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GeneralsJoes Toy Fair 2012 Coverage – Best of Show

With the whirlwind day that yesterday was, I didn’t have time to properly process all of the things that were shown during the presentation or down in the show room.  But I woke up very early this morning to dive back into the images from last night and try to wade through and choose my favorite pieces of this initial burst of G.I. Joe: Retaliation toys.  I’m going to include stuff we’ve already seen, just based on some new information or new details that were revealed through pictures I’ve taken over the past 18 hours or so.

This will be a basic Top Ten list, and I’ll try to write some snippets from each figure, some of which might be stuff you guys haven’t heard yet that was revealed during Toy Fair.  No promises, this is by the seat of my pants!

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G.I. Joe: Retaliation prequel comic preview online at Comics Alliance

If you’re anything like me, you’re absolutely dying for G.I. Joe: Retaliation news or info.  Well, next week we should be getting our first look at the G.I. Joe: Retaliation universe courtesy of IDW’s prequel series, which hits comic stores on Wednesday.

If you’re impatient like I am, good news!  Comics Alliance has posted the five-page preview to the series, which catapults you right into a air battle between G.I. Joe and the Red Ninjas!  This initial adventure apparently takes place “several years ago…”  I do sincerely hope the entire 4-issue limited series doesn’t take place “several years ago” because I was hoping for some bridging between Rise of Cobra and Retaliation.  I guess time will tell.

I won’t mirror all the images here, instead you should hit up Comics Alliance for the awesome preview, and be sure to get to your local comic store on Wednesday to buy the full issue and start your G.I. Joe: Retaliation adventures!

New image released for G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Among the crazy toy news late last week, a new image was released by Paramount for the upcoming G.I. Joe movie sequel.  Featuring Bruce Willis as Joe Colton, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson as Roadblock, and Adrianne Palicki as Lady Jaye, this image comes right on the heels of the release of the Super Bowl TV spot.

Initial reports of the image courtesy of Entertainment News International, the picture is mirrored below.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation Super Bowl Spot Screen Caps

Well, this is a lot quicker when there’s only a 30 second TV spot and some reused footage to deal with!

I buzzed through the Super Bowl TV Spot and with the wonders of Quicktime spat out a few screen caps that show some of the interesting new details from this TV Spot.  Chief among them are the following:

  • Jinx looks very bad ass in the red, and we have a very nice, clear shot of the Blind Master
  • Snake Eyes manages to shoot throwing stars out of mid air with an UZI!
  • Yes, Virginia, Firefly WILL wear his familiar camouflage mask in Retaliation.  And he looks BOSS.
  • Roadblock quotes Jay-Z just because
  • Oh my goodness that’s COBRA FREAKING COMMANDER!!
  • Super Cobra speed bike with “fall apart and turn into death rockets” mode!
  • That certainly looks like Firefly on the back of the motorcycle as well
  • Is that a Pursuit of Cobra looking HISS rising up above an explosion in the desert?  Could there be a “Ripsaw” and another larger Cobra version of the vehicle?
  • Awesome view of what seems to be the Ripsaw…or is it the HISS?  Almost looks like someone in a white mask driving it.  Storm Shadow?
  • No matter how many times I see it, Snake Eyes kicking ninjas asses off of mountains is awesome

The screen caps are below.

What an awesome day.

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