Book Review: Collecting the Art of G.I.Joe Volume 6: 1993-1994 [FINALE]

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The final instalment of the spectacular 3D Joes' series of classic G.I. Joe artwork.
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[@cianocarroll9527]

04:11 In case you didn't know, or hadn't mentioned it, that artwork is from the 1988 European product catalogue. That year mostly focused on what was released in the US in 86. By then Duke had been discontinued, You might also have noticed that Lowlight is missing - the orignal Lowlight didn't get an official release in Europe (although grey market / imported figures did appear in some shops)_

[@cowpuddles4851]

Man these books are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing, Michael!

[@classicactionfigures3454]

These books are awesome. I have the first four volumes.I can't recommend these enough. I also had the pleasure of meeting the creator and he's a super chill and awesome dude. If you are a Joe fan make sure to check out 3DJoes !

[@stevenamendola2816]

So cool seeing old toys I had from the 90s thanks man

[@agnethaladuff8559]

This is an awesome review of the book, you have such awesome G.I. Joe books and toys.

[@guitarfan84]

really enjoyed this series of book reviews. Appreciate all you're doing to keep these pop culture icons in our hearts and minds. thanks Michael

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks! It was fun going through them. Yo Joe!

[@igniscycles2658]

Boy, talk about a beloved franchise that went off the rails! I remember when the "Knight Creeper" figure came out not long after that character they lost all grounding in reality and I wasn't interested anymore. Thanks for sharing, takes me back.

[@OldManTheseDays]

Excellent video, almost bummed they’ve concluded! 😉. I like the analogy of the books as being a “journey”. Kind of an easy way to turn back the clock while flipping the pages.

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks! I'm looking forward to flipping through these again and again. Carson proves my theory that time travel is possible if you care enough. These are the best collected toy art books out there.

[@dexx600]

Born in 1976 I had the Cobra Water Moccasin with Copperhead, Zartan and the Chameleon, Snowcat with Frostbite, Sky Striker with Ace, and the Killer W.H.A.L.E. with Cutter, Bridgelayer with Tollbooth, Airborne, Roadblock, Storm Shadow, Tripwire, Ripcord, Major Bludd, Scrap Iron, Flint, Footloose, Spirit, The Crimson Twins: Tomax & Xamot, Blowtorch, Snow Job and Snake-Eyes and Timber (1985)

[@tacobellalugosi2527]

hecks yeah the art i really what drew me to a figure or what not as a kid . man i miss my childhood .

[@drozwalker9]

Thank you for this wonderful adventure featuring the artwork of GI JOE. I didn't collect this series of figures but did see them quite a bit on shelves and pegs while working at Toys R US.

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks Droz! You got to work at Toys R Us? Lucky! :D

[@drozwalker9]

@@MichaelMercy Yes I did, from 2002 to 2004 before taking up a full time job with decent benefits at the time. Working on the merch crew was a ton of fun but the holiday seasons were hectic!

[@JoeMotionVideos82]

Beautiful!

[@tycondrius23]

nice , as far as I'm aware Battle corp was the name for the basic military line where the other lines had the sub-team headings. I really liked that 94 bludd I had him a while back and even though his colours are garish he had one cool thing on him . his right arm had a hidden spike/blade in it. when you bend the elbow it would reveal the blade. it is interesting that a lot of the 94 card art was reused but the figure colours where changed , and you are Right the Hall Of Fame stuff is all the 12" things. I have that massive Jeep its was also known as the Action Man 4X4 in the 90's too. I had the version of stalker you liked but mine had bright neon yellow on him but I dubbed him Bolt Neck Stalker because if you look closely at the figure his neck has strange ridges on it. I think it was meant to be part of the uniform but it was never painted so he has a weird skin color bolt neck lol.

[@nils920]

Mr Michael Mercy, I have a confession to make: I've never really been much of a GI Joe fan. A lot of it has to be I was born in 1989 waaaaaaaay long after the end of the Sunbow cartoon, but also I live in Sweden and here military toys are frowned upon for being "violent" and most of all "glamorizing war". But these books, all of these artwork that went in to this toyline is AMAZING! And I'm saying this as someone who never saw any of that in toy stores AT ALL!

[@MichaelMercy]

Glad to hear it. Yo Joe! :D

[@Backwoods78]

On the guy named Gristle. I would say he's a Cobra. I noticed the background colors are red for Cobra's and blue for Joe's.

[@actionfigureplus]

Right on man awesome video! Loving your content! A friend from Canada! New to your channel!

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks!

[@actionfigureplus]

@@MichaelMercy you're welcome amazing collection throughout everything!

[@fantasticmatic956]

I had the HOF Rhino in the 12 inch line, but in the UK it was called action man. So sad the art books r finished, maybe he will do the 25th Joes

[@johnfunkhauser8201]

That headhunter stormtrooper is awesome.

[@bombyouup62]

Just realized i had alot of these. I always liked characters with masks. Watching this i saw Law, Headhunter Stormtrooper, Iceberg, etc.

[@dkres82]

Mega Marines came with play dough to and molds to make armor. That’s what’s in the little tub.

[@retrogc77]

As usual another great video. I had also tapped out at this point with gi joe. The outer space and neon colors just turned me off. After watching this video though I have gained an appreciation for them. Some of them anyway ☺

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks!

[@cronocomics]

Kids in the 90's should have felt the same thrill as we did in the 80's, I was out of G.I. Joe by the time but for sure if I had been a kid then, my toy choice would have been G.I. Joe.

[@miketaylor7198]

Nice thanks for sharing these are very nice

[@theronmitchell3073]

With all the ninja force, you'd think they would have done another jinx...

[@MichaelMercy]

My thoughts exactly.

[@danielherrin]

I wonder what a complete mint in box GIJoe collection looks like?

[@jayk9435]

Gracias, genial !!!!

[@elcowabungahe-man6156]

Blackstar 🤔more vacation time😁

[@dalesanteford7432]

The last book reviewing for GI Joe I had all these that's what my grandmother and grandfather gave me or my mother and father we're going to Toys R Us or Kmart with my brothers I didn't like when GI Joe left cuz I really enjoyed that toy line

[@littlewookiee7780]

Very bright colours indeed 😎when did camouflage go out of fashion ??? 🤔

[@MichaelMercy]

Glad to see it coming back in style now though. :D

[@Romin.777]

Cool Allthough my focus is on Palitoys ActionMan and Schildkröt ActionTeam i decided to start collecting modern Hasbro ActionMan too. (Lot of overlap) That Motorcycle "Strike Cycle" wich fires foam rockets was also released as a Modern Action Man vehicle but in black with orange decals. I have it. :)) Also owned the Baracuda years ago but got rid of it.. regret it now, i probably will never find one again for 2 dollars.. ;)) I would love to have these books. :))

[@nicoraidho5380]

Hypnotic🤩

[@TheYoungDoctor]

Being English it's nice to see Action Force represented in the book.

[@MichaelMercy]

Yo Force! :D

[@peterang78]

When you going to do the 1986 gi Joe line?

[@MichaelMercy]

Pretty soon.

[@goodfella2967]

Flint reminds me of Barny Ross

[@shawnmckenzie9861]

How much do they cost??

[@j.rivera6402]

Totally agree. The colors were too much. And the Star Brigade figures were lame.

[@ScarecrOmega]

I was done with GI Joe by this time, Zartan looks terrible here, they ruined his iconic look. Thanks for sharing these books, they are blast from the past.