Originally Posted by ender098

Therein lies the problems with the franchise. In order to have GOOD new characters, you need to develop them. As a cash cow, Hasbro doesn't want to give up Old characters. (that's why we have more versions of breaker, Flash, Lady Jaye, etc coming out). They have a core of Old figures they stick to as "tried and true" that's why every wave has at least ONE version of Duke, Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Cobra Commander, etc. As the Toy Company owns the rights and dictates what can and can't be written, I think Joe has gone as far as it can go in the Comics Arena.

I still say the best way to get rid of old characters and keep new ones rolling in is to set the code names up as billets and as Joes die, retire, etc., they get a new guy to take the code name and fill the billet. For Example, Stalker dies and they get a new Stalker (but it's NOT Lonzo R Wilkinson). But that's me. A Real Military unit expects casualties in high risk operations and the team is trained to multi task and when you lose a team member, he is replaced.

As for the Con set, I think the GIJCC has found a selling formula that works.....3 figures, 12 Army builders (all Cobra) and a bonus set of 3 joes. The sets that sold the worst were ones who had the most "named" figures (2004 Dreadnok set and the 2007 Tanks set!) the ones that sell best are basically Cobra Army Builders. (2002 Crimson set, 2003 Anaconda set, 2005 IG set, 2006 Mercs set and the 2008 Headhunters set).

If they do Red Shadows, they should do the 3 bosses, Van, Lila and the other guy (I forget their names) and make 12 Red Shadows Troopers. Then make a bonus set of Flint in Dark Attire, Lady Jaye and Duke. That would sell!

I really have NO IDEA where they can go from here with the Con set. I'd like to see ParaVipers and Air Troopers in ARAH Molds...