2009 Collector's Convention
This just in…
Today’s Hasbro panel showcased additional stores exclusives as well as some Fall 2010 figures! (Training Duke, Shadow Tracker, and Beach-Head). Also posted are pics of Snow Job, Zartan, and Arctic Storm Shadow. Also (because Werecat demanded it), I’ve added some more vehicle pics to the 2009 Convention page.
Check out all of the convention coverage on the 2009 Convention page!
2009 Collector's Convention
After a whirlwind presentation from Hasbro this afternoon, the first pics of the new 2010 product have been posted on the 2009 Convention page. Multiple galleries have been added including pics from the Hasbro 2010 presentation, new RoC figures, new RoC vehicles, and the forthcoming store exclusives.
Start saving those pennies now, Joe Fans– it’s going to be an expensive year full of what is, in all honesty, some of THE best Joe product I’ve ever seen!
2009 Collector's Convention
I’ve uploaded images of the display cases containing all of the exclusives to the 2009 Convention page. Images include the 12″ exclusive set, the 3.75″ weapons set, as well as the previously posted International souvenir figures.
The doors “officially” open today and we’ll start to see all sorts of new product at the Hasbro panel at 1:00pm CST today.
I just had an interesting item hit my “inbox” this morning that I felt like sharing.
Robb Irrgang and Mike Essl, the pair that are collectively known at “Nerduo”, have taken a stab at answering the age old question: “What’s the other half of the battle?” Their dynamic fan-produced t-shirt is sure to get a knowing smile for any Joe fan or pop culture afficiando who glances at it.
Don’t just take my word for it– check out the announcement and ordering page to get one of your very own!
Sources from within SDCC have reported to JoeBattleLines and GeneralsJoes that there is some great new product being prepped behind the scenes to be displayed in the Hasbro booth at ComicCon! The biggest and best news is the following:
– A Desert-Themed 5-Pack that appears to include:
Other new product has been revealed as the very popular “Battle Stations” from back in the vintage days. Some details are fuzzy, but the following battle stations were visible:
Other items, most of which we’ve seen already, included:
Other mysterious items were floating around as well, like an apparent repaint or variant of “The Doctor” in a white labcoat.
Keep in mind this information is all second hand with no image verification as of yet, but it at least gives us something to go by as we wait for the big reveal on Thursday!
Discuss this exciting news in our forums!
Thoughts from the Admin
According to Wikipedia, the term “eating crow” is defined as follows:
Eating crow (archaically, eating boiled crow) is an English-language idiom meaning humiliation by admitting wrongness or having been proven wrong after taking a strong position.
I’ve never read a more apt description for what I’m about to write in my life. You see, for the past year I’ve been quite the out-spoken critic of most things related to the Stephen Sommers’ film “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra”. Like so many personas on the internet, I used my keyboard to loudly and proudly decry the fact that I wasn’t going to participate in the hype that was surrounding what was sure to be one of the summer’s biggest bombs. I was drawing a line in the sand and I would be passing on the entire line, hype, etc.
One small problem with that: I’m a life-long Joe fan.
Check out JBL’s newest Create-a-Character Contest Operation:Rolling Stone! Click the link to head to the forums and check out the set up and rules for the newest round of CaC.
Entries are due Monday July 7th.
UPDATE: Deadline for entries extended to 8PM (CST) Monday July 13th.
JoeBattleLines has received the answers to Hasbro’s latest round of G.I. Joe Q & A sessions, and they’re posted in the forum right here.
Also, be sure to check out GeneralsJoes Q & A page to get all of the various questions and answers in one easy-to-follow central location!
A super shiny mystery HISS Tank is showing up online. Starting with ACToys.net and spreading out, this is raising a lot of questions. Joe Con? Knock Off? Any relation to the Chromed Storm Shadows? Who knows, but take a look.
SHINY!
