by generalsjoes | Jan 15, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute
If there was one thing about the G.I. Joe: America’s Elite comic that I came away loving, it was Mike Bear’s art. For whatever reason, I absolutely loved his drawing style, his action, and even the coloring…even as World War III sort of stumbled through it’s climax, the art shone through…and evidently Hasbro feels the same way, as they’ve enlisted in Mike Bear’s assistance for package art is recent years.
Apparently that’s continuing on in 2010, as Mike Bear’s DeviantArt page reveals some very cool looking package art for upcoming Hasbro products…including what appears to be the G.I. Joe: Resolute Boxed Sets! Only three pieces are evident so far, Arctic Duke, Zartan, and Firefly, but good Lord do they look great. Knowing Hasbro’s formula with the Cobra Island packs, I am officially ecstatic waiting for these 7-packs. I’m not sure anyone saw Zartan coming…. this really opens the door for what else we might be getting. A huge thanks to the Terror Drome for digging up this link!
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Sure, there’s another Duke, and there will probably be another Snake Eyes, too, but seeing Zartan really makes me think our chances are pretty good for guys like Flint, Stalker, and Beachhead, who were all pretty central to the animation. Bring it on, Hasbro!
by generalsjoes | Jan 9, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Justin: As 2010 drew nearer, I knew I wanted to do something to celebrate not only the past year in G.I. Joe, but something to celebrate the entire decade. The past ten years have added several series of generations in G.I. Joe lore, some better than others, but I thought it only right that I give some time to not only cheer what Hasbro did in 2009, but also everything it took to get there from G.I. Joe’s apparent mass-market resurgence in the year 2000.
But a strange thing happened as I began paring down the list… I had fifty figures. Yes, FIFTY. And it took me a while to pare it down even that much. Even for a raging fanboy like myself, 50 of the “best” figures of the past 10 years hardly seems like a “best of” list, and more like a “look at all these pretty decent figures” list. Even though nearly 1200 G.I. Joe figures have been released in the past ten years, I wasn’t sure a “Top 50” would generate much discussion or thought… click the “Read the Rest of this Story” link to peruse this monstrous volume!
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by generalsjoes | Dec 28, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute
Well, that didn’t take long. Just moments after the story broke about upcoming Past and Present figure 2-packs, many folks were wondering when we’d see images…and as usual, Gyre-Viper from HissTank.com comes through. Keep in mind these are pre-production mock ups and aren’t necessarily indicative of what the final product may be, but I think it’s probably a safe bet.
If these are what the final product will be? I hesitate to say it, but… “meh”. I’ve got all the Rise of Cobra versions already, and honestly, these are all just repaints of figures we got in comic packs not so long ago. I could potentially see some new collectors jumping on board here, but honestly, most of the new folks prefer the Anniversary/Rise of Cobra tooling and style, and wouldn’t really latch on to these vintage homages that are somewhat slapped together and imperfect. It presents a strange dichotomy. Generally, the most diehard vintage type fans aren’t really big on the movie designs…and the folks that are really into the movie already have all of these movie figures, and also aren’t necessarily that interested in vintage homages, so I’m really not sure who these are designed to appeal to.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m as excited as any long time fan for the premise of vintage o-ring tooling being sold on store shelves, but I’m just not sure this was the best way to go about it.
Perhaps if the homages were more carefully done or better conceived, there might be a broader appeal, but as a somewhat hackneyed store exclusive set, I’m a bit hesitant to get all that fired up. Anyone agree or disagree?
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by generalsjoes | Nov 15, 2009 | Customs, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute, Kick Ass Custom
With all the talk of the upcoming Resolute boxed sets, everyone’s been clammoring for Roadblock, Destro, Stalker and all of the guys that didn’t get the action figure treatment, but not many fans are really making mention of the arctic assault uniforms that Duke and Scarlett wore while they busted up Siberia. HissTank member meeko, actually goes even further, and he did up some great customs of the entire cast of characters from the Arctic battle…not only did he do some very nice versions of Siberian Scarlett and Duke, but also the Alley-Vipers, Ice-Vipers, and Zartan. He used some Star Wars parts, some Joe parts, and really thinks outside the box on some of these things. Nice stuff.
Check out the thread here, and the images mirrored below.
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by generalsjoes | Nov 8, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute
Resolute seems to have really captivated the fandom, and I can’t blame them…while the story wasn’t perfect, the character designs pretty nearly were, and the vast cast of characters drew in Joe fans from all era’s. If there are any questions I see throughout the online fandom, they mostly center around Resolute. “Was this character in the show?” “Is this character being made into a figure?” “What assortment was that figure from?”
Well, with this new Characters SuperPage, I’m attempting to provide a resource for all of this information. I’ve broken down every single character who appeared in G.I. Joe: Resolute, and provided screencaps for that character from the feature, information about toy releases, and my own insight about whether or not we should expect to see a toy in the future. I’ve got screen grabs from the cartoon, pictures of the figures (both released and unreleased) and about as much information on the Resolute cast of characters that you’ll find anywhere online.
Check it out right here, and as always, please let me know if there’s anything you’re interested in seeing. This took me a looooong time, and forced me to rewatch Resolute several times over the past week (I know, poor me… :shifty: ) but I’m hoping the end result is worth it and helps out the fans.
Let me know your thoughts!
by generalsjoes | Nov 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute
Mysterious Stranger has kindly agreed to review the G.I. Joe: Resolute DVD for GeneralsJoes, but we figured that wasn’t enough…so I spent countless hours with the DVD over the past 2 days and have pulled over 300 screenshots from pretty much every scene and every minute of the animated event. Every character, every action scene…it’s all here! Hit the link to the embedded album after the review to check ’em all out.
If G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is a handshake and high-five to the general public then G.I. Joe Resolute is a full on makeout session with the fans. Without a doubt this is the G.I. Joe that fans have wanted since we were all kids playing in the backyard. You’ve all seen Resolute so I don’t need to sell you on it. Its just as awesome as it was on the internet and on Cartoon Network. Running at just under an hour it’s a great thrill ride and a lot of fun. I really enjoyed catching things I missed in the first few viewings and look forward to watching it again. And you definitely want to watch through the end credits. I won’t spoil it like Justin did but it’s worth it.
The DVD is packed with extras. The “Now You Know” teaser is the exclusive two minutes of footage shown at SDCC and Joecon and its pretty cool stuff. If you haven’t seen it yet you’ll really enjoy the clip. There is also a 20 minute interview segment with three of the filmmakers discussing how Resolute came together as well as answering fan questions. It’s clear they intended this for adult collectors and they definitely had the fans in mind throughout the entire production process. There are also Storyboards and Joe Files in the extras that you really have to see to appreciate. Lots of cool stuff.
G.I. Joe Resolute is the Joe we’ve always wanted. And now you can watch it anytime you want. YO JOE!
