Here’s a mash-up I never would have imagined until I saw it–the Plague Invasor. It’s the sort of idea at which Black Major excels. Adapting the International exclusive Cobra Invasor concept to the 2000s era Plague sub-team is a brilliant step.
When I first spotted this figure I assumed it was a Desert Scorpion type trooper, but the insignia tells a different story. The combined cobra and skull is a nice variant of the main symbol. My only question is the color scheme. The Plague members were usually outfitted in black and grey, unless I missed something.
Without the insignia, the figure would make an excellent companion to tan Grunt and Clutch. Now that’s an idea–an all-desert original 13 set.
By KansasBrawler When Hasbro created the Crimson Shadow Guard set during the end of the Valor Vs. Venom era, I was pretty unimpressed. It was just six Crimson Guards decked out in black and carrying ninja weapons for reasons that were never adequately explained in the filecard. I wasn’t really…
Well, here I am again, trying to spread some love for the 2000's Joes. There were some genuine diamonds in the rough of this now forgotten era. Case in point: Guillotine, part of one of the DTC/Toys R Us exclusive packs that brought to a close the "new sculpt" era.…
Gallows was released as a part of the Steel Brigade vs. Plague Troopers pack. Aside from the mini-gun, he bears little resemblance to his comic counterpart, a SAW Viper. The Joe vs. Cobra Snake Eyes body somehow works well as a new character in this case, due in part to…
I do wish a couple of these Snake Eyes colors had been released sans logo. The desert was the most obvious. I’d like the same with the V2 Snake Eyes figs coming out now. I do love the ghost mortal. But, the purple version would be better as a Joe.
I do wish a couple of these Snake Eyes colors had been released sans logo. The desert was the most obvious. I’d like the same with the V2 Snake Eyes figs coming out now. I do love the ghost mortal. But, the purple version would be better as a Joe.