Ah, Dial-Tone. One of the last "prominent" characters from the Sunbow cartoon to be made into 25th format. And what'd Hasbro do? They made him a her. Not a sex change or anything that, but a complete replacement as a woman. His sister. Dial-Tone was now Jill Morelli, no longer the Jack Morelli and it pissed off a lot of man-boy nerds.
Finally, oh finally, the GI Joe Collector's Club came to the rescue. Well, er, sorta. A lot of folks were happy. A lot of folks were mad. Some were in the middle. I was actually happy to hear, and knew I'd own him one day, but knew it would be at a premium price. Some folks didn't seem to understand that, and bitched anyways. Who am I kidding, GI Joe fans will always bitch about something. (I'm one of them, too.)
So, Dial-Tone. Classic Jack Morelli, none of this sister nonsense. The first pictures were a photoshopped mess, and didn't look too hot. Then final pics came out, and the head sculpt looked a lot better, but the body still left a lot to be desired. Now, the GIJCC usually only has access to old, retired-ish molds, and rarely has sculpted new heads, until this year. Previously (I've never owned a Club figure, so correct me if I'm wrong) they've cleverly retooled heads, but not necessarily done new sculpts like they did this year with Claymore and Dial-Tone. And if fans weren't miffed enough with the $42 pricetag for a mostly-kitbashed figure... oh boy...
They sold out! Before the Convention, no less. Again, I've never really followed the Club's exclusives because I've never really been into the figure that they offered until this year, but I don't think this has ever happened before, or if it has, it's been rare. Then, they announced that for select folks going to JoeCon 2011, that they carded him and they could buy them there! But only 600! Oh man, hilarity and chaos ensued...
So, I'll admit, I was one of the ones pissed about them making the figure carded—well, no, I was happy to get the chance to get it carded, but I was mostly miffed about them making it only available at JoeCon. I think that they should have offered the carded version for a higher premium price through the Collector's Club's site—thus making more money instead of selling them for $20 at JoeCon and helping scalpers and the secondary market make a fortune off of them instead—but what do I know.
Regardless, the figure's release left folks with mixed feelings: some mad, some happy, some empty-handed, frustrated, antagonistic, gloating, you name it. So, what's the figure all about? Read more after a few pics about the actual figure...
Finally, oh finally, the GI Joe Collector's Club came to the rescue. Well, er, sorta. A lot of folks were happy. A lot of folks were mad. Some were in the middle. I was actually happy to hear, and knew I'd own him one day, but knew it would be at a premium price. Some folks didn't seem to understand that, and bitched anyways. Who am I kidding, GI Joe fans will always bitch about something. (I'm one of them, too.)
So, Dial-Tone. Classic Jack Morelli, none of this sister nonsense. The first pictures were a photoshopped mess, and didn't look too hot. Then final pics came out, and the head sculpt looked a lot better, but the body still left a lot to be desired. Now, the GIJCC usually only has access to old, retired-ish molds, and rarely has sculpted new heads, until this year. Previously (I've never owned a Club figure, so correct me if I'm wrong) they've cleverly retooled heads, but not necessarily done new sculpts like they did this year with Claymore and Dial-Tone. And if fans weren't miffed enough with the $42 pricetag for a mostly-kitbashed figure... oh boy...
They sold out! Before the Convention, no less. Again, I've never really followed the Club's exclusives because I've never really been into the figure that they offered until this year, but I don't think this has ever happened before, or if it has, it's been rare. Then, they announced that for select folks going to JoeCon 2011, that they carded him and they could buy them there! But only 600! Oh man, hilarity and chaos ensued...
So, I'll admit, I was one of the ones pissed about them making the figure carded—well, no, I was happy to get the chance to get it carded, but I was mostly miffed about them making it only available at JoeCon. I think that they should have offered the carded version for a higher premium price through the Collector's Club's site—thus making more money instead of selling them for $20 at JoeCon and helping scalpers and the secondary market make a fortune off of them instead—but what do I know.
Regardless, the figure's release left folks with mixed feelings: some mad, some happy, some empty-handed, frustrated, antagonistic, gloating, you name it. So, what's the figure all about? Read more after a few pics about the actual figure...
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