at the moment, and I gotta believe he pulled these samples straight from the factory, and I am SO glad he did. I don’t know if I could be any more in love with four inch pieces of plastic than I am right now. Just a simple dude in a t-shirt with elbow pads and a pistol is knocking me out. I want these. Like nowish.
Check out the Marauder “Gun Runners” Facebook Page, and take a peek at the mirrored images below, though fair warning – they may cause blood loss to your brain. If you feel it for four hours or more, go see a doctor.
Well, when you figure the Collectors Club has five short months to roll out two FSS’s, plus the extra 12 bonus figures, I guess they’d better move at a pretty quick pace.
As usual, JE Russel received his figures first (it pays to live close to the Club’s home office, I suppose), and I’m posting them below the “READ MORE” link below to preserve spoilers for those who are into those kinds of things.
Another announcement of an SDCC exclusive non-action figure oriented G.I. Joe item came yesterday with Super 7 revealing that they’re producing two t-shirts with a G.I. Joe theme.
The fact that Super 7 is doing Joe shirts isn’t necessarily new news, they’ve had several for sale on their website for quite a while. That being said, if Hasbro was ever considering them for producing toys similar to how they’re working on Masters of the Universe Classics consider this my official endorsement. 😀
The SDCC exclusive shirts should be available at booth #4945 and you can see the images below. Thanks to Diana for posting this info to the G.I. Joe Discussion Group on Facebook.
IDW Publishing has released their preview for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #253, which is a “special missions” style issue focusing on Duke. Check out the solicitation info and the preview below.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #253—Cover A: Brian Shearer
Larry Hama (w) • Brian Shearer (a & c)
“Special Missions,” Part 3 (of 5). G.I. Joe. Cobra. Two opposing forces. Two powerful war machines, each made more lethal by the undeniable strength of their individual parts. But who and what are those parts? Living legend Larry Hama shares some of their amazing stories in “Special Missions”—one-shot stories featuring a variety of characters and different artists to draw them! This issue, longtime G.I. Joe alum Brian Shearer joins forces with Larry to present G.I. Joe’s intrepid first sergeant without equal: DUKE!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #253—Cover B: John Royle
Larry Hama (w) • Brian Shearer (a) • John Royle (c)
Perhaps some of you remember that I got my hands on some early samples of the Complex Building Sets by RagingSpoon a month or two back. In short – I LOVED them, and they are available now at SmallJoes.com.
Chris from The Full Force recently got some in his possession as well, and posted one of his usual entertaining looks at the form and function of these fantastic pieces.
Any fan of 1:18 figures, or Transformers, or really any toyline at all that needs cool display elements needs to look long and hard at Complex. They are incredible and have some amazing things planned for the future. Check out the video review below and be sure to snag your own set of Complex at SmallJoes.com!
Reports coming from social media are revealing that the first shipment of the G.I. Joe Collectors Club second-to-last FSS have started hitting mailboxes.
I’m not sure if anyone still cares about spoilers or not… click read more for the details, and hopefully Facebook preview doesn’t blow it.
One thing that has become crystal clear over the past few years is that adult 1:18 collectors need to look outside of retail channels for collectible action figures that appeal to our desires of enhanced articulation, accessories and detail. Thankfully, there has been an influx of smaller companies producing kick ass toys in that scale that cover those bases. It appears as if we have one more to add to that list.
Over on the Pocket In Action Club Facebook page they’ve shown off a bunch of images of a new line of 1:18 futuristic military figures that appear to be called Dark Source, appearing to be coming out of China. I’ve been trying to get a good translation of the page, but at this point it almost looks like they’re being produced by WaBao Toys (though I could be totally misreading the phrasing on Facebook).
Long story short, these look amazing and I need to figure out how and where to buy them.
Dark Source 1/18 Army Soldier Series Russia sso team ㊝
Dark New 3.75 soldiers product line
1/18 Army Series is more heavily equipped with heavily
Can present so and heavy armed mode
This year’s 3.75 inch people will be getting rich!
So, has your depression about the last JoeCon been alleviated?
Well STOP IT. Time to jump back in and relive the thrills and excitement of Chattanooga, TN. The Full Force podcast has posted the full JoeCon Debrief as only the Full Force can with TONS (tonnes?) of special guests, interviews, and G.I. Joe fans far and wide reliving the joy of victory and the agony of hotel lobbies at five in the morning…
This one has it all, including yours truly along with Derryl DePriest, Mark Weber, Bobby Vala, WordBurglar, GI JoeBurg, Kate McLeod, Adam Riches, Patrick Stewart, Gray Childs, Eddie Inman holy crap something for everyone.
This is the goods folks. If you went to JoeCon 2018 and want to be thrust back in time, check this out. If you missed it and want to live the glory of JoeCon, check this out. If you’re breathing CHECK THIS OUT. As always make sure you’re also keeping tabs on The Full Force Facebook page for the latest news and info about the podcast.
I just posted my last recap for JoeCon 2018 this morning, and here we are with tickets for Coil Con 9 on sale now! You can reserve/purchase tickets either through their Facebook Events Page, or via CoilCon.com at EventBrite:
Coil Con 9 features an exciting exclusive set of figures, including Scarab, Sidewinder Commander and Sidewinder Infantry. With fantastic package art by John Jett, some amazing presentation and very cool looking figures, this may be an event you want to try and make it to. Check out the images of the artwork and the figure mock ups below. Make sure you’re following Coil Con on Facebook for the latest info.
