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Resolute 7-pack characters revealed on DeviantArt?

by | Jan 15, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe: Resolute

If there was one thing about the G.I. Joe: America’s Elite comic that I came away loving, it was Mike Bear’s art.  For whatever reason, I absolutely loved his drawing style, his action, and even the coloring…even as World War III sort of stumbled through it’s climax, the art shone through…and evidently Hasbro feels the same way, as they’ve enlisted in Mike Bear’s assistance for package art is recent years.
Apparently that’s continuing on in 2010, as Mike Bear’s DeviantArt page reveals some very cool looking package art for upcoming Hasbro products…including what appears to be the G.I. Joe: Resolute Boxed Sets!  Only three pieces are evident so far, Arctic Duke, Zartan, and Firefly, but good Lord do they look great.  Knowing Hasbro’s formula with the Cobra Island packs, I am officially ecstatic waiting for these 7-packs.  I’m not sure anyone saw Zartan coming….  this really opens the door for what else we might be getting.  A huge thanks to the Terror Drome for digging up this link!

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Sure, there’s another Duke, and there will probably be another Snake Eyes, too, but seeing Zartan really makes me think our chances are pretty good for guys like Flint, Stalker, and Beachhead, who were all pretty central to the animation.  Bring it on, Hasbro!

Pursuit of Cobra line, now just a “G.I. Joe” line? Package art revealed?

by | Dec 30, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA

A small image has emerged from the dark corners of the internet that appears to be packaging art for a new line of G.I. Joe single-pack figures.  It appears to be the Pursuit of Cobra Firefly on the package, with some elements from the Rise of Cobra package design, so all signs point to “legit”.  The most curious thing, of course, is the fact that there is no mention of “The Pursuit of Cobra” on the package, and it almost looks like the single pack line may now be separated into a straight up “G.I. Joe” line once again.

Is this a result of lackluster response to the movie themed toys?   Tough to tell, but the new packaging is pretty exciting.  Love the blue coloring, love the chrome logo that retains many of the elements of the vintage one.

Big thanks to HissCommander from The Terror Drome for pointing this out!

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Interesting pre-production images revealed… legit or not?

by | Dec 9, 2009 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie

Over on HissTank.com, they report that some images have appeared of upcoming Rise of Cobra releases, including a very mysterious Firefly/Elite-Viper hybrid that doesn’t fit anything we’ve heard of before.  Tough to tell if it’s actually legitimate or not, but it is interesting to see it.  The coloring is a bit lighter than the version released with the Gunship, and with that Elite Viper head, it could really belong anywhere…be interesting to see where this goes.

As for the other pictures, Ice Storm is still a pretty neat looking figure to me, and unlike many Joe fans apparently, I actually really like the red camouflaged Elite-Viper slated to come with the Trubble Bubble, too.  Check out the images below.

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