What The Blot finds really interesting about this year's G.I. Joe San Diego Comic Con exclusives is that once again they are figures of villains. I guess Cobra really is more popular than G.I. Joe! Two years ago it was a pimp daddy, leopard print wearing Destro figure and last year it was a suited Cobra Commander figure. I had been holding out hope we’d be getting a movie version G.I. Joe Mighty Mugg to coincide with the release of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, but instead we’re getting two G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 3 ¾” Destro action figures and a G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 12” Baroness figure. I guess this really does signal the end of the G.I. Joe Mighty Muggs toy line.G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 3 ¾" Destro 2-Pack Special Edition Figures
According to the official Hasbro press release, the G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 3 ¾” Destro 2-Pack Special Edition Figures were covertly retrieved from a G.I. Joe evidence storage facility and released by the Cobra Office of Propaganda. This special edition 3 ¾” Destro 2-Pack represents James “Destro” McCullen’s personal bound tome containing the history of the Clan McCullen. The tome opens to reveal two fully articulated 3 ¾” carded McCullen figures with masks and accessories as seen in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, as well as a timeline highlighting the weapons supplying escapades of each McCullen generation throughout history. (link) Sounds pretty cool doesn’t it?
This limited edition G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 3 ¾ inch Destro 2 pack might be my new favorite 2009 San Diego Comic Con Exclusive. The Destro 2 Pack will retail for $24.00 and will be available exclusively at Hasbro’s San Diego Comic Con 2009 booth. The limited edition Destro 2 pack’s run size is currently unknown.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 12" Baroness Special Edition Figure
For fans of 1/6 (or sixthscale) figures Hasbro is releasing the first and only 12 inch Baroness figure as a San Diego Comic Con 2009 exclusive. The figure is modeled after actress Sienna Miller, who portrays the evil Baroness in this summer’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra live action movie, and features a soft goods trench coat and body suit as well as multiple signature weapons. The 12” Baroness figure comes with a Cobra propaganda themed recruiting poster designed by R. Black and comes in a premium faux-leather box with embossed foil.
The G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 12” Baroness Special Edition Figure will retail for $29.99 and will be available exclusively at Hasbro’s San Diego Comic Con 2009 both. Like the Destro 2 pack, The Baroness special edition figure’s run size is currently unknown.
