2013 JoeCon: Hasbro panel detail summary

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If you’ve been you’ve been following the JoeCon coverage here at JBL over the past few days– thank you!  It’s been several years since I’ve been both at a con and an active part of the Joe community and there was some personal apprehension about coming back to this event after being away for [...]

2013 JoeCon: Hasbro’s concept case v2

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This year at JoeCon many fans seemed disappointed that Hasbro didn’t have more to showcase in terms of new product.  During the Hasbro panel, it was announced that there was nothing new to see due to the six month delay of the release of G.I. Joe Retaliation.  So, attendees steeled themselves and found other [...]

2013 JoeCon – Kre-O images for the rest of the year

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More news from JoeCon from the land of the block figures– KreO!

Hasbro’s product showing on Friday was pretty minimal but what they lacked in quantity they made up for in quality.  The wave two Kre-O sets were on hand and should be hitting Toys R Us in the coming months.  Of course, all [...]

So- what’s the deal with G.I. Joe Retaliation Duke’s orange gun?

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If you’ve already purchased and opened your G.I. Joe Retaliation Duke action figure, you’ve probably found that his accessory compliment is “less than stellar”.  The figure is equipped with a gun that I can only call the “Blast-o-Matic 6000″ as well as an orange rifle that resembles Agent Coulson’s final weapon in the Marvel [...]

Alexx Shorts: Why Not G.I. Joe Kre-O?

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Hey, Alexx should review some toys already!  WAIT NO NOT KRE-O AWWWWWW. 

Toy Fair 2013: G.I. Joe Micro Force images…

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G.I. Joe Micro Force represents on of Hasbro’s more unusual merchandising forays for the G.I. Joe brand.  Similar to the gashapon figures from Japan, these tiny blind-package PVC figures are incredibly small stylized representations of our favorite Real American Heroes.

Here’s Hasbro’s official word on Micro Force:

G.I. JOE MICRO FORCE

(Approximate retail price: [...]

Toy Fair 2013: GI Joe Kre-O figures take over your Lego collection!

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One of the more unusual G.I. Joe lines to debut this year is the Kre-O series featuring our favorite Real American Heroes.  Exclusive to Toys R Us, Kre-O looks Lego square in the eye and says “bring it!”  Featuring characters from both the classic Generation 1 ARAH era and the earlier Adventure Team, Kre-O [...]

G.I. Joe Tomahawk reissued as Eaglehawk helicopter!

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At Toy Fair 2013 Hasbro managed to pull a rabbit out of its hat and surprise fans with a reissue of the classic cargo helicopter- the Tomahawk.

Here’s the official word from Hasbro:

G.I. JOE EAGLEHAWK ASSAULT CHOPPER

(Approximate retail price: $39.99; Ages: 4 & up; Available: 8/1/13)

Inspired by the live-action G.I. JOE [...]

G.I. Joe Kre-O debuts at pre-NYCC Hasbro event

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Last week, Hasbro announced that G.I. Joe would be getting the Kre-O treatment this February exclusively at Toys R Us.  Last night, as a special media event in NYC, Hasbro unveiled the building block product that will be hitting store shelves early next year.  Consisting of boxed “battle sets” consisting of [...]

Alexx Shorts: Dollar General exclusive Storm Shadow

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Storm Shadow is so fast, he outran most of the white on his clothes!  Read the review before he runs off again!

Ninja Force Storm Shadow