Looking back at the 25th anniversary series figures, I’ve got to say it’s often a bittersweet reminiscence. On this tenth year since the first appearance of the Joe and Cobra packs, the differences between the action figure market of just a decade ago is striking. I see fewer toy lines featuring individual character art on their packaging. Matt Trakker (and
Read moreIf you’re a modern era GI Joe collector, you know that MASK leader Matt Trakker is now connected to GI Joe thanks to a 2008 25th anniversary figure. I thought the idea of bringing the two properties together was pretty brilliant, and was disappointed that the concept stopped with Matt. So why am I covering the original figure and his
Read moreMashups are all the rage in the geek world these days. There are no shortage of t-shirts and other fan art that combine two pop culture properties, whether they be references to movies, comic books or even video games. Hasbro was a bit ahead of the curve in 2008 when they managed to mash GI Joe and MASK together. The
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