You know what toy lines are missing these days? Playsets. The only action figure line steadily releasing playsets these days is Imaginext. They released an Oa playset when the Green Lantern movie line didn’t even attempt it. A couple of lines have tried to do vehicles that fold out and somehow transform into playsets, but the good old days of a D&D Fortress of Fangs or a Masters of the Universe Castle Greyskull are behind us. Even the Batcave releases seem to be getting less and less structure to them in favor of the fold outs.

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Another store update from site sponsor Past Generation Toys. They have pre-orders on the latest DC Direct Arkham City and Mass Effect 3 figures. Also in-stock at PGT is the latest Mortal Kombat collectibles from Syco Collectibles! So check out what Past Generation Toys has to offer, including free shipping on all orders in the lower 48 states right now.

FREE SHIPPING at Past Generation Toys on ALL orders shipped within the lower 48 United States!

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Store update from online retailer BigBadToyStore. Lots of great new pre-orders like Metroid Figma, and new arrivals like 2012 Star Wars, NECA 1/4 Scale Predators, Marvel Universe Comic Packs, G.I. Joe 30th Anniversary Wave 4 restock and more! Check out the latest offerings, pre-orders and new arrivals at BBTS!

Hi – Here is a quick update from http://www.bigbadtoystore.com about a variety of new preorders as well as some cool new arrivals.

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HALO 4 SERIES 01, SERIES 01 EXTENDED, DELUXE
McFarlane Toys has split their first assortment of Halo 4 figures into two groups. The first group will include Master Chief and three “Secret” figures and is listed at $45.99 for the set of 4, $89.99 for the case of 8 (2 of each) and $11.99 singly. The Extended series includes Cortana and three more “Secret” figures, and they are priced at $45.99 for the set of four and $11.99 singly – sorry, no case assortment on the Extended figures. They have also announced the Frozen Master Chief in Cryotube Deluxe Figure and a second TBD Deluxe Figure, which are available at $27.99 each.

http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/menu.aspx?menu=2823&category=8103

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We have the latest store update from Nerd Rage Toys here for you. Now through January 28th, save 10% on orders of $25 or more. NRT has also been busy adding inventory, including lots of vintage toys from popular toy lines such as G.I. Joe, He-Man MOTU, Ghostbusters, Thundercats, TMNT and more! Also be sure to check out there eBay store. Lots of great new G.I. Joe stuff and more, including vintage G.I. Joe and other classic 80′s toy lines.

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We have some exciting updates here at Nerd Rage Toys!

Save 10% on your order of $25 or more through January 28th! Cash in on big savings from popular lines like GI Joe, He-Man, Star Wars, Ghostbusters, and more!

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Well this one almost slipped by, last Friday the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club posted over on their Facebook page an image of the prototype for the 2012 Membership Figure, Footloose! For those that are unware of the process, until now we’ve only looked at a Photoshop mockup of the figure. This is the first image of what the figure will look like, or could look like. Since it is a prototype, there could be some changes before production begins. If you are wanting this figure, then make sure you are PAID member of the G.I. Joe Collectors’ Club by March 16th, 2012. Don’t wait until the last minute either, because you won’t want to miss out on adding this figure to your modern ARAH G.I. Joe collection.

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Marauder John has posted more previews of the upcoming Series #6 on their Facebook page. The Marauder’s “Gun-Runners” Series #6 prototypes images posted are of a Throwing Star, a FOS assault rifle, and a Desert Eagle type pistol. As you can see the FOS assault rifle is very customizable with modular accessories, and it looks like the Desert Eagle is a little too. Once again I’ve mirrored some of the images (along with the previous Series #6 previews) after the jump…

In time for your Monday morning commute is Flag Points episode #16. Dave is joined by Andrew (aka Twitziller), Rob from Joe-A-Day and Don returns to discuss vintage G.I. Joe brochure and toy discussions. Also recently posted, is the latest “What’s On JOE Mind?”, episode 38. The guys have a very special guest too, Jason Marsden, the voice of Duke in G.I. Joe: Renegades! Also joining the WOJM guys as an interviewee and an interviewer is Jason Martin of AtomicMartians.com. Search in iTunes for “Flag Points” or “What’s On Joe Mind” to get the latest episodes, or hit up their respective PodBean pages!

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Light on action in comparison to the previous few issues in the Cobra Command storyline, Cobra #9 serves as a breather to get a look at some intriguing behind-the-scenes action as Cobra moves into the next phase of its invasion of the Asian nation of Nanzhao.

The political machinations supporting Cobra’s invasion continues to play out in this issue; it allows writer Mike Costa to show the duplicitous nature of the new Commander, as he tells ambassadors what they need to hear during his in-person meetings while continuing his operations as planned in the field.

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Thanks to IDW Publishing we have the April 2012 G.I. Joe comic book solicitations for you. In April we see the after effects of the Cobra Command storyline across the G.I. Joe comics with G.I. Joe #12, Snake Eyes #12 and Cobra #12. Classic G.I. Joe fans get don’t fret, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #177 has you covered. Also in April we are treated to final issue of the G.I. Joe 2 Movie Prequel series, with issue #4 where there is lots of Red Ninja action. Finally, the G.I. Joe tie-in issues for Infestation2 concludes, with issue #2 of the IDW multi-crossover event and the second volume of the G.I. Joe Cobra Civil War. Check out all the details and covers after the jump.

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Just playing a little catch-up here (been sick the last few days), yesterday IDW Publishing Editor-in-Chief, Chris Ryall posted on his blog previews of some upcoming G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero comics. He posted the cover to G.I. Joe: ARAH #177, along with some interior pages to the G.I. Joe: ARAH Annual 2012. What should be exciting for classic G.I. Joe comic fans is the creative teams on this art, the art team alone has many years of experience (decades a matter of fact), including working on the old Marvel G.I. Joe comic run too. They include Sal Buscema, Ron Frenz, as well as fellow former HULK artist Herb Trimpe, and Ron Wagner, who are joined by writer Larry Hama.

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Continuing along with their previews of the upcoming Series #6 weapons, Marauder’s “Gun-Runners” posted more images their Facebook page of the Series #6 prototypes. The new images posted are prototypes of a certain “alien” Flamethrower, a Vector “Type” machine gun, and a Type-95 (QBZ-95) machine gun. The flamethrower features a removable fuel tank, and both machine guns are modular (there are a couple images of each featuring the modular accessories). Once again I’ve mirrored some of the images (along with the previous Series #6 previews) after the jump…