Podcasts about Action Force

What's up, dudes? Remember GI Joe? This real American hero was developed by Stan Weston and licensed and produced by Hasbro in 1963. They even coined the phrase “action figure” to help market the toys to boys. In 1966, the British toy company Palitoy licensed GI Joe and created their version: Action Man. Action Man was primarily developed with British military themes in mind. To set themselves apart, Palitoy even developed flocked hair and gripping hands, though of course they eventually crossed over to the GI Joe line. Consequently, time kills most toy lines, and sales dwindled until GI Joe relaunched itself in 1982 with 3 ¾ inch figures to compete with Kenner's Star Wars figures. To keep up, Palitoy rebranded Action Man as Action Force, a mixture of international soldiers and specialists from Britain, Germany, Australia, and, of course, America. In ‘83 they were given file cards and character profiles and even had their own comic strip, Battle Action Force! Action Force battled the terrorist organization Red Shadows led by Baron Ironblood. Meanwhile, the Action Force toyline branched out into video games, audio stories on cassette tapes, stationery, and even toiletries. In ‘85, however, Alfred Pallett passed away, and Hasbro bought out Palitoy, including their factory, copyrights, and molds. Basically they just produced GI Joe figures under the Action Force name. In fact, Action Force even began fighting Cobra rather than Red Shadows. Even the cartoon was retitled and re-dubbed as Action Force with its own theme song! In ‘86, the Battle Action Force comic strip was canceled, and Marvel UK began publishing a weekly comic in ‘87. Action Force #43 from Dec 26, 1987 includes a Christmas story entitled "Silent Night." The snow may be deep and crisp and even inside the Norwegian arctic circle, but the Christmas celebrations turn a little sour for Footloose and Frostbite when a squad of Cobra snow serpents come visiting — and they aren't there for a kiss under the mistletoe! Explosions? Check. Harsh weather condition battles? Got 'em. Plum pudding MREs? Definitely! So grab your laser rifles, hop on your Snow Cat, and defeat Cobra with this episode!Give us a buzz! Send a text, dudes!Check us out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Totally Rad Christmas Mall & Arcade, Teepublic.com, or TotallyRadChristmas.com! Later, dudes!

If there's a bright centre to universe, you're at the event that is Farthest From. In this episode we share our interviews with 3 very special guests. These were recorded in front of the live audience at the Farthest From 2024 Christmas Meal, again hosted the Generation Skywalker team. The team are joined on stage by Brian Hickey, who discusses his work on the book My Palitoy Story, his Action Force books, as well as exclusively sharing some exciting news on an upcoming Star Wars project he is currently working on. Christian Somma from GW Acrylic, who as well as talking acrylic, shares some rare insights about his own collection, including some amazing preproduction items. And finally we interview Steve Evans, senior product design director at Hasbro. Steve talks to us about his role and gives us a peep behind curtain at Hasbro, including tales of working on the TFA Millennium Falcon with toy design legend Mark Boudreaux, making an AT-AT walk and takes questions from the audience. If you couldn't make Farthest From in person, this is the next best thing. We hope to see you all at the next one.

And we did it! The final episode of our 12 part special journey through the adventures of Action Force!  A huge thank you to Michael Nie for being my Action Force guide through these amazing adventures! Thanks to all of you for coming along with us and for all the kind words you sent us! As always, please check out our fantastic sponsors, The Movies and A Meal Podcast! You can follow along with the story PDFs from the Blood For The Baron website! Subscribe to the Joe on Joe Podcast! www.joeonjoe.com Apple Podcasts PodBean YouTube Help Support the Show thru Patreon! @JoeonJoepod on  Twitter Facebook Instagram Email Me Here!  

The penultimate episode of our journey to the bottom of the Thames is here! Michael Nie and I dig into more Action Force this week! As always, please check out our fantastic sponsors, The Movies and A Meal Podcast! You can follow along with the story PDFs from the Blood For The Baron website! Subscribe to the Joe on Joe Podcast! www.joeonjoe.com Apple Podcasts PodBean YouTube Help Support the Show thru Patreon! @JoeonJoepod on  Twitter Facebook Instagram Email Me Here!  

