Monthly Archives: December 2023
History Lesson Part II (A Photography Retrospective)
A couple years back, I did a photography retrospective, where I looked at a baker’s dozen of my photos, which were the ones I truly liked the most, and gave a little backstory behind the whole thing. My descriptions on … Continue reading
1983 Breaker
Since the 1982 series is the one that started it all, it’s obtained some mythical status over the years, I think it might’ve been blown out of proportion at some point, but there’s definitely a value placed upon that year, … Continue reading
2023 Sparks (The Black Major)
O-Ring G.I. Joe has been the domain of Factory Custom makers for a longer period of time, than the entirety of the vintage G.I. Joe run. It’s one of those facts that slips under the radar, but is quite an … Continue reading
What If They Had A Crowdfunding Project, And Nobody Backed It?
Well, who would’ve thought that a niche hobby, with a notoriously cheap fanbase, wouldn’t show up for an overly expensive and ridiculously deep cut item nobody ever asked for, crowdfunding project? Well, I did, but didn’t want to say anything, … Continue reading
2011 White Mortal (The Black Major)
The last batch of international releases that I recall being “discovered”, were the Venezuelan repaints of the second series figures from Argentina, like Manleh. They came to the attention of collectors via a 2003 Auction, and I sort of recall … Continue reading
1987 Falcon
There’s a lot of subjectivity to G.I. Joe, since it’s so vast and for the most part has a little bit of everything for everybody. This isn’t a bad thing, and in fact kind of gives G.I. Joe a raison … Continue reading
Brazilian Python Patrol Gathilo (Airborne)
I have a lot of G.I. Joe figures, and since I don’t display them, they’re separated in various tubs and containers. Since this is the case, there isn’t what I’d call a lot of rhyme or reason as to how … Continue reading
Attica Gazette 