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Summit City Comic Con Spotlight – Michael Schwartz

Summit City Comic Con Spotlight – Michael Schwartz

I thought I’d do something a little different this year, and give some of the talented folks a bit of a shout out. To start this series off, I thought I’d spotlight Michael Scwartz. Michael is pretty cool dude and is the creator of Oceanverse. Oceanverse, to quote the website, “chronicles the adventures of Clayton Hemmings […]

July 15, 2011 | By | Reply More
Name That…Flathead

Name That…Flathead

This shadow has a flathead. Not a motor reference.

July 14, 2011 | By | 2 Replies More
HISS Driver (Vintage)

HISS Driver (Vintage)

Last time I checked out the vintage Cobra HISS Tank. So it seems pretty obvious this time I’d review the HISS Driver. I don’t really recall this guy showing up much in the animated series or comic book. I’m sure he was in there somewhere, I just can’t recall it. Appearance: Well, he looks like a […]

July 13, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
Name That…Old Flame

Name That…Old Flame

This isn’t just any old flame. Whose is it?

July 12, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
Name That…Nice to Meet You

Name That…Nice to Meet You

There’s a really subtle hint in this one. What? It’s subtle.        

July 7, 2011 | By | 2 Replies More
Cobra H.I.S.S. (Vintage)

Cobra H.I.S.S. (Vintage)

As one of the first Cobra vehicles, the H.I.S.S. tank has earned a spot in most GI Joe fans hearts. The iconic battlefield conveyance of “The Enemy” has remained relatively unchanged until it’s recent redesign. In theory, it’s name translates to HIgh Speed Sentry. In reality, it was a stylized tank for Cobra to motor […]

July 6, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
Name That…Floaty

Name That…Floaty

Summer means pools and pool toys.

July 5, 2011 | By | 2 Replies More
Captain America (Super Combat)

Captain America (Super Combat)

Captain America might be the movie I’m most excited to see this year. I just hope we get some action figure goodness out of it. Yeah, I know Thor and Green Lantern are out. And I know Transformers is out. I just happen to like World War II stuff. And World War II stuff with […]

July 4, 2011 | By | 6 Replies More
Name That…Shadow in Boots

Name That…Shadow in Boots

Okay, I admit it. I just watched the teaser trailer for Puss in Boots. This is not him.

June 30, 2011 | By | 2 Replies More
Coil Con – Coming Soon!

Coil Con – Coming Soon!

Since new Joe figures are few and far between these days, I thought I’d use this week’s Joe Wednesday to give a shout out to Coil Con. Coil Con is a Midwest GI Joe swap meet. The cool thing is that it’s happening here in my state of Indiana, which is pretty darn cool if you […]

June 29, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
Name That…Robo Boxer

Name That…Robo Boxer

What we have here appears to be some sort of robotic spring loaded boxing glove punching accessory.

June 28, 2011 | By | 2 Replies More
Name That…Can You Spare A Dime?

Name That…Can You Spare A Dime?

This shadow just looks like it’s asking for a handout.  

June 23, 2011 | By | 3 Replies More
Name That…Helmet

Name That…Helmet

This might be from the new line of “Sons of Anarchy” figures. Then again, maybe not.

June 21, 2011 | By | 2 Replies More
Name That…Round Head

Name That…Round Head

I really like this one. It turned out better than I hope. Comment away…  

June 16, 2011 | By | Reply More
Name That…Gray Stuff

Name That…Gray Stuff

This accessory is….gray.

June 14, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
War Machine (Mega Bloks)

War Machine (Mega Bloks)

I have to say as a character, I know very little of War Machine other than what I saw in Iron Man 2. However, that hasn’t seemed to keep from latching on to him as my Iron Man armor of choice. I got very lucky with this one. There was one open empty bag when […]

June 13, 2011 | By | 2 Replies More
Salacious Crumb (Star Wars Buddies)

Salacious Crumb (Star Wars Buddies)

Last week I checked out what may be the best representation from the “Star Wars Buddies” first wave. This time I’m looking at one that is less than perfect, Salacious Crumb. Jabba’s little cackling pet has his fans, and I’m sure some folks love him,though. Let me get this out of the way. I think […]

June 11, 2011 | By | 2 Replies More
Name That…Blob

Name That…Blob

Blob is unfair. This creature has a face. And a name.

June 9, 2011 | By | Reply More
Name That…Mic

Name That…Mic

My mic sounds nice!

June 7, 2011 | By | 3 Replies More
Spiderman (Mega Bloks)

Spiderman (Mega Bloks)

Thanks to Jestergoblin, I now am developing a bigger interest in minifigures. I have to say the little blind bagged Lego figures are just darn fun. When I saw the Marvel Megabloks single blind bags, I figured I’d take a chance. The first figure I happened to get was a plain Spiderman. It doesn’t get […]

June 6, 2011 | By | 2 Replies More