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G.I. Dave’s Cartoon Realism: Silly or Gritty? “My Favorite Things”

September 9, 2026September 9, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro1 Comment

Story By @G_I_DAVE Alright G.I. Joe friends, huddle up. G.I.DAVE here. Season 2 Episode 19, “My Favorite Things.” I sat down for another Sunbow pass expecting a Serpentor episode. What I got was a scavenger hunt with a face-swap filter. This one DEFINITELY got silly as all hell quick, so were gunna take a different approach here and try to kill it the same way it cut me! Serpentor is supposed to be the end product of history’s hardest military minds stacked in one body. Sun Tzu, Alexander, Caesar, Khan,…

Sub-Teams Part 2: Mad Marauders

September 7, 2026September 7, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffBarbecue Mad Marauders, Destro Designs Viper Den Studios, Footloose Mad Marauders, G.I. Joe Classified figures, G.I. Joe Classified Series, G.I. Joe collectors, G.I. Joe Mad Marauders, G.I. Joe Night Force, G.I. Joe Python Patrol, G.I. Joe sub-teams, Hasbro G.I. Joe, Low-Light Mad Marauders, Mad Marauders Armadillo, Mad Marauders Classified Series, Mad Marauders Equalizer, Mutt and Junkyard Mad Marauders, Sgt. Slaughter Mad Marauders, Sgt. Slaughter Warthog, Spirit Mad Marauders, Vintage G.I. Joe0 comment

By Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios G.I. Joe Mad Marauders is a pretty cool concept. Take the Sarge and give him a crew of great soldiers to bring it to Cobra. What’s not to like? It’s definitely very cool, and despite being a little outside my normal color palette, I can still get down with the flavor. When I was young, Mad Marauders wasn’t nearly as cool to me as the Classified versions of these figures are today. With that said, I feel like the vehicles they had back…

Cobra, This Is a Wendy’s | G.I. Joe: Red Rocket’s Glare | G.I. Retro

September 6, 2026September 6, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro0 comment

Cobra in the fast food business?! Roadblock’s family restaurant gets caught in the middle of one of Cobra’s craziest, most needlessly elaborate schemes yet, and it’s up to G.I. Joe to figure out why before the whole world is cooked! Who is YOUR pick for MVP?What was YOUR favorite DYD moment?Who was YOUR pick for Foul-Up? New here? G.I. Retro is a weekly rewatch of the classic Sunbow G.I. Joe cartoon, one episode at a time. Subscribe and fall in.Yo Joe!CONNECT:🐦 Twitter: @GIRetroShow📧 Email: James@giretro.com

All Things Gi Joe!

September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro0 comment

By Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios A couple of months ago, my daughters brought home this 2-inch Duke figure they got from a dollar store, and I loved it. A couple of weeks later, they got me Snake Eyes and Cobra Commander. All three are totally awesome. And I absolutely love having them MOC, along with another set to open. Obviously, I love them because they were gifts from my daughters, but they were also just super-thoughtful gifts. And I started to realize that I have developed an eye…

G.I. Dave’s Cartoon Realism: Silly or Gritty? “Jungle Trap”

September 2, 2026September 2, 2026 Serpentorslair StaffCobra Commander, G.I. Joe, G.I. Joe 1980s Cartoon, G.I. Joe Cartoon, G.I. Joe Cartoon Realism, G.I. Joe Jungle Trap, G.I. Joe nostalgia, G.I. Joe Recondo, G.I. Joe Season 1, G.I. Joe Sunbow0 comment

Story by @G_I_DAVE Alright Joe Friends, huddle up! We’re diving into G.I. Joe Season 1 Episode 10, “Jungle Trap.” I remembered this one as “the Recondo episode” and that’s pretty much still true. Not the wildest sci-fi outing, not the goofiest, but one of those stand alones that actually tries to look like a jungle patrol, until the lava machine shows up and the cartoon physics take the wheel. As a kid I just wanted to see Recondo fire his M14. As an adult? Rewatching it now, you can see the…

Sub-Teams and Their Presence in G.I. Joe: Part I

August 31, 2026August 31, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro0 comment

By Destro Designs–Viper Den Studios Some people ain’t down with G.I. Joe sub-teams in the original 3¾-inch line or the G.I. Joe Classified Series for a couple of reasons. And some of those reasons I can roll with. First, they’re repaints, and some people ain’t about spending that money on something they already have. I’m cool with that. The economy is circling the drain, and buying food for your family is infinitely more important than toys. Maintaining or even upgrading your family’s quality of life is also more important than…

Now You Know With Yorktownjoe: A FULL Review of G.I. Joe Classified Retro B.A.T.

August 30, 2026August 30, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro0 comment

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Two Destro’s Interview The Hasbro G.I. Joe Classified Team: Bmac, Mark Beazley & Eric Siebenaler

August 28, 2026August 28, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro0 comment

Two Destro’s sit down for an awesome conversation with members of the G.I. Joe Classified Series Creative Team—Bmac, Mark Beazley, and Eric Siebenaler! Go behind the scenes of one of the hottest action figure lines today as we talk G.I. Joe, collecting, design, creativity, and what goes into bringing our favorite heroes and villains into the Classified Series.

