Monday, 30 April 2012
NEWS: GI Joe: Renegades and Retaliation Packs In Stock at Amazon
The Amazon-exclusive GI Joe Renegades four-pack is now in-stock.
But wait - there's more!
As we previously reported, the four-figure pack features exclusive variants of Snake Eyes (sporting a very cool trench coat, no doubt borrowed from Nick Fury) and Storm Shadow (with bare arms), plus Duke and a Cobra Ninja. The pack retails at $39.95 but as it's fulfilled by Amazon themselves,
NEWS: Marvel's The Avengers Minimates Gallery
Do you like The Avengers? And Minimates? Then you won't want to miss this look at the Marvel's The Avengers Minimates from Diamond Select Toys.
The guys at The Art Asylum blog hit the streets recently to recreate some of the iconic moments from the upcoming Marvel's The Avengers in Minimates form and you can check-out the results below - or better yet, call in at your local Toys R Us
VIDEO VIEW: Atomic Martians Toy Reviews Episode 62
As ever, this episode of Atomic Martians Toy Reviews features mature content and is for adults only.
NEWS: GI Joe: Retaliation Toys Pre-Order Info
With the movie's release just a couple of months away, Hasbro's line of GI Joe: Retaliation tie-in toys will be hitting the shelves very soon. But if you're worried about getting your hands on this first wave of toys when they land at retail then fear not, as the figures and vehicles of Wave 1 are available now to pre-order online.
The line-up for Wave 1 features a number of ''inspired
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
SITE NEWS: Another Day, Another Hiatus
We're taking (another) break - this time for a long weekend, starting from tomorrow (Thursday, April 26th), returning on Monday, the 30th of April.
NEWS: GI Joe: A Real Social Media Game
It's been a tough twelve months for GI Joe fans. We've had some highs (such as the 30th Anniversary/Renegades line) and some lows (the cancellation of GI Joe: Renegades, the cutbacks being made to the Retaliation tie-in toys) but it looks as if the soon-to-be-released GI Joe: Retaliation has sparked some new interest in the franchise, as not only are we getting a new line of ''Basic'' figures
NEWS: DST's Universal Monsters Series 3
Coming this September from Diamond Select Toys - the Universal Monsters 7'' figures, Series 3.
Featuring the Metaluna Mutant from This Island Earth, the Phantom from Phantom of the Opera and Jack Griffen from The Invisible Man, this third series - as ever - will be released with both specialty/comic store and Toys R Us -exclusive variants.
The comic book exclusive line-up sees the
PODCAST: AFB Podcast Episode #11
The Action Figure Blues Podcast - Episode 11. Online now for your listening pleasure.
Tuesday, 24 April 2012
NEWS: Ask DST #156
Here's this week's Ask DST, in which Diamond Select Toys boldly go... and answer a number of sci-fi line-related questions and queries.
VIDEO VIEW: GI Joe: Retaliation Trailer #2
And following on from Entertainment Tonight's earlier teaser of the second GI Joe: Retaliation theatrical trailer, here's the whole thing.
NEWS: GI Joe: Retaliation Wheel Blaster Bike Gallery
Hasbro has just released some new images of the upcoming GI Joe: Retaliation Wheel Blaster Bike.
Interestingly, the images feature both the bundled and single carded versions of rider Firefly, presumably to allow for greater flexibility in the poses (the bundled figure features limited arm articulation, as can be seen in the standalone figure images below) and because the single carded
NEWS: League of Extraordinary Bloggers Assignment 12 Sign-up
Assignment #12 for the League of Extraordinary Bloggers has just been posted over at Cool and Collected, this time from guest Jeremy from Geek Chunks, and it's all about nostalgia:
Grab Rufus and head to the phone booth, because this week, we’re going back in time! Dial up the year you turned 12, and revisit the last official year of your “childhood.”
Stay tuned for our contribution. Or
VIDEO VIEW: Beware the Batman Teaser
Beware the Batman is the latest animated series featuring the Dark Knight Detective and will - as the above trailer teases - be featured as part of the Cartoon Network's DC Nation Saturday morning programming slot. The bad news? It looks like it's not going to air until 2013, so make the most of this teaser.
NEWS: GI Joe ''Basic'' Figure Variants
They're not even on shelves yet but a run of variant colorways of the upcoming GI Joe Basic line has been discovered.
The six figure set - which is due to land at US retail any day now - will, according to Joe Declassified, also be available in a variant colorway, featuring repaints of Snake Eyes (now sporting green detail), Duke (in grey fatigues), Shipwreck (in green) along with Cobra
Monday, 23 April 2012
NEWS: GI Joe: Renegades and Retaliation Multi-Packs
So we already knew that Hasbro would be releasing a few multi-figure packs to tie-in with the release of GI Joe: Retaliation but those of you who missed-out on the incredible Renegades Storm Shadow earlier this year will be pleased to here he's also to be released as part of a four-figure boxed set...
The HISS Tank reports that a newly announced GI Joe: Renegades pack - containing Duke,
VIDEO VIEW: The Outer Space Men Infinity Edition Wave 4 Review
While we wait on Jason, Jay and Jeremy to get their butts into gear and upload the latest edition of Atomic Martians Toy Reviews, here's Jason Martian's video review of the awesome Outer Space Men's Infinity Edition Wave 4's Electron and Alpha 7 from The Four Horsemen.
