Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast

Talking Joe episode 128 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #283 Mark and Tim chat about issue of G.I. Joe ARAH # 283, released 16th June 2021, with the artist of the issue, Shannon “SL” Gallant. Questions asked and answered in this episode include; does mark remember to hit the record button, what sound effects does gunfire hitting an armoured table make, what is the origin of Zandar’s bandanna, how does...

Mark, Tim and Jay are talking Devils Due # 22-25 - a 4 parter called “The Last Stand” which (spoilers!) builds on issue 16 with the return of Serpentor! It is an oversized Talking Joe Podcast episode for an oversized arc! This is the Finale of the Josh Blaylock Era, but how does it stand up to scrutiny from the Talking joe team? We talk Green shirts, meaningful deaths, colouring, if Serpentor is a...

Talking Joe episode 126 GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #282 Mark and Tim discuss the latest issue, released that very week. Tim dials in all the way from California with a squawking friend for company. Is that a picture of Schrödinger's cat on Duke's mug? Does this issue feature the greatest letter ever printed? Where do our listeners listen to the Podcast? All these questions and more (and simultane...

TALKING JOE 125 - Disavowed Pt 9 – G.I. Joe 20-21 “Closure” Devils Due 2003. We are talking Devils Due Issues 20 & 21 , a 2 parter called “Closure” from 2003. Mark is joined by “A Real American” Tim Finn and our Disavowed correspondent, G.I. Jay Cordray The Devils Due episodes are fortnightly and will be sandwiched in-between the coverage of the present day ongoing IDW ARAH issues. In this episode...

This episode is best watched as a video - head on over to the Talking Joe YouTube channel to find it. Look for "Talking Joe - Sketch Book Chat - Episode 6 - Jon Thurmond's GI Joe art" https://youtu.be/wpOQkBFEuu4 Alternatively - a PDF with the art that we are looking at is saved here https://www.patreon.com/posts/52172899 Jon Thurmond joins Mark and Tim again and this time he is sharing a selectio...

In this episode Mark and Tim are talking to G.I. Joe comic book artist Netho Diaz – about his first introduction to comics and G.I. Joe, how he broke into comics, how he came to work on G.I. Joe, what it is like working with a script in a foreign language and whether he will return to G.I. Joe someday. Netho Diaz is an artist who has made a big impact on G.I. Joe in recent years, with penciler cre...

Bonus Episode! Total Action Force The Battle Years Kickstarter with Brian Hickey - originally broadcast as a TALKING JOE LIVESTREAM 30th May 2021 The audio levels aren't as level as they would normally be as this is the audio only version of the YouTube livestream. It is a very visual episode, so you may want to just watch the YouTube version which is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TClH-Wdse...

TALKING JOE 123 - Disavowed Pt 8 – G.I. Joe 17-19 “The Cabal” Devils Due 2003 We are recording the Devils Due shows with a small buffer to give us time to edit with slightly less deadline pressure. This was recorded Sat 8th May. TALKING JOE 223 - Disavowed Pt 8 – G.I. Joe 17-19 “The Cabal” Devils Due 2003. We discuss the Issues 17-19 - a 3 parter called “The Cabal” from 2003. Mark is joined by “A...

TALKING JOE 122 – ARAH 281 with Diana Davis. ALKING JOE episode 122. This episode Tim and Mark are discussing G.I. Joe ARAH 281 (Released 12thMay 2021) with special guest Diana Davis. We have split this week’s episode into two parts. In Part 1 we chat with GI Joe Research specialist Diana Davis about her background and role in the GI Joe comics team, before we dig into the details of issue 281 in...

We have split this week’s episode into two parts. In Part 1 we chat with GI Joe Research specialist Diana Davis, codename “Wavewench” before we dig into the details of issue 281 in part 2. GI Joe Fan, and curator of the gallery of Duke. Diana lives in California, with husband Cullen, a pair of bulldogs, and a Lifesize mannequin of Duke. We talk dog doorbells, Wild Weasels, what’s so special about...

TALKING JOE 221 - Disavowed Pt 7 We discuss the #16 one part story “the family” from Devil’s Due/ Image in 2003. Mark is joined by “A Real American” Tim Finn and our Disavowed correspondent, G.I. Jay Cordray The Devils Due episodes are fortnightly and will be sandwiched in-between the coverage of the present day ongoing IDW ARAH issues. In this episode… we look at Tim Seeley’s initial outing as an...

TALKING JOE 120 – ARAH 280 with artist Ron Joseph. This episode we are discussing G.I. Joe ARAH 280 (April 2021) "Untold Tales" Part 5! Bespectacled, beautiful, brilliant, and bombastic! BEWARE! The Baroness bewitches in the final untold tale from Living Legend Larry Hama, alongside returning G.I. Joe: ARAH artist Ron Joseph! Joining us is comic book artist, Friday 13th fan, and Wearer of unorthod...

