Hasbro’s first wave of 25th Anniversary G.I. Joe figures for 2008 is starting to show up at retail now. This series is also known as Wave 5 of the 25th Anniversary figures. Apparently, Wal-Marts are getting them in first this time.

• Crimson Guard
• Iron Grenadier Destro
• Snake-Eyes
• Snow Job
• Sgt. Flash

The Snake-Eyes figures is a reissue from the G.I. Joe 5 pack that was released this summer. All other figures are new.

Marvelous News has images of the new Iron Man movie figures. Hasbro has confirmed that these will be six inch scale. Here is the list of figures shown.

• Iron Man - Mark 03 w/ Launching Repulsor Blast
• Iron Man - Mark 02 w/ Firing Missile
• Iron Man - Mark 01 w/ Launching Flamethrower Blast
• Iron Monger w/ Super Fist Smash
• Iron Man - Prototype w/ Snap-On Armor

The Iron Man movie is due out in May 2008. Click here for the official Iron Man movie site.

According to Rebelscum, the 30th Anniversary wave 8 Star Wars figures are now being found at retail stores. They are starting to show up on eBay as well. Here is a list of the figures in this wave. Click on the links to find them on eBay.

Clone Trooper (Training Fatigues)
Padmé Amidala
Jango Fett
Voolvif Monn
Destroyer Droid
McQuarrie Concept Rebel Trooper
Stormtrooper

I think there is some confusion because these were supposed to be in wave 9 according to Hasbro. According to the report, the outside case lists these as wave 8. Here are the pictures. Click on each one for a larger image.

As of this writing, all the new Marvel Legends are in stock at HasbroToyShop.com. This includes the Brood Queen Series and the Fantastic Four Ronan the Accuser Series. Both of the series contain eight figures each for a total of 16, and all of them are in stock now. Here is the link to get them. Hurry, because they won’t last long!

Doing a little research, I came across several figures in the new G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary series of figures that have variants. Most of these are in series 3 and the only other ones I know of are in the first series. I haven’t found any variants in series 2. Here is the list with the variation listed.

Shipwreck - Series 3 - The variant of this figure has an anchor tattoo on the right arm. The common figure has a shark tattoo on the right arm.

Zartan - Series 3 - Zartan has a packaging variant. One version has the logo that says “color changing face” on the packaging. The other version is missing this logo. Apparently, the one without this logo is more rare.

Stalker - Series 3 - The Stalker variant was a color correction by Hasbro. The rare version has yellow camouflage, and the corrected version has green camouflage.

Snake Eyes - Series 1 - The variant version of Snake Eyes has a black timber wolf. The common version has a gray wolf.

Cobra Commander - Series 1 - Not sure about this one, but some eBay sellers are saying there is a Cobra Commander variant. The variant is apparently that one has gold buckles on the leg and one has black buckles. This may be a running change by Hasbro, and I’m not sure which is more rare.

I’m not sure if there are any others out there, but if you find any, let us know. Thanks.

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a movie coming out next year about a guy called Indiana Jones. Ring any bells? Anyway, it’s coming out in May 2008 to be exact, and Hasbro happens to have the license to produce the toys based on the movie. They debuted the packaging yesterday on starwars.com. Here is an image so that you can view Hasbro’s Indiana Jones packaging in all its glory!

The new Marvel Legends Wal-Mart Exclusive 2 packs are beginning to show up at retail. Indeed, they can also be found on eBay. Both 2 packs contain characters from the X-Men. Click on the links below for more information.

• Cable & Marvel Girl
• Cannonball & Domino

The new Marvel Legends Brood Queen Series is beginning to show up at retail overseas, apparently. Update: it appears they are not quite showing up at retail yet. Hasbrotoyshop.com had them up for sale yesterday, but they are not scheduled to ship until October 24th.

Indeed, they can be found on eBay.

Each figure includes a piece of the Brood Queen, and you can put it together if you get all eight figures. Here is the list of characters in this series.

• Bucky
• Black Knight
• Captain America (First Appearance)
• Cyclops (Astonishing X-Men)
• Danger
• Marvel Girl
• X3 Colossus
• Hydra Soldier

Note: The Hydra Soldier will have a variant. Marvel Girl will also have a variant.

Now that Christmas is around the corner, toy manufacturers and retailers are gearing up for the holiday season. As a result, we will start seeing lots more new product showing up.

The new Marvel Legends Ronan the Accuser Series is beginning to show up at retail. Indeed, they can also be found on eBay.

This series is basically made up of characters all from the Fantastic Four. Each figure includes a piece of Ronan the Accuser, and you can put him together if you get all eight figures. Here is the list of characters in this series.

• Mr. Fantastic
• Invisible Woman
• Thing
• Johnny Storm/Human Torch
• Dr. Doom
• Mole Man
• Namor (Green Trunks)
• Silver Surfer

Note: Apparently, some people are claiming there is a Dr. Doom variant with the burned face and a removable mask. This is just a packaging variant, however, because the regular version also has a scarred face with removable mask. See more pics here in this gallery on Marvelousnews.com.

The new G.I. Joe 25th Anniversary figures are so popular they are impossible to find at retail right now! Anyway, series 3 is starting to show up in the US. Indeed, they can also be found on eBay. Here is the list of characters in this series.

• Firefly
• Stalker
• Red Ninja
• Shipwreck
• Zartan

Note: There is already a color-corrected variation of Stalker being found.