Action Figure Friday- G.I.Joe 30th Anniversary- Hazard Viper!

When a place is lived in, it gets gross after a while. I fear that is just a plain fact, wether you yourself are really dirty or not. I consider myself relatively clean, but when I cleaned my old apartment when I moved out, I found that two to three years in there left a gross mess. I probably being really hard on myself taking this to a ridiculous level, but I felt like it took days to clean that place up. On one of my trips to the store to pick up cleaning supplies, I came across two G.I.Joe carded action figures. Now at this time, finding a G.I.Joe action figure was really rare for my area. I am not sure why, but the 30th anniversary and the POC toys flew off of shelves and then never came back. The two toys were the 30th anniversary Iron Grenadier and the 30th anniversary Hazard Viper. At the time, I could only afford one of the two. So, to be fitting of my bio-hazard situation, I chose the Hazard Viper, who is a Toxic Specialist! He helped me clean the rest of the apartment... Well, no he didn't, but I did have him set up on the kitchen counter. I sought after several of the 30th anniversary line action figures, but only found a couple, one being this Hazard Viper. All in all, I really like this toy. I feel that the reuse of parts that he has is well used. My only complaint is that I feel that the two pistols and the arc cutter were not really needed for this toy. He has no way to hold these extra accessories. I could give the guns to other characters in Joe lines that might need the extra weapons, but I hate breaking up the accessories that this guy came with. I'm afraid I'll forget what parts came with what toy, which is silly due to the fact that sites like yojoe.com which archive in photographic form what parts go with what action figure. I don't know, I'm a weird guy like that. 

Amazon has a listing for this toy here: 

G.I. Joe 30th Anniversary 3 3/4 Inch Action Figure Hazard Viper Toxin Specialist

I have our table setup for the Dallas Comic Con this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We are at table 197 on the ground floor. I didn't snag a good pic of the table to post, but look out for the Xenex the Bug Man banner and the Marvindog Media banner. I look forward to seeing all of the familiar faces and hopefully some new people stopping by to chat with us.

I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

I have all Xenex the Bug Man comic books available for print on demand. You can see that listing here on my store's tab for comic books. 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:

Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

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Action Figure Friday- G.I.Joe 25th Anniversary- Cobra Ninja Viper!

There are times when I speak volumes of how cool my wife is for catering to my toy collecting habit. This is one of those times. As a collector, I do struggle at times to get away from work and stacking projects in order to hunt down those wonderful little plastic wonders that I love so much. So, back in 2008, when I felt that the 25th anniversary Joe line was kind of coming to an end, I was always on the look out for some of the last waves of action figures that I really wanted. One of the last guys I got from that years wave was this Cobra Ninja Viper. Ever since I saw press footage of this ninja, I knew that I had to have him in my collection. And who wouldn't want him, he's a BA ninja! When this toy hit the shelves, I had been working like crazy. I never really got away from work, and when I was home, I was trying to catch up on my artwork. To make matters worst, I ended up sick, so I was truly unable to go out toy hunting. One night I get a call from my wife. She was asking who it was I was looking for on my Joe roster. She had found a Cobra Ninja Viper, and wanted to make sure that I had not already picked one up. When she presented me with this toy, I instantly started to feel loads better and with good reason, this guy is chocked full of goodies! He has a back pack, two swords, and uzi, a dagger, a rope bundle, a claw, a pair of sickles, and a stand! One cool thing about this guy, other than the fact that he is an awesome Cobra ninja, is that you can actually place all of these items on the figure and there is nothing left that he can't hold, so he does not break Jeff's action figure rule: Toy has no more accessories than the character can hold. 

  I am on the hunt for most of the ninjas from the 25th anniversary line. I feel that they would go well with this uber awesome character in my collection. There are some new ninjas that have made me do a second look in the new Retaliation toy line. As soon as I finally see the Retaliation line back on the shelves here, I might have to pick up a few new action figures! You see more pics of this toy here on yojoe.com. 

