Photo Feature: Cobras on the Water
By Jason Royalty Jason is back yet again with another gloriously vintage photo shoot. It’s time to get in the water with Cobra’s aquatic forces. Amazing stuff, as always.
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Speed Metal
By KansasBrawler It’s no secret that I love when the Joe brand creates new characters. Add in the fact that the new character in the Rise of Cobra Senior Ranking Officers Joes set was also in an Accelerator Suit, and I’m a sucker for it. There’s not really too much to Speed Metal, but his simplicity works for him and
Read morePhoto Feature: Old School
By Jason Royalty Jason’s back, and he’s taken some of the early 80s Joes, Cobras and MOBAT out for a photo shoot. Click through the gallery, and also look for a sneak peek from his next set…
Read moreRoadblock (25th Anniversary)
By KansasBrawler I’ll be the first to admit that some of those early 25th Anniversary figures were pretty rough. I’ve been forgiving of some of them, but a lot of the figures in the first two five packs were pretty awful. Those figures were defined by pre-posed hands, wonky proportions and joints that lacked a full range of motion. While
Read morePhoto Feature: Techno-Vipers
By Jason Royalty Jason returns with another great photo shoot, this time featuring the Techno-Vipers. I’ve always thought these figures were some of the funkiest troop builders Cobra ever came up with. Great stuff as usual, Jason.
Read moreRock N Roll (2012 Sideshow Exclusive)
By YT I will always remember the excitement I had seeing the first pictures of Rock N Roll and Zartan at Sideshow’s SDCC display. I was new to collecting 1/6 figures but even I could see Sideshow was stepping up their game. I still feel those 2 figures were the pinnacle of the Sideshow Joe line. What can I add
Read moreDial-Tone (GI Joe Collectors’ Club)
By KansasBrawler The Collectors’ Club’s first foray into modern-style construction came in the form of Dial-Tone, arguably one of the most popular characters that somehow managed to avoid getting updated during the 25th Anniversary line. (Sorry, I don’t count the Crimson Strike Team set since there really wasn’t much done in terms of having to create characters whole cloth—they either
Read moreSideshow Snake Eyes V2 Exclusive (2013)
By YT I am a huge fan of the Sideshow GI Joe line, I own every figure except one and I shouldn’t. This figure is one from the, I should have passed column. He has several positive features and a lot of drawbacks. His gear load-out is impressive, typical for Sideshow. He has several firearms and edged weapons all well done. He
Read moreRetaliation Cobra Combat Ninja
By KansasBrawler I’ll freely admit, I was a bit disappointed by the Retaliation Wave 1 Cobra Trooper. The design was cool, but I preferred the more realistic look the Cobra Troopers had in the trailer. Thankfully, Hasbro eventually delivered a movie-styled Cobra Trooper in the form of the Cobra Combat Ninja (CCN). Though it couldn’t be called a Cobra Trooper
Read moreIron Grenadiers Destro
By KansasBrawler I’ve professed my love of Destro a couple of times already on this site. His character is complex and he’s one of the few characters who has gotten consistently good figures. When the 25th Anniversary line gave us Iron Grenadiers Destro, I was elated. I was glad to get the classic Destro from the first Cobra set, but
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