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Some more images emerge from G.I. Joe Convention in Kansas City

by | Aug 15, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie, JoeCon 2009, Pursuit of COBRA, Show and Convention Coverage

Another busy household day today, so coverage is a bit late, but I’ll be making up for it tonight, hopefully…  😉  For now, just wanted to report that JoeBattleLines has posted some more VERY nice images from the Hasbro display floor.  These new images include:

  • COBRA Commander (Mail Away)
  • Duke (in Training Gear from the Rise of COBRA)
  • Shadow Tracker (new COBRA Native American jungle expert and tracker…BTW, he’s made from 100% pure kickass.)
  • Snow Job (or mainly his weapons)
  • Storm Shadow (Jungle Assault)
  • Zartan (Desert Battle)

I’ll be collecting a bunch more information from the Hasbro round table today and getting something comprehensive up, probably late tonight.  Another late night!

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Awesome images and details on 2010 G.I. Joe Pursuit of COBRA Line

by | Aug 14, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie, JoeCon 2009, Pursuit of COBRA, Show and Convention Coverage

With more thanks than I can fit into a single post, MadMac41, Fred, Gary, and the guys at JBL have worked tirelessly today to keep me in the loop, deal with my harassing phone calls, and even put me on speaker phone so I could listen in on the Hasbro 2010 panel.  A better group of guys isn’t out there on the web today.  Of course, the guys at The Terror Drome are giving them a run for their money with their awesome “Cover it Love” coverage of all of the roundtables, and hundreds of awesome images that they’ve posted throughout the day as well.  For this post, I’ve utilized images from both of those mentioned sources, with permission.

This is the first year since 2002 that I haven’t made the trip to the Con, and while nothing can possibly take the place of hitting the bar with my buddies after a day filled with Joe goodies, at least this time around I can live vicariously through the great pictures and information gathered by fans onsite who give up their valuable time to keep the rest of us informed.  Check out all the gory details after the “jump”.

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G.I. Joe Convention 2009 Hasbro Marketing Panel – 2010 and beyond

by | Aug 14, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie, JoeCon 2009, Show and Convention Coverage

Lots of stuff planned for 2010, and Hasbro covered a huge amount of it at their 2010 Marketing Panel.  Folks from The Terror Drome and JoeBattleLines were both there and provided up-to-the-minute coverage via Twitter and Cover It Live!  This is what we know:

  • 45 Figures and 15 Vehicles planned for 2010
  • 4 Themes for the year, Desert, Jungle, Urban, and Arctic
  • Bravo 2010 Wave 2 HISS Tank! – Treads Move, HISS Body “pops up”
  • Wave 5 2009 Figures
    Ripcord (Jungle Assault)
    Duke (City Strike)
    Snake Eyes (City Strike)
    Storm Shadow (Arctic Threat)
    Desert-Viper
  • 2010 Figures – Different Environments
    Snow Job (Arctic Threat w/ nasty sniper rifle)
    Storm Shadow (Jungle Assault – Resolute body!)
    Destro (Arctic Threat w/ Water Shooter and frosted head??)
    Zartan (Desert Battle, almost looks like Raptor)
    Elite Ice-Viper
    Ripcord (Desert Battle w/ Delta Suit “next gen” for Air Operations)
    Snake Eyes (Arctic Threat w/ new sculpt Timber)
    Duke (Jungle Assault, looks like one of the guys from Predator)
    COBRA Commander (Jungle Assault)
    Jungle-Viper (Sniper, lots of elements of old school Night-Viper)
    Recondo (Jungle Assault)
    Scarlett (City Strike – Resolute Scarlett body)
    Firefly (City Strike – Some elements of Wraith)
    Heavy Duty (Desert Battle)
  • Ice Cutter COBRA Vehicle w/ Snow Serpent Officer
  • Hiss Attack Scout w/ Sand Viper (HISS Tank w/ no armor?)
  • Armored MotorCycle w/ Ashika (new character) – CYCLE TRANSFORMERS INTO ARMOR!  COOL AS ALL HELL.
  • Armored Panther w/ Outback
  • COBRA Fury w/ Alley-Viper Office
  • Snow Cat w/ Whiteout
  • Sand Serpent w/ Star-Viper (Night Raven repaint)
  • COBRA Commander MAIL AWAY FIGURE!
    New Breastplate, new helmet/mask
    HISS Drone comes with it

I’ve mirrored a sampling of round table images below…more to come from the sales floor!

