The G.I. Joe Collector’s Club has released the teaser below, for 2014′s JoeCon in Dallas, TX. Once the reveal is public, we will update the post!
“G.I. Joe is always ready to stomp some snakes!”
The G.I. Joe Collector’s Club has released the teaser below, indicating what will likely be the next figure revealed for 2014’s JoeCon in Dallas, TX. Once the reveal is public, we will update the post!
“In celebration of 50 years, we say all that glitters is… GOLD!”
The G.I. Joe Collector’s Club has released the teaser below, indicating what will likely be the next figure revealed for 2014’s JoeCon in Dallas, TX. Once the reveal is public, we will update the post!
“Watch for today’s lesson in Zombie Hunting 101! GIJoeCon teaches you how to pronounce T’J BANG!”
– 25th Anniversary Modern Style/Fully Poseable Action Figure
– Update Based on 1992 Ninja Force Action Figure Design
– NEW Head with Sculpted Ninja Bandana Wrap
– Removable Wrist Gauntlets, Chest Armor and Backpack
– Includes G.I. Joe Logo Stand, Two Hook Swords,
Kusarigama and Crossbow
(Note: Photo depicts prototype and final product may slightly differ.)
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The G.I. Joe Collector’s Club has released the teaser below, indicating what will likely be the next figure revealed for 2014’s JoeCon in Dallas, TX. An Eco-Warriors appear to be imminent.
“Today… we hear an E.C.O. in the distance!”
And that E.C.O. is Flint!
– 25th Anniversary Modern Style/Fully Poseable Action Figure
– Tactical Ops Update Based on 1991 Action Figure Design
– NEW Head and NEW Emergency Chemical Operations
Helmet, Removable Beret, Wrist Gauntlet & Tactical Vest
– Includes G.I. Joe Logo Stand, Neutralizer Weapon & Shotgun
(Note: Photo depicts prototype and final product may slightly differ.)
Hey all!!
This past weekend a few of us OGers were able to attend the re-vamped DFW G.I. Joe and Action Figure Show. This thread gives a little insight into the great things that are going on with them and a link to their Facebook page.
Click here to go to the thread
The CoilCon is the Midwest’s largest GI Joe convention. Now in its fourth year, the Con continues to grow in attendance and in the number of special guests and vendors. The past years’ conventions have been a great mix of hanging out with the community, CoilCon Exclusives, swap meets, great vendors, Joe Con and SDCC Exclusive giveaways, and much more. Come out and be a part of this year’s event. Admission is FREE! Don’t miss it!
Friday, August 23rd, 2013: On Friday night, join the Coil for dinner and drinks at:
Martino’s Italian Villa:
1929 North Washington
Kokomo, IN 46901
(765) 457-9181
http://www.martinositalianvilla.com/
Saturday, August 24th, 2013: CoilCon IV will be held from 9 AM to whenever!!!
Please RSVP on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/coilclub/
Just 30-40 minutes north of Indianapolis off of US 31
Cold water and soda will be available for sale. You are welcome to bring a cooler of your own beverages.
Door prizes will be available throughout the day. Prizes from 2012’s convention included the San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) Jinx and Pimp Daddy Destro, as well as Wave 2 Retaliation toys. 2013’s prizes are not yet announced but will certainly be just as special. Also, CoilCon has all day raffles where you bring items to put in and get a ticket which will allow you to come and select items out of the community pile of loot throughout the day. One item per ticket.
ATTENTION COIL CON IV ATTENDEES: The Friday, August 23rd pre-convention dinner meet up/social will be at Martino’s Italian Villa. They have an online menu you can view for more info. We have reservations for 6 PM Friday evening – just mention Coil Con when you arrive.
Martino’s Italian Villa is located at:
I am giving away the Exclusive 2013 G.I. Joe Convention KRE-O Night Force set. This bag is minty fresh and unopened, waiting for someone one to claim it.
To enter to win this figure all you have to do it post your favorite celebrity Darkwise sighting. Be it a silly Vin Diesel, Bruce Willis, Pitbull, or anyone else, find a celebrity looking as silly as Darkwise and post it in here. The sillier, the better. Offensive? Approved! Creative captions? Approved!
The winner will be announced on Thursday, July 18th, 2013, sometime in the evening.
Heads up, OGers. Don’t forget that on Saturday, April 6th, we will all be sporting black OG13 shirts/gear at the 2013 G.I. Joe Convention. If you are going to be at the con, do like codenameflint (above) does, and represent your Banned of Brothers by wearing Marine-73 or Flint produced site shirts! This is yourchance to go green, or go home!
Hello everyone,
Just a few short days until the convention in Indy! I case you have not seen it we have uploaded the SHOW SCHEDULE to GIJoeCon.com.
In addition we have a new process this year that we hope will make the souviner sales go faster:
NEW THIS YEAR!! Souvenir purchases are by a voucher system. No punching badges! Approved badges for souvenir vouchers are: General, American Hero, Sergeant, or Exhibitor (no Aides or Exhibitor Helper Badge). You will receive a souvenir voucher at package pick-up for this purchase option. This souvenir voucher entitles you to a “Limit of 1” of each of the exclusive 2013 convention souvenirs sold in our Club Store. Golden Ticket American Hero and Generals have “3 x Limit” of each exclusive 2013 convention souvenirs. BRING YOUR SOUVENIR VOUCHER WITH YOU when you enter the club store line on Thursday evening or Friday. The Souvenir Voucher is stapled inside your folder from package pick-up. Your Souvenir Voucher must be present at time of purchase and must be used in ONE single transaction. Once your souvenir voucher is surrendered, you will not be able to purchase more 2013 souvenirs until Saturday morning.
