Comic-Con 2011: Hasbro Booth - Preview Night

Our preview night gallery of photos from Hasbro's booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2011 is now up. Hasbro made the decision to reveal their product line into early 2012 at G.I. JoeCon 2011, so nothing new is being shown at Comic-Con. In discussing the line with the Hasbro team, we learned that additional Renegades concepts do exist--in some form--meaning they could be anything from an early stage concept drawing to pre-production prototype (we'll pry more, but mentioned Roadblock as an example of a figure essential to the show that doesn't have a figure as of yet). We've also confirmed that the Hasbro team will find a way to release the Data-Viper, but they weren't certain how, yet. For those of you not attending Comic-Con and hoping to land one of the exclusives at Hasbro Toy Shop on Monday, exclusives are limited. Attendees may purchase up to three regular Zarana figures and one each Starscream Sky Striker and Cold Slither Zarana variant figure per badge. See the photos after the jump.

Comic-Con 2011: Hasbro Booth - USS Flagg Diorama

Hasbro always has a great diorama set up to showcase their G.I. Joe toy line, wherever they go. These amazing displays tend to make many collectors envious of both the space and artistic aptitude required to create the them and this year is no exception. The USS Flagg aircraft carrier is not being released, it is an homage to San Diego and its rich history as a Navy port town.

Sideshow Collectibles 12-Inch G.I. Joe Comic-Con Showcase

Interested in learning more about the creative process behind Sideshow Collectibles' latest 12-inch G.I. Joe figures?  Check out Sideshow's Comic-Con showcase video featuring Zartan and Rock 'n' Roll to find out what  the Sideshow team used for artistic inspiration, what new features are included with these two figures and how Sideshow overcame design challenges they encountered. You'll also get a more detailed look at the figures.

Our Comic-Con Coverage Begins Wednesday Night

San Diego Comic-Con kicks off this Wednesday with a special preview night sneak peek starting at 6 p.m. PDT. We'll be on the showroom floor making the rounds with all the G.I. Joe licensees, bringing you live video streams, photo galleries, question and answer sessions and more. Be sure to follow us on Twitter for up-to-the-minute coverage and notifications on when we'll be "going live" with video streams and Q&A's. If there's anything you'd like us to ask the teams at Hasbro or Sideshow, please leave a comment.

Sideshow Collectibles Announces Urban Threat – Condition RED Environment

When it rains, it pours. If the announcement of two new 12-inch G.I. Joe figures today wasn't enough, Sideshow Collectibles gives us a sneak peek of the next environment in their 1:6-scale G.I. Joe line, Urban Threat – Condition RED. The full product reveal for the Urban Threat – Condition RED environment will be next week at San Diego Comic-Con. We'll be at Comic-Con next week bringing you live covering from the show so check back starting next Wednesday evening. In the meantime, be sure to check out the rest of Sideshow's G.I. Joe environments.

Sideshow Collectibles 1/6-Scale Zartan Available Now

Sideshow Collectibles has unveiled and made both an exclusive and regular edition of their 1/6-scale Zartan figure available, today, as part of their online Comic-Con celebration. Zartan features his signature hood, shoulder and chest armor, skull adorned belt buckle and functioning backpack with removable face mask--an homage to the characters first release in 1984 as part of the 3-3/4-inch A Real American Hero toy line. The exclusive version of Zartan is limited to 750 pieces and includes an alternate "Evil Duke" portrait. Both versions sell for $159.99 and are estimated to ship in the fourth quarter this year. Be sure to check out the Zartan product page on Sideshow's Web site for more photos and details.

Sideshow Collectibles 1/6-Scale Rock 'n' Roll Available Now

Sideshow Collectibles has unveiled and made both an exclusive and regular edition of their 1/6-scale Rock 'n' Roll figure available, today, as part of their online Comic-Con celebration. Rock 'n' Roll is modern interpretation to the original '80s 3-3/4-inch green shirt figure with his signature olive drab fatigues and crisscrossing ammunition bandoleers. The character's surfer personality isn't  lost in the update as Sideshow has cleverly included a surfboard helmet sticker sheet including sticker one that reads "Cobra Don't Surf." The exclusive version of Rock 'n' Roll is limited to 500 pieces and includes an alternate portrait wearing a bandanna. Both versions sell for $134.99 and are estimated to ship in the fourth quarter this year. Be sure to check out the Rock 'n' Roll product page on Sideshow's Web site for more photos and details.