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The March 2010 Round 1 G.I. Joe Q&A Answers Are Here!

March 19th, 2010 9:56pm UTC by WildWeasel

Here is the latest round, Round 1 2010 of G.I. Joe Q&A answers from Hasbro from questions we submitted. We did the best we could in submitting our 3 questions with the new restrictions set in place, so I hope you do enjoy them. Things were changed up for this year’s Q&A sessions with them answering at least one of the questions submitted on the day they are due, then the following Monday or Tuesday, we receive the remaining “best of the best” which could include the rest of our answers along with a pool of about 40 some questions and answers from around the community. Basically it will be a round-up all in one place but at ALL sites that participate. So, we got back 2 of the 3 submitted, let us know what you think!

And as with previous Q&A’s, we will be updating our G.I. Joe Q&A Round-Up Directory as other site’s Q&A answers comes in. You can also check GeneralsJoes’ Q&A directory for updates too! So be sure to check back often!

G.I. Joe: The Movie DVD & Blu-ray Hi-Res Cover Art!

March 19th, 2010 8:12pm UTC by WildWeasel

We reported the other day the pricing and release date for the G.I. Joe: The Movie DVD and Blu-ray for you. Now, thanks to Shout! Factory we have some hi-res images of the box cover art for each. Again, the G.I. Joe: The Movie DVD will retail for $16.97 (pre-order for $11.99 on Amazon) and the Blu-ray version will retail for $22.97 (pre-order for $15.99 on Amazon). Both will be available on July 27th, 2010. Check back soon as we will be reporting on the “special features” available for G.I. Joe: The Movie DVD and Blu-ray.

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Sponsor Update — Past Generation Toys “Last One” Sale

March 19th, 2010 6:15pm UTC by WildWeasel

We have the latest update here from Past Generation Toys. They are having a huge sale, lots of items are on sale and they are the last one of each in stock! So check out what they have before it is too late.

“Last One” Sale
We have 200+ items where the quantity equals 1. So to make some space we are having a sale! All items in this category are 15% OFF!

http://www.pastgenerationtoys.com/category/999_1_left_sale/

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Cancelled Rise of Cobra Wave 3 Alpha Class Vehicle Driver Volcano-Viper Hits eBay!

March 19th, 2010 7:26am UTC by WildWeasel

As we just found out yesterday, Hasbro has officially cancelled the Rise of Cobra Wave 3 Alpha Vehicles, and now eBay seller ws_toys / Black Sheep Toy Store has some auctions for one of the vehicle drivers from that wave. Being one of the more sought after figures, the Volcano-Viper was to come with the Lava Pod, a Mole Pod repaint, is available. It is available in single auctions for $6.99 and $5.00 shipping or the better value of a Lot of 5 at $29.99 and free shipping. So if you were wanting this figure, here your chance to get it still!

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New G.I. Joe Auction Site — JoeAuctions.com!

March 19th, 2010 12:32am UTC by WildWeasel

Not sure how many people have seen this yet, but a new online auction site has popped up dedicated to G.I. Joe! This new site, JoeAuctions.com caters to the G.I. Joe fan looking for an alternative to eBay. With some very reasonable listing fees, from .25¢ for auctions up to $50; .50¢ for auctions up to $100; $2.00 for auctions up to $1,000 and $5.00 for anything higher. And most listing features like uploading images are free. They do charge for category featuring and item highlighting, but the fees are reasonable at $1.00 and $2.50 respectively. So if you are looking for an alternative to the every rising costs of eBay, here is another option for you to try. Go check them out!

joe-auctions-home-page
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Hasbro Officially Cancels Rise of Cobra Wave 3 Alpha Class Vehicles

March 18th, 2010 3:31pm UTC by WildWeasel

Well hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I just got an email from BigBadToyStore, they are saying Hasbro has officially cancelled the Rise of Cobra Wave 3 Alpha Class vehicles. Wave 3 consisted of the Lava Pod w/Volcano-Viper, Tiger Claw ATV w/Leatherneck, Polar Sharc w/Icestorm and Desert Rockslide ATAV w/Dusty.

Hi – Hasbro has just informed us that this item has been cancelled, and as a result they will not be able to fill our orders. We apologize for the inconvenience. We have cancelled all preorders and removed the item from our site.

Thanks

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com

So whatever boxed production samples made their way out of the factory in China onto eBay or hit retail in the Philippines is it, at least for now. Hasbro may or may not still try to get some of these into the Pursuit of Cobra line considering some of the tooling they spent money on. Only time will tell.

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IDW Publishing Reaches “Premier Publisher” Status with Diamond Comic Distributors

March 18th, 2010 12:37pm UTC by WildWeasel

IDW Publishing, the publisher of the current G.I. Joe comics line-up, has issued a press release stating that Diamond Comic Distributors have awarded them Premier Publisher status, joining Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image Comics. “IDW has become the first publisher to advance to “premier” status since the classification was implemented in 1996.” IDW became recognized as the fourth largest comic book publisher last year and they haven’t looked back since. Publishing a large variety of comics which include many licensed properties such as; G.I. Joe, Transformers, Star Trek, A-Team, Doctor Who, Angel, Army of Two and more. The April copy of Diamond’s Previews catalog and PreviewsWorld website will reflect IDW’s new status as a “Premier Publisher”. This is quite an achievement for IDW and is very much deserved.