The incentive figure for 2015 will be arctic Dr. Mindbender! And the vehicle will be the Wave Crusher (Sharc repaint)
FSS 3.0 Announced!!!!
The Leaky Suit Brigade is back after a month off! I’m at JoeCon and as I type this the figures for FSS 3.0 are being revealed!
Dave Dorman Announces New Mini Art Book
Dear Friends,
I am doing a follow-up to my GI Joe art book AMERICAN HERO. I had a lot of positive reaction and plenty of fans asking if I was going to do another volume. I have a lot more art from my years working with Hasbro designing the GI Joe toys, and with the demand, I have decided to produce another book.
For those who missed the first volume, this book features artwork I produced for Hasbro’s GI Joe toy figure line. The art featured the characters painted as if they existed in real life. The art was for presentation only, in-house at Hasbro and not intended for reproduction. For most of this art, this is the first time it’s been seen by the public outside the Hasbro offices.
American Hero: Book 2
The specs of the book will be the same as the first volume of American…
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IDW GI Joe ARAH Preview #199
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #199
Larry Hama 
• S L Gallant (a & c)
THE ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN! G.I. JOE has escaped the situation in Sierra Gordo intact… but COBRA has taken over their headquarters! That means only one thing: it’s time for a head-to-head confrontation between America’s best and the villainous COBRA COMMANDER’s forces. Join the battle in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #199 and prepare for everything to change in next month’s landmark issue #200!
IDW GI Joe Special Missions #12 Preview
G.I. Joe: Special Missions #12
Chuck Dixon • Paul Gulacy (a) • Gulacy, Will Rosado (c)
DESTRO MUST DIE part three! It’s a three-way showdown between the JOEs, COPPERBACK and a mysterious Mark II B.A.T. in an abandoned town from the old Soviet Union. And HELIX is here to tip the balance. The search for DESTRO continues and the noose around the villainous highlander begins to tighten!
Hasbro Reveals GI Joe 50th Anniversary Line at Toy Fair 2014!!!
Well some very exciting news came out over the weekend that definitely clamed the Joe fans out there who were worried that Hasbro would not offer anything for the 50th anniversary of the brand. Hasbro blew my expectations out of the water! I thought there would definitely be some Kreo figures and possibly a couple figures but I did not expect the huge amount of figures, vehicles and Kreo playsets that were announced!
I’ll start by summarizing the GI Joe Kreo 2014 offerings. Hasbro will again continue to release Kreo exclusively at Toys R Us and starting this March we will see Wave 3! The blind bag wave 3 figures include:
Wave 3 Blind Bags
- Nunchuk
- Atomic Man (Mike Power)
- Snow Serpent
- Cobra Air Trooper
- Tomax
- Lady Jaye
- Night Creeper
- Footloose
- Scrap Iron
- Low Light
- Doc
- Torch
Wave 4 Blind Bags
- Air Adventurer
- Budo
- Alpine
- Chuckles
- Cobra Shock Trooper
- Cobra Viper
- Nemesis Enforcer
- Night Viper
- Tripwire
- Wet Suit
- Zartan
- Airborne
Wave 3 & 4 Boxed Sets
- G.I. Joe Firebat Attack w/ Recondo, Bazooka, & AVAC
- G.I. Joe Outpost Defense w/ Storm Shadow & Beachhead
- Cobra Terror Drome w/ Serpentor, Cobra Officer, Xamot, Gung Ho, Mainframe, and General Hawk
I am really excited for all of the Kreo stuff! Hasbro has hit a home run with GI Joe and Kreo. The terror drome will be awesome and I can’t wait to set that one up! I read that the Firebat fits in the silo and that the silo raises and lowers! While most of this is not new, it was leaked on a customer service website several months ago, it is great to see that it ended up being true.
Now on to the 3 3/4″ line of figures. First, this is a lot more than I expected and I hope collectors are happy that there will be GI Joe on Toys R Us shelves the entire year. The highlights of the figures and vehicles below for me are: Destro, Flint and Leatherneck. All three of those figures are straight from last year’s Joe Con Concept Vault.
