by generalsjoes | Feb 17, 2012 | Customs, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, Kick Ass Custom
Well, we’ll see how long the return is for. It’s been a long time since I added a kick ass custom to the front page, but I had some time to kill before my training this morning, so I figured I would throw something up here, especially work that is so well deserved.
Over at HissTank.com, member Wry1 has been doing both fan art and customs that have absolutely blown me away. I’m not sure why I haven’t featured them on the site sooner, but I could hold off no longer. It’s hard to just pick out one good piece, so I figured I’d just link his latest thread which features his takes on Scarlett, Ripcord, and Rock n Roll. They are amazing. If G.I. Joe was real world, current day military, this is what I’d want them to look like.
He goes in better detail over on the site, but for now, I’ve also mirrored a few of the images below. They’re worth checking out.
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by generalsjoes | Jul 26, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Big thanks to Mysterious Stranger who reports directly from San Diego ComicCon that he spoke with Hasbro reps on the convention floor, and they confirmed that Bench-Press is NOT Brendan Frasier’s “cameo” role in the film. He also reports some other interesting information:
“Also, the figure was supposed to be the movie line Rock ‘n’ Roll but they had to change the name due to copyright issues. Since they are now going into international territories with these figures the names have to clear internationally. So Rock ‘n’ Roll wasn’t available somewhere and had to be changed. Rather than just slap a new name on the figure they changed the character completely with a new bio, specialty and codename. Unfortunately the Craig McConnel file name is an error on the card that got missed when it was produced.”
Thanks again to Mysterious Stranger for setting the facts straight.
by generalsjoes | May 26, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
IDW Editor Chris Ryall has posted a single page preview on his Ryalltime blog from G.I. Joe: Origins #5, featuring Rock n Roll and Roadblock Heavy Duty. Posted as a tribute to Memorial Day, it’s a great image of the two G.I. Joe heavy machine gunners doing what they do best. Check out the post here and the image below.