G.I. Joe: Retaliation Basic Figure Articulation Guide

The G.I. Joe brand has been a pioneer of boys action figures since the '60s. From the innovation of the Kung-Fu Grip in the '70s, the o-ring torsos of the '80s, to the inset joints of the 25th Anniversary-style bodies, G.I. Joe is synonymous with articulation and poseability. Unfortunately, the consistently uniform articulation we've come to expect from each G.I. Joe figure has--for the first time--been sacrificed in the G.I. Joe: Retaliation movie line. The changes have left many of us confused, not to mention disappointed. To provide you with a comprehensive look illustrating the differences between each figure, we've created an articulation guide for the first wave of basic figures in the Retaliation line. The guide offers a hi-resolution snapshot of each figure, its accessories (sans spring-loaded accessories) and its individual points of articulation.

Dollar General Storm Shadow Video Review

Our luck hasn't been very good when it comes to Dollar General's line of G.I. Joe figures. We love the card art, think the characters look pretty good aesthetically and would love to get our hands on them, but our efforts to track them down have been fruitless, thus far. Thankfully, there's Pixel Dan to the rescue with a review of the Dollar General Storm Shadow figure. Based on the 1992 Ninja Force version of Storm Shadow, Dan helps you decide if Storm Shadow is worth adding to your collection...if you can find him, that is.

Comics: Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow #13

Snake Eyes has allied himself with Storm Shadow in an effort to bring down Cobra, starting with Zartan. But it becomes clear that each player has their own agenda. Chuck Dixon and Robert Atkins bring us the first chapter of "Serpent's Shadow" in Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow #13.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation - What's Out Now?

Amid rumors of short supply and recalls most big-box retail chains have stocked their toy aisles with G.I. Joe: Retaliation toys. In fact, just about everything has been in relatively good supply with only a few variant figures being a tad tricky to track down. To help you on your toy hunt, we've added a G.I. Joe: Retaliation product listing to our photo archive that contains all of the items available at retail. There are nine unique figures with two variants in the first wave (11 total with variants). If you're looking for the variants, Target seems to be getting shipments with the black version of Cobra Commander and the gold masked/caped G.I. Joe Trooper, while Toys R Us is the spot for the blue colored versions of the two figures. Other items included in the first wave of Retaliation toys are two figure multi-packs, two alpha-class vehicles, two bravo-class vehicles, and two delta-class vehicles.

G.I. Joe: Retaliation - Where Do We Stand, Now?

In an effort to get a head start on sales, Hasbro gave retailers the green light to start putting G.I. Joe: Retaliation  branded movie product on shelves in time for the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend. That all changed with this week's announcement that the release date of  Retaliation was being delayed from June 29, 2012 to March 29, 2013, causing a flurry of rumors and speculation on how this would impact the toy line.

Footloose to Make Appearance at G.I. JoeCon

The G.I. Joe Collectors' Club has confirmed that this year's membership incentive figure, Footloose, will be available for purchase during G.I. JoeCon. Like Dial-Tone last year, Footloose will come carded on classic explosion-backed art. In addition, Will Ryan, the voice actor who portrayed Footloose in the G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero animated series will be on-hand as a guest and available to sign autographs.

Comics: Cobra #13

With their budget slashed, the Joes make a deal with a devil in a three-piece suit in exchange for a base of operations and intelligence on Cobra. And that first piece of intelligence is a whooper...