Toyfare #139 G.I.Joe Movie Cover

by Jay Cochran
January 12, 2009
TOYFARE: THE TOY MAGAZINE #139 $4.99

THE YEAR OF G.I. JOE
- There's this movie coming out later this year. Maybe you've heard of it? It's based on a doll or something. Oh, who are we kidding? The fact that G.I. Joe is coming to the big screen is the biggest toy news of the year-but that's just one part of G.I. Joe's big, huge 2009! From new toys to a new comic from the series' creator, we're taking a look at what this year has in store for everyone's favorite Real American Hero. Hasbro's G.I. Joe movie figures are featured on this issue's cover!

WE WANT ACTION (FEATURES)
o Nowadays it's enough if a toy looks awesome and can strike a variety of poses. But back in the day, a toy wasn't worth its salt unless it shot missiles, changed color or, occasionally, smelled terrible. In their honor, ToyFare counts down the greatest action features ever. Because sometimes a toy's not a toy if it just sits there.

OH, THE HORROR!
- February's hotly anticipated Friday the 13th remake is but one of a number of recent and upcoming remakes of classic and not-so-classic horror flicks. We take a look at which films left fans terrified...and which ones left them horrified.

WHEN IN ROM...
- He looked like a toaster, he barely moved and he was the only action figure ever produced by his company before they gave up and went back to board games. But despite it all, Rom Spaceknight is still fondly remembered today, mostly due to a good comic tie-in that well outlasted his toy life. Find out how a flash-in-the-pan toy made a lasting impression on the Marvel Universe!

TWISTED TOYFARE THEATRE WILL OCCUR!
- Megos! G.I. Joes! Star Wars! Beanie Babies! The Macarena! All of these have been the subjects of "Twisted ToyFare Theatre" over the past 11-ish years. What toys and/or dance phenomena do we have in our sights this issue? Tune in to find out!

Snake-eyes © Hasbro, Rise of Cobra 2009 © Paramount Pictures. Rom The Space Knight © Marvel Entertainment Group. Stinkor © Hasbro.

On sale 01/24/09.
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Jeff - 2009-01-14 @ 11:38 pm

Baroness hits ebay

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Jmacq1 - 2009-01-14 @ 6:57 pm
I like to buy Toyfare as much as the next guy - for some enjoyable reading when I'm on my ummm throne. But what I don't like is the lack of coverage G.I. Joe gets. A few issues ago they had a one-pager on the cartoonist, and the issue with the AVAC on the cover barely had anything about G.I. Joe in it.

Probably because GIJOE really isn't that big a thing in collecting circles, as much as we like to think otherwise....

Probably the smallest of the currently active major "nostalgia property" fanbases. All you have to do is look at the attendance of Joe Con compared to Bot Con or a Star Wars Celebration. Or the active membership of Joe collecting boards vs. other properties.

ARROW - 2009-01-14 @ 6:39 pm
I like to buy Toyfare as much as the next guy - for some enjoyable reading when I'm on my ummm throne. But what I don't like is the lack of coverage G.I. Joe gets. A few issues ago they had a one-pager on the cartoonist, and the issue with the AVAC on the cover barely had anything about G.I. Joe in it.

Probably because GIJOE really isn't that big a thing in collecting circles, as much as we like to think otherwise....

Jmacq1 - 2009-01-14 @ 12:14 pm
She actually looks better than those early images we saw but not different enough from the 25th Anniversary to be worth buying this one.

I don't mean to pick on you, but I think this is funny: Everyone seems to complain that the movie versions don't look enough like their "classic versions." Now we have at least one person saying it looks TOO much like its' classic version. @smilepunch@

Since that's not something I ever said i'm not sure why thats funny?????

I didn't say you did, I was just referring to people in general. Hence the reason I said "I don't mean to pick on you."

It's like Hasbro can't win for losing. Some people say they don't like them because they're too much like the classic designs, and the rest seem to say they don't like them because they aren't close enough to the classic designs. Unpleasable fanbase if ever there was one.

DarthJoe - 2009-01-14 @ 3:34 am

Blah...still not liking it. I'll be happily spending my money on vintage stuff once the movie line starts hitting shelves.

JoeRhyno - 2009-01-14 @ 3:26 am

I'll check my comic shop tomorrow... I'm just glad it's a clear picture or people would be screaming "DEATH OF TEH LINE!!!!!"

DPrime - 2009-01-14 @ 1:51 am

Considering it looks that good that close up, it'll probably look great in hand, or when you see it in the stores.

I don't know how much movie stuff I'll be picking up but I'll probably get the Baroness at the very least, it would seem!

boff123 - 2009-01-13 @ 7:55 pm

anyone have photos/scans of the inside joes, supposedly there are more pics inside of hawk, motor viper etc.

Bandalero - 2009-01-13 @ 6:25 pm

I like to buy Toyfare as much as the next guy - for some enjoyable reading when I'm on my ummm throne. But what I don't like is the lack of coverage G.I. Joe gets. A few issues ago they had a one-pager on the cartoonist, and the issue with the AVAC on the cover barely had anything about G.I. Joe in it.

Sure Baroness is big and bold on the cover, and the issue is themed "the year of G.I. Joe" but I bet we'll only get a half page spread with nothing new. I hope I'm proven wrong!

Cobra Command - 2009-01-13 @ 5:53 pm

Well, I intended to buy it from the beginning so i'll be happy to buy the extras you guys don't want. Can never have enough female fodder!

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