by generalsjoes | Feb 25, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe
Like most toy fans who are on the ‘net, I’m a big fan of David Willis’ Shortpacked! comic strip. Written and drawn by a devout Transformers fan, he has the ability to look into the very soul of the 21st Century toy fan…for better or worse. :shifty:
Well, along with Transformers, David is obviously a toy fan of other types as well, including G.I. Joe, and the cover of his third volume of collected strips shows some love…so to speak.
Check out the images below. I know it might ruffle some feathers out there, but I think it’s hilarious, and very well drawn to boot. Thanks to Jeff Bohn for the info!
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by generalsjoes | Feb 25, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary
TeeFury.com, well known for their 24 hour limited edition specialty t-shirts has posted a shirt featuring Cobra Commander! Retailing for a very reasonable $9.00, check it out at TeeFury.com! If you want it, grab it now, it’s only available for 24 hours. I’ve also mirrored some images of the design below…
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by generalsjoes | Feb 25, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Yeah, we all saw the 3-minute Operation: HISS animation that was…well… not so great. Obviously somewhat chopped together on a low budget and made for the lowest common denominator, there wasn’t really much to write home about.
The Operation: HISS comic from IDW, on the other hand…that’s definitely showing some promise. While it didn’t get rave reviews from IGN, the reviewers from HissTank and The Terror Drome both saw something to look forward to, and the image of the variant cover to issue #2 is absolutely kicking my ass. Major Bludd in reactive armor? Sweetness. Love the repurposed NATO armored vehicles as Cobra tanks is great, too.
So for folks out there who are interested in reading a bit more about the Rise of Cobra universe (like me) this is a nice surprise. Click the links below to check out the reviews:
by generalsjoes | Feb 24, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, Podcasts
The guys review G.I. Joe Special Missions #3.
You can direct download Episode 034 at: http://media.libsyn.com/media/gijoereview/GIJoeReview034.mp3
They’re also on iTunes. The direct link is: http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=259720874
If you are non-iTunes, the rss feed is: http://gijoereview.libsyn.com/rss
Email address is: GIJoeReview@gmail.com
You will be able to find the archives at: http://gijoereview.libsyn.com/
Discuss this episode at http://gijoereview.army4one.com
If you like the show:
(1) Leave a positive review on iTunes.
(2) Vote and leave some comments on PodCast Alley at: http://www.podcastalley.com/podcast_details.php?pod_id=49736
by generalsjoes | Feb 22, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
I’m a little behind the eight ball with this one…he hit the mailbox just before Toy Fair, so got caught up in all of that, but here’s the review. You can hit it up on the Pursuit of Cobra Review Page or just read it directly right here!
