Headman Profile
Saturday, January 4, 2025
1992 Headman - Around The Web
Headman is one of those figures that was hated for many years. But, over time, his quality has shone through and he is now an accepted Cobra villain. The figure's sculpt is good and matches his purpose. Sure, he's still a little Hamburglar-y. But, in the context of 1990's Joe villains, that's fine. So, here's a bit of content featuring the 1992 Headman. Check it out.
Headman Profile
Headman Profile
Wednesday, January 1, 2025
The Top 10 - 2024
So, here is the top 10 most viewed pages on the site for 2024. The main takeaway is that Cobra Commander is always popular. (Different photos of him made up 2 of my top 9 Instagram photos, too.) People also like to read about terrible vintage figures: especially from 1987. Posts made in the first half of the year dominate the most viewed. Traffic really fell off in the second half. But, big social media sites now deliberately throttle posts with links to outside websites. So, that limits who can see any promotion I do. But, there were still 260,000+ pageviews and over 600 comments left last year. So, that's really cool.
2023 Failsafe - 1008 Page Views
This 1 year retrospective of the Skystriker Haslab garnered a lot of views. There was some good discussion on him, too. In short, Fail Safe is an ok figure that works in the context of post vintage ARAH style releases. But, the Skystriker has also fizzled out on the secondary market: largely due to oversaturation and the general banality of the figures.
1984 Hooded Cobra Commander - Around The Web - 999 Page Views
The first Cobra Commander on this list. Around the Web features tend to do about 1/2 the traffic of profiles. But, this one exploded. Cobra Commander is awesome and this iconic look got attention.
2024 O-Ring Ghostbusters Debut - 686 Page Views
These figures were a complete surprise. Reaction to them was overwhelmingly positive. The figures have just started shipping in recent weeks. I'm hoping to get a set to profile at some point in 2025.
Raptor is a terrible figure. Larry Hama made sour lemonade out of lemons, though, and got him a more memorable run in the comic than the figure certainly deserved.
Taurus benefits from his 1987 release year and association with Sgt. Slaughter from the cartoon. So, a poorly designed (but well sculpted!) figure has its fans.
2004 Night Force Short Fuse - 478 Page Views
Another theme is that figures from the 2000's tend to do fairly well when it comes to views. Night Force is a collector friendly theme. And, Short Fuse is uses a great mold.
2005 Clear Cobra Commander - 477 Page Views
The second Cobra Commander on the list is also a 2000's era figure. This clear figure is a gimmick that works.
1985 Snake Eyes - 454 Page Views
The 1985 Snake Eyes might be the best figure in the Joe line. And, this was my 25th Anniversary profile.
Rarities - 1986 Promotional Poster - 429 Page Views
This promo from 1986 is full of pre-production figures. That's one of the most popular years of Joe figures. And, it was my most view Rarities post of 2024.
1994 Star Brigade Sci Fi - 420 Page Views
Star Brigade (and 1990's figures in general) have gotten more popular in recent years. I'm going to revisit my favorite figure from the subset in 2025. Need to get some pics of him!
We'll see what 2025 brings. We should see some decent Super7 figures. (Unless their venture capital overlords do them in first.) Black Major has some amazing stuff coming and is always good for a few surprises. LadyJayeToys has teased some Jinx and Pilot Scarlett/Ace figures, too. So, there should be a lot happening in the world. What resonates is always surprising, though. So, it will be fun to see what captures your attention next year.
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