by generalsjoes | Apr 4, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Sunbow
One of the great things about those old Sunbow cartoons was that there was quite a bit of cross over voice talent between them. Chances are, most folks voicing one series probably did some work in the other. The most obvious example of this, of course, would be Chris Latta’s work as both Cobra Commander and Starscream.
Recently, the G.I. Joe Convention has started inviting voice talent to their shows, while over on the Transformers side, BotCon has been doing it a while. Well, BotCon is sticking to their formula, and this year making his first ever convention appearance will be the voice of Blaster, Buster Jones!
For G.I. Joe fans, this means Doc and Zap. So if you’re a fan of either of these two characters, and you’re in the Dallas area, you may want to make a trip to BotCon…I’m not sure Mr. Jones is someone that the Collectors’ Club would invite to JoeCon, so get him while he’s hot!
Thanks to HissTank.com for the information.
by generalsjoes | Apr 3, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
As we discussed a short while ago, eBay has started brimming with early samples of the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation figures, and now some folks stateside are starting to get these samples in hand. The result is some very cool and detailed images showcasing some neat aspects we may not have seen before.
First, over at Carded Heroes, Jay takes a good look at the upcoming G.I. Joe Trooper. I’ve mirrored just a few images below, but you should definitely go to the source, as there are a ton of images there.
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These pictures only serve to further infatuate me with this new Joe Trooper. The accessories are amazing, and I love the fact that you can put pretty much all of his weapons on the figure itself. Such a bad ass looking troop builder.
Next, on the ToyVerse, Troynos has turned his camera towards the Cobra Trooper, revealing some more great details there, too. I love the consistency between this figure and the Retaliation Storm Shadow. They look very similar (though I don’t think they use the same tooling). Again, I mirrored a few images below, but many more are available directly at the ToyVerse.
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Looks like things will be heating up over the next 6 – 8 weeks leading up the G.I. Joe: Retaliations mass release at retail. Looking forward to it!
by generalsjoes | Apr 3, 2012 | 5 Page Previews, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Cobra Command is officially over, but the ramifications will be felt for a long time. The beginning of a new age of the G.I. Joe team starts here and now! Check out the 5 page preview below, and be sure to scoop this issue up at your local comic store on Wednesday.
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G.I. Joe: Ongoing Vol. 2 #12
Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Will Rosado, Steve Ellis (c)
COBRA COMMAND AFTERMATH! It’s a new day for the JOEs—as they crawl from the ruins of COBRA COMMAND, they find a new status quo… and a change in command! Who will lead the Joes into this new, deadlier, downsized future? SCARLETT leads and op into one of the wildest wildernesses on the planet to uncover a COBRA facility that threatens the very balance of the universe as we enter… DEEP TERROR!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
*Variant covers:
Black & White Will Rosado cover!
Bullet points:
- In the aftermath of COBRA COMMAND, everything changes!
- The JOEs face a new villain—a slashed operating budget!
- Who will lead the JOEs?!
by generalsjoes | Apr 2, 2012 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe Video Game, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: Renegades, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Podcasts, Show and Convention Coverage, What's on Joe Mind
It’s the “All Kevin All the Time” episode!
Featuring Kevin Watts who comes on the show to talk about the HAZARD HISS Tank and the New Jersey Collector Con, and of course also featuring the immortal Kevin Michael Richardson (Roadblock from G.I. Joe: Renegades) interview which fills up the back half of the episode. This is the “family friendly” version of the Kevin Michael Richardson interview, if you want to hear the uncensored version, don’t forget to hit up our Facebook Page.
For the full version of Episode 48, check out our Podbean Page or just listen to the embedded player below. As always, the show notes can be found after the jump.
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by generalsjoes | Apr 1, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
The latest image of a carded G.I. Joe: Retaliation figure has been unveiled, and this time around, it’s Storm Shadow! Featuring the same uninspired artwork and package design that we’ve seen from the beginning, at least the figure inside still looks pretty bad ass.
