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Hasbro has sent us a press release highlighting their panel schedule and guest appearances for Pulsecon 2020.

“Day 2: Saturday, 9/26 G.I. JOE PANEL

Panelists: Hasbro G.I. Joe Brand Team

Even more news and reveals are waiting for you during the G.I. Joe event at Hasbro’s PulseCon! Tune in and be the first to see new items, find out which characters will be launched next, and get a peek inside our development process directly from our team. And if knowing is half the battle, you’re going to want to join in for G.I. Joe trivia and show off your expertise. Plus a special message from Henry Golding, star of the upcoming film Snake Eyes. Don’t miss all this plus other fun surprises we’ve got up our sleeves! YO JOE!”

That’s right, Henry Golding himself will bring an update on Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins, as we expected.

You can check out the full press release, after the jump.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year. We have with us the IDW December 2020 G.I. Joe Solicitations.

This December we will see…

  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #278 – Cover A: Schoening
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #278 – Cover B: Sullivan

Find out more information about each title (and their covers), after the jump.

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The world’s first series of action figures created by Hasbro, G.I. Joe follows a group of heroes in their fight against Cobra, an evil organization plotting to take over the world. In this line of 1/7 scale statues, the colorful characters of G.I. JOE are reborn as Kotobukiya’s BISHOUJO!

This limited edition variant features Lady Jaye, an agent from the global elite special unit known as the G.I. JOE team, dressed in the Canary Ann costume. In this special color variant, Lady Jaye can be seen donning a mustard yellow coverall as she sneaks into the city. In addition, the ketchup-colored military hat adds an additional cute touch to the overall design.

Created through the power of technology, this high quality digitally sculpted statue leaves no detail untouched thanks to the expert hand of sculptor Takaboku Busujima (BUSUJIMAX)! The digital sculpting brings out a realistic look and feel like no other. The packaging of this statue can also be reassembled to look like the original packaging from the G.I. JOE action figures from the past.
The G.I. JOE BISHOUJO series will continue to grow with an extensive lineup of characters, so stay tuned for more updates! Yo JOE!!

Available February 2021.

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We have received a word that several young actors representing B-st Studio have participated in the principal photography of Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins.

B-st (pronounced as Beast) is a Japanese training center for kids on martial arts, stunts, and sword fighting.

These exceptionally skilled youngsters have been spotted at a filming location along with the crew (dates unknown).

You can check out a training video of the kids (unrelated to the movie), after the jump.

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Over the weekend, an image surfaced online; which showcased what is likely the 2nd Wave of G.I. Joe Retro Line.

Confirming the statement ‘patience is a virtue’, we now have better quality images of the leaked figures courtesy of Full Force Podcast.

The wave consists of Roadblock, Scarlett, and Destro.

Roadblock shares a new headsculpt based on his Classified Series look, whereas Scarlett has received a more retro packaging inspired face, which may have been a product of Hasbro’s new face-sculpt tech.

Destro is a retool of his 50th Anniversary figure.

You can checkout mirrored images, after the jump.

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Chalk Line Apparel is teasing an upcoming officially licensed G.I. Joe clothing line featuring retro artwork.

“Stay tuned for the launch of our @GIJOE Collection scheduled to launch in the near future! #GIJOE #ChalkLine”.

Not much is known about the line but you can check out a couple of images, after the jump.

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Here is the latest news from Hisstank sponsor Big Bad Toy Store. You can see the latest pre-orders below. After the jump, you can see some of the newest arrivals. Click either image for the full newsletter.

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Tons of new figures are up this week. The newest Transformers are Generations Selects Shattered Glass Optimus Prime & Ratchet. Banpresto and MegaHouse have anime fans covered with all the figures from Dragon Ball, My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, One Piece, Naruto, Dr. Stone and more. New Pop! figures include Disney, DBZ, and Halo. The next figure in the Mythic Legions line is Shadow Equaddron. Tormund Giantsbane is the next 1/6 scale figure from Game of Thrones. Rebor has three new replicas. Two new X-Men Battle Diorama Series statues are up with Deadpool and The Blob. Dark Souls has a model kit of Knight of Astora Oscar and Chaos Witch Quelaag.

