Silent Master Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 I enjoy them - they are well put together and I will really enjoy them once Volume 5 and up that have the Special Missions added in their proper reading order. They have all the added short stories, all the art/colors have been enhanced, and the book itself is larger than the original comic book. And they have a sharp appearance sitting on my shelve! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) I enjoy them - they are well put together and I will really enjoy them once Volume 5 and up that have the Special Missions added in their proper reading order. They have all the added short stories, all the art/colors have been enhanced, and the book itself is larger than the original comic book. And they have a sharp appearance sitting on my shelve! I may have to start hunting them down then when Amazon throws them on sale. Considering though that they are only 1/3 of the way through the run, I would like to see a few more volumes published to have confidence that they will make it through the run. The last thing I want to see is for them to have two or three volumes to go and then all of a sudden Hasbro does not renew the license and gives it to someone else. However... I broke down and Vol 1 is on its way from Amazon. Edited July 15, 2014 by Buzzetta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinmroberts Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Just picked this up at Capital City CC: Larry Hama and Josh Blaylock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Master Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Just picked this up at Capital City CC: Larry Hama and Josh Blaylock Awesome! I had someone working on getting me 2 sketches from Hama but no word from him yet on whether he was successful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinmroberts Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Just picked this up at Capital City CC: Larry Hama and Josh Blaylock Awesome! I had someone working on getting me 2 sketches from Hama but no word from him yet on whether he was successful... He did a wolverine for me as well...super easy to work with! Hope yours come through! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Master Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Just picked this up at Capital City CC: Larry Hama and Josh Blaylock Awesome! I had someone working on getting me 2 sketches from Hama but no word from him yet on whether he was successful... He did a wolverine for me as well...super easy to work with! Hope yours come through! Just heard from him - no look on the sketches, Hama had plenty ahead of me I guess But I did get several books signed by him for my collection - I hope they all come back CGC 9.8SS! When you get a chance lets see the Wolverine sketch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustinmroberts Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Just picked this up at Capital City CC: Larry Hama and Josh Blaylock Awesome! I had someone working on getting me 2 sketches from Hama but no word from him yet on whether he was successful... He did a wolverine for me as well...super easy to work with! Hope yours come through! Just heard from him - no look on the sketches, Hama had plenty ahead of me I guess But I did get several books signed by him for my collection - I hope they all come back CGC 9.8SS! When you get a chance lets see the Wolverine sketch! I know it's not GI Joe, but since it was requested, here's the Hama Wolverine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Master Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Awesome! Wolverine would have made a great Joe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Marino Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Awesome! Wolverine would have made a great Joe! Given how GI Joe works, they would have renamed him something clever like "Claws" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 I enjoy them - they are well put together and I will really enjoy them once Volume 5 and up that have the Special Missions added in their proper reading order. They have all the added short stories, all the art/colors have been enhanced, and the book itself is larger than the original comic book. And they have a sharp appearance sitting on my shelve! I am thoroughly impressed with Volume 1. I opened it up about an hour ago and flipped through it. The colors seem more vivid than what I remember, but I believe that is because of the paper being used. The storytelling is still a thrill ride in many cases and the best part about issues 1 through 12 is that with the exception of a few dated references, the dialogue holds up in many places as well as the premise and plots. What surprised me is that I did not see any noticeable edits. Scarlet still lands on a guy in a Hulk costume and still the Marvel booking agent still gets them a ticket back to the Pitt. That puts my ease that issues involving the Transformers will not be omitted. I know that the Transformers reprints had some legal problems with some of their characters as well as Spider-man facing Megatron. Good to see GI Joe will not suffer the same problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Ha - this was posted on Hisstank... thought I would share... This is a combination of both Lego and Kre-O elements... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney414 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 That is pretty neat! (thumbs u I don't collect the Lego or Kre-O toys, are those figures official toys or where some of them custom made? Very cool regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzetta Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 The figures are Kre-O (Hasbro Lego knock-off) and the pieces are a mix of both brands. Interestingly after handling both brands, I can tell you that the Hasbro Kre-O brand blocks have some elements that are cheap feeling and do not bond together in the way that Lego does. I picked up a couple of sets for the GI Joe figures but immediately noticed the inferiority of the overall product. The only redeeming aspect of these sets are the high quality figures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maloney414 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sd2416 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 So, I see earlier in this thread the SMF GI JOE 63 variant was discussed. I found a 9.0/9.2 copy this weekend and cant find a gpa listing for it. Whats a ballpark value on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Master Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 So, I see earlier in this thread the SMF GI JOE 63 variant was discussed. I found a 9.0/9.2 copy this weekend and cant find a gpa listing for it. Whats a ballpark value on this? Before I tell you is it for sale??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sd2416 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 After it comes back from CGC, it probably will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Master Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I'm sure it will easily fetch a couple hundred depending on the grade (maybe more). Please PM me where and when you'll be selling it!!! I have several copies and maybe 1 that might get an 8.5 to 9.0, I'd like to get me a 9.2 or higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OV Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 Firefly by Michael Golden! He started this at the Big Wow con and took it home to finish for me, what a great guy. I asked him to make this a mirror image to the Storm Shadow he created for me at the Wizard con in Sac a few months prior. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Master Posted August 16, 2014 Share Posted August 16, 2014 SWEET!!! You get some awesome stuff OV!!! I recently got these 2 from the last Mike Zeck opp here on the boards - they are off getting graded: (Vietnam era Snake-Eyes vs Storm Shadow/Tommy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
