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Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast

Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast

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Talking Joe is a weekly podcast in which the current team of Mark & Tim interview GI Joe creators and discuss the ever evolving, always entertaining world of G.I. Joe comics. The Podcast starts with Marvel's epic 155 issue series, before continuing on into Hama's ARAH IDW ongoing run and present day Skybound. We are also doing a re-read of the Devil's Due era! Buckle in and join them for the ride! All the details for the show can be found at the website https://talkingjoe.co.uk
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Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast - TALKING JOE 237 - DISAVOWED - DREADNOKS DECLASSIFIED

TALKING JOE 237 - DISAVOWED - DREADNOKS DECLASSIFIED

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01/18/24 • 120 min

Mark and Tim Finn are joined by special guest Ryan Sweeney (AKA Dreadnok Ryan AKA The island of misfit toy collectors). In this episode; we continue our look at the Disavowed era of GI Joe with the one shot comic - G.I.Joe: Dreadnoks: Declassified 1-3 from Devil's Due January - May 2006 , and collected as Dreadnoks: Declassified Trade Paperback January 2007. YouTube Link https://youtu.be/7yF7TxCnF18 You can find Ryan at https://www.youtube.com/@theislandofmisfittoycollectors One of the most compelling-and mysterious-stories in G.I. JOE lore: who is ZARTAN? How did he gain his unusual abilities? And how did his life become inexorably intertwined with a brutal biker gang? The history of the DREADNOKS is finally told! TORCH! RIPPER! BUZZER! ZARANA! And many more! The gang's all here, and they want to kick butt! Creative Team Writer: Josh Blaylock, Pencils: Corey Zayatz, Joe Dodd, Robert Q. Atkins Inks: Jeremy Freeman, Clayton Brown, John Lowe , Pat Quinn, Rich Zajac Colors: Rob Ruffolo, Garry Henderson, James Lewis, Peter Sofronas, Chris Summers Letters: Brian J Crowley, Senior Editor: Mike O'Sullivan, Etitorial Assists: Timothy Straub issue 2,3 Front Cover: Clement Sauve & Stephane Peru
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Also available as a YouTube video with talking heads. Mark and Tim talk with Michael Kelly the former VP, Global Publishing for Hasbro. With 17 years at Hasbro and 12 year at the helm of Hasbro's Global Publishing department he headed up G.I.JOE publishing at Hasbro since the start of the IDW era through to the launch at Skybound. The first hour we look back at the IDW era, including some controversial moments from the Cobra series, and in the second hour we discuss the road to the Skybound launch. There are plenty of interesting insights that will be new news to listeners! Michael is a returning guest; he Joined us back in December 2022 (episode 186) as the IDW run was coming to an end. In that episode we discuss his introduction to GI Joe, how he got started at Hasbro and more on the comics.
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Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast - TJ 279 - Transformers issue 13 Easter Egg spoiler discussion - Skybound Talking joe
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10/17/24 • 18 min

Spoilers ahead if you've not yet ready Transformers issue 13 In a bonus mini episode, Mark and Tim talk about the latest issue of Transformers, and an intriguing easter egg sequence. What is the overall context for this scene, and what do we think it means? TRANSFORMERS #13 Creators: Daniel Warren Johnson, Jason Howard & Mike Spicer Synopsis: NEW ARC & THE SECRET ORIGIN OF STARSCREAM! After the stunning events of his battle with the Decepticons, Starscream has been left for dead. Now the secret to surviving the future may be revisiting his shocking past... Released October 9, 2024. You can find the original art by Jason Howard for this issue here https://www.splashpageart.com/ArtistGalleryTitleDetails.asp?Details=1&ArtistId=105&Mag=Transformers+%282023+Image%29
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Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast - TJ 249 - Mike Costa Interview by Wordburglar - COBRA: THE LAST LAUGH
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04/04/24 • 86 min