BBTS preorders 9 11 2020

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Appearing in an online conference by the Bank Of America, Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner stated that they are working hand in hand with Entertainment One (eOne for short) to produce various entertainment projects based on Hasbro properties.

Hasbro will also be producing toys for eOne’s original pre-school brands. From Fall 2021 onward, Hasbro will manufacture toys for Peppa Pig (current license-holder: Jazwares) and PJ Masks.

Brian Goldner mentioned that live action production was shutdown in 2020 due to COVID-19, but animated projects went ahead without any problems from Q2 onward. While not specified, this comment may or may not include the upcoming Transformers Live Action Movie and the Animated Movie by Josh Cooley.

However, Hasbro is hoping to restart pre-production and production of Live Action content from November 2020.

Regarding the Snake Eyes Live Action Movie, Mr. Goldner only mentioned that the movie shifted from 2020 to Fall 2021.

An undisclosed Action Man project is in the vault to be developed by eOne. Hasbro mentioned the following:

“Action Man is an incredibly strong brand particularly in Europe. To remind some people: Action Man was G.I. Joe’s European brother; effectively during the original launch period. European children really enjoyed Action Man programming, live action commercials, and other toys & games around that brand. That’s a brand [planned] for reinvention.”

In addition to that, an undisclosed project based on M.A.S.K. was also mentioned.

“We own a brand called M.A.S.K. which was a brand from the 70s and the 80s. It was a competitor at that time to Transformers, that we got through an acquisition that we’re now redeveloping.”

Hasbro had high praise for Transformers: War For Cybertron Netflix series, and stated the following:

“Transformers: War For Cybertron is a fan-oriented television series in animation on Netflix and it’s really driving engagement. I think we’re at a place for the audience to understand where streamed content has now reached such a pivotal point of inflection; where there’s enough content consumption to drive merchandising success. We always believed that we would arrive at this point of inflection and that’s why we had worked on getting more capabilities in storytelling.”

You can check out the rest of the slate, after the jump.

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From Super 7. Complete your G.I. Joe figure collection with the Super Cyborg Cobra B.A.T. figure! This retro figure stands around 11 inches tall and features a removable chest piece to reveal its internal mechanisms along with interchangeable arm weapons.

In Shops: Jan 06, 2021 MSRP $75.00

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Straight from the terrorist organization(s) nefarious plot to give collectors across the country heart attacks and strokes, today we are taking a look at the exclusive Cobra Island Baroness and C.O.I.L. set.  The first 3 exclusives – Cobra Trooper, Beach Head and Roadblock V2 came first, with Baroness hitting stores a week or so later.  She is still trickling out, so if you are still looking hopefully you can score without hitting the aftermarket.  I was lucky enough to have a friend of a friend find one in the wild and offer it at cost, so big props to KamenRiderOOO and TokuChris over at TokuNation for that.  That being said, I’ve hit Targets an absolutely stupid amount of times since the end of July, probably more than I have been in that store in the last 3 years combined, and have only seen Roadblock on the pegs, once.   And that’s with tracking via Popfindr, bugging employees, and doing 100 mile circuits (at the start of this mess).

What makes it all that more frustrating – these figures are GREAT.  And Baroness especially.  Modernized suit with classic notes, color palette on point, epic face sculpt, good weapons.  It has it all.  The bike – the sculpt is good for a future techy style vehicle, but there is a lot of raw plastic going on and it feels a bit Playskool.  Some detailed paint and washing to bring it a bit more real world and it could work.

Bottom line – Baroness is a win.  Hopefully she keeps releasing widely at stores, and really – hopefully she releases single packed with minimal changes down the road. Red, blue and alt decos are cool, but she needs to be easily accessible in this black version at some point.

Read on to check some additional thoughts and over 75 HD images after the break!

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