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Supreme Convoy wrote:While looking for some books, I found the GI Joe: Order of Battle paperback. I was about to drop $20 on this and I'm glad I found it for $5 at this show. It's very basic looking since it's just character profiles. But I'm glad to have it in my collection.

Remember the days when comic companies would do this so the reader knew who is/was who? It all went to pot when Marvel had to pull Punisher Armory.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Remember the days when comic companies would do this so the reader knew who is/was who? It all went to pot when Marvel had to pull Punisher Armory.

It's rare to see companies put out handbooks as they are irrelevant with Wikipedia around.

I still can't believe there was a book dedicated to Punisher's guns

I still haven't dug through my Classic GI Joe books but I'm intrigued who Bongo the Balloon Bear is.

If I remember correctly it was the codename for Candy Apell, the daughter of a Cobra scientist who fell for a Joe.

I'm pretty sure she was in the reprint comic that came with the Ripper and Torch 2-pack.

Editor wrote:If I remember correctly it was the codename for Candy Apell, the daughter of a Cobra scientist who fell for a Joe.

I'm pretty sure she was in the reprint comic that came with the Ripper and Torch 2-pack.

She was Candy Appel, daughter of Prof. Appel, a Crimson Guardsman, who was romantically involved with Rip Cord and had no idea her father was a Cobra.

close enough for me.

Editor wrote:close enough for me.

I was just trying to add to what you had written and not be a jerk.

1337W422102 wrote:

Editor wrote:close enough for me.

I was just trying to add to what you had written and not be a jerk.

Now, now you know Chucky hates to see fighting. The two of you come in we're gonna bro hug this out together. :HUG:

Fighting?? Never. Just friendly banter between forum buddies.

Numbers knows he's my multi-fourm bro. We work together to protect our sovereign doughnut shops from the evil Ice Queen and her Cobra North Forces.

Editor wrote:Fighting?? Never. Just friendly banter between forum buddies.

Numbers knows he's my multi-fourm bro. We work together to protect our sovereign doughnut shops from the evil Ice Queen and her Cobra North Forces.

I'm still expecting a group hug.

Supreme Convoy wrote:I still haven't dug through my Classic GI Joe books but I'm intrigued who Bongo the Balloon Bear is.

that is A: the worst military uniform in G.I.Joe history, and
B: The hottest girl I've ever seen in a bear costume.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:I'm still expecting a group hug.

Well sure, who isn't???

Editor wrote:Fighting?? Never. Just friendly banter between forum buddies.

Numbers knows he's my multi-fourm bro. We work together to protect our sovereign doughnut shops from the evil Ice Queen and her Cobra North Forces.

That's right! Editor's my bro-vince from another province.

Darn rights, Blood may be thicker than water, but Maple Syrup is thicker than blood.

Speaking of things Canadian, for those not checking Joecanuck.com (and if you're not, whats wrong with you?) This little Heartbreaker was almost used for an April Fools joke. Thread here.

Collecting the Devil's Due run is my newest obsession. I have the complete run of America's Elite in single issues but double dipped when I had the chance to pick the paperbacks to cheap. The OCD nerd needed the rest of the paperbacks while I was at it. I already had the Declassified books, Storm Shadow, Arashikage Showdown, and the GI Joe vs Transformers omnibus before this madness started.

I'm missing some books: Master & Apprentice, Special Missions, and Reloaded. Even though I really want those books they didn't complete the entire series. As much as I liked Reloaded, there's only two paperbacks and they didn't finish the last third.

Even though it's not the complete Devil's Due collection, I'm quite happy to own the majority of their continuity. There's a good chunk I haven't read so I look forward to reading this (perhaps after reading the classic Marvel material).

...but... but most of the Devil's Due crap felt like bad fan fiction...

Soooo this weekend was Joe Con; lets take a look shall we?

cut and pasted from Generals Joes:

G.I. Joe: Renegades

Cobra Commander
Cobra Trooper
Duke
Firefly
Law & Order
Ripcord
Scarlett
Snake Eyes
Storm Shadow
Tunnel Rat

This version of Storm Shadow looks to be the equivalent to Wave 3 Snake Eyes. Tunnel Rat looks really good, the likeness to Larry Hama is really prevalent. A lot of people are saying that this Scarlett is the best thus far.

