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