Resurgence Adventure Team by PHX Customs!

Addendum

Resurgence: Adventure Team initial story draft
"After Cobra Commander's defeat at Cobra Mountain, the ruthless terrorist organization has fractured. While Major Bludd and his Skull Squad are searching for hidden Cobra arsenals to build an army, the Crimson Twins have teamed up with Crystal Ball to form a new splinter group - CHAOS. These Cobra Hunters of Artifacts, Occult and Supernatural are scouring the globe to search out ancient mystical relics in the hopes of harnessing their powers.

To stop CHAOS, Duke calls on the original GI Joe to assemble a new team of daring adventurers. These men and women, led by Joe Colton Jr, are the best of the best from a wide range of fields: physics, archeology, extreme sports, exploration, search and rescue and more. They must race across the globe, facing the elements and natural perils to find the mystical relics before their adversaries can use them for their nefarious purposes."


Group Shots

Old School



New Class



CHAOS





Artwork






Behind the Scenes with Sam:

From sketch to custom figure:





Filecard secrets:
Joe Colton, Sr. and Jr. are from the same area as Hasbro.

For Joe Jr., I liked the idea that he had a parallel career path like Duke or Flint, but fate steered him to the Adventure Team instead of G.I. Joe.

Seawatch’s name is really Morrissey’s first name and he comes from the same hometown, Manchester, England.

For Finback, Duke is the top Marine Biology school in the country.

Night Wolf’s name comes from the Monty Python sketch “How Not to Be Seen.” Roy Bent is the man who wrote the book on it and he is listed as coming from Norfolk.

Ocelot’s home country’s race history is true, as are the military groups referenced.

Icepick and Uplink’s names are combinations of Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV’s Great White North and Strange Brew, along with the actors who played them, Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas.

I wanted Night Wolf to be as if an Anonymous member suddenly decided to use their skills in the real world.

For Dagon, I took the episode of the cartoon "Skeletons in the Closet" and created a Destro family member that handled all the magical grunt work for the rest of the family. The mask looked so much like that episode! Also, Boleskine is Aleister Crowley's old castle on Loch Ness that was owned by Jimmy Page at one time.




For Overdrive, I wanted to show that she came from a racing country -- Monaco has one of the most famous races in the world -- but she also turned her back on an easy life of luxury to be part of the Adventure Team.

Trailbreaker is named for one of my best friends in the world who lives in Nagoya, Japan.

Airlift was my take on how many Joes come from families with rich military traditions. I also wanted to contrast the main helicopter military teams in American and Australia, so I made Searchlight part of the 171st Aviation Squadron.

Searchlight was my attempt at following everyone's direction on making the team more worldly. I loved how some of the Adventure Team and Big Jim sets were sports based and then learned that in Australia, there is a competition that is a combination of lifeguarding and surfing.

I lifted the bit of Xamot being the wilder twin from the recent IDW G.I. Joe comics.

Krypt is my take on an Indiana Jones villain. All of the occult relics mentioned in his bio are real.

There really is a snake god named Glycon.

I worked in as many crazy G.I. Joe things into the COBRA Wardens as I could.

Glamour’s last name reimagines Jem from Jem and the Holograms if she was raised by Pizzazz from The Misfits’ family.


My package art process by Doe138




I use Procreate on the iPad for all of the paintings and Photoshop to create the actual cards. Here's how it gets done.

1. Start with a line art drawing. A lot of times, I trace the figure so that I get the costume perfect, but I'm also using reference for a face I want the figure to look like, a weapon that I want to get perfect, costuming, etc.

2. The longest part of my process is laying down an underpainting with the Gesinski brush, which is similar to a Japanese watercolor brush. I use this to build layers of shadow and some light so that I have a more 3D looking painting when I start putting color in.

3. I lay in color in flat tones, like you would paint an animation cel. Each step, I erase around the lines, as layer masks are really rough in Procreate. Maybe someday I'll move up to an actual tablet and better software, but for $10 you can't go wrong.

4. Now, I add in textures, such as fishnets and fabric. I also use a light filter that I downloaded years ago that simulates the pores of the human face. It adds just a little something extra. Then, I use the Gesinski brush and several layers of soft light and luminesce to build light and shadow within the character, then double check my drawing. At this point, I may reink or even start drawing all over again within the color art to make the face look better or improve something else.

5 to 7. I wanted the magic that Glamour uses to pop, so I did several passes of splatter effects and shading.

