G.I. Joe Collector’s Club: Kindle Worlds Author Interview
Shortly after “G.I. Joe: Scourge of the Amazon” came out, I was contacted by writer Troy Osgood to talk about G.I. Joe and my story […]
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G.I. Joe: Cobra Steals. They Steal a Lot!
We all know that Cobra is a ruthless terrorist organization determined to rule the world, but what may not be so obvious is that they […]
Hey G.I. Joe, Give the Ocean Back to Battleship
The most-neglected aspect of the G.I. Joe universe is the part of the military that focuses on naval warfare. It makes sense, too. From a […]
Joining up with a G.I. Joe podcast
I had an opportunity to be part of the G.I. Joe podcast created by the folks at the GI Joe Rec Room, a Facebook discussion […]
Sgt. Flash: Star of G.I. Joe Kindle Worlds
It’s official! I’m proud to announce the publication of my first G.I. Joe Kindle Worlds novella. The piece, which is about 43,000 words long, was a real […]
The Challenge of G.I. Joe: How you can make sense of the G.I. Joe franchise
Let’s suppose Hasbro, the makers of G.I. Joe called up Comics on the Brain and said, “Hey, Cee-oh-tee-Bee, we noticed that you seem to really […]
Twitter reviews: Avengers, Aquaman, Hulk, Essex County, Teen Titans, Punisher, Green Arrow, Land of Oz, Booster Gold and G.I. Joe
I review comics on Twitter at twitter.com/johnsimcoe. Here are the January through June 2009 reviews! Hulk Nos. 7-9 (Nov 08-Jan 09): Enjoyable stuff, but its […]
Twitter Reviews: Superman, Supergirl, Buck Rogers, Gettysburg, Werewolves, Red Sonja, Hot Shot Hamish, Doc Savage
I review comics on Twitter at twitter.com/johnsimcoe. Here are the July 2009 through April 2010 reviews! Daydreamers No.1 (Aug 97): Playful romp into Marvel Universe […]
G.I. Joe’s Ode to the Laser Trooper
Sung to the tune of Ballad of the Green Berets comes … G.I. JOE’S ODE TO THE LASER TROOPER Cobra’s soldiers in Flash’s eye The […]
Top 10 Dumbest G.I. Joe Code Names
If you follow this blog at all, you’ll know CotB is quite a fan of the G.I. Joe toy line and its associated properties. We collect G.I. […]
Truth, Justice and Captain Ray
The 1980s was a huge time for action figures. Star Wars kicked off the trend. G.I. Joe, He-Man and the Transformers followed and were huge […]
Wanna join Cobra? Talk to Foxhunt!
While I’m not exactly a pro-level artist or anything, I love to draw. I try to draw — or at least doodle — every day. […]
The Corps! — Your G.I. Joe substitute for the evening
Years ago, I came to realize that I really liked “G.I. Joe” a lot more than I liked “Transformers.” This was a monumental shift in […]
Get in the scene with G.I. Joe vs. Cobra
Lately, I’ve been hanging around at YoJoe.com, where I’ve been checking out all the new G.I. Joe merchandise coming out and waxing nostalgic about all […]
G.I. Joe digs in with Grotto
After making Amberjack the other day, I kept on working with the JoeCustoms File Card Creator. This time I made up a cave explorer, rescuer […]
Dive into G.I. Joe with Amberjack
One of my (many) favorite things to do is to come up with new characters. Mostly, I love creating superheroes, in fact I’ve got a […]
Going hyper for G.I. Joe’s Wiseguy
If you were a kid in the 1980s, you were sure to own a few of the books called “Pick A Paths,” “Choose Your Own […]
No G.I. joke: Live-action G.I. Joe is coming
After yesterday’s excitement about the upcoming Indiana Jones movie, I’m equally excited today with recent casting news for “G.I. Joe,” which is set for release […]
Toy Soldiers: Bring on the bad guys!
When I was a youngster, I had plenty of action figures. The thing was that there never seemed to be enough bad guys. In my […]
Who is this Ice Cream Soldier, and why is he fighting Cobra and Nazis?
I just read the Sgt. Rock graphic novel by Kubert and that “100 Bullets” guy whose name I can’t spell.Anyway, this is the first time […]