Just to show what kind of whirlwind the past month has been, I somehow neglected to post that Episode 79 of What’s on Joe Mind was released!  Featuring the impressive vocal talents of the immortal Brian Cummings, we talk about his role as Dr. Mindbender in the Sunbow series, and have a lengthy discussion about codpieces.

Yes, really.

But that’s not all!  We also bring our good Marvel buddy Arune Singh on to talk about Iron Man 3, C2E2 and get prepared for the upcoming ComicCon.  Check out this latest episode on our Podbean page, or the embedded players below.  As always, Show Notes are after the jump.

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Stop delaying!  If you want a piece of the FSS 2.0 action, step it up, registration closes in just 2 days.  Check out the latest update I received in my email below:

Hello Everyone!

The FSS 2.0 subscription set will consist of twelve different carded 3 3/4″ figures. You will receive six shipments starting in approximately September/October of two figures each month. Figures will be shipped in a surprise sequence (figure pairs will be the same for everyone each month). It will be a surprise each month as to which figure pair you receive! Your last shipment (6th shipment) will include your mystery carded 13th figure!

The limited edition GIJCC Figure Subscription Service contains a variety of fan requested characters from all eras of the 3 3/4-inch G.I. Joe A Real American Hero collection. The assortment includes 25th Anniversary style figures of characters from the classic 80′s, 90′s, new-sculpt, foreign editions, and unreleased 25th Anniversary characters as well.

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For the full details about the FSS 2.0 offerings, click the Read the Rest of the Story link below:

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The G.I. Joe Collectors Club continues their FSS 2.0 updates today with another peek at some upcoming card art, this time for Tollbooth!  Along with the artwork, we also get a great look at the headsculpt for the bridge layer driver as well.  While the mock ups were all computer generated, the actual sculpted models are looking pretty fantastic.

Check out GIJoeClub.com for the latest information and images, and I’ve mirrored some of it below.

Tollbooth Card Art

Tollbooth Head Sculpt

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Over on Comic Book Movie nailbiter111 has been digging up some great concept art, and this latest round from G.I. Joe: Retaliation is no exception.  We’ve got everything from some alternate uniforms to an amazingly bad ass looking amphibious motorcycle.

A lot of the stuff here is just a little bit too science-fiction for the more “real world” vibe that Retaliation was trying to accomplish, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t largely bad ass.  Some really cool looking stuff here.  I’ve mirrored some of the art below, but hit up ComicBookMovie.com to see the rest.  I gotta admit, I get a little swoony when I see those darker blue Cobra uniforms.  That would have been pretty awesome. The art is from various sources, including Josh Nizzi, Anthony Francisco, Keith Christensen, Cenay Oekmen, and Patrick Faulwetter.  Thanks to nailbiter111 for uncovering this stuff.

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Hot on the heels of other online stores, Entertainment Earth has posted their own pre-order for the upcoming G.I. Joe Eaglehawk Assault Copter!  Along with that pre-order, EE has also posted some recently released G.I. Joe product.  Check out the links below.

• Order G.I. Joe Eaglehawk Helicopter (Tomahawk) Vehicle from Entertainment Earth!
• Order G.I. Joe Micro Force Blind Bags Series 1 Revision 1 Case from Entertainment Earth!
• Order G.I. Joe Retaliation 12-Inch Action Figures Wave 1 from Entertainment Earth!
• Order G.I. Joe Retaliation Delta Vehicles Wave 1 from Entertainment Earth!
• Order G.I. Joe 3-Inch Random Figure Series 1 Mini-Figure from Entertainment Earth!
• Order G.I. Joe 3-Inch Random Figure Series 1 Mini-Figure Case from Entertainment Earth!

Included in those links above are the awesome new mini figures from The Loyal Subjects as well.   Hit it up!

Well, this is a really good sign, eh?  Preproduction collector Gyre Viper has gotten a hold of an upcoming Eaglehawk Helicopter, and he’s posted a bunch of great pictures on JoeDeClassified.  Some fantastic images of both the Eaglehawk vehicle itself and Lift Ticket as well.

