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This week on G.I.Joe: Half The Battle, we take a look at some of the iconic characters that appear on Cobra Island in the classic G.I.Joe Marvel Comic Book Series. Check out the episode in the player below then MAKE THE JUMP to the forum and join in the conversation!
Read MoreTwo of my favorite G.I.Joe vehicles are the 1983 APC and the 1988 Warthog, both were Joe transports that could go on land and sea. The toys both really floated and Although the APC could carry 28 figures as apposed to the Warthogs 9, the Warthog had a few more features and a lot more fire power. Not to say I don’t love the APC, but the Warthog had grenade launchers on the side and 2 large missiles on top. The APC was awesome for it’s time and honestly still…
Read MoreThis week on an all new episode of G.I.Joe: Half The Battle we have some Foreign Filecard Fun, as we take a look at the foreign filecard’s of the G.I.Joe characters ‘Knockdown‘ and ‘Fast Draw‘. Check out this week’s episode in the player below and then make the JUMP to the forum and join in the conversation!
Read MoreBlood for the Baron has just released a new Action Force Palitoy Collector’s Guide! “BFTB proudly presents a comprehensive Collectors’ Guide book to the historic Action Force toy range by Palitoy! Featuring 1800+ all-new photographs, detailed variant information and much, much more. 300 full-colour gloss pages, in a large A4 format. £40 GBP, including worldwide tracked shipping. Please note that this offer is only available until the 7th of May 2017, after then the store page will be closed and the books will be printed. All orders will be…
Read MoreThis week on an all new episode of G.I.Joe: Half The Battle, we take a look at the G.I.JOE ‘FAST DRAW‘ action figure. Check out this week’s episode in the player below and then let us know what you think AFTER THE JUMP! As always be sure and subscribe to the YouTube channel for all the latest episodes of ‘Half The Battle‘!
Read MoreThis week on an all new episode of G.I.Joe: Half The Battle, we take a look at the Hologram Cobra Commander action figure. The idea for the figure came from a panel from the original G.I.Joe Comic Book series, but was the figure a good idea? Check out this week’s episode in the player below and then let us know what you think AFTER THE JUMP!
Read MoreThis week on an all new episode of G.I.Joe: Half The Battle we take a look at the G.I.Joe teams 1987 Missile Man, ‘Fast Draw‘. Check out the episode in the player below, then make the JUMP to the forum and join in the conversation!
Read MoreThe 12 inch G.I. Joe was created in 1963 and marketed first in 1964 to compete with the success of Barbie. G.I. Joe was aimed at boys and represented the military and later on went to a more non military figure to aim at promoting peace but adventurous, so they would not be boring. Over the years the 12 inch figure has stayed strong in other lines as well as G.I. Joe. Other lines include Star Wars, Marvel, and WWE. There is still a strong hold with Military, police, and…
Read MoreGrowing up in the 1980’s and 1990’s, kids like myself had a lot of great ground floor franchises and hobbies to sink plenty of our after school and weekend hours into. Be it playing in the backward “jungle” with our G.I. Joe and Transformers figures, watching DuckTales and TMNT cartoons everyday after school, or playing our Nintendo’s and Sega Genesis consoles to the early morning sunrise on a Friday night. Life was good. Looking back now some 30 plus years later, one year still sticks out to me as…
Read MoreThis week on an all new episode of G.I.Joe: Half The Battle, we are going to explore the idea of a G.I.Joe and Dragon Ball Z crossover. So sit back, check out this week’s episode in the player below, and then make the JUMP to the forum and join in the conversation!
Read MoreWe have seen the pre-production samples of the G.I.Joe Convention 2017 Battleforce 2000 figures. Today we have a glimpse at some ‘in hand’ photos to give you a better look, especially at the head sculpts, of these figures. Check out the images below and let us know if you like what you see AFTER THE JUMP! Images Courtesy of Mike Tinnel
Read MoreThis week on G.I.Joe Half The Battle, its ‘The Nozone Conspiracy! If you enjoy watching the DIC G.I.Joe cartoons you are going to love this week’s episode. Check it out in the player below then make the JUMP to the forum and join in the conversation.
Read MoreEver since it was announced that Jon M. Chu had been removed from future G.I.Joe movies as the director, there has not been any significant developments worth reporting regarding any upcoming G.I.Joe films. Today however, an article was published over at IGN where Hasbro opened up with what they envision G.I.Joe is going to be going forward. One thing you can discern from the comments in the article is that this is NOT going to be your Father’s OR Grandfathers G.I.Joe. They are looking to make the franchise more modern.…
Read MoreThis week on G.I.Joe Half The Battle, its more ‘Foreign Filecard Fun‘! If you enjoy learning about International G.I.Joe characters you are going to love this week’s episode. Check it out in the player below then make the JUMP to the forum and join in the conversation.
Read MoreSerpentor Statue by Prime 1 Studio – CLICK HERE TO PRE-ORDER YOURS! Limited Edition: 1000 $899.99 “THIS I COMMAND!!!” Sideshow and Prime 1 Studio are proud to present Serpentor from G.I. JOE. Serpentor is one of the major antagonists of the G.I. Joe series. This pretentious, egocentric, vindictive, murderous, arrogant, sadistic, merciless, barbaric, and insane leader serves as the Emperor of the Cobra organization. The Cobra Emperor stands at an impressive 32 inches tall on his air chariot’s engine turbine. License G.I. Joe Type Statue Manufacturer Prime 1 Studio WHAT’S…
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