Index

*updated Dec. 2025* / Scroll down for comic and animation art, con reports, and more!

INTERVIEWS
– Joe Bacal
– Marty Pasko [Part One] and [Part Two]
– David Anthony Kraft [Part One] [Part Two] [Part Three]
– Ron Friedman

G.I. JOE TOY ART and BEHIND-THE-SCENES
– Dorman Ice Viper
– Groen X-Soldier
– Rock-Viper sculpt inputs
– Hydro-Viper sculpt inputs
– Hawk blister card
– Groen Cobra concept art, 1990
– Cobra Commander’s lost gun
– Law 1987 blister card
– Toxo-Viper v2 presentation sketch and comp
– Bazooka original dossier by Larry Hama
– Charbroil presentation painting
– Larry Hama and the Flagg
– Budo 1988 turnaround
– Zartan’s Chameleon
– Hit & Run’s almost-1995 transformation
– Eco-Warriors Pirate Old Baron
– Sgt. Savage by Joe Kubert
– Unproduced: Towed Artillery Missile System
– Cobra Night Raven designs by Steve Reiss
– Unproduced G.I. Joe Vehicle – Borer
– Unproduced – Dave Dorman Dreadnok
– Battle Force 2000 Blocker sketch
– Unproduced Cobra sketch
– 1993 Leatherneck test shot
– G.I. Joe commercials – 1987 Effie award winner
– Rock & Roll Hasbro development sketch
– Star Brigade Cobra Commander by Ron Rudat
– 1992 Duke alternate colors
– Toy Trade News – Feb 1982
– Merrill Hassenfeld Obituary, 1979
– Kurt Groen’s Cobra Zombie
– Mortal Kombat Sonya Blade test shot
– Mortal Kombat Kano test shot
– Ron Rudat Recondo Presentation Art
– George Woodbridge WORMS Presentation Art
– Mortal Kombat Sub-Zero test shot
– Dreadnok Thrasher color comp
– Wild Weasel color study circa 1983
– Windchill turnaround by Pennington
– Rudat Serpentor Air Chariot sketches
– 1988 Repeater turnaround by George Woodbridge
– VAMP sketches by Wayne Luther
– Patriot Ledger, Dec 6th, 1984
– Rocky Balboa @ mental_floss
– 1991 Dusty turnaround by Kurt Groen
– Iron Grenadier by Mark Pennington
– B.A.T. Concepts (#1) (#2) (#3) (#4) (#5) by Ron Rudat
– Cobra Piranha model by David Kunitz
– Wetsuit original sculpt by Merklein
– Cesspool by Kurt Groen
– Ron Rudat faces 1981
– Mestophoni by Kurt Groen
– Charbroil by Woodbridge and Sears
– Gnawgahyde by Pennington
– Sgt. Slaughter by Woodbridge
– Rampart by Payette
– Barbeque colors by Rudat
– Psyche-Out design by Rudat
– Extreme Freight by Ben Torres
– Torch by Ron Rudat
– Rock & Roll turnaround by Pennington
– 1982 Assortment Weights

G.I. JOE ANIMATION ART and BEHIND-THE-SCENES
– Russ Heath Snake-Eyes
– PSA #10 animation storyboard
– “The Rotten Egg” storyboards – One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six
– “G.I. Joe: The Movie” screenplay — pages 0-4, 5-9
– “Revenge of Cobra” 1984 Generic Joe II model sheet
– Russ Heath – Primord Chief
– G.I. Joe PSA #34 kid model sheets
– G.I. Joe Animation Art – “The Wrong Stuff”
– Russ Heath G.I. Joe art – Fiona Diamond
– Russ Heath “Cubby” model sheet
– Russ Heath – Vindicator model sheet
– Russ Heath – Steeler model sheet
– Cobra Commander and Destro’s Control Device
– G.I. Joe Background key – “Where the Reptiles Roam”
– G.I. Joe: The Movie Animation art – Terror Drome Background Key
– GI Joe Extreme Model Sheets – Iron Klaw
– Russ Heath Crimson Guard Immortal
– Sparks/names memo – 1984
– Snowcat ’85 Art Comparison