We're in the final stretch of our Action Force journey! Guest host Michael Nie and I have loved digging into these lost Euro adventures and hope you've been enjoying it as well! As always, please check out our fantastic sponsors, The Movies and A Meal Podcast! You can follow along with the story PDFs from the Blood For The Baron website! Subscribe to the Joe on Joe Podcast! www.joeonjoe.com Apple Podcasts PodBean YouTube Help Support the Show thru Patreon! @JoeonJoepod on  Twitter Facebook Instagram Email Me Here!  

Dave talks to Brian Hickey from Total Toy Books about the Battle Action Force Treasuries! Knowing is half the battle and fun is the other half! We're recruiting you to listen to this podcast hosted by three lifelong Joe fans. Our mission is to look at every era of GI Joe from the classic 12" Joes to today's modern Classified Series. From toys to comics to cartoons, the A.I. Pod is there! Yo Joe! Music by Andy Samford Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

Join Dave as he talks to Brian Hickey about the Battle Action Force Treasuries! Learn all about it in this awesome episode! Order your own Battle Action Force Treasuries now!: SKELETRON Find the video version on the Needless Things YouTube channel! "Procrastibate" by LeSexoflex.com Social Media: Needless Things on Instagram Needless Things on Bluesky

I can't believe we're 3/4 thru our Action Force journey! Thanks to my co-host Michael Nie and we hope you're enjoying the ride as much as we did! As always, please check out our fantastic sponsors, The Movies and A Meal Podcast! You can follow along with the story PDFs from the Blood For The Baron website! Subscribe to the Joe on Joe Podcast! www.joeonjoe.com Apple Podcasts PodBean YouTube Help Support the Show thru Patreon! @JoeonJoepod on  Twitter Facebook Instagram Email Me Here!  

Part 2 of our mid-season mega-episode is here! If you missed last week, go back and give it a listen! These amazing adventures of Action Force wouldn't be possible without the amazing Michael Nie, my special co-host for this journey! As always, please check out our fantastic sponsors, The Movies and A Meal Podcast! You can follow along with the story PDFs from the Blood For The Baron website! Subscribe to the Joe on Joe Podcast! www.joeonjoe.com Apple Podcasts PodBean YouTube Help Support the Show thru Patreon! @JoeonJoepod on  Twitter Facebook Instagram Email Me Here!  

Hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday season, and are ready to dive back into the adventures of our British cousins... Action Force! This episode was a doozy, so I broke it up into 2 parts, please try to contain your passion for part 2, that's dropping next week! Thanks again to the amazing Michael Nie for being my copilot on this journey! As always, please check out our fantastic sponsors, The Movies and A Meal Podcast! You can follow along with the story PDFs from the Blood For The Baron website! Subscribe to the Joe on Joe Podcast! www.joeonjoe.com Apple Podcasts PodBean YouTube Help Support the Show thru Patreon! @JoeonJoepod on  Twitter Facebook Instagram Email Me Here!  

Christmas inches closer as Destro makes his moves on Action Force! We're halfway through our journey through the Action Force Weekly issues with the amazing Michael Nie! New to the show? Check out our past episodes to get caught up on all this Action... Force! As always, please check out our fantastic sponsors, The Movies and A Meal Podcast! You can follow along with the story PDFs from the Blood For The Baron website! Subscribe to the Joe on Joe Podcast! www.joeonjoe.com Apple Podcasts PodBean YouTube Help Support the Show thru Patreon! @JoeonJoepod on  Twitter Facebook Instagram Email Me Here!  

Nothing can stop the Action Force! It's episode 5 of our journey through the Action Force Weekly comics, with special guest host Michael Nie! Just tuning in? Look back in our library for the episodes you missed! As always, please check out our fantastic sponsors, The Movies and A Meal Podcast! You can follow along with the story PDFs from the Blood For The Baron website! Subscribe to the Joe on Joe Podcast! www.joeonjoe.com Apple Podcasts PodBean YouTube Help Support the Show thru Patreon! @JoeonJoepod on  Twitter Facebook Instagram Email Me Here!  

