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As a G.I. Joe fan collecting movie memorabilia is a challenge
Last week, I posted my first installment in the League of Extraordinary Bloggers challenge, which focused on my favorite Saturday matinee “comfort movie”. I went outside my normal G.I. Joe comfort zone and spent some time talking about the Amazing Spider-Man, the 70’s television series that I was always glued to whenever it was rebroadcast on Channel 56’s “Creature Double Feature”.
This week, however, I did want to try to keep my focus on G.I. Joe…but when the following topic came up, I really had to scratch my head:
You have an unlimited budget and space is not a problem. What piece of Hollywood memorabilia would you want hanging around in your batcave?
Hmm… movie memorabilia and G.I. Joe…kind of an oxymoron. What was I going to do, get a lifesize Molepod for my house? Not so much. Click the read the rest of this story link below to see if I can salvage this one.
I think I’m in love – the wackiest G.I. Joe fan art I’ve ever seen
If you love the 90’s like I do, then you already love wackiness in your G.I. Joe universe, so the fact that this particular artist focuses his attention on the 90’s stuff suits his crazy style very well.
It’s a style you have to get accostamed to, and it’s not something that most fans of hyper-realism are going to be into, but I absolutely love it. The exaggerated proportions and the 90’s aesthetic is awesome. I’ve mirrored three of the images below, but there are many more at his site, so you need to check it out and appreciate them. They’re really awesome.
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GeneralsJoes Kick Ass Custom – the Return!
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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