And now for something completely different.

PowetToys Collectors Edition is a new spin-off series to the PowetToys reviews. I wanted an educational video series on the industry and collecting as a whole. This is my attempt in this endeavor. Let me know what you think in the comments!

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Today marks the kick off of New York Toy Fair 2010 and I am just as eager as everyone else to talk about what is being revealed at the show.

Press releases and sneak peak photos were all over the web starting last night. All the info is after the break.
This post will be kept at the top of the page today since I will be adding updates and news as I find it throughout the day.

Warning: This post may get image heavy as updates continue to come in.
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Big Lob, a character depicted in the infamous 1987 animated G.I. Joe: The Movie, is finally arriving in action figure form. The crowd goes bananas!

He was a character that spoke in sports metaphors and gave play by plays of his every move. Big Lob was never intended to be a toy and was invented solely for use in the movie. His name has popped up a few times in comic stories since then, but his only meaningful appearance was as a new recruit in the war on Cobra-La.

The GIJOE Collector Club is offering its members the figure as a free perk, provided their membership remain active by March 16, 2010.

While there have been many advances in the design and technology of 3.75 inch figures in the past 20 years, I have to give credit for assembling Big Lob using vintage tooling. Yes, that belt line has a mighty O-Ring beneath it, meaning he’ll fit in with any other Rawhides you’ve got in your collection.

This may not be new info, but it was new to me. GI Joe Resolute, the micro-series that aired on Cartoon Network as a build up to the hype of the live-action movie, will be making its DVD debut on November 3, 2009. If you are like me, and completely missed the airring, this is your chance to find out what happened.

Did any of you commenters watch it? Let us know what you thought below. Sharing is caring, people!

Zero joins me in the movie hotseat this week as we over examine the most mindlessly fun movie this summer.

GI Joe collectors will be gathering this weekend, August 13-16th in Kansas City, MO to celebrate, among other things, the new GI Joe: Rise of Cobra movie. Sure to be a huge boon to the franchise, the movie will be a topic of great discussion at this year’s convention. And what Joe convention is complete without exclusives?

Read on for a look at whats to come!
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Yes this trailer for this summer’s GIJOE: Rise Of Cobra direct from Japan (called “G.I.???!”) has the first real look at Joseph Gordon Levitt as “The Doctor” or as we know him, Cobra Commander.

Its about 6 seconds into the video. Blink and you missed it. Don’t blink and you’ll wish you had.

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Hasbro has started a promotion for the new GI Joe: Rise of Cobra movie. The promotion allows you to create your own custom joe character/figure on their website. Grand prize winners will get their character made as an actual 3 3/4 inch figure.

All you have to do is go to this link and start the character creation in the wizard. After you get the figure looking the way you want it, you’ll then enter in that character’s story. The character above was the one I created, but I was too lazy to make up a story for her. This is a pretty neat idea and I’m glad Hasbro is leveraging their fairly standard gi joe body types and accessories for something cool like this.

Again, contest can be found here: http://hasbro.promotions.com/gijoecobra/