CTR


Cool Toy Review: Are there any plans to release characters in regular clothes, like Destro/McCullen SDCC 2009 and Cobra Commander SDCC 2008 in the main line instead of as exclusives? These figures appeal to Joe fans and also to customizers, but these limited-release exclusives fetch crazy prices on the secondary market.

Hasbro: We have no plans to release these as mainline items. They were designed specifically for exclusives because we know collectors and customizers enjoy these types of figure

JOhio

3. JOhio: In a previous q and a, it was stated that larger play sets/vehicles would be considered if the sales on the pitt were good; has the sales of the pitt been good enough to get another large playset?

Hasbro: We were please with how the The Pit was received by consumers over the holiday period but we have no plans for a larger sized playset in 2010. Our focus is on 3.75" figures and smaller vehicles.


Terror Drome

Q1 — Having seen a lot of cool stuff to look forward to in 2010 from ROC and POC, can we expect to see a few classic style figures thrown in to the 2010 lineup? Such as Sci-Fi, Airtight, Low Light, Alpine, Iceberg and/or Lifeline.

A1 — Unfortunately, we are not planning any of these figures in our line-up for 2010 but we’ll keep them in mind as we plan 2011.

Q3 — G.I. Joe is a brand that is rich with history and for the most part Hasbro has always done a great job of utilizing it. But sadly the RoC “ID cards” do not reflect any of this great history and are very boring. Almost all the G.I. Joe and Cobra teams favor the same weapons respectively. The “bios” are very short, and kind of dull. Can we expect any kind of return of the old ARAH style file cards that share more thorough and non-generic details about these great characters?

A3 — We are making some minor changes to the file cards for The Pursuit of Cobra line. We changed the preferred weapons to be more specific to characters (good point!) but they will remain in the new style.


JBL

Q-What at kind of figures can we expect to see in the future more ROC,POC, Classic look, or Classic Characters with a new look and how about some Characters from the Cartoons and ALL of TeComic series that have never had figures before such as Big Lob, Sparks, Clay Moore, Mayday, Mariner, Cool Breeze, Teiko, Billy, and Dr Knox Just to name a very few.

A-2010 will focus on The Pursuit of Cobra theme. We have a mix of core andnew characters - such as Dusty, Duke, Snake Eyes and Alley Viper. We liketo keep the line balanced with recognizable characters and some newfavorites for collectors. We currently have no plans for the charactersyou have listed but will note them for the future.


Hiss tank

"Q) In the last Q&A, you stated that the Pursuit of Cobra would hit stores in "the back half" of 2010. Does that mean the products shown at Joecon last year as part of the Pursuit of Cobra theme have been delayed? Or is that product still considered "Rise of Cobra" product and will still ship in the first half of the year, with a full "rebranding" in the later half with product that hasn't yet been unveiled (and probably won't until Toy Fair)?

A) The Pursuit of Cobra (POC) themed items will be released in fall 2010 and will replace The Rise of Cobra. Much of the product shown at JoeCon in 2009 is being adapted to the POC theme and will launch in fall 2010 with a never before seen packaging line look. This new look will be revealed over the next few months. The Rise of Cobra figures and packaging will no longer be shipped in fall 2010."

Figures

1) The Official G.I.Joe Collectors Club newsletter unveiled the 2010 Now and Then figure sets. While we are thrilled, we can't help but notice that, while the Target Exclusive Rockslide/Snowjob set used new parts to keep the vintage figure as 100% accurate to the original as possible, the new two packs use the same, relatively new tooling from the 2004 Comic Pack figures. From our past experiences, these figures had difficulty standing or generally having their parts fit together as to hold a pose (for example, Snake Eyes using a Roadblock waist). Will these figures be changed to more accurately reflect their original vintage counterparts or are we going to receive what we saw in the press photos? Call us spoiled, but after the incredible execution on the Rockslide set, we're so excited to see vintage and new figures together.

Quote:
When developing any Now and Then product, we always seek to find the most accurate tooling available for the vintage figures. We have not tooled anything new for any Now and Then vintage characters and have been able to use the same tools as the Classic GI Joe. We seek to maintain the highest quality and authenticity for all our products, especially those items that are vintage based. Unfortunately, we will not have any Now and Then packs released for 2010 at this point, but we are looking into them for the future.