The latest issue of The Joe Report, a newsletter published by the team at Patches of Pride, puts to “paper” what has been on the wall for some time now – Hasbro has no intent on keeping the 12-inch line of G.I.Joe alive, but no worries, all hope is not lost!
Brian Savage and The G.I.Joe Collectors Club have announced production of (at least) 4 more officially licensed 12-Inch G.I.Joe Action Figures! The article is very thorough, detailing what lies ahead on the horizon for 12-Inch G.I.Joe collectors and also includes quotes directly from Brian.
Here’s a brief excerpt from the article –
On the Club’s 2 New Upcoming (12-inch) GIjOE Lost Talkers:
“On the 12-inch side…we had started this ‘Lost Talker’ series a few years ago. We did the Talking Action Soldier and the Talking Marine…in the old days, when these were made…around ’67, they only had 8 talking phrases. We found out that in the archive, there were actually 10 recorded by the original voice actors that were not included. What we did with these figures was, we went back…and were able to add all 10 phrases. So not only were they reproduction Talkers as they had been, but they had 2 phrases that had never been heard, not newly recorded phrases, but original, vintage ’60s recorded phrases that were—LOST.”
Make sure to check out The Joe Report then join us after the break for discussion already in progress!
C.I.A.D. says
Our friends over at Patches of Pride have posted up a fantastic read regarding the future of 12" G.I.Joe. You can check it out here:
BRIAN SAVAGE BECOMES DE FACTO LEADER OF 12-INCH G.I. JOE PRODUCTION FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
What are your thoughts?
Enigmatic says
Lost talkers sounds cool.
WarinThefloor says
Yep, and I am glad to see 12ers stay alive in some way. I LOVE 12 inch Joes, to me they are the most iconic toy in the world, really the Barbie equivalent for boys. I have played with and casually collected 12ers since I was small and have always wanted to back into it as my main focus. Its just that ME 4 inchers have been so good for so long that I had to scale back my 12er activity, plus space is an issue. But with the last few 4 inch characters I was missing coming in trades and Hasbro relegating ARAH to the club, I may find myself soon in a position to start getting and playing with 12ers again and I would really enjoy it. Glad there is news on them.
poddie says
I agree, the Lost Talkers thing is VERY cool. I really have no interest in 12" Joes, but I am very happy that those who do will have something to look forward to.
Stalker says
Keenan says
I'll wait and see. If he's not continuing in the style of Sideshow then I'm not interested at all.
skinny says
12 inch Joes are the most easily customizable Joes. While I do not collect a lot of 12 inch, I do like them, and like to make 12 inch versions of ARAH characters. I talked to a few 12 inch collectors at Joecon and they are just as passionate about the hobby as we are. I think it is great that they were able to have a private audience with Brian. He is usually moving at a very fast pace at con so the fact he took an unscheduled half hour of his day to talk Joe with his fellow 12 inch collectors was notable. He might be disappointed or maybe elated, to hear that there was still a parachute drop this year. It was also informative to learn about a couple of the requirements for a con location.
the13thfloor says
i do think the gijcc is good.. but i wonder why they do so much adventure team and no GI Joe vs cobra with 12 inch guys
NX01JB says
I hope they the club continues with the adventure time, they are my favorite. I do like joe vs cobra but really don't know much about the characters.
Steevy Maximus says
Not to say the Club hasn't done stuff in the past (the proto-Cobra Trooper was nice, and the Crimson Guard was about as good as you can get without paying Sideshow prices), but with the "core" 12" collector aging/dying off, I think the Club is going to pay more focus on their wants at this stage.
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