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Today 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…
Read MoreCobra’s High Speed Sentry is now in Hot Wheels Scale! G.I. Joe Hot Wheels Hiss Tank 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 MoreBy Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios Right off the bat, the intro of Episode 1 of the Sunbow cartoon, The M.A.S.S. Device. “The Cobra Strikes” hits Like a sledgehammer to a 6 year old who was craving such a thing, but didn’t even know it.. Being saddled by the far out Fantasy action of He-Man and on other side, the ultra Sci-fi space odyssey of the Star Wars movies, this opening sequence of real world military figures doing fantastical stuff, but yet tuned in just right to seem believable…
Read MoreIf today’s Hasbro Pulse Fanstream proved anything, it’s that the G.I. Joe Classified line is firing on all cylinders in 2026. Between immediate pre-orders, deep-cut character love, and some tantalizing name-only reveals, fans were treated to a well-balanced mix of nostalgia and forward momentum. Let’s start with the headline hitters—the pre-orders that went live today at 1 PM EST. The Retro Wave continues to flex its muscle, offering that classic cardback aesthetic that hits longtime collectors right in the childhood. It’s a smart move by Hasbro, blending modern articulation with…
Read MoreOn this week’s episode of G.I. Joe Half The Battle, We rank all of the G.I. Joe figures released in 1997! 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 Destro Designs – Viper Den Studios Christmas ’86 was a nuclear explosion of Gi Joe gifts from across my whole family. For years I was totally immersed in the toy line and the obsession as well as my propaganda about needing them like air had finally taken root with everyone. But alas, winters in Upstate New York in the 80’s were brutal. I also was terrified of losing stuff in the snow. And so, the months went buy as I staged ideas and scenarios which I could truly…
Read MoreFrom a man, to once a man, back to man! G.I. Joe Classified “Battle Armor Cobra Commander 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!
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