With a massive surprise, which makes Unicron feel like a ping-pong ball, the developers of Transformers: Earth Wars unveiled G.I. Joe and Cobra forces as future updates for the aforementioned mobile game.
If you skip to the 17th minute of the live stream, you are in for a treat.
We’ve included some nice shots from the trailer with this News Post, but don’t forget to visit the live stream for the full content.
Hasbro acquiring eOne; the owner of Peppa Pig and The Walking Dead, among other things, was one of the biggest business news to come out last week. During Hasbro’s special Investor & Press Meeting, the toy giant stated that they are in active discussions with eOne to bring new initiatives based on several Hasbro brand to the television.
Speaking to Yahoo Finance, Hasbro stated that one such property is G.I. Joe.
We currently do not know any additional info regarding the said initiative other than the fact that Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons and G.I. Joe is included among the several brands, but this is an exciting news nevertheless.
You can check out the statement at 2:38 mark onward, from the video posted at Yahoo Finance.
Here’s a small news which flew under the radar thanks to all the cool news which dropped throughout the past couple of weeks. Allspark Animations (formerly Hasbro Studios), SVP of global distribution and development Finn Arnesen has stepped down from his position to hand over the reins to Nina Scales.
Mr. Arnesen was instrumental in developing and distributing popular Hasbro shows such as Transformers: Prime, Transformers: Rescue Bots, My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, G.I. Joe: Renegades, Transformers: Robots In Disguise and many more. His work resulted in Hasbro content being seen today in more than 195 territories across multiple platforms.
Mrs. Scales will step into the role of SVP of global distribution, reporting to Stephen Davis (Hasbro CCO and EVP).
We wish Nina Scales the best of luck, and a bright future to Finn Arnesen on his upcoming endeavors.
Recently in a thread discussion we noticed a lot of G.I. Joe Fans did not know that Tubi is now hosting many of the awesome G.I. Joe cartoons and many other cartoons and movies we grew up with. If you have Comcast and you look in your apps section you will see this free App listed. Below is just a small list of what you will find streaming. Enjoy!
G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero
G.I.Joe: A Real American Hero Mini Series
G.I.oe DIC 1989
G.O. Joe Resolute
G.I. Joe Renedages
Sigma 6
C.O.P.S
Transformers G1
Transformers Animated
Transformers Armada
Transformers Cybertron
Transformers Energon
Transformers Beast Machines
Gaiking
Galaxy Express 999
God mars
Defenders of the Earth
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
She-Ra Princess of Power
Voltron Lion Force
voltron Vehicle Voltron
Flash Gordon
The Legend of Zelda
Hasbro has issued an official statement for the rebranding of their in-house television content production and distribution division; Hasbro Studios.
Titled as Allspark, the division is in charge of all TV animation content (Transformers, My Little Pony etc.) as well at live action programming (Power Rangers, Clue etc.).
“We are excited to refine our brand in the industry under the moniker ‘Allspark’, which is a fun homage to the life force in Transformers,” says Stephen Davis, Hasbro’s executive VP and chief content officer.
The official website is currently undergoing an update following the announcement. The URL is now updated as https://allspark.hasbro.com/ (formerly known as hasbrostudios.com).
Allspark is currently working on Season 2 of Transformers: Cyberverse, Zoids: Build Them To Life, Power Rangers: Beast Morphers and the final season of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
You can check out the full press release, after the jump.
Here’s a little news which flew under our radar. My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic 2018 Christmas Special aired last weekend and featured a brief homage to the G.I. Joe Franchise.
On a mission to find the best gift ever, MLP: FIM character Discord used his magic to disguise himself and Rainbow Dash as Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow respectively. It is ironic really; considering the fact that Snake Eyes is a silent character and Discord is quite the jabberjaw.
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and G. I. Joe: Renegades both began airing on Discovery Family Channel (formerly known as The Hub) about the same time. Renegades received the axe at the end of Season 1 but MLP trotted on to its current 8th Season with Season 9 green-lighted for a future date.
Will we see another G.I. Joe animated series? Hopefully. Since the cancellation of Renegades, changes happened to Hasbro; including the acquisition of Boulder Media Animation Studio which is currently producing many projects for Hasbro brands including Transformers (Cyberverse / Rescue Bots Academy), Littlest Pet Shop (World Of Our Own), Micronauts and My Little Pony (Equestria Girls). Hasbro also formed its own animation production company titled Allspark Animation. May be one day, the odds will be in our favor and we’ll get to see a new show based on the franchise we know and love. Yo Joe!
You can check out some screenshots from the latest episode, after the jump.
It’s been a few days, but legendary GI Joe artist Russ Heath has passed away. If you’re not immediately familiar with his name, you’ll certainly be familiar with his work, he was responsible for the basic look and feel for the Sunbow GI Joe characters, locations, animals, vehicles and storyboards. He penciled Marvel’s GI Joe issue #24 and inked issue #64. He also did a lot of work on titles like the Punisher and Punisher War Journal, etc…
Tim Finn has blogged a wonderful tribute on A Real American Book that I wanted to share with everyone here at Hiss Tank.
At San Diego Comic-Con 2018, there were a few G.I. Joe items on display by Pop Culture Shock Collectibles. Included is a prototype for their new 1/4 scale classic Storm Shadow Statue. They also have artwork showcasing design art for classic snake Eyes and Baroness 1/4 scale statues. See them after the jump.
Hisstank member Ian dropped another carton custom for your viewing pleasure! This time Serpent-Man from the DIC cartoon 1990 episode “Injustice and the Cobra Way.”
Check out more images after the jump.
The “G.I. Joe Stop-Motion Film Festival” kicks off in Denver this September and Collider.com has the exclusive reveal of our announcement trailer! Since 2005, this festival has been displaying the best indie animators who bring their fan-favorite action figures to life!
http://collider.com/gi-joe-stop-motion-film-festival-trailer/