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Resolute 7-pack characters revealed on DeviantArt?

by | Jan 15, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute

If there was one thing about the G.I. Joe: America’s Elite comic that I came away loving, it was Mike Bear’s art.  For whatever reason, I absolutely loved his drawing style, his action, and even the coloring…even as World War III sort of stumbled through it’s climax, the art shone through…and evidently Hasbro feels the same way, as they’ve enlisted in Mike Bear’s assistance for package art is recent years.
Apparently that’s continuing on in 2010, as Mike Bear’s DeviantArt page reveals some very cool looking package art for upcoming Hasbro products…including what appears to be the G.I. Joe: Resolute Boxed Sets!  Only three pieces are evident so far, Arctic Duke, Zartan, and Firefly, but good Lord do they look great.  Knowing Hasbro’s formula with the Cobra Island packs, I am officially ecstatic waiting for these 7-packs.  I’m not sure anyone saw Zartan coming….  this really opens the door for what else we might be getting.  A huge thanks to the Terror Drome for digging up this link!

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Sure, there’s another Duke, and there will probably be another Snake Eyes, too, but seeing Zartan really makes me think our chances are pretty good for guys like Flint, Stalker, and Beachhead, who were all pretty central to the animation.  Bring it on, Hasbro!

Images reveal potential 2010 releases, or a sign of what "might have been"?

by | Jan 14, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA

Over on HissTank.com, Gyre-Viper revealed some descriptions (which were then followed by actual images, mirrored below) of potential upcoming vehicles…and as usual, I’m pretty impressed.  Pretty impressed only because the apparent second wave of Rip Attack vehicles looks as uninspired as the first (especially those figures…  yuck), but the retooled and modified Ghost Hawk and that motorcycle that looks to be strongly Dreadnok related are both balls out!
The Ghost Hawk was pretty much defined by those crazy rear stabilizers, which have been tooled way down to a more streamlined exhaust engine…while that motorcycle is just pure sickness.  Love the blades, love the dual handlebar weaponry.  Hot damn that’s a freaking awesome looking little bike.  Kind of tough to tell what the deal with the driver is, but still looks great all the same.
Of course the real question is…will we see this at retail?  It’s obvious a drastic theme shift is going on at Hasbro with some scrambling to redefine the way we’ll see G.I. Joe in 2010, and it’ll be interesting to see if these make the cut.  There’s a lot of new tooling there, and obviously they’re pretty far along in the production process, so signs point to “yes”, but just something to watch for…maybe we’ll learn something more at Toy Fair in just under a month.  I’ll certainly be on pins and needles waiting for it.

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Discovery Kids and Hasbro announce The Hub

by | Jan 14, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons

Remember that news last year about the Discovery Kids channel and  Hasbro joining forces (hopefully resulting in some G.I. Joe animation)… well, the first announcement has come, in the form of a website, HubWorld.com which promises to be the jumping off point for this collaboration.  Check out the full press release below.
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