As I've said before, I like the concept of a hidden civilization trying to take over the world or whatever-- I just don't like that Cobra was ret-conned to be part of Cobra-La. As their own entity, unconnected (or at least very peripherally connected) to anything else, I think they have a lot of potential.

But then, I'm open to some fantasy in my G.I. Joe world. I wouldn't be working on a crossover with the Transformers if I wasn't!

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is on indefinite hiatus...

A complete and utter waste of plastic, probably just about the worst figures Hasbro ever released in the Joe line.

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"The future's uncertain and the end is always near." - The Doors "Roadhouse Blues".

The whole concept of Cobra-La blew my mind when I saw the movie when I was 8 or so, and despite my preference for the comic continuity now I've been exposed to enough of both to make the comparison I still have the utmost respect for the impact the movie had on me (when I was in the target demographic and all).

Nemesis Enforcer was one of the biggest badasses I'd ever seen and he's still an imposing concept (even if he doesn't fit into the kind of Joeverse I like to focus on). Especially because of the scale thing, I'm actually excited about the upcoming Nemesis "Immortal" figure as he'll fit in quite well alongside RAH Joes.

Just because "my" Joeverse doesn't allow for Cobra-La, I still like the idea of having figures to represent what are still iconic elements of GI Joe from my childhood. Why not do something with my figures set inside the cartoon universe from time to time? What with Hasbro doing cartoon-based versions of the figures now, it only makes sense to include figures of characters who were ONLY in the cartoon. And with them making up new comics to suit the figures in the 2-packs, it won't necessarily mean this issue is going to put Nemmy in the Hama-verse, just that they decided to package these two with a comic.

All this said; the original Cobra-La 3-pack was AWFUL. Terrible representations of the characters -- Nemesis Enforcer was too small, especially the wings and elbow-spikes, and his outfit & colouring were a bit off; the Royal Guard wasn't THAT bad but really should have had a cape; Golobulus and his barely-flexible tail meaning he couldn't stand and properly interact with other figures... Ugh.

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Cobra La was an embarrassing mistake the first time. There are so many better characters that have yet to get a 25A treatment.

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