Your name badge is how you gain entry to the store. You will not be allowed to purchase items for others by bringing loose badges. Each person must be present, wearing their own badge. Aides and Exhibitor Helper Badges are not allowed to buy exclusive 2013 souvenir items (if available) until Saturday morning.
See you in Indy!
Brian
Registration for JoeCon 2013 in Indianapolis has gone live, and packages go FAST. Get registered and get yours now!
Special thanks to OG13.com member Destro4life for the pic news!
2013 Night Force box set.
The G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club has released the following sneak previews for the next figures of the 3 3/4 figures for the 2013 Night Force / Nocturnal Firebox set.
Visit the club directly by clicking here.
From the club:
The G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club has released the following sneak previews for the next figures of the 3 3/4 figures for the 2013 Night Force / Nocturnal Firebox set.
Visit the club directly by clicking here.
From the club:
Mutual member Slaymaker has provided experiences and photography from Coil Con III. Monkeywrench and crew, our brothers at www.fighting118th.com, have provided an outstanding write-up of the con’s events!
From the desk of Monkeywrench:
“Officer member Slaymaker attended Coil Con III this Saturday and has graciously provided us with Intel. Slaymaker and his family made the trip from Iowa to attend the convention driving over 7 hours avoiding unusual traffic for the Iowa area including President Obama himself!  Slaymaker had the chance to meet comic artist Robert Atkins,  watch the world premiere of episode 1 of the anticipated G.I.Joe fan film G.I. Joe: Initiate, and spend quality time with fellow collectors.
For those that aren’t familiar with Coil Con,  here is a description of the Convention:
The CoilCon is the Midwest’s largest GI Joe convention. Now in its third year, the Con continues to grow in attendance and in the number of special guests and vendors. The past years’ conventions have been a great mix of hanging out with the community, CoilCon Exclusives, swap meets, great vendors, Joe Con and SDCC Exclusive giveaways, and much more. Come out and be a part of this year’s event. Admission is FREE!”
From our own Lantern_Lad (yes, I need to get his reporting account setup!):
Overall thoughts on Comic-Con 2012…
Over the last 14 years the convention has grown too big. You can barely move from aisle to aisle as they squeeze over 100,000 people into the center, not to mention the people that invade downtown San Diego.
However this year it seems as though it was a kinder, gentler SDCC. The guards were polite instead of thuggish, the people were helpful, with the fellow attendees actually attempting to help one another obtain those precious sought-after items. You could really see a sense of community in this Nebula of Nerds (a phrase my wife coined). Everywhere I turned I was hearing, “Oh, I’m sorry”, “oh, excuse me”, “Have a great day!”, “Have a great Con!”, and even the occasional “please” and “thank you”… things that have not been heard in the convention center since the Hollywood invasion that began about 6-7 years ago around the time Van Helsing (yeah that pile of crap movie) debuted. Don’t ask me why it was that movie that really brought the Hollywood invasion in full force… I can’t explain it.
That being said, today, Sunday, was still better than usual, but you could see the fatigue starting to set in and the typical Southern California attitudes began to emerge. That’s when I left the convention floor, traveled upstairs (strangely enough running into Black Swan on my way up the escalator) and sat down for my only panel:
The DC Nation… moderated by Kevin Smith the Warner Bros animation team (who I learned some inside information from during lunch on Saturday… more on that in a second) where they showed clips from the upcoming season of Green Lantern the Animated Series (which is in grave danger of being cancelled), Young Justice, Teen Titans Go!, a new season of DC Nation shorts, and Beware the Batman… Which, though it looks promising, I don’t think the fans will get behind a show that WILL NOT feature ANY of Batman’s regular villains at all. No Joker, no Catwoman, no Riddler, no Penguin… none of them.
The insider information I learned at lunch on Saturday was that Thundercats is DEFINITELY cancelled… never to return. They had big plans, and HUGE… CRAZY twists… but it won’t happen. Why? Well, the studio executives blames us for not buying the toys. Yes, if we wanted more Thundercats, we had to shell over money for those shitty Bandai figures.
Additionally, if that weren’t bad enough, Green Lantern toys have been cancelled from Mattel, prompting the Warner execs to delay the start of production on season 3… unless we support the show. A season that would have featured a full out war, with a certain yellow ringed CORPS. Season 2 will feature the debut of Guy Gardner, the Manhunters, and their leader… THE ANTI-MONITOR. An odd twist, but very cool.
Hasbro: No new Joe’s on display, and no rep available to talk about Joes. Star Wars Vintage line has “run it’s course” and will not continue past the next couple of waves (if we’re lucky enough to see them at retail at all)… I can’t speak on Marvel Universe, or MOTUC, or DCUC, because, I am but one man and could not cover the entire convention. Especially since I was only there 2 days!
Black Swan or Lauren Luna may have some information on those fronts…
Now, I’m off to post photos in my other thread of scantally clad women, and nerdy guys in costume!
P.S. For those of waiting for HTS (Hasbro Toy Shop) tomorrow, be warned: They sold out of EVERYTHING Joe Saturday night. I know from experience that a complete sellout on Saturday usually means VERY FEW numbers of toys going up on the site the following Monday.
First thing this morning they were also sold out of the Super Carrier which no one thought would happen. If you want the Carbonite set, the Cliffjumper or the Marvel Villains set, you will be happy… otherwise, I think we’re going to have Jinx-gate.
