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We're back with a top five list! Riding the retro wave, the boys give a rundown of their favourite forthcoming O-ring releases and why they adore them so! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grindstonetoys/longbow https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/412317402/strike-force-alpha-action-figures?fbclid=IwAR0evgcBx11jtAOSDS2JsEb6jIwGRfo0lRh2veOHjIwDo8AL0tK9rbdHed4 https://www.kickstarter.com/project...

Welcome to Fan Expo Denver 2022. Join Cujo in the synthwaves as he chats with a spectrum of creatives in the Mile High City. Thank you to the folks interviewed and to the Fan Expo for a great time. *best enjoyed in the ear buds. FILE CARDS Ariel Diaz diviniemmortality.net Heather Antos heatherantos.com Effin Birds / Aaron Reynolds effinbirds.com Brian Cummings briancummings.com Renee Witterstaette...

Cobra bases on the moon? Starfighter pilots that can fly at "quasar velocities"? An Empire of alien life forms attacking GI Joe? Let's take a minute to acknowledge that Star Brigade brought the most bat-shit crazy concepts into GI Joe. And lets take many more minutes to discuss them! Hey, love it or hate it, someone (or a team of someones) dreamed up this beautiful hodgepodge of sci-fi tropes and...

HasLab Classified Series HiSS tank. I feel like saying 'nuff said, but that would be doing a disservice to our excellent guest, Mauler Joe! Joe is the man responsible for GI Joburg's remote control Mauler tank. A toy professional himself, he has invaluable insight into the HiSS, the Mauler, and plenty of playtime tales as well. Mauler Joe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9voeYw1qfS96r...

It's the wrap up of YoJoe June... so let's talk about STAR WARS! Seriously though, its been a while since we checked in with "The Wars" and the wake of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series seems like a good enough excuse as any! Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafricanhero@gmail.com We have an official Patreon page! Go to https://www.patreon.com/GIJOBURG?fan_landing=true Want...

Happy 40th anniversary GI Joe!!! Rob, Paul and Steve discuss the best and worst from the four (five?) decades of GI Joe: 1982, 1992, 2002, 2012... and 2022! The toyline has changed so much and we check in with it to see what we love and what we loathe from those auspicious years. 

We continue the discussion on GI Joe drone warfare by taking a look at the period 1989-1993 (plus a few outliers!). Also we climb into the Yo Joe June reveals! BumbleStriker! Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafricanhero@gmail.com We have an official Patreon page! Go to https://www.patreon.com/GIJOBURG?fan_landing=true Want some of the most unique GI Joe apparel out...

SNAKEs! BATs! PAC/RATs! Join us as we rate and mini-review all of the weird and wonderful unmanned craft of the classic toyline. Also we talk about ARMY BUILDING - what troops we've amassed and its place in collecting. Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafricanhero@gmail.com We have an official Patreon page! Go to https://www.patreon.com/GIJOBURG?fan_landing=true Wan...

There’s a fair bit of GI Joe animation out there. Be it DIC, Extreme, Sigma 6, Resolute, Renegades and, of course, the legendary Sunbow series.  And these shows served to showcase a lot of toys. But nevertheless certain characters, designs, and concepts slipped through the cracks and were criminally omitted. GI Joburg takes a look at a few of these toys in episode 251.  Plus Steve rants about Shoc...

It's been a running gag here at GI Joburg (perhaps for a little too long...) that Rob never has any new swag. Well that's about to change. Rob's got a mess of toys from Classified to Vintage, Vehicles to Carded Figures. And it's all about to get rated and reviewed by your pal and mine, the Lovin' Scoopful, Robbo! Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafricanhero@gmail.c...

Ever believed something about the GI Joe series with every fiber of your being, only to later discover you were so very wrong? We get into our top three "duh" moments with Joe and as a bonus side quest, talk about our favourite rainy day GI Joe tales. Also in this episode: the Callsign: Longbow Kickstarter and the figure designs that get us PUMPED! Callsign: Longbow on Kickstarter https://www.kick...

This is the audio release of our YouTube livestream where we chatted the new images released on Fan First Tuesday.     Zarana, Dusty, Tiger Force Duke, Crimson Guard, Storm Shadow, Recondo, Bazooka... And of course, the one, the only, Sgt Slaughter himself!   Plus we do a debrief on our latest installment of The Renegades Playmotion series.   Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at...

After covering Joe toys that have gone from zero to hero in our eyes, it's only fair that we ask the inverse: which toys did we buy thinking we'd love... only to now think dramatically less of? Plus we answer the age old questions like who would win in a fight: Batman or Captain America; and does anyone really love Spearhead?!? Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafri...

