The Official JoeCon 2008 Convention Thread

[fireflyguy]

Forgive my ignorance, but if they do have exclusive Lowlight and Shockwave figs at the convention, is going to the convention the only way to get them (hence the term "exclusive")? Am I going to have to sell some more body parts to get one off eBay?

[Phil Kost]

Originally Posted by jamarmiller

ill second the request to ask larry hama a lot of questions about the comic!!

Larry won't be there. (Niether will IDW or DDP.)

[RockinHard]

Originally Posted by fireflyguy

Forgive my ignorance, but if they do have exclusive Lowlight and Shockwave figs at the convention, is going to the convention the only way to get them (hence the term "exclusive")? Am I going to have to sell some more body parts to get one off eBay?

That would be messed up if the convention is the only place you can get 25th style Shockwave and Low Light figures.

[COBRACOLLECTOR]

if anyone can grab me a Joecon Cobra Commander please i beg id give my heart or a pair of lungs for one.

[dawg99]

so are the exclusives lowlight and shockwave then?

[sharke]

Originally Posted by Storm.Shadow

Shockwave & Lowlight? Care to elaborate?

read the comic preview. and their badassness needs not be explained

Originally Posted by dawg99

so are the exclusives lowlight and shockwave then?

my guess is that those 2 and Longarm will be sold like the Steel Brigade figs or Starduster and Grandslam. but we shall find out today or tomorrow.

[Chris_]

Ok, I asked this in another thread, but I'll reiterate. If I go to this, what exactly will I get out of it? I show up at 10 AM on Saturday, pay my general admission, what is the likelihood I get anything "exclusive"? I don't care about anything other than the 3 3/4" stuff.

I don't want to waste the gas, and the hour it takes driving to Frisco, if my chances of getting anything I want are slim to none, and I don't care about seeing any 'custom classes', or anything like that. Not into the whole costume thing, none of that stuff either. I want to go, get some exclusive stuff, come home. If by 10 everything good is going to be gone, I'm not wasting half my day, and a tank of gas for this.

[WildWeasel]

Originally Posted by RockinHard

That would be messed up if the convention is the only place you can get 25th style Shockwave and Low Light figures.

They aren't 25th style. They are "old school" ARAH style. See the box set for this year. The Club/Joe Con mainly does older style ARAH figures for their exclusives (with a few exceptions, e.g. Robot Rebellion CC).

[cmderinchief]

Originally Posted by SgtSlaughter

Destro
Has there been any word on what the ParaDrop fig is this year?
I havent heard anything about it and was curious if maybe I missed it or something. Anyway have fun and give us some play by play coverage of the Con. Man I wish I was there.

Sky BATs

Originally Posted by Storm.Shadow

Shockwave & Lowlight? Care to elaborate?

Convention STORE Exclusive figs.

Originally Posted by fireflyguy

Forgive my ignorance, but if they do have exclusive Lowlight and Shockwave figs at the convention, is going to the convention the only way to get them (hence the term "exclusive")? Am I going to have to sell some more body parts to get one off eBay?

No, is there are ANY left, they will go up for sale on the gijoeclub.com site.

Originally Posted by RockinHard

That would be messed up if the convention is the only place you can get 25th style Shockwave and Low Light figures.

They are NOT 25A figures.

Originally Posted by dawg99

so are the exclusives lowlight and shockwave then?

Two of a group of "others"

[sharke]

Originally Posted by WildWeasel

They aren't 25th style. They are "old school" ARAH style. See the box set for this year. The Club/Joe Con mainly does older style ARAH figures for their exclusives (with a few exceptions, e.g. Robot Rebellion CC).

exactly! Last year FP said they had 3 years(?) before they could use 25th sculpt.