By KansasBrawler I’ve talked before about how much I love the modern versions of Storm Shadow based on the 1988 Storm Shadow. That was my Storm Shadow so any time I see something that references that figure, I have to pick it up. In the 50th Anniversary line, the Classic Clash two-pack gave us a Storm Shadow based on that
Read moreBy KansasBrawler Falcon is one of the characters that I have a lot of fond memories of thanks to the G.I. Joe movie. He’s also a guy that gets a lot of guff for his portrayal there. If you know him more from his filecard (like I did since my brother had the original Falcon long before I saw the
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By KansasBrawler FSS 3.0 Muskrat is kind of a big deal for me since he’s about the only member of the lineup I wasn’t exposed to as a kid. Yes, I had Battle Corps Muskrat growing up, but that guy is so bizarre, looking back, I don’t know if I ever used him as Muskrat. He was usually a cyborg
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By KansasBrawler Once again, it’s time to review the weakest figure out of a multi-pack. For the Marauders set, that dubious distinction belongs to Spirit. While I appreciate that he’s not just a complete repaint of the Pursuit of Cobra version, I kind of wish he was. I think I would have liked that look a lot better than this
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Things are getting pretty busy around JAD HQ, and lately I find my time short to gather more pics for reviews at the moment. We’re gearing up for Will’s 6th birthday party! Hard to believe he’s six!. Also hard to believe that JAD is just one year younger than him (I need to celebrate that sometime too!) So yeah, it’s
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When I was a kid, I had checked out a toy history book from the local library (from the reference section not to be taken from the building–shhh! Don’t tell anyone!) and it had old 60s and 70s catalog pages printed throughout. The 12 inch Adventure Team Joes were featured prominently, and I remember being enthralled and perplexed about the
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By KansasBrawler I have a relatively complicated relationship with Sci-Fi. He’s one of the few figures my brother had growing up that I really wanted in my collection. For the most part, I preferred Cobras while my brother preferred the Joes, but Sci-Fi really appealed to me for some reason. My gut instinct says that it’s because he was a
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By KansasBrawler Hi, my name is KansasBrawler, and sometimes I’m a sucker. I wasn’t terribly impressed with the GIJCC’s offering of the Sub Viper and Wave Crusher. However, as more images of it were released, it started to grow on me, but I just couldn’t swallow the GIJCC’s price point on it. Then, the GIJCC emailed me (and the rest
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By KansasBrawler Judging by my handle in the online Joe collecting community, I’m guessing my feelings about Big Brawler being used in the Peril in Paradise con set are going to be pretty obvious. I love seeing Big Brawler here, ready to brawl big for Tiger Force. I don’t know why I’ve always liked Big Brawler. I think it had
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By KansasBrawler I’ve made it pretty clear through my Field Reports that I’m a Joe child of the 90s. I was just a little too young to have gotten in on what many older Joe fans consider the last great year, 1989. I had quite a few of those great figures and so did my older brother, but to me,
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