New comics again! You read 'em? Lets discuss! GI Joburg is comin' atcha! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join 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 there? Check out our official GI JOBURG merch at: https://teespring.com/stores/gi-joburg-the-merc...
Mar 24, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 332
I HAVE THE NEED... THE NEED FOR SPEED! Get ready to hear some landing gear go CLACK... We're discussing GI Joe's legend of the skies - The Skystriker! Rob, Paul and Steve are going in depth on not one, not two, but three key versions: The 1983 original; 2011 30th Anniversary; and 2023 HasLab So get ready to light the fires and kick the tires! TURN AND BURN BABY! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join Got something to say to GI Jobu...
Mar 18, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 331
One new book; one new film... plus much, much more! Everybody's got new toys, we've all seen Dune Part 2 (and are dying to talk about it!), and we're going to kick off a new segment on GI Joburg toy photography. Check out our featured Joe Photography on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4WIoyRy6YN/?img_index=1 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafrican...
Mar 10, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 330
For this week's vehicle spotlight we're going LIVE to chat about everything there is worth knowing about a gem from 1990, the Locust attack helicopter! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join 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 there? Check out o...
Mar 03, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 329
Rob, Paul and Steve join special guest Ben to chat about the freshest GI Joe comic releases! For more from BenFlyingRetro, check out theplayfulden.substack.com , or search him on Instagram! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join 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...
Feb 25, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 328
Christmas comes early (late?!) to GI Joburg as all three of us have been sent a box of prezzies each courtesy of our pal MC'DJ'AC/DC! We're going to tuck in and show our new toys to each other (and you!), and then get stuck into a review of two fascinating cartoon episodes: "The Phantom Brigade" and "Brothers Of Light". You can watch these on YouTube here: The Phantom Brigade https://youtu.be/JUM5ulKcqPY?si=qyzJuDjhWCdxelNk Brothers Of Light https://youtu.be/5Yjk5OnpsZg?si=6zQobr2xQRZtGOVM As Da...
Feb 18, 2024•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 327
This episode we look at a legend of the latter-era, 1988's WARTHOG AIFV! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join 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 there? Check out our official GI JOBURG merch at: https://teespring.com/stores/gi-joburg-the-merc...
Feb 11, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 326
An embarrassment of riches! We've got loads of comics to talk about with Duke issue 2 and ARAH issue 303! Plus plenty of new Classified releases to discuss like Jinx, Gnawgahyde and Night Creeper! To check out the latest Playmotion creation by our buddy Mark, hit this link! https://youtu.be/kABKTxwCqo0?si=_Gox0xlKdBq_ro_d Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafrica...
Feb 04, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 325
Paul, Rob and Steve discuss the Cobra Flight Pod! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join 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 there? Check out our official GI JOBURG merch at: https://teespring.com/stores/gi-joburg-the-merch #gijoe #cobra # tubbl...
Jan 28, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 324
We have two First Issues to discuss in out 310th outing; one earth-shattering, ground-breaking and fandom-dividing: and the other is also a comic book... It's "Cobra Commander" #1 and "Duke" #1 from Skybound! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join 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...
Jan 21, 2024•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 323
Paul, Steve and Rob share their thoughts on this absolute BEAST of an aircraft. And in three different flavours, no less! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join 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 there? Check out our official GI JOBURG merch at...
Jan 15, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 322
Rob, Paul and Steve run down their favourite toys of 2023 and take a look at issue 302 of A Real American Hero from Skybound! Maybe a little bit of Duke #1 too... Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join 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 there? ...
Jan 07, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 321
We're weekly! Happy New Year from GI Joburg! In this episode we say all there is to say about the craziest armored fighting vehicle to still rock a green scheme, the HAVOC. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join 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 o...
Dec 31, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 320
It's the Christmas Special! We recount our most festive GI Joe memories and get into some snowbound maneuvers with a discussion of issue 11 of the Marvel Comic: "The Pipeline Ploy" and episode 39 of the cartoon series: "Cobra Claws Are Coming To Town"! You can check out the cartoon episode here: https://youtu.be/BpjaenoZ4pA?si=k7YHGwjGzUAPKS5L Check out Brick Fiction's Xmas Lego stop-motion short here! https://youtu.be/BhkcCntrs_4?si=qb5Ck2kYG7THY71u Join this channel to get access to perks: htt...
Dec 23, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 319
Introducing the world's leading covert squad of uniquely, talented, super-professional secret specialists... 1980 FORCE! But just who are they? There's only one way to find out. BUY THEM! ...or listen to this interview with the creators of 1980 Force: Ozzie and Wordburglar! 1980 Force music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_fwdWSojNg Wordburglar on Bandcamp https://propsdept.bandcamp.com/ Ozzie's Customs on HissTank https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-customs-finished-projects/481744-oz...
Dec 14, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 318
Today on GI Joburg, a landmark cartoon two-parter comes under discussion. THE SYNTHOID CONSPIRACY Watch the full version free on YouTube https://youtu.be/2z5dU2mm4Lo?si=0jZnl30zRBjqOP1f Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join 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 ...
Dec 11, 2023•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 317
Paul and Steve fire off their early opinions about the latest announcement on the future of O-Ring GI Joe figures now being produced by Super 7! See the interview with Brian Flynn of Super 7 on Pixel Dan's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS7fuMzLu3o Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafricanhero@gmail.com We have an official Patreon page! Go to http...
Dec 02, 2023•37 min•Ep. 316
In 304 we have an agenda so packed, we needed help! So we've called upon our US correspondent and pal, the enigmatic Cujo to talk about the recent GI Joe art explosion they call "Joevember". In addition to that, we're looking at the classic cartoon episode "Haul Down The Heaven"; the even more classic issue 34 "Shakedown"; and its modern era continuation, issue 280 "Untold Tales"! You can check out the cartoon on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n71FIFi6fME&t=3s And our guest sp...
