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G.I. Joe: The Price of Peace Book Two is on Amazon

To better mesh with the Kindle Worlds format, I broke up my book-length novel G.I. Joe: The Price of Peace into three smaller, more digestible chunks.  Book Two was posted to Kindle Worlds yesterday!

As always, I thank everyone for their great support for this endeavor… Book One seems to have been received quite well, and here’s hoping people liked it enough to purchase Book Two. Check out the banners below for each!  Book Three should round off the novel in the next 7 – 10 days or so.  Don’t forget, if you’re so inclined, a review would be terrific, too.

Thanks again!

Book One (Snake Bite)

Book Two (Counter Strike)

Darkness Falls Two For One – Episodes 04 & 05 are online!

When I was uploading the pages for Episode 04 today I realized there were only three…  I felt a bit bad about such a short update, so I threw Episode 05 in with it for good measure.

Things are still building towards the big conflict, but meanwhile, a certain Master of Disguise makes his move to extract his pound of flesh…

Check out the Darkness Falls Dio-Story page, or link to the two episodes directly below:

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G.I. Joe: The Price of Peace update – Reviewers wanted!

Good morning!

Already it seems the reaction and response to my G.I. Joe novel The Price of Peaceon Amazon has been really good.  At one point I was the #5 best seller in my Kindle Worlds category, and seem to be one of a couple leaders in the club house in the G.I. Joe “World”.  I really appreciate everyone’s support!  The feedback I’ve received so far has been very kind and very humbling, and while I know that Kindle Worlds is more or less glorified fanfic, I have to admit, as someone who has been an aspiring writer and author for my entire life, it feels pretty neat to have an actual “Author Page” on Amazon.  So anyone who has supported the work thus far, thank you VERY much.  Honestly.

Along those lines, if you have enjoyed The Price of Peace, either now or in the past, please consider leaving me a review.  Reviews really play strongly into the Amazon search matrix, and if folks could just take a couple minutes of their time and review Part 1 of the Price of Peace trilogy, that would be excellent.

Meanwhile, I am currently working on the formatting for Part 2, and hope to have that posted early next week with Part 3 following shortly there after.

Once again, thanks to everyone for their support on this, it’s kind of a dream come true…Check out The Price of Peace banner below, and thanks again.

GeneralsJoes reviews the G.I. Joe Collectors Club Membership Cross Country

Hot of the heels of an especially great Convention exclusive set, we now have an equally great membership incentive figure!  Available carded at the Convention itself (and through the Club store), the free membership figure started arriving last week.

Well, I got mine, and you can check out the review at the G.I. Joe Collectors Club Review page, or also linked below.

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Austin Toy Museum Kickstarter launches with some awesome rewards!

Anyone who went to JoeCon is pretty familiar with the Austin Toy Museum, as they had some pretty incredible dioramas on display as well as some great custom vehicles of the Cobra airship from Sunbow and other really great tributes to G.I. Joe’s past history.

With a desire to take those skills and put them to use in the Austin, TX community, a Kickstarter has opened up for the Austin Toy Museum!  With a bunch of real, authentic, diehard G.I. Joe fans at the helm, this looks like a great project to support, even if your outside the Austin community.  Lots of  great rewards are out there and up for grabs, so hit up the Kickstarter today and throw some support their way.

GeneralsJoes Reviews Transformers and G.I. Joe #0 Free Comic Book Day Issue

Over the past few months we’ve been seeing some inkling of what this issue might shape up to be, and you can tell it’s something that will most likely be either loved or hated, depending on personal preference.  When you go headlong with such a unique artistic style, you’re going to necessarily alienate some folks who aren’t fans of that style, but at the same time, you hope to latch onto folks who appreciate it and perhaps reel in some others who might not otherwise check out a “licensed toy book”.

From my limited exposure to the general comic populace, I think they’ve succeeded.  I’ve seen many non-G.I. Joe focused comic sites and trade publications praising the work done in Transformers and G.I. Joe #0, which I think is a great thing for the brand at large.

But as a diehard G.I. Joe fan (who also dabbles a bit in Transformers) what did I think?  My opinions after the jump.

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SmallJoes.com Update – * New vintage GI JOE listings and more *

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http://smalljoes.com

New product information and other news for spring!

