Robo-JOE Revisited

Ah, Robo-JOE. Is there any more lovable a loser to come out of the waning years of the Real American Hero era? Crazy idea, funky execution. Conceptually, I love it. The bright color and paint splatter is just a bonus. Maybe someday he’ll give Bulletman a run for his money in the annals of legendary GI Joe goofballs. If you

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A Triple Helping of Turkey

It’s Thanksgiving Day here in the US, and for many folks, that means stuffing your face full of food. Of course, it also means giving thanks. I’d like to thank all the readers, contributors (KansasBrawler take a bow) and commenters here. You all contribute so much to this little community, and I really appreciate it. Also, big thanks to those

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Chuckles (2014 Kre-O)

When the GI Joe Kre-O line began last year, I hadn’t intended to get into it more than looking at a few of the figures that struck my fancy. I remember being a little bit let down that five of the first twelve blind bag figures were martial arts or ninja themed. Then again, the packaging matched the full-on ninja-fied

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Barbecue (1992)

The second year of Eco Warriors figures took things into an interesting direction with its Joe team figures. From a squad of three specifically environmentally themed operatives, year two brought the comparatively plain specialties of firefighter and deep water specialist. Both however functioned well within the concept. As much as I liked Barbecue back in 1985, his specialty seemed a

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