We’ve already featured the first issue of the short-lived from 1987. This cover showcases the Defiant and the Joes with guns ablaze in a very evocative art style. It’s too bad the coloring in the foreground is so dominated by muzzle fire coloring.
Read moreWaitaminit–the GI Joe Extreme comic gave rise to two volumes? Yes, it did, though both were short. And to tell the truth, they weren’t all that bad, if you can dig some serious 90s elements. Just check out this cover featuring third-party agent Red Scream (a fitting 90s type name) blasting through the cover. Makes you want to find out
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Whatever happened to Andy and George? The two friends, and members of the GI Joe club appeared in ads for the toys and club during the early years of Joe. I don’t think they made it into the Adventure Team era. The GI Joe figures in this ad look preternaturally realistic. They appear more like scaled-down humans than the toys
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Blackthorne’s GI Joe in 3D comic came out during a time when my toy collecting habit had transitioned into comic book collecting. Yeah, that was pretty much a lateral move for a teen in the 80s. Oh well, I don’t regret it. In fact, I have just as many positive memories about buying and reading comics as I do about
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Just because.
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The Real American Hero series had the distinction of being the first comic book advertised on television. It was also Hasbro’s creative way of marketing its relaunched toyline without having to stick to the regulations of the day regarding animation and toys. Have we mentioned here how effective the 80s Joe marketing was? Why else would we still be talking
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Meet the new Joes! Back when I was a teenage Marvel Zombie, I actually bought Marvel Age, the all-house-ad comic, every month. Somehow I missed this issue, and I’m bummed that I did, since I also missed the oddly colored (and named) new Joes inside. Hot Spot?
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Earlier today, I heard that Herb Trimpe, the original Marvel GI Joe comic penciler, passed away. This entry is dedicated to him. His work on the Incredible Hulk, Shogun Warriors, GI Joe and other comics enthralled this young toy/comic book fan. Thank you for all the wonderful art and memories, Mr. Trimpe. Is there a more iconic cover in all
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What could be a better 80s comics nostalgia blast than a GI Joe comic cover released as part of Marvel’s 25th Anniversary back in 1986? The special portrait covers still stand as some of my favorite Marvel covers, and even the Joe comic got in on the act. Judging by the illustration style, I think it’s done by Mike Zeck,
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Just one more day to go until the final day of our 12 day holiday celebration, and this one ties in nicely to Christmas Eve for me. My family has always had the tradition of exchanging gifts during that evening, rather than the usual morning routine. I think it sprang from my parents not wanting us kids to bug them
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