G.I. JOE COMIC BOOK ART and BEHIND-THE-SCENES
– G.I. Joe issue #1, March 1982: pencil art
– Marvel Licensing, Spring 1982
– G.I. Joe Special Missions #21 cover art
– Sunbow Productions memos
– Larry Hama’s Fury Force Helicopter
– G.I. Joe original comic art by Lee Weeks
– G.I. Joe Yearbook #3 by Ron Wagner
– G.I. Joe #26 George Roussos original color guide art
– G.I. Joe #44 cover by Zeck & Beatty
– G.I. Joe Yearbook #4 by Tony Salmons
– G.I. Joe #35 by Mark Bright
– Marie Severin pencil art – G.I. Joe #28
– Andy Mushynsky ink art – G.I. Joe #28
– Larry Hama IDW Limited splash page sketch

THE OTHER HALF OF THE BATTLE (film and episode reviews)
– “The Cobra Strikes”
– “The Funhouse”
– G.I. Joe: Retaliation — the A Real American Book film review by Tim Finn
– Community, “G.I. Jeff” Review
– Snake Eyes – the A Real American Book! Film Review

WRITING PROCESS and PREHISTORY
– Why a Book?
– The First Time I Wrote a G.I. Joe Book: Part One, Two, Three
– Interview #1: Larry Hama, June 2001 – Part One, Two, Three
– My First Comic Book Ever Was “G.I. Joe Yearbook” #3 – Part One, Two, Three
– The Comic That Changed Everything – Part [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8], [9], [10] [11], [12], [13], [14], [15]
– I Was a Teenage Sunbow Intern – Part [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
– A Real American Book! 2014 in Review
– A Real American Book! 2015 in Review
– A Real American Book! 2016 in Review
– A Real American Book! 2017 in Review
– A Real American Book! 2018 in Review
– A Real American Book! 2019 in Review
– A Real American Book! 2020 in Review
– A Real American Book! 2021 in Review
– A Real American Book! 2022 in Review
– A Real American Book! 2023 in Review
– A Real American Book! 2024 in Review
– Photoshoot #16 (Dec 2017)
– Photoshoot #17 (Dec 2018)
– Two Months at the Library – Part 1 of 2
– Two Months at the Library – Part 2 of 2
– Photoshoot #18 (Oct 2024)
– Photoshoot #19 (Sep 2025)

CONVENTION REPORTS
– JoeCon ’14 – the 2014 G.I. Joe Convention report
– JoeCon ’15 – the 2015 G.I. Joe Convention report
– JoeCon ’16 – the 2016 G.I. Joe Convention report
– JoeCon ’17 – the 2017 G.I. Joe Convention report
– HASCON 2017 – the Real American Book! convention report
– JoeCon ’18 – the 2018 G.I. Joe Convention report COMING SOON! Maybe!
– Assembly Required 2022 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part One
– Assembly Required 2022 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Two
– Assembly Required 2022 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Three
– JoeFest 2023 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part One
– JoeFest 2023 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Two
– JoeFest 2023 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Three
– JoeLanta 2023 – The A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part One
– JoeLanta 2023 – The A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Two
– JoeLanta 2023 – The A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Three
– Boston TOYCON 2023 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report
– Assembly Required 2023 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part One
– Assembly Required 2023 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Two
– Assembly Required 2023 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Three
– Assembly Required 2023 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Four
– JoeFest 2024 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part One
– JoeFest 2024 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Two
– JoeFest 2024 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Three
– JoeFest 2024 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Four
– Assembly Required 2024 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part One
– Assembly Required 2024 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Two
– Assembly Required 2024 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Three
– Assembly Required 2024 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Four
– Larry Hama and Ron Wagner Panel at AR ’24
– JoeFest 2025 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part One
– JoeFest 2025 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Two
– JoeFest 2025 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Three
– JoeFest 2025 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Four
– DFW 2025 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part One
– DFW 2025 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Two
– DFW 2025 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Three
– New York Comic Con 2025 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part One
– New York Comic Con 2025 / Cold Slither concert – Report / Part Two
– Assembly Required 2025 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part One
– Assembly Required 2025 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Two
– Assembly Required 2025 – the A Real American Book! Convention Report / Part Three