Nov 26, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Ep. 315
HEYO! It's time for another round of GI Joe banter from South Africa's elite team of podcasters! Paul and Steve get stuck into what is currently rocking their Joe world including, but not limited to reviewing: Issue 10 "A Nice Little Town Like Ours"; and Homecoming from GI Joe: Renegades. You can watch the full toon and get into the Xmas spirit for free here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFpWfEAXJqo&t=7s Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE...
Nov 12, 2023•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 314
Paul and Steve are back to finish our grab-bag of listener questions. What are our opinions on the Night Boomer and Sky Raven? What were the best and worst toys from the Spy Troops/Valor Versus Venom era? Plus we're finally getting back to some classic cartoon reviews! The Greenhouse Effect from the Sunbow series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1QJ-guj7jk Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join Got something to say to GI Joburg? We...
Oct 29, 2023•2 hr•Ep. 313
THE COBRA MOTHERSHIP Join Paul, Rob and Steve as they break down their opinions on the most gargantuan Cobra vehicle of all time. Will it fund? Will it be awesome? Will it crash and burn harder than it does in the opening credits?! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join 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...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 312
We have reached our 300th podcast episode! We're going to mark this milestone with some excellent talking points suggested by listeners including our fantasy 1980s Joe movie casting; our favourite comic book for adaptation into a big budget movie... there are even some non-movie questions also! Plus we bring back an old fave of a segment: Death Battles! And if you wouldn’t mind throwing us another view on our re-uploaded Playmotion supercut, that would really help the video from being buried by ...
Oct 01, 2023•2 hr 18 min•Ep. 311
We're back to talk about the hot-button topic : REPRODUCTIONS. Whether they're label sheets, hard-to-find accessory pieces, or straight up bootleg versions of classic toys, repro's are here to stay. Find out what the GI Joburg lads have to say about them on this episode. And in our ever-onward re-read of the classic ARAH comics, we are covering issue#9 "The Diplomat" and issues 281-285 "Murder By Assassination". COBRAAAAAAA!!! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/cha...
Sep 10, 2023•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 310
It's "Twenty Questions" With Hector Ramirez! Featuring special guest MC'DJ'AC/DC and backup Renegades episode "Fire Fight"! "Twenty Questions" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvOnd2HCF7E "Fire Fight" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFU_WW2mcic Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafricanhero@gmail.com We have an official Patreon page! Go to ht...
Aug 29, 2023•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 309
Welcome to Denver, Colorado 2023 - join me at Denver Fan Expo while I chat with choice creatives around various topics including G.I. JOE and of course I brought some fresh synthwave tunes too - one last thing all voices on the record are considered high profile by Cobra Command... Brian Cummings AKA Dr. Mindbender / Hotel Pools https://hotelpoolsmusic.bandcamp.com/ Aaron Reynolds / Effin' Birds / Voyage https://voyage95.bandcamp.com/ Daniel Sotir / Feature Phone https://featurephone.bandcamp.co...
Aug 21, 2023•20 min•Ep. 308
We are back to talk comic books as we read both from the beginning and the end of the ARAH series. Will we meet in the middle somewhere? Or will this concept lose steam before then?! Not when issues like this are up for review because we've got two stone-cold classics! Under consideration is issue 8 "Codename: Sea-Strike!" and issue 286 "Spotlight: Storm Shadow!" Plus Paul wants to talk about Toitles... Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5W...
Aug 13, 2023•2 hr•Ep. 307
BIG NEWS: The GI Joburg podcast is now a public livestream! Which means that from here on out, we will be recording the show fortnightly and everybody is invited to hang out either on YouTube or Facebook and join the chat! To kick things off on this inaugural stream, join Rob, Paul and Steve as they discuss their favourite toy reveals from San Diego Comic Convention 2023; the best content to come out of Cobra Convergence VII; and we review not one, but TWO (2!) cartoon episodes. It's going to be...
Jul 30, 2023•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 306
Hunker down into your Zodiac and prepare to evade Morays and Mambas as Rob and Steve discuss a gamut of comics both fairly recent and very, very old. Up for discussion is issue 5 "Tanks For The Memories" from Marvel Comics, and issues 287, 288 and 289 from IDW. Cobra Convergence info and contributors' list: https://www.hcc788.com Cobra A.S.P.I.D custom by BennyBroca: https://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-customs-finished-projects/38576-cobra-s-p-i-d-transport-copter.html Issue 21 Stop Motion by...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 305
Paul, Rob and Steve discuss GI Joburg's latest playmotion episode: BUGG HUNT. We also break down our opinions on the latest Transformers X GI Joe reveal: Soundwave/Thunder Machine. And we review classic cartoon episode "Cobra's Creatures" and Renegades episode "Busted". BUGG Hunt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9QOO6Az3L8&t=19s Cobra's Creatures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvXml1WsZGg Busted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvD517GZ5Ic For info on Cobra Convergence 7: https://hcc788.c...
Jul 03, 2023•2 hr•Ep. 304
What do you know, we have the first and last appearance of the Russian equivalent of the GI Joe team: THE OKTOBER GUARD up for review in our 293rd outing! Issues 6 and 7 of the Marvel run and issue 290 of the IDW run to be specific! YO JOESKI! Plus the usual topical shizz like the Dragonfly HasLab and JoeFest 2023! Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0W3wPhykE4Z6NDF5WgdGew/join Got something to say to GI Joburg? We can be reached at arealsouthafricanhero@g...
Jun 19, 2023•2 hr 35 min•Ep. 303
