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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Pathfinder found his path to the modern GI Joe releases twice in the early 2000s. he was included first with the 2001 AWE Striker sans weapons. I assume he was chosen due to his uniform, as its nicely nondescript when given a subdued paint job. I do miss the orange and green camp however. No nice pants this time around.
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Shooter makes it to action figure form for the first time since her obscured one-panel cameo appearance in Marvel GI Joe issue #1, and ten years after her full reveal in the pages of the Devil’s due GI Joe Declassified mini-series. This figure’s file card doesn’t hint at her historic importance as one of the original team members who participated
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The 2016 Special Forces three-pack serves up another mass-market modern version of a figure that’s needed an update since the days of the 25th Anniversary series. I didn’t pick up the 2011 Marauders set, or the Collector Club version in 2014, so this is my first go-round with a new Falcon. Unfortunately, this isn’t a direct port of either of
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I must admit that I initially passed up the new 2016 Joe sets when I first saw them. Maybe it was just my mood at the time, but I didn’t feel all that compelled to make the purchase. I didn’t think the packs were bad, in fact I am excited about the three new female figures in the series. I
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By KansasBrawler Store exclusives are sometimes the bane of my existence. First of all, it’s kind of annoying when you can only get a figure at one certain store. It’s even more annoying when the store is not in your town, and it’s even more annoying when there’s only one of those stores within reasonable driving distance. That being said,
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The Manimals certainly would have been a unique experiment within the Real American Hero line. I say would have since their planned release at the tail end of the RAH era was axed. Fortunately, three of the figures saw release via K-B Toys in 2001. Warwolf transforms from an ugly humanoid to a…ummm…alien crocodile? Whatever he is, he doesn’t resemble
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Only three out of the eight figures in the Stars and Stripes set were worth a darn to me. The rest were either ill-advised repaints or Hall of Fame stinkers (looking at you, Breaker). Stalker, Snake Eyes and Scarlett were acceptable remakes. Weird semi translucent plastic skin tone notwithstanding, I like the changed paint scheme here. Scarlett is more colorful
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Last year, Lanard surprised collectors with their first-ever female CORPS! action figures. While these girls wowed fans with their added articulation (including more mobile ball-jointed hips), other new offerings joined them on shelves. Alongside new vehicles, Lanard introduced two new scales of toys to their CORPS! universe. One was a bucket of traditionally-sized “army men” and the other was a
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I initially had a bit of trouble deciding which of the 1997 figure multi-packs to pick up. Having seen preliminary photos in Tomarts and Previews, I was excited to have the chance to pick up new versions of classic molds. What ended up on shelves not only differed in terms of paint jobs, but molds as well. The arctic team
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