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News Recap – Episode 27 of What’s on Joe Mind has been posted

Justin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:32:03 +0000

Having just wrapped a couple weeks of longer than usual podcasts, the Whats on Joe Mind crew goes back to it and delivers another episode topping off at about 2 1/2 hours long! We get back to basics this week as we buckle down and just talk about what you want to hear… G.I. Joe!

Joining us is Rich from ARealAmericanHero.com as we tackle tough topics like the G.I. Joe Collectors Club subscription service, new figure reveals, and also dive deep into the most recent round of Q & A’s.

Check it out as always on Podbean, or just listen via the embedded player below:

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Fwooshcast Sigma 6 Special Edition #3 has been posted

Justin — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:07:42 +0000

I am unforgivably late in getting this posted, but Craig has posted the latest installment of the Sigma 6 themed Fwooshcast trilogy! I join Craig for 4 whopping hours (broken up into three separate episodes) where we explore the Sigma 6 line in depth, and the final part is online at Fwooshcast.thefwoosh.net.

I had a ton of fun recording these with Craig, and even if you’re not a Sigma 6 fan, I think there are things to enjoy here.

Check it out!

Fwooshcast Sigma 6 special edition Part 2 is online

Justin — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 03:21:26 +0000

I mentioned a few days ago that I had teamed up with my old friend Craig from the Fwooshcast to give it a heavy dose of some Sigma 6 love! We talked about the toyline for so darn long that it had to be broken up into three separate episodes!

Part Two has now been uploaded and you can find it right here.

Relive the “good old days” of 2005 before the times of San Diego ComicCon exclusives, before Hasbro Toy Shop, and before G.I. Joe made the Hollywood leap. It was a simpler time. :)

Part 3 is still to come…

The Fwooshcast launches a 3-Part special on “Sigma 6″

Justin — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 17:12:02 +0000

A short while ago I had the pleasure of spending an evening recording a massive podcast with my buddy Craig, who is one of the brains behind the “Fwooshcast”, a podcast focused on toys and pop culture hosted over at The Fwoosh.

Craig wanted to spend some time talking about Sigma 6, and since he and I share some real love for that particular toyline, he asked me to talk with him about it, and I couldn’t possibly pass up a chance to talk about Sigma 6.

Little would I know the talk would go on for nearly four hours!

Craig has elected to break it up into a few separate installments, and the first installment is posted right here. Craig has also spent some time on the What’s on Joe Mind podcast with the rest of us, so he’s got a good G.I. Joe pedigree, and I think the episode is definitely worth a listen. A pretty in depth look at Sigma 6.

Check it out at the link above, and enjoy!

JoeCon 2011 – Stunning Images from the Hasbro Archives Roundtable!!

Justin — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 14:34:50 +0000

When I saw some of those Tweets from JoeBattleLines and The Terror Drome on Sunday coming out of the Hasbro Archives round table, I immediately wished I was sitting there. What they were describing sounded too good to be true.

A Resolute style USS Flagg playset? No way. Transformers crossovers with Ravage and Omega Supreme? I’ll believe it when I see it. And of course, I’ve spent the better part of the last 18 hours trying to find pictures of this event.

Nada. I’m not really sure why Joe news sites didn’t have folks with cameras in attendance…I would think Joe fans would not just like to see what’s coming, but also what “could have been”.

Well, thankfully, someone out there brought a camera and took some images of the slides shown. I’m not entirely sure who to give credit to, all I have to go on was a link to this Photobucket Account from Jay over at JoeCustoms.com. If these are your images, please let me know so I can credit you.

For now, though…just take a look at the wonder below. And weep out loud at your desk at the concepts that never made it past the planning stages. Yes, I know most of us really didn’t love The Pit…but if it had sold well, there were two Cobra concepts using the Pit base vehicle that just look INSANE. A HISS Transport and a Mobile Missile Base that make my mouth hang open. Mauler re-issues (a Joe version and a Cobra “Shredder”), a Sigma freaking 6 OVERKILL. Sigh.

I suppose I should thank GeneralJoes commenter Crosshair for the info…even if it did make me teary eyed on a Monday morning. Check out the glorious images below.

EDIT – Images come courtesy of “NightViper” on AllSpark.com! Huge props to him for grabbing these. Some incredible discussion items here! Thanks!

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