8. I move the art to Photoshop as a PNG file so that it has no background color and place it into the shell that I have created for the card art. At this point, I often play with color and lighting all over again.


Unused Artwork

Day 1: The Adventure Begins





















































Joe Colton Sr – Adventure Team Commander by Oreobuilder












We decided to add Joe Colton Sr to the project late. Our initial idea was to have Joe Colton Jr lead the team from the start. However, after putting together the epilogue for Resurgence: Redemption, including JC senior made sense. I volunteered to make the custom.

While I was re-organizing my customs a while back, I rediscovered my GI Joe custom that I made for my Battle Corps Month in 2013. I still liked it, but it had pretty much been replaced in my collection by my 50th anniversary 1960’s style customs. To give it a second life, I swapped out the head, added the holster and refreshed the paint. That gave the figure the mix of old and new that I wanted for this project.

Head, beret, hands: Marauder MTF
Torso, arms: ROC Pit Commando
Holster: 50th Hawk
Legs: PoC Cobra Trooper



Joe Colton Jr – Adventure Team Field Leader – by Bucky










I thought that having a "Jr." Joe Colton would be a nice way to show time has passed in our Joeverse, without sticking to an actual timeline. I had a spare Ozone head that kinda gave off a Joe Colton vibe, with a younger look. The build went through several changes, as I didn't want to go all out military, and didn't want to go all out AT, so I tried to find a happy medium. The arms and head are a fantastic skin tone match.

Head: GIJCC Ozone
Torso: Resolute Beach Head
Arms: Resolute Beach Head
Legs: Retaliation Firefly/50th Hawk
Webgear: Mtf Base, with GI Joe Rope, and Binoculars.



Seawatch -Sea Adventurer by Oreobuilder








The original Adventure Team had a red-headed Sea Adventurer and I wanted to make an updated version for my modern team. I tried to keep the look and feel of the original with the dark blue pants and light blue shirt, but used modern parts to update the figure.

Head: Marauder Task Force
Hat: ROC Pit Commando
Torso, arms: PoC Steel Brigade
Legs: 25th Shipwreck



Control - Logistics Adventurer by Oreobuilder








This is one of the easy simple customs that I made to flesh out my modern Adventure Team. I wanted a technician to man the Naval Base to fill some background. The DG Shipwreck body is perfect for naval personnel. All I needed to do was swap the hands and add a few details.

Head, hands: Marauder Task Force
Everything else: DG Shipwreck



Finback - Diving Adventurer by Oreobuilder








Another simple custom, the most difficult part of this one was building the backpack. It took at least 4 minutes for the hot glue gun to heat up, a minute for me to cut and fit a connector rod and another minute and a half to glue everything together. It was a struggle, but somehow, I managed to get it done lol.

Head: 25th Wetsuit
Mask, hose: Animal Planet
Air tank: Playmobil
Everything else: 25th SRO Torpedo



Adventure Team Naval HQ by Oreobuilder




















All: Playmobil Coast Guard Base

This was such a quick custom, that I hesitate to even call it that. I bought the Playmobil Coast Guard base a while back with the intent to use it for my Adventure People customs. When we decided to make the modern Adventure Team a project, I remembered this playset in my fodder pile. When I assembled it, it was pretty much already in the right colors. I painted a few details and added some stickers and accessories and called it good.

All: Playmobil Coast Guard Base with various accessories and stickers added



Tomax & Xamot – Extensive Enterprises CEOs – by Bucky










Heavily Inspired by Hypnohustler's parts swapping builds with the trooper bodies from a couple of years back, Xamot and Tomax have been pieced together for close to 4 years now. They were always lingering in the "to do" pile. Some of the things holding me up were belts-I couldn't find any I liked, Emblems (I couldn't find a good silver one) and Heads. I finally found both. At first, I thought the heads might be a tad n the big side, but they end up great in my opinion, as when you look at them, most of the bulk is all that magnificent hair. I'm pleased that I have a set of twins that look more modern.

Tomax/Xamot
Head: Avacs Lab
Torso: Retaliation Parachute Trooper
Arms: Retaliation Parachute Trooper/Shock Viper/Star Wars Gauntlet
Legs:Retaliation Parachute Trooper/Shock Viper
Webgear:25th Crimson Twins


To be continued...