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Fantastic Images of Display Cases with G.I. Joe Convention Exclusives

by | Aug 14, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, JoeCon 2009, Show and Convention Coverage

Never fails…whenever Fred from JBL shows up at the G.I. Joe Convention, you can be assured that some awesome pictures will be coming forward.  On the JBL Convention Coverage page, Fred has posted a short series of images of the Convention Exclusives, and the pics are pretty much the highest quality I’ve seen yet.

He’ll be hitting the display floor today at 2:00pm as well, so expect big things!  Check out the images mirrored below.

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Convention Exclusive pricing structure and some more images

by | Aug 13, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Toys, JoeCon 2009, Show and Convention Coverage

spiderpumpkin from HissTank has come through again with some pictures and details of the convention exclusive items that are being purchased as I type.  This appears to be the lowdown (and what an expensive lowdown it is!):

  • Blades w/ SAF Gyrocopter: $28.00
  • JUMP 2-Pack w/ Starduster and Manleh: $45.00
  • 3-Pack w/ Sgt. Shimik, Sgt. Redmack, and Sgt. Topson: $65.00
  • 12″ Crimson Guard: $50.00
  • Crimson Command Copter: $30.00
  • Joe or COBRA Weapon Set: $8.00 (still no inclination on exactly what this contains)

Actually, in all honesty, the prices aren’t terrible…well, except that 12″ Crimson Guard.  Yikes.  I can appreciate the production costs and the limited run, but that’s far and away the most expensive parachute figure ever.  It’s a beautiful figure, but you’re definitely paying for it.  The other items are about standard for Convention stuff…

spiderpumpkin also posts some great pics of the filecards and stuff at his photo gallery, which I have mirrored below.

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2009 G.I. Joe Convention Coverage Schedule – Roundtables, etc…

by | Aug 13, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, JoeCon 2009, Show and Convention Coverage

So, over the next day or two, various Hasbro round tables will go on giving us some cool information and a peek into what’s to come for 2010.  The entire Convention schedule is mirrored below:

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So, the dates and times of note are as follows.  Keep in mind this is all Central Time:

  • Thursday, 7:00pm: Package Pick-Up and Exclusive item purchases.  Expect pictures and details to come flooding in as Convention attendees pick up their exclusive packages and get first hand looks at all of the goodies that the GIJCC is offering this year at their dealer table.  This has basically already occurred tonight.
  • Friday, 12:00 – 12:50: G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA Panel.  I would assume this covers the film, the film’s success, and may involve some Q & A with folks involved in the production.
  • Friday, 1:00 – 1:50: Hasbro Marketing for G.I. Joe 2010 and beyond.  This is the panel everyone is waiting for, where Hasbro reveals some of their 2010 product plans and unveils some of the toys to come for next year or beyond.
  • Friday, 2:00pm Sales/Display floor opens to registered members for a sneak preview.  Folks on the ground will report in first hand on what’s in the display cases and what sorts of cool stuff the rest of us are all missing out on!
  • Saturday, 9:00am – 9:50: GIJCC Newsletter and Comic Q & A.  This is something new for this year where I guess folks can ask questions about newsletter production and interact with the team behind it.
  • Saturday, 11:00am – 11:50: Another G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA panel
  • Saturday, 12:00pm – 12:50: IDW Panel featuring a hint of things to come as well as a Q & A session with the IDW folks behind the comics.
  • Saturday, 3:00pm – 3:50: GIJCC Roundtable, discussion with the guys behind the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club who talk about potential future projects (hopefully the Dr. Venom/Adventure Team is on top of their list…  :shifty: ) and answer questions about production of the convention and convention exclusives every year.
  • Saturday, 4:00pm – 4:50: Electronic Arts discussion about the Rise of COBRA game, with a Q & A session about the game production and what goes into it.

Of course, there is much, MUCH more, visible at the schedule images above, but those are the highlights, and probably the discussions that I’ll be focused on covering.  There will  be a TON of stuff going on all weekend, should be a fun, busy time.  Enjoy!