by generalsjoes | Apr 2, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
The well-connected cmderinchief comes through with some more pictures of an upcoming Rise of COBRA figure, this time in the form of the Wave 1 Scarlett. He’s allowed me to host the images in a gallery below as well:
Hmmm… yikes. I know I’ll be waiting for the armored version myself, just something about that figure is not jiving with me. Hasbro has proven that they can make decent looking female figures, but for whatever reason, Scarlett doesn’t make that cut.
Original threads can be found at JoeBattleLines and the Coil Club!
by generalsjoes | Apr 2, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Yesterday GeneralsJoes reported about a new set of eBay auctions hitting the web which featured a wealth of figures we had not yet seen for sale, however we didn’t want to host images without the sellers permission. Well, we’ve received permission, and you can check out the gallery of images below featuring figures currently at auction from abee8808 and gotSWtoys.
abee8808 is selling the carded items, and he especially has some very, very nice pieces up for grabs.
abee8808:
gotSWtoys:
Another interesting thing to note is that the COBRA Commander figure that abe8808 has listed here looks quite a bit different than the one we’d seen previously at the Black Sheep Toy Store. Check out a comparison image below:
Obviously these are early items and fans can expect some fluidity to the design, but as carded, near-production level pieces, it’s sort of odd to see such discrepencies…it will be interesting to see what we get once these figures actually hit retail.
by generalsjoes | Apr 1, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
The floodgates are apparently starting to crack open as many more Rise of COBRA action figure auctions have started hitting eBay. abee8088 and gotSWtoys are both loaded up with various carded and loose figures from the upcoming Rise of COBRA figure line, including Desert Convoy Duke, Trenchcoat Snake Eyes, TRU exclusive Firefly and Barbecue, Ice-Viper, Deep Six, and many others that we’ve already seen.
Check out both of those links above to see what these guys have for sale, and to see some more pics of these upcoming items!
by generalsjoes | Apr 1, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Comics, IDW
Amazon has posted new listings for a couple of upcoming IDW products, including Marvel reprints Volume 6 and the COBRA Trade Paperback. There are no covers posted yet, but it’s very interesting to note that Volume 6 of the Marvel reprints will likely start reprinting comics that have not been collected as of yet into previous Trade Paperbacks, so it’s a great chance to pick up where you left off on the Marvel series.
Big thanks to Jeff Bohn for the info!
by generalsjoes | Apr 1, 2009 | G.I. Joe, Sponsor News
Hi – Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about some
new preorders and a ton of great new arrivals. We’ve had truck after
truck the last few days so there are a ton of great new items in stock.
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by generalsjoes | Apr 1, 2009 | 12" Scale, G.I. Joe, Sideshow, Sideshow Reviews
Currently in stock at Brians Toys!
I’ll admit it right up front. I’m not a 12″ afficianado, not by a long shot. I’m a child of the 80’s and my first real introduction to the 12″ scale was with the Hall of Fame figures, which, admittedly is a pretty narrow sampling to pull from. Granted, as Hasbro returned to the 12″ scale with the Real American Hero characters, I double dipped in both scales sporadically, but I’ve still never really explored just what companies do with the 1:6 scale these days. I’ve heard of Dragon, BBI, Hot Toys, and yes, Sideshow, but I’ve never really had a reason to fully explore those options.
Well, now I do. And as an introduction to the 12″ scale, I bit the bullet on the Sideshow Collectibles’ Snake Eyes…and if this is what it’s like in the 12″ world, then man, I’ve been missing a lot. Of course, when my main experience with the 12″ scale involves barely poseable Hall of Fame figures and the questionable Hasbro offerings of the past 6 or 7 years, I guess it’s easy to be impressed.
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by generalsjoes | Apr 1, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: The Movie
This past weekend and throughout this week, famous Hollywood event ShoWest features all of the hot and heavy Hollywood news coming up through 2009. Apparently, Paramount replayed the five-minute Rise of COBRA “sizzle” that first aired a month or so ago. There are various reactions around the web, ranging from “impressive” to “cheesy” and everything in between. Check the following links for just a couple of reactions from this five minute screening:
Keep posted, as I’m sure more reactions will be posted throughout the week.
by generalsjoes | Apr 1, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Seemingly from the same source as the earlier Black Sheep Toy Store reports (however, they are not yet for sale) cmderinchief from Coil Club and JoeBattleLines has uncovered a bunch of images of upcoming Rise of COBRA product, including a never-before seen carded Barbecue Toys “R” Us exclusive! These items look to be taken with the same camera as the stuff for sale at Black Sheep Toy Store, so I can only imagine they are destined for the auction block, but have not yet been listed. Details can be found in this thread, and of course, a gallery will be hosted here below. Figures shown in carded form are:
- Cover Girl
- Deep Six
- Ice Viper
- Scarlett (in camouflage)
- Barbecue (Toys “R” Us Exclusive)
- Heavy Duty (Reactive Armor)
Check out the gallery below, and checkout the Black Sheep Toy Store early and often!
by generalsjoes | Apr 1, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
The Black Sheep Toy Shop at eBay (operated by ws_toys) has just revealed a wealth of upcoming Rise of COBRA items with a new allotment of mint on card figures up for sale. Included in these new items are previously unknown Toys “R” Us Exclusives Firefly. Click here to go to the shop and check out all of the auctions, and, of course, the images are all mirrored below. Figures up for sale include:
by generalsjoes | Mar 31, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie
cmderinchief of the Coil Club and JoeBattleLines has once again blessed us with more pictures of upcoming Rise of COBRA action figure product. Regardless of whether or not you like Marlon Wayans as Ripcord (or like him at all) I think this figure is a very solid one! The armor detailing is fantastic, the accessories are cool, and the overall look is great. Sign me up for a Ripcord and Duke tandom once these hit retail!
Click here to check out the thread on JBL, or check out the gallery below:
