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Trade you a Destro for a Jose Conseco! G.I. Joe Trading Card Review by @Yorktownjoe! Check it out in the player below, and be sure and follow him on Instagram and YouTube for his latest videos and photography!
Read MoreOn this weekend’s Half The Battle shorty, We take a look at the G.I. Joe Super7 ReAction+ B.A.T! Check out this week’s video below and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!
Read MoreStory By By Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios One of the reasons Snake Eyes is the GOAT that many don’t realize is the magic behind his silence. I’ve often said that when naming favorite Marvel and DC comic characters, Snake Eyes should be in that conversation. He transcends the G.I. Joe brand and stands among notable pop culture icons. Hell, my mom knows who Snake Eyes is—and she’s a hairdresser born in the ’60s. First, Larry Hama should be recognized as the GOAT comic writer for creating a character…
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of G.I. Joe Half The Battle, We rank all of the G.I. Joe figures released in 1998! Check out this week’s video below and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!
Read MoreBy Destro Designs and Viper Den Studios There are a lot of people who dislike HasLab’s for a few reasons that I actually understand: the price point, the upfront cash, the year-long wait, and the exclusive, snooty feeling of elitism. I get it. Truly, I do. But… they’re so motherf***ing awesome. Just totally awesome. When I started collecting Classifieds in 2024, it was only the H.I.S.S. and Dragonfly. No-brainer which one I wanted. It was running around $500–$600 on Etsy, and I thought, “Eh, I’ll just get some Gridiron stuff.”…
Read MoreAh Oh, its the PO PO! G.I. Joe Classified Legacy Police Officer figure Review by @Yorktownjoe! Check it out in the player below, and be sure and follow him on Instagram and YouTube for his latest videos and photography!
Read MoreToday Ken from ToyKennections discusses the history of G.I.Joe’s unproduced Eco-Warriors figures! Check out the video below and share your thoughts with us in the comments. As always be sure to subscribe to ToyKennections channel on YouTube for all of Ken’s latest videos!
Read MoreBy Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios After being completely bowled over by the Joes I got in 1983, my entire soul was ready for the absolute FIRE that ’84 brought. Legitimately, some of the most recognizable Joes—outside of Snake Eyes, Destro, and Cobra Commander—came out in ’84. The Baroness, Cobra’s Head of Intelligence and muse to Destro, came in with beauty and a whole DON’T MESS WITH ME attitude and voice. She sounded unhinged with that laugh, and her eyes matched it. I snatched her up for sure, along…
Read MoreAfter two decades of creativity and collaboration at Hasbro, a beloved designer bids farewell to an era defined by iconic work on Spider-Man, Transformers, and the groundbreaking G.I. Joe Classified series. Now, with heartfelt gratitude for the community and colleagues who made the journey unforgettable, they step into an exciting new chapter with Boss Fight Studio, ready to build fresh worlds and push creative boundaries. After 20 incredible years, I’m stepping away from Hasbro and onto a new adventure with Boss Fight Studio, a decision that felt right for me…
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of G.I. Joe Half The Battle, We visit 2026 FACTS Spring Comic Con ! Check out this week’s video below and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!
Read MoreBy Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios The problem with villains is that they always lose. Evil hates being a loser, so it creates scapegoats like Cobra Commander to take the fall under the guise of stupidity and cowardice. So Cobra Commander was forever ruining Cobra’s plans for victory endlessly, by many different avenues—impatience, cowardice, greed, stupidity—all hallmarks of the Commander when he is put in the driver’s seat of a Cobra plan on the doorstep of victory. As if this wasn’t hard enough to watch, episode after episode, I…
Read MoreDestro’s Cousin who “DID NOT DIE”, Is in the spotlight this week with an all new Review by @Yorktownjoe! Check it out in the player below, and be sure and follow him on Instagram and YouTube for his latest videos and photography!
Read MoreStory by Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios As big of a fan of G.I. Joe as I am, I missed out on the first year of G.I. Joe releases in 1982. I was too young, with minimal exposure—only Breaker and Scarlett—so it slipped by. But when I saw Destro and Snake Eyes, it was on like Donkey Kong. I remember wanting all eight that were displayed, but initially I only walked out with those two. It was an obvious shift, even to my parents. I had He-Man and some…
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of G.I. Joe Half The Battle, We take a loook at the 1988 G.I. Joe character “Repeater“! Check out this week’s video below and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!
Read MoreDestro Designs – Viper Den Studios With many years of producing banger after banger, it’s hard to nail down all the milestones in the original run of the G.I. Joe toy line. We know where it started, and we know where it ended—but what happened in between is always subjective to individual likes and dislikes. To me, it was a constant ascension from day one. Sometimes there were large leaps forward, and other times a steadier climb. I’m going to get into every year of my collecting individually—what figures I…
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