Hawk as a general seems to get three distinct looks. First, there’s the original ’86 comeback special, and a vintage look of sorts, with the leather bomber jacket. Another is the more traditional dress uniform, more appropriate for flying a desk than anything else. And speaking of flying, we finally have the flight suit with jet pack from the anything
Read moreHaven’t I covered this guy already? Sort of. At the time, I was less than kind to Cross-Country. I apologize, since he was such a likeable guy in both the comics and Sunbow cartoon. Neither he nor his vehicle were a favorite of mine as a kid or collector. It seems though, that as I dig through my collection, take
Read moreLet’s hear it for new characters! I find it exciting when a new Joe or Cobra shows up on the scene, as it takes me back to the first few years of the RAH line, when every year held the promise of something new and different. I’m glad that the Joe line in the 2000’s wasn’t a slavish tribute to
Read moreThe 25th anniversary series ushered in a new era of GI Joe construction that gave rise to the current trend of insanely poseable and detailed figures. In looking back at when it began, there were a fair share of groaners along with the quality releases. The comic pack Falcon is a stinkburger. Just look at him. Granted, he inherits a
Read moreDear Battle Force 2000, I’m sorry to have mocked and disparaged you several times over the course of this blog’s existence. I’ve since come to respect and even admire elements of your team’s design and sculpts. I don’t know why I hadn’t appreciated the strangeness of your concept and execution, considering the fact that I love a lot of the
Read moreI hope everyone’s not tired of my gushing over the Sky Patrol figures. To me, they’re all just wonderful examples of the effective repurposing of parts. Maybe they all work so well because, aside from the heads, they were each taken from an entire existing figure. As such, each figure was at least assured a unified look from the neck
Read moreYou’re not looking at a long lost Rescue Heroes figure, it’s Inferno, a firefighting specialist from the end of the Sigma 6 series. Actually, other than the obvious scale and style, there’s no Sigma 6 branding on the packaging, just the Real American Hero subtitle. The final assortments of the Sigma line were a problematic experience for me to find at
Read moreIn space, no one can hear you repurpose old parts. When I first started delving into the Adventures 2010 series, it seemed to have a real world oriented, yet futuristic and coloful tone. It was a bit more fanciful than the Real American Hero series, being set at what was then ten years into the future. Most of the sets
Read moreSnake Eyes’ apprentice seems to be quite popular when it comes to movie lines. His Rise of Cobra figure was one of my favorites of that line, and made for an excellent substitute for the lack of a modern styled version of the character. This one, from a Retaliation three pack, is a true mash-up of parts that is only
Read moreFrom the ridiculous to the sublime. After yesterday’s post covering one of the goofier Lanard CORPS! figures, I thought I’d return to Sigma 6, one of my favorite of the GI Joe offshoots. A lot has been said about the angst and hate that came about when the Sigma 6 concept was introduced. I recall at the time being intrigued
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