I sit here, excitedly on the verge of PulseCon 2020, eagerly awaiting G.I. Joe news this weekend and have finally gotten some time to post updated reviews of G.I. Joe: Classified.
Wave 2 is my next target, featuring Gung Ho, COBRA Commander and Red Ninja! Another solid wave of fun figures with classic twists and awesome modernization. It seems like each figure is just furthering my love of this line, and something tells me that will only increase with whatever reveals we might see this weekend.
Once again a really fun time to be a G.I. Joe fan!
Well, today was the day! At 12:30pm Eastern Lenny and Roni from Hasbro hosted the first ever “Fan First Friday” event on Hasbro Pulse for the G.I. Joe brand!
I was fortunate enough to piggy back on The Full Force as we watched it all unfold, then posted a great Facebook Live video directly afterwards, running through the good, the bad and the ugly (spoilers — not much ugly, even with Destro’s leopard print cape.
Meanwhile, Hasbro representatives broke it down with a ton of details and images for Wave 2 of the G.I. Joe Classified line as well as the special collector exclusive “Regal” COBRA Commander (in light blue and gold), the exclusive Profit Director Destro, and the Amazon exclusive Arctic Storm Shadow (with a nice Ninja Force homage!)
Check out the full details and the images below!
For G.I. JOE fans new and old, the G.I. JOE Classified Series line of actions figures captures the pulse-pounding excitement of G.I. JOE in a 6-inch scale. Here is a list of G.I. JOE Classified Series actions figures that were featured today including pricing, timing and availability:
G.I. JOE Classified Series Cobra Commander Action Figure
(Ages 4 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $19.99 / Available: November 1, 2020)
*Collectible package custom artwork from Dan Mumford
Pre-orders begin June 26, 2020 at 1PM EDT at Hasbro Pulse and participating retailers
G.I. Joe Classified Series Cobra Commander Regal Variant Light Blue Action Figure
(Ages 4 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $19.99 / Available: December 15, 2020)
*Collectible package custom artwork from Dan Mumford
Pre-orders begin on June 26, 2020 at 1PM EDT at Hasbro Pulse
G.I. JOE Classified Series Gung Ho Action Figure
(Ages 4 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $19.99 / Available: November 1, 2020)
*Collectible package custom artwork from James Paick
Pre-orders begin June 26, 2020 at 1PM EDT at Hasbro Pulse and participating retailers
G.I. JOE Classified Series Red Ninja Action Figure
(Ages 4 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $19.99 / Available: November 1, 2020)
*Collectible Package custom artwork from Furio Tedeschi
Pre-orders begin June 26, 2020 at 1PM EDT at Hasbro Pulse and participating retailers
G.I. JOE Classified Series Profit Director Destro Action Figure
(Ages 4 and Up / Approx. Retail Price: $24.99 / Available: October 1, 2020)
*Collectible package custom artwork from James White
A normal Monday was interrupted today thanks to IGN revealing a first look at the next G.I. Joe: Classified figure, COBRA Commander himself!
IGN revealed an awesome looking rendition of the COBRA leader, complete with blue uniform and black trim. However, they also announced that sales app NTWRK would offer the figure up on June 18th.
What was interesting was that NTWRK showed a different version of COBRA Commander than was revealed on IGN.
What’s up with that?
Well, there are no answers yet, but it should be noted that last year, the San Diego ComicCon exclusive Ghostbusters Optimus Prime was offered in limited capacity through this same NTWRK app. So it seems possible (if not likely) that the brighter deco seen on NTWRK is in fact an SDCC Exclusive that may be available through their virtual convention as well as through NTWRK, or may just perhaps be offered through NTWRK and some other exclusive venue. It would be nice if Hasbro themselves would share some of that information rather than cause confusion about their products, but that seems to be their standard operating procedure for the Classified line thus far.
Meanwhile the darker blue is likely reserved for a standard retail release in September (according to the IGN article).
This is all hypothesis, but seems to make some sense. Big thanks to notpicard for the heads up about the Ghostbusters Prime figure last year.
Details are slim at the moment, but word out of Botcon is that the Transformers Collectors Club has announced a new Transformers/G.I. Joe Crossover set, including Cobra Commander in a black uniform, Dr. Biggles Jones, and NINJA FORCE EFFING SCARLETT. Ratbat and a G2 deco Megatron are also in the set!
Big news! Mirrored images from the slideshow can be seen below.
We started down this road on Monday and we keep plowing ahead. Today I offer FOUR new reviews of recently released 50th Anniversary figures!
The Troop Build Up pack with Steel Brigade Trooper and Iron Grenadier, as well as the Hunt for COBRA Commander with Shipwreck and the big kahuna himself.
