By Jonathan Alexandratos

“I had the original!” I am sure my Hasbro tour guide did not appreciate me exclaiming that and insistently walking over to Overkill, look-don’t-touch be damned, but here we are.

I guess this is good, for us ’90s kids. Our figures are starting to emerge into the 6-inch size, which probably means we should take our back meds.

The Classified Series is a polarizing one, with collectors both excited about the articulation, detail, and scale, and others offloading collections bringing down their price at least at my local toy shop. But wherever you fall, if you’re even the remotest of Joe fan, there’s likely something in there for you.