Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast

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...

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...