Our deep dive into the world of Action Force continues with co-host Michael Nie! We hope you're enjoying our special episodes, if this is your first, please look back in the library and start from square one! Cheerio! As always, please check out our fantastic sponsors, The Movies and A Meal Podcast! You can follow along with the story PDFs from the Blood For The Baron website! Subscribe to the Joe on Joe Podcast! www.joeonjoe.com Apple Podcasts PodBean YouTube Help Support the Show thru Patreon! @JoeonJoepod on  Twitter Facebook Instagram Email Me Here!  

Are we growing our International Audience? I sure hope so because guest host Michael Nie is back this week for part 3 of our 12 part journey into the world of Action Force Weekly! As always, please check out our fantastic sponsors, The Movies and A Meal Podcast! You can follow along with the story PDFs from the Blood For The Baron website! Subscribe to the Joe on Joe Podcast! www.joeonjoe.com Apple Podcasts PodBean YouTube Help Support the Show thru Patreon! @JoeonJoepod on  Twitter Facebook Instagram Email Me Here!  

The second episode of our 12 part journey through the weekly adventures of Action Force! Guest Host Michael Nie joins me to talk about contests, covers, and some terrible accents!  As always, please check out our fantastic sponsors, The Movies and A Meal Podcast! You can follow along with the story PDFs from the Blood For The Baron website! Subscribe to the Joe on Joe Podcast! www.joeonjoe.com Apple Podcasts PodBean YouTube Help Support the Show thru Patreon! @JoeonJoepod on  Twitter Facebook Instagram Email Me Here!  

It begins! Welcome aboard my new special guest host, Michael Nie as we explore the world of Action Force Weekly! Michael is a massive Joe fan who reached out and together we hatched this plan to explore the British G.I. Joe counterparts... Action Force! It's a journey of discovery for both of us as we examine the creators, stories, and differences between the Force and our U.S. faves, the G.I. Joe team! This is part 1 of a 12 part series, so please subscribe and join us on this journey through the weekly adventures of our International Heroes... Action Force! As always, please check out our fantastic sponsors, The Movies and A Meal Podcast! You can follow along with the story PDFs from the Blood For The Baron website! Subscribe to the Joe on Joe Podcast! www.joeonjoe.com Apple Podcasts PodBean YouTube Help Support the Show thru Patreon! @JoeonJoepod on  Twitter Facebook Instagram Email Me Here!    

Order of Battle Podcast episode 125 Total Toy Books has been working with Rebellion and Hasbro to bring about a series of Treasury Edition Hardcover Battle Action Force comics! It is truly gorgeous and right now there is a pre-order deal getting close to ending that will save 33% off the cover price!  Brian Hickey and Jason sit down to chat about Action Force, its ties and separations with GIJoe. The comics, the legacy, the creators, and more.  You still have time to pre-order, but if you want it for 33% off the cover price, that time is running out! 17 August is the final day to get the pre-order deal. Go to Total Toy Books and pre-order this Battle Action Force set! Total Toy Books: https://www.totaltoybooks.com/ Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: orderofbattlepod@gmail.com Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

Order of Battle Podcast episode 122 During JoeFest, Jason sat down with Bob Brechin, lead designer at Palitoy from 12” Action Man all the way through Action Force. He is the Gripping Hand, Roboskull, Skeletron, TriadFighter and so very much more! Paddy Lennon and Brian Hickey joined the conversation making it a return of old friends with the addition of a new friend.  The conversation was incredible as it floated from 1919 all the way to the current day.  JoeFest was incredible and this made it doubly so.  Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: orderofbattlepod@gmail.com Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

Order of Battle Podcast episode 115 Brian Hickey and Jason sat down to talk about his recent book design project and just caught up. The meandering conversation weaves in and out of “More News As It's Made” while also covering a range of toy and comic topics. Most exciting of all is that Brian, along with Paddy Lennon, and a whole contingent of Irish collectors are coming to the States for JoeFest 2024! An English contingent will be joining them too! While the Kickstarter has ended, the book can still be preordered. While doing that, you can also pick up three of Total Toy Books' other projects.  Total Toys Books: https://www.totaltoybooks.com/shop Here's the Episode:  Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: orderofbattlepod@gmail.com Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

We wrap up our look at the 1991 Action Force Annual with a great comic adventure, starring Ace, Scarlett, Slipstream, and Lady Jaye! This one is REALLY a lot of fun to read! Not as much fun as our sponsors The Movies and a Meal Podcast had watching Madame Web. That, I can almost guarantee. You can listen for yourself by tuning into their show!