New (sort of) episode! Wordburglar interviews Mike Costa - COBRA: THE LAST LAUGH Audio only episodes via your Podcaster of choice; links at https://talkingjoe.co.uk/ Or on Wordburglar's channel with talking head videos https://youtu.be/8eYJkEkM5cY Sean J. Burg interviews Mike Costa; A rare, extensive and enlightening comics conversation with writer Mike Costa, focused on his seminal IDW comics G.I.JOE work, COBRA: THE LAST LAUGH series. This is an encore audio only presentation on an interview previously broadcast in August 2023 for ARMOR3*. Friend of the show, Wordburglar, had the chance to interview comic book writer Mike Costa about his seminal IDW comics work on COBRA THE LAST LAUGH and beyond. In this extensive (enterprises) interview, Mike provided a lot of awesome insight into his stories, the origins of the book, how he worked with co-write Christos Gage, and how he worked with Hasbro, the characters, and more. *This was originally part of Codename Iowa's ARMOR 3 online convention alongside many other video segments ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJqdbYpr-Ck / https://www.codenameiowa.com) . Wordburglar also has a video version on his own channel (https://youtu.be/8eYJkEkM5cY ) . The videos are talking heads - so you aren't missing on any additional visuals with Audio only version. Wordburglar: Sean Jordan better known by his stage name Wordburglar, is a . and GI Joe fan and Canadian hip hop artist, mixing killer beats and lyics with all things geek; and best known to GI Joe community for album Welcome to Cobra Island (featuring somgs such as I Don't Wanna Go to Cobra-La). His latest video, 1980 FORCE is a GI joe filled delight,if you have not seen it, head on over to youTube to check it out – it is taken from his latest comic book themed album, The Spinner rack can be found over at Bandcamp. Wordburglar can be found on Talking joe episodes 89 and 239. As a bonus we include at the end of the interview Wordburglar's track from WELCOME TO COBRA ISLAND - Track 12 - Chuckles (The Last Laugh) (beat by Fresh Kils) http://wordburglar.com/ Mike Costa & Cobra: Mike Costa’s work on cobra started with GI Joe issue 0, spinning off into GI Joe Cobra 1-4, followed by Volume 2 1-13 the conclusion of which led into the Cobra civil war and 21 issues of volume 3, nine issues of GI Joe Cobra Files and concluding with 5 issues of Snake Eyes: Agent of Cobra. The initial run, with co-writer Christos Gabe and Artist Antonio Fuso was collected as Cobra: The Last Laugh in a hard to find hardcover from IDW- and represents the most significant GI Joe storytelling since the early Marvel run from Larry Hama https://comicvine.gamespot.com/mike-costa/4040-52883/issues-cover/
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Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast - TJ 274 - ARAH 310 - SKYBOUND ERA GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO REVIEW
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09/19/24 • 107 min

ARAH 310 review (audio only) Mark & Tim are discussing G.I. Joe ARAH # 310 released 18th September 2024 Find it on your favourite podcast platform, links can be found at https://talkingjoe.co.uk/ Creative team Writer: Larry Hama Pencils Paul Pelletier Inks Tony Kordos Colorist: Francesco Segala, with Sabrina Del Grosso (Flatter) Letterer: Pat Brousseau Editor: Alex Antone Publication design Jillian Crab Creative Consultant: Diana Davis Cover Gallery: https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/8063489/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero-310
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Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast - TALKING JOE 229 - ARAH 301 1st issue at Skybound

TALKING JOE 229 - ARAH 301 1st issue at Skybound

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11/22/23 • 142 min

Here it is, the episode you’ve been waiting for, ever since G.I. Joe ARAH # 300 was released 23rd November 2022! Mark and Tim talk about issue of G.I. Joe ARAH # 301 released 15thNovember 2023 We talk in depth about the issue, the new creative team and more. Mark wonders how well the issue addresses the cliff-hanger questions from issue 300 - · Will the Joes be able to carry through on their attack, and neutralise all of Cobra high command? · What will become of the captive Cobra Commander? · Will the Mutant Zombie Bomb detonate? · Will Wade Collins recover from his gunshot wound? · What is the deal with the newly cloned Snake Eyes? · What will the Joe team do with 3 Snake Eyes; Sean, dawn and the Clone? · Will we ever see Revanche and the Blue Ninjas again? Creators Writer - Larry Hama Artist - Chris Mooneyham Colorist - Francesco Segala Letterer - Pat Brosseau Editor - Alex Antone Cover Artists - Andy Kubert, Brad Anderson Creative Consultant - Diana Davis
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Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast - TALKING JOE 228 - RON WAGNER INTERVIEW - G.I. JOE LEGEND

