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Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:00 pm
by Dagon
Evil_the_Nub wrote:Most of the vests, if not all of them, have a snap on the side to take it off. The only thing I've ever had to do is pop the head off.



Much love. I'ma try it out.

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:23 pm
by Supreme Convoy
I read Classic GI Joe Volumes 10 through 13, collecting #91 to #130. Large chunks of comics that I read in about a month.

Quick thoughts...

Sgt. Slaughter isn't a big deal in this universe. That's pretty shocking considering his cartoon presence.

I love this gag.
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The Trucial Abysmia arc is an intense arc. It’s interesting to read it and think about its place in comics history. It’s a pretty violent book pre-Image and The Death of Superman.

Silly looking character. However his fate really got to me.
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The Snake Eyes Trilogy is probably my new favorite GI Joe story, right next to the Silent Interlude.

#120 was an early comic I had as a kid. I can now see how it's heavily referencing #21. Really cool stuff.

I love this issue because I had a majority of the figures and vehicles that were featured in this issue like the Battle Copters, Combat Gliders, and Paralyzer.
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The neon colored toys aren't as garishly colored in the comics. As ridiculous as the sub groups like the DEF, Eco-Warriors, and Ninja Force may seem, I still love it.

Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes, swords drawn, riding tanks. Insanely cool.
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I had to look up this figure. I didn’t know that there was a GI Joe RC toy.
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Great splash page of Snake-Eyes. Even the Red Ninjas are wielding Uzis!
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It’s interesting to notice the later issues have less pages. It drops from 22 to 20. I wonder if it’s because of those profiles they had in the back.

On a side note, I took a good look at that Best of Larry Hams hardcover. Tempting since it's Absolute sized but the coloring in the later issues aren't good. They 're scanned and not remastered like the paperbacks so the half tone dots are distracting.

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:58 pm
by chuckdawg1999
Supreme Convoy wrote:I read Classic GI Joe Volumes 10 through 13, collecting #91 to #130. Large chunks of comics that I read in about a month.

Quick thoughts...

Sgt. Slaughter isn't a big deal in this universe. That's pretty shocking considering his cartoon presence.

I love this gag.
Image

The Trucial Abysmia arc is an intense arc. It’s interesting to read it and think about its place in comics history. It’s a pretty violent book pre-Image and The Death of Superman.

Silly looking character. However his fate really got to me.
Image

The Snake Eyes Trilogy is probably my new favorite GI Joe story, right next to the Silent Interlude.

#120 was an early comic I had as a kid. I can now see how it's heavily referencing #21. Really cool stuff.

I love this issue because I had a majority of the figures and vehicles that were featured in this issue like the Battle Copters, Combat Gliders, and Paralyzer.
Image

The neon colored toys aren't as garishly colored in the comics. As ridiculous as the sub groups like the DEF, Eco-Warriors, and Ninja Force may seem, I still love it.

Storm Shadow and Snake-Eyes, swords drawn, riding tanks. Insanely cool.
Image

I had to look up this figure. I didn’t know that there was a GI Joe RC toy.
Image

Great splash page of Snake-Eyes. Even the Red Ninjas are wielding Uzis!
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It’s interesting to notice the later issues have less pages. It drops from 22 to 20. I wonder if it’s because of those profiles they had in the back.

On a side note, I took a good look at that Best of Larry Hams hardcover. Tempting since it's Absolute sized but the coloring in the later issues aren't good. They 're scanned and not remastered like the paperbacks so the half tone dots are distracting.


Really have to get back to reading those volumes. I have a bunch of them and need to read them.

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Tue Apr 03, 2012 8:16 pm
by Supreme Convoy
Got my copies of GI Joe: Yearbook and Classic GI Joe Volume 14 paperbacks.

Volume 14 also collects issues from my childhood, the GI Joe/G2 crossover! I hope IDW eventually puts out the Transformers: G2 paperbacks.

I thought the solicitation mentioned it would include the first GI Joe/Transformers crossover mini-series but I guess I read it wrong. I hope they place it somewhere.

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Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:58 pm
by Supreme Convoy
GI Joe meets Danger Girl... just take my money now, IDW.

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“CROSSOVER OF THE CENTURY ALERT: DANGER GIRL and GI JOE are teaming up! Campbell! Hartnell! Royle! Barber! Dunbier!” were the only words accompanying the artwork seen above, featuring Danger Girl Abbey Chase dressed as the Baroness. No further details were shared, but I’m betting we find out more this weekend at C2E2.

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 11:12 pm
by chuckdawg1999
Who is danger girl?

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 1:23 pm
by Supreme Convoy
chuckdawg1999 wrote:Who is danger girl?


Danger Girl was a comic book in the late 90's. It was a combination of James Bond and Indiana Jones. The art was by J. Scott Campbell who created Gen13 and did those Devil's Due GI Joe covers.

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Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:25 pm
by chuckdawg1999
Gen 13. That takes me back

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:32 pm
by Supreme Convoy
I try to stick with Cobra to save money but these issues look amazing. Particularly the Tommy Lee Edwards cover.

