G.I.Joe 

Reliving the Nostalgia: A Dive into GI Joe Episode 1 “The Cobra Strikes”

Story by Mitchell Smith Welcome to The Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at GI Joe episode 1 “The Cobra Strikes”, originally airing on September 12, 1983. I can’t remember as an 8 year old if I caught that first episode or not. One thing is for sure it didn’t take long for me to be excited to get out of school and take that hour bus ride home to watch Scooby Doo and GI Joe right after. I just rewatched episode 1 and right from the get go there…

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G.I.Joe 

2011: A Golden Year for Joe Fans – Exploring Iconic Figures and Exclusive Releases

Story by Mitchell Smith Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look back at G.I. Joe 2011 as a whole. This was a great year. Anybody who enjoyed the 25th style Joe from the past few years was happy to see more waves and more characters they grew up with. It was a great time to be a Joe fan and a great time to build new fans for the future. We got some Pursuit of Cobra, 30th Anniversary, Slaughters Marauders, Noks, and one of my favorite characters I…

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G.I.Joe 

G.I.Joe ‘ACE’ Discussion by Mitchell Smith!

Welcome to the Outpost. Today I’m taking a look at a 1984 G.I.Joe character that my brother had and is one of my favorite characters, ‘Ace‘. Ace is the original air support flying of course one of the best jets the Skystriker. The original Ace had a futuristic suit that looks a little more like a space suit but this is a cool look and I’m glad I was able to pick up this original figure. Ace has had a number of figures including the really cool and more accurate…

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G.I.Joe 

G.I.JOE HALF THE BATTLE Discusses the ‘Skystriker’ Box Art!

On this week’s all new episode of G.I.Joe Half The Battle, i take a look at the classic G.I.Joe ‘Skystriker’ box art! Check out this week’s video below then MAKE THE JUMP to the forum and join in the conversation. And as always be sure and subscribe to my YouTube channel for all my latest videos!

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SERPENTORSLAIR 2016 SUMMER G.I.JOE DIORAMA CONTEST!

Welcome to the Serpentorslair.com 2016 Summer G.I.Joe Diorama Contest! We are looking forward to seeing your photography! Below are the rules of how to enter as well as images of the Prizes we are offering. Multiple Dioramas can be submitted, but each Diorama must be entered separately. The pictures will be auto-resized so don’t worry about dimensions. Please include in your submission email to serpentorslair@hotmail.com Serpentorslair.com Diorama Contest in the Subject line of the email, your screen name if you have one, your real name, up to 5 pictures of…

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G.I.Joe The POP-EXPOSE 

G.I.Joe ‘1983’ Figures Discussion by Mitchell Smith!

The POP-EXPOSE G.I.Joe 1983 The 1983 line up for G.I. Joe set the bar and skyrocketed the series. Along with the comics came a cartoon, and with the success of the 1982 action figure line, they were able to expand and enhance the new line of Joes and their enemy, Cobra. Many staple figures and vehicles were created in 1983 including the unmistakable G.I. Joe base. The Joe base was the face of the cartoon and the playset was just awesome, and the biggest playset at the time. It had…

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