As I said yesterday, Mysterious Stranger is officially pulling out all of the stops. Fresh off his great guest review of the 12″ Crimson Guard, we know see the Black Dragon and Ninja Viper 12″ figures! Being essentially re-decoes of the same figure, Stranger elected to combine both into a single review, but the pictures and words are still great. Check out my Sideshow Reviews section or hit up the link below.
Over the past couple of weeks, Mysterious Stranger has been inundating my mailbox with guest reviews for Sideshow Collectibles products, but I haven’t had a chance to get them all posted yet. Figured now was as good a time as any to have a “Sideshow Collectibles Review Week”.
With the 12″ Crimson Guard hitting mailboxes just last week, I figured he was a good figure to start this week off with.
I cannot thank Mysterious Stranger enough for the time he’s taken with all of these images and reviews. It’s not a quick and easy task, so thanks to him for putting all of this work in. Be sure to stay glued to my Sideshow Collectibles review section, or hit the direct links as they come up:
Keep watching, more Sideshow Collectibles goodness to come this week!
I know there’s been a lull in new episodes over the past few weeks, but part of the reason for that is Gary went to Canada! Now hear the fruit of those labors with Whats on Joe Mind coverage straight from the Canadian JoeCon! Check it out on our Podbean page, or listen with the embedded players below.
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For the second year in a row, WOJM goes north to cover the Canadian Joe Con. Join WOJM co-host Gary, Noted Author James Kavanaugh, Pluv John from JoeCustoms.com, and the voice of the CJC Ryan aka Scramble as the report directly from the floor of the 2012 Canadian JoeCon. Ryan reviews the set with Gary and gives insider info on their creation and background. After the review, we go forward in time as WOJM got a chance to drop a recorder in front of the Canadian JoeCon staff to get the lowdown on the 2012 event and the future of the convention. Before wrapping up, we go back to the sales floor with our traveling co-hosts to find out what they got and any last minute shout outs before heading back home. If you liked what you heard, we encourage you to attend next year. We promise it won’t be a time you forget!
Quit procrastinating! If you’ve been on the fence about the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club Figure Subscription Service it’s time to get OFF that fence. Today is the last day you can sign up to receive the 13 FSS figures. Email from Brian is mirrored below, you have until midnight tonight CENTRAL TIME.
“Hey all you Club Members!
The Figure Subscription Service ends at midnight on September 4th central time. That’s Tuesday at midnight!
DON’T MISS OUT! [sic]
Go to the club site for the official link. You can link through the Log In feature or through the news article.
Thanks for your support!
Brian”
I can’t help but renew my (minor) disappointment with this figure as the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club gives us a very nice in depth look at the Barrel Roll character on GIJoeClub.com. Their first two figures were Quarrel and TNT, both International exclusives that some newer domestic fans might not be real familiar with.
Barrel Roll was a character released in 2003 originally, and I’m sure there are some modern era specific fans who don’t know who he is, and this article provides some awesome insight, as well as some great new images of the upcoming Figure Subscription Service figure. I’m happy to see that the helmet fits much better here than it did in the DTC days (or in earlier pictures).
All of that being said, the figure is cool enough that I’m almost even more disappointed that he ended up in his desert deco instead of the much more established blue and gray. I think the same exact figure in some slightly tweaked colors would have made me infinitely more happy. That being said, the figure still looks really nice and has some very cool elements.
Check out the article on GIJoeClub.com and don’t forget, deadline for signing up for the FSS is September 4th!! Don’t miss your chance.
It’s running a few weeks late due to those pesky real life issues, but Gary was able to muddle through events of his high-paying IT career over the past few weeks and dedicate his valuable time to editing the latest episode of What’s on Joe Mind, and it is now online in it’s month-late glory!
Rejoice to the latest news from July…look forward (back?) to Canadian JoeCon, and celebrate a raucous Arbor Day with IDW G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero artist SL Gallant! As always, you can listen to the latest episode on Podbean.com, or hit up the embedded players below. Show notes are posted after the jump.
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