Just a quick post that I’ve update the Index, so it’s easy to find the last two years’ worth of blog posts, and everything else that came before.
B.A.T. Concepts (#3) by Ron Rudat
From 1981 to about 1987, Ron Rudat was Hasbro’s G.I. Joe figure designer. This drawing likely dates to 1984 or 1985. As with the last two we’ve examined here at A Real American Book!, it’s Rudat figuring out the look of Cobra’s Battle Android Trooper. Here’s a production B.A.T. that I purchased in 1986:
Filed under G.I. Joe Behind the Scenes, Toys and Toy Art
HASCON 2017 – the Real American Book! convention report
Continuing my trend of blog posts 6 months late, let’s look back at that last major con before heading off, today, to the next one!
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Podcast – Department of Nerdly Affairs
Rob Paterson and Don Chisholm take a biweekly deep dive on their podcast, Department of Nerdly Affairs. Their topics range from Taiwanese comics to Chinese webnovels to hero pulps to indie RPGs. Recently I guested, and we three talked about G.I. Joe history, toys, comics, and animation. Thanks, gents! Listen here.
Filed under Animation, Comic Books, G.I. Joe Behind the Scenes, Press, Toys and Toy Art
A Real American Book! 2017 in Review
Filed under Behind the Scenes, Book Behind the Scenes, Photography, Writing Process
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