By KansasBrawler Oh, Kenny Loggins…“Footloose” is such a great song. It just puts a dumbass grin on my face the moment I hear the opening chords. It may be a cheesy wedding dance staple, but that doesn’t mean it’s not fun. Sorry, my bad…I’m not supposed to be talking about the song “Footloose.” I’m supposed to be talking about the
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Well Hasbro, it took ya long enough. And it took me long enough to get to this figure, a couple years after its release. Sorry about that. Kwinn was a figure high on my want list as a kid, ever since I picked up a coloring book that was based on Marvel issue #2. I’ve spoken about it before, but
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By KansasBrawler I never knew about the Cobra WOLF growing up, but the first time I saw it, I was really impressed. I found Justin Bell’s diostories on the Internet when I was in high school but I never read them until I was in college. I grew up with a relatively slow dial-up connection and the phone line at
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By KansasBrawler The 30th Anniversary line really did some interesting things in my opinion. While the later waves were focused pretty heavily on the Renegades cartoon, there were some very good vintage homages in there as well, especially early on. The first wave also did something a little unusual for the Joe line. Hasbro rereleased a group of very hard-to-find
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By KansasBrawler Baroness has always been a big part of the Joe mythos. She was the first named Cobra agent we were introduced to in Issue #1 of the comic and she played a big role in the cartoon. All that exposure has given Baroness a pretty big fan following, so it’s also no surprise that each time the Joe
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By KansasBrawler For my money, the story of the Stall siblings was probably my favorite part of the Joe Vs. Cobra era of figures. It only played out in its entirety in the filecards, but it was still a neat concept. Barrel Roll and Black Out were released within a year of each other and their filecards talked not only
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This year’s new batch of CORPS! figures from Lanard have incorporated not only an improved articulation model, but also the brand’s first female characters. We’ve previously covered the villain Puma, a member of The Curse, the series’ new group of antagonists. Man, the line just seems to be bursting with new concepts and molds these days. It’s all a welcome
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So we’re up to what, four versions of the retooled Skystriker since its release a few years ago? I’m certainly not complaining, as I love the vehicle, even though it’s outdated in terms of modern US air power. The toy just conjures so many memories from 1983, playing with my original in the field next to my parent’s house. Two
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We’re down to the final figure of the 2015 releases. Well, the last one I have in hand, as I can’t find a Gung Ho pack. To be honest, I’m getting more than a little burned out on the new product coverage. I can’t wait to get get back to the usual historical shuffle of JAD. Anyway, on to Sightline.
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Pilot figures can be a little boring. More than any other “driver” figure, they are less useful out of their vehicle. My original Ace didn’t get to do much outside of his Skystriker other than stand around it, waiting for battle, or repairing it. Yeah, I was a kid and didn’t know much about ground crews. I figured since Han
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