I know a lot of you guys are excited about this stuff, and I don't want to rain on anybody's parade, but I'm sorry, that ain't GI Joe. It's futuristic/anime stuff which has zero appeal for me. If that's the way Hasbro is taking the line then I'm out.

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Guess I'll just have to deal with this stuff as is. :|

I agree with you, the future doesn't look good for the GI Joe mythos. I find the actual movie figures pretty boring. But a lot of pics from JoeCon look really interesting, though admittedly some not very Joe-like. For me, as long as figure has a cool design and it's 1/18 scale, I'll buy it.

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well outrider there is somthing about a O-ring AT figures on the way for club members ! ? if that makes ya happier. personaly i dunno what AT is or was

I can't tell if those are o-ring cuz... They shot a shot with 5 coltons in different gear but they look modern age articulation.

http://joebattlelines.com/wp-conten...ub/dscf0606.jpg

there

or this even
* - The 2010 3.75" Collectors Club figure will be Big Lob (o-ring)
* - The 2010 12" Collectors Club figure will be the Urban Adventurer (wearing urban rain camo)
* - showed off a 3.75" adventure team set including Dr. Venom and an Adventure Team helicopter (Fang repaint)
* - Another Adventure Team set will feature Dr. Venom, Land Aventurer, a giant Venus flytrap, and a vehicle
* - plants and helicopters for Adventure Team sets are already made, hoping for end of year release or first of 2010
* - If Adventure Team 3.75" sets sell well (buy them!) there is a sea adventurer with Sea Wolf vehicle planned
* - 3.75" o-ring club exclusive Cobra M.A.N.T.A. squad: 4 figures divided into 2 sets on vintage style cards
* - ARAH style Cobra Eel can no longer be produced in O-Ring Form.

Tyco, the problem is that the o-ring is ONLY thru the club. ANd I don't think a lot of people are members or willing to pay $45 for a 2-pack or whate3ver that cost was that MC did a year ago.

GIJoe has ALWAYS been futuristic.
Even year 1 had Flash, the JUMP, the HAL and Cobra Commander's Blowdryer Gun. Things like the Flight Pod, the Stellar Stilletto, Battle Force 2000/Iron Grenadiers as a whole and the Terrordrome are, ultimately, no less realistic than the Ice Cutter, the new HISS or even the Cycle Armor.

As for anime, I don't see it. The figures feature realistic head sculpts and lifelike proportions.

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