TVShowsonDVD reports that Shout! Factory is moving forward with Sunbow’s G.I. Joe animated series, releasing Season 1, Part 1 on DVD July 21st, just prior to the Rise of COBRA’s release in August.
Shout! Factory is the company behind the Transformers season sets hitting this year as well. Reports are this is a 4 disc DVD set with some “ambitious” plans for bonus features.
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It seems like it’s been forever, but the Sideshow Collectibles Snake Eyes figure is shipping now! Some folks at HissTank.com have received theirs already (and have started taking pictures in this thread). Mine will hopefully be here next week or shortly thereafter, and you can expect a full gallery and review once it arrives. I’m really looking forward to it!
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Didn’t realize until today that The Fwoosh had submitted a Q & A this round, so I updated the Q & A Page (also added the somewhat delayed Figures.com submission). To date, there are a whopping twenty-one sites who submitted questions this round, so there is a nice assortment of information available in those Q & A’s.
Check out the page here.
At the risk of slowly approaching the “geekdom” line and then taking a running leap over it, this question came to my mind last night as I opened up my two latest acquisitions from ToysRUs.com. I have so far been unable to find any of the new Marvel Universe or Wolverine Origins figures locally, so I took the plunge and ordered Iron Man and Daredevil from ToysRUs.com. Yeah, they ended up costing me more than I would pay at retail, but I just had to see what the big deal was. And, well, I quickly saw what the big deal was. These figures kicked ass. For almost my entire toy collecting life I’ve dreamed of having Marvel comics characters who could seamlessly integrate with my G.I. Joe universe.
After I caught the latest “Creature Double Feature” as a youngster with the live action Spider-Man series on any given lucky Saturday afternoon, I would invariably pick up my ’83 Snake Eyes and use him as Spider-Man, swinging him around the living room. After all, even after I owned the Secret Wars figures, they couldn’t move like G.I. Joe’s, and Snake Eyes fit the bill. Well, now, not only do I have Marvel figures that are the same size and scale, but they can actually move. Nirvana. But, what’s the point of these Marvel figures integrating and moving like Joes if they can’t actually co-exist with the Joes? Well, as I thought about that last night, some various other thoughts sprang to mind. Be forewarned, this is an extremely nerdy exercise in alternate realities, and something I’m almost a bit ashamed to say I put that much time into thinking about last night…
Okay, so yeah… “dark side” may be a bit extreme… more than a bit, actually. I was going for the whole “red-headed stepchild” angle, but in these days of Political Correctness, I wanted to avoid offending red heads and stepchildren. You never can be too careful. I wasn’t really sure how else to put it when you consider the overwhelming reaction from the fandom over the good and bad of the G.I. Joe mythos specifically over the past twenty-five years. Without a doubt when you talk to the fans you hear it time, and time again… “I was a big fan until the 90’s“…I was a big fan until “the neon“…until Ninja Force and Star Brigade. Until the line got “dumb”. Whether it’s the weapon trees, the bright colors, or the spring-loaded missile launchers, plenty of fans can find reasons to hate the 90’s, and label that particular decade as “deth of teh line”.
Normally I reserve things like this for a “Kick Ass Custom of the Week” but in this case, I just gotta focus on the concept of this whole idea. I’ve been a fan of Freedom’s work w/ Vexar designs for a long time, though haven’t really mentioned it here. But with the debut of this “Build-A-HQ” concept on the JBL Forums I just had to make mention of it!
Freedom doesn’t just show us what he made, though, he gives us some amazing break downs of the materials, the measurements, and the whole process for building the Tactical Ops Center, which is step 1 in the Build-A-HQ process. Even as a standalone piece, the Tactical Ops Center is cool enough, but looking at what he has planned for the full headquarters, I absolutely cannot WAIT to see this come to fruition. This could be very useful as I continue to work on the big final chapter to my Dio-Story universe. Check out tons of details on Vexar’s Pages below:
These aren’t your typical cardboard dioramas, these are full blown plastic styrene, professional looking items that’ll work in any collection or display. Love how these came out. Nice work!