COMICS REVIEWS and NEWS REACTION
– G.I. Joe issue #200 Review (April 2014)
– G.I. Joe issue #250 Review (May 2018)
– Liefeld’s Snake-Eyes Deadgame is a Miracle (August 2020)
– G.I. Joe: Saturday Morning Adventures issue #1 – the A Real American Book! Review (February 2022)
– Silent Interlude Redux: a Review of the G.I. Joe 40th Anniversary Special, Part 1 (April 2022)
– Silent Interlude Redux: a Review of the G.I. Joe 40th Anniversary Special, Part 2 (May 2022)
– Silent Interlude Redux: a Review of the G.I. Joe 40th Anniversary Special, Part 3 COMING SOON!
– G.I. Joe issue #300 and final issue thoughts (November 2022)
– Image Comics – Skybound – Kirkman – TF – Announcement – Musings – Reaction
– Back Issues – G.I. Joe and Otherwise (November 2024)
– Anatomy of a Signing – Tom Reilly at Hub Comics

PODCASTS and INTERVIEWS with me
– G.I. Joe Retaliation – A Real American Book! Podcast Episode #01
– Top Five Episodes of all Time – Podcast Episode #02 (coming soon – maybe)
– Podcast – Department of Nerdy Affairs interview with me (April 2018)
– Talking Joe interviews me (before I become Talking Joe co-host) [Part One] [Part Two] – Dec ’20
– Toy Kennections talks with Tim about Marvel G.I. Joe memories (YouTube video)

A REAL AMERICAN BOOK! PHOTOGRAPHY
– Cobra Command by Wes Rollend
– More Cobra Command by Wes Rollend
– Duke and Spirit by Andre Blaise

MEMORIAL POSTS and INTERVIEWS
– Remembering Gary “Goggles” Head, collector
– Remembering Herb Trimpe, artist
– Remembering Russ Heath, artist
– Remembering Robert J. Walsh, musician
– Remembering Joe Bacal, producer
– Remembering Hector Garrido, painter
– Remembering Denny O’Neil, writer and editor
– Marty Pasko interview, writer, part 1 and part 2
– Remembering David Anthony Kraft / interview Part 1 of 3
– Remembering David Anthony Kraft / interview Part 2 of 3
– Remembering David Anthony Kraft / interview Part 3 of 3
– Remembering Andre Blais
– Mark D. Bright 1955-2024 (Part One)
– Remembering Alan Hassenfeld
– Remembering Ron Friedman

MISC.

– “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” trailer
– Posting Schedule Update
– Interview – Flag Points Part One
– Hub Comics in the news
– Larry Hama signing at Hub Comics
– Photos from Larry Hama signing at Hub Comics
– Apologies for lack of posts (April 2012)
– Andrei Koribanics Interview Link
– 10 Things You Didn’t Know About G.I. Joe
– Upcoming: “Retaliation” Review
– Apologies for lack of posts (May 2013)
– Buy this book – America At War
– G.I. Joe blog update (Feb 2014)
– G.I. Joe and Jem have something in common and his name is Jon M. Chu
– Hub Comics Gave Away 200 Copies of “G.I. Joe” #200
– New posts this week! (Nov 2015)
– Upcoming posts (July 2017)
– We’re Back! / URL news (“arealamericanbook.com” switch / Wifi-Viper joke – July 2019)
– Cobrember 2020 part 1 (art by Tim Finn)
– Cobrember 2020 part 2 (art by Tim Finn)
– Cobrember 2020 part 3 (art by Tim Finn)
– Livestream! Also: Podcasts (Talking Joe update – March 2011)
– Now Co-Hosting Talking Joe podcast (Feb 2021)
– Back Issues – G.I. Joe and Otherwise (Nov 2024)