JoeCanuck

Consider this. Where will you have more fun? Standing in line to get free comics that usually aren't that great - or standing in line for the Canadian G.I. Joe Convention where you're sure to have a blast!

Plus, it will be MUCH easier and cheaper to buy those free comics later if you "really" want them than it would be the Con set. ;-)

Quiet you!!!  No logic allowed here!!!   

G.I. Joe has very little to do with why they haven't shipped here.

You can't get ANYTHING from the HTS site up here. Period.

I would LOVE to order things from there. But I don't because I refuse to pay double shipping - one to a U.S. friend, the other to me from him. It's pathetic. I'm done asking Hasbro about this as they obviously don't care enough to want our money.

You would think with the recession being what it is in the U.S. right now they would welcome outside money from another country.

THANK YOU!!!!  I highlighted my exact sentiments. 

I've been very vocal about not wasting our time with HTS questions anymore. 

As for what to ask....let me think about it.

what was the costco price.  I let my membership slide as it was a pain in the but to get to one since we moved.

I believe the costco price originally was somewhere in the range of $130-$150, but I'm not 100% sure.

How does Watertown look?

I was there when Princess Diana died and the town had just shut down the military base.

It was a ghost town, with at least 50% of businesses closed down, especially in the downtown.

I haven't been back since and just wondered when I saw your post.

I got to thinking about this as I finished reading the latest issue of the new IDW series. 

GI JOE over the years has gone from 1 man to an elite force with varying degrees of staffing.  Each incarnation since 82 has had a core group to start that has varied.  So with IDW's take on the franchise now I thought I would ask what kind of roster/make-up for the team/person would you go with?

After some thought, I came up with a Stargate SG1 make-up.

I would have the GI JOE team made up of small groups of 5(Alpha, Beta, etc) and each group would have a commander.  Each group would then of course report to a General.  It would start out with only 2 teams, but of course it could easily expand as needed.

For me it would be Joe Colton as the General.  Sorry Hawk, but you don't appear in my version.  A nod to the original has to be made.

Alpha team would be Duke, Scarlett, Snake Eyes, Shipwreck & Roadblock (NO HEAVY DUTY, EVER!!!).  These are the big boys who have been together for some time and work well together.  Once Beta team was activated, it became a rivalary between the 2 teams.  Everyone is friendly and has no problems working together, but Beta wants to be top dog and don't hide that.  Of course for big missions, everyone can come together.

Beta team would be Flint, Jinx, Stalker, Mainframe & Gung-Ho. 

Yes, each team has a some "stereotypes" or "staples" of the JOE mythos, but I had to go with what I know and feel.

The team has air support from Wild Bill and Ace.  However they are there for everyone, and only rarely would take part in an operation outside of air support.

I already have a third team lined up, but I wouldn't introduce them until the second season of a series or after 12 issues of a comic.  That team would be:

Beach Head, Tunnel Rat, Lady Jaye, Spirit & Bazooka. 

So, anyone else have no life, like me, and spent way too much time making up a scenario?

Just remember that this is 3 completely new figures (granted 2 copies), and $25 is about $8 a figure.  That falls in line with single carded figures.

Not saying that it is a good thing, just remember it isn't completely out of range.