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We have received a press release from IDW regarding their latest G.I. Joe initiative with Rob Liefeld taking the charge.

“Two words: ‘BUCKET LIST,’” says Liefeld, “One more word: ‘ICON.’ Snake Eyes is Wolverine, Deadpool, and Spider Man rolled into one amazing character for an entire generation of fans that thrilled to his adventures in comics and cartoons and hung on his every toy release! My parents drove me all over the county to get me G.I. JOE action figures as a kid. These were my first and most favorite toys. Working with Hasbro and all my friends at IDW has been a blast so far. I can’t wait to get this work out into the public! If you enjoyed my recent Marvel work,” Liefeld continues,” this will match or exceed it!”

Titled as Snake Eyes: Deadgame, the comic book will hit the shelves in 2020. You can read more about it, after the jump. High resolution cover art are attached with this news post as well.

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The Lord of Chaos. The Planet Eater. The Chaos Bringer. Unicron stands alone as the most menacing figure in Transformers lore, capable of devouring entire worlds and civilizations. He debuted in the 1986 film Transformers: The Movie and his insatiable appetite nearly brought the entire universe to its knees.

But his legacy transcends both space and time.

Transformers fans may be mere humans, inhabiting a miniscule planet hardly worth consuming, but they are some of the most passionate fans out there. That’s why HASLAB, the Hasbro Pulse crowdsourcing platform, is the place to awaken such a massive project.

Introducing the first ever Transformers HASLAB project: Transformers War For Cybertron Unicron.

Join us in a historic opportunity to celebrate the legendary Unicron with a figure whose features, detail, and scale are worthy of his gigantic legacy.

This campaign will move into production when it reaches its minimum goal of 8,000 backers. All support must be received by 11:59 PM EST on August 31, 2019. If the campaign is successful your payment method will be charged on August 31, 2019. Orders are estimated to ship in early 2021.

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Today begins Amazon’s annual Prime Day Sales. The sales event is held for Amazon Prime members only. This year, the event runs for 48-hours. Sales will range from small office gadgets, all the way up to high end home appliances. For toy collectors, there are some absolute steals to be had today. Below, I’ve rounded up some of the best action figure and toy related deals I could find.

Star Wars

Marvel

Transformers

Other

Action Figure and Toy Related DVD’s and Blu-Ray

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We have finally received official production info from the principal photography of G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes.

Yes; the movie will go ahead, BUT without a Director or an Assistant Director currently being attached to the project. Judging by the following info, it is hard to predict whether Robert Schwentke is able to commit to the film or not; as he is away to produce his pet-project.

The filming for G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes will take place from October 15th to December 9th, 2019 in British Columbia / Vancouver.

Paramount will spend US$ 20 million for the crew and locations mentioned above.

Industry newcomer Grackle Bird Productions Ltd. will handle the production in Canada. The company is not even a month old as it was just established this June 25th (perhaps specifically for Snake Eyes?).

Jeff G. Waxman will act as the producer for the movie. Mr. Waxman is most notable for his duties on the famous John Wick series.

Adrienne Sol is the production manager for the movie and is noted for War Of The Planet Of The Apes and Man Of Steel.

Laura Livingstone will act at the Production Coordinator for the movie and is known for her work on Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes, X-Men: The Last Stand and Godzilla 2014.

 

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News from Zica Toys! Check out the image after the jump.

Turns out the issues with the paint apps on the most recent samples weren’t nearly as bad as I originally thought. This is a new picture I recently received from the factory that was taken in much better lighting, giving a much more accurate presentation of the colors. As best I can tell everything looks accurate but I won’t be 100% certain until I have them in hand for review.

You’ll notice that the Captain Action and Captain Evil figures now come with alternate heads so that they can be displayed as identical clones if preferred.

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Yes you read that headline correct. Christmas has come early! You no longer have to wait for the stretch goal to be unlocked. I’ve decided to add the first two accessory packs (Rifles/Pistols & Backpacks) to the initial fund goal. You will now be able to add both of these accessory packs as part of the Backerkit survey. If you would like to add these onto your order you will need to increase your pledge based on the cost per pack:

Weapons Pack 1 – $10 add on – free shipping when added to any additional item

Backpack Set – $12 add on + $2 shipping with any additional item.

Enjoy!

-Valaverse

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This just in, folks! An info we received suggests that the production for G.I. Joe: Snake Eyes will take a small break even after the recently revised release date.

However, G.I. Joe 3 is currently being reconsidered as the next best option.

We cannot clarify the exact reason for this sudden decision and we do not have an official word regarding the matter other than the friendly source of info which also brought us the news of Snake Eyes as well as the momentary departure of director Robert Schwentke (which both turned out to be true).

If this rumor is indeed true, Paramount may revive the buried G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant script by Josh Appelbaum, Aaron Berg and André Nemec.

Until we receive an official word, it is best to treat this news as a rumor. Hopefully, we may hear more during SDCC 2019.