by generalsjoes | Mar 6, 2014 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Many folks have seen that the main G.I. Joe title from IDW Publishing has been noticeably absent from recent solicitation lists, and the rumors were circling that the book might be going the way of “Cobra” and “Special Missions”.
I reached out to Chris Ryall, Editor in Chief at IDW Publishing, and received the following reply:
“…the main title and Cobra are taking a small break. But will be back in a big way with a new team for THE FALL OF G.I. JOE. Coming, of course, this fall.”
So, this is pretty cool news. Not only does this indicate that the main G.I. Joe title is going to be returning, but we’re going to be getting another Cobra book as well at some point this fall.
Meanwhile throughout the summer we can focus on A Real American Hero and Transformers and G.I. Joe. I’m very glad to hear this. Fred Van Lente’s work on the main title had been pretty fun, and Allor’s two follow ups so far were no exception to that either… so I’m looking forward to seeing where things pick up this fall. Mr. Ryall also mentioned that they would be discussing this in more depth soon, so expect more information to come.
Big thanks to him for his response! For G.I. Joe comics fans, I would also encourage you to visit IDWPublishing.com and share the G.I. Joe comic love. Make sure you get some letters in there for Postbox: The Pit while you’re at it.
by generalsjoes | Mar 6, 2014 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Kre-O
Just because he’s awesome, GeneralsJoes Twitter buddy Twitziller has sent along a great “Identification Card” for the third series of G.I. Joe Kre-O mini figures.
Love this, and big thanks to him for putting it together. Click on it to enlarge.
EDIT – Twitter Homie Dan Uthman located Atomic Man, so now we’ve got the last blind bag code!
by generalsjoes | Mar 6, 2014 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Kre-O
EDIT – Twitter friend Dan Uthman has found Atomic Man, so now we are fully stocked on blind bag codes! Check ’em out below.
Most of them, anyway… and yes, since we have blind bag codes, that also means that Wave 3 has been found at retail!
WestKoastKobra at HissTank.com reports that his local Toys “R” Us has stocked the third wave of mini figures (minus Atomic Man, unfortunately), and he scooped them all up, and has graciously laid down the blind bag codes for us!
33501 53 Andrew “Footloose” Meyers
33501 54 Lady Jaye
33501 44 Nunchuk
33501 52 Flight Jet Trooper
33501 03 Polar Assault Eel
33501 05 Tom “Torch” Winken
33501 66 Scrap Iron
33501 51 Carl “Doc” Greer
33501 43 Night Creeper
33501 04 Crimson Guard Tomax
33501 86 Low Light
33501 50 Atomic Man
The numbers in bold are the unique numbers to look for on the blind bags. This information will also be put in my Kre-O SuperPage as well. Interesting to note that the “Snow Serpent” is now the “Polar Assault Eel”. Makes sense, because the classic file cards mentioned that Snow Serpents were arctic trained Eels, but I can only imagine it was a trademark thing.
He also snagged the Outpost Defender set.
I will fully admit I didn’t realize just how badly I was feeding for some new Kre-O’s until I saw this thread. NOW I WANT ‘EM!
Big thanks to Todd from Magnum 6 Delta for the information! Check out some of the images from WestKoastKobra below.
by generalsjoes | Mar 5, 2014 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Free Comic Day is fast approaching, and Comics Alliance took some time to talk to IDW Editor John Barber and writer Tom Scioli about the upcoming new ongoing Transformers and G.I. Joe title.
Interspersed throughout the interview are some pretty neat looking preview pages of the upcoming title, with lots of great detail about the process both Barber and Scioli are using in sketching out their plan for the book.
It’s a great read, you should check it out over at Comics Alliance.
by generalsjoes | Mar 5, 2014 | Boss Fight Studio, G.I. Joe, Other Toys
The Boss Fight Studio folks have already become household names, simply by the nature of their fantastic design work for some of our favorite Hasbro properties, and it certainly doesn’t hurt that they’ve been out in the community and engaging with fans throughout social media.
They’ve slowly been building up momentum over the past couple of months, releasing some small teasers and little tidbits of information about what they might be working on, and now their new platform for communication is online.
BossFightStudio.com launched this morning, with a chance to sign up for their newsletter, and some great art banners revealing some new stuff that they’ve got in their back pocket. No huge product revelations yet, but you have to think that’s coming soon.
Go hit up BossFightStudio.com and don’t forget to get them on Facebook and Twitter as well, to keep up to date on all of the great happenings!
There is a Kickstarter campaign soon to launch, and hopefully many of us can come together and support this exciting endeavor.
Go Boss Fight!
by generalsjoes | Mar 2, 2014 | G.I. Joe
First and foremost, huge props to everyone in the online community who has supported the Kickstarter project Ghost Source Zero! This fun looking independent film by Marvel G.I. Joe scribe Larry Hama and Mark Cheng hit its funding goal a few days ago, but the more support they get, the more great stuff they can do.
There are 13 hours left in the campaign, so there is still time to lend them a helping financial hand. Check out the Kickstarter Page, and see the first pilot episode below!
