Devil's Due on Today Show
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Posted by Frederik Hautain on Feb 23, 2005
Tags: blaylock, devil, due, hasbro, joe
Devil’s Due Publishing (DDP) and G.I. JOE will be featured in a segment on the Today show about heroes. The segment will feature short interviews with the DDP staff. It airs this Friday.
Michael Leonard, the reporter on the piece, covers why heroes don’t seem to have the lasting impact that they used to. As a humorous slant on this theme, he “investigated” how he was once made into an action figure in the 1980s (as a part of the G.I. JOE toy line); the character, named Scoop, was patterned after his likeness and was a field reporter on the team. “That part is very tongue-in-cheek,” joked Josh Blaylock, President of DDP. “Poking fun at the lackluster enthusiasm for the obscure character.”
“But after a mock comic convention skit,” said Blaylock, “Michael interviewed us a bit more seriously, where we discussed comic book heroes, and how they are relevant today, yet seem to fade faster than ever in our ‘fifteen-minutes-of-fame’ world.”
You never know what will make the final cut, but check out the show on the 25th for a glimpse inside DDP.
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