ALKING JOE 216 - Disavowed - Interview with Sam Wells (Devils Due Assistant Publisher) Sam Wells, based in Chicago, started as an Intern at Devils Due Publishing and went on to be Assistant Publisher and has gone on to run the Toy shop, Toy De Jour. This is the more tightly edited audio only verion of the YouTube interview posted earlier. https://youtu.be/m2cCLmmNRA0 During his time at Devil's Due, Sam was involved in a bunch of stuff, but most prominently for us, the readers, as the writer on Special Missions Brazil (a story inspired by the original figures), and the Data Desk profiles. He al ..read more

TALKING JOE 214 - Disavowed - Special Missions Manhattan Mark and Tim Finn are continuing to look back at the Disavowed era with G.I.Joe America's Elite Special missions Manhattan (Devils Due February 2006) For those reading along, this is collected in G.I.JOE AMERICA'S ELITE: SPECIAL MISSIONS TPB March 2007 collecting Manhattan, Tokyo, Antartica (special missions brazil and “the enemy” were never collected). Special Missions: Manhattan Writer: B. Clay Moore, Artist: Jeremy Haun, Colorist: Dave Bryant, Letterer: Brian J. Crowley, Editor: Mike O'Sullivan Brother's Keeper Writer: Mike O'Sullivan ..read more

TALKING JOE 213 - Disavowed - G.I. Joe America’s Elite “The Past Comes Back” # 5 - 6 backup story (2005) We are continuing our look at the Disavowed era with the backup story “The Past Comes Back” from G.I. Joe America's Elite # 5-6 (Devils Due November/ Dec 2005) . For those reading along, this is also collected in 2007 Trade paperback, Dreadnoks: Declassified Creative Team The Past Comes Back Story: Josh Blaylock, Art: Stanley Lau & Ray Toh of Imaginary Friends Studio, Letters: Steve Seeley, Brian J. Crowley Edits: Mike O'Sullivan ..read more

TALKING JOE 212 - Disavowed - G.I. Joe America’s Elite # 5 - 8 (2005 / 2006) Mark and Tim are continuing our look at the Disavowed era with G.I.Joe America's Elite # 5-8 (Devils Due November 2005 – February 2006) as the Joe Casey / Stefano Caselli run continues. For those reading along, this is collected in 2006 Americas Elite TPB 1 “The Newest War (0-5)/ 2 Ties that bind 6-12 or2013 TPB Americas Elite vol 1 from IDW 0-6 , vol 2 (7-12) Creative Team: Written by: Joe Casey, Art by: Stefano Caselli (not issue 5), Nelson Blake II, Inks: John Lowe (5) Colors by: Kendrik Lim of ILS (5&6) Hendri ..read more

All the Talking Joe Jingles, all the time. An un-numbered episode as this is a completely self indulgent set of silliness and definitely not a thoughtful deep dive into a GI Joe comic. TALKING JOE Jingle Medley 4 Its’s all the jingles and parody songs created for the show since the last Jingle Medley in May 2022, Larry Hama quote C64 Intro, Let’s Talk about SFX, 20 Pages or So, Is it a Serpent Or?, Americas Elite, Dawn of The Red Shadows, Back once again with the GI Joe Master Say Something Nice Freddie Williams, A Real American Bryan, Reading Rainbow, Brandon Jerwa testimonial John Thurmond r ..read more

Talking Joe gets you up to date with the latest San Diego Comic Con 2023 Skybound Energon Universe / G.I. Joe Comics news. I bring you the news from3 of the panels, and include some audio from those panels where available. A big thanks to Phillip Donnelly so getting out the news lave as it happened on the Convention floor. Energon universe Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNPXwLPfudU You can read about the initial Skybound news here https://www.patreon.com/posts/84601419 and watch me and Chris M.A.C.L.O.E.D discuss it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbOJjq3pug What we already kno ..read more

Its Cobra Convergence 7! And Mark and Tim were interviewed by HCC788 AKA Bryan Stephen. It's a non numbered episode as we are just doing a bit of self-indulgent navel gazing talking about ourselves and the podcast. The YouTube version is here: https://youtu.be/l9xO36Gf30w But its all chat, so the audio only version is just as good! Find out more about CC7 here: https://hcc788.com/ Our CC7 episode on Spy Hunter & Paper Boy came out last week and is available here https://youtu.be/2w5bEAg5ES4 ..read more

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 out more about CC7 here: https://hcc788.com/ In this episode of next episode Mark and Tim are talking about what I am calling Larry Hama’s best GI Joe comic that you have never heard of, Spy Hunte ..read more

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 rivals #1 released 14 June 2023 . It’s the launchpad of the Hasbro Energon Universe at the new home of GI Joe, Skybound! We are joined by Josh “After Action Report” Eggebeen who tells us all about his sca ..read more

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 American Hero!! SPOILERS AHEAD!! Video version here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrbOJjq3pug&t=9s Talking Joe Patreon Article - the story so far with links to all the articles https://www.patreo ..read more