Adventure Team Commander (2013 Kre-O)
A while back, Kirk Bozigian was a guest on Flag Points, and mentioned that the Hasbro Battleship Kre-O sets were basically GI Joe. Looks like someone at Hasbro listened to him. He’s also mentioned several times that kids need to be interested in GI Joe to make the brand the big success it once was. I agree wholeheartedly, and as a collector who’s also a kid who never grew up, I’m very interested in not only seeing GI Joe rise to prominence again, but also seeing it become more of a toy than just a highly articulated sculpture.
Well, you can’t get much more toylike than this. Kreo-O is, of course, Hasbro’s answer to Lego. With the GI Joe sets, I think they’ve successfully brought the same kind of pure fun vibe that Lego has. Now that I have a few of the figures in hand, I can say that they’re the most fun I’ve had with GI Joe in recent memory, at least since Sigma 6. The blind pack figures are inexpensive, and the designs capture a simplified version of old favorites. On another retro Joe toy note, you also get to build them-–just like the old days.
Retro is the operative word with the Adventure Team Commander, a nod to the 12 inch GI Joe of the 70’s. He’s replicated in fine form here as a simplified, blocky version of his old self, complete with flocked “life-like hair.” And not to be outdone in the wink-and-a-nod department, he’s also the “talking” version, as he comes with two heads, one of which is in mid-yell, much like the illustration on the included tiny boxed representation of himself. Actually, it’s just a sticker that is placed on a thin Kre-O block, but hey, who cares? It’s all fun.
Wow, that fuzzy hair is awesome…I’m looking to get a few of these sets after I hunt down the few Retaliation figures I’m looking for that are out right now. And after seeing this one in person, I hope to find him shortly thereafter.
That is the cutest-looking commando I’ve ever seen.
Not a bad way to reignite interest in the brand. Heck, the first figures I ever collected were Playmobil guys.
I bought a bunch of Gi Joe Kre-os today. They are fun indeed.
A guy or gal could build an army and keep it in a shoe box with these!
That hair is pretty cool.
These are looking like some of the most fun little things I’ve seen in awhile. Too bad TRU is the place for them, since there is none with a few hours drive here. 🙁
Very nice!
Rob, I have problems to log in the blog since a few days. Help me, grazie!
The Kre-o concept for Joe is interesting, and a needed move on Hasbro’s part. Much like the derided Phantom Menace movie, these Kre-o’s can possibly be a gateway for future generations of Joe fans, though I’m not sure. Quite honestly,one of the reasons Joe was so successful back in the 80’s was the cartoon and the fact that the USA was not involved in any major armed conflict back then.
Not my cup of tea, but these are more appealling than those little rubber figurines.
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