With SDCC 2013 having come to an end, we wanted to share some news from our time spent with Derryl DePriest from the Hasbro G.I. Joe Team. There was no new G.I. Joe product shown above and beyond what we have already seen. However don’t break-out your “Death of the Line” rants just yet.
Most of my time was spent talking about the positive effects that G.I. Joe Retaliation has had on the brand. With the movie being delayed it really threw a monkey wrench in the works. Good news is G.I. Joe Retaliation was a huge hit from the stand point of both Hasbro and Paramount, that is going to lead us to the already confirmed third G.I. Joe Movie.
G.I. Joe Retaliation waves 3.5 and 4 will be shipping to retail shortly to support the launch of the G.I. Joe Retaliation movie on Blue Ray and DVD and continue to ship for the holiday season to support both.
G.I. Joe Kre-O will also continue into 2014 with many new G.I. Joe sets on the way. Look for those to also be shown at Toy Fair 2014 or NYCC 2013 in October.
The best news to come out of the meeting was the future plans for the G.I. Joe Brand. Starting at next years Toy Fair 2014 we will get our first look at what Hasbro has planned for the future. There will be a small gap between G.I. Joe Retaliation and the next interpretation of the brand, but the ride is far from over. Next year is the 50th Anniversary of the brand and there were no specific details given, but there will be G.I. Joe in 2014.
Special shout out to G.I. Joe Retaliation Director “Jon M. Chu” and Snake Eyes “Ray Park” for spending their time with the fans at SDCC 2013 and I would also like to thank everybody at the SDCC 2013 Hasbro Booth for a great event.
Sound off on the HISSTANK.com Forums after the jump.
DESTRO says
G.I. Joe State Of The Union SDCC 2013
G.I. Joe State Of The Union SDCC 2013 - GI Joe News
wrw311 says
Is that our very own Destro unmasked?
DESTRO says
maradona says
Great info. Thanks, Destro. A break is good. It helps all our wallets.
TheRealDubya says
It's gonna be 6" GI Joe Legends.
RolandofGilead says
I don't know... Renegades went on "Hiatus" and look how well that turned out.
Hiatus = death
;)
ero says
There have been A LOT of breaks lately, though. A lot of, "just hold on, seven months will go by fast." Seems unreasonable to expect a customer base to just keep on waiting around. With every break, enthusiasm wanes.
Grippen says
I doubt we will see big news in quantity but lets wait.
TheRealDubya says
Seems like there isn't much left to do in the modern style for the ARAH mythology - at least nothing the FSS won't get to in the next couple of years. Reminds me of Star Wars - there's just not enough new to do in the current style that will appeal to a broad enough range to support a retail line.
I know I'm hoping for a 6" GI Joe "Black Series" or that Vault Gung-Ho - what do you guys want?
skinny says
one assortment a year would be fine with me.
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