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Jinx: Anatomy of an SDCC Exclusive

  Hot on the heels of both Sgt. Slaughter and Zarana, fans found out at Toy Fair earlier this year that the 2012 SDCC G.I. Joe Exclusive would be the red-clad female ninja, Jinx. Just a few days ago, we finally saw the first glimpse of the card art in the form of leaked samples from China. As always, the overseas samples stirred up a cruel hybrid of excitement and gnashing of teeth among the collecting communities as they await the chance to either get her at the Convention for retail price, or pay ridiculous prices on the secondary market to obtain her as non-attendees. Each year the exclusives have more and more commotion surrounding them as rabid fans prepare for the unavoidable frenzy to add them to their collections. But why? Ever since Hasbro launched the G.I. Joe “25th ... Read More »

The Fighting 1:18th invades San Diego Comic-Con 2009!

Hurray! I have landed! After a grueling 4 hour drive, me and my compadres made it to San Diego for our annual trek to Comic Con. We are going to get our passes and see some “preview night” stuff tonight in a little bit, and I will try to update this post as I can throughout the week with new photos and info I can dig up. Sure you can find almost all this info on other sites, but I will make sure to deliver it with my snarky wit and … photogenical talents 🙂 Look, I even managed to capture a photo of a Marine AH-1W Super Cobra in the wild… Not bad for 75mph on the freeway! Also: Be sure to chime in and join the raucus event that is our forums in the Official Fighting 1:18th Liveblog!! Read More »