Come on in and check out why this figure is mix and match heaven!
Alexx Shorts: Low Light Brings the Pain!
Brings it to me, that is. Check ’em out by clicking the aggravated AAAAAGGGGHH!!
Top Ten Comic Issues
We’re at it again, this time we want to know from all JBL’ers what is your 10 favorite G.I.Joe A Real American Hero issue,s from the Marvel run and the current IDW continuation. So drop in and let us know which are your favorite and why. Hop on over to the thread HERE!
GI Joe Q & A Round 3 2011 Answers!
Okay gang we got the answers back to the latest Q & A and they can be seen here!
Sideshow SDCC 2011 Cobra Ninja Viper Exclusive
Sideshow Collectibles have posted images for their 1st 2011 Comic Con Exclusive Cobra Ninja Viper, along with pre-order information. You can view the full gallery and order information here.
GIJoe Q&A 2011Round 1 Answers!!!
You asked Hasbro answered the answers are here.
Fun Publications debuts Action Figure Display System
Every collector has this dilemma– how best to display your loose figure collection? There are never enough of the proprietary action figure stands that are usually included with most figures in a line but those aren’t always the most exciting things in the world. Plus, nothing is more boring than row upon row of figures stacked in front of each other in a relatively static environment. After all, a good display can really make a collection “POP!” Enter a new solution from Fun Publications…
Fun Publications introduces a new and dynamic way to display!
Fort Worth, TX – April 19th, 2011 – Fun Publications, Inc, the promoter of BotCon, GIJoeCon and the operators of the Official Collectors’ Clubs for both Transformers and G.I. Joe under license from Hasbro, is proud to present a new and exciting offering to the action figure collecting community!
The company has developed an “Action Figure Display System” for use in displaying different brands of 4″ action figures such as G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Marvel Universe and many more. What sets this system apart from other “figure stands” on the market is the wide variety of ways it can be integrated into almost any collection. It is MORE than just a “stand”.
“We wanted to create something that gave collectors options for displaying their figures and give them the ability use their own imaginations in the process”, says Brian Savage of Fun Publications. “We think that collectors will come up with other uses beyond what we’ve already envisioned and that they will look forward to the additional add-ons and upgrades that we are already discussing.”
Diorama style backdrop cards can be used to create mini-environments utilizing an upright clip arm and another clip at the rear foot of the base. The upright arm can also be removed and the foot clip used to display file cards or other package elements. Carded figures can also be displayed along side an “out of package sample” as well.
The bases have two individual foot pegs, which allow unique posing ability for single figures, giving maximum stability, or two figures can be displayed together by allocating one foot peg to each figure. The stands can be aligned and share a common backdrop if so desired.
The multiple applications and modular construction are why this is called a “system” and not “figure stands”. The unique design will allow for the addition of other elements and modifications in the future to add even more flexibility to the “Action Figure Display System”.
About FUN PUBLICATIONS, INC.
For over 15 years, Fun Publications, Inc. has been a Hasbro licensee offering fans and collectors of pop culture memorabilia news, exclusive product and family events through different print offerings, websites, collector clubs and brand specific conventions such as GIJoeCon and BotCon. Located in Fort Worth Texas, Fun Publications reaches a large audience, serving the United States and many other countries such as Japan, Great Britain, Brazil, Australia and Canada. For more information visit www.TransformersClub.com, www.GIJoeClub.com, www.GIJoeCon.com, and www.BotCon.com.
To order your own Action Figure Display System (AFDS), just visit the Club Store today!
Alexx Shorts: Skydive Into My Life
Who’s the guy who dives in the sky? Skydive!
Left-over Joe Con 2011 items at Club store
Okay, before you run off frantically to the club store trying to purchase a “Mission Brazil 2″ set, read the list carefully. MOST of the 3.75” items were sold out by Joe Con 2011’s end. However, here is a list of currently-available items at the club store.
Thanks to everyone who came to the convention, we all had a blast!
