Ted Jacobson aka Skinny grew up watching and reading G.I. Joe since 1982 ... and never stopped. An active member of the G.I. Joe Community, he has contributed to several websites including Yojoe.com, 3Djoes.com & movie reviews on Serpentor’s Lair & even a few books about G.I. Joe media and conventions. Ted also dabbles in film making, one of his most popular films was a parody of Hard Knock Life called “It’s a Dreadnok Life” using customized puppets he dubbed “Mupnoks”. He worked with comic book artist Robert Atkins on a motion comic, in addition he has worked with Brandon McKinney, who storyboarded G.I. Joe Renegades on an additional motion comic. The penultimate however was working with local actors to produce a motion comic of "Shakedown" in Marvel Comics G.I. JOE: A REAL AMERICAN HERO #34.