by generalsjoes | Dec 11, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Podcasts, What's on Joe Mind
It’s become a regular event… a landmark occasion… a national treasure.
Okay, maybe that’s going a bit too far. But let’s face it, folks seem to enjoy our Convention announcement special editions, and we work hard to try and provide as much information as humanly possible. This episode should be especially enjoyable, what with the 60 minutes of Gary bitching and moaning and all.
Seriously…the 2013 Convention is in his home town and he complains? Chump.
But there’s stuff in here for everyone else as well… what should you expect at the Con? How much money is it going to cost? What the heck is there to do in Indianapolis? We answer it all right here! Check out our Podbean page or the embedded player below, and Show Notes are after the jump.
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by generalsjoes | Dec 11, 2012 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Podcasts, What's on Joe Mind
This Special Edition has actually been online for a while, I just hadn’t gotten the link posted yet, because… well… honestly, I have no good reason. I’m just a dirty scumbag.
For folks who have been listening for a long time, this will be a pretty neat blast to the past. During this Special Edition, we look back on episode #0, the pilot episode… otherwise known as Episode 0 BH (Before Hawk). I will say it was pretty fascinating looking back on this episode and seeing what was “news” and what sort of conversation was sparked. And hey, we brought Greg back! Check out our Podbean page, or the embedded link below. I’m also going to include a link back to our Special Edition .5, which is a remastered version of the very first pilot episode with better audio and some drop ins. Check ’em both out.
Special Edition #20
Join Chuck, Justin, Mike, and Gary, along with the RETURN OF GREG as we look back at our pilot episode. Was what was important then, still important now? Have our opinions changed? How has the news and episode held up under the stress of time? Its a fun and unique look into our past, done in a way only the WOJM guys could do it. It’s a laid back, no pressure, special edition, so sit back, relax and enjoy a trip back to April 2011.
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Feels like the very first time, eh? Yes, this is a remixed and remastered version of our original pilot episode published WAY back in April of 2011. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t seem that long ago, but when you dive into its topic matter, it seems almost like another time and another place. What was the big topic of the day? SKYSTRIKERS…yeah, that’s right, Hasbro just announced the price point for the 30th Anniversary re-release of our favorite Jet. What else was hot in the news at the time? How about Hasbro taking a big financial hit in its quarterly reports? Feeling a loss at the Concept Case at JoeCon ’12? Well, don’t forget about the concept presentation from JoeCon ’11. Excited for Retaliation figures now? How about Pursuit of Cobra wave 6 then? Oh yeah, and how about 3 absolute strangers getting together to record the first, in what turned out to be, longest running Joe podcast to date. Why is this coming out now? You’ll find out in Special Edition #20…but you need to listen to this first. It’s isn’t that much better than the original, but its shorter and hopefully the pain will be less too. So kick that flux capacitor into action and let’s travel back in time to our first ever show!
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by generalsjoes | Dec 11, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Now here’s a list, huh?
I’ve been a long time fan of the Under Scoop Fire podcast, and the associated website, and when I was approached to participate in a panel dictating the 50 top G.I. Joe characters of all time I was only too happy to assist.
It was a massive project for these guys to put together, and they did an awesome job on it.
Check it out at UnderScoopFire.com!
by generalsjoes | Dec 10, 2012 | Behind the Curtain, Customs, Dio-Stories, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
As folks who have been paying attention probably know, I’ve been actively working on my next Dio-Story for several months at this p0int. I even documented some of the set building process in my “Behind the Curtain” series for this Dio-Story. I was feeling really good about how things were coming along and anticipated having much of the filming done at this point and ready to hopefully launch the dio-story by the end of the year.
Then the house move came about… and I haven’t mentioned this to too many folks yet, but in the process of moving, the load in the U Haul truck shifted, and almost all of my constructed dio sets were destroyed. My Cobra Temple awesomely constructed by Eric “Capolan” Vaughn? Crushed. The Cobra Commander throne room so crucial to the climax of the story? Done.
It was pretty depressing.
But I’m determined to continue moving forward on this, and as part of that, I’m reconstructing the interior to the Cobra Temple, going in a slightly different direction. Capolan’s Temple set was fantastic. I absolutely loved it, and it served me great, but as the story of Darkness Falls has evolved in my head, I needed a little bit more size and scope, so I started from scratch to rebuild the internal lobby of the temple. Yes, this means there will likely be some design differences and inconsistencies throughout the scope of the story, but I’m hoping some suspension of disbelief will allow folks to overlook that and just appreciate the story.
To give folks a bit of a taste of this new Cobra Interior, I documented the process, which will hopefully give people something to hold them over until Darkness Falls launches. Though that launch probably won’t happen until next year at this point. Click the “Read the Rest of the Story” link below to check out the process of constructing this new Cobra Temple interior.
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by generalsjoes | Dec 6, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comic Reviews, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, IDW
As I started reading the latest issue of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, I was having an internal struggle with myself over whether or not I’d be able to squirrel away the time to review the issue. As I flipped through each page I assessed whether or not I wanted to discuss certain aspects of this story, with Hama’s usual writing skills and Gallant’s impeccable artistic slant.
Even though this issue maintained the level of excellence that I’ve come to expect, I had to judge how much free time I had and when I might get 10 minutes aside to type up a review… I really wasn’t sure.
Then I got to page 19.
Yeah, that made up my mind. Click the Read the Rest of the Story link below to check out the review.
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by generalsjoes | Dec 4, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, IDW
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
…no, not Christmas…new comic day! And not just new comic day, but new comic day with a new issue of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. Hama and Gallant rescue Christmas! This issue hits comic shops tomorrow, but check out the preview below…filled with some old school awesome!
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G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #185
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema (c)
Things are finally coming to a head between DARKLON and DESTRO! With the two adversaries confronting each other for the first time in years, things could get out of control—fast! Meanwhile, G.I. JOE is in trouble: CLUTCH and ROCK N’ ROLL are trapped in COBRA’s new HQ and a new mission in Benzheen takes a turn for the worse! The villains reign supreme in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #185!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant Covers:
Variant Larry Hama sketch cover!
