The past few episodes of What’s on Joe Mind have been somewhat of a whirlwind…between the big 50th Episode, the special edition focusing on G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and our one year anniversary we’ve been trying to do a lot of special things.  Well, episode 53 the guys get back to basics a little bit, bringing 12″ aficionado Ace Allgood back to the show and beginning the push towards JoeCon 2012!

I unfortunately had to sit this one out as my hectic business trip to Kansas City left me with strep throat, but I’m looking forward to listening to it with the rest of you guys!  Check out the newest episode on our Podbean page, or listen via the embedded player below.  As always, show notes are after the jump.

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And it looks nice!  No indication about who the Oktober Guard might be battling, but that is one heck of a cool looking box.  Operation: Bear Trap is the name of the set this year, and check out the great box art below.

As always, keep your eyes peeled to GIJoeCon.com for the latest info on the upcoming Convention!

I promise I will refrain from the Kevin Bacon jokes that I’ve been seeing a lot of since this figure was first announced…  :)

I’ve never been a huge Footloose fan, in all honesty, though reading his filecard made me wonder why not.  As we should all expect, Larry Hama was able to infuse so much damn character into someone in such a tiny written space, and Footloose is no exception.  He really is a fascinating guy.  I have read some complaints that this version of the character makes him a bit harder and “edgier” than folks would prefer, but I disagree.  I think this figure is pretty great.

Nice and military, great articulation, an awesome head sculpt… and the price is right!  Check out the full review below.

• G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club Footloose

And this time it’s Stormavik!

Yet another great looking member of the Oktober Guard, the Club has shown that they are pulling out the stops for these figures.  Stormavik has a new head sculpt and some nicely stacked up body mold, using the legs from Shadow Tracker and the arms from City Strike Destro.  Wow.  He’s definitely tweaked for a more modern update, and it looks pretty friggen great.  The Pursuit of Cobra Duke webgear suits the figure exceptionally well, too.

Check out GIJoeCon.com for the lowdown and I’ve got the awesome image mirrored below.  This set is looking better and better every day!

It’s the end of times!  A G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club exclusive review on GeneralsJoes and it’s of the 12″ figure!

Truth be told, I thought both exclusives this year were pretty darn cool, and many fans agreed with me, including Twitter friend Chad Lawless who was extremely cool enough to do a review of this great looking figure for me.

Check out the review at my G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club section, and click the link directly below.

• G.I. Joe Collectors Club 12″ Man of Evil

Great review by Chad!  Meanwhile, you can expect a review of Footloose by yours truly within the next 24 hours!

Wow, it’s hard to believe that it’s been a full year since the What’s on Joe Mind podcast launched, but the guys certainly know how to celebrate.  Episode #52 features not just an interview with Michael Bell to celebrate, but we also opened our phone lines to all of our fans!  For over three hours we had a constant stream of callers dialing in to shoot the breeze, ask questions, and just generally have some fun.

Not only that, but we had some old friends stop by and hang out on the show for a little while, which was a really fun, awesome experience.

I just happened to be running a little late for this one, but I should pop up about an hour into the episode, and eventually I don’t sound like I’m talking in a trash can.  Listen to this landmark 1 year anniversary episode on Podbean.com, or check it out via the embedded player below.  As always, the show notes will be after the jump.

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Shame on me for not mentioning this sooner… I know there are a lot of devoted 12″ fans out there, and this year’s 12″ Convention Set looks like a potential winner!  Marketed as a “Last Man Standing” set, it apparently comes with two figures and an “Adventure Team heavy weapons” theme.  Loving the box art.

Keep checking GIJoeCon.com for the latest details, and I’ve also mirrored an image of the box art below.

Wow!  I will admit I did not see this one coming, but I think they made a great choice!  Using what mostly looks like Rise of Cobra Destro parts, the G.I. Joe Collectors Club has captured a great likeness of Colonel Brekhov, leader of the Oktober Guard!

Check it out at GIJoeCon.com or just take a peek at the mirrored image below.

And the hits just keep on coming!  Hot on the heels of their stellar reveal of the 2012 Convention Exclusive Daina figure, we now have the reveal of the equally awesome Schrage!

With another awesome new headsculpt, nearly perfect parts choices, and a fantastic accessory compliment, we are getting yet another home run in what looks to potentially be a landmark convention set.

Another interesting thing to note…  I’m not sure how many other fans have been wondering, but I was kind of curious if the Club would be dipping their toes into the “dead Oktober Guard” waters considering their comic book mythology seems to walk in line with the Marvel Universe.  Daina is still alive in the Marvel mythology, but Schrage is not!  This confirms that those characters are not off the table to the Club and reinforces the thoughts that we may just get a full compliment of modern era Oktober Guard characters.

UPDATE – When I say “full compliment” I’m talking about the original 6 members (Brekhov, Stormavik, Schrage, Daina, Horror Show & Dragonsky) and not really considering guys like Gorky, Misha, or even Wong.  Looking at the reveal page for the Con exclusives you see 6 empty spots for the Russians, so that seems in line with their thinking as well.

BAD. ASS.  Check out GIJoeCon.com for details, and take a peek at the mirrored image below.  Absolute perfection.

And it’s a beauty as we’ve come to expect!  Check out GIJoeCon.com to see for yourself…

Oktober Guard’s resident sniper…  Daina!

It was somewhat of a no-brainer that she would be the first figure reveal with the box art and the comic page already shown, but seeing the figure in the “flesh” so to speak is always the best feeling!  And this figure does NOT disappoint!  Wow, a totally new head sculpt and new “tanker’s cowl”.  That camouflage pattern is absolutely amazing.

Beautiful figure.  Check out the mirrored image below.