Big thanks to Rich from ARealAmericanHero.com for spotting an interview between Cool Toy Review and Sideshow Collectibles who talked quite a bit about Sideshow’s G.I. Joe releases.  Chief among the revelations was that Sideshow is currently working on a new female body, with the initial plans to be for a 12″ Baroness figure!

The exact text is below:

“DMM The DC Universe has a varying range of characters from adult male and female, to teens, and scrawny adults. Are you prepared to move past the iconic male figure? 

BB Hopefully so, yeah. We’ve got a new female body in the early production phases. We’re working through test shots and things. We’ll be debuting it this year in the G.I. Joe line, as Baroness. That’ll be in the mid part of 2012, and then superhero, super villain gals will follow after that. Our new beefier male body is quite different from our Prometheus and trooper male bodies. 

DMM Have we seen parts of this new body in Rock ‘N Roll or even Duke? 

BB No. While the proportions may be similar, this new body will be unique. “

So they plan on revealing the Baroness in mid 2012 for potential release later in the year.  Very cool news.  They talk a bit further about G.I. Joe as well, confirming that the Crimson Guard head was influenced by “Fred” and that their design for the Cobra Viper was influenced by what Cobra did in the 4″ line for Pursuit of Cobra/30th Anniversary.

All in all, it’s a fascinating read, and you should check it out right here.

As usual, I owe Mysterious Stranger a big thanks (and a beer in New Orleans if he’s there)…  Chris is always right on top of the latest Sideshow Collectibles items in a way I only wish I could be, and he donates his time and effort into getting these reviews done for GeneralsJoes.

Next up in line is an excellent review of the 12″ General Hawk!

Check out his great review and images right here.  Thanks again, Chris, you rock!

Sideshow Collectibles has been giving us their “Ask Sideshow” Q & A’s for a while now, but it appears they’ve moved their operations to Facebook.  In a post put up on Saturday, Sideshow reflects on an interesting G.I. Joe related question and an equally interesting answer:‎

“Question: When can we expect to see Great Joes like Snow Job, Mutt w/Junkyard,and Gung-Ho?

Answer: Of the Joes that we would like to tackle next, you’ve named two of our favorite four. Shipwreck is missing from your list, but who has the other slot? Hmmm…“

So it certainly sounds like Shipwreck is on deck, and likely one other of the three above figures listed.  Any thoughts or opinions?  Check out the Sideshow Collectibles Facebook page and hit ‘em up with a “Like” to stay up to date on all Sideshow news and info.

Yes, you read correctly…in my mind, this is one of the best Sideshow Collectibles figures that has been produced…how do they possibly still have some in stock?!

I don’t know, but if you’re on the fence, you may want to pick it up while you can and avoid the Wait List.  Click the banner below to add to your 12″ army!

While you’re at it, the 12″ General Hawk figure is also still available and in stock now!  Hit up the banner below to grab that one.

These figures have been selling out fast, I’m amazed that these two (which are both very cool looking figures) are still in stock!  Jump on them while you have the chance.  While you’re at it, think about the woodland Ninja Viper figure as well.  Originally an SDCC Exclusive, you can pick this up right now directly from the Sideshow Collectibles store.

This concludes the pimp post of the day.

Good grief this thing is spectacular.

Granted, as I’ve said before, I prefer my figures to actually move, but it’s tough to argue at the sheer coolness of the display value with this particular figure.  Part statue, part figure, and full of imposing awesomeness.

I love that the images they added also include a shot of him with the upcoming premium format Baroness as well.  These would make for one cool display.

Check out the additional images right here and if you love this thing like I do, pre-order him via the banner below.

Is it Storm Shadow?  A red ninja?  I’m not entirely sure, but Sideshow Collectibles revealed it as part of their 12 Days of Christmas program, going on right now.

The uniform is obviously Storm Shadow’s from his 1984 days, but with the hood, it’s tough to tell if that is who this is, just with some artistic license.  Regardless, the statue looks pretty impressive.

Click here to keep up to date with all of Sideshow’s amazing reveals!

Happy Black Friday from Sideshow Collectibles!  They’re celebrating by launching a pre-order for the latest in their line of premium format figures.  To go along with the awesome Cobra Commander we’ve already seen, now we have The Baroness!

In all honesty, I’m not big on the premium format stuff.  They look gorgeous, but I’d rather my action figures move.  They are certainly some awesome display pieces, and if money wasn’t an object I’d be all over them for that purpose, but at any rate…she’s up for preorder.  Check out the links below for pre-orders.

• G.I. Joe Collectibles Baroness Premium Format Figure

This one kind of came out of nowhere…  Sideshow’s Twitter feed made the announcement, and here’s the official pre-order for the Black Dragon Ninja!

• Sideshow Collectible Black Dragon Ninja
• Sideshow Collectible Exclusive Black Dragon Ninja

For folks who are unfamiliar with the Black Dragons, they were first introduced in the 2003 Convention Set, Operation: Anaconda and sort of found their way into the G.I. Joe mythology from there.  An interesting choice, to be sure.

Go get ‘em!  I don’t care what anyone says, I’m digging that Crimson Guard.  Get the exclusive one quick so he can look like Fred!

Sideshow Exclusive:

Regular Release:

Don’t forget about the fantastic looking Urban Threat – Condition RED diorama set either.  That has a level of bad assness itself.  Hit the banner below to pre order that bad boy!

Awesome stuff coming from Sideshow, and I’m sure more greatness is on the way!

You’ll have to excuse my inexcusable delay in getting this posted…  work has been a cascading fireball of crap over the past 48 hours.

But nothing lightens the mood like harassing Chuck for 2 hours, so the Whats on Joe Mind podcast is just the trick.  Ace Allgood from The Trenches 12″ community returns to spread his enthusiasm and love of all things G.I. Joe, while the rest of us take some time to banter back and forth, speak about the Club subscription (and membership), argue about the pronunciation of the word “DiC” and make light of Chuck’s principles.

All in another night’s work.

Check out the episode at our Podbean Page, and you can also listen via the embedded player below.