G.I. Joe Should Have Done This Years Ago
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You’re looking at an official G.I. Joe mecha. From Hasbro. For real. Apparently the 2010 Joe line will be called Pursuit of Cobra (which is this is inspired by the movie, should be pretty easy, since they took Cobra Commander and Destro in custody at the end — I mean, they’re right in the cell over there, right?) which includes three of varying sizes and (I believe) affiliations. Please, go over to Hisstank to check the other two out, as well some new vehicles and 12-inch figures.
I’ve got to admit, even though I hated the movie, G.I. Joe mecha is pretty damned cool. I’d hate for it to take the places of the more realistic military vehicles which I think define the series, but as a few toys in the line, I’m stoked.
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Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.