by generalsjoes | Jan 28, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Big props to regular contributor Mysterious Stranger, who has come through nicely to fill a little hole in my Pursuit of Cobra Pre-Production review page. To this point I hadn’t yet picked up the Arctic Threat Snow Job figure, just because I couldn’t quite figure out if I needed it early or not. The more I see of it, the more I’m convinced I probably do. I’ll wait until I get a closer look at it during Toy Fair to make my final judgement.
At any rate, Mysterious Stranger got his hands on one and was cool enough to do up a very nice review for me, and it’s posted right here!
by generalsjoes | Jan 28, 2010 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, Sideshow
When Sideshow gave us the sneak preview of their 12″ Flint last week, they mentioned that you would be able to pre-order with the launch of the newsletter today, January 28th! I will try to be as on top of it as possible…click the banner below to check out Flint’s entry on SideshowToy.com!
EDIT – As GeneralsJoes contributor and Sideshow expert Mysterious Stranger points out, Sideshow’s language might be a bit flawed. He’s thinking that perhaps the pre-order information will be in the newsletter today, and the actual pre-order might happen later on. I’m starting to think he’s right, because so far, this hasn’t followed Sideshow’s typical MO for pre-order process.
Stay tuned…
by generalsjoes | Jan 28, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys
First Class subscribers are starting to get their G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club newsletters in the mail, and while there doesn’t appear to be an update for the Convention Exclusive items, the Collectors’ Club does say that the first three Adventure Team figures will be available at JoeCon 2010! I for one am really looking forward to these, especially the Doctor Venom. It’s been too long… it wasn’t specifically mentioned which three figures would be available, but the three we’ve seen images for so far are Dr. Venom, Air Adventurer w/ FANG Helicopter, and the Land Adventurer with a Battle Blitz repaint. Check out the gallery from the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club Panel at JoeCon last year:
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Thanks to cmderinchief for the information.
by generalsjoes | Jan 27, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
Following in the footsteps of the Transformers Collectors’ Club, Fun Publications is revamping the size, style, and format of their monthly newsletters going forward! No longer wrapped inside the MasterCollector Newspaper, the Collectors’ Club newsletter will now ship in a much more durable, snazzier, and more enjoyable comic book format that will certainly please Joe fans.
The official Press Release is below, and as always, if you’re interested in joining, just jump on over to GIJoeClub.com! For going on three years now, I’ve been producing an exclusive Dio-Story only for newsletter subscribers, so perhaps there’s some added incentive for folks who are not aware…
Fun Publications announces NEW Magazine for the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club
Fort Worth, TX – January 27, 2010 – Fun Publications, Inc, licensee for the Hasbro G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club announced today the all-new G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club Magazine. The monthly G.I. Joe Magazine will offer a wide variety of articles and features, including information on new releases, Hasbro team interviews, historical articles, product reviews, G.I. Joe character profiles as well as many exciting stories that feature the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club exclusive toys.
The G.I. Joe Magazine will now be the primary printed offering from the GIJCC. “We think both fans and collector’s alike will love this new format,” said Pete Sinclair, Marketing and Creative Specialist for Fun Publications. “ While we have put out a lot of great printed material in the past, the Club Magazine takes us to the next level and allows us to present the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club to the fan base in a new and exciting way.”
The G.I. Joe Magazine will be printed using standard comic book size dimensions and paper stock. The first issue debuts this month. For more information on the G.I.Joe Collectors’ Club and all of its offerings, please visit www.GIJoeClub.com.
About HASBRO
Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest quality and most recognizable play and recreational experiences in the world. As a brand-driven, consumer-focused global company, Hasbro brings to market a range of toys, games and licensed products, from traditional to high-tech and digital, under such powerful brand names as TRANSFORMERS, PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, G.I. JOE and WIZARDS OF THE COAST. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. (C) 2009 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
About FUN PUBLICATIONS, INC.
For over 15 years, Fun Publications, Inc. has been a Hasbro licensee offering fans and collectors of pop culture memorabilia news, exclusive product and family events through different print offerings, websites, collector clubs and brand specific conventions such as GIJoeCon and BotCon. Located in Fort Worth Texas, Fun Publications reaches a large audience, serving the United States and many other countries such as Japan, Great Britain, Brazil, Australia and Canada. For more information visit www.TransformersClub.com, www.GIJoeClub.com, www.GIJoeCon.com, and www.BotCon.com.
by generalsjoes | Jan 26, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute
While obviously still in the very early stages (since voice actors are still just auditioning for the roles), the G.I. Joe animated series is plugging along. Hisstank.com board member Eric Bauza (who is also a veteran voice actor) recently read for the part of Tunnel Rat. If he gets the part, it would be no big stretch, as he also starred as Tunnel Rat in G.I. Joe: Resolute (not to mention did fantastic work as Destro and Storm Shadow as well).
Check out Mr. Bauza’s WikiPedia page here. Always love hearing news about this! Unlike a lot of folks, I don’t think we’ll hear much about this at Toy Fair, since it’s still very early on, but perhaps some info will be available at JoeCon…whereever we find out some details, I’m really looking forward to it. Hopefully it’s closer to G.I. Joe: Resolute than Sigma 6. Don’t get me wrong…there is NO chance this is an ongoing Resolute series, not when it’s being conceived and produced for the channel that was formerly Discovery Kids. But as long as it doesn’t insult the intelligence of the viewers and tries to be a bit more sophisticated than Sigma 6, I’ll give it a watch. Heck, I forced myself through all 26 episodes of Sigma 6, just because it was G.I. Joe based…
by generalsjoes | Jan 26, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
According to a thread on the GIJCC Message Boards, we should expect the 2010 G.I. Joe Convention Brochure to appear this week. This is the following post from GIJCC staffmember “The Commander”:
“Finally, there will be no more clues – as the full 2010 Convention Brochure will be available this week!”
Everyone hold their breath for the Red Shadows!