TALKING JOE 228 - RON WAGNER INTERVIEW - G.I. JOE LEGEND

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11/16/23 • 74 min

TALKING JOE 228 - RON WAGNER INTERVIEW - G.I. JOE LEGEND On Friday 3rd of November Mark and Tm were in Des Moines Iowa for the Assembly Required GI Joe convention. You can find out more at https://www.codenameiowa.com/ Des Moines is the home town of GI Joe artist Ron J. Wagner and he is a regular attendee at the show. Tim and I had the privilege of meeting Ron in person, finding an empty echoey conference room and recording an interview. Ron will be well known to fans of GI joe comics - especially his classic Marvel comics run of GI Joe 57-76 which covered the The Fred VII as Cobra commander era, Cobra Civil War, plus covers for the main run as well as Special missions, a silent issue in Yearbook 3, a silent prelude to issue 21 that appeared in the Devils Due Snake Eyes Declassified TPB + then returning at IDW for several issues 163,166, 173, 186, Annual 1 as well as for multiple covers Beyond GI Joe, Ron has drawn for titles such as G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, The Punisher, Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja, and Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight.
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Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast - TALKING JOE 71 -   Narked & Snags, FPS games as training tools & Security wanks
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05/07/20 • 80 min

It's the splendiferous 71st episode of the podcast that just won't stop...until we run out of issues to talk about! On the slate this week are issues 183 & 184 of ARAH and inside, Darklon receives a heroes return, Tunnel Rat defuses, Destro is shiny and Duke don't need no spectacles. Elsewhere, Steve talks toys, snacks are eaten and YOU the listeners weigh in on what the best stand alone G.I. Joe comic is. Yo Joe!
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Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast - TALKING JOE 69 - Orangeing up your Uzi, White Russians & Chrome my Dome!
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04/23/20 • 86 min

It's the sexy 69th episode of the super sexy G.I. Joe podcast that actually contains zero sexiness! Issues 179 & 180 are on the block and they feature the conclusion to the opening blue ninja saga, a Destro return and calamities at comic-con! As always, snacks are eaten, toys discussed and listener feedback analysed. This week...what was the biggest influence on choosing your favourite Joes?
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Talking Joe: A G.I. Joe Comics Podcast - TJ 253 - TOM REILLY INTERVIEW - DUKE ARTIST FROM SKYBOUND ENERGON UNIVERSE
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05/02/24 • 112 min

Mark and Tom have a deep dive conversation with Tom Reilly, the artist of Duke, following the conclusion of the Duke miniseries. We talk about Tom's history with Joe, the process of creating the book, dig into all sorts of details. And most importantly we answer the question - would Tom want to make any more G.I. Joe comics? This auddio version has had a tidy up but a raw video version with visuals shared on screen is also available - YouTube: https://youtu.be/KfuUz-lRy9I (this link may not be available until after it is published on Thursday) About Tom Reilly Tom Reilly is a comic book artist ,illustrator and eagle scout based in Ypsilanti, Michigan. A recent graduate from Rhode Island School of Design. Tom is known for his work at Marvel which includes Antman and The Thing. At DC comics he worked on Knight Terrors: Superman with Joshua Williamson before teaming up again for the 5 issue Duke Mini series which was the launchpad for GI Joe in the new Skybound Energon Universe. Links: Tom bibliography https://comicvine.gamespot.com/tom-reilly/4040-104660/ Art dealer https://www.modernmythologycomicart.com/tom-reilly-duke Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomreillyart Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tomreillyart/?hl=en
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