by generalsjoes | Aug 23, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Not too long ago, an eBay auction featuring a strangely repainted Volcano Viper got some folks wondering what was up. Well, as is the case with nearly every unproduced item out there, Gyre Viper got his hands on one as well (though a different one from the eBay auction) and has posted a very nice gallery of the item on HissTank.com.
It is currently unknown exactly where this figure would have fallen into place, or whether or not it will even be released. If I had to guess, I’d say this was probably a planned Rise of Cobra/early Pursuit of Cobra item that is now in the junk pile. I may be wrong, but I have strong doubts that we’ll ever see this thing at retail. A very interesting item, and likely a fireman or flame thrower trooper of some sort. Amazing how nicely Hasbro can reuse these parts into totally different functions. Having a figure start off as an Arctic Trooper and then successfully make the transition to toxic trooper/heat trooper/fireman is a pretty impressive migration.
Check out the mirrored images below.
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by generalsjoes | Aug 23, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Wave 1 reviews continue to stagger in, as I finally got my hands on a PoC Cobra Commander from both HasbroToyShop and my good buddy Mike last week. You can check out the review on the Pursuit of Cobra Review page or directly right here.
I also finally got Firefly as well, so that review should be going up this week, too, and then Wave 1 will be wrapped up! Just in time for Wave 2 to start showing up.
by generalsjoes | Aug 22, 2010 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe Toys, Sideshow, Sideshow Reviews
A huge thanks goes out to regular GeneralsJoes contributor Mysterious Stranger for chipping in yet again and getting me a review of the recently released Sideshow Collectibles 12″ Firefly. This figure has caused somewhat of a conflict among the fandom, as it doesn’t very accurately represent how Firefly initially appeared, and certainly takes some liberties with the design scheme in the interest of modern realism.
I think the figure looks great, and I think Stranger agrees.
Check out his full review right here!
by generalsjoes | Aug 22, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Big thanks to “williamzombie” of HissTank.com for letting folks know that he stumbled upon Pursuit of Cobra Wave 2 at his local Target. The thread report is right here, and he provided pictorial proof, which I’ve mirrored below.
Yeesh! And here I just made a 300 mile trek two days ago and couldn’t even find wave ONE.
Good to know they’ll be out there for someone, though, I’ll stick to e-tailers.
by generalsjoes | Aug 20, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
IDW has passed along solicitation info for their upcoming slate of G.I. Joe comics, hitting local comic shops in November, 2010. Along with these solicitations comes the surprise announcement of a strange new “out of continuity” book called G.I. Joe: Future Noir. This comic is a two issue limited series that looks at an alternate universe of G.I. Joe in a very interesting, anime-influenced style.
I’m sure continuity mavens will be annoyed… we’ll see how it turns out.
Click the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below to check out all of the full details and the cover images.
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by generalsjoes | Aug 20, 2010 | Comics and Cartoons, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
IDW artist Tom Feister, best known for his work on the G.I. Joe: Origins covers was recently interviewed by Newsarama, and you can find the interview right here.
The discussion focuses on many things, but he also drops some cool clues about upcoming issues of G.I. Joe: Origins:
“The most recent cover I did for GI Joe Origins was a stretch for me. The storyline takes place in Bangaldesh — it’s about how COBRA recruits new soldiers. My editor, Carlos Guzeman, and I started talking about doing some propaganda type posters for the arc. I really didn’t want to do more of the WWII style images. It’s been done to death, and I wanted to try something new. We started talking about the propoganda art from Communist China. It’s very creepy. Everything is very bright and the people are all very happy. A little too happy. I thought that given what I knew about Bangladesh, and the colors and images I’ve seen it might be a good fit. So I applied the Chinese propoganda art to the cover for Cobra… Am I rambling?”
The conversation also brings the cover image to the aforementioned G.I. Joe: Origins issue, which is a very cool looking image.
Check out the full interview at Newsarama.com, and a big thanks to Jeff Bohn for the info.
