by generalsjoes | Jan 25, 2013 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys
We are nearly a month into 2013, and G.I. Joe: Retaliation product has officially started hitting retail. Word is Target stores have started stocking the second wave of G.I. Joe: Retaliation 3 packs including the Cobra Invasion set with Firefly, Cobra Trooper, and Storm Shadow and the Tactical Ninja Team with Snake Eyes, Sgt. Airborne, and Agent Mouse.
Big thanks to James Doble (Jack Sparrow) for passing the word along. Images can be seen below.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 23, 2013 | 12" Scale, Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Hot Toys, Podcasts, What's on Joe Mind
Yes, it’s been a while since we’ve posted an episode of What’s on Joe Mind, but hopefully we’ve made up for it with the length of this one! Clocking in at just over three hours, there’s enough G.I. Joe conversation here to keep any Joe fan satisfied.
We talk to legendary toy expert Mark Bellomo and winner of the What’s on Joe Mind Fantasy Football league (and operator of the awesome GIJoeGraphy site) Dan Uthman.
Check out the episode on our Podbean page, or via the embedded players below. Make sure to click the Read the Rest of the Story link to read the show notes.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 22, 2013 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Convention, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, JoeCon 2013, Show and Convention Coverage
And this just might be a figure that is better than his previous version. Far, far better.
Charbroil was always somewhat of a second rate Blowtorch in my opinion, and even though his Night Force version did add some nice credibility to the character (I really hated the brown, yellow, and silver look) he still wasn’t really high on my list of knock out characters. Of course, appearing in the same assortment as Hit & Run, one might expect he got a little overshadowed.
The Collectors Club has revealed their version of Night Force Charbroil now, and it is pretty nice. Using what appears to be the G.I. Joe: Retaliation Joe Trooper body from neck to toe (which I have ZERO issues with, as demonstrated by my Best Toys of 2012 article), he’s got a newly tooled helmet and backpack and even without a ton of detail work, the figure looks really nice. Love the combination of gray and blue here.
Check out the latest update at GIJoeCon.com, and I’ve mirrored the image below.
by generalsjoes | Jan 17, 2013 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, Sponsor News
Site sponsor Kokomo Toys has posted G.I. Joe: Retaliation Wave 2 figures at very good prices for pre-order in their eBay store. Anyone who pre-orders these figures will get them shipped on February 11th! Check out all of the latest releases and get some great prices on Wave 1 figures at the Kokomo Toys eBay store.
by generalsjoes | Jan 15, 2013 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, Hot Toys
This time from the back! As usual, Toy News International and Geek Trooper are all over it, so big thanks to them for staying on top of this and keeping me in the loop. Check out the mirrored image below. Loving the trenchcoat, and really loving the detail on those sleeves. What a great looking figure.
by generalsjoes | Jan 14, 2013 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, Hot Toys
For folks like friend of the site Arune Singh, who longs for a shirtless Lee Byung-Hun, this 12″ representation of the G.I. Joe: Retaliation Storm Shadow looks like he might be just what the doctor ordered. A promotional image circulating features a decent up close look of the upcoming Cobra Ninja, and it looks awesome.
Folks who like the movie appearance of Storm Shadow (and yes, I am one of them) this figure looks very, very cool. You can almost feel the depth and quality of the trenchcoat through the picture on the computer screen. Roadblock is featured in the image as well, though he’s a bit blurry and in the background. Big thanks to geektrooper on Tumblr for the heads up. The image is mirrored below.
