by generalsjoes | Feb 6, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Cmdrinchief from the Coil Club has become a very reliable source of information in the past, and he’s reporting that we should expect to see some pictures today of the first wave of G.I. Joe: Rise of COBRA single packs. Included in these packs is:
- Abel “Breaker” Ehaz with urban camouflage uniform, spring-loaded weapon, and lots of other gear
- Heavy Duty with a very “Roadblock” vibe (tank top w/ open vest) and huge chain gun.
- Wallace “Ripcord” Weems in his “Accelerator Suit” and spring-loaded weapon
- Shana “Scarlett” O’hara in an urban camouflage dress uniform (looking a lot like the movie version of Cover Girl) with spring-loaded weapon and other gear
- Shipwreck in a combination urban camouflage pants, the typical movie upper uniform, and a knit cap with a ton of underwater gear
- COBRA Viper Commando, looking straight out of the TV spot with the tall armored collar and vest
- Zartan, obviously in some sort of disguise, as he’s in an urban camouflage uniform, the same pattern as the Joes are wearing.
We’re expecting to see these in international circles today, so keep your eyes peeled for pictures! From what I can tell, these sound pretty interesting…happy to hear Hasbro is keeping the spring-loaded stuff on the weapons, and leaving the figures alone. The best part is they’re not all different shades of black and gray, there’s actually some nice camouflage patterns and design aesthetics.
by generalsjoes | Feb 3, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Other Toys
So the official countdown begins… Toy Fair 2009 is less than 2 weeks away (the Hasbro event is Saturday February 14th), and yours truly will be traveling to the Big Apple like I do every year to check out the upcoming new products, harass the Hasbro employees and see exactly what’s in store for the rest of ’09.
GeneralsJoes will have extensive coverage of the event with pictures, details, and a few blog posts over the course of the weekend. I plan on digging into G.I. Joe, of course, as well as the new 3 3/4″ Marvel line, and probably even some Transformers stuff. That’s the beauty of this blog format now, I can do whatever I want with it. 😛
Anyway…if there are any burning questions or anything Hasbro related you want to know, shoot me some comments, and I’ll see what I can do to find out some answers and get the pictures everyone is looking for. It’ll be a blast as always!
by generalsjoes | Jan 28, 2009 | G.I. Joe Toys, Life, Television
All right, so I’m not even coming up with a new title this time. Shoot me.
Truth is, things have been pretty tough in my corner of the world lately, at least financially. I lost my Internet access for close to two months, and I apologize for my absence. Of cours, since everyone thinks that Justin rights my articles except for me and (sometimes) Justin, I won’t waste too much time on a subject that’s so maudlin.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 8, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys
So most folks have probably seen the lackluster pictures of the possible upcoming COBRA Viper Squad 5-Pack that’s slated to be a Toys “R” Us exclusive. This info was leaked by a regional board called the Coil, and now that same board has an update!
We all saw that one of the Vipers had a swappable head (no that is NOT a removable helmet) and many folks hypothosized that it was Mercer. Well, the Coil comes through again with filecard pics!
Check ’em out.
While I’m very bummed out that this set has the same unfortunate flaws that the original Vipers had, the inclusion of Mercer is very cool, and if they HAD fixed the arms, this would have been a “can’t miss” set. Instead it’s a sub-standard offering with the highlight of including Mercer. That’s such a nice touch that it almost makes it MORE disappointing that the figures themselves still have those same structural problems.
by generalsjoes | Jan 5, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie
First of all, I have to thank Scott from the JBL Forums for kind of putting this spark in my head. I’ve wanted to do “years in review” for a while now, but just never really got around to it. Decided to finally change that this year.
I’m going to do a rundown of the year in G.I. Joe, and throw some lists up of my “top moments/top toys” of the year. In this particular year, there were a LOT to choose from. Wow.
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by generalsjoes | Jan 4, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Web Stuff
I try to make a habit of keeping Joefans “in the loop” on stuff going on in the Joe world, and specifically if new sites or communities start cropping up. Well, I feel bad, but I haven’t yet mentioned (at least I don’t think I have) the excellent new news site, The Terror Drome.
Fantastic graphics, a great community, and spot-on news reporting all make for a fun and fan-friendly place to get the latest intel or just shoot the breeze.
Check it out, I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!
