Okay, I realize it’s most likely because I’ve been in the process of packing and moving and being sheltered in my in-laws, but why am I not seeing or hearing more discussion about this?  Along with the Oktober Guard vs. Iron Grenadiers set from the 2012 G.I. Joe Convention, the collectors’ club also revealed their 12″ Adventure Team set in totality…

…and wow!

It certainly looks like the folks from the GIJCC are starting to make that final leap to tie in the Real American Hero continuity with the 12″ and Adventure Team continuity.  And I LOVES it.  Well, I would love it if I had the extra greenbacks to spend on it, but as it stands, I’ll simply love it from afar.

Many folks will remember that back in 2010, the Collectors’ Club added a 12″ Henchman to their convention set, which caused a mighty stir among both the Real American Hero and the 12″ crowd.  This Henchman was obviously an operative from MARS and represented the first “bad guy” to really be showcased in the old school 12″ scale.  Last year, the story was built upon a little bit more, and this year, the Collectors’ Club seems to be jumping in feet first, continuing their Adventure Team story, and once again showing off a MARS bad guy, with a distinctly familiar look to him!

Tell me that’s not Cobra.  Tell me the Collectors’ Club isn’t starting to connect even more dots between MARS and Cobra, and isn’t merging the 12″ universe with the Real American Hero one even further.  That is truly awesome stuff right there.

Another very cool aspect of the set is the whole mummy bandage “bio wrap” concept.  One of the great storylines from the old Adventure Team figure line involved a Mummy, and by making this interesting “Bio-Wrap” suit, the Collectors’ Club is paying great tribute to the old Mummy concept, yet still maintaining a somewhat realistic twist to it.  You can actually dress the MARS Trooper there in the Bio Wrap suit to simulate a mummy.

This set is pretty awesome.  So, obviously, as a Real American Hero fan, you can’t just check out the 3 3/4″ Convention Set on GIJoeCon.com, now you have to check out the 12″ set as well, as they ramp it up year after year, and now with Con Sets from 2010, 2011, and 2012, and with the Incentive Man of Evil figure, the Collectors’ Club has started establishing a terrific continuity that the 12″ universe hasn’t necessarily had.  I think it’s great.

New Orleans can’t get here soon enough!

I unfortunately had to sit this one out as my hectic business trip to Kansas City left me with strep throat, but I’m looking forward to listening to it with the rest of you guys!  Check out the newest episode on our Podbean page, or listen via the embedded player below.  As always, show notes are after the jump.

SHOW NOTES

After the build up of the last couple of weeks, we finally got a chance to slow down and return to our more casual roots of reporting on the fandom.  We gave Justin the week off because his throat hurt from making howling sounds at the moon fending off his new log cabin homestead site from bears, wolves and catamounts in the New Hampshire outback.  Speaking of outback, able bodied Austrailian and Fwooshcast co-host Craig joined us along with our FAVORITE 12″ collector, our buddy Ace Allgood.  We catch up on the latest 12″ community happenings with Ace including the GIJCC 12″ MAN OF EVIL figure, what happened at JoeLanta, and how the 12″ community is reacting to the issues of the GIJCC.  In the second half, we go to the mailbag first and read a letter from a listener who had “the best Joe Day EVER!”  In the news we talk about the new Retaliation pre-orders available from most retailers (we recommend Kokomo Toys for your Retaliation needs).  IDW finally pairs up GI Joe in a cross over that doesn’t involve robots (THANK YOU!).  Amazon has begun selling and shipping their exclusive Retaliation and Renegades 4-packs.  Plus information on the latest GIJCC newsletter and JoeCon set reveal of Col. Brekhov.  Shogi Scott once again does a great review, this time of the 2010 JoeCon Vacation in the Shadows set – if you don’t have one, you’ll want to hear all about it!  It’s the STRETCH RUN to the 2012 JoeCon in NOLA!  The push begins now… (this is your cue to go listen!)

News and Intel

• Buy your 12″ Paratrooper for the JoeCon 12″ Parachute Drop at ToysRUs.com
• The “Eephus Pitch”
•  GIJoeCon.com revealing Oktober Guard figures
• Danger Girl/G.I. Joe Cross Over
• Amazon.com G.I. Joe: Renegades and G.I. Joe: Retaliation 4-Packs

Truth be told, I thought both exclusives this year were pretty darn cool, and many fans agreed with me, including Twitter friend Chad Lawless who was extremely cool enough to do a review of this great looking figure for me.

Check out the review at my G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club section, and click the link directly below.

• G.I. Joe Collectors Club 12″ Man of Evil

Great review by Chad!  Meanwhile, you can expect a review of Footloose by yours truly within the next 24 hours!

Keep checking GIJoeCon.com for the latest details, and I’ve also mirrored an image of the box art below.

Taking a page from Hasbro’s handbook, Sideshow is riding the coat tails of G.I. Joe’s most popular character, the enigmatic Ninja commando Snake Eyes…but also like Hasbro, they’re doing such a great job giving him updated looks that even the most disparaging fan can’t help but be at least a little impressed.

Featuring his classic look and an awesome Commando aesthetic, this quick peek at G.I. Joe’s most infamous member already has my mouth drooling.  Plus he comes with Timber!  Sideshow announces a more in depth look at the Production Blog on March 13th, with pre-orders launching next Thursday, March 15th.

Get your keyboards ready, this one could be a hot one.  Check out the sneak peek right here, or simply the mirrored image below.