Have I written too often about Snake Eyes? I apologize if I have, but love him or hate him, you can’t deny his presence. You also can’t deny his wardrobe changes. Though most are of the black and grey variety, he did add a splash of color in 1991. I still have an intense appreciation for that figure; I daresay
Read moreWell, Joe fans, even though the proverbial rug has been pulled out from under us, we mustn’t fret too long. After all, the release of a movie, though it may provide a boost to sales for a bit, is not the fuel of fandom. It’s you and I, getting our GI Joe geek on with old product as well as
Read moreFor immediate release: With an eye toward an emerging global market for geeky toy review sites, I have decided to delay each day’s post until I can convert the text into Russian and Chinese, and run all my photos through a View Master PhotoShop plugin. Cheers! Rob Joe A Day CEO
Read moreThe Dollar General Shipwreck comes to us as a hybrid homage to the Devil’s Due comic and 2002 toyline versions. I’ve been a fan of the look as an alternative to his Popeye the sailor getup, and it’s nice to see him brought into the modern style. The movie line figure of 2009 was a decent interpretation, but I wasn’t
Read moreOops–it happens. That’s about all I can say to continuity sticklers who may not like the fact that Hasbro gave two different characters the same code name. With a line made up of hundreds of Joes and Cobras, there’s bound to be a screw up here and there. Don’t be too harsh about the name business. Heck, you can call
Read moreStar Vipers hold the distinction of being surgically altered to be more effective at piloting their spacecraft. I just can’t see the draw in joining Cobra, unless you’re really hard up for a job. Between these guys and the Toxo-Vipers, I can only imagine the EEOC and OSHA issues that are going on in the organization. Maybe that’s why Cobra
Read moreHere’s hoping we get a Dragonsky as an attendee exclusive at this year’s con. Hey, it could happen, after all, his first figure showed up that way in 2005. Which brings me to this figure, released just one year later. I find myself liking both figures for different reasons, the con version’s strengths being the helmet and incredible camo, and
Read morePoor Sebastian Bludd. The man was quite the mercenary in the Marvel GI Joe comics, yet was relegated mostly to being a field commander in the Sunbow cartoon. At least he showed a lot of pride and motivation in his job; one of my favorite Bludd moments being from the Revenge of Cobra, with his valiantly crying “Cobra!” and then
Read moreThe Battle Corps series of the final years of the Real American Hero line gave rise to quite a few core character redesigns. Some, like Duke, Roadblock and Gung Ho were updates of the character’s established look and specialty. Others like Flint, were placed into unfamiliar roles. Beachhead fortunately remains a ranger, but gets a sort of SWAT look that
Read moreWhat’s in a name? Well, when it came to GI Joe in the 2000’s, added ranks, lost rights and odd new monikers. It was a dark time for those whose hackles were raised by characters’ classic names changing. Scarlett became Agent Scarlett, Stalker became Sgt. Stalker, and on and on. I guess name copyrights have some kind of magical “use
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