by generalsjoes | Apr 27, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
Kudos to gijoefrank from The Terror Drome, who has posted some very cool pictures of the upcoming G.I. Joe: Retaliation vehicles, the Fangboat w/ Swamp-Viper and the Ninja Commando 4 x 4 w/ Snake Eyes.
This is our first look at the overall design for the Swamp-Viper figure, and the lack of articulation becomes an even bigger, more crushing disappointment as the figure design is very nice. I love the helmet, I love the uniform design…it looks really, really cool, and would be a selling point for this vehicle alone if he had normal articulation.
As it is, I’ll probably skip the Fang Boat entirely as I don’t especially need yet another Water Moccasin, and I have no need for this figure as it stands. We’ll see.
You can check out the Fang Boat thread right here, and the Ninja Commando thread here. I’ve mirrored a handful of images below, but you should check out the threads for even more images.
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by generalsjoes | Apr 23, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
The week of G.I. Joe: Retaliation extends into a second week with Carded Heroes’ review of the new Red Ninja from the G.I. Joe: Retaliation line. As primarily a repaint from the 30th Anniversary Storm Shadow (but actually improved upon, if you can believe that) this is a great figure that is sure to appeal to vintage purists, but also has a nice tie in to the new summer film coming out June 29th.
Check out the review on Carded Heroes, and take a peek at just a few mirrored images below.
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by generalsjoes | Apr 23, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe Comics, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe: The Movie, IDW, Podcasts, What's on Joe Mind
A great way to start your week! With juggling multiple episodes, plus an unexpected “secret special edition” expected to go live this week, we start off your Monday with episode 51 of the longest running G.I. Joe podcast What’s on Joe Mind!
This episode was a “back to basics” episode with a nice interview with G.I. Joe comic pack artist Jeremy Dale, and we also covered the latest Joe news. Of course, there was plenty of Joe news to cover! To check out the episode hit up our Podbean Page, or click the embedded player below. As always, Show Notes are after the jump. Also, as a reminder, we need YOUR HELP for our landmark Episode 52 “1 Year Anniversary” episode! We are doing a call in show! Details are within the show notes, and we hope to hear from YOU.
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by generalsjoes | Apr 20, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
To a resounding… “bleh”. Yeah, unfortunately very much unlike the G.I. Joe: Renegades 4-Pack, I find myself very unimpressed with the Retaliation one. Destro from HissTank.com also posted that image, and it just looks like essentially the same figures that are in wave 1, with the addition of the variant “Black” Cobra Commander which many folks hypothesized would be in this set. Pretty boring. I don’t even see many differences deco-wise.
Check out the mirrored image below.
by generalsjoes | Apr 20, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, SDCC, Show and Convention Coverage
It’s been a busy week for Gyre-Viper, and he’s not letting up, even on a Friday!
Over on JoeDeclassified.com he has posted images of the upcoming San Diego ComicCon exclusive Constructicon B.A.T. and Destro, the driver of the upcoming Shockwave HISS tank! The HISS itself (initially revealed at Toy Fair, but not shown in the images below) looks like a very cool and fun variation of the regular Retaliation HISS Tank, and the two figures slated to come with it look like a lot of fun.
The B.A.T. has the color scheme from the Constructicons, which is an awesome touch. Destro himself is a repaint of the City Strike Destro tweaked looking City Strike Destro using PoC Dusty and Techno-Viper parts, and just looks like an awesome figure. Check out the mirrored images below and a huge thanks to Gyre-Viper for the heads up!
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I mean, look at that. IT’S SO GREEN. And SO PURPLE. GREEN AND PURPLE.
by generalsjoes | Apr 19, 2012 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
Topping off the frenzy he started earlier this week with the revelation of the “Dollar Store” assortment of vintage themed figures, Gyre-Viper has now posted carded images for these figures! Check them all out on JoeDeClassified.com.
Don’t forget to hit up the DeClass thread right here as well for the initial reveal, as well as some additional intel I was able to gather about these figures right here. If you want to stay right on top of all of these reveals, make sure you’re following Gyre-Viper on Twitter.
