G.I.Joe’s red ninja shows up in new wolverine line

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Credit in pic, give him a follow good toy fair coverage.

Like this variant a lot more than the retaliation dragon ninja, paint wise. The fig makes a great generic ninja. EDIT: Now that I look on more than just my cell phone I can see they reduced the articulation! oh well, it went from buying  multiples to an easy pass.

To discuss the marvel’s reveals at Toy Fair head here.

To discuss G.I.Joe’s reveals from Toy Fair head here.

-revsears

Toy Fair Tidbits and links to pics

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wolverinepotheadA large amount of information was revealed at Toyfair. During the show I followed live tweets from several people but especially @generalsjoes of GeneralsJoes and @garygodsoe of the Coil Club, both from What’s on Joe mind.

Just a few quick notes

G.I.Joe, the Tomahawk is real baby! it’s a retool from the vintage and will be called the eagle hawk, comes with a liftticket, and all reports are that’s its great.

Saw some pics via Twiitter, Budo is classic historical samurai, stormshadow is amazing, as is CC but the Tomahawk is mind blowing.  Rotors fold back, and this thing looks big.

New Wave 3 of the movie line has been rearranged to include more “Ultimates” like movie flint, sunbow CC and Sunbow stormshadow. Also included are a new Budo, Kwinn and Data Viper.

Transformers: A new 125.00 Titan class metroplex based on the recent video game is coming. 30th Annivary Tfs, including springer!

Star Wars, Star Wars Black series also has 3 3/4 ” figures, TRU has an exclusive X-wing coming,

Marvel, New wolverine Legends line announced, a 3 3/4 ” avengers assemble line based on the new cartoon has been announced, 10 figures for the whole year,  New MU and ML announced as well as a Thor movie line.

wish I could have been there this year, I will be at Joe Con in a few months and will cover that. but for this event, I suggest checking out the following sites for pictures, and of course sticking around on our Forums to talk about it.

Head to our friends @ Serpentor’s Lair

One of my favorite sites on the web GeneralsJoes

or follow this guy on Twitter, who is posting pics now!

-revsears

Toy Fair preview

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USA Today has posted  a preview of some of the items we will get to ogle at tomorrow

wolverinepotheadFor all the preview head up their website.  And as always head to our forums for discussion.

On a side note  there are several stories that i hoped to get up pre-toy fair but i just didn’t get to it. you may however notice some other changes one the site like our improved side menu, a new icon for Facebook and Twitter, as well as a long list of updates to the board. I’ve been doing a lot of background work, much of it you haven’t seen yet, so stay tuned !

-revsears

G.I.Joe con registration experience, I was not thrilled.

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5by5nI should begin by saying, this is my opinion. My experience may not be typical, although I am seeing some angry waves in various places in the G.I.Joe fandom.

The club is run by funpublications. I have never been a member of the club until recently. In the past I have not seen enough value in their products to justify the cost, and often the product itself did not interest me as they focused on original o-rings rather than the new sculpt era for a time, and have often made figures i feel that even as a novice customizer I could replicate.  I also knew of many who had bad experiences with the club, and last years credit card security issues, and the extreme delays of the FSS which concerned me.

A few factors lined up this year for it to be my first con. I no longer live in the boonies of Alaska, I can actually drive to this con, I’m not as broke as some of my past years, and Iwas really impressed with last years con set, Footloose. I figured at least it’s a once in a life time opportunity and that I’d probably have no issues, but guess what, I had several problems today as well!Like everyone else, a heads up that the registration was going to go live is a MUST. I didn’t want the golden ticket, but if I had I wouldn’t have been able to get one. i found out out via facebook through What’s on Joe mind’s page, if it hadn’t been for that, i had a busy day planned and likely wouldn’t have even known till an hour ago.

Once I got into register, and used my card it gave me an error, told me i had no items in my cart and to try a different card or to call them. So I tried to call them, both numbers were busy. Fear was setting in. I already had my hotel booked, what if I couldn’t get a set.
There was nothing wrong with my card, I confirmed that, and tried again. The issue? I had to list my current address incorrectly to match the billing address, it wouldn’t let me register unless those two matched. Why on earth does my billing and shipping have to match? I just moved not everything matches yet, and what about people with P.O. boxes? For years I lived in a residence which didn’t even have a mailbox, would I have encountered issues then?
Then I get a call from credit card company, an alert for potential false charges. Who was making these charges? 3 charges from the club! according to the error message i wasn’t being charged! Tonight other people have told me that has been an issue in the past, if so why hasn’t this been fixed?The entire experience wasn’t pleasant, i was no longer excited about going to my first con, I was upset and nervous. I wasn’t thinking about this was my hobby and a means of stress relief, my stomach was turning in knots.

And the figures themselves this year? Are in my opinion are some of the worst figures they have ever put out. Teal? Hit n meh? super hero parts and neon colors? Don’t get me wrong there is a couple I like and will keep (Asp and probably charbroil), the others will probably be spaced out as prizes on the forums. but I hate that i have to buy figures i don’t want to get into the panels.
I’ve always tried to stay neutral on the club issue and I understand that no business is perfect.  But I kept noticing issues that bugged me this time around. Why didn’t I know the price of the hat and shirt etc. in advance of registering? Why do I still not know if that showing of Joe will be in imax or not? Why was i given a time limit for registering, but then told to read everything carefully. I refuse to believe anyone read all of their terms of service, it seemed deceptive.

If your heading to Indy, I’ll see you there.

Facebook to target “Core” Gamers soon.

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DragonAgeLegendslogoGamasutra is reporting that with the switch to mobile apps facebook games being played are in decline. Facebook’s solution? Target core gamers. Gamasutra uses another article to explain why that’s a bad idea.  Dragon Age is a game series i love and to the left you can see the logo for their facebook game, and have I played it? not even once, not even strongly considered it honestly. Would a push from facebook get you into playing games through the social media hub?  I have my doubts, especially with a next gen incoming, the Ouya and other more open sources  Dark Horse items entering the market, as well as mobile gaming.  Let us know on our Video Game forums.

-revsears.

Coil Con IV andand Coil Club Wisconsion meets ups Dates and info.

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08_CobraCommanderCoil Con IV has been announced. Coil Con III was my  first ever con experience and i had a blast if you can make it you should attend.  It will be held on Aug. 24th this year. For more info head here, or to their facebook page.

Coil Club also has an upcoming meeting in Wisconsin for those of you close to that area. It’s coming up really quick Feb. 10th. Head to their facebook page for more info.

Have a gathering you want us to do know about? Let us know here in the forum for gatherings and cons.  I’ll front page each one as I am able.

-Sam B. Sears