One of the coolest events in toy customization are the occasional “CustomCons” held by renowned toy website The Fwoosh. During these “CustomCons”, customs of all shapes, sizes, and styles are presented as if they are new toylines being shown to the public. There usually are some very cool things to be seen, including some occasional G.I. Joe related items.
This time around, though, Joe custom fansite JoeCustoms.com goes way above and beyond, by designing and “producing” a full-fledged “Spooks” boxed set using G.I. Joe parts. You might wonder what the big deal about Spook is? Well, it’s a very cool comic title by Devils’ Due Publishing written by none other than Larry Hama, so there are obvious ties to the G.I. Joe brand scattered throughout.
As part of this great CustomCon presentation, JoeCustoms has an exciting announcement to come in the next four days…keep your eyes peeled! Until then, check out their great boxed set over on The Fwoosh. More will be coming as well…
HeavyInk.com has posted some information on upcoming G.I. Joe releases from IDW, giving us some clues as to upcoming issues and stories being told in the IDW G.I. Joe universe.
G.I. Joe #9 – Comic Summary: Chuck Dixon (w) o SL Gallant (a) o Howard Chaykin, Robert Atkins (c)
The Joes invade Castle Destro only to find no one home but the biggest, baddest killer robot ever and the encounter turns deadly for the team. We also pay a visit to the ultra secret Section Zero-COBRA’s arctic lair where Destro must make the M.A.S.S. Device perform or die. And Mainframe and Snake Eyes on a road trip to Springfield? *2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio. *Retailers: See your order form for a special incentive FC o 32 pages o $3.99
Click the “Read the rest of this entry” link below to see some great info on the upcoming few months of G.I. Joe comics!
Thanks to Mysterious Stranger for pointing out this excellent article on G.I. Joe #21, written by Shaenon K. Garrity, Manga Editor at Viz who writes a bit about the impact that G.I. Joe #21 had on her husband’s life. It’s really an entertaining read that paints an extremely flattering picture of this particular issue, of G.I. Joe as a comic entity, and especially of the indelible mark left on the brand by Larry Hama.
There’s nothing exceptionally news worthy in the article, but it’s just one small example of the impact that the Marvel G.I. Joe comic series had on comic professionals, and comic readers, who aren’t necessarily G.I. Joe fans. Check it out here.
Collider.com has posted some great video of Larry Hama talking about the history of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and also about his role with G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA. Hasbro Executive Brian Goldner also chimes in alongside Stuart Beattie and Stephen Sommers. Check out the video below. Thanks to tkprime’s Twitter feed for the information.
The first arc of G.I. Joe: Origins has come and gone, and with the release of the fifth issue yesterday we apparently get some resolution and some progression into the formation of the G.I. Joe team. A couple of reviews have already hit the web, you can check them out below:
I wasn’t too high on this series when it first kicked off, but each issue has been an improvement over the last, and I really look forward to seeing how it all wraps up in Issue #5.
