If you’re coming to Star Wars Celebration V in Orlando Florida next week, stop by and visit us at booth 333 to buy some great toys and have a chat! We’ve also got new Star Wars Black and Silver Vintage Collection figures available for preorder, like the awesome caped General Grievous and Magna Guard. Don’t miss out on these!
For comics fans, we’ve opened up preorders for the newly announced DC Universe Classics Wave 16 and Green Lantern Classics Wave 1. There are lots of amazing DC Comics figures on the way from Mattel that you won’t want to miss, so preorder now and you’ll never have to worry about finding them.
New Iron Man 2 toys are still on the way too, so check out our Iron Man 2 preorders, and then be sure to browse our in-stock figures like Arctic Iron Man, Classic Iron Monger, Hulkbuster Iron Man, Red and Gold Iron Man, and Silver Centurion Iron Man.
Transformers collectors should check out the Transformers Generations Dirge and Blurr, along with the rest of our 2010 Transformers preorders.
Last but not least for all the 80’s fans, don’t miss this cool new Retro Ghostbusters line or this fantastic looking (and reasonably priced) Lion-O statue from SDCC.
And as always, check out the Past Generation Toys Blog, PGT on Facebook, and PGT on Twitter for updates on the world of toys and collectibles!
Further casting aside the shackles of Hollywood tie-ins, GIJoe.com has undergone a total remodel to reflect the current theme for The Pursuit of Cobra! With a much cooler blue color pallet, a new Cobra Commander wallpaper, links to the latest Operation: HISS webisodes, and some awesome images, we can now consider ourselves full into Pursuit of Cobra mode.
For some it’ll be a very welcome shift. While I loved much of what the Rise of Cobra toyline had to offer, I’m also eager to step forward into the amazing Pursuit of Cobra line, and really love the look of the site.
Check it out right here!
Ohhh, good stuff. Like last month, issue #157 seems to have the mojo back again, and I am in LOVE with that Rod Whigham cover. Total throwback to the 80’s. Awesome. Issue #157 comes out on Wednesday, check out the 5-page preview below. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #157
Larry Hama (w) • Agustin Padilla (a) • Padilla, Rod Whigham (c)
Relentless Cobra hit teams go after the disbanded and outlawed G.I. Joe team. The beleaguered Joes converge on their pre-set rallying point, determined to launch an organized counter-attack and bring the fight back to Cobra. Meanwhile, cohesion within Cobra ranks begins to deteriorate as Dr. Venom returns from the dead! *2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
We’ve seen the figures…we’ve seen the box and the comic. Now we finally get to see the newest addition to Cobra’s air arsenal… the Hailstorm!
Awesome! As a huge fan of the Firebat, I love seeing it here. Some great custom stickers as well, and I think once everyone sees how the whole story comes together in the exclusive comic book, they will be lining up for one of these. Great stuff!
The JoeCanuck guys have also posted the filecard and instruction manual, so check those out at JoeCanuck.com! Coolness.
Well, I was waiting with baited breath today, hoping for a Hailstorm reveal, but instead we got something almost as nice… almost.
The guys behind the Canadian JoeCon have revealed the fantastic looking box for the convention set as well as a cool little YouTube video showing of the Convention Exclusive comic. You can check both out on JoeCanuck.com! I’ve also embedded the video below.
This weekend! Hope some folks are going and plan to have some fun for me.
Just as G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra was starting to fade into the rear view mirror, The Wrap brings it back into focus by reporting that according to sources, Stephen Sommers will be coming back to direct the G.I. Joe follow up sequel. They also report that the right people are happy with the script that Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick have turned in.
Does this mean anything substantial? Probably not…especially because a Hasbro rep sort of side-stepped the question during a recent video interview with the Motley Fool (an interesting point brought forward by Entertainment News International’s Jay Cochran courtesy of his Twitter account). Honestly, mentally I’ve moved on to Renegades, and I think part of me is looking forward to that at least a little bit more right now, but I was pretty unashamed with my enjoyment of the first film, and if the follow up can capture the same energy, but perhaps redirect it in a way closer to the mythology, maybe the Hollywood franchise can become something the fans are more into.
Time will tell.
Frequent GeneralsJoes contributor (a feat for which I am endlessly grateful) cmderinchief has posted yet another video review! Not content to cover just one item, though, he does a quick review of the TRU Exclusive Spirit, Quick Kick, the Pursuit of Cobra Duke & Snow Job, and also manages to say some words about the Canadian JoeCon convention sets!
Wow. Check out all the Gary Goodness right below.
It seems only appropriate as August 1st looms tomorrow, and I’ve officially lived out my promise for one review per day until the “official” Pursuit of Cobra launch, that I do a review of two figures that were walking the line between Cobra “Rising” and the Joes “Pursuing”.
While the fifth wave of single pack figures for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra officially kicked off the whole “pursuit” theme, both Doc and Shipwreck from the Toys “R” Us Headquarters for Heroes subline carried that torch as well. Both sporting “Arctic Assault” tags on their packaging, and both quite obviously designed to chase Destro through the snow and ice.
So as these figures bridged that gap between The Rise of Cobra and the Pursuit of Cobra, I figure it’s apt that I use them to bridge the gap here as well.
Gap? Did I say gap? Yeah, right. I’ve currently got about 125 images taken for upcoming Pursuit of Cobra product already, and while I certainly cannot promise the one review per day quota will continue to be met past August 1st, you have no worries, reviews will still be coming fast and furious. I’ve got both new Mechs in the wings as well as the two Wave 1 Alpha vehicles, and I still hope to finish off the Wave 1 Single Packs before too long.
The things I do for you people.
Anyway. Hit up the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Review Page or just check out the Doc and Shipwreck reviews directly. Enjoy.
It has always been a popular topic of discussion to rank the convention sets since the 3.75″ scale was re-introduced in 2002. What often gets lost are the convention EXCLUSIVES that are part of the set. For those of you who are not familiar with this, the Exclusives are separate from the con set. They are typically an extension of the con set story line and normally are more remembered than the actual set itself. The con exclusives normally are highly sought after in the secondary markets and they really cause a lot of collector angst if they decided to pass on it the first time to only see the prices triple or quadruple later down the road. These things are expensive enough, but have to pay four times as much can put a real pinch in your hobby. In my list, I did not include the convention attendee free exclusive. Technically, I consider those part of the con set. Basically, if it is anything I had to stand in line for in the club store, that is what is on this list. On that basis, I did include the para-drop figure even though they were given out a freebies early on, but now are either charged for or guarded by lock and key and David Lane. Let’s take a look at the past 8 years a’la cmderinchief: (more…)
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