Sorry for the missed posts over the last few days, but I’ve had some sick kiddos at the HQ. I am working on more content when I can. In the meantime, please feel free to peruse the site’s past entries for, well just about anything Joe related. If you’d rather have a little direction from me, why not check out
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On previous Thanksgiving Day posts, I’ve focused on various turkeys throughout GI Joe history. I guess being a big fan of MST3K during my 90s college years has really rubbed off on me. I thought I’d take a break from the funny this year and reflect on the things for which I’m thankful. In relation to the blog, I’m thankful
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By KansasBrawler Ultimate Roadblock was a tough figure for me. I really liked the Battle Kata Roadblock from Wave 2 and I wasn’t really clamoring for a screen-accurate Roadblock. BK Roadblock was close enough for me. Ultimate Roadblock also initially didn’t look like he was getting the Battle Kata equipment and was just going to be toting around machine guns.
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It’s our second That’s How I Found It feature, and this time we’ve found a well-worn Colorforms set. Is it complete? Is it grade worthy? No on both counts, but it’s still pretty cool! Check it out…
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Maybe you’ve noticed (or hopefully you haven’t) that I’ve been featuring fewer actual figures on the site of late. The reasons are twofold: First, I’ve lately been fascinated with GI Joe paperwork, ads and package artwork so much that I feel like sharing it more often. I can’t help myself! It’s cool, right? Second, I’ve been more pressed for time
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Developed by noted board game manufacturer Parker Brothers and licensed to Marvel comics as a method of cross-selling the toy, ROM was a marvel (pardon the pun) of toy features in the late 70s. While other toy companies had produced figures that stretched, pulsed and lit up, few integrated electronic effects as intricately as ROM. With flashing lights, and a
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Can a bit of beautifully rendered package art sell a less-than-great product? Heck, yes. Check out the card art for the 1987 versions of the Cobra Action Packs, the goofy little low price point items that featured (among other gimmicks) wind-up action. Of course, the packs were often outsized and some looked just too dang goofy on the figures, but
Read moreThe enemy of GI Joe! the packaging touted. The first enemy of GI Joe, to be exact. In all of its twelve year existence, GI Joe had no real antagonist, aside from animals and mother nature. These caveman-looking figures were described as strong men from another world. Their brutish looks belied their background as super intelligent aliens. Strangely enough, for
Read moreCheck out what Hasbro’s going to have in stores 22 years ago! It’s more Eco Warriors! Including Finback, the dolphin that can leap from rooftops! Get the time machine!
Read moreThe Valor vs. Venom years saw some of the most prolific release in volume of GI Joe figures. I bought every single one of them, even the special discount store offerings. Why? I suppose I was making up for lost time as a collector. Having been buying Joes again first-hand for just a few years as an adult at the
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