I'm back for part 2 of the 1991 Action Force Annual! Our Tiger Force adventure concludes with a bang! The only thing more exciting, has to be the Movies and a Meal Podcast! That's all I can think of!

Back to the British this week with a Joe on Joe Illustrated look at the Action Force 1991 Annual! I read part 1 of the prose story, all about... Tiger Force! Have the Movies and a Meal Podcast covered any movies with Tigers in them? The Life of Pi? Jungle Book? The Hangover? I need to know!

Part 2 of Gung Ho's Missing in Action adventure! Where is Braddock when you need him! Has The Movies and A Meal podcast covered the Chuck Norris Missing in Action movies? I need to know!

It's the 90's as we look at the Action Force Annual from 1990! This story has Gung Ho going rogue! Wha???? It's a nailbiter! Also a nailbiter, what will The Movie and A Meal pick for the Oscars! Tune into their podcast to find out!

Ring in the New Year with part 2 of the 1989 Action Force Annual story, Havoc in the Outback! My dialect and accents are really something to behold on this episode. I'll bet the Movies and a Meal Podcast team are excellent with accents, because they cover ALL the movies from all over the world!

Another fireside chat as I break down part 1 of the prose story, Havoc in the Outback from the excellent 1989 Action Force Annual! Also excellent, The Movies and a Meal Podcast! Give them a shout out!

Wrapping up our dive into the 1987 Battle Action Force Annual this week! It's a disjointed Cobra has a plan that Action Force must foil type of adventure, with some really great artwork! Also, this is my first recording on a new computer setup, so I'm still sorting out some settings! If it sounds weird, blame that! What doesn't sound weird, is the Movies and a Meal Podcast! Always check them out!

Back from the sick ward this week to dig into the second part of our Action Force 1987 Annual, the story titled... Storm Shadow! It's a great, savage read. Not a lot of surprises, but if you like seeing the best there is at what he does, doing what he does best, you'll enjoy this episode. I'm talking about Storm Shadow, not me. Tell you what tho, the Movies and a Meal Podcast are the best at what they do... Talking Movies and Eating Meals! Check them out!

This week, it was Alice's turn to pick and she chose a film she thinks is both underrated and under seen.Action Force: The Movie as it's known in the U.K or G.I. Joe: The Movie as it's known everywhere else, not that we like to be awkward here or anything and the side of the road we drive on is fine thank you very muchAnyway, it's out now! All the usual links below:Apple/iPhone:https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/films-n-that/id1470141261Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/1C4LiOrMZTD90e9tbB5EQOAcast:https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6071ac061216e55e7a95b11bYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIZopXPQHmlSnpgwtr2_ROQIf you'd like to get in touch, then the email is filmsandthatpod@gmail.com and we're on all the usual social media platforms  if just search for Just Films & that and you should find us!Our Website ishttps://www.justfilmsandthatpod.com/Our Patreon is:https://www.patreon.com/justfilmsandthatCheers!The Just Films & That team   Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

More Action Force Savagery! Seriously, they rack up a serious body count in the first story from this fantastic annual. Major Bludd and Baroness are practicing Colonialism and the Joes are there to stop them! Nothing stops the Movies and a Meal Podcast! Nothing!

Our final look at the Battle Action Force 1986 annual, as we dig into Snake Hunt! This solo Snake Eyes story puts him in John Rambo mode and I'm here for it! Really high Snake Eyes kill count on this one! I sure hope Movies and a Meal covered First Blood at some point. That's really a great movie, ignoring where the sequels took the character.

