Amongst the fandom hooplah that Hasbro hates us because they cancelled a wave of vehicles, BigBadToyStore announces that pre-orders for the Wave 5 Vehicles have been reborn. Check out the link here.
Thanks to Mysterious Stranger as well as Irid70 of HissTank.com for pointing out the info.
I’ve made no secret of the fact that first and foremost, I’m a Real American Hero fan. The Anniversary stuff is great and all, but it would be impossible to match what the Real American Hero did and has done over its twelve year history, both in the states and abroad. In these days of the “information age” it’s highly doubtful that any line will have the same variety and intrigue as the original Real American Hero did, and a perfect example of that is this:
There have been rumors and inquiries going on for years about this figure, and it would finally appear that Blood for the Baron has uncovered the mystery. After much searching David Tree from the Blood for the Baron forums has uncovered the mysterious “F Force”, supposedly a companion to the more well-known SAS, Z-Force, Q-Force, and Space Force, all European exclusives with some unique paint deco’s and code names to separate them from the American versions (as well as some original Palitoy sculpts with more limited articulation). A very nice write up by David can be found here.
The intricate details of this discovery are still somewhat foggy, and it remains to be seen if any of this can be 100% confirmed, but it’s very cool to at least get some insight into this figure which has remained such a mystery for the past two decades plus.
And heck, even without this whole mystery going on, you should add Blood for the Baron to your bookmarks anyway, just to check out the incredible Action Force comics and information absolutely loaded within. A must-see site, even without this article, this just makes it even more interesting.
Thanks to WildWeasel from The Terror Drome for this info…here are the G.I. Joe-themed comics slated to be released by IDW in May, highlighted by G.I. Joe #5, G.I. Joe Origins #4, and G.I. Joe: COBRA #3.
G.I. JOE #5
Written by: Chuck Dixon,
Art by: Robert Atkins
Cover(s) by: Dave Johnson & Robert Atkins (2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.)
32 pages, Full Color • Cover Price $3.99 • Available May 2009
The battle in The Pit becomes a chase across the Nevada desert. Only one of Destro’s mechanized killers is left and it’s the most dangerous. Meanwhile, Flint is figuring out Where in The World is Castle Destro. And in Manila, Snake Eyes shows up as Stalker is closing in on a runaway arms dealer but on whose side?
HalloweenCostumes.com has an entire page devoted to costumes from the upcoming G.I. Joe: Rise of COBRA motion picture. Click here to check out the list of costumes “coming soon” and check the image gallery below for pictures of all of the various items for sale.
Okay, let’s see how many posts I can toss up here with no real content or information… :shifty:
I think I’ve finally got the new theme all ironed out. I did some database optimizing and some speed tweaks, so performance should be considerably better. Please let me know if it’s not. I also added a new Image Randomizer script up above, so the banner images will be randomly displayed when you hit the site. A silly little thing (and I’ve only got 2 banners right now, so you may not see much variety) but something I’ve wanted to mess around with a bit.
I may still hork around with the font colors a bit, I’m not sure yet about the different shades of gray, but I think more or less we’re good to go.
Okay, I think I’ve got most of the tweaking done for the day. I may swap colors around a bit if people don’t like some things, but as of right now, I think we’re stable. Tiger’s gone, too. :shifty:
Thanks for your patience!
As you may have noticed if you’ve stopped by the site today, things are looking a bit funky…and there’s a tiger up there.
I’m messing with the themes a little bit, so you may see some sporadic wonkyness today. I love the layout, but there are some glitches with image alignment and the fluid-width stuff that’s not blowing my skirt up, so I’m messing with things a bit.
Thanks for your patience, I’ll have this either revamped or back to normal by tomorrow.
The guys from JoeCanuck have posted their latest newsletter on the site, full of the same great articles you’ve come to expect. From the sounds of things, big news is on the horizon for the Canadian JoeCon as well!
Check out the newsletter here, and make sure to check the site here for all of the archives.
Also, keep an eye on their eBay auction for Snowbank to get your hands on this hard-to-find exclusive figure.
ws_toys, the seller who has already presented us with Breaker, the Resolute B.A.T., and the Baroness comes through again with an auction for one of the Rise of COBRA preview figures, the M.A.R.S. Officer. The figure comes packaged in a boxed 3-pack set with two M.A.R.S. Troopers as well, which I covered pretty extensively in this post (thanks to cmderinchief of the Coil Club).
Thanks to Destro from HissTank as usual for the scoop!
I’m really warming up to these guys (and the Troopers). The funky layered armor over the commando sweater…those very Neo-Viper like helmets (which sort of ties them into the upcoming Neo-Viper as well, even though the Neo-Viper doesn’t have his trademark helmet). I’ve been fighting it, kicking and screaming, however slowly but surely I’m being pulled into this movie universe and the figures that go along with it. Some of these look very interesting, even if they are remarkably dissimilar to the familiar Joes and COBRA’s that we’ve seen over the past twenty-six years. I really like the armor on his arms, I love the webgear and helmet, and all of his weapons are terrific. A very nice figure here, and I’m looking forward to getting the preview 3-pack in May.
