I struggled to find something truly creepy and Joe-related over these past couple weeks. GI Joe has a few crazy creatures within its history, no doubt. But they’re mostly standard fare monsters, and not inherently creepy. No, for the final day, I had to find something that would freak you out immediately, and then stick with you for a while.
There’s nothing like a little high-test nightmare fuel to cap off the Halloween season, so here’s a soulless Adventure Team GI Joe mask to haunt the remainder of your day. Gaze into the abyss of his empty eye sockets, and they gaze back into you…
Every year around this time, stores of all types set up their Halloween displays, and one standby within them are costumes. It's an amazing thing to think about, actually. As time has passed, and the old five and dime stores gave way to retail chains, the seasonal Halloween section has…
At yesterday's Assembly Required, I was talking to Steve, one of the Code Name Iowa organizers, about how the blog has been branching out into covering GI Joe merchandising, when he excused himself for a second and returned with a large figure case. Inside was the strangest collection of 80s…
It's fall in my part of the world. The leaves are changing color, the temperatures are getting cooler, and pop-up Halloween stores are appearing in strip malls as far as the eye can see. It's a beautiful thing to see, especially if you grew up a monster kid. This time…
It might as well be a Random Weirdo in the Park mask. Even with the scar, I probably wouldn’t have put a connection to G.I. Joe if this were posted at a non-Joe website.
Happy Halloween Rob!
Michael Myers’ mask, but with a beard.
It might as well be a Random Weirdo in the Park mask. Even with the scar, I probably wouldn’t have put a connection to G.I. Joe if this were posted at a non-Joe website.
Well played! This is definitely creepy Joe.
No flocking? For shame.