Day 2: Secret Mission to Cobra Island


































Night Wolf - Espionage Adventurer by Oreobuilder








When I was piecing together all the figures for this project, I was surprised at how easily they came together with minimal painting. Night Wolf was no exception. Thanks to Marauder heads and hands as well as some PoC era parts, most Adventure Team members are borderline LBCs. I wanted to include a nod to the iconic original Adventure Team ‘’Secret Mission to Spy Island’’ set in this project. However, I wanted to modernize it, so I picked appropriate parts.

Head, hat: Marauder Task Force
Torso, arms, legs: 50th Snake Eyes
Harness: DG Duke
Backpack: 50th Firefly



Seawing Infiltration Craft by Oreobuilder






The Adventure Team Infiltration Craft is about as LBC as you can get for a vehicle. The original zodiac was already black. I added the front ring to allow it to be towed and painted the ropes on the sides. After that, it was simply a matter of collecting all the accessories.

All: PTE zodiac



ZomBATS by DanoftheDead
















I've been wanting to tackle these since the 5 point of articulation Age of Ultron figures came out. The cheap Terminators on ebay are a great source for adding articulation to robots and droids, it's just a lot of work making everything work together. Luckily, these guys are supposed to look pretty beat up so any rough spots kinda help sell the look. I'm really happy with how these guys came out, and I think Sam's illustrator might be my favorite artwork of all my Resurgence projects.

Various B.A.T.S. - Cast Battle Damaged Heads
Avengers: AoU Ultron/Damaged Iron Legion - Torso, arms, legs
Termination Salvation: T-700 - Shoulders, Elbows, Hips


To be continued...

Shrine of the Mountain Serpent























































Ocelot - Adventure Team Driver by Bucky








When Dusty79 showed us the vehicles he had in store for the project, they were missing drivers. I volunteered to make one, and chose the yellow Duke body to go with the yellow on the jeep. I'll be honest, I didn't put much thought into the character at all, I just tried to make a somewhat easy build as I was about to send off my portion to Oreobuilder for pictures. Very little paint was involved.
The name came from Oreobuilder, and the Characterization came from Sam, our filecard writer, which helped flesh out an otherwise bland figure from me.

Parts:
Head-Low Light
Body-50th Duke
Vest-MTF with Joe scrap pieces



Mule Mountain 4x4 by Dusty79








When I saw this Bruder Land Rover Fire Department Vehicle I immediately thought Adventure Team. After swapping out the emergency lights for a roof rack and adding some accessories, it was just a matter of removing some decals and replacing them with an AT themed decal set. It was a very simple custom, but it really screams Adventure Team to me.

Bruder Land Rover Fire Department Vehicle
Roof rack from different version of Bruder Land Rover
Various decals
Yellow striping tape



Quickdraw - Mountain Adventurer by Oreobuilder










Quickdraw started his existence as Crayfish, the Swamp Adventurer. It was one of the first figures I assembled for this project. I knew that we would get to all the traditional Adventurers – Air, Sea, Land, etc – so I started in an environment that does not have an Adventure Team specialist yet. His build is simple. I elected to keep Chuckles’ printed shirt as is since it’s the kind of clothing that would be worn in warmer areas like the Florida Keys. I had planned on painting up a swamp boat for him and he was searching for DeLeon’s lost treasure.

The swamp boat never got finished, so when we started putting the whole project together, the swamp setting was changed to a mountain mission. I decided to re-purpose Crayfish. I swapped his boonie hat for a climbing helmet and he got some new gear. He became Quickdraw, the Mountain Adventurer.

Head, helmet: Marauder Task Force
Torso, arms: 50th Chuckles
Legs: Retaliation Kwinn
Holster: Retaliation Colton
Rope bundle: 50th Storm Shadow
Backpack: 50th Lowlight



Crystal Ball – CHAOS Mystic by Bucky












The Resurgence version of Crystal Ball made his debut in our Mission Brazil set:
Oreobuilder's Blog: Resurgence Prologue Day 3: Mission Brazil - Cobra
If you follow the continuity of our story, Crystal Ball and his group won that particular battle, and he disappeared back into the shadows of Cobra. After the events of Resurgence 3, Cobra is shattered and broken, so having him reappear here in a storyline that fits him so perfectly was fun, and gave me another shot at him. He's a little more darker and edgier this go round.

Head-Retaliation Roadblock
Torso-Retaliation Trooper v1
Arms- Snake Eyes
Upper Legs-Night Viper
Lower Legs-Rise of Cobra Trooper
Waist piece-Loki
Fur Collar-Unknown



To be continued...

