Darklord Dave
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Makes perfect sense... its sad but true.
Sideshow's Joe line tapered off in part because of too many repaints and the lack of staying true to the ARAH designs.
One difference with Star Wars though, is that the nostalgic resurgence in the 1990s led to the Special Editions and Prequels, which despite their many many faults, helped to usher in a new generation of fans that are significantly responsible for this new third wave of films we'll be seeing. With GI Joe, we had a couple of periods where nostalgia helped to keep a new line going for awhile. But none of the Joe cartoons or films over the last decade plus have captured the imaginations of new collectors and fans. Instead, that franchise is still running on the fumes of support built either in the '60s/early '70s, or in the '80s. And I fear that once the guys "our" age (who got into ARAH) are finally done with GI Joe, that will be that. In part, I think it's the nature of military toys in a post-Cold War period. Wars now are fought on electronic or economic battlefields for the most part, and in other situations, are frequently battles against foes who are vastly different in terms of capabilities and strategic orientations (terrorists and insurgents vs. the U.S.; Russia vs. Chechnya or Ukraine). I imagine kids today simply cannot put themselves in the shoes of someone who grew up in a world where something like the Soviet Union existed. And who wants to buy a line of GI Joes who are 99% Dial Tone and Mainframe?
Sideshow's Joe line tapered off in part because of too many repaints and the lack of staying true to the ARAH designs.
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