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Oh, I read well past that, and enjoyed much of it. It had just lost the luster of the somewhat grounded “realism” I had always looked to GI Joe comics for, as opposed to the more far out themes often included in the cartoon. I just remember often wanting to write ‘Ol Larry and gripe about the...

Yeah, similar for me. I got my approximations of many of the characters from wherever they were featured as well, except where the characters presented were either too annoying or not hardcore enough for my version of the canon. I filled in the gaps with whatever I could imagine based on the...

Yeah, the differences between the 'toon and comic are stark for sure. You can tell which medium a Joe fan grew up with by whether they overemphasize Duke or Snake Eyes. I both liked and got annoyed by both. I'd say I gravitated to the comic a little more in general for the "realism," but found...

I'd be fully satisfied with a good hybrid of the versions, like maybe he's blonde, wears all green but has the coat as an add on. I wouldn't miss the camo on the pants if it was done well as just OD. I'd like him to come with more than just a pistol though. He should have something that hearkens...

Lol, apparently so! So I had blond(er) hair when I was a young kid which grew more brown as I aged. I guess I applied that logic to Hawk. His hair got darker with age and rank! :LOL: I'd love some kind of hybridized version where he has blonde hair but has the cooler uniform and kit. But...

Here's hoping that maybe Hawk, Leatherneck or Mutt will be the third fig in the AV & BAT wave!

From the article I read last night, there are a couple of (potentially mulit-figure) gaps yet to be filled, thus the Officer fig and the (surprise?) Alley Viper (which I shall have in all his blaze orange camo glory! :LOL: ). It will be interesting to see if those gaps fill and with what. You...

Lol, I have a feeling you may be skipping that foretold Fortnite crossover figure... I have to say though that, until we got the Firefly figure, that Fortnite guy was the best 6" representation of him. One could argue that he looks more like the classic FF than the official one...

Pretty good looking fig. Got the notification from Entertainment Earth tonight. Might have to pre-order it... gonna wait and see if they offer free shipping like they did the others.

Anchored off the coast of CA???

It's truly the best version of the SS to date - fully tricked out with full function wings/gear, lots of ordnance/hardpoints to mount it, fire/smoke effects, pilot/co-pilot, mounting stand, etc., but, as you mentioned, way too $$$ for me to consider.

Same on the original Spirit figure. He was a complete pass for me back in the day. And even as a kid I rolled my eyes at the cliché battle (with whacky voices and all) between Spirit and SS on the cartoon. But, like Zartan and Maj. Bludd, (and even Destro eventually) the sculpts won me over in...

I wondered that myself. Too much color clash with the Tony the Tiger shirt?

I took a closer look at Outback, but can’t do the Tiger shirt version. He could be good in a more normal version (preferably with an black or OD shirt vs the classic white). EE has Spirit and SS up as pre-orders with a July 22 fulfillment date. I pre-ordered them, but I’m hoping I can score them...

Oh, I’ll be getting that Spirit, SS and BAT. The others, not so much. That Skystriker looks cool, but I have no place for it or any O-ring figs at this point. I’m glad they are offering them though, and that they have legit classic packaging.

Customs?

Thundar!!!

Yeah, no sense buying a bunch of bikes just to get the OG bodies. That same logic is how I ended up with a Kareness. :LOL: That and the fact that she has a better sculpt and better glasses.

You do realize y’all ruined scalper Target employee guy’s day though... :LOL:

Yeah, I’d love to have the hooded head, but it would need to be a.) already painted and b.) not $$$. I never had helmeted v1 CC back in the day, just the hooded mail order one, and later the battle armored one, which got a lot of use out of since he was kind of terminator like with his...