Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast

Talking Joe 209 - Spy Hunter & Paper Boy review - For Cobra Convergence 7 - The Best Hama Joe comic you've never heard of! Its the annual fan Cobra Convergence 7 where across the month Joe fan creators share new content! And the loose theme this year is spies, so what better tie in than to look at an unknown but GREAT comic from GI Joe Legend Larry Hama with the name SPYHUNTER in the tittle! Find...

Talking Joe Ep 208 Void Arrival - Void Rivals #1 review Skybound June 2023 with guest Josh Eggebeen This episode was recorded with video so it is relatively visual - particularly on the cover gallery section. The YouTube link is here https://youtu.be/snu2AMOZjq4 However it should still work as audio only. If you are listening audio only let me know what you think. Mark and Tim talk about Void riva...

TALKING JOE 207 - IMAGE/SKYBOUND G.I. JOE COMICS NEWS DISCUSSION - SPOILERS! TALKING FORCE SPECIAL! Welcome to this Full Force and Talking Joe crossover event special TALKING FORCE LIVE, with Christopher McLeod AKA #Diagnostik80 and of course Talking Joe’s very own Mark ! We will be breaking down all the recent comic news surrounding Image/Skybound, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Void Rivals and A Real A...

Talking Joe 206 - Disavowed - G.I. Joe America's Elite # 1 - 4 (2005) Mark and Tim are continuing their look at the Disavowed era with G.I.Joe America's Elite # 1 - 4 (Devils Due July-October 2005) , the first arc of the Joe Casey run For those reading along, this is collected in 2006 Americas Elite TPB 1 “The Newest War (0-5) or2013 TPB Americas Elite vol 1 from IDW 0-6 It's the return of some cl...

TALKING JOE 203 - DISAVOWED - AMERICA'S ELITE! #0 “The Newest War” (Devils Due June 2005) YouTube: https://youtu.be/MHgnMgEuQm0 It's the start of an all new era of Talking Joe Disavowed - we have concluded the first phase of the Devils Due era with GI Joe #43 and the end of the Brandon Jerwa era, and

Talking Joe talks to Sam Moore AKA "Ugly Ink" - The Traveller's Guide to Flogoria interview Video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2c3nFK7sR0 Sam Moore is the creator of a new comic - The Traveller's Guide to Flogoria - a sci fi fantasy comic from Scout comics out soon. We talk about Sam's love for GI joe, the collection he keeps in his studio, and how the influence of GI Joe has inspired...

TALKING JOE 203 - DISAVOWED - ARASHIKAGE SHOWDOWN - WITH JOSH BLAYLOCK Mark and Tim continuing their look at the GI Disavowed era with Arashikage Showdown (Devils Due May 2005) , and Josh Blaylock stops by to contribute some recollections. It's an unusual book format in this week's review being Digest sized, 5 inches by 7.5 inches, black and white, 122 pages. Story: Josh Blaylock, Art: Chris Lie,...

TALKING JOE 202 - DISAVOWED - SNAKE EYES DECLASSIFIED 2-6 DEVILS DUE 2005 Mark & Tim are finishing* their look at the Brandon Jerwa era of GI Disavowed era with Snake Eyes: Declassified issues 2-6 (Devils Due Sep 2005 -Jan 2006) *But we are hoping to speak to Brandon at some point in the future! Creative Team Story: Brandon Jerwa Pencils: Emiliano Santalucia & Robert Atkins Colors: John Rauch & Ja...

TALKING JOE 201 - DISAVOWED - Snake Eyes Declassified 1 DEVILS DUE 2005 Snake Eyes Declassified Mark and Tim are in a shark cage as they continue their deep dive look at the Brandon Jerwa era of G.I. Joe Disavowed with Snake Eyes: Declassified issues 1 (Devils Due Sep 2005) , which came out 2 months after Bandon Jerwa’s final issue 43 on the main book. We set the context and some and look at issue...

Talking Joe Episode 200 - Squiduenjoe Trivia Quiz anniversary special It's a 200th (numbered) anniversary episode, so It's another Squiduenjoe special, with special guests joining us to answer GI Joe Trivia in our unique quiz. Mark is the quizmaster host, with current and former presenters; Chief, Steve, Tim and friend of the show Bart Simon joining as contestants in the internets most unique GI J...

Latest EP TJ199 - Mark Talking Joe talks with Greg Agustin, Roger Taft and Hawk sanders from the After Action Report Command Files Kickstarter Originally a YouTube Livestream - https://youtube.com/live/bbk8pO1KefU After Action Report: Command Files Volume #1: Unofficial G.I. Joe Character Guide. This first volume of COMMAND FILES is a visual character guide book that features roughly half of all t...

Silent Prelude review YouTube video version https://youtu.be/5GHFNqo04cI Mark and Tim continue to look at the Brandon Jerwa era of the GI Disavowed era with a deep dive look at this fascinating 5 page story which was exclusively included in the Snake Eyes: Declassified and never reprinted. Publisher: Devil's Due Issue Date: April 2006 Series: Snake Eyes: Declassified Issue Number: TPB Story & Brea...

