by generalsjoes | Aug 20, 2012 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: Renegades, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Pursuit of COBRA
As time continues to roll on, it feels a bit odd writing up these updates, considering how far along I am now, but how far back I feel like I should write so I don’t skip too much time. Folks who have been following along, know that in Part Three I talked about the sudden appearance of 7 feet of copper piping on one wall, and how that threw my entire display idea into flux. The builder accommodated nicely by walling around those pipes and the wall-mounted ventilation system, giving me some room to work with.
At this point, we’ve been living in the house for about two months, and the room is starting to come together. Click the read the rest of the story link below for the full details.
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by generalsjoes | Jul 31, 2012 | Canadian Joe Con, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Comics, 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, Podcasts, Sideshow, What's on Joe Mind
Retirement? Did someone say retirement… as I am in the midst of several 10 – 12 hour days in a row at work that word sounds awful nice right about now…
But enough about real life! Thrust yourself back into your imaginary G.I. Joe filled existence with What’s on Joe Mind Episode 64. We are joined this week by podcasting experts Slick McFavorite and Mrs. McFavorite from the Open Your Toys Podcast where we discuss the critical issues of the day like how to fill your entertainment center with San Diego ComicCon exclusives, whether a gimp suit equals a “vinyl toy”, and where to find the best french-speaking poutine. It’s a live one, folks.
As always, hit up the full show notes after the jump, check out our Podbean Page, or listen to the embedded player below.
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by generalsjoes | Jul 30, 2012 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Pursuit of COBRA
A huge thanks has to go out to too many people to mention here…I put out a request for some Excel help last week in order to try and decipher the hundreds of write in’s that were supplied in Round One of the Concept Case survey.
I got almost two dozen offers of assistance, which absolutely blew me away. Matt from the Awesome Toy Blog did some great formatting and data gathering… ImpHolocron on Twitter came through as well… in the end, though, my man Trazz from HissTank.com took all of the intel together and compiled a pair of insane spreadsheets.
Who ever thought anyone would use the term “insane spreadsheets” to describe anything?
Trazz not only compiled a spreadsheet for figures and for vehicles, but actually charted the responses to measure a ratio of the most requested figures and vehicles via write in votes. Crazy.
I’ve attached the two spreadsheets here. The spreadsheets have multiple tabs, including a tab which has every single write in vote, but then also some compiled answers as well. The figures chart absolutely blew me away, showing that aside from Cobra “Viper” troopers of various ilk, Gung Ho seems to be far away the most requested character. That comes as no surprise.
Feel free to download the spreadsheets from this post and peruse them at your leisure. Excellent insight. Keep in mind that this isn’t anything that was fully analyzed by teams of professionals…it was essentially two guys (Trazz and myself, but mostly Trazz) who gathered this together and formatted it. I’m sure it’s not perfect, but it is very cool, nonetheless.
I cannot thank the numerous volunteers enough for pitching in with offers to help. Thank you ALL.
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by generalsjoes | Jul 25, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades
That headline makes me far happier than I care to admit.
After a pre-order showed up on Amazon, I think we all knew this was a done deal, but getting the official press release in my email box still put a big ass smile on my face. Shout! Factory is releasing the complete first season (and thus, the complete series) of G.I. Joe: Renegades on Blu-Ray! Available for the first time (for most folks) in high definition, this collection gathers all 26 episodes of the landmark animated series, which was cut down far too soon.
Click the Read the Rest of the Story link below for the full Press Release details!
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by generalsjoes | Jul 24, 2012 | 30th Anniversary, Canadian Joe Con, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Other Toys, Podcasts, Pursuit of COBRA, Sideshow, Sigma 6 (8" Scale), Sunbow, The Hero Project, What's on Joe Mind
Wow, I think it’s safe to say this episode was packed. We had a bunch of stuff to talk about, so we brought on The Mike from the Canadian JoeCon, the guys from the JoBurg Podcast, but we also really wanted to pay some close attention to the guys from Go Go Dynamo, who are behind The Hero Project and also were the lifeblood behind a little 8″ toy line you might have heard of… Sigma 6.
As many episodes of these podcasts that I’ve done, it surprises me that we can continue to talk to folks who I consider personal heroes. Wayne and Tuck from Go Go Dynamo are absolute revolutionaries in design and art, and I considered it a true privilege to talk to them for an hour or so. Cast whatever stones towards Sigma 6 that you might want to, but listening to their absolutely brilliant insight behind toy design, the G.I. Joe universe in 2005 and how that whole thing translates to The Hero Project was one of the most interesting and captivating 60 minutes I’ve ever spent on the show. Truly awesome stuff.
Please consider supporting The Hero Project on Kickstarter, and once you’re done, come on back and hit up our Podbean Page to listen to the latest episode, especially because we also talk a ton about the awesome Canadian JoeCon and keep the JoBurg guys up way past their bed time. Things get pretty wacky!
Check out the embedded player below, and the Show Notes after the jump.
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by generalsjoes | Jul 24, 2012 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Pursuit of COBRA
Well, I actually cheated a little bit and instead of closing down the Concept Case survey last night, I did it at about 5:30 am this morning. I was very pleased to see people were placing votes all the way until the end, as the last survey completed was at around 3:00am.
The response to this survey has been frankly overwhelming. Everyone has been very positive and very enthusiastic about the results and the potential for data gathering for Hasbro. While there is certainly no guarantees that anything here will impact any decisions Hasbro is going to make, they encouraged us at JoeCon to get whatever data we could, and G.I. Joe fans should be proud, you guys delivered!
There were nearly 1200 responses, which is quite impressive, and the fans have spoken. I am going to outline the winners of Round One below, and you will see a wealth of charts and graphs screen capped as well, just to prove the results weren’t skewed in any way.
30th Anniversary Top 10
- Kwinn
- Flint
- Hit & Run
- Lady Jaye
- Crimson Guard Immortal
- HEAT Viper
- Cobra Eel
- Beachhead
- Cobra Officer
- Crimson Shadow Guard
Pursuit of Cobra Top 10
- Data-Viper
- Clutch
- Echo Faction Trooper
- Dreadnok KAOS Crew
- Cobra Infantry
- Zartan
- Heavy Alley-Viper
- Raven’s Wing
- NOMaD Warrior
- HISS Driver
Zombie Invasion & Legends of the Arashikage
- Ghost Ninja Henchman
- Dark Ninja Master
- Zombie Cobra Commander
- Beast Ninja
- Toxo-Zombie
- Red Ninja Dice
- Ninja Warrior Monk
- Zombie Cobra Viper
- Gold Ninja
- Urban Ninja
There were also (obviously) results for the G.I. Joe: Renegades and vehicles as well, and I mirrored images of the survey results on those below. I figured the figures from the three main sections was the most important.
Now…where do we go from here? I think an important next step is to take the winners of each section and face them off against each other. They’ve all been compared within the confines of their own subline, but I think the next important step is to cull more wheat and refine the results even further.
For folks who have been following along…what would you rather see? The Top 5 from each section face off, or the Top 10? Would a Round two survey with 15 – 20 quick and easy choices be a better idea, or broadening the scope a bit? Leave me comments in the comment section with your choices.
Take a peek at the images below to get a great breakdown of each section of the poll, and most importantly THANK YOU ALL for your contributions. This has been a terrific community-building experience.
