by generalsjoes | Oct 12, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary, G.I. Joe Collectors Club
I know there has been a lot of recent discussion about the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club newsletter, especially with the announcement of Dial Tone as the 2011 incentive figure. Well, in my mind, even if many fans weren’t wild about Dial Tone, the newsletter is still a pretty cool commodity, and John Warden is a big reason why.
Warden is the lead designer on the G.I. Joe line these days and has a deep impact on the figures you see on store shelves, and over the past few months, he’s contributed to the newsletter with some fantastic articles about recent figures. He’s already spoken about the SDCC Exclusive Sgt. Slaughter, the upcoming Wave 3 Snake Eyes, and this month, he talks at great length about the awesome Jungle-Viper. Some of the insights are fantastic.
He mentions that he came up with the figure in a dream, and immediately sketched the basic idea, and yes, the Cobra Night-Vipers were a very strong influence on the overall design. The red dots scattered throughout his optical “ghille suit” are actually miniature cameras, which give him a great view around him and “eyes in the back of his head”.
Speaking of eyes, many Joe fans have wondered why Jungle Viper’s eyes are white…according to John Warden, the “…eyes are a ghostly white, a side effect from relying on the optics for sight for months on end.”
Insight like this is awesome, and really makes for an interesting read. The details I mentioned above are just scratching the surface…there are three whole pages of text and great pre-production images that answer a LOT of fan questions about this character…and it sounds like there is plenty more to come! If you like what you hear, hit up GIJoeClub.com and join up! It’s worth it.
by generalsjoes | Sep 20, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Reviews, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA, Pursuit of COBRA Reviews
Well, the two reviews on Friday left a somewhat bad taste in my mouth, so I gotta wash that out with two of the more stellar figures in the second wave of Pursuit of Cobra. With these two reviews, the entire 2010 run of Pursuit of Cobra figures has been reviewed, and I’ve only got a pair of Alpha vehicles left to cover.
Actually, now that I think about it, I still have the Wolfhound I need to get posted, too, but I haven’t been able to drive myself to get that one done yet. We’ll see.
Anyway, to check out the reviews of these two figures, you can hit up the Pursuit of Cobra Review Page or just check out the links below to go direct.
by generalsjoes | Aug 30, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
I’m starting to get sold. Just a little.
I haven’t been wild about the Jungle Viper since day one, simply because he’s got so much gear, he seems like he might lack some playability. But the more I see about him, the more I’m getting converted. A fan of the site Jack Sparrow only further fanned the flames by sending along some great pictures of Jungle Viper “in the wild”. This figure is looking cooler and cooler. We’ll see what I think once I get him in hand. Check out the images below.
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by generalsjoes | Aug 22, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
Big thanks to “williamzombie” of HissTank.com for letting folks know that he stumbled upon Pursuit of Cobra Wave 2 at his local Target. The thread report is right here, and he provided pictorial proof, which I’ve mirrored below.
Yeesh! And here I just made a 300 mile trek two days ago and couldn’t even find wave ONE.
Good to know they’ll be out there for someone, though, I’ll stick to e-tailers.
by generalsjoes | Aug 11, 2010 | G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, Pursuit of COBRA
The Terror Drome has been doing a great job getting samples of upcoming Pursuit of Cobra figures…with Wave 1 slowly making its way to retail and Wave 2 in the wings, they’ve posted two more albums in Scoop’s Dark Room for the upcoming Jungle Assault “Tornado Kick” Snake Eyes and the much dreamed for “Jungle-Viper”.
I know everyone is in love with that Jungle-Viper…and he’s cool and all, but the pictures that excite me the most are the ones without his clunky wing armor. While that certainly looks flashy, I like my figures able to be posed and “played with” and versatile, and with all of that plastic mess all over him, I don’t see how that’s possible. Let’s hope with a little streamlining, he still makes for a cool Cobra jungle trooper. Check out the links and the mirrored images below.
Cobra Jungle-Viper
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Jungle Snake Eyes
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