By KansasBrawler It’s hard to believe that only four short years ago, the Joe brand had such ridiculously strong retail support. I’m not saying that to sound bitter, but it’s a little disappointing how weak the 50th Anniversary line roll out was compared to what the line was during the shift from Rise of Cobra into Pursuit of Cobra. Rise
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By YT I’m not a fan of the GI Joe live action movie Storm Shadow costume. I just don’t care for the aesthetic and don’t even get me started on Ninjas wearing tennis shoes. That being said when Hot Toys announced their Retaliation figure line I was thrilled. For those who may not know, Hot Toys is an Asian company
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By DetectiveFork Most G.I. Joe collectors have their own ultimate wish list, a glaring collection of missing holes in their collections that they pray Hasbro will one day see fit to fill. Back in 2011, the No. 1 missing person on my want list was G.I. Joe’s supermodel tank driver, Cover Girl. She never made much of an impression on
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By YT Sideshow caused quite a stir when they previewed their Major Bludd at the 2012 SDCC. I still can recall those stunning pictures of him standing in the case clutching his bloody Joe dog tags. I have to confess the poetry spouting Major was never one of my favorites as a kid, probably due to his characterization in the
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By Twitziller G.I. Joe was the first action figure, a 12” hero introduced in 1964 and supplied with a staggering array of uniforms, weapons, vehicles, and playsets, each sold separately, of course. After over a decade of success, rising plastic costs and competition from smaller and wildly popular 8” superhero figures led to the demise of the 12” Joe figure,
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By YT I had admired the Sideshow line from afar for a while before I picked up my first figure, the Cobra Sniper on clearance. Once I had that figure in hand it was all over for me. The quality and details were amazing! When I saw they were doing a Viper, I was in. This figure did not disappoint,
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By KansasBrawler It may sometimes take a little while, but I have to commend Hasbro for its ability to get popular canceled figures released. This year we’re finally getting the much-demanded Concept Case Gung-Ho and during the Retaliation line, Data-Viper was rescued from the great parts bin in the sky and saw a retail release and I couldn’t have been
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Over the course of the Kre-O GI Joe run, there have been quite a few different variations of the classic “blueshirt” Cobra Trooper. Some were straight copies of the ’82-83 baddies, while others were new adaptations of the familiar helmeted henchmen. At a first glance of photos online, I thought that the figure was based on the 25th Anniversary Cobra
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By KansasBrawler I’ve always had a weird relationship with Red Dog. He’s honestly my least favorite Renegade. While Mercer and Taurus had characterizations that interested me, an ex-football star with anger issues just never really spoke to me. Mercer and Taurus always had distinctive personalities when my brother and I were playing with them, but Red Dog was just kind
Read moreNo, it’s not an exclusive brick version of the long forgotten GI Joe barber, it’s the pilot of the WHALE. Unfortunately for 80s nostalgists, that impressive watercraft was not rendered in the Kre-O format. Instead, Cutter commander the Thunderwave Jet Boat, a moderately sized and fun vehicle in its own right. The boat didn’t really have a corollary in the
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