by generalsjoes | Dec 26, 2012 | 12" Scale, 30th Anniversary, Comics and Cartoons, Dollar Store, Film, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: Renegades, G.I. Joe: The Movie, IDW, JoeCon 2012, Other Toys, Podcasts, Pursuit of COBRA, Roll Out Roll Call, Show and Convention Coverage, Sideshow, Sigma 6 (8" Scale), Sunbow, What's on Joe Mind
So did you think 2012 was a slow year for G.I. Joe? While the fine folks behind the What’s on Joe Mind Podcast did drop down their recording schedule a bit to accommodate a slow trickle of Joe news, there were still many exciting G.I. Joe events to talk about.
From animated voice actors to movie news and toy reports, What’s on Joe Mind covered the gamut of G.I. Joe news and events for the year.
Even with a much slower recording schedule in the back half of 2012, it was tough to pick out 12 isolated episodes, but with Gary and Mike’s help, somehow I made due.
Click the Read the Rest of the Story link below for the full list!
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by generalsjoes | Dec 21, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, IDW
IWD Publishing has released their solicitation list for March, 2013, and of course we’ve got the G.I. Joe titles listed here. G.I. Joe: Special Missions kicks off in March, with the Cobra Files coming in April.
I’m loving the cover of the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero book, too… Torpedo FTW.
Check out the full solicitation list after the jump.
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by generalsjoes | Dec 20, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
For folks who have been interested in the excellent RAHC Guide by noted author James Kavanaugh, Jr. he is currently running a “Salty Santa” sale. Mention “Salty Santa” in your PayPal payment and get 25% off the price of the book!
Check out the full details of this discount at RAHCGuide.com/chuckdawg1999.
by generalsjoes | Dec 14, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Podcasts
Without much new merchandise to swoon over, it’s important to get familiar with G.I. Joe’s history as well as some of the cooler offshoots of the G.I. Joe brand, and the latest episode of the JDSO Podcast does that in spades! We get some awesome insight about the Jurassic Park line that may or may not ever come to pass as well as some great intel about shared parts between G.I. Joe, Stargate, James Bond Jr, and many other toylines of the 80’s and 90’s.
Also, one of the rarest pieces of the late 90’s comes to light with a great look at the Desert Headquarters exclusive figures that were slated to come out in ’98, but were lost to the “sands of time” so to speak.
Check out the latest episode on the JDSO Podbean page, and make sure you hit JoeDeClassified.com to see all the fantastic images to go along with the episode details. This is one you don’t want to miss!
by generalsjoes | Dec 13, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, IDW
We all know the fine folks at IDW and Fred Van Lente are bringing a somewhat new G.I. Joe world to us in 2013, and one member of that team is Hashtag. Billed as an “embedded blogger”, Hashtag fits in with the current social media-infused communications world.
Over on Comics Alliance, notable Joefan Chris Sims and artist Chris Haley came up with some other roster additions to this new Social Media friendly G.I. Joe team.
The results, as you might suspect, are hilarious.
Check it out at ComicsAlliance.com.
by generalsjoes | Dec 13, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
I’m sure Larry Hama had no idea of the firestorm of fan speculation he would cause by throwing one little head shot in G.I. Joe #1. Initially just an homage to Marvel editor Jim Shooter, this mysterious G.I. Joe character was never meant to be a full time member.
Devils’ Due Publishing (with Hama doing the writing chores) ran with this idea in their G.I. Joe: DeClassified series, a fantastic series that explored the beginnings of the G.I. Joe team in ways that hadn’t yet been revealed. Shooter emerged as an actual character, a mysterious female sniper who served behind the scenes and helped the original 13 along without them even realizing it.
Now an enterprising G.I. Joe fan is taking that ball and running with it. Since Shooter appeared in the comics and at least sorta became an official component of the Real American Hero mythos, now we need an action figure right? Over on Kickstarter Falcone is attempting to produce a series of Shooter figures to satisfy those long time o-ring fans who are looking to dive back into the old school pool.
Are you an o-ring fan? Would you just like a great looking Shooter figure to supplement your original 13? Check out the project on Kickstarter and toss some support Falcone’s way. Check out the full details right here.
