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[Realboss]

Thank you for the in depth coverage Canprime.  Great job.  Our own Joecanuck roving reporter.

Morgadee don't be too upset about the International figures.  They would have been a lot better if they were the old O-ring style.

[canprime]

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.

[Kronz]

I could live with it being a lot less than this year's output. I've already spent 300 dollars or more on ROC and barely anything but the earliest stuff is out yet. OCD doesn't allow me to just pass on things if I even remotely want them, see. Ah well, it's fun. Expensive, but fun.

[canprime]

Latest Hasbro news:

Training Duke w/ pugil stick, boxing gloves & clear mask
Beachhead.  All new sculpt extra vest, flippers, helmeted gas mask
Shadow Tracker.  Cobra version of Spirit.  Jungle living, dreadlocks, clear yellow viper mask, bladed/mel?e weapons, BIG bow, won't use guns.

Rip Attack vehicles for young kids.
Jet storm w/SE, Tiger snake w/Street Viper
think of a cord you pull to make the cycle go
figures are actual figures seperate from cycle
Target exclusives:
RAM w/ Sandstorm (desert beige)
Glider w/Ace (spy troops glider) grey camo slipstream head
Trubble Bubble w/Elite Viper.  Black body, red dome, grey gun/missiles
Whirlwind w/Range Viper (will be called Twin Terror) jungle camo

TRU
Doc- arctic threat.  Red jacket, blue gloves/helmet, beige pants.  Comes with white stretcher and blanket.  Also a hook for airlift

Arctic Shipwreck.  Basically Ice viper body with shipwreck head.

Sting Raider w/Copperhead & Swamp Viper (AVAC) jungle colour camo

late 2010 some MECHs for Joe/cobra

[canprime]

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!!

[canprime]

Just a quick update on Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Heavy Duty).

He had some great stories about filming, but overall he came across as a wondeful, boisterous, and extremely charming guy.  Tons of energy!!

Line of the panel:  Someone asked his favourite: Baroness, Scarlett or Covergirl.

His answer (in a fun way):  "there's Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and I'll get back to you on Saturday."

[Canuklehead]

IDW comic panel:

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

So awesome!  Can't wait for that one.  Thanks for the info!

Sounds like there's going to be some kick-butt comics coming up

[canprime]

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.

[pdaat]

Thanks for all the great coverage canprime!

[Redmao]

So the Adventure Team figures wont be sold separately?
They will all come with a vehicle?

Still I'll buy them all, finally an AT collection in 3 3/4"

[dodge822]

thank you very much, for the great coverage, canprime, and thank you, for looking for that nose cone for me.

Sounds, and looks, like we have a few cool things to look forward to.

[canprime]

As of close today (5pm) they still had not sold out of the other con exclusives except for the SAF helicopter w/blades