Peculiar Unpunched MOC Cobra De Aco On Ebay – Fake? Help Me Decide
First off, I am not trying to piss anyone off or ruffle feathers, but I am sure they will get ruffed. There was an interesting thread on Hisstank last week that questioned the legitimacy of the MOC Cobra De Aco Unpunched on eBay. Immediately, several well known people in the community came to the defense of the seller as he himself is well known. I too am inclined to believe the seller. However, rather than blow off the OP’s comments, I took a look for myself. What is VERY interesting is the unique similarities in the MOC De Aco that is on eBay with another MOC De Aco that was supposedly sold by the same seller. I will post what I find intriguing about the two cards and I would like to open it up for discussion.
First, the punch itself appears to be a brighter white than the rest of the card. Second, on the back of the punch, the hairline does not match up with the rest of the card (I could not find another unpunched Brazilian card to see if none of the hairlines match up). Third, both figures are in a very similar and unique position; both are bent over. Fourth, underneath the green tag there is a white tag (it is straight and rectangular, and not part of the green and rounded tag). Comparing the “unpunched” version to the “punched” version, the white tag underneath the green tag appears to be in the same location and angle on the card. Fifth, and along with the white tag underneath the green one, I find to very compelling is the same discoloration on the back of the card on the first “o” in Commandos. The discoloration even extends on to the “m” in both the unpunched and punched versions. The discoloration appears to be identical. Sixth, the dent in the upper right corner of the accessory bubble is very similar.
The more I look at it, the more I think they are one and the same. I realize this is a touchy subject. However, I would ask everyone to examine the cards for yourself, setting aside preconceived notions, and let me know what you think.
Below are pictures to compare for yourself. (Note: I added red outline boxes to the areas of the card that I think are very similar. These pictures are available online on HT and Ebay for you to look at without the red boxes I added.)
Notice the white tag. Its position and alignment is similar to the unpunched version. Same or very similar figure position. HT De Aco.
similar bubble crunch in top right corner of accessory bubble. HT De Aco.
VERY similar and I would say unique discoloration on the first “o” extending to the “m” on both cards. HT De Aco.
Zoom in and you can clearly see a straight and rectangular white tag underneath the green tag. Same/similar figure position. Notice punch is brighter than rest of card. Ebay De Aco.
Hairline does not matchup. Same or near identical unique discoloration on first “o” and extending to “m.” Ebay De Aco.
similar bubble crunch in accessory bubble. Ebay De Aco.
Balls of Steel
Well last night I took a huge risk and decided it was time to attempt to retore my Rednok (Red Baroness) from the Funskool/Complan Commando Force. When I first picked up the figure, she looked like she was beat with an ugly stick, so because Rednok and Funskool Baroness have an identical head I found one to swap out with. The first, problem or minor issue was coming to grips with opening up a MOC Funskool Baroness, but I got over that pretty quickly as Rednok is much more rare.
The real issue came when I attempted to unscrew the back screw… It was completely rusted out. It just crumbled when I put my precision screwdriver into it. At this point I was stuck between a rock and a hard place. I had an incredibly rare and expensive figure that sooner or later would have an O-ring shape and then I would be left with pieces of an incredibly rare and expensive figure. So, after going back and forth on the issue for awhile I decided to get out my Dremel and drill the screw-head off so I could open up the figure.
The nightmare scenario would have been drilling into the screw and pushing it right out her chest, effectively destroying the figure. After deciding I would live with the results I slowly and carefully drilled the screw-head off. Once that was accomplished her body came apart like any normal figure and I too the remaining part of the screw out with some pliers. Then I popped off the old head that had definitely seen better days and put on a mint as can be, fresh off the card head. I think it turned out great and was well worth the gamble. Rednok got the plastic surgery she always wanted and looks like a million bucks now on display!
Rednok Before
Rednok After
EXCLUSIVE Sneak Peek At IDW Limited’s GI Joe Complete Edition Vol. 3
Here is an exclusive teaser sketch done by Hama for IDW Limited’s GI Joe Complete Edition Volume 3. The Blue and Black Label Editions are scheduled to go on pre-order next week! The Black Label will include a sketch from Hama and the Blue Label will include a sketch by Hama with colors from an IDW inker! Can’t wait to pick up my copy!
IDW GI Joe ARAH #198 AND GI Joe Special Missions #11 Previews
Leaky Suit Brigade 