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Finally! After about 2 months of press releases, toy fair shots, leaked pics and reviews, actual retail shipments of G.I. Joe Classified Deluxe Snake Eyes have finally started hitting front doors. There were two waves of orders on day 1 – the first sold out pretty quick and those shipped last week. The second round were advertised to ship in June/July so if you haven’t got one yet, hold tight it’s coming later this year. Luckily we were able to get in on round one and today we are posting our pics and thoughts on the first 6 inch G.I. Joe figure, hopefully of many more to come – Deluxe Snake Eyes!

Read on to check out over 115 HD shots we took here at home base. These include basic white BG shots showing what he can do as a figure, the parts, some comparisons, and then some fancy shots at the end to get us all hype for some tabletop battles down the road!

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Hot on the heels of Classified Snake Eyes launch figure dropping from Pulse, we have the next reveal for the line – DESTRO! The 6 inch figure features a very classic look, hitting all the key notes. He comes packed with his trusty briefcase, pistol and more. Check the pics after the break and hit our sponsors below to grab your copies!

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Amidst all the bleak news, allow us to bring a good one.

We have received a word that Soapbox Films will handle a portion of the post production for the upcoming Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins movie. Soapbox Films is most notable for producing VFX, Trailers & Featurettes as post production activities and we believe that it will be the same for the new Joe movie as well.

The company also handled such tasks for Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker as well as upcoming movies such as Free Guy and Disney’s Mulan.

You can check out their official website for more info and check out the montage below to get an idea on what they do.

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We have received a press release from IDW Publishing President, Publisher and Chief Creative Officer Chris Ryall which announced the following plans in response to the distribution news from Diamond:

  • For the next three months, IDW will be offering 60-day no-fee returnable terms for all items on Final Order Cutoff (FOC) corresponding to the weekly on-sale dates from March 18th to June 24th.
  • IDW is announcing the suspension of May releases corresponding to OSD dates from May 6th to May 27th.
  • IDW will reduce its overall publishing line for products originally scheduled through July, with a focus on releasing our biggest projects in special editions to help drive traffic to stores through the summer.

Read the full press releases from Diamond and IDW, after the jump.

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TFW2005 member analogue brings us news of an interview with Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner via CNBC wherein he discuss about how the toy manufacturer is dealing with the current situation of the Coronavirus emergency. CNN.com highlights some declarations from this interview about Hasbro’s production and factories in China:

Brian Goldner told CNBC Monday morning that it expects to be back at full production capacity in China by the end of this week. What’s more, he said demand in China — as well as the rest of the world — is strong. That’s especially the case for Play-Doh and other toys for young kids who have been largely stuck inside during the coronavirus pandemic.

Shares of Hasbro (HAS) surged more than 15% Monday on Goldner’s comments, as investors bet that the company will report solid first-quarter sales in April.

Check out the full interview at CNBC.

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It has been a while since we last heard from the movie front of the G.I. Joe franchise. What better way to break the silence than an interview? (yes, well, a trailer perhaps.) This time, it’s not our usual suspect; Henry Golding, but rather his opponent Andrew Koji, who plays the role of Storm Shadow.

Talking to Hersey Japan, Mr. Koji mentioned that the climax of the movie, the final big fight, will take place at Warp Station Edo in Ibaraki. The location is immensely popular due to its usage on many movies and TV shows (see pictures attached).

Speaking about his role, he mentioned that he disliked the way Storm Shadow was portrayed on G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra and G.I. Joe: Retaliation, but respects Byung Hun Lee, who precedes him. The creative team of Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins fought hard to keep the cultural aspect as faithful as possible.

“We kind of fought for the authenticity in the Japanese side of it. Hollywood’s got a tendency to just paint any Asian culture with broad-strokes, [like] Chinese Kung-Fu is the same as the Japanese thing. In this one, there was a lot of talks and hopefully helped out to kind of make it as authentic than you’ve seen so far in terms of the Japanese representation of the culture, in terms of [its] people, and in terms of performance as well.

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This person (Storm Shadow) is a human being. I wanna be able to see a fully formed character. [What] I tried to fight for as much as I can in this film, is for any young Asian boy growing up, who wants to become an actor, to see themselves on the screen when they watch and they can go ‘I wanna do something like that and we can be real people on screen’. Even though its a Ninja,  at least there’s a human behind that warrior character.”

Andrew Koji mentioned that the current COVID-19 Pandemic did not affect the production of the movie since they wrapped up prior to the escalation of the situation, but reshoots may happen in another month or two, but is unsure whether they’ll take place in Japan or Vancouver.

You can checkout the full interview at Hersey Shiga Diaries podcast.

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We have with us the IDW June 2020 G.I. Joe Solicitations.

This June we will see…

  • Snake Eyes: Deadgame – Cover A: Liefeld
  • Snake Eyes: Deadgame – Cover B: Liefeld
  • G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Complete Silence
  • Cobra: The Last Laugh Trade Paperback 
  • G.I. Joe #10 – Cover A: Evenhuis
  • G.I. Joe #10 – Cover B: Williams II

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

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We have the latest update from sponsor Big Bad Toy Store. Below, you can find highlights of the latest pre-orders . After the jump, you can see some of the newest arrivals in their store.

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The ultimate crossover featuring Spawn and Mortal Kombat can be yours with McFarlane’s awesome action figure! Along with these two classic titles, Hiya Toys continues their 1/18 scale figure line with PX Previews Exclusives of RoboCop and Predator; Planet of the Apes also gets a shout-out from Mezco as Dr. Zaius joins the One:12 Collective series. Alongside other anime series, fans of My Hero Academia can grab figma Shoto Todoroki and Ochaco Uraraka figures, or pre-order ThreeZero’s Genos from season 2 of One-Punch Man in 1/6 scale. Don’t miss out on new 1/12 scale accessories, TBLeague figures, magnets featuring DC characters, new video game characters as D-Stage statues, and so much more—from DC Collectibles action figures and statues to Complex Movie Revo figures (and even an adorable DefoReal Godzilla!), there’s something for every kind of fan!

BBTS Pre Orders 3 19 2020

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under G.I. Joe Classified

And so it begins! Everybody check your e-mail G.I. Joe Classified Series Snake Eyes Deluxe starts shipping out tomorrow March 19th! This is some very welcome news in light of the current situation across not only the USA but the entire World.

When you get your G.I. Joe Classified Series Snake Eyes Deluxe use this thread after the jump to inform the community!