Tag: Action Figures
-
Review: G.I. Joe Classified Series Tele-Viper and Cobra Flight Pod (Trubble Bubble)
G.I. Joe Classified is slowly adding to the list of vehicles it has in the line. While larger vehicles will probably stay Haslabs of Pulse exclusives, some smaller vehicles like the RAM and the COIL were released into stores (though they both were Target/TRU Canada exclusives.) Hasbro opted to release the Cobra Flight Pod through Hasbro Pulse…
-
Review: G.I. Joe Classified Series Clutch w/ V.A.M.P.
Hasbro has been taking its time getting out vehicles for the G.I. Joe Classified Series. They have to make sure that they can make something that the fans will like but at a reasonable price point. While larger and more complex items like the H.I.S.S and the Dragonfly went the Haslab route, smaller vehicles like…
-
Review: G.I. Joe Classified Series 60th Anniversary Action Soldier – Infantry
2024 is the 60th anniversary of the G.I. Joe brand. Starting as twelve-inch figures with cloth clothing and exchangeable weapons and gear, it popularized the term “Action Figure” to avoid the term “doll” and market it to boys. Through the ’60s and ’70s, G.I. Joe went from a military team to an adventure team, with…
-
Review: G.I. Joe Classified Series Jodie “Shooter” Craig
The G.I. Joe comic book series from Marvel was the main driving force behind the overall narrative of the toy line. It helped to introduce concepts and characters to the line and even created secondary characters When showing a panel displaying the names of the thirteen members of the original Joe team, you could see…
-
Review: G.I. Joe Classified Series General Clayton “Hawk” Abernathy
Any professional military organization would have a clear chain of command. There would be a leader who would lead them into battle and inspire them to victory. While Duke is the person that most think is the leader, he is only a Sergeant. Flint, who is Warrant Officer, outranks him. But the overall leader, the…
-
Review: G.I. Joe Classified Series Shockwave
How hard is it to keep track of what you name your characters? There have been a few instances in which a company named a character but later on, lost the use of the name due to neglecting the copyright. Sometimes, a company will use a name in one toy line and then reuse it…
-
Review: G.I. Joe Classified Series H.I.S.S Fire Team 788
Hasbro’s H.I.S.S. Tank set was probably the best G.I. Joe release of 2023. The vehicle and the figures came out perfectly, and the overall consensus was positive. Hasbro wanted to tap into that hype by releasing a related set through Hasbro Pulse. What would look better standing beside your H.I.S.S Tank but troops to support…
-
Review: G.I. Joe Classified Series Crimson Strike Team
Things tend to look better in red, don’t you think? I mean, black is good but sometimes red does it better. A red corvette speeding down the road gets noticed. A woman in a sexy red dress tends to turn some heads. So, what about a ruthless terrorist organization determine to rule the world? Would they look good…
-
Review: Vampirella
Vampirella has to be one of the original Bad Girls of comics. Created back in 1969 by Forrest J Ackerman and Trina Robbins, she was featured in the self-titled horror magazine. Vampirella starred in as well as hosted horror stories that were unfettered by the restrictions of the Comics Code Authority (because they were “magazines.”) She…
-
Review: Action Force Gemini and Spec Ops Gear Pack (Female)
Action Force is still going strong, producing 1:12 scale military figures to rival Hasbro’s G.I. Joe Classified line. 2o23 saw the release of female figures for wave three, including troop builders like the Special Ops Republic Guard. Wave 3.5 gives us one more figure and gear for the troop builders. We’ll look at the named…
Xcalibar's Space 