Is that blasphemous? I mean Hasbro invented 12″ action figures right? They kind of have a 45 year history with the whole thing.
Well, yeah, of course, but the main difference is that Hasbro makes 12″ figures for Joe and Jane Consumer to be sold at Wal-Mart for twelve bucks. Obviously they’ve got some limitations. Sideshow Collectibles has thrown all limitations out the window, and priced their 12″ offerings at a dubious $100+ per figure, which I might think would scare off a good majority of even the most hardcore G.I. Joe collectors.
Regardless of this fact, Sideshow puts their mouth where the money is and when you invest big bucks, you get a huge return.
Check out Monkey Depot’s review of the new 12″ Snake Eyes, then take a few minutes to clean the drool out of your keyboard. How many kinds of kick ass is that?
I have the Sideshow Clone Wars Obi-Wan and if that figure is any indication of the quality we can expect for the Joe figures then we’re in excellent hands. My comic shop guy has a standing order from me for one of each of the figures. I wasn’t going to collect them all but they all look so frelling cool I couldn’t resist. I may even try to afford a second Trooper to stand alongside Cobra Commander.