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Concerns about the movie toys?

by | Sep 13, 2008 | DTC Reviews, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe Toys, G.I. Joe: The Movie

I know, I know…the mere mention of “Movie Toys” at this point sends most Joe fans into a spiralling depression and near-psychotic rage.  We all love our Anniversary stuff, but like it or not, as of summer, 2009, we’ll be moving on to the inevitable onslaught of movie toys.  Trust me when I say there will be no complaints about distribution once those bad boys hit.  Oye ve!

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Direct to Consumer – Figures and Vehicle Reviews

by | Aug 28, 2008 | DTC Reviews, G.I. Joe Reviews

I’ve already covered the Comic Packs over in the Comic Packs section, but I figured I’d cover the DTC Single Packs, 6-Packs, and Vehicles all in one whack.  One-stop shopping.  Even though I’ve got reviews linked up to JBL for the elusive “Wave 4” of DTC, expect more full-fledged reviews in the Exclusives section once the GI Joe Collectors’ Club gets their stuff out there. (more…)

Comic Pack Reviews – From the Beginning

by | Aug 28, 2008 | 25th Anniversary Reviews, Comic Pack Reviews, DTC Reviews

Consider this a “catch up” post to get all of the Comic Pack reviews up to date.

25th Anniversary Wave 4:

  1. Issue #4 (Firefly vs. Storm Shadow)
  2. Issue #5 (Shipwreck vs. Copperhead)
  3. Issue #6 (Duke vs. Red Star)

25th Anniversary Wave 3:

  1. Issue #21.5 (Snake Eyes vs. Storm Shadow)
  2. Issue #32.5 (Crimson Guard & COBRA Officer)
  3. Issue #36.5 (Tomax & Xamot)
  4. Issue #115 (Ace vs. Wild Weasel)

25th Anniversary Wave 2:

  1. Issue #14 (Breaker vs. Destro)
  2. Issue #30 (Ripper & Torch)

25th Anniversary Wave 1:

  1. Issue #1 (Hawk & Agent Scarlett)
  2. Issue #21 (Snake Eyes vs. Storm Shadow)
  3. Issue #24 (Duke vs. COBRA Commander)

Direct to Consumer

  1. Issue #101 (Gorky, Dragonsky, & Lt. Misha)
  2. Issue #44 (Lady Jaye vs. COBRA Gas Mask Troopers)
  3. Issue #26 (Stalker, Storm Shadow, & “Classified”)
  4. Devil’s Due Issue #16 (Spirit, Cover Girl, & Hannibal)
  5. Issue #76 (Tunnel Rat, General Abernathy, & Flint)
  6. Issue #74 (Zartan, COBRA Commander, & Zarana)
  7. Issue #75 (Thrasher, Ripper, & Buzzer)
  8. Issue #9 (Scarlett, COBRA Commander, & Breaker)

Valor Vs. Venom

  1. Issue #49 (Scrap Iron, Serpentor, & Firefly)
  2. Issue #24 (Duke, Destro, & Roadblock)
  3. Issue #21 (Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Red Ninja Viper)
  4. Issue #8 (Short Fuze, Flash, & Rock n Roll)
  5. Issue #7 (Horror Show, Sgt. Stalker, & Stormavik)
  6. Issue #6 (Daina, Colonel Brekhov, & Schrage)
  7. Issue #5 (Steeler, General Flagg, & COBRA Officer)
  8. Issue #4 (Zap, Grunt, & Snake Eyes)
  9. Issue #3 (General Abernathy, Sgt. Stalker, & Double Clutch)
  10. Issue #2 (Snake Eyes, Scarlett, & Tracker Kwinn)
  11. Issue #1 (Baroness, COBRA Commander, & COBRA Trooper)