WOJM: What’s On Joe Mind?

WOJM Special Edition #21: 2013 JoeCon Site Announcement & OH NO! It's Indianapolis...

Call him what you want... A snob, an elitist, selfish, whatever, but Gary REALLY likes his get aways. Imagine his surprise, after years of discouraging the club from placing the Con in his hometown (an event that would make any other Hoosier collector REALLY happy), that his efforts were in vain. Yes folks, JoeCon hits the lower midwest in the first time since...well, EVER. As much as Gary didn't want the con in Indianapolis, he is proud of his state and city. Along with Mike, who is also a former resident of the Indianapolis metro area, they run down what to see, do and eat around the 2013 convention site, the brand spanking new JW Marriott! We also answer some commonly asked questions by convention n00bs and even do a little blind speculation of the figures which we think might be in the set. So, even if Gary doesn't welcome you to Indianapolis, we still invite you to have a listen. 2013 has the potential to be something special!

WOJM Special Edition #20: FLASHBACK 2012 - RETURN TO THE PILOT!

Join Chuck, Justin, Mike, and Gary, along with the RETURN OF GREG as we look back at our pilot episode.  Was what was important then, still important now?  Have our opinions changed?  How has the news and episode held up under the stress of time?  Its a fun and unique look into our past, done in a way only the WOJM guys could do it.  It's a laid back, no pressure, special edition, so sit back, relax and enjoy a trip back to April 2011.

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Feels like the very first time, eh?  Yes, this is a remixed and remastered version of our original pilot episode published WAY back in April of 2011.  In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't seem that long ago, but when you dive into its topic matter, it seems almost like another time and another place.  What was the big topic of the day?  SKYSTRIKERS...yeah, that's right, Hasbro just announced the price point for the 30th Anniversary re-release of our favorite Jet.  What else was hot in the news at the time?  How about Hasbro taking a big financial hit in its quarterly reports?  Feeling a loss at the Concept Case at JoeCon '12?  Well, don't forget about the concept presentation from JoeCon '11.  Excited for Retaliation figures now?  How about Pursuit of Cobra wave 6 then?  Oh yeah, and how about 3 absolute strangers getting together to record the first, in what turned out to be, longest running Joe podcast to date.  Why is this coming out now?  You'll find out in Special Edition #20...but you need to listen to this first.  It's isn't that much better than the original, but its shorter and hopefully the pain will be less too.  So kick that flux capacitor into action and let's travel back in time to our first ever show!

Episode 69: What's on JOE Mind?

It's election night in America...or it was when we recorded this episode in a time capsule.  Boy, a lot has sure happened since we've last hear from the Terrific Treo and Chuck.  Half the football season is over, we have a new baseball champion, basketball has started, hockey has...well, no one really seems to notice hockey missing, and we've had a Superstorm roll through the east coast.   Because of this mega storm, we had quite ths diffcult task of keeping the show running and the audio is clean.  We are pretty sure Arune got in trouble with the new wife because it sounded like he had KP Duty assigned to him in the second half of the show.  *Sigh*...yeah, it was one of those shows, but its two plus hours for those of you who have been missing your WOJM "fix."  This episode we have not one but two interviews of notice.  First we are joined by Fred Van Lente, the new writer for IDW's GI Joe title.  After hearing him, you'll trust along with us that the franchise is in very capable hands.  Following the interview with Fred, we went back in time to listen to a pre-recorded interview that we did with RJ from CobraStickers.com.  We were joined by Kevin Watts on that interview, so who knows what new colorful lexicons he will add to our show FAQ.  I do believe this time it includes a bag a phallus-es.  Yeeeah, it was one of those interviews, but don't miss it never the less!!  After the break we go into the mailbag to check on Justin's status of collecting votes for the Hasbro Concept Case we saw at JoeCon.  From another letter, we get the low down on life in NYC with Chuck and Arune post SUPERSTORM.  We also have a letter ask us our thoughts about a live-action Joe television show.  In the news, the awaited for Kre-o debate is held.  It might surprise you our thoughts on this new line that has a lot of the fandom excited.  We rehash the new IDW teams and briefly mention the GI Joe Complete Collection #1 from friend of the program Mark Bellomo is now on Amazon.  In movie news, there is a "new" trailer.  The PR machine is getting in gear.  Rounding out the news, the fandom came out strong and supported Marauder John's Kickstarter campaign (as heard in Episode 68).  Bravo everyone! The WOJM FFL bit runs from 02:03:00 to 02:10:15 - yeah, its more time than previous episodes, but we had more ground to cover! NEXT, it's CONTEST TIME!!  Thanks to Mike and Kevin, we now have a name for all those who are Friends of Chuck (aka FOC'ers).  We now need a logo.  So if you have artistic skills, create a logo for The Friends of Chuck.  Chuck (aka The Head FOC'er) will pick the winner.  Please send submissions as a JPG to whatsonjoemind@gmail.com.  Third place will get a piece of Robert Atkins artwork; Second place will get a Renegades figure prize pack; FIRST PLACE will get a prize pack AND will appear with us as a guest host of WOJM in a future episode!  Yes, that's right, you can call Chuck a FOC'er, right to his face!! Lastly, to all those who have been effected by the hurricane, we send our best thoughts and wishes out to you.  We hope life gets back to normal for you as soon as possible.  To everyone else, we hope you enjoy this long awaited for, time capsule episode 69 of WOJM! SPOILER ALERT: Obama wins...just sayin'...

Episode 68: What's on JOE Mind?

WE FINALLY GOT HIM!  That's right, we captured ourselves a real marauder, a gun runner so to speak.  That's right, after 90 plus combined episodes, WOJM finally gets to sit down and talk with the famous Marauder John of Marauder, Inc.  We dive deep into his mysterious past to hear about how he started gun running and why.  We also learn about the future of Marauder, Inc. with his ongoing Kickstarter Project and Campaign.  We are excited to bring this interview to you, it has been a year in the making!  In the second half of the program, we are joined by super substitute host AND Noted Author, James Kavanaugh.  We also have Dave Draiper from Toy World Order join the ranks to add commentary to our mailbag and news.  For the first time in a while, we had a packed news schedule.  The GIJCC released their October newsletter.  The fellas at Roll Out Roll Call unveil one of their show customs for 2013.  Robert Atkins shows off some more awesome Joe artwork on his blog.  Justin reviews some of the Retaliation W2 3 pack figures.  Hasbro says they will be at NYCC in some capacity.  Plenty of stuff to keep this episode timely...somewhat. For you non sporting members of the fandom, yes we do talk about sports again, but if you wish to skip it, you can fast forward from the 1:30:38 mark to 1:35:38 mark. LASTLY... Don't forget, help the man who helps us.  Open your wallets and piggy banks most generously and give to the Marauder GR Kickstarter Project and Campaign.  It doesn't matter how much you give - $1, $2, $5, $25, $50, $100, $200, or more...just as long as you GIVE.  The project is worthy and the rewards alone are WORTH your consideration.  Help shape the future of our hobby and the future of gun running, contribute to the project and campaign TODAY.  Oh and don't forget, mention the podcast to him when buying your next purchase from him and receive a free item!!  Let MJ know you heard him on WOJM!!  Thanks!! :)

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Episode 67: What's on JOE Mind?

Author Jim Sorenson and convention exclusive Project Manager extraordinare Kevin Watts join us for this jam packed episode of WOJM.  First we talk with Jim about his GI Joe: Field Manual Volume 1 and get his thoughts on Volume 2, both of which you can buy AND pre-order respectively on Amazon.com.  Grab a copy today.  In the second half, we talk to Kevin about his awesome custom Metal Head NJCC exclusive.  In the news we talk some Gun Running, give our thoughts on episode 1 of the fanfilm Initiate, go over the latest from the GIJCC newsletter, movie hype restarts with reports of Storm Shadow reshoots, and lastly, Joe beats Transformers and other toy brands in a national vote held by the Indianapolis Children's Museum.  To wrap up the show, we announce a new sponsor for the Mailbag and read a comment directed at Justin . The WOJM FFL Recap portion runs approximately from the 1:54:13 mark to the 1:59:13 mark.  If you don't want to hear about the fantasy football league or Gary get made fun of for starting off 0-2 and dropping to 18th (out of 18), you may want to fast forward to the end. So, there ya have it!  See you all back here next time, same B.A.T. time, same B.A.T. channel!

WOJM Special Edition #19: COIL Con III!

Mike and Gary are joined by the RETURN of former host Greg for this 40 minute wrap up of the show.  We are joined in progress by Kokomo Toys co-owner (because if we said OWNER, Amber would kill us!) Todd Jordan, GI Joe Initiate Fanfilm Director Fred Doss, IDW Artist Robert Atkins and CardedHeroes.com admin Jay Hunger.  Its a whirlwind review of a fast paced day at COIL Con III at Kokomo Toys in Kokomo, Indiana.  Join us, will you?

Episode 66: What's on JOE Mind?

Its a full disclosure episode. What has the gang been up to since the last episode? We fill you in. Joining us in the first half for an interview...well, we recorded it a little bit ago is Andrew and Trina. Both have worked with Hasbro on the GI Joe brand in one form or another over the last 5 or so years. Hear what it is like behind the scenes at Hasbro and learn there is more to getting a figure getting to market then pouring plastic into a mold. In the news, the GIJCC store is OPEN FOR BUSINESS, INCLUDING the launching of the FSS! Sgt. Slaughter spills the beans of a rumor about his character being involved in the early drafts of Retaliation. Sideshow has a Storm Shadow statue. A character is born for Star Wars Clone Wars based off of Snake Eyes. After the news we are joined by Jon Cremeans from the COIL Club to talk about the 3rd Annual COIL Con at Kokomo Toys in Kokomo, Indiana. Before wrapping it up, we spend a bit of time talking about the WOJM Fantasy Football season. We're back on track! Sit back and enjoy!

WOJM Special Edition #18: 2012 Canadian JoeCon!

For the second year in a row, WOJM goes north to cover the Canadian Joe Con. Join WOJM co-host Gary, Noted Author James Kavanaugh, Pluv John from JoeCustoms.com, and the voice of the CJC Ryan aka Scramble as the report directly from the floor of the 2012 Canadian JoeCon. Ryan reviews the set with Gary and gives insider info on their creation and background. After the review, we go forward in time as WOJM got a chance to drop a recorder in front of the Canadian JoeCon staff to get the lowdown on the 2012 event and the future of the convention. Before wrapping up, we go back to the sales floor with our traveling co-hosts to find out what they got and any last minute shout outs before heading back home. If you liked what you heard, we encourage you to attend next year. We promise it won't be a time you forget!

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Yes, it is a month in the waiting...and its a little behind in news, but the latest episode of WOJM is here!  No worries, full disclosure will be provided on the mini break.  We hope you understand.  BUT FIRST, onto the episode featuring the man that brings Larry Hama's script to life in the IDW GI Joe A Real American Hero comic, SL Gallant.  Find out more about this very talented artist and DON'T miss his imitation of Larry giving him a call to wish him a most happy Arbor Day.  From the mailbag we answer 3 letters, from 3 continents.  In the news we preview the then upcoming Canadian JoeCon, discuss ROUND 2 - FIGHT of GeneralsJoes.com {cha-ching!} JoeCon Concept Case Survey and we reach back into the 70's to revive The Match Game to have a little fun with Justin and his excitement over Renegades coming out on Blu Ray. As a side note: the WOJM Fantasy Football League is full, again sorry about the extreme lateness.  So there ya have it folks, an interview, some old news, but hopefully a lot of fun in this episode of WOJM!!

Episode 64: What's on JOE Mind?

We give Chuck grief for many things - many, many, MANY things.  One of those many things is that Chuck will not open his toys.  Well this week are joined by none other, the dynamic podcasting duo who encourages you to open your toys and to enjoy them, Slick and Mrs. McFavorite!  If you enjoy toy podcasts, you have undoubtedly heard their Open your Toys Cast.  If you haven't, visit their webpage or subscribe to them on iTunes, NOW!  After hearing a little more about the Open Your Toys Cast, we dip into the mailbag to answer some of your questions before moving on to halftime.  After the break, listener of the program, Nathan, gives a review of IDW Cobra #13.  In the news, we talk about the new Sideshow female figurine, the lastest Canadian JoeCon news INCLUDING the reveal and RETURN of BLACK ICE!!  To wrap it up, we have a lengthy discussion concerning the GeneralsJoes.com Concept Case Survey ROUND 1.  KWINN FOR THE WIN!  All this plus "Turf Kurds," the FSS honorings return and the WOJM Fantasy Football League!

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As shows go, this one truly shaped up to be a very interesting one.  The first half is jam packed with three complete interview segments.  First we talk to Wayne Losey and Tucker Johnson from Go, Go, Dynamo!  Wayne and Tucker are two of the talents that brought us Sigma Six and now are using their expertice in the 8" arena to start up another 8" line, right now called, The Hero Project.  The Hero Project consists of World Cultural Heroes as 8" action figures with all of the pose and playability that your favorite Sigma Six figures had.  Wayne and Tucker also answer questions concerning their time on the Sigma line and drop us a tiny tidbit about a certain Sigma dropship possibly having a 3.75" seat tooled for it.  Interesting, right?  Well, if you like what you hear about the Hero Project, GIVE, and GIVE GENEROUSLY to their Kickstarter fund - http://hero.gogodynamo.com.  In segment 2, friend and sponsor of the program Mike Heddle (aka The Mike) pays us a visit to talk about the upcoming Canadian Joe Con (Aug 10 & 11 @ the Toronto Airport Sheraton) and find out what previous Canadian Con execlusive is making his grand return in modern era construction!  In segment 3, Steven, Rob and Paul from the Johnannesburg, South Africa based GI Joburg podcast join us (truthfully, they've been on and participated the whole time) to talk about their show, state of the hobby, and the hurdles they face to keep their hobby alive way down at the southern tip of Africa.  In the news...well, there wasn't much news.  Sideshow reveals a new Major Bludd and Baroness figures at SDCC - Gary laments of a lack of Snow Job.  Hasbro answered some Joe site questions at SDCC, some new stuff is revealed, other stuff is a review.  Yeah, that's the news.  We wrap up with a lengthy shout out segment before bidding our new South African friends good bye. Please please please, pardon the audio.  Trust us, we know, it's not the best.  Between bad mics, international internet routing and having as many as 10 people connected to the same call, it could have gone a whole lot worse.  Sometimes the bandwidth gods are with you and sometimes they are against you, so apologies in advance.  We want to thank ALL of our guest for their patience and participation in the show.  We hope all of you enjoy the program!

Episode 62: What's on JOE Mind?

As Justin says, "Hot Damn!"  After a whirlwind weekend in NOLA and a justified and well earned week-off rest (yes Chuck, those of us who WORK on the podcast need a rest), we're back.  As one con coverage comes to the end, another one is just getting started (and it ended since we recorded, but we digress...) as our focus briefly turns to the left coast and San Diego for SDCC.  Our good buddy Arune Singh from Marvel Comics joins us and if his new theme/love song from Chuck doesn't scare him off, we may be in store for some decent comic-level discussion from the biggest comic show of them all!!  As a side note, be sure to give us feedback on Arune's Theme...Justin, Mike and Gary want to be sure that it isn't JUST THEM who are tone impaired.  Anyway, have a listen to what Arune and Marvel have in store for SDCC and how it may relate to Joe fans.  Some of the info Arune gave us was time sensitive and Gary was a little lazy this week, so thus the late posting.  After Arune, we are joined by Mo Hunger from CardedHeroes.com.  You may remember Mo from our Ladies Night Episode as she Stumped the Chuck  in Trivia.  Ah, good times, good times!  What you might not remember from Mo is that she is an avid avid Joe comic fan.  Whether it is Marvel, DDP or IDW, there are few we'd consider on her level of expertise!  Mo joins us to fill us in from the IDW roundtable at JoeCon 2012.  We also discuss why the roundtable was so sparely attended and why their table at JoeCon looked so lonely.  Fear not, we're here to give IDW love and support!!  If you are a comic fan, the first hour of the show is for you.  In hour number 2, we wrap up JoeCon by reviewing once more the Hasbro Concept Case and upcoming/proposed Hasbro Concept Fan Vote.  We also review and wrap up the GIJCC's news concerning Iceberg, FSS v2.0, and the security status of the club website and shopping cart.  Both discussions on Hasbro and the GIJCC lead into our final thoughts and wrap up of JoeCon 2012 and when we might be seeing each other next in 2013.  In the news...well, there wasn't much news, but what news there was centered on the 2012 Canadian Joe Con in Toronto with the reveal of 3 figures and a vehicle with a familiar bling to it.  We wrap up this show with a bow of what we got in and shout outs before being led out with our buddy James's Theme...which is a lot more appropriate.  Anyway folks, thanks for your patience and we hope it was worth the wait!!  Enjoy!

WOJM Special Edition #17: JoeCon 2012 Wrap Up

The team gathers once more before the closing of the convention to give one last wrap up of the show.  Special guests include Terry Dizard and Jim Dolan from YoJoe.com, Pluv-John from JoeCustoms, John from our sponsors at JoeArmory AND...wait for it...a SPECIAL appearance by GIJCC headman, Brian Savage.  Thanks for listening, see you next time in {BLANK} of 2013 in the beautiful city of {BLANK}!!  :)

WOJM Special Edition #16: EXCLUSIVE The Hasbro GI Joe Brand Team!!

Wow, were we surprised that the members of the brand team wanted to come on the show!  LIVE from the floor at JoeCon 2012, we get an exclusive with the fellas that bring you your most favorite toy!  Thanks to the team for coming on and a special thank you to Joe and Justin for working with us.

WOJM Special Edition #15: Day 2 & 3 Coverage of JoeCon 2012

Hey, its Day 2 and 3 coverage from the floor at JoeCon 2012!

WOJM Special Edition #14: Day 1 Coverage of JoeCon 2012

George, Jason, Justin and Gary wrap up Day 1 of Joe Con 2012

Episode 61: What's on JOE Mind?

It's live, its raw and its unedited.  You haven't heard a recording this unpolished from us since early on in our run...but as travel itenaries would have it, we're in no position to edit this week.  As promised is a rare behind the scenes "look" of our show.  Now you can really see how much work goes into showrunning, planning and editing.  We cover some SDCC news from Hasbro and Sideshow, we get the first word from Canada about the Canadian JoeCon and a browsing of the GIJCC JoeCon schedule.  Then it was off to our recommended episodes you'd like to hear on your way to and from New Orleans.  Lastly, its shout outs and what we got in....and we're out.  See you all in NOLA!  Travel safe!!  Listener discretion is advised!

Episode 60: What’s on JOE Mind?

FINALLY!?  What took so long?  Well, getting ready for JoeCon of course!  Still, this is a good one to listen to while in the car or in the plane on your way to New Orleans.  Louisiana native and Moderately Geeky Podcast co-host Jason Reddoch (aka southzen in the online community) joined the show to give us the low down on enjoying a good time in The Big Easy.  From the best watering holes, where to get a good meal and the time to and from the airport, he covers just about everything a con goer needs to know.  Jason stuck around afterwards to help us answer a ton of email, including several that were collecting mold at the bottom of Der Post Sack.  Proof once again, WOJM will EVENTUALLY get to reading all of your mail, like a good show should.  In the news, final letters were sent out for JoeCon, The SyFy GI Joe game goes beta, and we catch a peek at the W2 3-pack figures.  Lastly, this show could not end without giving Chuck his birthday gift.  We were all set to get him a male stripper, but then we found out that he was turning 14, so we had to come up with a Plan B.  What was it?  Stay tuned!  It's the start of a back-to-back-to-back-to-back JoeCon week of WOJM episodes.  Are you ready?

Episode 59: What’s on JOE Mind?

This week we invited Toy News International (TNI) staffer and Vice President of the Crappy Figure Brigade (CFB) Don Anderson to the show.  And, if it sounded like Gary and Don knew each other for a long time, they do.  Gary and Don met WAY back at the San Francisco convention in 2003.  We talk a little about the mega toy and entertainment community site TNI and how the fledgling 3.75" collectors back in the day started the CFB.  What is the CFB?  How can you be a part of the CFB?  When do they meet?  What do they do?  All those questions and many more are bandied about. From the mailbag we get a duo of comic questions, a proposal about a "Hasbro Universe" and two questions about JoeCon, including someone wanting to know, "What's a parachute drop?"  The cast and our guest set the records straight.  In the news, JoeCon registration is over, Mark Bellomo is coming to NOLA, the GIJCC says bring more cash to con, Wave 6 launches from Marauder John, keep your Retaliation cash, Renegades Pt 2 confirmed with BLU-RAY and official SDCC Joe product images.  So much to talk about!  However, if we miss something of interest you, email us at whatsonjoemind@gmail.com because in TWO weeks we will have a heavy listener mail episode on the eve of our JoeCon coverage in a very special "live" and behind the scenes episode of WOJM.  Until then, you fathers take full advantage of Father's Day and sit back, relax and listen to this one...and before you know it, JoeCon will be here!!