Back with Part 2 of the Action Force 1986 Annual where we discuss the story Death Beam!   Have our sponsors, the Movies and a Meal Podcast covered Death Bed, The Bed That Eats People? I hope so.   Also check out the Feedspot ranking of top G.I. Joe Podcasts! Yours truly is on there alongside some other amazing podcasts! Give it a look!

Back across the pond we go, to explore the 1986 edition of the Action Force Annuals! This week, we cover the story Cobra Gold! Cobra Gold sounds like a Chuck Norris movie, that our wonderful sponsors, The Movies and a Meal Podcast would cover! While mining for gold, Chuck Norris encounters a snake cult of terrorists, who worship 2 things, Gold and giant Cobras! This summer, Chuck Norris is Dirk Jackson in... Cobra Gold!

Back with Part 2 of the Action Force 1988 Annual story featuring Flint, Lady J, Footloose and Laszlo Norval! Laszlo Norval sounds like a Bond villain, that our friends at the Movies and a Meal Podcast would cover! Give them a listen to find out!

Curl up under a warm blanket, dim the lights, and let me read to you a tale of virtual reality, Flint, Footloose and a chrome plated despot... I'm digging into the British Action Force Annual from 1988 today and I want you to come with me! Also, you should go with the Movies and a Meal Podcast if you want to live. I didn't make the rules, you just have to. Give them a listen!

Order of Battle Podcast episode 89 What an honor to be joined by Brian Hickey in this great conversation about one of the Forefathers of GIJoe Adventure Team, Action Man, Action Force, and more.  Jason and Brian sit down to discuss the ongoing Kickstarter campaign, My Palitoy Story. Bob Brechin, the designer of Kung-Fu Grip and the Roboskull, has spent a decade documenting not only his own path through Palitoy and toy design, but Palitoy as a whole from 1919 to the shutting of the doors.  Brian is a phenomenal photographer, designer, toy collector, and one half of the Total Action Force, Total HACKS, Total Roboskull team. He's a great collector and creative to spend time and drink with. His enthusiasm is infectious and his skills are impressive. And now he has bent them to helping Bob bring this Palitoy history and story to life.  If you have one of the Total books you already know this is going to be gorgeous. If you don't, now is your time to jump in. If you love Palitoy, Hasbro, GIJoe, or general toy history, then now is your time to back this book. Do it now before you miss out! The Book: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/my-palitoy-story To hear more from Brian and Bob on this book:  Full force: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVaARyeZ_JU 2 Averages Joes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq-MwkhZuFw Here's the Episode: https://audioboom.com/posts/8294961-87-they-re-hereeeeee-joel-and-jason-reunite Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: orderofbattlepod@gmail.com Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

Order of Battle Podcast special episode Operation Recall - Mark2Designs Mark Gerwig joins the OR crew as a consultant and weapon/equipment designer!  When Mark and Jason sat down to chat about Operation Recall, they also went all over the map. Mark has worked on weapons for Action Force, helping on MARV, assisted in other lines, and has his own weapon packs for 6” action figures under Mark2Toys.  As an art school graduate and Navy veteran, Mark combined many skills and interests into learning and conquering within the 3D Design space. He has recommendations for beginners, runs a YouTube vidcast for people who want to learn or improve in the scan, sculpt, print, mold, paint, and a litany of other creator skills. And he'll be doing a panel on this live at upcoming JoeFest 2023!   You can find him online and at shows and you can follow him everywhere. And you can join his Patreon for monthly STL files. But for us, we want to welcome him into the Operation Recall team! Mark2Toys: https://mark2toys.com/ Mark2Designs Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Mark2Design Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MarkTwoDesign Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mark2design 3D Printing Vidcast: https://www.youtube.com/@gijoe3dprinting/streams Don't forget to finish your backerkit and Pre-order now: https://operationrecall.backerkit.com/survey_stores Remember, choosing a higher tier lowers the individual cost per figure throughout the preorder process! Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: orderofbattlepod@gmail.com Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

