Budo (1993 Mail-In)
61 year ago
by Rob Buzan
The end of the RAH Joe line produced its fair share of hits, misses and oddities. For me, the mail-in international force mail in set from 1993 was an odd, yet fun and eclectic mix of both characters and colors. As a concept, it’s a great idea, particularly after the foreign Joes released in ’91 More >
Kraken (1984 Action Force)
61 year ago
by Rob Buzan
If you want some bad guys who put the 80′s Cobras to shame in the weirdness department, then look no further than Action Force, the UK cousin of sorts to GI Joe. The Red Shadows started as a faceless legion made up of repainted WWII Germans with new heads and became a veritable menagerie of odd and More >
Road Pig (1991)
91 year ago
by Rob Buzan
Wow, looks like someone spent a little to much time in the Dreadnoks’ tanning bed. I haven’t seen such an inhuman pallor since the talking General Hawk or Jersey Shore. Now that I think of it, Hawk was from the same sub-line as Road Pig here. What was going on in the Hasbro factory? Was the color More >
Cobra Trooper (2011 Renegades)
91 year ago
by Rob Buzan
The Renegades animated series did a fantastic job of taking the Joe brand in a fresh new direction. It’s too bad it ended so soon. At least we now have some figures based on the series. Hasbro struck a nice balance of the established modern style with the likenesses of the animated characters. For More >
Storm Shadow (2002)
71 year ago
by Rob Buzan
I may be in the collecting minority on this, but I don’t mind repaints. I’m definitely in the minority on this, but I like some of the 2002 t-crotch figures. My favorite of the bunch–Storm Shadow.
The first series of the Joe Vs. Cobra series had some dynamic stances molded into the figure. Limited More >
B.A.A.T. (1993)
71 year ago
by Rob Buzan
Every collector has his or her own focus, or niche or reason for collecting. There has to be some impetus behind adults buying little plastic toys, right? For some it’s the packaging, for others it’s the storyline and marketing. What keeps me interested in the GI Joe brand, and with toy collecting More >
Red Zone (2006)
31 year ago
by Rob Buzan
The Steel Brigade has made select yet memorable appearances since the end of the Real American Hero line. Coming at the end of the new sculpt era, the Direct to Consumer Steel Brigade vs. The Plague set was a welcome addition of both new enemies and a modern take on the venerable faceless Joe More >
Colonel Courage (1993)
81 year ago
by Rob Buzan
Where do Joes get their code names? Is it a meticulous process presided over by members of command, looking at a soldier’s personality back ground and accomplishments, and sometimes throwing in a pun here and there, or is it done on a peer basis, with the other Joes informally coming up with a More >
Repeater (1989 Night Force)
41 year ago
by Rob Buzan
So you’re an ’82-86 fan. You’ve heard the conventional wisdom that post-’86 figures just got too colorful and lost too much of Joe’s military look. Now you’re looking for a post-86 Joe to debunk the idea. Well, look no further than the Toys R Us exclusive Night Force sub-set of ’88-89. According to More >
Cobra Trooper (2004)
61 year ago
by Rob Buzan
I’ll say this about the classic style comic packs. I loved ‘em, warts and all. For someone who grew up following the comic, they were a dream come true. Seeing figures representing characters from the pages of the comic was something my ten year old self always wanted to see.
My favorites of the More >
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