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G.I.JOE: A Real American Hero #180
Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Herb Trimpe, Gallant (c)
In this special issue of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. JOE goes to SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL! After being provided with pivotal information, G.I. JOE travel to San Diego in order to stop a plot to exchange nuclear clearance codes within the confines of the SDCC. Will G.I. JOE save the day in time? You can’t miss this convention-tastic issue of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:
Larry Hama variant sketch cover!


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G.I. JOE #15
Chuck Dixon (w) • Will Rosado (a) • Tommy Lee Edwards (c)
“Deep Terror, part 3!”
DEEP TERROR rumbles on! Scarlett and Team Bravo are on the loose in a COBRA mining operation, miles beneath the surface of the Earth, with no chance of escape. In this issue they uncover the objective of Dr. Mindbender's subterranean search: a rare element that will allow COBRA to change the world forever. And that's NOT Good!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

*Variant covers:
Black & White Tommy Lee Edwards cover!

Bullet points:
• The all-new direction for G.I. JOE continues!

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:42 pm
by chuckdawg1999
comics are $3.99 now? Holy crud.

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:21 pm
by Supreme Convoy

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:36 pm
by Supreme Convoy
Posters for the upcoming movie. The Bruce Willis one doesn't seem like it's for the GI Joe movie but I'll take what I can get. Cobra Commander and Snake-Eyes look great!

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Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:18 pm
by Supreme Convoy
chuckdawg1999 wrote:comics are $3.99 now? Holy crud.


Most are.

I understand inflation and the rising cost of print but it can get expensive at times.

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:28 pm
by Dagon
I stopped at a Tuesday Morning, since I've learned the only real places to find Joe stuff are the second market stores like Ross and such, and I found a RoC Polar Sharc. The figure it comes with looks pretty lame, but I'm pretty happy about this find.

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 3:22 pm
by chuckdawg1999
Dagon wrote:I stopped at a Tuesday Morning, since I've learned the only real places to find Joe stuff are the second market stores like Ross and such, and I found a RoC Polar Sharc. The figure it comes with looks pretty lame, but I'm pretty happy about this find.


There are going to be some new mold figures coming to dollar stores soon. Be on the look out.

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:00 pm
by Dagon
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Dagon wrote:I stopped at a Tuesday Morning, since I've learned the only real places to find Joe stuff are the second market stores like Ross and such, and I found a RoC Polar Sharc. The figure it comes with looks pretty lame, but I'm pretty happy about this find.


There are going to be some new mold figures coming to dollar stores soon. Be on the look out.



I think it was back at Christmas time, TJMaxx had a ton of Roc figures, like all the different Storm Shadows and the Baroness and stuff. What new mold figures do you mean, like the PoC ones? Or the newer ones, like the Zombie Vipers?

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 4:06 pm
by chuckdawg1999
Dagon wrote:
chuckdawg1999 wrote:
Dagon wrote:I stopped at a Tuesday Morning, since I've learned the only real places to find Joe stuff are the second market stores like Ross and such, and I found a RoC Polar Sharc. The figure it comes with looks pretty lame, but I'm pretty happy about this find.


There are going to be some new mold figures coming to dollar stores soon. Be on the look out.



I think it was back at Christmas time, TJMaxx had a ton of Roc figures, like all the different Storm Shadows and the Baroness and stuff. What new mold figures do you mean, like the PoC ones? Or the newer ones, like the Zombie Vipers?


Like never before seen figures that use existing tooling.

http://www.theterrordrome.com/2012/04/discount-joes-found-on-sale-in-the-philipines/

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:19 pm
by Supreme Convoy
Ah... here's Flint.

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Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 1:08 am
by Supreme Convoy
The new GI Joe trailer is up!


Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:56 pm
by Supreme Convoy
I'm a Cobra Viper. What are you?

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 9:13 pm
by Supreme Convoy
Incredible custom. I know we got the Terrordome but I would've loved a Silent Castle playset.

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Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:56 am
by Supreme Convoy
Not crazy about the new poster, it looks like a Photoshopped collage of the previous posters.

However, I do like the spray paint look of the logo.

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Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Sat May 19, 2012 9:18 pm
by Dagon
I just bought a Sky Striker on clearance for $19! What a neat jet, but man, what a lot of stickers....

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 12:57 pm
by Supreme Convoy
Apparently the real reason of the delay is that they're shooting more scenes with Channing Tatum after testing so well and becoming a star this year.

I'm curious what they can add and change within 9 months.

Another commentor mentions that this would be the second GI Joe film to have Duke die and then changed in post production :)

Re: GI Joe Fans Unite-- 25th Anniversary Fig Talk and More!

PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2012 1:04 pm
by chuckdawg1999
Supreme Convoy wrote:Apparently the real reason of the delay is that they're shooting more scenes with Channing Tatum after testing so well and becoming a star this year.

I'm curious what they can add and change within 9 months.

Another commentor mentions that this would be the second GI Joe film to have Duke die and then changed in post production :)


It's not 100% certain he'll live. It seems like they want to develop the Roadblock/Duke relationship further.