Andy Jackson returns, Roy's stress continues, Penny gets a Roy at the barbers, the FA Cup Final is ruined, and Action Force chat. (Rec: 14/7/22) Join the Iron Filings Society: https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's a quickie about Marvel Legends, Action Force, a terrible name of a horrible condition, and a special delivery to a police station --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tgos/message

It's a quickie about Marvel Legends, Action Force, a terrible name of a horrible condition, and a special delivery to a police station --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tgos/message

Order of Battle Podcast episode 74 Returning to Order of Battle, Brian and Paddy met up with the boys to reveal updates to their Total Action Force volume two and for their Skeletron's Total Roboskull books!  They took the time to discuss growing up with Action Force becoming GIJoe, deep diving through archives and public offices, hunting information 35 years lost, and so much more. And on top of all of that, their work in Star Wars and trying to get published in that arena too!  These two are delightful, incredibly insightful collectors and archivists. They build a beautiful product chalked full of obscure details and gorgeous photography. Jason and Joel have talked many times about the high level of information and product within the GIJoe community; Brian and Paddy continue to raise the bar.  If you missed their Kickstarter for Total Action Force v2, you can and should Pre-Order it here: https://www.totaltoybooks.com/ You can also read the digital version of Star Wars: Creating Adventure at https://www.totaltoybooks.com/ Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: orderofbattlepod@gmail.com Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

Welcome to the 131st Episode of the Ministry of Dice – the UK based, bi-weekly best in Dice Masters podcast chat. Tune in to get the MoD update and the latest news & info about the Wizkids Game Dice Masters. It's another jam-packed episode for you fine folks. We start with our usual catch up and general chat about our latest games, as well as a brief chat about the upcoming Worlds event and the advertised prizing. Then it's on to a featured segment with a special guest! A luminary of the Dice Masters community, a producer of quality Dice Masters content, as well as a high-ranking competitor in previous events – it's Rob from Dice Station Zebra! We then wrap up with a short discussion about Modern Ramp – it's been stressing Chris out a bit lately, find out why… All this… and find out more about the difference between GI Joe and Action Force from Chris… If you enjoyed the podcast, then we'd love you forever if you could take a minute to go and give us a 5 star rating and maybe a short review. It really helps us get the word out to new listeners and is encouraging to Andy. Show Notes & Other Stuff Go check out Dice Station Zebra – they're awesome! YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DiceStationZebra Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/dicestationzebra Want to take a look at the latest spoilers from the Secret Wars set? You can find those in our Dice Master spoiler gallery. The most up-to-date source of Dice Masters spoilers, so comprehensively up-to-the-minute with the latest exclusives that it's the go-to spot other content creators use for their spoiler info & images! That's a fact. https://britrollersix.com/marvel-dice-masters-secret-wars-info-spoilers/ To join our Discord head to this link here https://discord.gg/ceEcPz8T32 Go to our Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/TheMinistryofDice Wanna see us play live Dice Masters on Stream, and much more? Then find us here https://www.twitch.tv/modxtra Check out the new MoDXtra: Games & Collectibles for even more content on tabletop gaming, statues/miniatures, and comic books. Find it here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrpaqX_21ZjjGmnXA3oPnyA Legal Bits N' Bobs The Dice transition sound effect was sourced from freesound.org. The account it was downloaded from is “dermotte” and is shared under the following license: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Our tremendous ‘Rule Britannia' intro & ‘God Save the Queen' outro is used with permission from Richard Campbell and are short extracts from his “England Rock Anthems” track. We think Richard's work is exceptional (You should see his Frankenstein Rock Opera). So, visit Richard's website here for more of his music: www.richardcampbellmusic.co.uk/ This episode first appeared on www.BritRollerSix.com

Action Force, Classified HISS, wrestling nonsense, and something else or two --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tgos/message

Action Force, Classified HISS, wrestling nonsense, and something else or two --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tgos/message