Most of the items we took to the convention sold out and the remaining ones
all have a limited quantity.These are the only items left from the convention and are in the club store:
New GI Joe Items – Officer Level pricing:
4-7-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 12 inch Drive Into Danger Convention Boxed Set (1 pc)$325.00+shipping
4-8-11 -2011 GIJoeCon Convention Program w/Comic-Perfect enemies (1pc) $4.95+shipping
4-9-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 3.75 Action Figure Display System(figures/cards not included) pack of 3- $9+shipping
FREE downloadable backgrounds for the Action Figure Display System will soon be
available on GIJoeClub.com4-13-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 3 3/4 Mission Brazil T-Shirt (XL) 1 pc$20+shipping
4-14-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 3 3/4 Mission Brazil T-Shirt (2XL) 1 pc$22+shipping
4-11-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 12 inch Drive Into Danger T-shirt-Medium (1 pc)$20+shipping
4-10-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 12 inch Drive Into Danger T-shirt-Large (1 pc)$20+shipping
4-12-11 -2011 GIJoeCon 12 inch Drive Into Danger T-shirt-(XL) 1 pc$20+shipping
To order, visit GIJoeClub.com today.
Leftover 2011 Joe Con items
Hasbro’s profits down 71% in Q1 2011
According to Yahoo News, even Hasbro isn’t recession-proof:
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hasbro Inc’s (NasdaqGS:HAS – News) first-quarter profit fell almost 71 percent as it spent more to develop its new television network, while demand for games, puzzles and preschool toys weakened.
Shares of the second-largest U.S. toy company after Mattel Inc (NasdaqGS:MAT – News) were down nearly 2 percent after the news on Thursday.
The maker of Nerf foam toys and Monopoly board games said it still expected both sales and earnings to rise in 2011.
Hasbro launched a children’s television network called “The Hub” in a joint venture with Discovery Communications Inc (NasdaqGS:DISCA – News) late last year.
“The Hub was dilutive, more so than we and others had projected, in the first quarter,” Sterne Agee analyst Margaret Whitfield said, adding that she was not worried about it. “They are just getting going.”
Despite the weak start to the sales year, she urged investors to pick Hasbro over Mattel.
“Hasbro, over the longer term, has more growth opportunities than Mattel, with entertainment, with the cable TV and with the strong brand arsenal that it has to penetrate in globalized markets,” said Whitfield, who has a “buy” rating on both stocks.
Mattel is due to report its results on Friday. For a graphic comparing valuations of the two toy companies, click http://r.reuters.com/sak98r.
Hasbro has a huge entertainment lineup for this year, including toys based on movies such as “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” “Thor” and “Captain America: the First Avenger.” It is also planning to take Hasbro Studios television programs beyond the United States this year.
“The stage has been set for a strong year,” Chief Executive Officer Brian Goldner said.
In the first quarter, Hasbro’s net profit fell to $17.2 million, or 12 cents a share, from $58.9 million, or 40 cents a share, a year earlier.
Besides The Hub, Hasbro also invested more in emerging markets.
Sales were almost flat at $672 million, but beat the analysts’ average estimate of $660.4 million, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S. The revenue results included a $4.8 million foreign exchange benefit.
Globally, Hasbro’s sales of boys’ products rose 25 percent, but the company posted declines of 12 percent in games and puzzles, 13 percent in the girls’ unit and 18 percent in preschool toys.
Many retailers focused on clearing excess inventory from the holidays in the first quarter rather than ordering new toys from manufacturers, analysts have said.
Shares of Hasbro were down 1.7 percent at $44.01 in trading before the market opened.
(Reporting by Dhanya Skariachan; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
Source: Yahoo Finance
The key takeaways here are that it was a rough first quarter for our favorite Pawtucket toymaker, just as it was for retailers which focused more on clearing current inventory than they did on ordering new products. Also, sales of boys products were up 25% while sales in other areas such as girls and games were down. This means that division that is responsible for our favorite Real American Heroes is receiving some favorable numbers while other areas of the company aren’t looking so shiny.
With a full battery of new products hitting this year, bolstered by film-based lines featuring Transformers, Thor, and Captain America as well as the continued success of the Clone Wars animated series, I think it’s safe to say that Hasbro’s Q2 and Q3 numbers should be stronger.