I want to be excited about this... http://generalsjoes.com/2013/10/11/idw- ... ng-series/

What are the chances of that leading to any toys?

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Slim to none, unfortunately.

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Joe toys directly inspired by the IDW comics number at one: the alt head from the Cobra Combat Ninja (inspired by the IDW RAH blue ninjas). So yeah, slim to none odds.


stopping before I rant about the heavy influence the IDW Transformers comics have on the TF toy line...

You sound like an optimist. I was thinking somewhere between none to just after the devil gets frostbite.

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Getting Toys from Hasbro...I agree with Billy.


3rd Party Manufacturers might be interested in new design sources...and a few possible new customers.

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I'm probably in the minority here, but I have zero interest in this comic.

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You crazy, the comics influenced toys have been good so far, and we're only 1 wave in! Skids, Waspinator, Tailgate, and Swerve all look pretty darn good for upcoming stuff.

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I'd settle for at least a wave of figures like the current Transformers that have IDW comic pack ins. That would be the way to do it. It doesn't HAVE to have a GIJoe figure that fits in it. It would be nice but it would also be fine enough just to finally see a HISS that turns into a robot even if it's smaller scale.

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exactly... TF collectors get toys based on the acclaimed TF comic designs for characters


meanwhile in Joe line, there's zero chance of figures for Ronin or Bildocker or Krake or any Cobra Files versions of the established Joes

Honestly, I just want the comic to be good.

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If I had to guess, I'd say that the Transformers line is using IDW characters and designs because the current lines have been generally well received by fans, especially More Than Meets the Eye. It doesn't seem that the IDW Joe universe comics have the same following, so creating figures based on those designs is probably more of a risk.

It probably would also help if Joe had an actual retail presence and didn't have the scheduling in disarray thanks to the movie shuffling.

I'm with Mysterious Stranger -- I just hope the comic is good. While it's no surprise that the article indicates that it will take place in a universe separate from any of IDW's current G.I. Joe or Transformers titles, I hope that this new ongoing title will be respectful (and as traditional as possible) to both.

And I'm pleased that someone at Hasbro, as quoted in the article, is acknowledging BOTH the Transformers and G.I. Joe anniversaries!

looks like crap to me. I can save $4
The TF comics are good though...MTME and RID

Toys based on IDW G.I. Joe: it only took 20 years or so for Kwinn and Dr. Venom or the Oktober Guard. Wait til the late 2030s/early 2040s and I'm sure IDW based figures will be available!