by generalsjoes | Aug 24, 2014 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, Roll Out Roll Call
For folks who haven’t been following along on Facebook, a couple of enterprising G.I. Joe fans have been working on a great guide for the G.I. Joe: Retaliation toyline entitled “Total Retaliation“. The book will focus on the toys with the G.I. Joe: Retaliation theme. As we all know, there were some fantastic action figures and vehicles under the Retaliation banner, pulling from all era’s and generations of G.I. Joe. Total Retaliation features figures, file cards, and some incredible looking diorama shots.
Over on their Facebook Page, the Total Retaliation creators have been posting a ton of fantastic “in progress” shots featuring their page layouts, diorama snippets and other great tidbits of information.
We’ve just learned that the Total Retaliation book will debut at Roll Out Roll Call in Southampton, England on October 11th and 12th! Featuring an exclusive cover and some great incentives, this will be our first opportunity to purchase a physical copy of the Total Retaliation book. I’d imagine they’ll go on sale shortly thereafter.
Keep up with the latest news on Total Retaliation on their Facebook Page, and make sure you’re staying up to date with Roll Out Roll Call, too, as they celebrate 50 years of G.I. Joe and 30 years of Transformers on October 11th and 12th at the Jury’s Inn in Southampton, UK! All of those details can be found right here. Check out some of the great images from Total Retaliation below.
by generalsjoes | Aug 24, 2014 | 50th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Toys, Podcasts, What's on Joe Mind
Yes, the recording schedule has been a bit hap hazard, especially with no real news to talk about, but that’s changed over the past few weeks as the news for G.I. Joe has had a resurgence, especially with the 50th Anniversary line being released to retail! We also talk about our favorite Marvel Comics Covers and talk Coil Con.
Not only that, but we talk to Carson of 3D Joes about his exciting 3D Joes Poster Kickstarter Campaign!
Check out our Podbean Page or the embedded player below for the latest episode and the Show Notes are after the jump.
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by generalsjoes | Aug 24, 2014 | Dio-Stories, G.I. Joe
When we last saw the ECO Force their were clearing the Cobra R & D sector, and thought they were free and clear…but I think we all know differently. The G.I. Joe team comes face to face with one of the strangest foes they’ve ever faced!
Meanwhile are there some cracks in the Cobra foundation? A trusted Cobra ally seems to have his own nefarious plans…
Check out the Darkness Falls section, or click the link directly below.
by generalsjoes | Aug 19, 2014 | 50th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys
I know they’re not the most exciting subject matter because they’re essentially re-releases of past figures, but for the sake of thoroughness, I wanted to cover it all.
Check out my 50th Anniversary Review Page, or click the links below.
by generalsjoes | Aug 18, 2014 | G.I. Joe
Every once in a while I like to do a little “Round Up” of what’s currently available through Amazon.com. This admittedly serves a couple of purposes, as I am an Amazon affiliate and any purchases going through my banner ads help provide review material for the website. Check out some of the G.I. Joe material available through Amazon currently:
G.I. Joe: Retaliation Night Viper
G.I. Joe: Silent Interlude 30th Anniversary Special Edition
G.I. Joe: The Complete Collection (Volume 5)
Other Complete Collection Volumes
G.I. JOE: The Complete Collection Volume 4
G.I. JOE: The Complete Collection Volume 3
G.I. JOE: The Complete Collection Volume 2
G.I. Joe: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1
G.I. Joe Complete “Sunbow” Series
G.I. Joe: Resolute on DVD
Kindle Worlds – G.I. Joe
by generalsjoes | Aug 17, 2014 | G.I. Joe
I apologize, I’ve been away with family the past few days, so I haven’t been able to give much advanced notice, but for folks in the New Jersey or Philadelphia area, you may want to consider swinging by the New Jersey Collectors Con (NJCC) today!
There are many great door prizes as well as special guests Aaron Archer, Mark Bellomo, and Boss Fight Studios! Rumor has it the folks from Boss Fight may even be showing off something new and interesting today. I was able to attend this show earlier this year and it was a ton of fun! I recommend anyone in the area (or even outside the area…it was a 6 hour drive for me) check it out. A great sales floor, some great guests, and a very well run show.
Check out the full details at their Facebook page and check out an image of Kevin Watts terrific custom Night Viper HISS Tank which is one of the door prizes.
Anyone who is in attendance and sees what Boss Fight Studios is showing off, please report back, I’d love to hear more about it.
Holiday Inn – New Jersey
2175 West Marlton Pike (Rt. 70), Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Sunday, August 17th, 2014
by generalsjoes | Aug 17, 2014 | Dio-Stories, G.I. Joe
The G.I. Joe team has taken the Cobra temple, but there are still snakes in the grass, and Operation: Eclipse is still thoroughly under way. Desperate to get a leg up, the Joes send a team into Cobra’s Research and Development sector, but get more than they bargained for!
