2013 JoeCon: Sunday voice actor panel with Bill Ratner and Mary McDonald-Lewis

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Wow– one of the single greatest events of JoeCon 2013?  That would be the Sunday voice actor panel with two of the greatest stars of the Sunbow G.I. Joe animated series– Bill Ratner and Mary McDonald-Lewis.  That’s right, the voices of the original Flint and Lady Jaye were on stage together and they didn’t [...]

2013 JoeCon: Collector’s Club Roundtable and FSS 2 details

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The main events of JoeCon 2013 are winding down with today’s G.I. Joe Collector’s Club Round Table meeting.  As usual, Lanny, Brian, David, and Pete broke down the design work that went into this year’s convention sets– including all of the various elements that made up the first-ever Kre-O exclusives.  However, that’s not all [...]

JoeCon 2013: Custom figures, part 1

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One of my favorite parts of any JoeCon is the display of custom figures up for judging.  I’m not a customizer myself.  (Just a hack writer who likes to shoot pics of figures and offer opinions under the guise of a “review.”)  However, I am in awe of the creativity and inventiveness of the [...]

2013 JoeCon – Kre-O images for the rest of the year

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More news from JoeCon from the land of the block figures– KreO!

Hasbro’s product showing on Friday was pretty minimal but what they lacked in quantity they made up for in quality.  The wave two Kre-O sets were on hand and should be hitting Toys R Us in the coming months.  Of course, all [...]

JoeCon 2013 – Hasbro pics (what there is of them)

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Okay, it’s time for a game of “JoeCon Good News/Bad News”.

The good news is that Hasbro was on hand once again and has the ultra cool Toma– EAGLEHAWK helicopter on display.  Not only do they have the prototype from Toy Fair but also John Warden was showcasing a production model of this amazing [...]

JoeCon 2013: Thursday night roundup

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Yes, technically I realize that this is being posted very early Friday morning but it was a pretty chaotic first night at JoeCon 2013.  (It’s also the first time my girlfriend has been to one but more on that later.)

Registration was pretty much registration.  In spite of the staff’s best efforts, the [...]

JoeCon 2013: Club exclusive prices and details

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JBL has landed at Joe Con and we’ve got some quick intel on the con exclusives. The Golden Ticket private sales are going on now so pics of the items should be hitting the web before too long.

The Night Force Specialists 2-pack consists of Freestyle, a new female pilot, and Chuckles. Con [...]

JoeCon 2013: Con Lady Jaye broken down!

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Okay, since I don’t leave for JoeCon until tomorrow I’m a bit excited about the souvenir list going up tonight. Taking a pic from GeneralsJoes, KokomoToys, and JBL I’ve put together this comparison of the Concept Case Lady Jaye, the JoeCon carded version and the 25th Anniversary version:

It looks to be about [...]

JoeCon 2013: Exclusive and attendee bonus item revealed!

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No time for fancy intros– we’ve got news from the 2013 G.I. Joe Collector’s Convention to discuss!

The con exclusives item list has been revealed as seen in this photo from GeneralsJoes.com:

Followed by the attendee bonus item– a Night Force Ferret!  (Image courtesy of Madmac41)

Lastly, Todd Jordan of KokomoToys shared this [...]

G.I. Joe Collector’s Club FSS wave 3 now shipping!

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According to the crew over at HISSTank.com, the 3rd shipment of the G.I. Joe Collector’s Club Figure Subscription Service is now shipping to fans! (That’s got to be the longest title ever.)

The GIJCC has asked that people not reveal what items are in the shipment until “everyone has theirs.”  However, [...]