NEWS: GI Joe: Retaliation Kwinn, Crimson Guard, Budo and More Galleries!

Originally intended to be released as part of the Pursuit of Cobra - then 30th Anniversary - line-up, Kwinn is finally getting a release as part of the GI Joe: Retaliation's fourth Wave of figures. But that's just the beginning of what could be one of the best GI Joe waves in a long time, if the images in this amazing gallery are anything to go by!

AFFILIATE LINK: GI Joe: Retaliation Wave 4 Case

Hasbro should just cut through all the BS and simply call this Wave the GI Joe: Retaliation HOLY CRAP I WANT THIS RIGHT NOW wave. 

Featuring the Ultimate versions of fan favorites plus (finally!) the previously-announced-but-then-dropped Kwinn and Techno Viper, this twelve-figure case is sure to fly off the shelves so fast that your head will be left spinning. So to avoid disappointment (and the inevitable $50 per figure on Ebay scenario) be sure to order your set from Entertainment Earth this second, as this is one line-up of figures you do not want to miss!

Pre-Order your GI Joe: Retaliation Wave 4 Case (with FREE SHIPPING*) from Entertainment Earth now!

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NEWS: Kwinn Cancelled... Again?

Fan-favourite GI Joe figure Kwinn was originally intended to be released as part of the GI Joe 30th Anniversary line-up. But just before the figures hit retail Hasbro announced that Kwinn - and the Data-Viper - would not make the final cut.

Hasbro assured fans that the figure would ''somehow'' make it, most recently stating at last year's New York Comic Con that he was being lined-up as next year's NYCC-exclusive figure. Now A Real American Hero brings us the news fresh from the New York Toy Fair that Hasbro has just announced they will not be attending the 2012 NY Comic Con.

A Real American Hero: A No Kwinn Situation.

NEWS: GI Joe Kwinn Comic Con 2012-Exclusive?

Fans expecting to see the previously-revealed Kwinn in the upcoming GI Joe 30th Anniversary release schedule will be disappointed to hear that Hasbro has confirmed the rumour* that the figure will be a Comic Con 2012-exclusive figure. No word yet on whether this is a San Diego or New York Con-Exclusive, but either way it's disappointing to hear that Hasbro looks to be dropping another figure from the regular release schedule.

UPDATE: Hasbro's presentation earlier this afternoon did not include any GI Joe reveals or announcements regarding future releases (including Con and Club-exclusives). However, given Kwinn's absence from the GI Joe displays on the floor and Hasbro's previously-announced intentions to shift the line to a range of movie tie-ins to coincide with the release of GI Joe 2: Retaliation, the rumour could well be true.

* The previous report was based on a number of late-breaking Twitter comments from last night. Hasbro has NOT confirmed the above story.