Continuing the trend, yesterday, the G.I. Joe Collectors Club busted out Did You Know entries with card art and head sculpts for Big Bear and Keel Haul.  Well, technically they had already shown Keel Haul’s head sculpt, but now we get some artwork as well.

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And yet another astoundingly cool head sculpt, this time for Big Bear.

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Make sure to keep watching GIJoeClub.com for the latest and greatest Figure Subscription Service 2.0 information!  The deadline for placing your order is TONIGHT and midnight Central.  STOP DELAYING AND DO IT.

Just to show what kind of whirlwind the past month has been, I somehow neglected to post that Episode 79 of What’s on Joe Mind was released!  Featuring the impressive vocal talents of the immortal Brian Cummings, we talk about his role as Dr. Mindbender in the Sunbow series, and have a lengthy discussion about codpieces.

Yes, really.

But that’s not all!  We also bring our good Marvel buddy Arune Singh on to talk about Iron Man 3, C2E2 and get prepared for the upcoming ComicCon.  Check out this latest episode on our Podbean page, or the embedded players below.  As always, Show Notes are after the jump.

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I got so excited about Cesspool yesterday that I totally missed two other reveals that took place as well!  Over on GIJoeClub.com they have posted more card art (as well as a “Did You Know” entry) for both Tiger Force Shipwreck and Wide Scope.

The more I see of Wide Scope the more I dig him…  I’m psyched they’re giving this obscure SWAT Trooper some FSS love!  Check out the images at the links above, or mirrored below.

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Following along with their previous “Did You Know” installments, the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club provides some insight and intel on Cesspool today with a peek at his card art and his completely and totally insane head sculpt!  That scar looks PAINFUL.

Check out the card art at GIJoeClub.com, or mirrored below:

The head sculpt can be found at Cesspool’s Figure entry, or also mirrored below.

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Stop delaying!  If you want a piece of the FSS 2.0 action, step it up, registration closes in just 2 days.  Check out the latest update I received in my email below:

Hello Everyone!

The FSS 2.0 subscription set will consist of twelve different carded 3 3/4″ figures. You will receive six shipments starting in approximately September/October of two figures each month. Figures will be shipped in a surprise sequence (figure pairs will be the same for everyone each month). It will be a surprise each month as to which figure pair you receive! Your last shipment (6th shipment) will include your mystery carded 13th figure!

The limited edition GIJCC Figure Subscription Service contains a variety of fan requested characters from all eras of the 3 3/4-inch G.I. Joe A Real American Hero collection. The assortment includes 25th Anniversary style figures of characters from the classic 80′s, 90′s, new-sculpt, foreign editions, and unreleased 25th Anniversary characters as well.

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For the full details about the FSS 2.0 offerings, click the Read the Rest of the Story link below:

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Considering I just received the final installment of the Figure Subscription Service this past weekend, I guess it’s about time I get caught up on some of these past reviews.  Next two in line are Sure Fire and SKAR leader Iron Klaw, so hit up my G.I. Joe Collectors Club section or click the links below directly.

1. Sure Fire (2013)
2. Iron Klaw (2013)

Well, in some places anyway.  Certainly not at my house yet.  :)

Reports from all over the online Joe fandom are reporting that the final shipment of the Figure Subscription Service has arrived, including the mysterious figure number “thirteen”!

I will not spoil that figure’s identity here, even though I now know what it is.  My FSS reviews will be kicking back off next week and should be continuing at a pretty frantic pace, considering I’m about six figures behind!

I figure by the time I reach the 13th figure, the spoiler time should have expired.  Anyway, for folks who are dying to know, there’s a very active thread over on HissTank.com, but if you want to avoid being spoiled, perhaps you’d better log off and put down that smart phone until late next week if you live in the US.

So, now that things are pretty much wrapped up, it will be interesting to see what overall reaction is to the FSS experiment with all 13 figures under our belt.  You can bet I’ll be discussing it at some point down the line.  Big kudos to the G.I. Joe Collectors Club for successfully executing the first run of the FSS and actually managing to keep figure #13 a (relative) secret until shipping.  A big feat in today’s culture.

Bring on FSS 2.0!!

Playing catch up a little bit here, as the G.I. Joe Collectors Club website has continued to post some great updates to the FSS 2.0 figures.  Included in these updates are some snippets of card art as well as a fantastic detailed look at the head sculpt for Keel Haul!  The entries are below:

• Did You Know #1 – Night Force Falcon
• Did You Know #2 – Tiger Force Airtight
• Did You Know #3 – Skullbuster

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The head sculpt for Keel Haul was posted on GIJoeClub.com as well, and you can see those images below:

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Real life got in the way tonight, so I couldn’t be right on top of this reveal unfortunately, but nevertheless, the G.I. Joe Collectors Club waits for no man, and the reveals for the Oktober Guard Missile specialist Big Bear and USS Flagg Commander Admiral Keel Haul.

Big Bear looks to be a repainted canceled Pursuit of Cobra Arctic Duke, including the great jacket that has never been released to date.  He’s also got a great looking new head sculpt.  Speaking of new head sculpts, Keel Haul sports a great Admiral hat, and many parts shared from the Rise of Cobra General Hawk (who came with The Pit).

Check out the full blown gallery of FSS 2.0 greatness at GIJoeClub.com or the mirrored gallery below.

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Along with the figure reveals, the Collectors Club also released their first “Did you know” segment with Night Force Falcon.  This gives a brief run down of the character’s significance, and also shows the first look at the card art! Check that out right here.

I think it’s safe to say that G.I. Joe fans everywhere have been waiting for this moment! After what seems like forever, pre-orders for the upcoming G.I. Joe Eaglehawk Assault Helicopter have appeared online, and first up to the gate is Big Bad Toy Store.

The price is currently listed at $44.99, though BBTS states that this price is subject to change. Release date estimate is July, 2013. Go get ‘em, Joe fans!