30th Anniversary “Celebration”

Airtight
Data-Viper
Hazard-Viper
Kwinn
Lifeline
Sci Fi
Stalker
Techno-Viper
Zombie-Viper

If the initial wave looks a little meager it's because they're going to work this anniversary the same way as the 25th, a few figures to test the waters and then they'll go from there. The best of this lot so far for me is Kwinn, Lifeline, and the Techno-Viper. I find it hard to believe that there's no Duke or Snake Eyes to chum the waters. Then again SDCC is coming...

The rest of the reveals had to do with the Skystriker, both regular and SDCC version. They had a Q and A that basically contradicted the earlier Hasbro panel. Long story short, expect to see the Hiss drone and Joeclone cycle as online exclusives. Also Renegades is done after the first season, there will be "animation" after the movie that will look the same as Renegades but be tied into Joe 2. The Transformers team are the ones holding back a Joe/TF crossover line. The classic looking Zarana will be the primary figure at SDCC and they are aware of the demand for her. Whether that means they'll make enough so everybody can get one or hold off more for HTS we'll see. That's it for now I'll post more as I get info.

1337W422102 wrote:...but... but most of the Devil's Due crap felt like bad fan fiction...

Some years have passed so I guess I can talk about it freely. I was actually an intern for Devil's Due. It was America's Elite that made me want to work for the company. I was also there when they learned that IDW got the GI Joe license.

Good or bad, I still have a sense of loyalty to the company for letting me play in the comic book world and wanted these missing books out of nostalgia sake.

Supreme Convoy wrote:

1337W422102 wrote:...but... but most of the Devil's Due crap felt like bad fan fiction...

Some years have passed so I guess I can talk about it freely. I was actually an intern for Devil's Due. It was America's Elite that made me want to work for the company. I was also there when they learned that IDW got the GI Joe license.

Good or bad, I still have a sense of loyalty to the company for letting me play in the comic book world and wanted these missing books out of nostalgia sake.

Oh. Well, that changes things.

1337W422102 wrote:

Supreme Convoy wrote:

1337W422102 wrote:...but... but most of the Devil's Due crap felt like bad fan fiction...

Some years have passed so I guess I can talk about it freely. I was actually an intern for Devil's Due. It was America's Elite that made me want to work for the company. I was also there when they learned that IDW got the GI Joe license.

Good or bad, I still have a sense of loyalty to the company for letting me play in the comic book world and wanted these missing books out of nostalgia sake.

Oh. Well, that changes things.

If you think some of the issues are bad, it's all good. I'll discover them as I read them.

I still say that America's Elite was their finest run.

Hearts and Minds by Max brooks is a good read I feel, anybody else read it?

adamassc wrote:Hearts and Minds by Max brooks is a good read I feel, anybody else read it?

Yep, I really dig that book. I've mentioned it earlier in this thread...

Supreme Convoy wrote:I went to the Long Beach Comic Con and IDW was selling the GI Joe: Hearts & Minds hardcover early. Since Max Brooks and Howard Chaykin was at the show, I have several comics and books signed (Brooks' Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z; Chaykin's American Flagg). It was a real treat to have Hearts & Minds signed, really great book.

Haven't heard anything about the final day of Joe con except some "Inside the Vault" Pannel. Big thing to come from that is there were plans to do a new Flagg based on the Resolute design. No idea where I would put it.

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Big thing to come from that is there were plans to do a new Flagg based on the Resolute design.

This had better not come as a surprise to anyone.

1337W422102 wrote:

chuckdawg1999 wrote:Big thing to come from that is there were plans to do a new Flagg based on the Resolute design.

This had better not come as a surprise to anyone.

It was to me. I really thought we were past the days where Hasbro and the like could do those large scale toys. Even if it did get made it probably would've been half the size of the BMF at the same price and sat for a year.