Well, look at this! Coming out of apparently nowhere, BestBuy.com has posted a pre-order listing for Operation: Blackout, the new G.I. Joe game slated to be released in October of this year.
The game is going to be available for PS4, X-Box One and Switch, and along with the listing, we get our first screen shots of actual gameplay.
Those screen shots include various Classified-themed characters including Destro, Duke, COBRA Commander, Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow, as well as some awesome vintage action with a Rattler in one shot!
Time will tell how the game play and “fun factor” shake out, but the screens at least look very G.I. Joe centric. I dig it.
Check out the images below, and see the listing over at BestBuy.com.
Well, when you figure the Collectors Club has five short months to roll out two FSS’s, plus the extra 12 bonus figures, I guess they’d better move at a pretty quick pace.
As usual, JE Russel received his figures first (it pays to live close to the Club’s home office, I suppose), and I’m posting them below the “READ MORE” link below to preserve spoilers for those who are into those kinds of things.
Another announcement of an SDCC exclusive non-action figure oriented G.I. Joe item came yesterday with Super 7 revealing that they’re producing two t-shirts with a G.I. Joe theme.
The fact that Super 7 is doing Joe shirts isn’t necessarily new news, they’ve had several for sale on their website for quite a while. That being said, if Hasbro was ever considering them for producing toys similar to how they’re working on Masters of the Universe Classics consider this my official endorsement. 😀
The SDCC exclusive shirts should be available at booth #4945 and you can see the images below. Thanks to Diana for posting this info to the G.I. Joe Discussion Group on Facebook.
IDW Publishing has released their preview for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #253, which is a “special missions” style issue focusing on Duke. Check out the solicitation info and the preview below.
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #253—Cover A: Brian Shearer
Larry Hama (w) • Brian Shearer (a & c)
“Special Missions,” Part 3 (of 5). G.I. Joe. Cobra. Two opposing forces. Two powerful war machines, each made more lethal by the undeniable strength of their individual parts. But who and what are those parts? Living legend Larry Hama shares some of their amazing stories in “Special Missions”—one-shot stories featuring a variety of characters and different artists to draw them! This issue, longtime G.I. Joe alum Brian Shearer joins forces with Larry to present G.I. Joe’s intrepid first sergeant without equal: DUKE!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #253—Cover B: John Royle
Larry Hama (w) • Brian Shearer (a) • John Royle (c)
Reports coming from social media are revealing that the first shipment of the G.I. Joe Collectors Club second-to-last FSS have started hitting mailboxes.
I’m not sure if anyone still cares about spoilers or not… click read more for the details, and hopefully Facebook preview doesn’t blow it.
So, has your depression about the last JoeCon been alleviated?
Well STOP IT. Time to jump back in and relive the thrills and excitement of Chattanooga, TN. The Full Force podcast has posted the full JoeCon Debrief as only the Full Force can with TONS (tonnes?) of special guests, interviews, and G.I. Joe fans far and wide reliving the joy of victory and the agony of hotel lobbies at five in the morning…
This one has it all, including yours truly along with Derryl DePriest, Mark Weber, Bobby Vala, WordBurglar, GI JoeBurg, Kate McLeod, Adam Riches, Patrick Stewart, Gray Childs, Eddie Inman holy crap something for everyone.
This is the goods folks. If you went to JoeCon 2018 and want to be thrust back in time, check this out. If you missed it and want to live the glory of JoeCon, check this out. If you’re breathing CHECK THIS OUT. As always make sure you’re also keeping tabs on The Full Force Facebook page for the latest news and info about the podcast.
