I know I’ve been a bit of an Amazon shill, but it’s been a great way to get different products in my hand to branch out my reviews a little bit. With the holiday season upon us, Amazon has a little of everything! Sure, there are tons of great toys, but also electronics and other terrific holiday gifts.
I promise I won’t cram Amazon down your throats, but here on Cyber Monday it makes some sense to showcase some of their great deals.
There are many great deals to be had here on Cyber Monday, and by supporting the sponsors of GeneralsJoes, you support the site!
Check out the following e-tailers for some great deals on this biggest online shopping day of the year:
Us here at GeneralsJoes would like to wish all of you a very happy and healthy Thanksgiving. Take some time to spend with your family or loved ones and remember some things to be thankful for this year.
Stay safe and be well!
Ever since Disney swept in and more or less consumed the Marvel and Star Wars brands (two toys long linked to Hasbro contracts) the rumors began that a merger between Hasbro and Disney was more or less inevitable.
Well, as many suspected, rumors have emerged today of a Hasbro merger with a large scale animation company. But it’s not Disney.
According to Deadline.com (a very reputable and accurate Hollywood rumor source) Hasbro is in talks with DreamWorks Animation on a potential landscape-shifting deal that could help solidify their entertainment brand. Of course by solidify, I mean likely solidify it in second place compared to what Disney is doing and has been doing. Heck, maybe even third behind Disney and Pixar.
I suppose looking at this logistically, it makes a bit of sense. Stephen Spielberg has been working alongside Michael Bay from time to time on the Transformers films, and has a stake in DreamWorks, although one might say his links to Disney & Lucasfilm properties are even stronger.
What this may mean for Hasbro as an entertainment brand is anyone’s guess, but if nothing else, it’ll make things interesting, especially when it comes to toy contracts. As the primary action figure licensee for many Disney properties (including Marvel, Star Wars, and the newly acquired Disney princess license) it seems odd that they would become partnered with one of Disney’s animation rivals. But stranger things have happened in corporate America.
Check out the full details at Deadline.com and stay tuned!
I know there has been a lot of Kickstarter talk with both Marauder and Vitruvian HACKS taking over conversation for a good few months, but there is a pretty cool action figure Kickstarter campaign currently going on right now from the folks at Fresh Monkey Fiction.
Fans of action figures in the 80s will no doubt appreciate the cool retro feel of the figures, and they’ve done a great job tapping into the wealth of public domain comic and pulp heroes over the past several years. They’ve got a little ways to go still to reach their goal, but it’s a really neat concept, and I’m going to toss some support their way.
Almost as interesting as the current project, though, is that they have something else on the horizon… something that might just be up a G.I. Joe fan’s alley. Earlier today, the Fresh Monkey Fiction folks Tweeted an image at me:
I questioned them on it a bit, and got the following Tweet in response:
@GeneralsJoes It’s a secret, but if “Forced” I’m sure your “Eagle” eye’d followers might be able to figure it out.
— Freshmonkeyfiction (@FreshMonkeyFic) August 9, 2014
Now that’s certain to catch some attention. What do you think? Check out the Amazing Heroes Kickstarter and then stay tuned, looks like more fun stuff is set to follow it!
As many of us enjoy a three day weekend, spending time with family, please take a moment (or more) to remember the reason for the day. Remember those who have given their lives so that we can enjoy the freedoms we have, and think about those they’ve left behind.