Check out the Darkness Falls section for the latest episode, or click the link below.
by generalsjoes | Aug 15, 2014 | G.I. Joe, Transformers
After showcasing the artwork for the upcoming Transformers Collectors Club Marissa Faireborn w/ Afterburn yesterday, the Club has now revealed an actual Photoshop mock up of the figure and vehicle.
As we all expected, they’ve used G.I. Joe parts to assemble the Earth Defense Command pilot, using Cover Girl’s head, Resolute Scarlett torso, with Rise of Cobra Scarlett arms and legs. Afterburn is a repainted G.I. Joe: Retaliation Wheelblaster motorcycle.
I’ll be honest, I’m not quite sold on the whole concept of this combined universe experiment yet, especially because it’s firmly rooted in the Transformers future continuity (and so doesn’t necessarily “play nice” with the Real American Hero universe) but I gotta say the formula for the figure itself is pretty darn nice. A great combination of relatively modern, and nicely articulated parts, and I’m really digging the color scheme.
It’s certainly an interesting experiment, and time will tell how far the Transformers Collectors Club dives into this human element. It could provide some really great complimentary action figures to go with your G.I. Joe universe as well. I’ll certainly be watching.
Check out the Photoshop mock up below, and if you’re interested, considering joining up with the Transformers Collectors Club. Whether or not this figure will be available to G.I. Joe Collectors Club members still remains to be seen. I think it would behoove the Club to do so, because I’m certain they’d get some sales from Joe Club members, including some folks who wouldn’t necessarily want to pony up the cash to be a member PLUS the cash for this figure. There are definitely some cross-sell opportunities if the Club plays their cards right.
by generalsjoes | Aug 14, 2014 | G.I. Joe, Transformers
As promised, the Transformers Collectors Club did indeed reveal information about a potential link between G.I. Joe and Transformers, and in what comes as a great surprise (to me at least) they’re using a 4″ figure as a template for this item!
The Transformers Collectors Club has officially announced Marissa Fairborne as a Club exclusive figure for 2015! Fans of the Transformers mythology may know that Marissa Fairborne was a member of the Earth Defense Command in the Generation 1 Animated Series, and was none other than Flint and Lady Jaye’s daughter! She apparently is coming with a repainted Retaliation motorcycle, labeled as “Afterburn”.
This is a fantastic surprise to me, and I’m pretty excited to see the final product. The artwork (by the terrific Robert Atkins and Jesse Wittenrich) has been released today, with actual product images coming tomorrow.
For the full details on Marissa Faireborn, check out her TFWiki Page.
You can check out the full press release and art below:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Transformers Collectors’ Club brings the Humans!
Fort Worth, TX – August 14th, 2014 – Fun Publications, Inc., licensee for Hasbro’s official Transformers Collectors’ Club, is excited to announce their first ever 3 ¾ inch
human figure from the Transformers mythos… Marissa Faireborn!
Fans of the Transformers franchise will recognize Marissa as the Earth Defense
Command (EDC) pilot from season 3 of the original Transformers cartoon. What G.I. Joe fans will recognize is the name, “Faireborn”. As Season 3 of the Transformers series took place a couple decades AFTER G.I. Joe, this crossover character was in fact, as intended by
Story Editor Flint Dille who worked on both Transformers and G.I Joe, the daughter of G.I. Joe members Flint and Lady Jaye!
In addition to this great action figure offering, Marissa will also be riding in to action with her Autobot ally, Afterburner! Both will be revealed tomorrow on the Transformers Collectors’ Club Facebook page. However, in the meantime we are thrilled to present the art for Marissa Faireborn w/ Afterburner by Robert Q. Atkins and Jesse
Wittenrich.
This figure, along with the motorcycle accessory, will be available for order through the Transformers Collectors’ Club early Spring 2015. For more information on the exclusive
figure offerings of the TCC, including Lio Convoy, Nova Prime and the TFSS 3.0, please visit Transformersclub.com.
About Hasbro
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About Fun Publications, Inc.
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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 TransformersClub.com,
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by generalsjoes | Aug 11, 2014 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie
In a strange marketing move by Hasbro, they have allowed a Korean video game producer “Neople” to license their Storm Shadow character for use in an online game called Cyphers. One look at the video announcement shows that it’s Storm Shadow from the film universe, which makes sense considering what a superstar Lee Byung-Hun is in his native country. That’s obviously what drove the licensing arrangement to begin with, though it does seem strange to see that single character allowed for use.
From what I can tell, Cyphers does not have an English translated version, so this will be fun mostly for Korean game players, but I thought it was a pretty interesting news tidbit regardless.
Check out the promo video below, and you can check out the website for the video game right here.