To see my review of a Storm Shadow figure sharing this tooling click here…otherwise hit up GIJoeClub.com to see the full carded image.
by generalsjoes | Apr 1, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades
Rejoice, G.I. Joe: Renegades fans! Netflix had added Season One of both G.I. Joe: Renegades and Transformers: Prime to their Instant Streaming service. This is awesome news as previously the only way to see this series was via iTunes. The entire 26 episode run of Season One is available.
Check out Netflix right here! Looks like I joined up just in time. Big thanks to GeneralsJoes reader Soundwave129 for the heads up!
by generalsjoes | Mar 30, 2012 | Avengers, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Podcasts, What's on Joe Mind
A short while ago, myself and my compatriots with the What’s on Joe Mind podcast had the unquestionable pleasure to sit down and interview Kevin Michael Richardson. Fans of animation know this fellow’s work very well. His recent role as Roadblock in G.I. Joe: Renegades is of course what brought him to our podcast, but he currently provides voices for Panthro in Thundercats, Bulkhead in Transformers: Prime, Kilowog in Green Lantern, as well as Cleveland Jr. on the Cleveland Show. This guy is literally in everything.
As usual when we talk to folks in the industry, we don’t always know what to expect… but I can say without hesitation that Mr. Richardson was one of the funniest and nicest guys we’ve ever had a chance to speak with, and we’ve spoken to a lot of folks over the past year.
But he also has the mouth of a sailor! We loved it, and had an absolute blast during the interview, but feel it necessary to warn those with sensitive ears that he’s not afraid to drop some bombs. We will be posting a more family friendly edited version along with episode 48 very shortly, but this guy was so hilarious that we just had to get an unedited version of the interview up, too, because we knew many fans would love it. So, big props to Gary for getting this posted on a Friday afternoon, and without further hesitation, hit up our Facebook Page or click the link below to have a listen. We guarantee you don’t want to miss this one!
by generalsjoes | Mar 29, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
We’ve seen scattered pictures on eBay, and of course from Toy Fair itself, but overseas message board ACToys has posted what appear to be the first in hand pictures of a release-ready G.I. Joe Trooper. At least assumption is this is a release ready figure. The images also have pictures of the packaging as well as the figure itself.
Of note is the fact that there isn’t a filecard on the package, which I did mention in Toy Fair reporting…but this fact caused Kevin to go into a wild nerd rage spasm during our last What’s on Joe Mind recording. A moment to look forward to for sure.
For now, though, simply revel in the images of the G.I. Joe Trooper, which actually make the figure look really nice. Instead of the cloth blue cape that we saw before (which was confusing everyone as to its purpose), this version of the Trooper has a plastic molded cape closer in color to the figure itself, which frankly makes a big difference. That blue looked pretty out of place. Now I’m not a massive fan of the idea of G.I. Joe Troop builders, but I’ll be damned if this isn’t a pretty nice looking figure. Also of note, he has double-jointed knees and appears to have those glorious rocker ankles, too. Excellent.
Check out the images at ACToys, and also mirrored below.
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Thanks to HissTank.com for the heads up!
by generalsjoes | Mar 29, 2012 | 30th Anniversary, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
With both the March and April newsletters running behind schedule, the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club has posted a terrific sneak preview of their upcoming April issue on GIJoeClub.com!
I’ve gone on record saying that the newsletter has been hugely improved as of late, mostly pointing to the excellent comic contained within, featuring very cool cameos by many familiar GIJCC universe characters. Looks like this continues on in April, where we see a great preview page of the comic featuring Nano-BAT, Footloose, Jammer, Gaucho, Quarrel, and Sparta! An awesome selection of GIJCC themed designs, and I love seeing them in comic book form. This is pretty much what I envisioned when I produced the dio comics for the newsletter a few years ago, but unfortunately my own schedule prevented me from continuing past 3 story arcs. I commend the folks doing this comic for doing some great work here.
Check out the sneak preview on GIJoeClub.com!
by generalsjoes | Mar 29, 2012 | G.I. Joe, Sponsor News
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