ToyFare # 139: On sale 1/14!

January 13, 2009 on 7:57 pm | In Uncategorized | 5 Comments

Welcome to the new year. 2009, you say? No, stupid…the year of G.I. Joe! The toy mega-property makes the leap to the big screen this year, so ToyFare’s kicking off our year with a Joe-theme issue!

Aside from that rockin’ movie Baroness figure on the cover, here’s what you’ll find inside:

* An interview with the production designer and costume designer of G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra. Find out secrets about the film you won’t read anywhere else. Seriously! What secrets are held…in the Joes’ REC ROOM?

* A spotlight on Hasbro’s plans for the various Joe toy lines this year.

* A look at the new for-adults Joe toon, Resolute.

* An exclusive preview of Joe creator Larry Hama’s new IDW Joe comic, G.I. Joe: Origins.

And of course, there’s plenty of stuff for the non-Joe fans as well…

* ToyFare’s special feature: The 50 greatest action features of all time! Where does your favorite rank on the list?

* Twisted ToyFare Theatre: Remember the Warriors? Well, ever wonder what happened to them after they survived their 1970s gang war? Well, they became 1980s investment bankers. But what will happen to them when they’re AGAIN blamed for the murder of a charismatic leader? Find out where we go with this longest set-up ever in “The Wall Street Warriors”!

* World premiere toys! DC Direct’s Deluxe Scale Wonder Woman, new Justice League Unlimited figures from Mattel and more!

* And more “and more”!

Pick it up!