OK, now for a proper introduction. I was first introduced to G.I. Joe in 1987. My first Joes were Falcon and Sneak Peak. Falcon remains my favorite. I played with G.I. Joe well into junior high school until the line was canceled in '94. I sold off most my collection in 1998 at a garage sale. Then in 2001 I bought the Major Bludd/Rock-Viper (He's Range-Viper to me!) pack and I've been a collector ever since. I first started posting on the Devil's Due forums as mAd HaTtEr2k. My brother and I both thought it was strange that Hasbro never made a figure named "Pit-Viper" so I started using it as my online name in the Joe Community. Later Hasbro of course produced a figure with that name. I like to think they stole the idea from me.

I got bored/annoyed with the Devil's Due forum and could no longer afford to purchase the comic book so I started frequenting the Toys News International forums where I continue to post regularly. Recently I started to read the YoJoe message boards more regularly and have returned to JoeDios.Com. I used to post here as simply "Pit Viper" but for some reason it won't let me do anything when I log into that account so from now on here I am "Pit Viper V2".

I recently moved into a HUGEGANTIC 19th Century apartment so I have all kinds of room to dedicate to my collection. I already have a Joe Room (glorified closet) but plan on turing a room in the back into a place where I can display a permanent diorama.