Iceberg Announced as G.I. Joe Club's 2013 Membership Figure

The G.I. Joe Collectors' Club has announced Iceberg as it's 2013 3-3/4-inch membership incentive figure. Iceberg is free for all Officer Level club members who have an active membership by March 16, 2013. An Officer Level membership is $44 with third class postal delivery of the monthly newsletter or $67 with first class postal delivery of the month newsletter. Canadian and International memberships are also available, for $66 and $92, respectively. Iceberg will come bagged with an assault rifle, rocket launcher with shell, knife, sub-machine gun, snow board and backpack with attachment frame, stand, and file card. The club expects Iceberg to ship in late spring / early summer 2013.

G.I. Joe Gets the Kre-O Treatment

Hasbro has revealed G.I. Joe will be getting the Kre-O treatment through a teaser image featuring the cover of G.I. Joe #1 and the A Real American Hero team depicted as kreons. The image notes February 2013--a month before the release of G.I. Joe: Retaliation--as the release date. While Toys R Us is noted as a distribution partner, it isn't clear if the sets will be exclusive to Toys R Us stores. We expect more details to be revealed next week at New York Comic Con, which we will be attending.

Archive: Kim Arashikage (Unmasked) - Ninja / Intelligence

Kim "Jinx" Arashikage was released in the summer of 2012 as a convention exclusive at San Diego Comic-Con. Two versions of Jinx were produced: a primary deco version matching the classic red color style of the original 1987 figure and a variant version wearing a white shinobi shozoko. The variant features the unmasked portrait of actress Elodie Yung, who portrays the character in G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Both figures were available at the Hasbro Toy Shop booth (limited to three for the primary version and one for the variant, per attendee badge) at Comic-Con and later online at HasbroToyShop.com, in limited quantities.

Many of us are familiar with the red deco'ed version of Jinx and consider it the character's de facto look. If you're among that crowd, you'll be surprised to learn that Jinx debuted in Marvel's G.I. Joe A Real American Hero comics sporting a white shinobi shozoku with no mask and a long flowing ponytail. This first appearance makes the use of G.I. Joe: Retaliation actress Elodie Yung's portrait ideal, but a far cry from the red-clad, shaggy haired appearance we've become accustomed to, due in part to G.I. Joe: The Movie.

Collectors' Club Store Take Two

Were your glued to your computer on Friday obsessively refreshing your browser in hopes of getting your hands on a Footloose figure from the G.I. Joe Collectors' Club store that didn't go live, as promised? Yeah, us too. In an e-mail to members late Sunday night, club president Brian Savage stated that the club has corrected the issue that postponed Friday's store opening and they're set to open at noon Central Time, today. Again, members can purchase a loose, carded or signed carded (by voice actor Will Ryan) Footloose figure all of which are limit one per member account. Limits are strictly enforced, with a 25 percent administration fee being added to any order attempting to select more than one of each item so be careful; i.e., don't be greedy. In case you need a reminder, we created a calendar event to help you remember.

G.I. Joe Collectors' Club Store Re-Opens

The G.I. Joe Collectors' Club is finally opening its digital doors after a long hiatus as a result of a security breach. An e-mail from club president Brian Savage confirms the opening, today, at about noon Central Time. The first item up for grabs will be Footloose; in several flavors. Members can purchase a loose, carded or signed  carded (by voice actor Will Ryan) Footloose figure all of which are limit one per member account. Limits are strictly enforced, with a 25 percent administration fee being added to any order attempting to select more than one of each item.

Classic G.I. Joe Episodes Now on Netflix Instant Streaming

G.I. Joe: Renegades is getting some company on Netflix's instant streaming service.  All 65 episodes of the first season of the classic G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero animated series are now available to watch instantly, as are 98 episodes of The Transformers classic series. Don't forget to add these to your instant queue!

Archive: Zarana - Sister to Zartan (Cold Slither)

Zarana was released in the summer of 2011 as a convention exclusive at San Diego Comic-Con. Two versions of Zarana were produced: a primary deco version matching the classic style of the original 1986 figure and a variant version with dark paint applications and t-shirt sporting the logo of Dreadnok rock band Cold Slither. Both figures were available at the Hasbro Toy Shop booth (limited to three for the primary version and one for the variant, per attendee badge) at Comic-Con and later online at HasbroToyShop.com, in limited quantities.

Zarana's Cold Slither band shirt features pantograph printing on the front and back. The front of the shirt reads "Cold Slither North American Tour 1985" while the back lists the stops along the band's tour schedule including Cleveland, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Toronto, ON; Great Woods, MA; Philadelphia, PA; Providence, RI; Seattle WA; Los Angeles, CA and finally closing out in San Diego, CA, where the figure was exclusively available for purchase.

Archive: Zarana - Sister to Zartan

Zarana was released in the summer of 2011 as a convention exclusive at San Diego Comic-Con. Two versions of Zarana were produced: a primary deco version matching the classic style of the original 1986 figure and a variant version with dark paint applications and t-shirt sporting the logo of Dreadnok rock band Cold Slither. Both figures were available at the Hasbro Toy Shop booth (limited to three for the primary version and one for the variant, per attendee badge) at Comic-Con and later online at HasbroToyShop.com, in limited quantities.

Like the original 1986 card art, the artwork for this modern update to Zarana features a digital explosion art pattern behind the character portrait. This digital pattern was introduced with series five figures in 1986 and carried forward until 1992, however, card art for figures from this era in the G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary line did not have this digital pattern and instead used the traditional explosion pattern.