Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast

Mark, Tim & Jay are talking G.I. Joe Frontline #17-18 in our ongoing look at the “Disavowed” Devils Due era. I've split this recording into two, so this ep is just #17 - the Beachhead spotlight issue as he takes some Greenshirt noobs on a training mission, makes them do some push ups and clean the barracks with a potato. #17 “training day” – Nov 2003 Creative Team Story: Paul Jenkins, Pencils: Tim...

Kewber Baal - Behind the scenes on GI Joe 288 Mark and Tim chat with the Kewber Baal, the artist of the latest issue of G.I. Joe (ARAH # 288 released 8th December 2021) . We talk about how he broke into comics, his background with GI Joe, how he found his way to working on this book, deadline pressures, his drawing techniques, and how he approached some of the thorny issues in this book - drawing...

Mark, Tim & Jay are talking G.I. Joe Frontline #16 “security” in our ongoing look at the “Disavowed” Devils Due era. It's not our favourite issue, but it is FASCINATING. Listen in to find out why! Creative Team Story: Will Wilson and Cory Mitchel with Brandon Jerwa (script polishing) Pencils: Eddy Barrows, Inks: Lynx Studios, Colors: Lynx Studios, Letters: Dreamer Design, Graphic Design: Mike Nort...

TJ 139 - Disavowed Part 15 - G.I. Joe: Front Line #15 “going home” Mark, Tim & Jay are talking G.I. Joe Frontline #15 in our ongoing look at the “Disavowed” Devils Due era with this single issue focussing on Stalker. As Stalker returns home we talk button eyes, coffee steam sculpures, an artist with a fear of drawing background, and Mark speculates that Stalker earns his codename as he gets a bit...

TALKING JOE 138 PART 2 - G.I. JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #287 "THE NEWBIES" WITH ARTIST BILLY PENN Youtube episode here: https://youtu.be/R-x3OxKiidI Mark and Tim continue our chat about issue of G.I. Joe ARAH # 287, released 10th November and we joined by the artist of the book Billy Penn! It is a chat so epic that we had to split it in two! Part 1 gives Billys GI Joe origins story & the behind the...

Talking Joe episode 138 Part 1 G.I. JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #287 YouTube video of audio with pictures https://youtu.be/6VYeWLx2WVs Mark and Tim chat about issue of G.I. Joe ARAH # 286, released 10th November and we joined by the artist of the book Billy Penn! It is a chat so epic that we had to split it in two! Part 1 gives Billys GI Joe origins story & the behind the scenes tale on how 287 was m...

TJ 137 Part 2 - Disavowed - Frontline 11-14 History Repeating with guest Brandon Jerwa Mark, Tim Finn & Jay Cordray continue our ongoing look at the “Disavowed” era, with a deep dive look at G.I. Joe Frontline #11-14 “History Repeating” (Devils Due 2003) and we are joined by non other than G.I. Joe writer of this arc, Brandon Jerwa! Last week, In Part 1, History repeats itself as Brandon told us h...

TJ 137 Part 1 - Disavowed - Brandon Jerwa Interview - Repeating History As Mark, Tim & Jay continue our ongoing look at the “Disavowed” Devils Due era, we are joined as by non other than G.I. Joe writer of this arc, Brandon Jerwa! This was a really fun episode to record and is split into two parts - an initial chat followed up by deep dive into the Frontline issues. Audio podcasts on usual podcatc...

G.I. Joe #21 Silent Interlude - Gene Park's original art collection - Talking Joe - Sketch Book Chat - Episode 12 Note: PDF of the original art is available for download at the Talking Joe Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/posts/57511735 In terms of GI Joe art - does it get any bigger? Mark and Tim are joined by Gene Park, the original comic art collector who has the complete issue 21 in his co...

TJ 136 - Disavowed – G.I. Joe Frontline #9-10 “Family History” (Devils Due 2003) Mark, Tim and Jay are talking G.I. Joe Frontline #9-10 in ongoing look at the “Disavowed” Devils Due era of G.I. Joe comics. Questions asked; Is the artist the write choice for this particular story, how hold is Zanya actually supposed to be, are you only a real man if you drink from a fur edged beer tankard, who does...

Ian Kennedy & Art of Roboskull Mk II Video available on Youtube: https://youtu.be/g437FURWKVc Mark's worlds collided when his pal Ian Kennedy was commissioned to paint the illustration for the box art for the new a toy that reinvents the classic Roboskull - the iconic Red Shadow vehicle from his favourite toy line and comic! So of course he had to record a show about it. Mark catches up with Head...

New Podcast! Audio Only version of Sketch Book Chat - Episode 11 - Mark's GI Joe theme sketch book This is the audio only version of the show originally as a video livestream on YouTube and Facebook. It's been discussed in hushed tones of mystery, but now, finally at last, Mark shares his GI Joe themed sketch book! Mark is joined by friends of the show Tim Finn Jon Thurmond and Shane Simek as we l...

