JoeCon 2012: At last, Horrorshow

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Ladies & gentlemen, allow me to present Stepan Drukersky aka HORRORSHOW!

Comic Pack #7 marks the only time that Horrorshow has ever been released in figure form!  I’m a HUGE o-ring fan but even I have to admit that the Club really did save the best for last with this figure.  Now, I’m not [...]

Joecon 2012: At last, General Iron Bear

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The second-to-last convention figure has been revealed– the all-new General Iron Bear!

A brand-new character and apparently the subject of Operation Bear Trap, the good comrade general makes some decent use of the torso of the Arctic Trooper Snake Eyes figure from the 25th Anniversary collection.   The head sculpt appears to be all new [...]

Joecon 2012: Voltar revealed!

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Heeeeeere’s Voltar:

Wow– didn’t see this one coming at all.  Destro’s General was only ever given ONE figure in the classic ARAH era and that was back in 1988!  This version works– in a way that the IG’s weren’t for me.  Featuring a good mix of existing and new tooling this is pretty darned [...]

JoeCon: Iron Grenadier Elite Guard revealed

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Another convention figure has been revealed– an Iron Grenadier Elite Guard:

As stated the other day, the MARS troopers are based on a cancelled Iron Grendier pack showcased a year ago and borrow heavily from the Resolute pool of available molds.  Visually, it’s an interesting take on the Laird Destro’s personal army with the [...]

Joecon 2012: Brekhov revealed!

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Even with Botcon in full swing, the Collector’s Club manages to drop a surprise on Joe fans today.

Feast your eyes on Colonel Ivan Nikolevich Brekhov, commander of the Oktober Guard and hero of the USSR!  The good colonel has been without a new figure since G.I. Joe comic pack #6 and the club [...]

GIJCC: Footloose is shipping and CC monitoring for members!

GIJCC news spring 2012

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Last night the Collector’s Club dropped a “one-two-punch” email into the inbox of its membership.   The first piece of news is that the 2012 renewal figure of Footloose is starting to ship to members who renewed by the March deadline.  That’s right– the second Infantryman of the G.I. Joe is on its way [...]

Deadline for GIJCC renewals is STILL March 16th

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It’s been no secret that the G.I. Joe Collector’s Club has fallen on some pretty hard times lately in terms of public relations.  First, there have been the continual delays in launching the Figure Subscription service.  Secondly, the convention date and hotel were changed weeks after being formally announced.  Mostly recently, members of [...]

New Orleans is the location for the 2012 G.I. Joe Collector’s Convention

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The annual G.I. Joe Collector’s Convention is returning to New Orleans in 2012!!

Just announced by the Club, the 2012 con will be held from June 21 – 24, 2012 in the “Big Easy”, according to an announcement posted at GIJoeCon.com!  Not since 2006 has the convention been held down in Gung-Ho’s home turf [...]

Follow JBL on Twitter for 2011 convention coverage

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Yes, the admin of the site is stuck at home this year but JBL staff will be on site to provide updates from the 2011 Collector’s Convention in Orlando!  CmderinChief (aka “Gary”) is live and one the scene in Florida and between drinking mojitos and chasing Mickey around, he’ll be manning JBL’s Twitter feed!

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The con is nearly here… let the commercials begin!

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This is old news but appropriate considering that the 2011 Collector’s Convention with the now-sold out “Mission Brazil II” sets is this week.

You won’t see this on TV nationally but check out Hasbro’s commercial for the annual Joe Con!