You can find this toy on Amazon here: GI Joe 25th Anniversary Cobra Ninja Viper Action Figure

I purchased a table for the Dallas Comic Con in May. I look forward to seeing all of the familiar faces and hopefully some new people stopping by to chat with us. 

I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

I have all Xenex the Bug Man comic books available for print on demand. You can see that listing here on my store's tab for comic books. 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows! And, be sure to give Jeff a hug. 

Taylor and Jeff: Action Figure Buddies for Life!

Action Figure Friday- G.I.Joe: Pursuit of Cobra: Alley Viper

When Hasbro started releasing new sculpt editions of the 80's G.I.Joe characters back in 2007, I was ecstatic! I have been a big fan of the original 3 3/4" line, and I knew that I would be a huge fan of this line. For the most part, the line delivered till it abruptly ended before putting out all of the characters from the 80's joe line-up and thus moving into the Rise of Cobra toy-line. Out of that original line-up, I really wanted an Alley Viper. He was one of my favorite action figures as a kid. Hasbro did release a version of him in the new sculpt in his original colors. Unfortunately, that version of Alley Viper came in a box set that I could never find. A few years later, I got another chance when Hasbro put out the Pursuit of Cobra line.  They dropped the bright orange and blue camo and gave a nice crimson and black paint job. For the most part, I really like the Pursuit of Cobra line. It was a nice move away from the weirdness of the Rise of Cobra Movie cutting the oversized spring loaded weapons out of the packaged action figure equation. Hasbro took many characters and gave them a bit of an updated futuristic look. My one complaint about this toy and many from this line is too much gear for each toy to carry. With this Alley Viper, the secondary helmet and gas mask are not needed and have no where to store on Alley Viper's gear.  Because I don't like having random parts, and weapons lying around, I have tried to attach all of his pieces to him while he is posed. It works ok, I guess. If you collected any figures from the modernized run of the  3 3/4" line, this is definitely one Cobra trooper you want in your ranks. He is a nice action figure with lots of articulation and detailing. Which brings me to my next question, "Hasbro, why are your G.I.Joe action figures for the Retaliation line so bad?"

You can find this action figure on Amazon.com: 

G.I.Joe Pursuit of Cobra 3 3/4 Inch Action Figure Alley Viper Cobra Urban Trooper

I do have a table for the Sci-Fi Expo on February 9-10th. I'll be there with some new work to sell,my pin-up girl posters, the newest issue of Xenex the Bug Man and custom toys. Jeff will be there with me selling some Marvindog media merchandise and taking toy memory recordings! Stop by, say,"hi", and show your support. I hope to see you there!

I have posted some new shirt designs in my Cafepress store. Head over to my Cafepress store and get a shirt or a couple! 

I have all Xenex the Bug Man comic books available for print on demand. You can see that listing here on my store's tab for comic books. 

Just to let you know all know, I am taking commissions. If you would like to commission me for original artwork, head over to the commissions tab in store to see how. 

If you have not heard about the Podcast called, "Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff", then it's time I let you know! Jeff and I are on the show where we talk about toys! (Go figure, I mean Go action figure!) Seems simple enough. We pick out a toy line to discuss in each show. We share our childhood memories, our favorite five, and talk about the one toy in the line that got away. Jeff talks about how he cherished his toys and I talk about how they ended up in the garden! The other two shows are The pilot episode, where Jeff and Josh Taylor break down the Pilot Episode in TV series, and The Loosely Based Podcast where Brynna and Jeff compare the book to the movie adaptation! The shows are great! If you are interested in what we got, go to Marvindogmedia.com  and give us a listen. You can subscribe to the shows on itunes and get up to date info on upcoming shows on facebook:
Talking Toys with Taylor and Jeff on facebook
The Loosely Based Podcast on facebook
The Pilot Episode on facebook

Give us a like! And, if you like what we have, be sure to tell your friends! We need your word of mouth to help us keep making shows!