I’ve mirrored just a few images below, there are a bunch more at JoeDeClassified itself.  I guess this means the Eaglehawk is coming closer!

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Robert Atkins has been a fan favorite G.I. Joe artist for the past few years, and as a result, he has built an impressive library of G.I. Joe themed artwork.  He’s offered prints for sale at many of his conventions, and this high quality work has pleased a bunch of G.I. Joe fans across the world.

Now, he is partnering with someone to offer a large collection of awesome G.I. Joe prints at a fantastic discount price.  The information is below:

Robert Atkins “Declassified”.

A limited edition of 100, numbered and signed featuring 30 color prints of some of Robert’s best GI Joe drawings.

30 11″x17″ color prints on heavyweight paper, suitable for framing packaged in a heavy duty archival box

Includes covers (sans text/headlines, etc) from GI Joe issues #1, #13, #14, #16, #17, #18 (4 variants), #21, Snake Eyes #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #9, #10, #13 (2 variants), #18, along with portraits of Cobra Commander, Zartan, Lady Jaye, Storm Shadow & Snake Eyes and more.

The color prints sell for $15 each at the conventions, so all 30 prints would cost you $450 individually. You can get this set of 30 prints for $200 plus shipping & handling.

First 10 orders get free shipping (domestic US only!). Email or paypal dirkv@groovedis.com for more info.

This is an awesome opportunity to own some great, high quality G.I. Joe prints at a fantastic price.  With only 100 of these available, they won’t last long, so grab ‘em while you can!  Check out images of some of these prints below:

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Take this with a grain of salt, as Rhett Reese  and Paul Wernick have not even been officially announced as the writers for the third G.I. Joe film, but according to IGN (who spoke to them directly) they are already filtering through ideas for G.I. Joe 3, and high on the list is bringing back The Baroness.

Personally, I can see why they’d want to revisit The Baroness, and hopefully re-orient her backstory a little bit… but it’s time for a little confession here.

I’m sick and damned tired of The Baroness.

Everywhere you look it’s The Baroness.  Everyone cos-plays as her, and she seems to be every comic writers favorite.  She’s littered throughout both the G.I. Joe main title and the G.I. Joe Special Missions title from IDW, and honestly, I thought the lack of Baroness in G.I. Joe 2 was refreshing.  Even though I loved G.I. Joe: Renegades, there’s no doubt that she’s now nearing Snake Eyes levels of overkill to me.  For whatever reason she’s become this huge focal character for the entire G.I. Joe mythology on the Cobra side, and I’m ready to shift focus to someone else.

Like… I don’t know… Destro maybe?

Regardless, it’s cool to hear that there are some plans in place for the third G.I. Joe movie, and according to IGN Dwayne Johnson has indicated he’s fully on board as well.  Looking forward to the lead up once again!

Check out the full story on IGN.com.

The latest season of IDW’s G.I. Joe title is cruising along, with Fred Van Lente on the writing duties as he makes great strides building this G.I. Joe universe.  We’re already getting some backstory that has been previously unrevealed…but are the memories real, or manufactured?

It’s an interesting look into Duke’s background, though some questions remain.

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The new Fred Van Lente G.I. Joe title has obviously been a bit of a departure from what we’ve grown used to, but in many ways, I enjoy this new direction.  He seems to be taking some time to develop the characters a bit more than making them generic “SpecOps Guy 1, 2, and 3″ and that holds true with this issue as well, which puts the focus squarely on Duke.

Check out the preview for G.I. Joe #3 below, hitting comic shops Wednesday.

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G.I. JOE #3

Fred Van Lente (w) • Steve Kurth (a) • Juan Doe, Kurth (c)

CHOOSE YOUR PATH! You become DUKE, leader of the G.I. JOE team, as he begins his journey to become a Real American Hero! You make the life or death decisions! Or—is Duke just being tortured horrifically at the hands of the Baroness, and this is way of dealing with it—a never-ending branching series of “Might Have Beens?” Or… is it both?

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio

FC • 32 pages • $3.99