Published on Friday, April 5, 2013 by BigIV G.I. Joe: Retaliation, the sequel to the first live-action film, has preformed well enough to green-light a sequel. Big box offices often trigger automatic sequels, so this is probably not surprising. (more...)...

Published on Thursday, November 29, 2012 by BigIV Nostalgia can be a funny thing. Sure, it can open our wallets, resell us our childhood, flock to DVD sets, and even make us buy action figures that "adult collectors" pan. Nostalgia is criticized for aggrandizing the past. Perhaps it can be described as the Happy Days syndrome, a 70s comedy set in the 50s because life was simpler and thus could be easier to express. H...

Published on Friday, April 6, 2012 by BigIV Cobra is still winning. (more...)...

Published on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 by BigIV Bluewater has been putting together unorthodox biographies, adding to their collection, from Burt Ward to SNL. One of the most recent, The Army. (more...)...

Published on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 by BigIV Kony2012 is burning up social media, a group of advocates trying to raise awareness about child soldiers pressed into service in Uganda.  Questions have been raised about the financial records of the organization, but the goal of ending child soldier warfare seems noble.  Although, my position here on Comixverse is that this is a missed opportunity for G.I. Joe and ...

Published on Sunday, March 11, 2012 by BigIV Transformers is hitting the big screen again and again, pushing new products, toys, and merchandise alike. G.I. Joe hits  theaters again this summer. Since the marketing powers that be seem to be mining the 80s for concepts, how about a revision of Visionaries? (more...)...

Published on Sunday, March 11, 2012 by BigIV Renegades is finally coming to DVD, on June 5th! (more...)...

Published on Friday, February 24, 2012 by BigIV Vipers, Serpentor, Bludd, mixed in with more G.I. Joe fun. (more...)...

Published on Friday, February 17, 2012 by BigIV I want this to be true, but I cannot verify that it is, so all I can do is preface this with my own wishful thinking. (more...)...

Published on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 by BigIV Please let it stop. (more...)...