By Past Nastification The Sunbow GI Joe cartoon feels as if it were aimed at 9 or 10 year olds, but watching it decades later it still holds up, at least in terms of spirit. Having outgrown the toy line, I never had any exposure to the DiC successor when it premiered in 1989. After re-watching all of the Sunbow
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By KansasBrawler The vehicle sets from the early part of the 25th Anniversary line were a bit of a high wire act sometimes. The vehicles themselves were usually pretty awesome, however sometimes the choice of drivers was a little odd. When I think of an odd driver/vehicle combo, the first set I think of is the RAM and Breaker. It’s
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Apologies for the lame joke, but I couldn’t resist posting something relating to San Diego Comic-Con. With all the galleries of pics being posted at the usual geek hangouts, I though I’d share some of my own from my first (and only) visit to the con. It was quite a mad rush of people on preview night, and I can
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Here began Hasbro’s infatuation with Heavy Duty, which continued until the GI Joe: Retaliation film pulled Roadblock back to the forefront of the brand as the team’s heavy machine gunner. Some fans at the time surmised that Hasbro was having some sort of rights issue with the name a la Hawk and others, but Roadblock appeared (alongside a later version
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I’ve been jonesing for a bit of Sunbow production art for several years. I never thought I’d be able to pick up any until recently, as the cels generally go for more cash than I’m willing to throw down. The closest I’ve come until recently was buying a few DIC cels. Hey, it’s still GI Joe. However, a friend tipped
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Mego’s Action Jackson was an imitator of GI Joe’s Adventure Team, and while the line didn’t survive too long, the body style and clothing concept went on to become one of the most successful types of action figures. Check out AJ today. Bold adventure is his game! Also check out one of his commercials here: Also also check out the
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It’s Independence Day here in the US, and summer is in full effect. That also means cookouts. I made some vegan-friendly quinoa burgers alongside the usual American red meat. I’m focusing on eating healthier these days. Anyway, it got me to thinkin’ that nothing says summer and the 4th of July around these parts more than a barbecue. Since I
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By KansasBrawler When it came to choosing figures to get the 25th Anniversary treatment, Wild Bill was really a no-brainer. He was always pretty popular because he came with the Dragonfly and Wild Bill got a lot of screen time in the cartoon and quite a bit of page time in the comic book. Unfortunately, Hasbro made poor Wild Bill
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I’ve been fascinated for a while with the yearly Toy Fair catalogs that were common in the days before the internet. Paging through them is akin to a trip back in time, and at times even more enjoyable than looking through old Wish Book and Christmas catalogs. The industry catalogs definitely boast much higher resolution photos than what was available
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