New pictures of Rise of COBRA Night Raven
Thanks as usual to TOMmy and cmdrinchief of the Coil Club. Here are some new pics of the upcoming Rise of COBRA Night Raven (even if I’m the only one on the planet who likes it… :shifty: ) …
GamePro’s April Issue heavily features G.I. Joe: Rise of COBRA game
The word from GamePro.com is that their April, 2o09 issue will feature a G.I. Joe devoted cover (click the image to the left to enlarge) and lots of in depth coverage (including exclusive screen shots) for the upcoming Next Gen G.I. Joe: Rise of COBRA video game.
I’ve supplied a gallery of the images in the story below, credit to GamePro.com and henry.gomez of HissTank.com for the story.
Also, make sure to check out my previous article about the upcoming video game for a ton of details about the gameplay, characters, and lots of little tidbits about the game as we get even closer to a Rise of COBRA extravaganza leading up to the film’s release August 7th.
The game is slated to be released July 27th, 2009, and if you want to read all of my articles in regards to the game, check on the Video Game category.
Another item of note (courtesy of a comment from ggpike) is the GamePro site mentions the following tidbit:
“Huge details about G.I. Joe the video game (which picks up after the events of the upcoming film G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) are revealed for the first time including an in-depth look at playable characters, gameplay details, as well as information on the new G.I. Joe graphic novel and animated show.”
So it looks like we may be hearing something about Resolute in this new issue of GamePro as well. Thanks to George for the heads up!
G.I. Joe: Rise of COBRA Halloween Costumes Online
HalloweenCostumes.com has an entire page devoted to costumes from the upcoming G.I. Joe: Rise of COBRA motion picture. Click here to check out the list of costumes “coming soon” and check the image gallery below for pictures of all of the various items for sale.
Rise of COBRA M.A.R.S. Officer on eBay
ws_toys, the seller who has already presented us with Breaker, the Resolute B.A.T., and the Baroness comes through again with an auction for one of the Rise of COBRA preview figures, the M.A.R.S. Officer. The figure comes packaged in a boxed 3-pack set with two M.A.R.S. Troopers as well, which I covered pretty extensively in this post (thanks to cmderinchief of the Coil Club).
Thanks to Destro from HissTank as usual for the scoop!
I’m really warming up to these guys (and the Troopers). The funky layered armor over the commando sweater…those very Neo-Viper like helmets (which sort of ties them into the upcoming Neo-Viper as well, even though the Neo-Viper doesn’t have his trademark helmet). I’ve been fighting it, kicking and screaming, however slowly but surely I’m being pulled into this movie universe and the figures that go along with it. Some of these look very interesting, even if they are remarkably dissimilar to the familiar Joes and COBRA’s that we’ve seen over the past twenty-six years. I really like the armor on his arms, I love the webgear and helmet, and all of his weapons are terrific. A very nice figure here, and I’m looking forward to getting the preview 3-pack in May.
New pictures of Rise of COBRA Storm Shadow
Forum member acmilan8540 of ACToys.net has posted a few new pictures of the upcoming Rise of COBRA Storm Shadow figure from the first wave of G.I. Joe movie-themed figures. One of my favorite figures that I saw during Toy Fair last weekend, Storm Shadow is really a perfect example of how well Hasbro is able to capture the movie “look” in plastic form. Whether or not you like the movie designs, this is a nice representation of the way the infamous COBRA assassin looks in the movie. Pretty nice! Pictures are below, thanks to WildWeasel of The TerrorDrome for pointing out the information!
GIJoeClub.com posts tidbits on G.I. Joe: Rise of COBRA
Brian Savage from the GIJoe Collectors’ Club had a chance to sit down with some of the movie folks during Toy Fair 2009 and get some tidbits of information from various folks involved in the movie.
Click here to read that interaction, including an exclusive interview with Stephen Sommers, director of Rise of COBRA!