JBL Flashback: One year ago today

It was a mere 365 days ago when the GIJCC decided to have fun with its loyal collectors’ base with a “joke” convention figure.  This angered some, while others got a chuckle.  So, on April Fool’s 2009, let step back in the WAY BACK machine into JBL a year ago.  Behold the birth of the Cobra FOOL Trooper:

FOOL TROOPER ROCKS!

FOOL TROOPER ROCKS!

Check out the thread

Poll: What do you think of the movie Cobra Commander?

commanderkrangThe pictures are all over the web now thanks to Ebay seller ws_toys and the auction for the carded movie Cobra Commander figure and the fans are making their voices heard.  It’s a very different look for the leader of Cobra and not everyone is in agreement over its success.

Make your voice heard and vote in the poll in the forums.

(Watermark-free images courtesy of GeneralsJoes.com.  “Commander Krang” image courtesy of Magnum6Delta.com.)

Input For Hasbro.

Okay everyone here’s what I have in mind, Since Hasbro has said in the Q & A’s that they want us to keep telling them what we want to see in the line.I have started  three topics to give Hasbro our input on what we the JBL community would like to see in terms of Classic  Figures,Playsets,Vehicles and Classic figure with a Movie Look. Let’s give them our thoughts and maybe we can help them decide who or what gets made. Part I Classic Figures Movie Look ,Part II Classic Vehicles/Playsets,Part III Classic figure Seven Packs.

Custom Celebration 3 is live on JoeCustoms.Com

Custom Celebration 3 set for October 13-26
Joecustoms.com to showcase 6 years of impassioned innovation in October

October 13, 2008

For more than 25 years, Hasbro’s G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero action figures have fueled the imaginations of passionate fans. And since 2002, more than 1,700 those fans have drawn on each other’s energy and creativity to inspire their own artistic efforts, sharing customized versions of their favorite characters and original creations through Joecustoms.com. (http://www.joecustoms.com) Continue reading →