Ice Cliffs of Jörmungandr

































































Icepick - Arctic Adventurer by Oreobuilder






No Adventure Team collection is complete without an Arctic Adventurer. Ok, maybe that’s not true, but it’s certainly fun to have. The recipe is simple as the RoC Snake Eyes body and vest work well for any number of Arctic-themed customs. I tried to change things up with the colors. Rather than going all white, I used blue and tan as a call back to the 1970’s ‘’Fight for Survival’’ Adventure Team set.

Head: Marauder Task Force
Everything else: RoC Snake Eyes



Uplink - Communications Adventurer by Oreobuilder








Uplink came about very late in the Adventure Team project. The Trouble Shooter and Icepick were done. Icepick was always planned as the Arctic Adventurer, but I wanted a dedicated Communications specialist. Since the project’s reveal date was approaching quickly, I kit bashed a new character from existing painted parts. I used my comic version Snow Job custom that I had done for a group project and swapped out some parts. Since Uplink is not an Arctic specialist, this is only his cold weather getup. If I revisit the character later, he will have a different look.

Head: 25th GI Joe Trooper
Torso, upper arms: 25th Snow Job
Lower arms, legs: PoC Snow Job
Backpack: POC Recondo
Communications Station: Vintage wind-up accessory



Trouble Shooter II by Oreobuilder










The original Trouble Shooter was a fun tracked vehicle that had communication screens and antennas. I stripped the Corps launcher of its missiles for a previous project and had the base vehicle sitting around. When Dusty79 mentioned that he would like to do an Adventure Team project, I started thinking of ways of using the remaining vehicle shell. I considered painting it white and making it a straight up arctic vehicle, but creating an updated Trouble Shooter was more fun. Also, it can still be used in the Arctic, but also in other environments this way.

All: The Corps launcher with missiles removed and fodder bits added



Para-Psytes – CHAOS Psychic Hounds by DanoftheDead
















These guys actually started as a way to use up the white Rex Lewis parts I had left over from buying up the white version for lab coats. The big breakthru on these was the idea that I could double up the forearm to make a poreable straight jacket sleeve. The tabs on the straps I inserted into the empty wrists still, work, the figures really can have their arms "tied" together behind their backs.

Mortal Kombat Baraka - Head
Rex "The Doctor" Lewis - Body, Arms, extended sleeves
Storm Shadow - Legs
Indiana Jones Ugha Warrior - Feet
Ship-Wreck - Containment Mask
Sgt. Airborne - Straight Jacket Strap



Wardens – CHAOS Para-Psyte Wranglers by DanoftheDead
















I originally thought these guys were going to be Cobra K9 units, even painting up some dogs in Cobra blue, but the Wardens looked way geared up to just be worrying about dogs. Then I started thinking about them as handlers for the Para-Psytes, and realized they probably had to deal with ALL of Cobra's weird wild-life.

Low-Light - Base figure
Resolute Firefly - Vest
Resolute Ripcord - Knees
Steve Rogers - Leg Guards
The Corps! - Gloves
Restraining Pole - Leia in Boushh Disguise, Sgt. Airborne
Stun Baton and Holster Hook - The Corps!, Captain Piett, Snake-Eyes


To be continued...

Temple of Cobrus
























































Coyote ATV – Adventure Team All Purpose Rapid Deployment Vehicle by Dusty79












This vehicle is definitely my longest project from start to finish. I actually painted this yellow in 2013 and then it got backburnered for a long time. Once I got back to working on it it still lingered. I changed the wheels 3 times and the black upper portion was completely changed as well. If not for this project it may still be unfinished. I really do like the way it ended up though. It really says modern AT to me.

Vehicle is a mash up of a POC VAMP and a Retaliation Combat Cruiser
Retaliation Duke drone
30th Lifeline case
The ROV is made from an Ertl Bobcat and a Renegades Tunnel Rat bomb robot



Overdrive – Adventure Team Driver by Oreobuilder








Overdrive was created because I painted up a PTE Dune Buggy a while back (Actually, I painted two at the same time. The second one now lives at drbindy's house following the Red Lasers vs Blue Lasers challenge) intending to include it in modern Adventure Team. However, I did not get around to making a driver for it at the time. I was going to include the dune buggy in the story as the vehicle the team uses to reach the Temple of Cobrus. However, Dusty19 made an awesome 4x4 vehicle using the 30th VAMP, so we replaced the dune buggy.

The decision to use a Val figure as a base came about because I wanted a figure that was slim enough to fit in the driver's seat while avoiding paint rub. I kept the tan t-shirt, but painted the pants a bright color to fit with the rest of the team.

