JoeCanuck

Sorry forgot to mention.

Toynewsi.com has really great shots of the Adventure Team (3 3/4") Club exclusives under their Joe coverage.

I was too far back to get screen shots clearly, but they have really good shots.

Some more random pics:

H.A.T.E. ON DISPLAY (JOEDECLASSIFIED SITE HAS IT)


H.A.T.E. W/DREW (RIGHT) AND I CAN'T REMEMBER THE GUY ON THE LEFT (SORRY!!)


ADAWALE


ADAWALE & THE ENTIRE HASBRO CREW


ADVENTURE TEAM FANG (3 3/4")


BEACHHEAD (ALL NEW SCULPT)


TRAINING DUKE

Collector's Club panel:

Beginning of this year Hasbro told them they were destroying most o ring molds in Asia due to age, rust and storage cost.  Club was able to make a list of what they would like to see kept.  However that is a small list and many molds are now gone.  It was apparently cheaper to make new molds rather than refurbish old molds.  So no guarantee on next con set (25th or ARAH)

Club membership exclusive fig for 2010 is ARAH Big Lob (that is not a joke).

M.A.N.T.A. Squad is next M.O.T.H. Type sets.  First two pack is repainted Hydro Vipers.  Second set is underwater demolitions diver.  Similar in idea to 25th Cobra divers.  ARAH Eel molds are gone.

REALLY different direction coming up.

Club exclusive sets of Adventure Team using 25th molds!
4 possible sets:
- first set w/FANG copter in adventure team yellow (I have a pic of this).  The FANGs are already made so set 1 is a guarantee.  Comes with one fig I think
- second set comes with 2 guys (orange &jungle green suits) and monster Venus Fly Trap [already made]
- third set is one figure with 6 wheels vehicle from spy troops painted adventure team yellow
- possible fourth set would be blue figure with white/grey Mantis sub repaint.

IDA comic panel:

Upcoming origins: Baroness, Beachhead (explains why he has amnesia), Snow Job (in Venezuela?) and a seperate special on the twins.

GI Joe: Cobra volume two in Jan.  First issue cover has Chuckles in jail cell.

New Hama silent SE issue coming.  From pics it seems to be called Mute Testimony.  Unique in that Larry drew all the issue instead of writing it for the artist whose is going to officially draw it.

Operation HISS is 5 issue miniseries follow up to ROC movie.

Ray park approached IDW to write a movie SE miniseries.  Will be out soon.  Co-writer is Kevin VanHook (friend of Park).  He is an established comic writer.

No TF/Joe crossover in foreseeable future (directly from Hasbro rep)

Hama claims original Special Missions books were pain in neck to do because everything was condensed into one issue.

According to Larry, original silent issue took 2 1/2 weeks to do which is really fast.
The letterer for that issue did only the title and credits, but was paid for the whole book.

Finally Hama's fastest book ever was "James Bond: For Your Eyes Only" adaptation.  From absolutely nothing to finished completely for printing: 7 Days!!

Thanks for all the effort "canprime".  Can you confirm the number of figures and vehicles planned for 2010?  I read somewhere that it is 45 figures and 15 vehicles, but you had said 25 figures and 10 vehicles.  Not sure which is accurate.

So far all I have seen or heard is 25/10, but I'll try and confirm later.

Ok, the rest of the photos I feel need to be up right now.  Hasbro has said there will be more new stuff out today.

ARCTIC SE (MOUNTAIN GEAR) & JUNGLE RIPCORD (BACKGROUND)


RECONDO & CITY DUKE (BACKGROUND)


JUNGLE DUKE & ARCTIC SS (BACKGROUND)


DESERT HEAVY DUTY & CITY SE (BACKGROUND)


COBRA COMMANDER & DESERT VIPER (BACKGROUND)


SNOWJOB


RIPCORD W/FLYING DELTA SIX SUIT


ARCTIC SS


FIREFLY


ELITE ICE VIPER


CITY SCARLETT


ARCTIC DUKE


ARCTIC DESTRO