Even as the Pursuit of Cobra is exploding nationwide, the best online source for vintage and recently released figures remains JoeArmory, and they’ve once again launched one of their infamous 30% off sales!

Big discounts off of their vintage stuff, 25th Anniversary product, and items from nearly every generation of G.I. Joe, there is something for everyone.

Check out JoeArmory.com and take advantage of this great sale!

Wow.  Something tells me the Collectors’ Club might be the biggest benefactor of Hasbro’s shift to non-Anniversary product, if this is any indication.

SNAKE EYES on HissTank.com is reporting that the 2011 GIJCC Incentive figure is none other than Dial Tone.  With a newly sculpted head and his familiar 1986 style, this fills a huge hole in the 1986 roster and I think will make a lot of fans very happy.

There are currently no images of the figure, but it was announced in the latest issue of the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club newsletter.  Kudos to the Club for getting a chance to explore the undone Anniversary figures, and this means nothing but good things for those fans who are clamoring for this stuff.  Makes me excited to see some Con Set reveal info, that’s for sure.

Check out the GIJoe Collectors Club site to join now and ensure that you get your hands on Dial Tone in 2011!  A big thanks to The Terror Drome Twitter page for the heads up.

The G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club sent along an email with some great deals on some of their exclusive figures available…  click the “Read the Rest of the Entry” link below to check them all out!

Time to get ready for fall inventory.  Get these items on sale now while it lasts. Some quantities are limited!  Sale ends September 17.  Prices listed are Officer Level prices.

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And neither do I.  :shifty:

While I’ve been spending a lot of time in various places over the last couple of weeks complaining about my lack of options for Pursuit of Cobra Wave 2, that is no longer the case.  Not only is brick and mortar retail nationwide apparently flush with these great new figures (something I sadly know nothing about up here in the boonies), but there are several options through online retailers that also offer these prizes.

Check out the following links to select your e-tailer of choice!

Big Bad Toy Store – Preorders “Processing”, Wave 2 Set IN STOCK NOW

• BBTS – Destro
• BBTS – Zartan
• BBTS – Dusty
• BBTS – Snake Eyes

SmallJoes.com – Pursuit of Cobra Section

• SmallJoes.com – Destro
• SmallJoes.com – Jungle Viper
• SmallJoes.com – Dusty
• SmallJoes.com – Zartan
• SmallJoes.com – Snake Eyes
• SmallJoes.com – VAMP w/ Double Clutch
• SmallJoes.com – Cobra Fury w/ Alley-Viper

BriansToys – Wave 2 Set

• BriansToys – Destro
• BriansToys – Dusty
• BriansToys – Recondo
• BriansToys – Snake Eyes
• BriansToys – Zartan

GIJoeClub – Wave 2 Set

Go get ‘em!

If folks have been reading Hearts and Minds throughout the first three issues, they pretty much know what to expect at this point.  The fourth issue is more of the same, which is good or bad, based on your perspective.

To avoid unnecessary spoilers, I will continue the review after the “Read the Rest of this Entry” link below.

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Talk about polar opposites.  Released alongside the deep and understated G.I. Joe: Hearts and Minds #158, this continuation of the classic series from the 90’s makes no assumptions, and continues right along bringing the fight and Larry Hama makes no apologies for that.

The G.I. Joe team continues to be on the run, while Cobra is the government entity leading the charge against them.  Remarkably similar to the G.I. Joe: Renegades animated series plotline (though this comic run certainly doesn’t get the A-Team criticism that the cartoon is getting…interesting, that) and has at least as many bullets flying as dialog, unlike the other issue released this same day.

For spoiler reasons, the rest of the review will be posted after the jump.

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Coinciding with JoeCon this year, I posted a ton of news regarding an upcoming new toyline from Molten Monkey International entitled SDK Omega.  A 3 3/4″ action figure line featuring traditional o-ring style articulation, there are big things in the wings for the line, but things have been pretty quiet for a while now.

Well, a DeviantArt page uncovered by HissTank has provided a little more juice, and I’ve mirrored some images below.  I’m dying to hear more about this line, hopefully we’ll start to get more intel as Toy Fair draws closer.  Check out the DeviantArt page right here.

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Last week was a down week for G.I. Joe comics from IDW, without a single title getting released, however they’re making up for it this week by releasing two books in one week.  Wednesday will see the release of G.I. Joe: Hearts and Minds #4 (featuring Dr. Mindbender and Doc) as well as G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #158.  Check out the synopsis and 5-Page previews below.

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #158

Larry Hama (w) • Agustin Padilla (a) • Padilla, Rod Whigham (c)

The scattered Joes converge at their prearranged rally point and launch their last-ditch counterattack against the forces of COBRA. Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow face off, and only one of them walks away from the confrontation. Don’t miss this issue!

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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G.I. Joe: Hearts and Minds #4 (of 5)

Max Brooks (w) • Howard Chaykin, Antonio Fuso (a) • Chaykin, Fuso (c)

From Max Brooks, New York Times best-selling author of WORLD WAR Z and masterful artists Howard Chaykin and Antonio Fuso comes the next generation of G.I. JOE and COBRA.

“Only an inferior mind cowers in the shadow of morality.”—DR. MINDBENDER

“Time cannot heal all wounds, and neither can I.”—DOC

*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio.

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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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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