Everything: Marauder Vals



Trailbreaker – Land Adventurer by Oreobuilder












After finishing the customs for the Adventure Team project, I started planning out how to reveal everything. While sorting everything into days, our desert mission was short one Adventurer. While looking at my 30th Stalker on my shelf, it occurred to me that with a few parts swaps, the body and camouflage of the figure are perfect to make a modern Land Adventurer. This was perfectly in keeping with the rest on my re-imagined Adventure Team members. In building all of them, I tried to keep the simplicity of the original 12'' figures, while modernizing their equipment and gear.

Head, hands: Marauder MTF
Torso, arms, legs: 30th Stalker
Belt: DG Duke
Backpack: 50th Lowlight
Gun: Retaliation Kwinn
Harness: 50th Hawk



Krypt – CHAOS Field Commander by Bucky












When we had been kicking around ideas for a project, adventure team had come up and Sam provided us with several ideas and sketches to flesh it out, one of them being a cobra treasure hunter, an evil Indiana Jones type. I gravitated towards the idea, and the cursed eye and breathing apparatus made it through all the different builds. I went with a large bulky build , partly wanted a strong villain that was imposing, and partly because the parts all went together so well. I topped it off with thE mask from the most recent corps offerings.

Head: MU Cable with Corps mask
Upper torso and arms: 50th outback
Vest: IJ villain
Legs: 50th bazooka and Retaliation trooper


CHAOS Vipers – CHAOS Troopers by Bucky










There are so many different types of vipers out there, that making a new viper is either really easy, or poses some difficulty. This one was a bit more difficult, and in the end I had to write out what I thought the vipers most distinct features were, and change everything else. I chose to go it’s a glass mask, and one red gauntlet.

Head: data vipers
Upper body: 50th dusty
Lower body: vipers

To be continued...

Day 6: The Conjuring






























































Astral Vipers - CHAOS Combat Mages by DanoftheDead


















These guys were last minute additions due to the Toys R Us clearance. I snagged these guys thinking maybe I could do something a little closer to Sam's original Occult Viper concept sketch, and they just came together perfectly. I've also been experimenting with using Sharpies to color translucent parts. You have to be very patient with the dry time and sealing it after is a good idea, but it can yield some quick results without having to attempt a full dye job. Very fond how everything on these guys came out.

Doctor Strange - Base Figure
Batman King Tut - Ceremonial Stole
Odin - Hands
Anthony "Flash" Gambello - Head
Cobra Commander - Cobra Medallion
Storm-Shadow - Hood
Doctor Strange Astral Projection - Astral Form
Cast Flame Skulls - Astral Form Head



Glamour - CHAOS Enchantress by DanoftheDead














Another articulation fix I've wanted to do since the original Arkham Harley came out, this one also involved using two sets of the Suicide Squadron legs to make double-jointed knees to retain the molded fishnet pattern. It worked okay, but the new knees keep cracking the middle, there's just not enough material to support a glue weld. Still, with the exception of ankle movement, she's got a full range of movement and adds a lot of color to the lineup.

Suicide Squad Harley Quinn - Head, legs
Arkham Origins Harley Quinn - Body
Batman Returns Catwoman - Boots
Fozzie Bear - Large Bow
Elsa Schneider - Arms
Pirates of the Caribbean - Cuffs
Spell Effects - Darth Maul, Anakin's Podracer



Dagon - Iron Grenadier Druid by DanoftheDead














Dagon started as just another member of cabal of Cobra druids, but his color scheme screamed IG and he seemed to fit in well with the them so we found him a place in this project. I enjoy making the swap-able animal masks for these robed figures, but I didn't really have a lot in mind for him character-wise. Sam came along and did his filecard magic and helped me come up with some great name choices for him, and we settled on Dagon for it's Lovecraftian connection and the "D" (Destro, Darklon) naming convention for McCullough members.

Mola Ram - Robes
Chief Temple Guard - Base Figure
Thorin Oakenshield - Head
Schliech Goat - Mask
Elite Force Marine Recon - Fur Cape



Void Vipers – CHAOS Mystical Troopers by DanoftheDead












Sam had a great sketch for an Occult-Viper that was my starting point for these guys, but as I worked on them I saw them less and less as magic users and more as Paranormal Astronauts... their robes were actually more like environment suits to protect them as they explored other dimensions and realities. Working on bag guys to go up against Adventure Team gave me liberty to play with the weirder side of G.I. Joe, which is frankly what I love most about it.

