Hey gang, Gary here filling in for Justin while he is on the road to NYC. The folks at the collectors’ club updated their page with a lit’l Saturday morning surprise. Its Flint!!
SEE HIM
Justin will have updates later today and more commentary later. Feel free to discuss below!
…so I’ve ended my Toy Fair prep by sitting through the 3 minute premier episode of Operation: HISS, and I’m about ready to hit the road first thing tomorrow morning. I’ve absconded with my office Blackberry for the trip, so expect some updates during the voyage on my Twitter Feed. I’m not sure I’ll be doing much tweeting from the event itself, just because I’d rather focus on the material (though there will be time during the Star Wars presentation…who gives a crap about Star Wars, anyway?).
So, even if my pic uploading might be a bit sporadic, I’ll try to at least offer some insight and content via Twitter and hopefully when the pics show up, they’ll be worth the wait. I may not be the fastest, but hopefully I can try and be the best.
There are a lot of admins and webmasters out there who attend these shows as part of their jobs… to me, this is what being a fan is all about. I’m thrilled that I have the opportunity to go to Toy Fair every year, and I’m just plain psyched to see what’s in store. Something tells me my enthusiasm will show through. Hope the product meets my expectations…and all of yours as well.
Heh…in the last post I mentioned a month was a long time to wait for a follow up to a 5 minute webisode. Turns out, the action itself only took just over 3 minutes. Overall impression? About what you’d expect for a direct-to-website feature catered to kids. It’s done in CGI animation, purely computer models, and they looked like they were pulled from the cut scenes of the console game (which isn’t necessarily a good thing). Some choppy animation, some stilted voice acting, and nothing that will really make the long time fans go crazy. Definitely not G.I. Joe’s best side.
I still kinda dig seeing the movie universe further explored (especially since it would appear it’s vanishing entirely from store shelves with this G.I. Joe “reboot” this fall), but the end result did not blow my skirt up, which is really saying something when coming from this fanboy. Regardless, I’ll be waiting the first Friday of every month just to see what’s next.
On the positive side, we did get some cool intel when the credits rolled! I’ve mirrored some screen shots below, including a shot of the voice credits, which indicate that some other characters will be appearing in the series like Recondo, Helix, and Snow Job! I’ll check out further installments just for that.
A fun way to spend a few minutes, but don’t expect Beast Wars or Starship Troopers… the gallery is below.
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Big thanks to The Terror Drome for breaking the news that the rumored web-based animated series “G.I. Joe: Operation H.I.S.S.” has hit the airwaves on the eve of Toy Fair, 2010. Broken up into what appears to be five minute episodes, apparently new installments will appear on the first Friday of each month. Man…a full month between five minute episodes? Interesting.
Haven’t even checked it out yet, but will be doing so shortly. Take a peek yourself right here.
So officially Toy Fair begins today, even though Hasbro’s showcase for collectors doesn’t happen until tomorrow afternoon. However, as of tomorrow around 12:30pm, Hasbro will be having a special event for collectors and fansites, and giving them a show for their upcoming product lines for 2010, including (of course) G.I. Joe. Yes, I will be in attendance.
Just as an FYI, though, my normal plans for the Toy Fair trip have somewhat fallen through this year, so it’ll be a whirlwind trip down and back, including a few train stops, and about 8 hours worth of driving.
I’m going to make every effort to stop at a Hot Spot in the city to upload pics and get some info out there, but I can’t make any promises. The timeline is going to be tight. I will promise, though, that by Sunday afternoon, I should have a heaping helping of pictures, details, and information, and will make every effort to get the Pursuit of Cobra Superpage updated and give you the information you’ve come to expect. I’m also going to be working with GeneralsJoes friends The Terror Drome, JoeBattleLines, and YoJoe to keep the info flowing as freely as possible.
It’s gonna be a fun weekend!
Once again, GeneralsJoes contributor Mysterious Stranger comes through with some very nice, well detailed reviews of recent Sideshow Collectible releases. Knowing I don’t have the budget to get my hands on this stuff these days, he’s right on the ball, this time covering the Sideshow Cobra Officer and Cobra Sniper all in one shot.
Click the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below to check out his review!
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Fort Worth, TX – February 11, 2010 – Fun Publications, Inc., licensee for Hasbro’s official G.I. Joe Collectors’ Convention, G.I.Joecon, has revealed their first two exclusives from this years 3 ¾-inch convention set “Vacation in the Shadows.” Black Major, commander of the Red Shadows, makes his G.I. Joecon debut alongside six of his Red Torch minions. Black Major and the Red Torch’s will be part of this amazing box set that is available to both attending and non-attending collectors.
G.I.Joecon will be held from April 29th-May 2nd in Providence, Rhode Island. This year is a “first” for G.I.Joecon as the show will be headed to where it all began, where G.I.Joe made his first appearance back in 1964 and the subsequent re-launch as G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero in 1982. The first 400 Fans and Collectors who register will be guaranteed a spot on the Hasbro tour, where they can get a first hand look at what has went into this exciting brand that has lasted for over 45 years!
For more information on G.I.Joecon, the weekend activities and the exclusive figure offering, please visit www.GIJoecon.com.
About HASBRO
Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children’s and family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest quality and most recognizable play and recreational experiences in the world. As a brand-driven, consumer-focused global company, Hasbro brings to market a range of toys, games and licensed products, from traditional to high-tech and digital, under such powerful brand names as TRANSFORMERS, PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, G.I. JOE and WIZARDS OF THE COAST. Come see how we inspire play through our brands at http://www.hasbro.com. (C) 2009 Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
About FUN PUBLICATIONS, INC.
For over 15 years, Fun Publications, Inc. has been a Hasbro licensee offering fans and collectors of pop culture memorabilia news, exclusive product and family events through different print offerings, websites, collector clubs and brand specific conventions such as GIJoeCon and BotCon. Located in Fort Worth Texas, Fun Publications reaches a large audience, serving the United States and many other countries such as Japan, Great Britain, Brazil, Australia and Canada. For more information visit www.TransformersClub.com, www.GIJoeClub.com, www.GIJoeCon.com, and www.BotCon.com.
Coming somewhat out of left field, the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club has added a specialty trooper to the Red Shadow mix, in the form of a Pyro-Trooper, the Red Torch! Continuing the trend from last night’s debut of Black Major, we get a great look at this new Red Shadow operative on GIJoeCon.com.
Using what appears to be the Eco Warrior Flint body with the head from the very cool Built To Rule Shadow-Viper, we have a very neat looking addition to the Red Shadows ranks. I really love that head sculpt, and I’m thrilled to see the Club dip into the BTR realm a bit to pick and choose parts. This shade of red just snaps, too. Very cool. Personally, I’m not huge on the whole flamethrower specialty, so I’ll probably make these guys heavy weapons troopers or something…but the figure looks cool enough to work into the ranks, that’s for sure.
I’m almost giddy in anticipation of the Flint and Red Shadow, things are looking great so far. As always, keep looking at GIJoeCon.com to see these new figure previews posted!
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BE WARNED – THIS POST CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS FROM UPCOMING ISSUES of G.I. JOE: COBRA II! Click “Read the Rest of this story” link below for the full details!
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