An eBay seller from the Southeastern United States has posted what looks to be a full set of the upcoming Rise of COBRA toys coming through the Burger King Kid’s Meals. Click here to check out the auction, or take a look at the images mirrored below.
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Thanks to fireflyguy from HissTank.com for the intel.
Originally announced and displayed at Toy Fair in February, the deluxe Accelerator Suit Duke has accelerated some interest in Joe fans recently with the announcement of a $69.99 price tag and information about its availability at Target stores this fall. While there were a wealth of images of the Accelerator Suit Duke from Toy Fair, a video has now been posted on YouTube of the figure in action. Check out the video below!
Thanks to alexan2dros from HissTank.com for the info! And just look at the thing…it’s like you’re playing in The Devil’s Playground!
For better or worse, another new trailer/TV spot has emerged from Latino Review for the upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA. I say for better or worse, because while the action still looks frenetic, high-paced, and awesome, we get a clear indication of what to expect from Ripcord here…I’m all for comedy relief, but not bad comedy relief. Ah, well…
Still, the trailer is fun. Check it out via Latino Review or via the YouTube embedded video below:
Thanks to Hiss Commander from the Terror Drome for the heads up!
Images are showing up in various spots online for updated versions of Doctor Lewis, “Arctic Assault” Storm Shadow, and “Paris Pursuit” Baroness, including some nice accessory shots. This version of Doctor Lewis also seems to be different, as this version sports a full head of hair, while earlier pictures showed the figure bald.
Storm Shadow’s accessories are very cool. I love the jetpack, though I’m sure that little dagger goes in the gauntlet, and not his big, honking sword. Still, the figure itself looks awesome, I really hope he shows up like this at some point in the movie. Barones is cool as well, I love that she comes so stacked with weapons! It’s fine to hate the film at this point, but I honestly can’t understand how people can be talking down these toys…just because they don’t look like reproductions of your favorite figures from the 80’s doesn’t mean they aren’t great. These toys are flat-out impressive! Compare what we’re seeing here with the Indiana Jones, Star Trek, or Terminator Salvation stuff and it’s not even CLOSE. These figures blow those out of the water.
Even if I squirm the entire two hours I’m in the theater, I can rest easy knowing that the toys look absolutely incredible, and they’ll keep me going a lot longer than the film itself. Hell, look at Sigma 6…I hated much of that cartoon, yet the toys were incredible. Spy Troops and Valor Vs. Venom weren’t top shelf, yet the toys were cool. Just think about DiC, or those folks who don’t like the Sunbow stuff. Just because the cartoon (or film in this case) isn’t your cup of tea, that doesn’t mean you can’t still love the brand and the toys…just keep an open mind!
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According to the Big Bad Toy Store Twitter feed, Hasbro has bumped up the street date for the Rise of COBRA toys. Previously slated for July 11th, BBTS reports that they have heard the new release date is July 6th.
Check out their Twitter Feed here, and the G.I. Joe section here.
Alongside the new trailer, several different movie sites have received exclusive images of character posters, that quite frankly, kick ass. They kick all sorts of ass. In fact, if no one had seen any trailers, heard any rumors, or had any preconceived notions, I think they’d feel REALLY good about the direction of the film based on the sheer bad-assery of these posters. Anyway… The site links are below:
The images are also mirrored below.
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