ToysRUs.com is having a free shipping sale on selected GI Joes and Transformers, and selected Joes are going for 2 for $10. With the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen still hot and the G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra movies upcoming, this is good chance to fill out your movie toy collections.
Toys R Us is currently having a sale on action figures at its online store.
Save up to 50% on Select Action Figures at ToysRUs.com for a limited time only!
In addition, they are offering free shipping on selected action figures.
One item I am very tempted to get:
The Good The Bad & The Ugly Minimates Box Set
List Price: $15.99
Our Price: $11.18A Diamond Select Release! An Art Asylum Design and Sculpt!
Bring your favorite Wild West gunslingers to life with this Minimates box set based on the 1966 spaghetti-western classic! Featuring the Good Blondie, the Bad Angel Eyes and the Ugly Tuco as they search for buried gold, this set also includes Showdown Blondie from the epic final standoff!
Sculpted and designed by Art Asylum, each 2″ Minimate features 14 points of articulation and sculpted accessories!
This item is available online only.
Here’s our innaugural Q&A with the G.I. JOE team at Hasbro.
1. Since the recent announcement for the 2 G.I. Joe exclusives only showed packaging for the movie Destro 2-pack (pretty cool looking!), what else can you tell us about the Destro figures? When will the figures be revealed? And any more Joe exclusives planned for San Diego Comic-Con?
There will be two exclusives for Comic-Con this year. The first is a 12” Baroness figure and the other is the 3 3/4″ McCullen set. The figures will show the first McCullen as seen in the movie as well as the most recent McCullen in the family. The packaging is like a book with two single cards inside…it’s some of the best packaging the brand has ever seen.
2. Not that we’re not excited for the G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra figures, but folks are missing their 25th Anniversary Joes. What kind of timing can we expect for 25th Anniversary Joes given that the movie is opening on August 7th? Can you give us some hints of what’s to come?
This is kind of a trick question. The 25th Anniversary with the classic packaging will only be seen in the 7-packs this year. But, the 25th figures and styling will continue in movie as will the characters from the 80’s that you know and love. Going forward the movie line is the main line, but we are doing our best to bring in the classics that fans want in a new expression (like Firefly).
3. We’d love to get some more pictures of some upcoming G.I. Joe toys (we try not to publish any articles without pictures) – any chance we can get some more pictures of the SDCC exclusives, or maybe something you haven’t revealed yet?
We just posted SDCC exclusives on the G.I. Joe website.
I looked, but couldn’t find any news or pics of the exclusives on the Hasbro site. Anyone have a link?
Here’s the round-up of other Q&As from around the web. (Links to be added as they come up.)
Hasbro has announced two G.I. Joe exclusives from the upcoming G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra movie for San Diego Comic-Con – a 12-inch Baroness and a 3 3/4-inch Destro 2-pack. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra opens on August 7th.
G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA 12” BARONESS Special Edition Figure
(Adult Colletible; Approximate Retail Price: $29.99; Available through Hasbro at San Diego Comic-Con)
Just in time for the release of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, due out on August 7th from Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment, in association with Hasbro, Hasbro introduces the first and only 12” BARONESS figure. The figure, in the likeness of BARONESS actress Sienna Miller as seen in the upcoming movie, features a soft goods trench coat and body suit as well as multiple signature weapons. The figure comes with an R. Black designed “COBRA recruiting poster” featuring BARONESS and features the “COBRA Office of Propaganda” seal of approval. The figure and poster are packaged together in a premium faux-leather box with embossed foil.
G.I. JOE: THE RISE OF COBRA 3 ¾” DESTRO 2-Pack Special Edition Figures
(Ages 4 and Up; Approximate Retail Price: $24.99; Available through Hasbro at San Diego Comic-Con)
Covertly retrieved from a G.I. JOE evidence storage facility and released by the “COBRA Office of Propaganda,” this special edition 3 ¾” DESTRO 2-Pack represents James “Destro” McCullen’s personal bound tome containing the history of the Clan McCullen. Opens to reveal two fully articulated 3 ¾” carded McCullen figures with masks and accessories as seen in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, as well as a timeline highlighting the weapons supplying escapades of each McCullen generation throughout history.
via GI Joe News – Hasbro announces its special edition G.I. JOE figures for San Diego Comic-Con.
A couple of times each year, TheFwoosh.com holds a series of fan polls for the most wanted characters across several toy lines.
Well Fwoosh Fans, February always brings exciting times to action figure fans and this past month’s big events, New York Comic Con and Toy Fair did not dissappoint- there was a bevy of new announcements and new figures shown off for our wallets sigh. You know what that means on the Fwoosh. After we’ve seen all the plasticy goodness revealed this past month…
… it means it’s once again time for TOP TEN MADNESS!
Like last year, we’ll host simultaneous votes for your favorite Fwoosh flavors with some new categories making their debut this time:
Also keep in mind, to Vote you must have been born in the Fwoosh, or pass the Fwoosh Citizenship test (that means you have to be a registered member). This past year taught us how important your voice can be so do your part as a Fwoosh citizen and get out there and vote!
via TheFwoosh.com.
