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Possible information on the first Wave of G.I. Joe: Rise of COBRA single packs

Cmdrinchief from the Coil Club has become a very reliable source of information in the past, and he’s reporting that we should expect to see some pictures today of the first wave of G.I. Joe: Rise of COBRA single packs.  Included in these packs is:

  • Abel “Breaker” Ehaz with urban camouflage uniform, spring-loaded weapon, and lots of other gear
  • Heavy Duty with a very “Roadblock” vibe (tank top w/ open vest) and huge chain gun.
  • Wallace “Ripcord” Weems in his “Accelerator Suit” and spring-loaded weapon
  • Shana “Scarlett” O’hara in an urban camouflage dress uniform (looking a lot like the movie version of Cover Girl) with spring-loaded weapon and other gear
  • Shipwreck in a combination urban camouflage pants, the typical movie upper uniform, and a knit cap with a ton of underwater gear
  • COBRA Viper Commando, looking straight out of the TV spot with the tall armored collar and vest
  • Zartan, obviously in some sort of disguise, as he’s in an urban camouflage uniform, the same pattern as the Joes are wearing.

We’re expecting to see these in international circles today, so keep your eyes peeled for pictures!  From what I can tell, these sound pretty interesting…happy to hear Hasbro is keeping the spring-loaded stuff on the weapons, and leaving the figures alone.  The best part is they’re not all different shades of black and gray, there’s actually some nice camouflage patterns and design aesthetics.

A new addiction…

As anyone who visits this site knows, I have two main “loves” in the geek sense…one being G.I. Joe, the other being super heroes.  It’s funny, though, I am NOT a comic collector.  I was for a long time, in fact at one point I spent $75.00 per week on my comic habit, but I quit cold turkey about 6 or 7 years ago and have never looked back.  Even though I don’t follow the day-to-day events, however, I still have a real love for the characters and the ideas of the Super Hero world, especially the Marvel one.  I have no desire to see Spider-Man struggle through the latest global catastrophe (or the horrors of “One More Day”…  *shudder* ), but I still love the essence of the Spider-Man character, which is why I find myself really loving the cartoons.  I can enjoy the characters without needing a 1200 page omnibus telling me every single little event that happened in their life.

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