The Blot has been waiting to talk about this particular vinyl figure for a while now. kaNO’s Moneygrip is a really unique platform and I have absolutely loved all of the line’s different colorways. Even the customs I’ve seen have blown me away, and that’s really saying something because the Moneygrip platform is somewhat limiting as to surface space. But the best Moneygrip I’ve ever seen is a production piece entitled Stealth Moneygrip.
Why you might ask is the Stealth Moneygrip so damn cool? Because the Stealth colorway is based on the greatest arms dealer the world has ever know, Destro. kaNO has taken the coolest Cobra villain of them all and transformed him perfectly into a Moneygrip. It’s all there, the shiny metallic head, the all black outfit and even the pimp 70’s style popped out red collar. The only thing the character is missing is Destro’s signature ruby red pendant.
Ok, I know some readers might balk at my inclusion of the Moneygrip Stealth colorway into The Blot’s Comic Book Inspired Colorways Week, but to me G.I. Joe is a comic book property. While G.I. Joe obviously started as just a toy line, in the 80’s the Real American Hero toy line evolved into so much more (including a successful cartoon and a popular, long running comic book series). In fact, even after the cartoons were canceled and the toy lines became almost non-existent, it was the comic book lines from Marvel, Image and Devil’s Due that kept the property alive. Therefore, I am proud to include this Destro tribute colorway as part of this week long feature.
All of kaNO’s Moneygrip designer vinyl figures stand 5 inches tall. The OG Moneygrip retails for around $50 and is limited to just 250 pieces, while the Stealth Moneygrip retails for between $45 to $55 dollars and has a limited run of just 100 figures.