Ever have something "meh" enter your collection only to have your opinion come around on it later? Rob, Paul and Steve run down the 5 toys that they never knew they could love... until they found they loved them to bits! Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafricanhero@gmail.com We have an official Patreon page! Go to https://www.patreon.com/GIJOBURG?fan_landing=true W...

We’re talking Mindbender’s Classified box, 12 inches of Firefly, a bevy of Snakelings and ladies with trucker caps but most importantly WE ARE SUBMITTING IDEAS TO OPERATION RECALL!  What is that, you ask? It’s an initiative by Carson of 3D Joes to produce a handful of fan figure concepts using the original ARAH talent. Larry Hama, Ron Rudat, Kirk Bozigian, Bill Merklein… to name but a few. Submiss...

A return to old GI Joburg form: A TOP 5 LIST! We show some subteam love by selecting our favourite members with a few provisos: Can’t have more than one representative of any given subteam. And you can’t use a character more than once!  Got it? We’ll select your team and be sure to let us know!  The latest Slaughterhouse Wrestling Championship Episode: https://youtu.be/l2LiICgZbgM Got something to...

You familiar with the Top Trumps card game? Yes? No? Well you're about to be! GI Joburg's resident gamer has devised a game of Top Trumps using the Motorized Vehicle and Action Packs from the late 80's! Deliciously obscure. Totally fun. Enjoy a slice of three Joe fans playing with their toys via da komputer. Also we talk about the Super 7 Ultimates wave 3 reveal and which of those big boys are mus...

Rob, Paul and Steve are back to talk about the latest GI Joe comic title: Saturday Morning Adventures! Did we love the long-awaited return of red and blue lasers? PEW! PEW! Also Paul sinks his teeth into the Retro O-Ring Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow (relax, he doesn't actually take a bite) and give us his delights and concerns. If you are a fan of GI Joe comics, please consider writing in! They wou...

As if the world wasn't in enough of a state, South Africa is wracked by an energy crisis! Paul and Rob are in the dark and Steve is left flying solo... Or is he? Rushing in to fill the void are the awesome Talking Joe Podcast team of Mark, Tim and Jay. We talk comics, revel in playtime nostalgia, and get pumped up about the 40th anniversary of ARAH by answering the question: what is the most excit...

Ever wondered about Joes and their allies turning traitor and becoming Cobra agents? Or Cobra’s coming in from the cold with a view to bring down their former masters? There’s a rich history of characters switching sides both ways and in this ep we discuss the possibility of a few more! Plus we throw out our predictions (and wildest dreams!) for future GI Joe X Transformers releases! Cujo and Stev...

GI Joe X Transformers? Yes please! We went live on YouTube to we sink our teeth into the first round of 40th Anniversary reveals. Plus we welcome back Cujo into the mix as we discuss the move of GI Joe away from IDW Publishing. Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafricanhero@gmail.com We have an official Patreon page! Go to https://www.patreon.com/GIJOBURG?fan_landing...

We're back with another fat chat! Hiya Toys GI Joe announcement, the reactions of folks to getting the HasLab Razor Crest in-hand, late G1 Transformers, He-Man... its a wild grab bag of random stuff! Plus, what toys were criminally underutilized in the classic series and could have found a home in the Battle Corps, either as a redesign or straight up redeco? Thanks Matt L for the topic suggestion!...

Last week we brought you “Hard Corps”, this week we bring you “Hard Sells”! The Joburg boys each present a less-than-desirable figure and try to convince each other (and you!) why they need it in their collections… Steve’s Lando Calrissian review: https://youtu.be/gNnU3d0zsS0 Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafricanhero@gmail.com We have an official Patreon page! G...

GI Joburg presents: Straight out of Corps Town, A deep-dive on "the other guys", THE CORPS! International Heroes by Lanard Toys!   The bloggers we shamelessly based all our research on and sourced most of our photos from: The Dragon Fortress: https://thedragonfortress.com/ Forgotten Figures: https://forgotten--figures.blogspot.com/ Joe A Day: http://www.joeaday.com/ Toys From The Past: https://toy...

Happy Chinese New Year! According to the Chinese Zodiac, 2022 is the Year of the Tiger and as far as a neat excuse to showcase every Tiger Force figure and vehicle is concerned, you could do far worse! Yes, that's right. In Episode 235 we discuss ALL things Tiger Force... Chasing 80s Toys: https://www.youtube.com/c/Chasing80sToys Valaverse Series 2 preorder page: https://valaverse.com/shop/ RoboSk...