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Cobra pop-up store SDCC 2023.
Cobra took over Super7 this week They are holding their special Global Operations event in the store, with all sorts of Cobra goodies available to purchase We made the trip, and suffice it to say, it was worth it. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /*[...]
Microids & TMS Partner For New Cobra Video Game
Microids & TMS Entertainment announced a new partnership this morning, as they will be making a video game based on the '80s anime Cobra based on illustrations and comic books created by Buichi Terasawa, the series follows a bounty hunter in the future, with a special Psycho Gun attached to his arm, and a robotic[...]
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As with E-X-X-XCLUSIVE variant covers and UNIVERSE-SHAKING super-mega-crossover events, it is with Hasbro Pulse-exclusive limited-time preorder releases. The latest release to come and all too quickly go on Hasbro Pulse is the Retro Collection Cobra Stinger with Cobra Officer, announced via an Instagram live stream on Wednesday, but long sold out by the time I learned[...]
Cover image for GI Joe: A Real American Hero COBRA #1
Grunt leaves the Joes in this preview of GI Joe: A Real American Hero COBRA #1, a one-shot reprinting classic GI Joe stories focused on Cobra Classic GI Joe rules nad while we'd normally never advise paying 8 bucks for a reprint, we are in favor of voting up Larry Hama with our whenever possible[...]
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero Saturday Morning Adventures #2 Review
Credit: IDW Publishing The high edgelord of bombast, Cobra Commander, has acquired Aladdin's Lamp and the genie within Yes, this is already ridiculous, but in a good way Instead of simply wishing for what he really wants, he uses his first wish to make kaiju-sized Battle Android Troopers to attack Paris, Tokyo, and Washington DC[...]
GI Joe Classified Alley Viper & BAT Are About To Invade Collections
GI Joe Classified heads into 2022 with a lot of momentum and some cool new additions to your Cobra ranks Two of the most anticipated releases in the line so far, the Cobra BAT and Alley Viper, will be hitting stores over the next few weeks Both are army builders, and I cannot wait to[...]
Ghostbusters HasLabs Nears 90% with GI Joe and Star Wars Under 50%
The major selling point besides the plane here was the return of o-ring GI Joe figures, and thanks to the fans, we are getting seven of them in this package. Credit: Hasbro Now The Long Wait For The GI Joe Skystriker Begins Real talk: without the Cobra additions to this campaign from last week, I am not 100[...]
GI Joe HasLab Skystriker Gets A Cobra Facelift In Final Push To Fund
GI Joe fans were awoken today to a new message from Cobra: they have hijacked the HasLab Skystriker That's right, the final few days to fund the HasLab project are here, and Cobra Commander has added even more value to the project, with three new o-ring style figures of himself, Cobra Pilot, and a Cobra[...]
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #287 Review: Newbies
Credit: IDW Publishing The Joe team has been tasked with infiltrating Cobra Island to get some first-hand intelligence on new developments there This will be a field mission for Sherlock (a Military Police investigator), Black Hat (a hacker), and Multo (a veteran of the Filipino special forces) to join some veteran Joes in a clandestine mission[...]
G.I. Joe A Real American Hero #277 Review: No Ordinary Joe
This issue takes aim at the aftermath of a Cobra invasion of G.I Joe's desert headquarters and the work of an unconventional pair, keeping their team safe. G.I Joe: A Real American Hero #277 Cover Credit: IDW The military policeman Law and his canine colleague Order didn't see a lot of front line action[...]
G.I. Joe #8 Review: Morally Murky Waters
Joe #8, of the long-running franchise, Cobra began as a scrappy tech startup and, using particularly the power of their Battle Android Troopers (B.A.T.s), took over the United States Yikes! The very small number of survivors from the G.I Joe team have become a scrappy insurgency, recruiting civilians to work against the Cobra World Order. The[...]
Cobra Commander reveals Cobra's plans to release Snake Eyes: Deadgame #1 variants across the country.
In what may be the most diabolical plot from Cobra, a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world, Cobra shell corporation IDW will produce 36 variant covers for the upcoming release of Snake Eyes: Deadgame #1, the new GI Joe comic by superstar artist Rob Liefeld. "Greetings, citizensssss of comicsssss!" screeched publisher and CEO Cobra[...]
A Captain America themed puzzle by Mondo.
Out of these eight offerings, my two favorites are Captain America by Rory Kurtz and the Cobra Commander by Jason Edmiston That First Avenger artwork just looks so iconic, Cap standing tall in the rubble of war, and the sepia tones give it a real vintage feel Great stuff and a good shot of an[...]
