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03-13-2019, 09:06 AM
meweber
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
Goin' Commando
As far as the digital companion that was mentioned, Mark, during your time at Hasbro was there ever any mention of pairing a figure line with the mobile game G.I. Joe Battleground?
I know the game was pretty popular with the fan base and had amazing artwork.
I feel like an opportunity may have been missed there. Your thoughts on that?
I'm not sure if Hasbro has ever mobilized a toy line in partnership with an app game. Console games sure (Fall of Cybertron is a good example), but I don't remember a notable product sync with an app during my time there.
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Zap Rowsdower
Valla's doing a 6" line and I think that's where he has his heart set...higher profits from basically the same amount of work. I can't say I blame him, but I won't be buying anything from his line. It's 1:18 or smaller for me, period.
My larger issue overall is that I don't know who worked on which specific releases so I can't really picture the "dream team." For example, Weber just said the 50th MASS Device set was released under his watch, but was already in the pipeline by the time he got there. So who authorized or planned which specific figures/sets? Can someone please lay out a timeline with the Joe leads and designers on it (for the modern era)? Or does anyone really even know for sure?
Zap, I worked on G.I. Joe from September 2014 to April 2017. The 2015 lineup had been physically chosen before I transferred over from Transformers, so I didn't have any input on the characters or sculpts chosen. I was able to influence some deco (which gets completed later in the process), my favorite touch being locating the gold "50th" star onto the right side of Steeler's helmet - a straight nod to his hometown football team and namesake.
I was far more involved in the 2016 line - particularly proud of Sightline, Shooter, Stiletto, and the female Cobra Officer. 2017 didn't have much product, but I worked on the Cobra Missile Command Center (with Bobby Vala) and the Hasbro Revolutions SDCC set.
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Superjoe74
There was a lot I liked about having an official GI Joe Club- product and conventions mainly, but I never felt the organization was run well and many of the decisions by leadership at the Club were questionable at best and borderline “shady” in other instances. I think they did more to alienate fans at times than they did to grow the community. That being said, I would welcome a new Club with new leadership. Mark, if you went back to Hasbro on the Joe brand, would you consider creating an in house Club or licensing it out to another entity? If you didn’t return to Hasbro, would you consider running such a Club yourself? You are the Marketer, so I don’t need to tell you the value of having such a tool as an official Club or Convention and I would hate for Joe to lose that or the tremendous asset that you are.
Superjoe, I think I've brought significant value to the brands I've worked on (McFarlane's SportsPicks, Transformers & G.I. Joe) by establishing lines of communication with the dedicated collector base and creating product that appeals to them while also being accessible to kids and the casual fan. Hasbro is already running collector-focused product through their revamped Hasbro Pulse initiative, and I think it makes sense to include G.I. Joe in that mix. I think I could do a really good job working with Hasbro Pulse and HasLab on creative, fan-centered exclusive product. I loved my time at Hasbro and made sure to leave quietly and professionally in case the possibility for a second tour presented itself down the road. I appreciate your kind words!
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Originally Posted by
feliu316
100% behind this, knowing now that it seemed like Brian wanted out instead of Hasbro shutting it down, I think someone like Mark has the community backing to develop a new club.
I appreciate it Feliu316!
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09:59 AM
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