TALKING JOE 119 - Disavowed Pt 6 We discuss the 2 parter “Homecoming” from GI Joe #14-15 from Devil’s Due/ Image in 2003. Mark is joined by “A Real American” Tim Finn and our Disavowed correspondent, G.I. Jay Cordray. The Devils Due episodes are fortnightly and will be sandwiched in-between the coverage of the present day ongoing IDW ARAH issues. In this episode, we hang out with some of our favou...

Mark And Tm discuss ARAH 279 with the artist of the book, Alex Sanchez! Alex “Ironhed” Sanchez is a comcs artist based in NYC. He has recently been working on work on Pademica for IDW, and previous works have included Battlestar Galactica for Dynamite, Katana and JSA classified for DC comics, Star Wars the Old Republic for Dark Horse. He is also a cos host on the Infinity Equation podcast, a toy e...

TALKING JOE 117 - Disavowed Pt 5 We discuss We discuss GI Joe #10-13 “Malfunction” Pt 1-4, from Devil’s Due/ Image in 2002. Mark is joined by “A Real American” Tim Finn and our Disavowed correspondent, G.I. Jay Cordray The Devils Due episodes are fortnightly and will be sandwiched in-between the coverage of the present day ongoing IDW ARAH issues. In this episode, we ramp things up a gear as we co...

We discuss GI Joe #6-9 “Reckonings” Pt 1-4, from Devil’s Due/ Image in 2002. Mark is joined by “A Real American” Tim Finn and our Disavowed correspondent, G.I. Jay Cordray The Devils Due episodes are fortnightly and will be sandwiched in-between the coverage of the present day ongoing IDW ARAH issues and other special episodes. In this Podcast, discuss the return of classic GI Joe artist Mike Zeck...

This episode is best watched as a video - head on over to the Talking Joe YouTube channel to find it. Look for "Talking Joe - Sketch Book Chat - Episode 2" https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxpXId3BqXZkX9xSiQ44qYb-31qLqTNif Links to the images are included below if you want to look at them alongside the audio only podcast. Mark is joined by Tim, Chief and Chris as we take a look at the origin...

TALKING JOE 115 - Disavowed Pt 3 We discuss GI Joe # 5, from Devil’s Due/ Image and Battlefiles # 1- 3 released in 2002. Mark is joined by “A Real American” Tim Finn and our Disavowed correspondent, G.I. Jay Cordray. The Devils Due episodes are fortnightly and will be sandwiched in-between the coverage of the present day ongoing IDW ARAH issues. In this episode, we look at the one shot issue 5 wit...

Mark & Tim discuss ARAH 278 Part 3 of “Untold Tales” – in which a team of Artic Joe specialists battle Cobra in the frozen wastes of Frusenland. Mark and Tim are joined by special guest “Dapper” Dan Schoening, the artist of this issue. We talk about his job at Toys R Us, his background in animation and the process of working on this issue. Our chat covers the “animation style” art in this issue, w...

We discuss GI Joe # 2-4, the final parts of the opening “Reinstated” arc from Devil’s Due/ Image, released in 2001/ 2002. Mark is joined by “A Real American” Tim Finn once more, and also by our Disavowed correspondent, G.I. Jay Cordray. The Devils Due episodes are fortnightly and will be sandwiched in-between the coverage of the present day ongoing IDW ARAH issues. In this episode, we talk about h...

Mark & Tim discuss ARAH 277, A Law & Order spotlight in Part 2 of “Untold Tales”. Mark is again joined by Tim Finn ( author of “A Real American Book” ) on his 3rd outing as co-host. We talk Hub Comics renovation, all the thousands of listeners we will have now that Tim has told Facebook, we go deep on the Cover Gallery, Brian Shearer’s art, Tim gets big into light sources and lettering covering up...

It’s one small step for 3 presenters, and one giant leap for a podcast as we move on to the Devils Due era of G.I. Joe and discuss GI Joe # 1 from Devil’s Due/ Image, released in September 2001. Mark is joined by “A Real American” Tim Finn once more, but also joined by BRAND NEW TALKING JOE CREW MEMBER G.I. Jay who will be rounding out the Trio for our ongoing coverage of the Disavowed era. The De...

Some choice offcuts that didn’t make it into the main show. Mark talks about his custom bound ARAH hard covers, we go inside Mark’s mind as he talks about actually getting some exercise in a locked down world, and Tim weighs in with his opinions on Snake Hunt.

We discuss ARAH 276 , the first part in the stand alone “Untold Tales” in this all new, all different (ok - partly new, partly different) episode. We say farewell for now to The Chief, but a big hello to new co-presenter Tim Finn, author of “A Real American Book”. We talk variant covers, how Gung Ho should NOT be sent on artic missions as well as unveiling a brand new feature, INUEN-JOE!

Chief and Mark play the complete Jingles and Songs from the Chief and Mark Talking Joe era (eps 91 to 109) with a little bit of chat in between! Listing; GI Joe the movie inspired show intro Inside chief’s mind Soap Box Romany Gypsy curse Action Figure fiasco Kids With Toys Ninja Before Christmas (Thomas) Comic Talk mark Error Detected Explain this Give it a no prize (Niko B - Who's That What's Th...