by generalsjoes | Sep 16, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys
For the first time that I can remember, the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club exclusive incentive figure for 2010 has SOLD OUT. According to this post on the GIJoeClub forums, the figure has sold through and is now out of stock.
This is a first for the Club exclusives…and if nothing else, I think it proves as a bit of a warning into potential things to come. I was extremely fired up about getting an o-ring version of Big Lob, but most of the love these days focuses around the 25th Anniversary style and the characters…so when Dial Tone makes his debut next year, I think folks are going to want to sign up early.
While this might prove frustrating for some fans who might not have gotten their hands on the figure yet, I think it’s cool news for the Club, and hopefully they can find the right balance going forward between production and demand.
by generalsjoes | Aug 25, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Comics
The Red Shadows are back and more dangerous than ever! To secure an alliance with Cobra, the Black Major must demonstrate the power of his mind-altering chemical weapons to Cobra Commander and Flint is the perfect guinea pig. Now a handful of G.I.Joe and Action Force agents must stop the Red Shadows and save Flint before he goes irrevocably insane. With amazing cover art by famed G.I. Joe artist Tim Seeley.
Tim Seeley provides an amazing cover for this exciting Red Shadows story, based on the 2010 G.I.Joe convention exclusive figure set! Interior art by G.I. Joe artist Sheldon Goh. Featuring exclusive character Dossiers and other bonus content.
Price: $4.95 Pages 32
Walk, Run, Drive to or Call your local comic shop and make sure to ask them to order the GI JOE VS COBRA FALL SPECIAL: VACATION IN THE SHADOWS!
by generalsjoes | Aug 15, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
So, we now know the date and place for the 2011 G.I. Joe Convention, which of course means that the guessing will start taking place! Well, over on the GI Joe Collectors’ Club forums, “The Commander” has made our jobs at least a little bit easier.
A single thread has been created over there where they plan on posting information about the exclusive set for the upcoming 2011 convention, and so far they’ve given us two clues, albeit very minor ones.
“1) The set will contain 25A-style figures!
2) We are not revisiting a previous Convention set!”
So begins the game!
I know when they first announced that the o-ring figure convention sets were getting phased out, I was disappointed. But it’s become quite evident that there is so limited a selection of tooling that really, we would only be shoe-horned into a very limited canvas that the club could work with. As I see the Pursuit of Cobra surge forward, with Renegades looming in the distance, and think about all of the 25th Anniversary homage stuff that’s still hanging out there, I can think of a wealth of great things the Club can do with the new selection of tooling.
Hell, maybe they’ll even dip their toes into the Resolute pool? One can only dream.
Regardless, they have so many more options with the new tooling format that I find it hard to complain, and I can’t help but get excited to see what they can do with this new format (when they’re not simply revisiting a set from years past). Don’t disappoint me, Collectors’ Club! 😉
by generalsjoes | Jul 25, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Don’t want to fight the Monday morning rush for Slaughter figures at HasbroToyShop? You’re in luck! Over at the GIJCC Store you can grab both figures right now! Check out the information we received direct from the Club below about Sgt. Slaughter and the Pursuit of Cobra!
New items in stock! Limited quantities! GIJoeClub.com/shop
07-23-10
2010 Comic Con Sgt Slaugter 2 figure set (standard & variant version) 2 pcs $40 + shipping (ITEM IS LIMITED TO ONE 2 FIGURE SET PER CLUB MEMBER! LIMITED QUANTITIES)!
3 3/4 Mobile Mech Suits(Steel Marauder w/Kickstart v1/Cobra Deviant w/Cyber-Viper v1) 2pcs- $38.99 + shipping
3 3/4 Alpha Vehicles Wv1(Doom Cycle w/Storm Rider/Ghost Hawk w/Tomahawk) 2pcs-$31.99 + shipping
3 3/4 Bravo VehWV1(Wolf Hound w/White Out, H.I.S.S. Tank w/H.I.S.S. Driver) 2pcs- $49.99 + shipping
by generalsjoes | Jul 21, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
Okay, maybe I’m the only one who didn’t know this… I haven’t seen much speculation online as to where Dr. Venom’s head came from, though Lanny Latham from the Collectors’ Club did confirm that it was retooled from the vintage line. I’d combed through the archives and couldn’t quite figure it out. But thanks to some dilligent GeneralsJoes commentors, who set me straight in my review post, I know now that Venom’s head was retooled from the Mortal Kombat Liu Kang!
Great detective work. I love digging this stuff up, and I’m consistently surprised at how much mileage the Club can get out of those older tools (the ones still left in existence, anyway). Check out the comparison image below. Many features look similar…the hair, the nose. But obviously the neck ball was removed, and the hair must have been trimmed up a bit as well. Any thoughts from anyone else?
