I’ve found several of these GI Joe vs. Cobra books of late, and I find myself fascinated by the fact that in the early 2000s, the brand was deemed viable enough by Hasbro to procure licensing deals to produce ancillary bits of cross promotion.
Some of the books lack the boldness of the 80s offerings, but this one I find quite exciting. It’s partially due to the art, but also due to the designs of the two characters. Wet Suit and the Cobra Moray bear some resemblance to their toy counterparts, but the uniforms here are much more striking than the final released product. There’s just a little extra graphic “oomph” to these two that make them more interesting to me. If only the final toy product could have translated such excitement. Then again,maybe I’m just jazzed to see sharks on the cover of a GI Joe book.
Holy cow! Now this is action! I really want to see what happens in this book, but unfortunately that's not the point of the Captivating Cover feature. We simply judge the book by its--you know... The book appears to feature the relaunch series version of Frostbite. However, like other covers…
Continuing the new feature in which I judge a GI Joe book by its cover, here's another Captivating Cover. This time, we've got a coloring book released by Marvel in 1984. Marvel covered a variety of action figure properties with coloring and storybooks in the 1980s, from heavy hitter toy…
Hasbro attended the GI Joe Collectors Club Convention this year, and today revealed product to be released later in 2015. It looks to be a thematic continuation of what began last year with the 50th Anniversary. Items will be available via Toys R Us, with exclusives at San Deigo Comicon…
My only complaint is that that version of Wetsuit looks very similar to the Eel.
Sad that things like this book are now relics with the brand now on life support
I’ve found several of these GI Joe vs. Cobra books of late, and I find myself fascinated by the fact that in the early 2000s, the brand was deemed viable enough by Hasbro to procure licensing deals to produce ancillary bits of cross promotion.
My only complaint is that that version of Wetsuit looks very similar to the Eel.
Sad that things like this book are now relics with the brand now on life support
Best Wet Suit ever!