by generalsjoes | Oct 24, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comic Reviews, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Reviews, IDW
The teasers about the debut of the Oktober Guard have been handled really well, making it sound like a pretty major G.I. Joe universe event, which is cool in my eyes. In the Marvel Universe, Larry treated the Oktober Guard pretty seriously, making them very impactful members of the G.I. Joe continuity, but they haven’t really gotten that much love in the toy world. Sure we got the excellent comic packs in 2004, and of course the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club just blew us away with the Operation: Bear Trap Convention set, but beyond that, to folks who only know G.I. Joe through the cartoons and retail shelves, the Oktober Guard is relatively invisible.
Mike Costa and Antonio Fuso jump right into the world of these Russian Special Forces troops and take them in pretty different directions. But what was the end result?
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by generalsjoes | Oct 17, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comic Reviews, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Reviews, IDW
With the last major IDW event Cobra Command I made a concerted effort to review each and every installment so I could see how the story progressed as a whole. When I review a book I tend to dive more deeply into it myself and truly absorb it better as I prepare to write an article about it.
Well, I’m already behind the eight ball with Target: Snake Eyes considering I missed the chance to review G.I. Joe #18 last week, but I’m going to endeavor to cover as much of this story as I can.
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by generalsjoes | Oct 17, 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
It’s been a while since I’ve been able to sit down and review one of IDW’s G.I. Joe comics, but I wanted to try and dedicate some time this week, considering the changes coming to the titles next year. I figured it might be a good time to get an idea of the current direction of these books and where things might go in 2013 and beyond.
Of course the first review I’m doing is for the Real American Hero book which actually isn’t being affected by the changes next year, but I gotta go with what I love, right?
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by generalsjoes | Oct 1, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Retaliation Reviews
Agent Mouse was last week… and this week it’s Sgt. Airborne! Built upon the foundation of the unreleased Data-Viper with some 30th Anniversary Law & Order thrown in, there is a lot of new stuff to love with this figure.
Check out the review in my G.I. Joe: Retaliation review page, or by hitting the direct link below.
by generalsjoes | Sep 25, 2012 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Miscellaneous Reviews
Who cares about The Avengers?!? G.I. Joe: Renegades the Complete First Season is hitting store shelves from Shout! Factory TODAY.
All 26 episodes of this landmark G.I. Joe animated series complete and in high definition…and it looks glorious. With big thanks from Shout! Factory for providing a review sample, so I had a chance to dissect this thing before release, and now I’ve posted my review right here.
Check it out in my Miscellaneous section, or the direct link below. And even better, if you want to buy it, consider using my Amazon link and help support the site! Enjoy.
by generalsjoes | Sep 24, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Retaliation Reviews
G.I. Joe fans seemed to really latch onto the first wave of G.I. Joe: Retaliation 3 Packs which offered many familiar characters but with some great additional accessories that really added some value to the figures. From the looks of it, Wave two is going to be even better, giving us brand new characters with some awesome previously unreleased accessories.
One of my favorite looking figures from the early pictures we’ve seen was Agent Mouse.
I managed to get my hands on the figure, and have reviewed it in my G.I. Joe: Retaliation section, or you can check out the direct link below.
