Toy Bender

While Entertainment Earth usually gets some of the best Star Wars exclusive figure assortments, Big Bad Toy Store is going to get in some fly exclusive Cobra variant sets. Lately it’s been hard for me to get excited about small variants on figures, but for some reason the variants found in these two Cobra Extreme Conditions are so cool I nearly pooped myself when I saw them.

First up is the COBRA Arctic assault set:

This is one seriously badass cold weather squad, I’m afraid that the two cold weather 25th Joes are going to have some serious problems if you add these boys to your collection.

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Hasbro has graciously answered questions put forth to them pertaining to G.I. Joe figures/comics/and DVDs. Why don’t we check some of the most informative together?

Let’s open this up with a good one. Action Figure Insider asked a question to which the answer gets my blood boiling:

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Sideshow Toys has finally revealed in full lighting their truly awesome 12″ Snake Eyes. Feast your eyes upon his badassedness:

There are a ton more pics of this bad boy over on Sideshow’s site, so go there and check them out after you read my world shattering thoughts.

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For awhile now Transformers fans have been able to get some kick ass stickers to replace the old and busted stickers on their favorite Transformers from places like Reprolabels.com, but it’s been hard for Joe fans to easily get quality repro labels to restore their vehicles and figures. I hear one of the best guys around is a dude in Mexico that only works through email, for reals. That’s why I’m excited about the launch of Cobra Stickers.com.

What’s nice is not only do they make stickers for a few of the vehicles, but they also have some stickers to help fix up the worn off Cobra symbols you’ll find on a lot of older figures. Right now there’s a limited selection of vehicle stickers, but hopefully they’ll introduce more over time.

Thanks to: TNI for the original story

It’s been awhile since I had any G.I. Joe updates, but there really hasn’t been anything too exciting to talk about. That has changed slightly since Sideshow has released a tasty teaser for their upcoming line of 12 inch Joe figures:

In case you missed it, Hasbro announced a while back that they were making a 12 inch Joe line, but they also partnered up with Sideshow to produce some higher end Joes. Basically, the Sideshow ones are the twelve inch Joes to look out for. There’s still no word on how much they cost of if they will be based on the movie versions of the characters though. I pray to bloody hell that they aren’t, since that would make them pretty worthless.

In addition to the teaser Hasbro has a couple of ads for the new Joe and Cobra vehicles coming out. What’s interesting is the G.I. Joe themed ad which shows a Conquest X-30 fighter jet amongst the already announced vehicles. While it’s not one of the bigger vehicles that Joe fans have been hoping for, it is certainly a welcome addition to the 25th style line-up (click on the pic to enlarge it).

Following fan speculation based upon data found in retail computers, Hasbro has confirmed that a character from the 80s cartoon/toyline M.A.S.K. will make an appearance in the G.I. Joe line. Matt Trakker, the leader of the good guys in M.A.S.K., is going to join the ranks of G.I. Joe. While there are no images of the figure yet, I’ll post one as soon as one appears. I can imagine he will look like his original toy form complete with his special helmet.

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If you’ve been eagerly anticipating the ‘08 G.I. Joe Comic Con Exclusive, then Hasbro has got what you want. Head on over to their website to see the unveiling via a short video. If you can’t wait for it, here’s a blurry image pulled from the video:

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I don’t know why, but I’ve been fairly lucky when it comes to finding G.I. Joe figures in stores. I recently spotted a few figures from wave 7 that I’ve been wanting for awhile. I swear the Wal-Mart that’s only a few blocks for me his horrendous for Star Wars figures, but has been pretty good to me for getting Joes.

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After seeing the live action G.I. Joe film reveal of Snake Eyes I officially went into excited mode. Now we get to see Scarlett and all I can say is, damn my pants hurt.

(click on the image to make a much sweeter, larger image)

Link: Firstshowing.net
Thanks to: Great White Snark of GreatWhiteSnark.com for the linkage

If you want to get a quick taste of what a live action G.I. Joe film could be like, then look no further than this old G.I. Joe commercial.

If you don’t know much about G.I. Joe, this commercial came about as the toy line was starting to become a line based purely on gimmicks. Yep, the Joe train was almost off the rails. Don’t get me wrong, I like gliders as much as the next guy but the figures were starting to be made in exclusively neon paint schemes. The Ninja Force line also seems cool on paper. Who doesn’t love ninjas? Well too many ninjas can spoil the ninja soup. Plus the Ninja Force figures all had some stupid gimmick that ruined their poseabilty, one of the strongest points of the A Real American Hero line.

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Over on Hisstank.com the ultimate in G.I. Joe customs was reveled. Behold, the Scalper!

The Scalper comes with an awesome set of accessories from a Wal-Mart cart full of G.I. Joe figures to a bag of McDonalds food and a laptop with eBay ready to go. Even better are the details that went into the figure. He’s balding dude with a ponytail and is wearing long socks with those retarded crocs that, if caught wearing them, you should be immediately be put to death. Oh god, this is the ultimate nerd scumbag and more dangerous to G.I. Joe than any Cobra foe.

Don’t expect to see this figure in stores, mainly because it’s a custom, but also because any scalper worth his salt would not let this figure into anyone’s hands at retail.

After long weeks and lots of speculation, Hasbro FINALLY has new G.I. Joes to show us. Thank Krom, it’s been way too long. They debuted the images on G.I. Joe Club.com, but I posted the images here and provided my super important thoughts.

Hawk

I feel like I’m going to divide half my G.I. Joe audience, but I’m sorry. Hawk was always a secondary character to me. Growing up, Duke was the leader of G.I. Joe and Cobra had a number one single with “Cold Slither”.

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Since I’m completely obsessed with G.I. Joe lately, there’s going to be a few more Joe commercials in Toy Ads that Time Forgot than usual. Sorry, but thems the breaks. This time I’d like to take a moment to go into one of my favorite Joe vehicles, the Rolling Thunder.

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No tease here, kids. Here’s the one and only Snake Eyes from the upcoming live action G.I. Joe film:

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Awhile back I reported that Canadian G.I. Joe fans were due to get some of the ugliest card backs I’ve ever seen. Well, it looks like Hasbro listened to fan outrage and is releasing future Canadian G.I. Joe figures on much improved cards. This news (and the pictures) came via the Canadian headquarters for Joe fans, Joe Canuck.

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