by generalsjoes | Apr 19, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Okay, I think we’ve got ’em all now!
As of this moment, we have posters for all mentioned G.I. Joe: Retaliation characters, to include:
- Joe Colton
- Roadblock
- Duke
- Lady Jaye
- Snake Eyes
- Jinx
- Cobra Commander
- Storm Shadow
Several different film sites around the web broadcasted these images, though I’ll be honest, it was a bit tough tracking them all. They seem to kind of scatter like the wind and they weren’t all found where they were supposed to be found! I know that there were sites that were supposed to debut these, which got trumped a bit by StarkIndustries.ru, which is a bit of a shame, but expect much better quality images as the day goes on.
For now, check out the full and complete gallery below.
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Special thanks to SamsAllSpark from the MS GIJoe Collectors Club for his assistance as well!
by generalsjoes | Apr 19, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie
Okay, not 30 seconds after I wrote the last post, we’ve got more character posters running wild! To this point, we’ve got to send along thanks to Collider.com (for Duke), HeyUGuys.com (for Snake Eyes), Coming Soon (for Storm Shadow), and CloneWeb (for Jinx). More posters promise to emerge today including Roadblock, Cobra Commander, and Lady Jaye. Trust me when I say, you will definitely see them here!
Check out the gallery below with every poster collected to date.
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by generalsjoes | Apr 18, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: Renegades
Someone out there has passed along some very interesting images of what looks to be a potential G.I. Joe: Renegades themed 4-Pack as an Amazon.com exclusive. This surprising and somewhat mind-blowing set doesn’t feature any new characters (beyond the Red Ninja) and the look of the characters on the box is remarkably similar to what we’ve seen already.
But here’s a question… considering that G.I. Joe: Renegades was initially being designed as an animated style figure line, is it possible some of that defunct tooling could find their way into this set? I don’t know. Maybe I’m looking too deeply into it, but it seems weird to me that they would release a 4-Pack with mostly the same figures that we’ve seen at mass retail already. Some previously unused tooling would make this set a LOT more desirable, I think.
I guess time will tell. Until we get more details, check out the terrific looking box art below. Can’t wait to see some images of the figures!!
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UPDATE – Now that my little Renegades geek heart has slowed down a little bit… there are some indications here that these could in fact be new figures of some sort. Looking at the arms for Storm Shadow and Red Ninja, they look completely different than what we saw in the 30th Anniversary version. Also, with Snake Eyes jumping around in a trench coat, could we see a coated version of Snake Eyes in this set?
The possibilities are very exciting.
by generalsjoes | Apr 18, 2012 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 2, G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation, G.I. Joe: The Movie
We’re coming within almost 2 months of the release for G.I. Joe: Retaliation and some more stuff is coming out… our next allotment of press images from the upcoming G.I. Joe sequel have Roadblock and Snake Eyes in a much friendlier moment than a previous image we saw with them pointing weapons at each other. The second image is another picture of Lady Jaye in that red dress.
Wouldn’t mind seeing some more action shots with her, but hey, what are ya gonna do, right? Check out the images below.
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by generalsjoes | Apr 16, 2012 | 30th Anniversary, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Retaliation Toys, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
So with big thanks to Gyre Viper and JoeDeClassified, we got a very nice look at some potential upcoming figures to be released this year. With much of the focus being placed on the G.I. Joe: Retaliation movie line, this figure assortment (which contains some very old school classic deco’s) sort of came out of left field and has many fans scratching their heads.
Well, looking to find some answers, I asked around a little bit to see what I could find.
A reliable source tells me that these figures are themed as a low price-point assortment, mostly targeted for Dollar Stores. The idea of the assortment was to take some of the well known core characters and get them into retail outlets, but to do it in interesting ways, and ways that existing tooling would allow.
With the idea of paint applications, apparently some decisions had to be made for cost purposes, and even though a figure like Cobra Commander looks to be somewhat bland, he has the same paint apps as anyone else, they’re just applied differently. As far as paint applications go, too, each paint app adds cost to the overall product, so to keep pricing low, the number of different paint applications also had to be kept low. While the price has yet to be revealed, we can expect to see these priced lower than the mainline items.
Release dates are uncertain, but we should expect to see these hit Dollar Stores this summer.
Obviously at this point, these details could be subject to change, but I consider this information to be extremely reliable. Again, to see some images of these figures, check out JoeDeClassified.com.
If nothing else this assortment brings a certain enlightenment to me. Ever since its release, I’ve always hated the Ninja Force Storm Shadow. I wasn’t entirely sure why, but it’s clear to me now. I think the design and the limited articulation of the original figure significantly impacted my overall opinion of the uniform itself. Seeing this similar design on a much better base figure really gives new light to the look of the figure in a way I didn’t appreciate back in the 90’s. It’s amazing that after 15 or so years, taking old school deco’s and applying them to newer figures can still bring things to light after all this time.
A great looking assortment, and great news about them potentially hitting discount and dollar stores. Hopefully there’s more still to come!