Mark and Tim spoke with Rod Whigham Sat 3rd March. Rod Whigham is a commercial and comic book artist. He began his career in the mid-1980s, drawing a run on 'G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero' covering most of issues 31-58 , and returning for # 78 and #116-118 the Destro Search and Destroy trilogY YouTube: https://youtu.be/nRPlkbBt-f0 His comics career includes stints on titles at Marvel and DC inclu...

TALKING JOE 196 - DISAVOWED - crank! Interview We are continuing our look at the Disavowed era with G.I. Joe with an interview with special guest Chris Crank, AKA Crank! Christopher Crank is a comics letterer currently based out of Cincinnati, OH. He was part of the original Devil's Due crew, as webmaster, forum admin, Flash animation creator, letters page wrangler (for a time) and at the end of t...

Talking Joe 195 - Disavowed - G.I Joe Master and Apprentice Series 2. Mark is joined by dark apprentices Tim and Jay to continuing our look at the Brandon Jerwa era of GI Joe with Master and Apprentice series two, issues 1-4 (Devils Due February 2005– May 2005) , which were coming out at the same time as # 40 – 42 Union of the Snake / Dawn of the Red Shadows arc. It's the return of GI Jay after a...

Mark and Tim continue to look at the Disavowed era with G.I.JOE VS. THE TRANSFORMERS II #1-4 (Devils Due Sep-Dec 2004/2005) We feature contributions from writer Dan Jolley and aartists Tim Seeley & E.J. Su Creative Team Story: Dan Jolley, Pencils: 1,2&4 Tim Seeley and E.J. Su, , with Tim Seeley Layouts on issue 3 and Emiliano Santalucia and Guido Guidi Pencils Inks: Andrew Pepoy, Coloring: Val Sta...

What is our wishlist from the new GI Joe publisher? Mark and Tim Finn are joined by Jason Murrell (Order of Battle) and Bryan Mitchell ("A Real American Bryan") We speculating on future plans for the GI Joe comic at the new publisher, asking 2 key questions- What would we want to see from the Larry Hama written book for 301 and beyond? AND What would welike to see from the new (as yet not official...

Mark and Tim continue our look at the Disavowed era with G.I. Joe with an interview with special guest Tim Seeley We never take it easy on the comics when we are doing our reviews (I like to think we keep it to objective criticism - either gushing praise or unfair scorn) but I have a genuine affection for Tim Seeley's art run on GI Joe and it was great to get to talk to him about his time working...

This is a clip from episode 190 (master and apprentice). Tim talks about his thoughts on seeing Snake Eyes unmasked.

Jim Shooter Interview For the 40th anniversary, Talking Joe continues its look back to the secret origins of GI Joe ARAH. Mark and Tim talk to Jim Shooter, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics when G.I Joe was launched in 1982. As you will find out, Jim was instrumental to the creation and success of the G.I. Joe comic and the property as a whole. Jim Shooter is an American comics creator, editor, and...

TJ 190 - Disavowed - G.I Joe Master and Apprentice Series I Mark and Tim continuing to look at the Brandon Jerwa era of GI Disavowed era with Master and Apprentice series one, issues 1-4 (Devils Due May – August 2004), which were coming out at the same time as # 30-34 the Players and pawns arc. We talk about the artist of this series - Stefano Caselli Tim is confused by a man shaving his beard We...

Talking Joe interviews Ron Rudat - G.I. Joe Legend You can choose between the more heavily edited audio version (removing pauses etc) or the YouTube version with added visual content (we are al on camera, and I share some photos etc on screen) YouTube Video here: https://youtu.be/fz3za3_4fPw Audio Podcasts links at https://talkingjoe.co.uk/ Ron Rudat has been associated with GI Joe for over 40 yea...

Mark and Tim are continuing to look at the Disavowed era with a special interview episode. Our special guest is Andrew Swenson, credited as Military Consultation for Brandon Jerwa’s era of 25 through to 43, the Master & Apprentice and Snake eyes Declassified mini series We talk about First encounters with G.I. Joe How he was qualified for the "Military Consultation" title, how that role came about...

Talking Joe Ep 187.5 / Outta Timers 19.5 Ben and Chief, the OG Talking Joe originators return for a bonus Christmas Special. I asked for a short contribution for the Christmas special, and they gave me a whole show! Chief and Ben created Talking Joe in 2018 and were the hosts of the first 24 episodes, and reunited for the spin-off Outta Timers podcast. This is the first time they're both back as a...

TALKING JOE 187 - Christmas special with special guests It's a Talking Joe Christmas Special with a break from our normal comics deep dive. Mark is joined by Tim to talk Christmas Gifts, Traditions and Joe stories with some Musical interludes, with a host of special guests giving their GI Joe Christmas memories and more. Big thanks to all our contributors; Andrew Swenson, Michael Kelly, GI Jay Cor...