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.
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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.
After a couple weeks of no updates (damn those deadlines!) Mike Thompson has updated his blog with some great information on the 12″ G.I. Joe Paratrooper. Even if the 12″ figures aren’t your bag, this is a very nicely detailed figure with some great art, and is definitely worth taking a peek at.
Check out the blog right here to see the process and just absorb this awesome art. You won’t be sorry.
Yes, I’m a day late and a dollar short, I apologize… the guys behind the What’s on Joe Mind Podcast have posted the 16th Episode, and it is a doozy! We spend some time talking to Ace from “The Trenches” about his love for 12″ figures, and I get some much needed insight into that particular side of the hobby.
We also speak with one of the god father’s of G.I. Joe podcasting, Christopher “Sidewinder” from the G.I. Joe Review podcast as well. Of course there is also the normal news, jibber-jabber and Chuck related inanity.
Check it out as always on our Podbean page, or just hit up the embedded player below.
If you are attending SDCC and want to pre-order your exclusive Ninja Viper, click the banner below! For non-attendees, the pre-order goes up tomorrow. Go get ‘em!
As promised the latest Sideshow Collectibles Production Blog was launched yesterday, and it featured a full gallery of the upcoming Arashikage Temple 12″ environment, to be used with all of your favorite ninja G.I. Joe figures!
This item will be up for pre-order starting on May 5th, but you can check out the images now. Click here to see the full gallery, and I’ve also mirrored some of the images below.
So I spent the last 24 hours salivating over a Sideshow Collectibles product (the Cobra Viper) and the fact that Zartan was going to make a re-appearance in G.I. Joe: Renegades. Come in from snowblowing tonight, and all of a sudden it all comes crashing together!
Sideshow has released a “Production Peek” which just happens to feature a look at our favorite Master of Disguise. And it’s a hell of a look.
If that ain’t about the coolest thing… very reminiscent of the classic Zartan, but even more angular and updated. This could be another winner.
I can’t quite fully articulate the level of awesome that this Cobra Viper figure has achieved. The Sideshow Collectibles Production Blog has posted the above images (plus several more) and the pre-order should be live February 24th with the arrival of the Sideshow Collectibles newsletter.
Click here to check out all the details, but dammit, let me buy my Sideshow Exclusive when the pre-order goes live!
It’s only a small image, with only a small portion of the figure revealed, but I’m already trying to figure out how I’m going to afford one of these things, much less the 15 or 20 of them that I want. He looks amazing. Of course, I don’t see any goggles on the helmet, but chances are, if past history is any indication, Sideshow will include them somewhere along the line.
More details will be revealed in the Sideshow Production Blog on the 22nd, with pre-orders (wahhh!) starting February 24th. I smell quick sell out. Check out the image below, and check out the page itself right here.
