by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2014 | 50th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Show and Convention Coverage, Toy Fair 2014
Along with the press images already released and posted, Hasbro PR sent along a press release, which confirms the SDCC Exclusive is the standard VAMP MK II with Flint/Black Night Landing with black and red Cobra Eel.
EDIT – In my rush through reading the press release late last night I thought it had mentioned ComicCon, but apparently I was drunk. I see no mention of that this morning and no confirmation of the brown VAMP being a ComicCon exclusive. I am looking into confirming this.
This is interesting information that is sure to annoy some collectors, with the standard deco for Flint being a very highly requested figure (in fact it was voted #1 at the 2012 Concept Case survey).
Check out the Press Release after the jump.
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by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2014 | 50th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Toys, Show and Convention Coverage, Toy Fair 2014
So throughout the whirlwind of reveals at Toy Fair today, it’s been a bit tough to get everything sorted out and really figure out what these new items represent and what the original genesis or inspiration of these items was. Interestingly, a lot of these things come from fan-centric sources, including concept cases and short ship Pursuit of Cobra offerings.
The full low down is after the jump, with in depth descriptions of each 2 or 3 pack as well as the source figures and where the inspiration might have come from.
Hopefully this will shed a little bit of light on this particular situation:
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by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2014 | 50th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Kre-O, G.I. Joe Toys, Show and Convention Coverage, Toy Fair 2014
The fine folks with Hasbro Public Relations have posted the press images from the G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary and Kre-O reveals today. Check them out below, and I’ll break things down more in a moment:
EDIT – Looking at the image names, it would appear that the standard version of the VAMP MK II with Flint just may be a San Diego ComicCon Exclusive!
G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary
G.I. Joe Kre-O
by generalsjoes | Feb 15, 2014 | 50th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Kre-O, G.I. Joe Toys, Show and Convention Coverage, Toy Fair 2014
The real issue I have watching Toy Fair from afar is that it’s tough for me to grasp all of the information from all of the different places without having my own personal perspective.
As such, I’ll direct to a few different sources for current information.
What we know right now is that we are getting G.I. Joe 50th Anniversary 2 Packs and 3 Packs along with vehicles as Toys “R” Us Exclusives this year. According to HISSTank.com this is what we can expect:
Two Packs
- Low-Light vs. Night Viper
- Snow Job vs. Arctic B.A.T.
- Blowtorch vs. HEAT Viper
- Cobra Trooper with Cobra Officer
- Lady Jaye vs. The Baroness
Three Packs (Unconfirmed)
- Cobra Trooper
- Cobra Viper
- Destro
- Leatherneck
- Hawk
Vehicles
- Cobra Wolf with Ice Viper
- Arctic Sky Hawk
- G.I.Joe VAMP MkII with Flint
- Eel with Night Landing Craft
Also, according to HISSTank staff on hand, the figures shown are the concept case figures! That’s right, both Destro and Leatherneck are the same amazing figures from the Concept Case last year, and HEAT Viper apparently from the year before. Lady Jaye and Flint are also likely pulled from that year’s case.
This is… well… pretty freaking amazing news. But it doesn’t stop there. The G.I. Joe Kre-O love continues as well:
- Terror Drome with 856 pieces and 6 Kre-Ons (including Gung Ho, Hawk, Mainframe, Serpentor, and Xamot). That only adds up to 5 Kre-Ons, so one has to think that maybe we’ll get Tomax, too?
- Outpost Defense with 97 pieces and Storm Shadow (in his G.I. Joe outfit!) and Beach Head.
- Firebat Attack with 292 pieces comes with Firebat and Wolverine.
- 24 Mini Figures including Nunchuk, Atomic Man, Scrap Iron, Lowlight, Doc, Night Creeper, Torch, Budo, Nemesis Enforcer, Zartan, Snow Serpent, Cobra Eel, and Chuckles (among others).
News reports come courtesy of JoeBattleLines.com, HISSTank, Toy News International, and from the awesomly insane Twitterati everywhere.
Press photos should be available tonight, and you’d better believe I’ll be all over that business!
by generalsjoes | Feb 6, 2014 | G.I. Joe
Ever since San Diego ComicCon last year it seems as if everyone has been casting their eyes forward towards New York City, just waiting for Toy Fair. During ComicCon last year it was mentioned that there were possible “surprises” in store for G.I. Joe fans come Toy Fair, but now as we stand a little more than a week away, what those surprises may be remains a very foggy and murky topic.
While we’ve seen some press releases and articles for many different new Hasbro toy lines that are destined to be debuted at Toy Fair, the word on G.I. Joe has been surprisingly mum, only being referenced as having a “Spotlight” for it during the Toy Fair event, and not necessarily any new product to be shown.
This morning an AP article has started making the rounds, and within the context of that article, apparently Hasbro has said they will announce their plans for the 50th Anniversary of G.I. Joe at Toy Fair next weekend. This has, understandably, gotten many fans all ramped up to see what we might have waiting for us on Saturday, February 15th (which is when the Hasbro event is slated to begin).
While I remain as excited as anyone else, I just ask that we temper our excitement a bit, and understand where G.I. Joe’s place in the current market is. More and more action figure lines specifically (and toy lines in general) are shifting to a more licensed model, where you must have a major motion picture or animated series in order to catapult something into the market place. I think we all know, G.I. Joe currently has none of that.
That being said, it’s evident from the Press Release that Hasbro will have something to say next weekend, but I would just ask that everyone key their expectations towards perhaps being more of a “say” and less of a “show”. Regardless of what happens next Saturday, I’ll admit to being pleased with a flurry of G.I. Joe related news and information flying around the Internet this morning, and hopefully Hasbro is seeing that the brand still has some pop culture interest and enthusiasm. At this point I’m not certain if I’m actually making the trip down to New York next weekend or not, but whatever happens, I’ll be following the news very closely and hope to hear something interesting.
