The Joy of Joe has arrived. Good looking book. Great stories and essays from Paul Kupperberg, Jerry Ordway, Alan J. Porter, Dave West, Fabian Nicieza, James Palmer, Mark Maddox, and more. Oh, and me. Big Thanks to Jim Beard for inviting me to be part of it.
"If you grew up as a fan of the 1960s or 1980s versions of GI Joe this is the collection for you. A collection of reminiscences that are simultaneously personal and universal no matter your age, location, or childhood experience."
Check out this and other reviews for The Joy of Joe: Memories of America's Movable Fighting Man from Today's Grown-Up Kids HERE.
"Great read. There are only so many how to collect or books on collecting action figures a man can read. This fortunately is not one of those. Compiling essays on why someone loves a toy line was definitely what our hobby needed. We all have similar stories and most in this book will trigger the 'back in the day' thoughts of lessons learned and friends remembered. I will definitely look for other books by Jim Beard."
From The Phantom Troublemaker’s show notes:
Finally, I was on a GI Joe panel, too. This is the one I was the most excited about because GI Joe was my big childhood thing. The cartoons, the comics, the toys. All of it. I don’t think there is another franchise that I have embraced as fully except for maybe Doctor Who (it’s a close race between Doctor Who, GI Joe, and Star Wars).
I had a truly elite special mission force for this one – Gary Mitchel, ESO’s own Award Winning Bobby Nash, and my pal Gnoll; a virtual repository of 80s information. We had a great time talking A Real
As audience sings G.I. Joe theme song
American Hero, but what made this panel so great was the audience. The room was absolutely packed – standing room only – and the audience was so good I’m actually a little worried it’s the best I’ll ever see. We had people in costumes and everybody was excited to participate. It was amazing.
And now, through the magic of computering, you too can take part! Listen now as we visit the Hall of Heroes to look back on America’s
