The 2009 con set has a reputation among some collectors as a weak remake of a previous set. I can understand that concern, but then again, it did serve to accomplish couple of things. First, it gave folks a second chance at a very popular theme that was quite difficult to obtain at the time. It also served as an
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By KansasBrawler Sometimes, Hasbro makes controversial decisions when it comes to deciding what characters get figures and what characters don’t. Those that don’t like the figure believe that the “bad” character in question took the mythical slot of someone “more deserving.” There were a couple of figures like that in the 25th Anniversary line and Wraith is probably the biggest
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By KansasBrawler The 25th Anniversary comic packs did some pretty great things with a limited parts library. Considering how small Hasbro’s plans for the 25th Anniversary line originally were, they fleshed out the line with some quickly assembled comic packs. Unfortunately, not all those figures were winners and Breaker is unfortunately one of those early 25th Anniversary figures with so
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There’s irony in the fact that the relaunched 1980s GI Joe line, originally conceptualized as a vehicle toy line, became as much about action figures as it did their accessories. Once more colorful characters beyond the green garbed originals were introduced in 1983, the concept took off like a rocket. It’s no surprise then that when Hasbro commemorated the 25th
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You know how DC Comics’ Flash has Reverse-Flash, a villainous version of a hero character wearing the opposite colors of his antagonist? Well, this isn’t exactly like that, but it’s close. As I was digging through bags of figures to find the latest batch to photograph and write up for the site, I happened upon the Night Watch Officer and
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By KansasBrawler If there was one problem I had with the Resolute miniseries, it was how they handled Storm Shadow. Much like Destro, I’ve always seen Storm Shadow as an honorable villain. While the fight scene he had with Snake Eyes was pretty awesome, the overall character came across as an angry brat to me rather than someone with a
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Here’s a Firefly of a different color. Hailing from a Toys R Us multi-pack that also included a set of modern “greenshirt” GI Joes, Firefly got into the variant game by changing up his costume from grey to blue. He even painted his gear to match. Quite fashionable. I have to say that I get a kick out of having
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Check out Stormy in all his rubber-vested glory.
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By KansasBrawler As a Joe fan, I’ve always loved jetpacks. I was a bit too young for the original JUMP, but I remember being very excited when I found the 1991 General Hawk with his brand new jetpack. By and large, the souvenir sets at Joe Con in 2009 weren’t really my cup of tea, but the International JUMP Jet
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By KansasBrawler Since 1989, Destro has always been my favorite Cobra character. While I’ve never considered myself a completist, my love of Destro means that I have lot of different versions of Destro in my collection. When Destro was shown as a part of the Resolute set, I was very pleased. I liked the design they used in the show
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