TJ 135 - Disavowed – G.I. Joe Frontline #5-8 “ICEBOUND” (Devils Due 2003) Mark & Tim are talking G.I. Joe Frontline #5-8 “Icebound” in our ongoing look at the “Disavowed” Devils Due era. This week our special guest is non other than writer of this arc, Dan Jolley! https://youtu.be/a5nOnPhH9AE Dan started writing professionally at age 19 and has worked in comics for most of the major American publi...

Talking Joe episode 134 G.I. JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #286 Mark and Tim chat about issue of G.I. Joe ARAH # 286, released 22nd Sep 2021 and we are joined by the artist of the book Andrew Lee Griffith! Andrew is an American comic book artist but is often found in based in Cusco, Peru where his wife is from. Andrew might be best known for his variant cover for Jem and the Holograms, but has also wor...

TALKING JOE 133 - Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins review / discussion Mark, Tim and Jay finally get together to discuss Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins. What do we think? Tune in to find out! This podcast is spoiler heavy - you have been warned! This episode will also be published to youtube - but without lots of extra visual content. 💫Talking Joe links💫 Talking Joe Website https://www.talkingjoe.co.u...

TJ 132 - Disavowed – G.I. Joe Frontline #1-4 “The Mission That Never Was” (Devils Due 2002) YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/WGAhXVQn1P8 Mark, Tim and Jay are talking G.I. Joe Frontline #1-4 in the 12thof our “Disavowed” episodes that look at the Devils Due era. This arc marks the comeback from Larry Hama to GI Joe after about 8 years away - and Tim cannot wait to discuss them because they are frea...

Talking Joe episode 131 G.I. JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #285 After a bit of a summer break and some original art eps we are back back back baby! Mark and Tim Finn chat about issue of G.I. Joe ARAH # 285, released 11th August 2021. Podcast links over at https://talkingjoe.co.uk/ YouTube link over at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxpXId3BqXZlHwF8K5OJIxPY_Ba1iguDr Questions asked and answered...

Paul Joined Mark and Jay to show some of his original art collection. We feature some extra edited in Tim Finn too. A post with PDF of the images we looked at is here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/paul-ference-art-55063802 His CAF page with more is here https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerydetail.asp?gcat=13319 Original YouTube video is here: https://youtu.be/0iYrvE5T5tY An edited version with add...

Today's podcast - from the Video vaults but first time available as an audio only podcast, it is Talking Joe - Sketch Book Chat - Episode 3 - The GI Joe art collection of The Full Force - A fancast about the world of Action Force & GI Joe Chris "Diagnostik80" McLeod joins Mark and guests Tim, Jay & 1st appearance on the show from Jon Thurmond as we take a look at Chris' GI Joe original art and rar...

Shane Simeck, the owner of one of the most impressive collections of GI Joe sketches and commissions, joins Talking Joe to share some examples from his sketch book collection. Jon Thurmond returns to the show to join Mark and Tim . This was recorded as a live stream with comments enabled for sharing with us as we stream. The YouTube link with all the art being discussed is on screen here: https://...

Mark is joined by a collection of friends of the show to look back over the first 25 issues of the GI Joe "Disavowed" Devils Due era 2001-2003, and dish out some Golden Joe awards, aka Golden Stormies. This was originally presented as a LiveStream, with comments coming in from viewers watching Live. Link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rm8300L1RY&t=1672s Best Cover Best new Toy tie in Best...

Talking Joe episode 130 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #284 Mark and Tim and special guest Chuck, chat about issue of G.I. Joe ARAH # 284, released 14th June 2021. “Chuck X Goren”, the man behind the Option38.com website which has exhaustive reviews of the Larry Hama G.I. Joe series. Questions asked and answered in this episode include; what is the actual murder by assassination referred to in the ti...

In this episode our very special guest is Josh Blaylock, Founder and publisher of Devils Due Comics, writer of GI Joe 1-25 and the 2003 GI Joe Vs Transformers crossover, Dreadnoks Declassified, Asrashikage showdown. Beyond the world of GI Joe, Josh has been involved in the creation of many more comics including - Mercy Sparx, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Freshman Force, Barack the Barbarian, t...

Mark, Tim and Jay are talking G.I. Joe vs Transformers (Devils Due 2003) in the 11th of our “Disavowed” episodes that look at the Devils Due era. This series coincides with writer Josh Blaylock’s run on the series concluding - are there parallels to be made with his work in the main series? Questions asked; Is a new universe a good idea? What do we think of the nuclear treat in the story? What mak...

Presented here is an audio only version of the Diana Davis YouTube live stream available here https://youtu.be/xKSPsGsoX7c A PDF of the images is available on the Talking Joe Patreon page should you wish to look at the images while listening to the audio only show. https://www.patreon.com/posts/53226171 This post will be visible to Patreon subscribers for a while before it is made public Talking J...