135: The Beast of GenCon 2025

 Order of Battle Podcast episode 136 ANOTHER TOTAL ACTION FORCE BOOK!  Well, you know Jason’s excited already. Brian and Paddy come on to talk Total Action Force vol 3 and it’s a big one. Prototypes, unreleased, multiple unseen archives of photos and documents from 40 years ago.  The boys have done it again. And their Kickstarter is well underway so now is the time to back it!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/total-action-force-volume-3 Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

 Order of Battle Podcast episode 135 The Beast is back! This time it’s GenCon 2025, a 72,000 attendee roleplaying game convention held annually in Indianapolis, Indiana.  Beast and Jason were on staff at the R Talsorian booth, helping to sell Cyberpunk RED and getting Mike Pondsmith to meetings with other RPG companies. It was a fun six days and while not much GIJoe’ing happened, it was still a blast.  Episode:  Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

 Order of Battle Podcast episode 134 JOEFEST 2025 ! is behind us and it was a lot of fun. Stephen Kelly joins Jason to discuss all things Augusta, GA and partying it up Joe Fest style.  This year was wild and exciting. Grindhouse’s Kickstarter successfully funded and there was a Celebration of Life for Aaron of ROMA Collectibles. There were attendees and vendors from at least 10 different countries. Great guests, panels, and lobby hangs.  Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

 Order of Battle Podcast episode 133 Robert Rust joined Jason, back in early April, to just hang out and chat. It’s always a joy to talk to Rust and he’s incredibly creative with his displays, projects, ideas, and art.  Join the conversation and join Jason, Joel, A, and Rust at JoeFest in June! Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

 Order of Battle Podcast episode 132 Paddy Lennon and Brian Hickey join Jason and Alexander to talk about their latest Total Toy Book, currently funded and growing in Kickstarter. This meandering conversation floats all over the place, but keeps coming back to their newest book.  Total Star Wars Book: The Palitoy Saga is the tale of Palitoy’s place in the Star Wars saga, the creative team, toys, artwork, and more. Back this book!  You know its going to be quality. From Total Action Force vol 1 and 2, My Palitoy Story, More News as It’s Made, and the Battle Action Force Treasury Editions, these two put together quality effort and amazing books from cover to cover. Total Star Wars Book: A Palitoy Saga: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianthehick/total-star-wars-the-palitoy-saga Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

 Order of Battle Podcast episode 131 After a hiatus, Order of Battle is back. Jason has brought a close friend, Glenn, for this episode. The boys were hanging in Philadelphia back in December. They sat down to talk about PAX Unplugged, R Talsorian, Catalyst, Star Wars, and of course GIJoe.  Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

 Order of Battle Podcast episode 130 At Assembly Required 2024, in Des Moines, Iowa, Jason and Josh Blaylock sat down to chat Disavowed. Their conversation went from GIJoe to the comics industry to the 80s and 90s and beyond. But they also focused on Josh’s latest Secret Paramilitary project, Disavowed.  Disavowed has a lot of meaning for GIJoe fans, secret government agency fandoms, and for Josh specifically and he’s taking ownership of it in a huge way. He’s creating not just an homage, but a whole vibe of the late 80’s, early 90’s and today with his decades jumping tale of United Five and their secret missions around the world.  Break out your old Betamaxx tapes, beepers, and British Knight pump high tops, grab your bowl of Booberry cereal and get ready for Disavowed.  https://massivepublishing.com/collections/the-disavowed Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

 Order of Battle Podcast episode 129 Alyosha, sometimes known as JE Russell, sat down with Jason to talk about Kickin’ the Chicken: A Toy Horse Story.  This is Chicken Fried Toys most recent kickstarter and it’s coming to a close. This run is all about horses, a mule, and a tongue in cheek homage to our favorite 80’s toyline: Cow-Bruh. Also in this line is the face sculpt of Ron Rudat, the figure designer known for creating the Cobra symbol and the first 120+ GIJoe figures from 1982 to 1986 !  The kickstarter ends on Monday, 18 November at 7:30pm (1930) Central Standard Time. So do not delay! Do your all in and add a few hundred Cow-Bruh troop builders to your Dime Novel Legends display. Create the 19th century version of your favorite 80’s bad guy organization! And the heroes that fought ‘em. Chicken Fried Toys: Dime Novel Legends: https://chickenfriedtoys.com/ Kickin’ the Chicken: A Toy Horse Story: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chickenfriedtoys/kicken-that-chicken-a-toy-horse-story Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

 Order of Battle Podcast episode 128 Mark Gerwig (Mark2Design) sat down with Jason to talk about Joelanta 2024. It was the same weekend as the horrendous Hurricane Helene and the boys wanted to chat about the surreal moment of being at a toy show while the South East dealt with the weather.  Joelanta is the late summer/fall version of the main Toylanta show, in March.  This year was impacted by weather, but the boys still had a great time.  Mark2Design: https://www.facebook.com/marktwodesign/ Joelanta: https://www.joelanta.com/ Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe

 Order of Battle Podcast episode 127 Brian Sauer joins Joel and Jason again! Codename Iowa: Assembly Required 2024 is only a month and a half away. It’s time to get lodging and transportation, purchase GEAR kits and Wordburglar event tickets!  The show is over a decade of consistent and constant fun and also, it’s on the rise! This is not a show to be missed.  You can grab GEAR kits and early access here, or just show up free on Saturday morning: https://www.codenameiowa.com/ You can also buy tickets to see Wordburglar perform live in Des Moines after the show closes! Tickets here: https://events.midwestix.com/websales/pages/info.aspx?evtinfo=457992 Here’s the Episode:  Website: www.orderofbattlepod.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @orderofbattlepd Instagram: @orderofbattlepod #gijoe