Here’s a bit of good news to share with you on your Friday evening. The G.I.Joe Collectors Convention has announced another guest for this year’s event – None other than the uber talented Adam Riches! From the Club –
Adam is an illustrator, comic book artist, and avid G.I. Joe collector. Since 2013, Adam has illustrated the packaging art and file cards for over 40 G.I. Joe action figures, including the official G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club membership figures, convention exclusives, and many of the figures in the FSS. His packaging art has also been featured in the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club magazine, trading cards, and comics.
Beyond packaging art, he also currently works for IDW Publishing, creating comic book covers for several Hasbro titles including: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, ROM, Micronauts, and the Hasbro universe crossover series Revolution.
In addition to G.I. Joe, Mr. Riches’ work has been featured worldwide on many products ranging from shirts, posters, cups, album art, toy design, and more. His current and upcoming projects include comic book covers for IDW, BOOM! Studios‘ WWE series, designing costumes for WWE wrestlers, album art for high profile music groups, action figure packaging art, and more!
Make sure to follow the The Adam Riches Art Facebook Page to check out Adam’s work, then join us after the break for more GIJoeCon 2017 discussion already in progress!
Mr Hebime says
Update posted today:
January 2017 Update
Happy New Year,
We are still planning on starting convention registration this month.
Hints...hints... you want hints... hmmm...
12" set This Joe will have two chances at battling and exploring the roots and vines...
3 3/4" set: These Joes will have to battle Cobra's cold calculating troopers waiting to trap them...
The cross over products will start shipping next week as well but.. .it will take 10-12 days to get them all out. They will depart in the sequence they were ordered.
Battleforce 2000 vs BATs.
2017 G.I.Joe Collectors Convention Brochure
We're celebrating the 30th anniversary of the G.I. JOE BF 2000 team with this untold
tale of the original team members from a recently declassified special mission.
The G.I. JOE BF 2000 team is the walking, breathing proving grounds for tomorrow's battlefield technology today!
These highly trained specialists are entrusted with one-of-a-kind, state-of-the-art prototype weapons. Their mission
is to field-test experimental equipment under battlefield conditions.
COBRA has developed a new laser weapon system so dangerous that it threatens the safety of the entire planet!
The G.I. JOE: BF 2000 team is called into action and must travel through the Pacific Northwest into British Columbia to dismantle the operation.
What they don't know is that COBRA is ready for them with a battalion of their upgraded B.A.T. (Battle Android Troopers) guarding their base.
This G.I. JOE team will be fighting against insurmountable odds, and must pull their individual specialties together to battle these deadly threats.
Will the cold and calculated programming of the COBRA B.A.T. SQUAD LEADER be the end of this G.I. JOE team?
BAT V2.
Knockdown
Avalanche
Dodger
Blaster
Blocker
12 inch set.
something went terribly wrong and they were being over run. As he was evacuating due to an impending air strike, he fell into some sort of ancient
buried temple that appeared to have something to do with the worship of snakes. Using his flamethrower for illumination, he realized that...
the snakes were still there! As he was fighting his way out through the snakes something caught his eye, a golden cobra shaped staff.
There was no time to get to it out. The airstrike was inbound and he had to evac!
For years this memory haunted Joe and led him to his current career in the Adventure Team as their Jungle Explorer.
Where was the old temple? Was that golden staff still there? Did it really happen, or was it just a hallucination?
He spent years researching and searching for this lost temple. Now he thinks he has finally found the answers!
This year's 12” Convention Set is based on the vintage Marine Jungle Fighter and the Adventure Team, Jungle Survival accessory set.
It comes with: Painted Head Figure; Marine Jungle Uniform; Belt; Canteen and Cover; .45 and Holster; Boonie Hat; Vinyl Shoulder Radio;
Flame Thrower; Tall Brown Boots; M-16 Rifle; Machete and Scabbard and Dog tag; Flocked Head Figure; Jungle Survival Uniform;
Tall Black Boots; Belt with Canteen; two Snake Anti-Venom Pouches; Pith Helmet; Yellow Short Radio; First Aid Kit; Compass;
Machete and Scabbard; Tranquillizer Rifle; Equipment Storage Crate; Dog Tag and Golden Cobra Staff.
It also comes with a Mini-Comic with a surprise ending!
Xerofall says
Cold calculating? Arctic cold or BAT cold? Calculating? Hmmm
lantern48 says
truejoefan says
january 2017 update
happy new year,
the fss 5 container has arrived and your items are scheduled to depart for your house next week. Please give them 2 weeks to get to you.
I sent an email to all subscribers about the installment billing dates which are feb 15 and april 19.
We are still planning on starting convention registration this month.
Hints...hints... You want hints... Hmmm
3 3/4" set: These joes will have to battle cobra's cold calculating troopers waiting to trap them.../b]
Autobot_Goldbug says
Cold calculating? Arctic cold or BAT cold? Calculating? Hmmm
it is Star Brigade vs Cobranauts(Astro-Viper & Star-Viper)
bassistcarlos says
Hopefully we'll get some concept case Snow Serpents and the cancelled Arctic Cobra Commander.
RolandofGilead says
SD Clutch says
Wouldn't cold and calculating reference techno vipers or possibly springfield accountants (i.e. undercover crimson guardsmen)?
ozzie92 says
Autobot_Goldbug says
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