Posts tagged GI Joe vs. Cobra
Dusty (2002)
71 month ago
by Rob Buzan
My interest in toy collecting has something of a historian slant to it. I find the behind the scenes stories of creation, production, and even cancellation to be fascinating. With GI Joe, those stories are being unearthed constantly thanks to the efforts of some seriously dedicated fans and More >
Flint (2002)
101 month ago
by Rob Buzan
In remembering back to the time of the new GI Joe 2002 series, there was a clamor by fans for the well known classic characters of the 80s. Most folks also wanted to see their favorites decked out in their old duds as well. Flint obliges, although he’s more than a little odd looking, like some More >
Duke (2002)
91 month ago
by Rob Buzan
Whenever a new version of a GI Joe toy line is released, you can’t hit the toy aisles without running into a Duke figure. Love him or hate him, the team’s top sergeant is ubiquitous. Heck, the guy can get offed five minutes into a feature film and still get prominent place on the movie poster. More >
Dusty (2002)
42 months ago
by Rob Buzan
Dusty had one of the most easily recognizable designs in the vintage era, with his all-over desert camo and distinctive helmet with cloth attachment.
The new sculpt era, for all its perceived issues, got quite a few things right, especially in terms of character selection. Sure, the poster boys More >
Roadblock (2002 Sound Attack)
153 months ago
by Rob Buzan
I feel the urge from time to time to present figures that I feel just haven’t gotten their due. I like finding figures that have been overlooked among the hundreds of other GI Joes released throughout the years. There are I feel quite a few unheralded greats hiding among their more well known and More >
Cobra Slice (2002)
58 months ago
by Rob Buzan
Since 1984, there have been ninjas of some sort in GI Joe. I suppose they’ll always be a part of whatever the current line is doing, regardless of focus or scale. Sgt. Savage is the only post-80′s small scale Joe line I can think of that didn’t have a ninja or at least a figure with ninja like More >
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