Reviews posted for G.I. Joe #3 and Movie Prequel #1
While I haven’t gotten COBRA #1 quite wrapped up yet, I do have reviews posted for last week’s issues in my Comic Review section. Check the links below as well:
Rise of COBRA movie banners on eBay now
Possibly from the screening event in Australia, eBay seller eyesonthesky2005 has posted auctions for banners featuring The Rise of COBRA Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow. The two banners take imagery from the posters we’ve already seen, but instead are printed on oversized banners, perfect for hanging in your “mancave”.
Thanks to HissCommander from The Terror Drome for the information, and check out the two images below.
G.I. Joe Comic Book geared for kids coming from IDW
Along the same lines as IDW’s recently announced “I Am Optimus Prime” book, featuring Robot Heroes versions of all of the familiar Transformers characters, the comic publisher will be releasing “We Are G.I. Joe” a comic geared towards 4-7 year olds with Combat Heroes taking center stage.
Full details of this awesome looking upcoming book can be found at Chris Ryall’s “Ryalltime” blog, and I also slapped up a gallery of some of the images below. This looks like a whole lot of fun! My three-year old already runs around the house yelling “COBRA!” so this will be the next obvious step in the evolutionary chain.
Reviews start cropping up for G.I. Joe: COBRA #1
So far the word is good. Lots of positive remarks about this new limited series. I’m hoping to get my own words down on virtual “paper” within the next couple of days as well (not to mention catching up on reviews for Prequel #1 and G.I. Joe #3). Anyway, until I get mine up, check out some others around the web:
Based on what I’d seen in #0, and the limited information that had sorta leaked out there, I had pretty high hopes for this book. Let’s just say I haven’t been let down…
Wal-Mart computer reveals upcoming G.I. Joe items
Ever since late last year, Wal-Mart computer listings have given us a great rundown of potential product that’s in the pipeline. Most recently it’s led to heartbreak with the announcements that Waves 14 & 15 as well as the latest comic packs and vehicles have all been pushed aside, but as it leads into movie stuff, I think we can start to at least somewhat depend on these listings to give us a foundation of what to expect. Keep in mind, though, as always, these are unconfirmed reports and unconfirmed listings, so take them all with a mammoth sized grain of salt.
Well the “Super Poseable Blog” has reported that Wal-Mart computers have revealed the following information:
GI JOE Single figures $7.88
- 65356944697 Single pack Charbroil
- 65356944698 Night Adder
- 65356944699 Red Fang Ninja
- 65356944700 Single Pack Kamakura
- 65356944701 Nano Viper
- 65356944824 Duke V4
- 65356944825 Single Pack Desert Viper
- 65356944826 Single pack Ripcord
- 65356944827 Storm Shadow
GI JOE Vehicle Assortment $15.97
- 65356944078 Tiger Claw ATV L
- 65356944075 PLR SHRC Sub IC
- 65356944076 Rockslide Desert
- 65356944077 Lava Pod Volcano
Some very interesting names in there, most notably Charbroil and Kamakura. I really love the fact that we’re getting some new characters as well… Red Fang Ninja? Night Adder? Looking forward to seeing some more details on those!
Dark Horizons report on 5-minute screener for The Rise of COBRA
Film review website Dark Horizons got a chance to catch a special five-minute screener of footage for the upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of COBRA motion picture. The screener appears to have been a mish-mash of various footage expanded from the Super Bowl teaser with some other new scenes mixed in here and there.
Reports from the site are mixed, labeling it as “…it is what it is. a Stephen Sommers film.” They also describe is as being “as subtle as a sledgehammer”. However they also report that most of the screener was just quick cuts of action scenes, no real dialogue, but I have a sneaking suspicion that’s probably what the movie will end up being as well.
Regardless, some very interesting tidbits, which you can read for yourselves right here. Thanks to Shin Densetsu and Counterpoint of HissTank.com for the information.
G.I. Joe: Season 1, Part 1 coming this summer to DVD
TVShowsonDVD reports that Shout! Factory is moving forward with Sunbow’s G.I. Joe animated series, releasing Season 1, Part 1 on DVD July 21st, just prior to the Rise of COBRA’s release in August.
Shout! Factory is the company behind the Transformers season sets hitting this year as well. Reports are this is a 4 disc DVD set with some “ambitious” plans for bonus features.
Click here for the full story.
Sideshow Snake Eyes shipping now!
It seems like it’s been forever, but the Sideshow Collectibles Snake Eyes figure is shipping now! Some folks at HissTank.com have received theirs already (and have started taking pictures in this thread). Mine will hopefully be here next week or shortly thereafter, and you can expect a full gallery and review once it arrives. I’m really looking forward to it!
And of course, if you feel like pre-ordering Storm Shadow or COBRA Trooper (and want to support the site while you’re at it… :shifty: ) check the banners below:
Q & A Stragglers…
Didn’t realize until today that The Fwoosh had submitted a Q & A this round, so I updated the Q & A Page (also added the somewhat delayed Figures.com submission). To date, there are a whopping twenty-one sites who submitted questions this round, so there is a nice assortment of information available in those Q & A’s.
Check out the page here.
What If– G.I. Joe and the Marvel Universe co-existed?
At the risk of slowly approaching the “geekdom” line and then taking a running leap over it, this question came to my mind last night as I opened up my two latest acquisitions from ToysRUs.com. I have so far been unable to find any of the new Marvel Universe or Wolverine Origins figures locally, so I took the plunge and ordered Iron Man and Daredevil from ToysRUs.com. Yeah, they ended up costing me more than I would pay at retail, but I just had to see what the big deal was. And, well, I quickly saw what the big deal was. These figures kicked ass. For almost my entire toy collecting life I’ve dreamed of having Marvel comics characters who could seamlessly integrate with my G.I. Joe universe.
After I caught the latest “Creature Double Feature” as a youngster with the live action Spider-Man series on any given lucky Saturday afternoon, I would invariably pick up my ’83 Snake Eyes and use him as Spider-Man, swinging him around the living room. After all, even after I owned the Secret Wars figures, they couldn’t move like G.I. Joe’s, and Snake Eyes fit the bill. Well, now, not only do I have Marvel figures that are the same size and scale, but they can actually move. Nirvana. But, what’s the point of these Marvel figures integrating and moving like Joes if they can’t actually co-exist with the Joes? Well, as I thought about that last night, some various other thoughts sprang to mind. Be forewarned, this is an extremely nerdy exercise in alternate realities, and something I’m almost a bit ashamed to say I put that much time into thinking about last night…