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Whew…what a week

by | Aug 7, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Web Stuff

Yeesh…not only did the Rise of COBRA movie hit, but I’ve been spending some serious time with the video game to get a review prepped, plus work has been nuts and my wife is about ready to burst with our second child, so we’ve been doing nursery prep and all that fun stuff.

So if you’ve noticed that news stories and reviews have slowed, please don’t worry about it!  Starting Monday, as long as I’m not in the hospital with the family, things will start picking back up again and going full steam.  I’ve got reviews in the hopper for the X-Box 360 game, Mark Bellomo’s excellent book that I’ve taken way too long to get a review done on, as well as many Rise of Cobra figures that I don’t have up yet.

So, while I know the Twitter feed and RSS Feed haven’t been cooking along quite as often as usual, rest assured, there’s plenty more to come, I haven’t lost my juice, just catching my breath a bit this week.  It’s been a whirlwind for Joe fans, but a great ride already!  Go see the movie like eight times so we can get some decent sequels out of it.

Massive update to the Rise of COBRA Toy Superpage

by | Jul 28, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Web Stuff

Well, SDCC was fun and everything, but getting it all sorted out and organized was a PITA of the highest level.  Regardless, the Toy Superpage should now be up to date (I think…  :shifty:)

This is what I did, this go ’round:

  • Added listings and images for Wal-Mart Battle Stations
  • Added listings and images for Toys “R” Us Troop Builder 5-Packs
  • Added listings and images for TRU Snow Serpent & Bench-Press
  • Added listings and images for the white coat Doctor and unmasked Arctic Storm Shadow Variant
  • Added listings and images for latest round of speculation (Duke, Ripcord, Desert-Viper, Storm Shadow, Resolute Snake Eyes)
  • Separated Waves 2 & 3 of the Alpha vehicles and added images pertaining to them

I think that’s it.  If anyone finds anything I’ve missed, let me know, but I believe I’ve managed to capture everything.  Still refining the release dates and such, but most images have the tags in them with the release dates on them.  Check it out here.

I’m not dead…just out of the “office” today.

by | Jul 22, 2009 | Web Stuff

Those who know me know that my wife is approaching 9 months pregnant…well today, I got an unexpected day off, so it was spent prepping the nursery, packing bags, and getting all the last strings tied up.  I will be playing catch up throughout the evening, so the news posts will definitely pick up.  I’m back at work the rest of the week, so the normal pace should continue.

Thanks for your patience!  SDCC is upon us!!

Reminder – Today is Q & A day!

by | Jul 17, 2009 | G.I. Joe, Web Stuff

Just a friendly reminder that today is the day that we should be receiving answers to the latest round of G.I. Joe Q & A’s…  as always, GeneralsJoes will work as fast as possible and as thoroughly as possible to get links up throughout the evening.  I’ve been doing it since before it was the trend…  😉

Anyway, keep eyes peeled!

Be careful of what you wish for!

by | Jul 17, 2009 | G.I. Joe, Web Stuff

Oh, no!  Gary has joined Justin’s site too?!  Run for the hills!!

ACTUALLY, I am here to help a buddy out by occasionally adding content.  Whether it is talking about the current state-of-the-line, defending the Red Sox and bashing the Patsies (Go Colts!), I’m here to just add to the community.

It has been my observation that a solid number of the online fandom are new(er) collectors.  Whether they were vintage collectors from the 80’s who were lured back in with the Modern Era line, or just new collectors who simply started by picking up a figure at retail and got bit by the bug, many new fans have fired up the interwebs and have joined the online community.  If this is you, WELCOME my friends, you picked a heck of a time to get (back) into the hobby (and thank you for choosing GJ’s – shamless plug)!  I guess by comparison, I am one of those old foggies in the rocking chair as described by fellow GJ’s staffer Mike (I have Bulletman too!  :P).  Yikes, I just realized the other day that I remember when YoJoe launched…..geez, me-am-old!

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