Richard Starkings - The Marvel UK Action Force Years Interview - Talking Joe & Total Action Force Audio only - This episode is fine as audio only - the images are generally only illustrative / to prompt discussion. Youtube Video here: https://youtu.be/StKMOjfOu-s Richard Starkings is a British font designer and comic book letterer, editor and writer. Rich was an editor at MarvelUK in the late 1980s. Titles he edited included Death's Head and Dragon's Claws - but most importantly the Weekly Action Force weekly comic in 1987. By the beginning of the 1990s he devoted himself exclusively to lettering, and was one of the early pioneers of computer-based comic-book lettering, founding Comicraft in 1992. He currently writes the ongoing creator owned comic book "Elephantmen". Mark is joined by Paddy Lennon, writer of Total Action Force Vol. 2: International Heroes which at time of this interview is in it's final week of Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/total-action-force-vol-2-international-heroes For ‘Total Action Force: Volume Two' the team are making hardcover 176 page definitive history and guidebook to the Hasbro Action Force figures and vehicles released between 1987 and 1989. In tandem with covering the toys in detail, the book will also go behind the scenes on the ‘Action Force Weekly' comic and ‘Action Force Monthly' (published in the USA as ‘G.I. Joe European Missions). Links: AF Comics on Blood for the Baron http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/comics/maf/ AF Weekly cover gallery on YoJoe https://www.yojoe.com/comics/af/ AF Monthly cover gallery on YoJoe https://www.yojoe.com/comics/afm/covergallery.shtml AF 1987 era GI Joes on 3d Joes (USA release of 1985) http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/1987.html Vehicles https://www.3djoes.com/1985-overview.html Figures https://www.3djoes.com/1985-overview1.html

This episode is the audio for a YouTube video that initially ran on April 27, 2022.  Please take a moment and help us out — even if you don't watch us there, subscribe to our YouTube channel today! In this episode, Mike and The Honcho welcome longtime Friends Of The Program and Total Action Force collaborators Brian Hickey and Paddy Lennon back to the show to talk about Volume 2 from their series, which is funding on Kickstarter NOW!  The project is about 80% funded and needs your help in its final days!  LISTEN and PLEDGE TODAY! You can view the project on Kickstarter at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/total-action-force-vol-2-international-heroes  You can watch this episode at: https://youtu.be/auV4-OzVSFA

Youtube Video for this episode: Total Action Force Vol 2 https://youtu.be/Xc_GH4kXa04 Mark talks with Brian Hickey and Paddy Lennon about their latest Kickstarter - Total Action Force Vol. 2: International Heroes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/total-action-force-vol-2-international-heroes For ‘Total Action Force: Volume Two' the team are making hardcover 176 page definitive history and guidebook to the Hasbro Action Force figures and vehicles released between 1987 and 1989. In tandem with covering the toys in detail, the book will also go behind the scenes on the ‘Action Force Weekly' comic and ‘Action Force Monthly' (published in the USA as ‘G.I. Joe European Missions). Our discussion on their earlier book is here - Total Action Force The Battle Years with Brian Hickey - TALKING JOE LIVESTREAM https://youtu.be/TClH-Wdsen0 Photographer Brian Hickey has worked with acclaimed toy designers, Boss Fight Studio, designing the packaging for a number of their licensed products, including Bucky O'Hare and Sam & Max. Writer Paddy Lennon writes background lore and character bios for the Vitruvian HACKS series of action figures and the licensed properties for Boss Fight Studio. This is the 3rd book project the pair have worked on – having previously self-published 2 books Total Retaliation is a guide book to the G.I. Joe action figures released in line with the movie, G.I. Joe Retaliation and Total Vitruvian HACKS Volume 1 is a guide book to the Series One Vitruvian HACKS action figures designed and created by Boss Fight Studio. Links: AF Comics on Blood for the Baron http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/comics/maf/ AF Weekly cover gallery on YoJoe https://www.yojoe.com/comics/af/ AF Monthly cover gallery on YoJoe https://www.yojoe.com/comics/afm/covergallery.shtml AF 1987 era GI Joes on 3d Joes (USA release of 1985) http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/1987.html Vehicles https://www.3djoes.com/1985-overview.html Figures https://www.3djoes.com/1985-overview1.html