The Joes Didn’t Teach Us A Lot About the Mortal Coil and Loss

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro1 Comment

By Destro Designs — Viper Den Studios 2026 has taken a lot of people, at least in the world’s view. After hearing from a member of the G.I. Joe community I’m close with, it got me thinking about the mortal coil wrapped around all of us and the inevitable loss it brings. I don’t want to bring everybody down with an article full of sadness. I’d rather talk about a way we can enjoy the time we have here to the fullest. That’s one of the reasons I insist on…

Happy 78th Birthday, Sarge: From the Gen X Kids You Inspired, Thank You for Being Our Real American Hero

August 27, 2026August 27, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s G.I. Joe, 1980s nostalgia, 1980s wrestling, G.I. Joe A Real American Hero, G.I. Joe nostalgia, Robert Remus, Sgt Slaughter, Sgt Slaughter 78th birthday, Sgt Slaughter action figure, Sgt Slaughter birthday, Sgt Slaughter G.I. Joe, Sgt Slaughter G.I. Joe cartoon, Sgt Slaughter Gen X, Sgt Slaughter Iron Sheik, Sgt Slaughter Triple T, Sgt Slaughter WrestleMania VII, Sgt Slaughter WWE, Sgt Slaughter WWF, Slaughters Marauders, WWE Hall of Fame1 Comment

There was a time when being a kid meant Saturday morning cartoons, wrestling on television, action figures scattered across the floor, and entire adventures built with nothing more than imagination. For those of us who grew up in that world, very few people ever managed to step through all of those doors at once. Sgt. Slaughter did. So today, on your 78th birthday, Sarge, this isn’t simply a look back at a wrestling career or a famous G.I. Joe character. This is a thank-you letter from a generation of kids…

Your G.I. Joe, Your Rules: Why Imagination Is the Real Secret Behind the Brand’s Lasting Power

August 26, 2026August 26, 2026 Serpentorslair Staff1980s action figures, G.I. Joe action figures, G.I. Joe childhood memories, G.I. Joe Classified Series, G.I. Joe collecting community, G.I. Joe collectors, G.I. Joe Fandom, G.I. Joe head canon, G.I. Joe imaginative play, G.I. Joe nostalgia1 Comment

There were plenty of great action figure lines in the 1980s, but few encouraged imaginative play quite like G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. Masters of the Universe had Eternia. Transformers had Cybertron. Star Wars had an enormous galaxy already mapped out through movies and expanded stories. G.I. Joe certainly had its own mythology, but the toy line gave kids something incredibly powerful: room to make the universe their own. A file card might tell you a character’s name, specialty, hometown, and a few personality traits, but after that, the…

The Accessories Are King on My Most-Wanted List for G.I. Joe Classified

August 24, 2026August 24, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro1 Comment

By Destro Designs–Viper Den Studios To me, when I was a kid, the G.I. Joe accessories were almost as important as the figure—and in some cases, more important than the figure. Case in point: Lightfoot. He was an average figure, even with all that yellow, but his accessories brought him to a level ten really damn quick. He had a helmet, a handheld sonar device, and a belt-fed cable that ran from his backpack to the device. He also had a little droid that walked out in front of him.…

'NOW YOU KNOW' With Yorktownjoe G.I.Joe Operation Recall

Now You Know With Yorktownjoe: A FULL Review of RETELO & HOMER From Operation Recall

August 23, 2026August 23, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, Operation Recall, RETELO0 comment

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The Most Badass Moment in G.I. Joe… So Far! | G.I. Joe: Countdown for Zartan | G.I. Retro

August 22, 2026August 22, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro0 comment

It’s the first stand alone episode of G.I. Joe and it’s all about Zartan!…Or is it?! Zartan goes undercover to help Cobra stop a world summit on terrorism. Will G.I. Joe be able to see through his disguise in time? Storm Shadow and Spirit also renew their rivalry in an episode full of highlights, including maybe the single greatest moment of them all! Who is YOUR pick for MVP?What was YOUR favorite DYD moment?Who was YOUR pick for Foul-Up? New here? G.I. Retro is a weekly rewatch of the classic…

On Location with G.I. Joe! A Few of the Reasons the Mini-Series Episodes Rocked

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 Serpentorslair Staffaction figures, G.I.Joe, Hasbro0 comment

By Destro Designs-Viper Studios For me, there’s nothing like the action and stories of the multiple G.I. Joe mini-series in the Sunbow series. While I love the choices made for the actual single-shot episodes, it’s the mini-series that are the backbone of the show. So many of them were wild, crazy, and absolutely amazing to watch as a kid. But the mini-series had those excitement-inducing words: “To Be Continued…” Something about that just sent me into full-on imagination mode as I would play out what I thought was going to…