by generalsjoes | Feb 27, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie, IDW
With two months in the books and a certain-to-be-exciting remaining 10 months in the year, 2009 is already shaping up to be a seminal year in G.I. Joe history. Regardless of your opinion on the movie, we can all agree it is a critical juncture in G.I. Joe history and something that could change the brand’s identity for a long time. Let’s all face it, G.I. Joe hasn’t had a ton of street cred since the 90’s, and this is a chance for it to become a focused, viable brand again, which is great news for all fans, even folks who aren’t wild about the look of the upcoming film.
With all of this excitement on the horizon, I took some time to talk to the G.I. Joe “godfather”, Larry Hama to find out what his thoughts are as the year goes on and The Rise of COBRA looms in the future.
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by generalsjoes | Feb 19, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute
I already covered cmderinchief’s pictures of this cool new set over at JoeBattleLines, but now WildWeasel from The Terror Drome gets in on the action as well, showing a bunch of very cool pictures of the figures in this set. I started off quite luke warm on this set, but have grown to really like what it brings, and I get more pumped up with every set of pictures I see. Hopefully I’ll get my own hands on one soon.
Until then, enjoy WildWeasel’s pictures over at The Terror Drome.
by generalsjoes | Feb 17, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute
CmderinChief has posted a few threads on JBL with some in-hand pics of the new Resolute 5-Pack. Check ’em out:
A pretty cool looking set, I have to say. I was very lukewarm on it when I first saw it a couple of months ago, but it has really grown on me over time. The COBRA Trooper and Officer are both unique in a good way (though I would have loved to have them in bluer colors). I’ve gone on record with how much I love the B.A.T. as well. COBRA Commander is all right, but Duke definitely steals the show by a wide margin. I love the colors, love the accessories, love the overall look. Very “Sigma 6” which is a good thing in my book. Looking forward to getting this set in hand.
by generalsjoes | Feb 5, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe: Resolute
At first I wasn’t really crazy about the Resolute 5-Pack that was shown a while ago, but it has quickly grown on me…Duke especially.
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by generalsjoes | Feb 3, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Other Toys
So the official countdown begins… Toy Fair 2009 is less than 2 weeks away (the Hasbro event is Saturday February 14th), and yours truly will be traveling to the Big Apple like I do every year to check out the upcoming new products, harass the Hasbro employees and see exactly what’s in store for the rest of ’09.
GeneralsJoes will have extensive coverage of the event with pictures, details, and a few blog posts over the course of the weekend. I plan on digging into G.I. Joe, of course, as well as the new 3 3/4″ Marvel line, and probably even some Transformers stuff. That’s the beauty of this blog format now, I can do whatever I want with it. 😛
Anyway…if there are any burning questions or anything Hasbro related you want to know, shoot me some comments, and I’ll see what I can do to find out some answers and get the pictures everyone is looking for. It’ll be a blast as always!
by generalsjoes | Jan 28, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe: Resolute
The gentlemen over at ToyNewsInternational have debuted close up press pictures of the new Resolute boxed set! When this was first announced, just the listing of the name made me shake my head a bit. Honestly? Another Duke? Another COBRA Commander and COBRA Trooper? The idea of the COBRA Officer at least had me excited…
When pictures were first shown, I was very disappointed. Not much in the way of new tooling, and we weren’t even getting a standard Officer, just some red-garbed guy who looked a lot like the red-garbed Trooper in the same set. What the heck was this?
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