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My father’s G.I. Joe can kick your G.I. Joe’s ass
I grew up in the 1980s G.I. Joe era, when every character had fruity backstories and gimmicks, and even wisecracking pet parrots. All the tech they carried and rode around in was nice in a whiz-bang...
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Bulletman, Eagle-Eye G.I. Joe and Mike Power have absolutely nothing in...
I was familiar with the old Fawcett character Bulletman, whose head-first powers would have made him ideally suited for today’s concussion-ridden NFL. The other two members of the Super Adventure Team...
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Recreate James Bond’s “The Spy Who Loved Me” ski escape with your winterized...
The above assemblage is certainly less intimidating than the standard solitary Green Beret model. I think it’s the mittens. I suppose these old G.I. Joes and their snowshoes and skis were forerunners...
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Duke at some point must have turned to Gung-Ho and asked “Just what the hell...
Gung-Ho. The man, the myth, the legend. Did he get his G.I. Joe uniform on the day they accidentally handed out Village People costumes? Is Duke’s sideways glance because he’s a little put off by his...
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If you’re G.I. Joe and you have a Jeep, are you really going to drive around...
If you have an uncapped four-wheeled motorized transport, you have two manly choices: you can either use a giant spiked German helmet for a top, or you can mount a huge gun in back, like G.I. Joe up...
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Deep Sea Diving G.I. Joe is also Slow As Death G.I. Joe
Really, how much G.I. Joeing can you do when you’re stuffed inside a deep sea diving outfit? It’s a tad constricting. And why is the deep sea gear “On sea” while the dude on the sled is “Underwater,...
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When Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow team up, readers smile while the heavens...
There’s another G.I. Joe movie coming out in two weeks, after a bizarre delay that saw its release pushed back from last year’s natural summer window. Instead of coming out alongside other dopey...
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T.S. (Terrible Sequel) Joe: Regurgitation – G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Apart from the surprisingly entertaining first entry into the live action Transformers series, Hollywood’s adaptations of treasured 1980s Hasbro properties have been flat out bad. Outings II and III...
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Andy and George go all out to sell you the Deep Sea Diver G.I. Joe
Apparently Andy and George have been taking lessons in the hard sell. ALL RIGHT. ENOUGH. I’LL BUY THIS CLUNKY DEEP SEA DIVER G.I. JOE, BRONZE HELMET AND ALL. Just stop talking at me. Please. I have to...
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G.I. Joe’s pal Atomic Man isn’t Steve “Bionic Man” Austin, despite being a...
Hopefully Major Mike Power can use his super-strength as an erstwhile jaws of life to pry his poor deep sea diving compatriot out of his clunky underwater suit tomb. “Your first mission, Major Power,...
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Because nothing says “Christmas is almost here” like Santa Claus in an Army...
Really, who’d take pot shots at jolly Saint Nick? He’s bringing you G.I. Joes! G.I. Joes on skis! G.I. Joes in deep sea diving gear! A Santa Claus G.I. Joe figure seems like a missed opportunity. I...
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