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The first figure is now in people's hand, as Snake Eyes was shipped from Hasbro Pulse this week (look for our review this weekend), and today we got the reveal of the first baddie in the line: Destro! The Cobra villain looks to take down the G.I Joe with his pistols and awesome looking communication[...]
REVIEW: G.I. Joe #5 -- "This Series Might Be Finding Its Footing"
(IDW Publishing, creative team: Paul Allor, Chris Evanhuis, Brittany Peer, Neil Uyetake) In another improving issue, writer Paul Allor crafts a very Red Dawn-esque look at Cobra-occupied America, where even the the Dreadnoks are not enemies but a brutal subculture hiding in plain site at the location of this version of Cobra's greatest claim to infamy[...]
REVIEW: G.I. Joe #4 -- "There Are No Actual G.I. Joes In This Book"
This Paul Allor script is very patient, very skillful and very engaging in the deliberation it puts forth to showcase what's happened in this "alternate" world where Cobra has won and what's left of G.I Joe is a scrappy but less-than-compelling insurgency Likewise, Bludd's investigation is fascinating in the way it reveals details about the[...]
G.I. Joe Gets Sexy with New Kotobukiya Bishoujo Statue
Lady Jaye makes her appearance and is ready to take on Cobra all by herself The paint and the styling are supposedly based on the original colors from the old school G.I Joe's It does mention that the packaging is based on the old GI Joe packaging as well and I wish we were able[...]
"G.I. Joe" Goes From "Yo" to "Not Right Now"
Joe Toy Commercial w/ Cobra Pogo (1987) (https://youtu.be/YhArOE7ee_A) in 1982, Hasbro struck gold a second time, this time around by shrinking the size of the G.I Joe action figures to the same 3 and 3/4 inch format enjoyed by the Star Wars line The new Joe line up included unique characters envisioned by Marvel Comics' Larry[...]
G.I. Joe Scarlett Kotobukiya Statue
Joe follows a group of heroes in their fight against Cobra, an evil organization plotting to take over the world In this new line of 1/7 scale statues, the colorful characters of G.I JOE are reborn as Kotobukiya's Bishoujo! The first character to join the series is an agent from the global elite special unit known[...]
Is Doctor Mindbender a Traitor in Tomorrow's GI Joe: A Real American Hero #259?
Cobra mad scientist Doctor Mindbender has had a rough go of things lately First, his predecessor, the deceased Doctor Venom, used his Brainwave Scanner to overwrite Mindbender's own brain patterns and take over his body To add insult to injury, Venom wore a wig and dressed up like his old self, surely a major offense[...]
Avengers Infinity War Marvel Legends Waves 1 and 2 Fully Revealed
Comic figures include awesome looking versions of King Cobra, Songbird, and Taskmaster These are hitting some stores now, and should be everywhere starting this weekend. #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ For the second wave, we get even more movie figures[...]
Scarletts Strike Force #2 cover by Harvey Talibao and Chris Allo
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Scarlett and her crew are pinned down by a swarm of dinosaurs, and things look to be getting worse before the local prehistoric humans give the team a hand. Meanwhile, Cobra is in the process of a supernatural ritual intended to bring about their victory. Plus, Skywarp is starting to get antsy about being stuck with[...]
Yo Joe! Hasbro Brings A Great GI Joe Exclusive To SDCC
The GI Joe Cobra Missile Command Command Headquarters is returning, and it looks fantastic It is a faithful reproduction of the set from 1982, which was a harder set to find here is some more info straight from Hasbro: G.I Joe Cobra Missile Command Headquarters (Ages 5 years & up/Approx Retail Price: $49.99/Available at Booth #3329[...]
Snake Eyes Joins Cobra In New IDW Miniseries
Joe: Snakes – Agent of COBRA Written by Mike Costa and drawn by Paolo Villanelli, the series starts off Snake Eyes busting Destro out of prison and leads to him going up against a team of Joes lead by Scarlett. "Snake Eyes has been gone from the pages of IDW's G.I JOE books for almost two[...]
Karen Traviss Joins G. I. Joe For New Series
Joe series for IDW as the team adjusts to a new world where Cobra has become the peacekeeping taskforce This new series will be based more in a gritty realism and tap into real-world dangers and politics. "When John [Barber] asked me to write the series, it was one of those spooky coincidences," said Traviss[...]
Wordburglar's Welcome To Cobra Island Gets Video Release For Rap Viper
Cobra propaganda. Because every evil snake-based organization needs some mad rhymes, right? Rap Viper is the lead single from his latest album Welcome To Cobra Island and is inspired by the characters and panache of Larry Hama's Marvel GI Joe comics. The video was produced by 3:AM Design . And the full album can be found here. [...]