by generalsjoes | Aug 24, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Official retail product images have cropped up for upcoming Combat Heroes sets as well as Target Exclusive vehicles. Curiously, though, these images show clear international markings…it will be interesting to see where these crop up. Anyway, galleries are shown below.
Combat Heroes
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Target Exclusives/International Packs
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The more I see those exclusives the more I’m loving the SNAKE Armor set. Though why the heck is the Neo-Viper now being called the Viper Commando? He’s named that in the recently released Toys “R” Us SRO 3-pack as well. Weird.
by generalsjoes | Aug 23, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Okay, how can something so utterly cheesy be so cool at the same time? I dunno, but this is. The voice work is horrid, the flash-based animation is choppy and no-budget, but the character designs rock, and I loved every minute of it! Still not sure how it’s possible.
Hasbro’s MonkeyBarTV has posted a neat little flash-based animated game, mixed in with a short new story/cartoon following a COBRA attempt and putting a spy in the midst of the Joe team. Like I said, the story is thin, but the character models are freaking cool. A lot of them look pretty much the same as the RoC film, but in a smoother, more animated style, however many of them are clearly Resolute inspired! Destro, Ripcord, the Baroness, and Snake Eyes especially all have some great Resolute “feeling” to them, and it’s a pretty cool marriage between the two styles.
Does this mean an actual cartoon using these designs is in the works? No idea, but you’d have no complaints out of if it is. I’m amazed at how nicely the two styles merge into each other. They seemed to dramatically contrast one another at first, but whoever designed the characters for this little game did a good job making them work together.
As part of a “reward” for completing certain aspects of the game, you can also download character filecards! I snagged them all, and put them in a gallery below. Pretty bad ass.
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by generalsjoes | Aug 23, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: The Movie
As thought, last weekend, District 9 took a chunk of G.I. Joe’s audience domestically, but the film is still rolling along fairly strong worldwide. It hit at least $2 million every day throughout the week, and jumped to $3.6 million Friday night. At this point, according to Deadline Hollywood Daily, the film is estimated to bring in $12.5 million domestically this weekend which would bring it to $120.5 million domestically since release three weeks ago.
But the real story here is the worldwide appeal. G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA has quietly kept it’s #1 ranking worldwide for 2 solid weeks, and still brings in some serious dollars in other countries. Box Office Mojo is reporting that overseas box office returns stand right now at about $102 million (though often those numbers are somewhat out of date). That means by Monday, The Rise of COBRA could have $225 – $240 million worldwide. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura initially said he wanted $350 million to guarantee a sequel, but recent comments from Paramount have put their goal at a more mangeable $300 million. That number certainly seems pretty achievable at this point.
Not bad numbers at all, and certainly not the “bust” that many armchair quarterbacks were predicting and even hoping for.
by generalsjoes | Aug 23, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
The Terror Drome has dug up some nice packaged shots of the upcoming Wal-Mart Exclusive Battle Stations which come with familiar mini playsets and a pair of Rise of COBRA themed action figures. They should retail for $17.99 and be available at Wal-Mart. The sets include:
- Heatseeker Missile Launcher w/ Scrap Iron and Neo-Viper
- Laser Artillary Weapon w/ Hawk and Grand Slam
- COBRA Surveillance Port w/ Tele-Viper and MARS Trooper
- Outpost Defender w/ Roadblock and Tripwire
I’m sort of on the fence with these. I love the Surveillance Port, and really dig that RoC Tele-Viper, but I’m not wild about another MARS Trooper. The green camouflage Hawk kicks ass, but I don’t really need another Grand Slam, and I’m not crazy about the LAW either. I am a bit tempted on the Outpost Defender, simply for the Resolute styled Roadblock, but I’ve got a pre-production version, and I really don’t care for Tripwire. The Heatseek Missile is probably my favorite of the actual mini playsets, but I don’t really like either figure. It’ll help Scrap Iron if he’s got the newer construction from the unreleased Wave 15 version, but beyond that…I dunno. Nothing with these sets is knocking my socks off. Check out the images for yourself.
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by generalsjoes | Aug 21, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Thanks to JoeBattleLines for pointing out that HasbroToyShop.com has the following vehicles in stock and ready to ship:
Don’t forget that “GIJoe10” saves 10% off your order!
by generalsjoes | Aug 21, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie, Pursuit of COBRA
Toy News International has posted some very nice high res images of the upcoming 5th wave of Rise of COBRA single packs. These figures look to be kicking off the “Pursuit of COBRA” theme, as they are broken up into Arctic Threat, City Strike, Desert Assault, and Jungle Battle sub teams. A lot of these figures are using existing parts, and honestly, I was pretty “meh” about this wave when I first saw it…but man, it’s growing on me. Duke, Snake Eyes, and Ripcord are especially kick ass. Storm Shadow did nothing for me at first, but closer looks makes him a bit more interesting…he’s more than just a Paris Pursuit Snake Eyes repaint, and I find myself more curious to check him out than I thought I might be originally. The line up is as follows:
- Storm Shadow (Arctic Threat)
- Duke (City Strike)
- Snake Eyes (City Strike)
- Desert-Viper (Desert Battle)
- Ripcord (Jungle Assault)
The Resolute Snake Eyes is, of course, the star of the show, by far. I really love Ripcord, too, though, and he works great as a desert version of him who fights alongside Duke at the beginning. A pretty cool line up, especially after my feelings were so mixed initially.
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by generalsjoes | Aug 21, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Wal-Mart.com has posted the upcoming exclusive 2-packs up for sale on their online store, however they sold out very quickly. Sometimes they have a tendancy to relist, though, so check out the links below to see if any of them are still available!
by generalsjoes | Aug 21, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, Marauder "Gun Runners", Sponsor News
Displaying figures came to the forefront with the Anniversary line, as Hasbro started including display stands with every figure. Yet, as with the vintage stands, they are static, rectangular, and just never seem to be the right size to fit every display.
Marauder to the rescue, as usual. There was a special premier of these at JoeCon 2009 last weekend, and now they are up for sale at the site itself. These awesome action figure stands feature a very unique interlocking design to basically build a platform of stands that is extremely versatile and infinitely useful. Not only that, but each stand has a peg for the new Anniversary/Star Wars/Rise of COBRA peg holes, but also has a peg for the vintage style as well. Great stuff.
Check out some images mirrored below, and pick up a set of 20 for $12.99 here!
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by generalsjoes | Aug 20, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Paul Ernst from Fighting-118th.com has found the Toys “R” Us Exclusive Senior Ranking Officer figures at a local Toys “R” Us, and reports about it on his site here. They retail for $14.99, and look to have some pretty nice repaints in the packs.
by generalsjoes | Aug 20, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: The Movie
A short while ago, I posted a link from Amazon.uk which indicated that the DVD/Blu-Ray release for G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA might just be December 7, 2009. Well, thanks to The Terror Drome for pointing out that potential new proof has emerged in the form of German DVD site, Area DVD. Not only that, but we get a look at what might be some cover art for the release as well. Check that out below.
