I know, I know…the mere mention of “Movie Toys” at this point sends most Joe fans into a spiralling depression and near-psychotic rage. We all love our Anniversary stuff, but like it or not, as of summer, 2009, we’ll be moving on to the inevitable onslaught of movie toys. Trust me when I say there will be no complaints about distribution once those bad boys hit. Oye ve!
So the latest swath of Wal-Mart early product lists have been revealed on the oft-overlooked JoeBattleLines forums. Big props to “Ghost Target” for his tireless research. 😉
And of course, as usual, I have my own thoughts on some upcoming items for 2009…
Any Joefan who’s spent more than ten seconds of time around me knows my biggest lament these days, and it’s not any different than a healthy percentage of the group as a whole… I don’t have any space for displaying my stuff.
EDIT – Okay, apparently I totally misread the press release…turns out Dixon’s book doesn’t continue from the 80’s Hamaverse, it’s a “future” look at the Hamaverse that’s coming up in ’09. Hrm. Weird. Not sure what I feel about that, but I’ll check it out as it gets released…
The news comes from Phil Kost’s excellent JoeReloaded website/forum and comes straight from an IDW Press Release. According to this press release, there will be THREE ongoing G.I. Joe comic book series next year…G.I. Joe overload!
The primary title, simply called G.I. Joe, will be written by Chuck Dixon with art by Robert Atkins…and it takes place in the Hamaverse! Saweet!
Yeah, apparently it’s a future Hamaverse, not the old school Hamaverse, and it’s exploring a new timeline in a future with characters we don’t even know yet. Confused? Yeah, me too.
I’ve already covered the MASS Device Battle Pack, and I mentioned in that review that the Revenge of COBRA Battle Pack was heads and shoulders better, even without any drastically new characters or new concepts. What Hasbro manages to do is to take some familiar stalwarts and give them new life with some minor cosmetic changes that make a big difference.
Once again, I apologize for the lack of my own pictures, but with my camera difficulties these days, the folks at YoJoe.com were kind enough to let me use their stuff.
As I’ve already said countless times throughout this “Sunbow Weekend” I’ve always primarily been a comic book fan, and luckily for me, Hasbro has kind of catered to that. Since 2004 we’ve been getting comic packs with comic exclusive deco’s and a few comic-specific characters (though not everyone we’re asking for like Billy, Kwinn or Dr. Venom….). However, the cartoon faithful have kind of been left in a lurch, with no real way for them to get the characters and figure deco’s that they’ve been wanting…
…Until now.