by generalsjoes | May 25, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
Thanks to HissTank member Nighthawk who sends along the following message…
“Retaliation toys are being released today in Canada and there will be NO restock until closer to movie.
Here’s some tidbits:
CC is the black version
Joe Trooper has the brown helmet and cape
Prices:
Singles: $10.99 each
Dojo sets: $29.99 each
AWE Striker and Fangboat: $14.99 each
HISS and Ghosthawk: $21.99 each”
These were all apparently found at a Candian Toys “R” Us, so Canadian Joe Collectors, have at ’em!!
by generalsjoes | May 25, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
Well, it took a couple of days, but Hasbro has chimed in about the status of their G.I. Joe: Retaliation toyline at retail, and as I think most of us expected, the news is not good. Hasbro’s official statement reads as follows:
“G.I. Joe is an ongoing consumer franchise and therefore there is merchandise available to consumers. There is a limited amount of G.I. Joe Retaliation product at retail now, but in light of the movie moving out to March 29, 2013, the majority of the movie line will be made available early next year in time for the film’s release.”
And… that’s it. With one small paragraph, almost 40 action figures that fans were very much looking forward to have now been pushed back to match the movie timing. From the sounds of it, other than Wave 1 currently at retail, we’re in for another large scale hiatus until March of next year.
I will continue to keep my fingers crossed that they have some sort of information for us at JoeCon in New Orleans, but I don’t see how they could suddenly produce and distribute unplanned toys within the window of time we are currently looking at.
Obviously I will see if I can dig up any other information, and we’ll get updates to this story as they develop.
by generalsjoes | May 24, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, JoeCon 2012, Show and Convention Coverage
That’s right, you didn’t misread the headline… registration for the 2012 G.I. Joe Convention in New Orleans is officially live and ROCKING!
Hit up GIJoeCon.com to fill out the form, sign up and prepare for New Orleans. One hint… if you are an existing member, if you want to sign in, enter the CAPTCHA information on the login screen and just hit “Enter”. That will process the CAPTCHA and let you log in.
Seeya in NOLA!
by generalsjoes | May 24, 2012 | Dollar Store, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: Renegades, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Obviously the big news for the day is the revelation that G.I. Joe: Retaliation has been quickly and suddenly delayed from June 29, 2012 to March 29, 2013. The reason we’ve been given for this date is that they want to convert the film to 3D.
Is that the real and true reason?
There seems to be some conflict online throughout the fandom about what this really means and what the potential impact might be. Is this a terrible by move by Paramount? Could there be any redeeming value to this choice? Please click the Read the Rest of this Story link below to get my thoughts on this, with 12 hours to think it over.
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by generalsjoes | May 21, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Sponsor News
Hi there and welcome to the latest Action Force & GI-Joe update at All The Cool Stuff.
We have had a lot of good feedback regarding our ongoing 1982-1994 section, we have added a few more items this week including loose Palitoy SAS Hunter, Blades, Red Shadows Escape Armour among others:
http://www.allthecoolstuff.co.uk/Action-Man/-Action-Force/-GI-Joe/Action-Force/-International-Heroes/-GI-Joe-1982-1994__c-p-0-0-107-111.aspx
There is still a lot still to list and we ship worldwide, so please do not hesitate to contact me if there is anything specific you are looking for?
Just a reminder on GI-Joe Retaliation pre-orders. We are close to the official launch of the new toys and we have wave 2 available for pre-order allowing for easy ordering for UK and European collectors:
http://www.allthecoolstuff.co.uk/Action-Man/-Action-Force/-GI-Joe/Pre-Order__c-p-0-0-107-114.aspx
As always, keep checking back for more new updates, both new releases and vintage lines,
All the best,
Dave.
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by generalsjoes | May 21, 2012 | 30th Anniversary, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: Renegades, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Podcasts, Sunbow, What's on Joe Mind
You know I almost didn’t post this, because as usual, I missed an episode with a famous Sunbow voice actor, and the guys took the opportunity to rib me about it…so screw ’em, right?
Nah. I’m nothing if not forgiving, so I’ll play nice and post the latest update for the What’s on Joe Mind podcast. This episode the guys are joined by Sunbow voice actor Neil Ross, who voiced the indelible Shipwreck, one of the most popular characters in the G.I. Joe mythology!
They also tackle all the latest news and information, and talk about the GIJCC 2012 Convention Set in its entirety. I’m jealous that I didn’t get the chance to share my .02. Ah, well, maybe I’ll make them revisit it tomorrow night.
Check out the latest episode on our Podbean page, or via the embedded player below, and don’t forget to hit the jump for our show notes.
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