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cashel · Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 8:33 pm Post subject: kwinn the eskimo and scarface

any word on if we'll get a revamped version of either of these dead characters? ghost bear would be fun,as well. i'd like to see some of the 2002-up characters make an appearance, such as the already mentioned son of kwinn and wraith... and trakker!!!
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ironblood · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:46 am Post subject:

I can't see Kwinn being written as good as he was by Larry Hama they would need to have a good use for him rather than revamp the whole paranoia ray in the terrordrome storyline again. Wraith would be cool a lot of people want IDW to take on the Red Shadows I myself use the figure with my Red Shadows and as Artur Kulik.
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CrazyK · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 9:37 am Post subject:

I remember the excitement of first seeing a Kwinn figure in his comic three pack a few years ago. I worked at Target at the time and got to explain to my fellow team members why it was important. An extrememly popular character that we had to wait nearly two decades for. I'm hoping Hasbro doesn't wait another twenty years to give us an updated Kwinn in the 25th Ann design. The Snake-Eyes in cold weather gear was a great opportunity to release a Kwinn as well.

Does the Cobra Officer in the comic two pack with the Siege not supposedx to represent Scareface? At least in some regard? He had the yellow harness and I swear he had a scar on the correct side of the face. Maybe just an homage?

Can you imagine the excitement surrounding a Dr. Venom figure? I mentioned it to the marketing director of Hasbro's GI Joe line at last year's SDCC Preview Night. Of course the balance exists between the collectors and new or relatively new buyers of the franchise. So the good Dr was not really considered. But, I HAVE to imagine he would have sold better than a pilot Scarlett. Or, apparently, a disguised Flint. Those peg warmers have kept the two local Targets from being able to order the "troop building" Cobra cases.

Hoping we'll see some Venom as a surprise in the Hasbro booth this year. But know it'll be all about the movie.

Dammit.

ironblood · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:01 am Post subject:

The Rev · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:07 pm Post subject:

CrazyK · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 6:52 pm Post subject:

This is why I miss being the toys lead at Target. Used to be able to "zero" out the numbers and it would force the automated ordering system to get in new stuff. The holiday season I was in charge, my store was the only one that had ANYTHING worth buying!! Cool

If I remember right, the few of us at the Hasbro booth at SD last year that got to talk to the Marketing Director, Flying Scarlett was a bit of a "huh?" to him, as well. I understand the idea of rehashing established popular characters instead of *gasp* new figures, but can't there be a theme? If you're going to give me Artic Snake Eyes, and you feel there HAS to be yet another Duke and Scarlett and Roadblock and Flint, give me all of them in artic gear, too. If Scarlett is going to be a pilot or aviator, give me Airman Flint (he was a rotory wing pilot, too) - even if there isn't a current Joe aircraft available with a second seat!

It would be akin to the large figure packs Entertainment Earth offered, but would be available in a single carded form. Would make sense to me, anyway...

Antarctica · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:11 am Post subject:

I loved the Kwinn character like every did.

But I personally think he should be an exclusive member of the old continuity.

This time around the extra non-Joe characters need to be new. Otherwise, we are still just rehashing the old.

But a cool twist would be revamp the look of a character like Airborne to look similar to Kwinn, but it is still a Joe.
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shanecdavis · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:16 am Post subject:

I agree with you in principle, but Kwinn and Venom are my two exceptions. We only got those two for no more than 19 issues. We had to suffer through Dr. Brain-Wave for HUNDREDS of issues, not to mention that for the entirety of the DDP run, it wasn't even the real guy! If there is one Dr. I definitely don't want showing up in the pages of IDW, it is Mindbender. Let's keep that bad incarnation out in the pasture where it can do more good.

cashel · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:53 pm Post subject:

dr venom would be great. he was easily one of my early faves of cobra. next to scarface, of course. slimey dudes that would stab you in the back as soon as you turned. and kwinn needs more time in the spotlight. i aslo wouldn't mind seeing an update of arbco. but that's a thread of its own.
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Ro-Dan · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:04 pm Post subject:

Dr. Venom is THE MAN. I mean, the dude looks like Peter Cushing. How cool is that? Cool

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Dr. Venom is supposed to be made by the Official GI Joe Collectors CLub. I think they announced him at the last Joe Con, but there has been no updates since. They were going to make a 3.75 Adventure Team line and tie it to the Real American Hero continuity by having Dr. Venom be the enemy - so it would be a sort of prequal to the RAH toyline. Hopefully there will be an update at this years Joe Con.

Any reason why Venom, Kwinn and Scarface can't turn up pre-Cobra in Larry's book? That would be sweet.

Ro-Dan · Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 9:48 pm Post subject:

Using the head of a Grand Moff Tarkin Star Wars figure, Dr. Venom should be a pretty easy custom for fans to build.
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Rockshield · Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:51 am Post subject: