Destro's Mauser... frequently (really all the time) pop culture fans refer to firearm magazines as "clips." As in "he put the next clip in the weapon." But those are magazines, an ammo carrier which is inserted into the firearm then later ejected once empty. A "clip" is different. A clip is a mostly-straight length of metal which grips the firing caps of the ammunition, and is not inserted into the firearm. Instead the ammo is very swiftly pushed off of the clip and often into a magazine, or into a firearm. This issue ACTUALLY shows a clip being used, not a magazine.

In the fight b/w Duke and Risk, the hold Risk has Duke in is called an arm bar. With his MMA training, it makes perfect sense that Risk would realize Duke's strength and use a grappling technique to balance things out. The image with both men in the air is likely inspired by several MMA fights and something mimicked in pro wrestling on a nightly basis. If an armbar is locked tight enough, rather than tap or have your arm broken you can pick the person off the ground and slam them hoping to knock them out and at least loosen the hold.

Sick intro tune

I don't know a single person reading Energon Universe so it's not to have you guys going over this stuff. Given what is going on in Void Rivals, especially this week's issue, I feel like maybe you should be covering it a little, but it's awesome to have this too.

Sorry I missed this when it went live - but probably for the best as I didn’t have a chance to read this issue until today. Hope to catch you live the next time around

I thought this interview was fantastic for Rick's lore and how lettering is done.

Fantastic interview

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I quite enjoyed listening to Rick Parker's stories.

I haven't been the biggest fan of Hama's stuff of late, especially most of IDW run but I have to say, I have been loving the last few issues of RAH and this past issue is one of the best I have ever read. I had goosebumps through most of it. I never knew how much I need a Ninja Force / Dreadnok team up in my life. Also, Destro was the man in this issue. I have a couple of questions for you though. 1. Why does the joes care so much about the baroness or why do they seem so loyal to Destro? What am I missing or forgetting? Is it something that happened in IDW that I forgot? 2. I feel like Cobra Commanders armor should be able to with stand Destro's wrist missles or at least more than what it did. I know Hama is just wraping up the story but I always pictured that armor being a bigger deal. What are your thoughts? Thank you. Love the podcast.

Since Destro and his Iron Grenadiers already have the Dominator and the Despoiler, and Overlord has his Dictator, I'm going with "Defiler" for the VTOL.

I've enjoyed every GI Joe Skybound/Image release this year.

A cool element would have been Cobra Commander/Destro ordering the technical subordinates, let’s say Tele-Vipers, to figure out how to shutdown the laser rifles. The tension could have kept building as more Cobras were being shot down. Plus, it would have shown the “on the spot” tactical awareness of CC/Destro. Versus the “I planned for everything contingency” one button push. Still, a GRAET ISSUE!

Once he went full-on defense of the Snake-Eyes movie I stopped believing he had the best interest of canon in mind... Just another writer/creator bought out by hollywood. Tragic, he wrote a great origin story in the comics.

i may be wrong but i read that Archie Goodwin(RIP) may have borrowed the character of Cobra Commander from a DC character named Kobra.i say that because the physical similarities between the DC villain and CC are too similar to ignore.

Great in depth video appreciate this as I was looking for a definitive list but what about the Natali Sanders cover? Was it mentioned here?

I don't know you, but I like you. I also love GI Joe. You have more experience than me at this You Tube thing, but if I could be of assistance ... Do what you do best. It's not unboxing. Others do that so let them do that. What you have is a keen mind that observes. Imagine redoing this video to 5 minutes. Cut everything but showing us the figure as it relates to your observations, eg the crossed out Joe tattoo that you pointed out. You're the first to say that. I think you're brighter than most in the space so focus on that and let others do the nuts and bolts of unboxing. I hope this is helpful because it's certainly positive. If you didn't have talent, I wouldn't have bothered. Love the hat, by the way. Very cool. "An international podcast" I'd say. I'm watching you from home in Uruguay.

Cool 👍. Flint was always my favorite Joe besides Snake Eyes of course.

In regards to CC costume it says back in issue 55 that the costume is traveling " in mufti" an Islamic word that means to dress as a certain profession or archetype. Civilian camouflage

We definitely need a full-length version of this! Haha! Perhaps stanzas two and three could be about the Rolling Thunder and Thunderclap, respectively, and a couple more stanzas about Thunder (RIP) to feel all the ARAH thunder.

That final shot feels to me like something that Mike Zeck would have drawn during his Cap run. OR, maybe, (I forget who was drawing DD during the Born Again days, and I refuse to Google it, maybe Lee Weeks...), Daredevil running into Cap with his arms crossed. That's the energy of it, if not a direct homage to a particular image.

Excellent Detailed breakdown as always.

This was my 6th grade art teacher! He is one of my favorite teachers at DMS

I was a little disappointed with the issue. It was “OK”, but I was expecting “Really Good”. The ending fell flat with me. The EU has done it many times already, so I was expecting something new. Maybe that’s on me, they showed who they were, so I should have expected it. I know it was oversized, but it didn’t feel like it. Again, I liked it, but I was expecting to enjoy it. Oh well, There’s always issue 2!

I'm deceased. 😂

I think I preordered 8 🫣 there are too many.

I'm buyin all of them!

Great! Now i want too buy too many copies!!

Joshua Williamson did an amazing job so far. I literally hated Cobra-LA as a kid. But the way he worked them into the cobra commander story line was excellent. He truly gets who cobra commander is at his core. That series read like kinda like a horror story. He made the commander cunning and ruthless and truly the world’s most dangerous man. Then also at the same time making an Amazing Duke story all while weaving the energon universe into both books. Wish I was rich to produce a Netflix series and future movies with this guy lol . Looking forward to the rest of his great work.

I enjoyed hearing Andrew's thoughts about drawing GI Joe and the time his young son asked him about it, as well as the follow up conversation about it with Larry Hama.

That Destro mini-series was a lot of fun. Can’t wait to see what they cook up with GI Joe👊

My deep cut is that the mysterious crew leader is reminiscent of Destro's red bearded henchman Roderick MacDougall from Chuck Dixon's G.I. JOE. 😜

There is no way Joshua can go woke on this right?

Awesome Interview Guy's

Thanks!

I’ve preordered 8 different covers with my LCS at this point I think. 🤓

Joshua Williamson is such a nice guy. I met him at RCCC 2021 and he talked to me like I was an associate, not an awkward nerd. He was super down to earth and we just discussed comics we’re reading and what his plans in the future are.

And it's sky bound with the talking joe guys 😂😂 love the song

Great interview! Thank you, guys!

I'm looking forward to this.

Just read issue one and we are in for an adventure.

Marco Ferrari, I can provide you free military technical consulting on gear if you have any interest.

I'm enjoying the current story arch. But I hope at some point they bring an end to the whole zombie and cyborg story and do something thats less sci-fi/horror. I agree with the assessment that Springfield is being used too much as a location, it would be nice to see new locations. Also it would be nice to see more focus on other characters, I'll always like the ninjas, but there are so many other great characters that barely get any spotlight.

It would be cool if you showed the covers and art. Thank you for the content!

cant wait to get my figures in hand

Good stuff guys. One of my favorite things to do is read the new book, then listen to you guys.

1:28:21 I’m the Joe in the letters page. I wrote that 6 months ago.

A great episode. I hope you guys keep it up. I know I’ll keep listening.

I read this issue yesterday and thought, "What in hell did I just experience? Am I just not smart enough to understand this?" Had to check the Talking Joe archives for your thoughts. Thankfully, you agreed with me completely. You're doing important work here!