GI JOE
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We have recently added a large vintage collection of figures to the web
site.  This includes a number of rarer items such as mail-in premiums,
vehicle drivers, Night Force, and others.

Be sure to check out the Vintage and Loose menu section by year.

The 2014 GI JOE convention is now behind us but we’ve brought back
a few exclusives from the show, most of which sold out there.
You can find those in the club/convention exlusive section:

http://smalljoes.com/cat/GI-JOE-convention-exclusive-souvenir-41.shtml

Publication of most of IDW’s GI JOE comic series are taking a break for
a few months.  This is an idea time to get caught up on the issues you’ve
missed.  We have a big selection of GI JOE back issues from the various
IDW and Devil’s Due series.  Fill the holes in your collection today!

http://smalljoes.com/cat/GI-JOE-comic-book-Larry-Hama-Devils-Due-DPP-IDW-Marvel-28.shtml

Our remaining GI JOE t-shirt selection is on sale for just $4.99 per shirt!

http://smalljoes.com/cat/G.I.-GI-JOE-t-shirts-tees-tshirt-shirt-26.shtml

MARVEL
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Wave 2 and 3 of the Marvel 3.75″ Infinite series figure assortments are
now available for pre-order.  Figures in these waves include Death’s
Head, Ares, Antman, Deathlok, and many more.

http://smalljoes.com/cat/Preorders-1.shtml

Captain America 2 movie figures are in stock and available for shipment.
See the Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America menu section for those listings.

FORCES OF VALOR 1:32 SCALE
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We have full stock and selection of all of Unimax’s Forces of Valor 1:32
scale die-cast military models, historical and modern.  Stop by today
to check out the jeeps, tanks, transports, artillery pieces, and more!

http://smalljoes.com/cat/132-scale-military-models-21st-Century-Toys-Elite-Force-Forces-of-Valor-30.shtml

In addition to our Forces of Valor selection we have some old stock of
1:32 scale tank models from the now-defunct 21st Century Toys.  We
have the Jagdpanzer Hetzer, an Sd. Kfz 139 Marder III, and a Panzer 38(t).
I believe none of these three have been done in this scale elsewhere.

CLEARANCE AISLE
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Be sure to check out our clearance aisle for ultra-low prices on items we
want to move out of inventory.  Great, inexpensive gift ideas!  We also
have some very good deals here on an assortment of 1:6 scale military
figures.

http://smalljoes.com/cat/Clearance-Liquidation-Wholesale-Merchandise-8.shtml

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Thanks for reading, and we hope you’ll stop by and check out the site
soon.

Regards,
SMALLJOES.COM Staff
http://smalljoes.com

G.I. Joe: Silent Interlude 30th Anniversary pre-order on Amazon

It’s tough to argue that probably the most pre-eminent issue of G.I. Joe was issue #21.  The silent issue not only kick-started the Snake Eyes/Storm Shadow rivalry, but also redefined the art form of comic story telling, and inspired many others to attempt the same feat (with varying degrees of success).

IDW Publishing is celebrating the 30th Anniversary of this landmark comic event with a special “remastered” and oversized edition of this issue:

SILENT INVASION! The story that defined a generation – G.I. Joe #21 – remastered from the original art and lovingly recolored to the highest of contemporary standards. This wordless issue introduced the world to Snake Eye’s mysterious nemesis Storm Shadow and his Arashikage Ninja – and they’ve never looked better. Plus, catch an unprecedented glimpse of Larry Hama’s original layouts and Steve Leialoha’s finishes, and a look behind the scenes of the comic’s creation – and at its enduring legacy! Contains all-new commentary by Larry Hama!”

The additional commentary by Larry Hama sounds worth the price of admission in and of itself.  Check out the Pre-Order information on Amazon, this looks like a fun one.

G.I. Joe: The Price of Peace Trilogy – Part One on Kindle Worlds now!

Folks who are currently following my weekly dio-story updates might be interested to know that my written fanfiction (which started this whole adventure over ten years ago) is now available on Kindle Worlds!

This is exactly why I was so excited for this G.I. Joe license from Kindle Worlds…  so uploaded now is Part 1 of “The Price of Peace” trilogy – Snake Bite!

Pick it up for your Kindle, or any applicable device right here and see where my G.I. Joe universe got its start.

Hope you enjoy and thanks for your support!  Huge thanks to Brian from eMagine for the fantastic cover image as well.

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