Monthly Archives: April 2009
Details on GIJoe Season 1, Vol 1 DVD release!
From TVShowsonDVD.com:
Shout! Factory
has revealed a new “beauty shot” picture of their packaging – including the discs, disc case, outer slipcover and bonus rub-on tatoos – for their upcoming release of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Season 1.1 on DVD. This item will be available at general retail starting July 21st<
Around the same time, Shout! will also be making a <G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – The Complete Series available in a special “footlocker”-style package, but it will only be available for sale initially at the San Diego Comic Con (July 23-26), and then exclusively online at a secure website (the details of which have yet to be revealed). After an undetermined amount of time, the Complete Series set will then be made available in stores.
In the meantime, the coolness factor of these releases has gone up even further, with word from the DVD producer at Shout!’s message boards that he is painstakingly trying to make every effort to deliver the original broadcast versions of every Sunbow-produced episode, where at all possible. And Shout!’s disc-by-disc “track” listing for the Season 1.1 set has been revealed at their official consumer site, including interesting new details about the bonus material. Here’s that list, followed by the new shot of the package:
Disc 1: A Real American Hero: The M.A.S.S. Device
The Cobra Strikes
Slaves Of The Cobra Master
The Worms Of Death
Duel In The Devil’s Cauldron
A Stake In The Serpent’s Heart
BONUS – Looking Back With Writer Ron Friedman, Part 1
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In hand RoC Viper Commando pics!
Cmderinchief continues to offer up great previews of the forthcoming “Rise of Cobra” movie figures. His latest photo shoot features the Viper Commando figure– a tough armored trooper that is going to prove a difficult opponent for GIJoe.
Check out cmderinchief’s pics of the Viper Commando!
GIJoe Resolute Episodes 7 & 8!
Resolute Episodes 5 & 6 debut!
GIJoe: Resolute – the story so far…
While fans are eagerly awaiting the next incredible installment of the Warren Ellis penned mini-series, here are the episodes that have debuted (officially and unofficially) on both AdultSwim.com and YouTube.
IDW extends two series!
IDW Publishing is enjoying a good run with the current job comic– to the point where they’ve opted to extend two mini-series to ongoing status.
It’s the year of G.I. JOE! Building on the tremendous fan support of G.I. JOE: Origins and G.I. JOE: COBRA, published under license from Hasbro, Inc., IDW is pleased to announce extensions for both mini-series! Offering a look at the people who make up the team, G.I. JOE: Origins will become an ongoing series, starting in August. G.I. JOE: COBRA Special #1 will be released in September, offering insights inspired by revelations in issue #4 of that series, on-sale in June.
“Reaction to all three of our G.I. JOE series has been beyond expectations, with both fans and critics raving about Origins and COBRA in particular,” said Andy Schmidt, IDW ‘s G.I. JOE editor. “After seeing the fan response of both series, we came up with enough great content to extend them both. Even though neither series is over yet, fans are already asking for more. We’re grateful for their support on these books, and so we’re happy to give them what they want!” Continue reading
New Resolute, Rise of Cobra, and 25A figure images!
Our good neighbors over at The TerrorDrome have posted a metric ton of new images of what appear to be forthcoming Resolute, Rise of Cobra, and even 25A style figures! (All I know is that Gung-Ho is in there… DONE!)
Check out the images here!
IDW’s panel at FX International!
Chuck Dixon and Robert Atkins were at the FX International show in Orlando and dished up a plethora of information about the future of GIJoe at IDW Publishing– including the change of GIJoe: Origins from a mini-series to a monthly title!
Check out the details over at NewsRama.com! (Thanks to Mercer for the heads-up. We missed you, man!)
Rise of Cobra novelisation release date!
Looking for something to read during those hot summer afternoons? On June 23, 2009 pick up the official novelisation of the motion picture GIJoe: The Rise of Cobra. Written by Max Allen Collins, the paperback will be 272 pages in length and will detail the plot of the Stephen Sommers motion picture.
Those who wish to remain spoiler-free should probably avoid this item.
Pre-order this book at Amazon.com! (Affiliate-free link)