NEWS: GI Joe Basic Figures Hit Retail
Last week we brought you the first images of a new line of cut-price GI Joe figures. Since then not only have a few more details emerged but they've even been spotted at retail.
The first wave of this new line - which is now officially called the ''GI Joe Basic Figure Assortment'' - features an update to six of GI Joe's most popular/recognizable characters (that's Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow,
NEWS: Marvel's The Avengers - The Review
It's not set to hit theaters for another week or so in the US (and non-US types can get in on the action even earlier) but if you can't wait to find out how Marvel's (The) Avengers (Assemble) shapes up then head over to Bleeding Cool, where you'll find the movie receiving a very positive review - although if you want to avoid spoilers, don't read the comment on the post-credit sequence.
NEWS: And... We're Back!
As regular readers may have noticed, daily updates have been somewhat limited as we've been on ''semi-hiatus'' at That Figures for the last month or so due to personal reasons (of a most enjoyable nature, so don't worry!) But now we're back!
Thanks to everybody who kept up with this site during this time and a big welcome to the new followers we picked up during this period.
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
NEWS: Mystery GI Joe Figures Discovered
Fans disappointed by the upcoming GI Joe: Retaliation figures who were considering their future as GI Joe collectors won't want to miss out on this.
Yesterday Gyre-Viper at Joe Declassified posted a series of images featuring a number of previously-unseen GI Joe figures with little in the way of explanation. Was this a cancelled line of figures? A series of bootlegs? A mail-in range?
Monday, 16 April 2012
NEWS: Latest GI Joe: Retaliation Shots
The hype machine is going into maximum overdrive as GI Joe: Retaliation's release thunders toward us, as witnessed by the latest round of action shots to hit the web.
Click through to check them out for yourself.
The images - which come to us from The HISS Tank via Comic Book Movie - feature Roadblock, Snake Eyes and Jinx doing fighty Ninja/shooty stuff and Flint enjoying a shot of a
NEWS: New Marvel Universe Packaging Shots
After the last, rather lackluster wave of Marvel Universe figures (which I left sitting on the shelf) it's cool to see Hasbro not only diversifying the line with some superb additions and - as you can see from the above image originally posted at Cool Toy Review - doing such a great job of it, to boot.
I'm certainly looking forward to getting my hands on Kraven and Kang (both being
Friday, 13 April 2012
NEWS: GI Joe: Retaliation Figures Spotted at Retail!
Surprising everyone ahead of the June movie release, the first wave of GI Joe: Retaliation figures has been spotted at retail.
HISS Tank member Seanbratton came across the figures whilst browsing the toys at his local Meijer store in Fort Wayne, Indiana and was kind enough to share a few images of his nine-figure haul.
Read the full story at The HISS Tank.
NEWS: Battle Beasts to Return
Remember Battle Beasts? Well they're back - in Pog form!
OK, maybe not in Pog form, but fans of the fondly-remembered figures will be thrilled to learn that the cult collectible figures are set to make a return later this year...
The Art Asylum brings us the news that Diamond Select has partnered with IDW Publishing to resurrect the Battle Beasts, both in print and as a new line of
NEWS: GI Joe: Retaliation Review (with Spoilers)
No, we haven't seen GI Joe: Retaliation (yet) but today we've learned of a few fairly major spoilers.
Earlier today The HISS Tank picked up on a review posted at Nuke The Fridge, which reputedly* reveals a number of fairly major plot points.
Interestingly, the update also states that test audiences are currently being treated to two different versions of the movie's ending, with the
Thursday, 12 April 2012
Tuesday, 10 April 2012
SITE NEWS: That Figures Junk Emails
Unfortunately it appears the That Figures email account has been hijacked and used to send some spurious, money-making spam emails to members of the account's address book.
Please delete any such emails and do not under any circumstances follow the links provided.
Apologies for any problems this may have caused.
Friday, 6 April 2012
NEWS: GI Joe: Retaliation Figures on Ebay
They're not due to hit retail for another couple of months or so, but if you fancy getting a preview of what we can expect from the GI Joe: Retaliation figures then the place to go is... Ebay?
As reported at the HISS Tank, the Wave 1 figures of Zartan and the Red Ninja have both been put up for sale on the auction site, along with some new pictures of what appear to be final
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
VIDEO VIEW: Onell Design's Matt Doughty Interview
Kaiju Korner chatting with Onell Design's Matt Doughty about the Glyos line? Yes please!
Thanks to Battlegrip for the original spot.
Monday, 2 April 2012
NEWS: Sleepy Robot 13 Store Opening Details
It looks like this little fella's already started celebrating the grand opening of Lisastarchild's Sleepy Robot 13 bricks and mortar store...
Opening on April 21st, the Sleepy Robot 13 Store will carry not only a line of the super-cute, handmade Sleepy Robot 13 figurines, pins, clothing and more but also toys, collectibles and more from such names as Frank Kozik, Funko, Shawnimals, Smash
NEWS: GI Joe: Retaliation Storm Shadow Carded Image
As we inch closer to the theatrical release of GI Joe: Retaliation, so the GI Joe Collectors' Club keep teasing us with more carded images of the upcoming figures. This time around it's the turn of the Cobra Ninja, Storm Shadow, who - unlike some of the other figures we've seen - actually looks to come with some pretty neat gear.
I just hope that zip line accessory isn't as cheap-looking
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