by generalsjoes | Feb 8, 2011 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Damn. Seems like I just posted a review for A Real American Hero #162, and here’s a five page preview for the next one! No complaints here, this series has been absolutely clicking on all cylinders lately.
G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO # 163
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Herb Trimpe, Rod Whigham (c)
DARK SNAKE EYES brings COBRA straight to The Pit, bringing the battle to G.I. JOE’s home turf. Can the Joes withstand the assault led by one of their own or will COBRA finally bring them to their knees?
*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
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by generalsjoes | Feb 8, 2011 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Gyre-Viper is at it again…or more appropriately, has been at it again, since he posted these images a few days ago. I hadn’t jumped on the bandwagon yet because, well…. honestly? I’m not all that wild about the Jungle B.A.T. I think it looks kind of silly, actually. Some cool attachments could save it, but if it comes with the same three attachments we’ve all seen ad infinitum, I will be severely disappointed, especially considering the Pursuit of Cobra greatness we’re currently surrounded by.
Granted, it’s part of an assortment that wasn’t supposed to exist 6 months ago, so the fact that Hasbro whipped up some repaints and filler figures to keep Joe fans interested until the real stuff hits in August is something we all have to consider. If the Jungle B.A.T. (and other figures alongside it in the early part of the year) is a bit lackluster, I wouldn’t expect that to indicate some sort of downward spiral. I think we’ll see some awesome stuff at Toy Fair, Joe Con, and SDCC.
Check out the mirrored images below.
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by generalsjoes | Feb 8, 2011 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades
While there is certainly no revelations in the interview, Toonzone has posted a pretty nice piece with Jeff Kline, who serves as an executive producer for both Transformers: Prime and G.I. Joe: Renegades. He touches on the creative process, fan response, and many more cool angles.
Check out the interview right here.
by generalsjoes | Feb 8, 2011 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
Excellent! For folks who have been waiting with baited breath to complete their 3 3/4″ Adventure Team line up, it looks like March will be the time that it happens. The G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club store has just posted a pre-order for their Sea Adventurer w/ Mini-Submarine. According to the listing, he’s expected to ship “Within 4 weeks of March 1, 2011”.
The Sea Adventurer joins the Adventure Team Commander, the Air Adventurer, and the Land Adventurer to round off your Adventure Team in a 3 3/4″ scale as they face off against the insidious Dr. Venom.
Pick yours up today!
by generalsjoes | Feb 7, 2011 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Q & A, G.I. Joe: Renegades
I haven’t seen them spread throughout the sites yet, but we have a couple more. Coil Club has posted one right here.
Also, while the guys at JoeCustoms haven’t posted it yet, in an email, the JoeCustoms admin sent along theirs as well:
Q: Since Renegades is an origins reboot of the GI Joe mythos, how do the writers decide whether to pull from the comics, the previous cartoons, the filecards, or branch out in a new direction?
A: Most often, we first build a story around our core Joes, then bring in new characters – “Future Joes” we call them – based upon a specific need, situation, or setting. For example, if our Joes ended up in jail, there are several possible “Future Joes” whom they might meet. We consider all the source material, and try to pull the best from and/or expand upon what already exists in the G.I. JOE brand mythology.
I’ll post more as they come up! As always, keep checking my Q & A Archive for the responses as they’re posted.
by generalsjoes | Feb 7, 2011 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Q & A, G.I. Joe: Renegades
Well, I gotta hand it to the Renegades guys… I was certainly not expecting an answer this detailed from the question I submitted for the bonus Q & A in regards to episode order. This comes straight from the “Horse’s Mouth”, in other words, Michael Vogel, VP of Development for Hasbro Studios:
Q: As much as I love the series, several events in the G.I. Joe: Renegades series have made it clear that the episodes are airing out of chronological order. Can you please reveal what the episode order is supposed to be, and if there is a DVD release, will it feature the episodes in their intended order?
A: Well, first of all, the whole G.I.JOE RENEGADES team says “thank you” for the “thanks,” and that we really and truly appreciate the amazing fan feedback we’ve received thusfar. We are also kind of thrilled that you were watching closely enough to figure out that our episodes were aired a little out of order.
There were several factors that contributed to the “not quite the way we intended,” most of them too boring to get into here. But, yes., the DVD release will have the episodes in their proper chronological order.
And that order is as follows:
- The Descent Pt. 1
- The Descent Pt. 2
- Rage
- Dreadnoks Rising
- The Package
- Return of the Arashikage Pt. 1
- Return of the Arashikage Pt. 2
- Busted
- The Enemy of My Enemy
- Firefight
- Homecoming Pt. 1
- Homecoming Pt. 2, and so on…
In a nutshell, we premiered a little later in the year than we originally planned to, but still wanted to get the Xmas-themed episodes on-air BEFORE the holidays. In the future, the Hub will rerun the episodes in their original order.
Awesome. A huge thanks to the Hasbro PR guys, and especially to Mike Vogel for taking time out of his very busy day to write such a detailed and informative response to our question! Great info!
