By KansasBrawler Once again, I find myself talking about a figure that I think is great and is controversial even though it shouldn’t be. This time around, it’s Billy Kessler (sorry, GIJCC, I refuse to use the name “Billy Arboc” for him—it’s just not a good last name). When Billy was announced for FSS 4.0, there were a lot of
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By KansasBrawler If you’re going to add a buttload of ninjas to the Joe line, you really should give them someone to fight and what’s more appropriate than a bunch of ninjas fighting a samurai? (Well, maybe a gladiator, but that’s only if your mind was warped by SpikeTV’s Deadliest Warrior…) Budo Samurai Warrior is an interesting figure (with a
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I covered the variant (or is this the variant?) version of this figure in a haiku post a long while ago. I think he deserves a more standard entry this time around. After all, he’s somewhat of a legend. For me, the mystery of Big Brawler only deepened with the Toys R Us Tiger Force exclusive release. His initial figure
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I’ll admit that lately I’ve been lazy with updates. You’ve probably noticed the overall effect: terse articles, missed days, etc etc. Things have been busy for me lately, and I’ve also had some health issues lately, so it’s tough to keep up. I didn’t want to go another day without a post, so here’s a blast from the past. Maybe
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By KansasBrawler I’ve mentioned a couple of times already that 2009 was the first time I was able to go to Joe Con. Before that, I’d always admired their impressive figure sets from afar. However, the 2009 set was controversial for a couple of reason. First of all, it was the first time the GIJCC went with the modern style
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For a costumed-themed GI Joe series, one need look no further than the 2003 Spy Troops assortments. The Joes and Cobras used disguises to infiltrate one another’s facilities, etc. Even the Dreadnoks got in on the action. New member Burn Out stood in as an MP, and honestly I liked his disguise more than his actual uniform.
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I know I’m unusual in this, but I’ve got a thing for the 1993 series. I won’t say it began when I was buying the figures off the pegs back in the day, but it certainly started to take hold when I re-visited my collection as part of this blog. The year’s Battle Corps offerings are a combination of brightly-colored
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I can’t believe I missed so many arctic Joes in my time away from the toys in the late 80s. The regular troops, vehicles and drivers were all beefed up. Blizzard stands out as a favorite. Blizzard is chock full of accessories, including skis, ice shoes, two weapons, a backpack and helmet. This alone would be enough to draw one’s
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Imagine my surprise when coming back to GI Joe collecting in 1991 and discovering that a member of the Oktober Guard had been released as a GI Joe figure. Red Star, though not one of the original members I remembered from the Marvel comic in the 1980s, nonetheless represented an element of the GI Joe mythos that I never though
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“If the real thing don’t do the trick, no You better make up something quick You gonna burn, burn, burn, burn, burn it to the wick Oooo, Barracuda” Such were the words of rocking sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson. What’s it got to do with a GI Joe vehicle? Nothing other than the title, plus I love the intro riff
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