Guavian Death Gang Enforcer - Head
Destro v22 - Scarf
Chancelor Velorum - Robes
Rex "The Doctor" Lewis - Arms, Legs
Storm Shadow - Hands
Technomancy Staff - Senate Guard, Savage Opress, Scarlett Witch, and Anakin Skywalker accessories



To be concluded?

Emergency Evacuation







































Airlift - Air Adventurer by Oreobuilder








Airlift is another member of the team that is directly taken from the classic Adventure Team. The vintage orange flight suited Air Adventurer is one of the iconic members of the team. I actually decided to make Airlift before deciding what he would be piloting. I felt that he was essential to the project.

Head, helmet: Marauder Task Force
Torso, arms, lower legs: Retaliation Data Viper
Upper legs: PoC Steel Brigade



Searlight - Rescue Adventurer by Oreobuilder








Searchlight is another of the simple LBCish customs that I made to help round out the project. I wanted an extra crew member for the Albatross beside the pilot Airlift. I played around with parts and came up with Searchlight to man the crew compartment.

Head, helmet: Marauder Task Force
Life vest: Playmobil
Everything else: 50th Shipwreck


Albatross Rescue Helicopter by Oreobuilder










I've wanted to make an Adventure Team version of the Tomahawk since I received a Retaliation Eaglehawk from Dusty79 during Custom Celebration X (2016). I have only been looking an opportunity and time to tackle it. Since it's basically just a repaint, it is not a complicated custom, but the Tomahawk makes a fun Adventure Team vehicle.

All: RoC Eaglehawk




Epilogue

Addendum

Resurgence: Adventure Team initial story draft
"After Cobra Commander's defeat at Cobra Mountain, the ruthless terrorist organization has fractured. While Major Bludd and his Skull Squad are searching for hidden Cobra arsenals to build an army, the Crimson Twins have teamed up with Crystal Ball to form a new splinter group - CHAOS. These Cobra Hunters of Artifacts, Occult and Supernatural are scouring the globe to search out ancient mystical relics in the hopes of harnessing their powers.

To stop CHAOS, Duke calls on the original GI Joe to assemble a new team of daring adventurers. These men and women, led by Joe Colton Jr, are the best of the best from a wide range of fields: physics, archeology, extreme sports, exploration, search and rescue and more. They must race across the globe, facing the elements and natural perils to find the mystical relics before their adversaries can use them for their nefarious purposes."


Group Shots

Old School



New Class



CHAOS





Artwork






Behind the Scenes with Sam:

From sketch to custom figure:





Filecard secrets:
Joe Colton, Sr. and Jr. are from the same area as Hasbro.

For Joe Jr., I liked the idea that he had a parallel career path like Duke or Flint, but fate steered him to the Adventure Team instead of G.I. Joe.

Seawatch’s name is really Morrissey’s first name and he comes from the same hometown, Manchester, England.

For Finback, Duke is the top Marine Biology school in the country.

Night Wolf’s name comes from the Monty Python sketch “How Not to Be Seen.” Roy Bent is the man who wrote the book on it and he is listed as coming from Norfolk.

Ocelot’s home country’s race history is true, as are the military groups referenced.

Icepick and Uplink’s names are combinations of Bob and Doug McKenzie from SCTV’s Great White North and Strange Brew, along with the actors who played them, Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas.

I wanted Night Wolf to be as if an Anonymous member suddenly decided to use their skills in the real world.

For Dagon, I took the episode of the cartoon "Skeletons in the Closet" and created a Destro family member that handled all the magical grunt work for the rest of the family. The mask looked so much like that episode! Also, Boleskine is Aleister Crowley's old castle on Loch Ness that was owned by Jimmy Page at one time.




For Overdrive, I wanted to show that she came from a racing country -- Monaco has one of the most famous races in the world -- but she also turned her back on an easy life of luxury to be part of the Adventure Team.

Trailbreaker is named for one of my best friends in the world who lives in Nagoya, Japan.

Airlift was my take on how many Joes come from families with rich military traditions. I also wanted to contrast the main helicopter military teams in American and Australia, so I made Searchlight part of the 171st Aviation Squadron.

Searchlight was my attempt at following everyone's direction on making the team more worldly. I loved how some of the Adventure Team and Big Jim sets were sports based and then learned that in Australia, there is a competition that is a combination of lifeguarding and surfing.

I lifted the bit of Xamot being the wilder twin from the recent IDW G.I. Joe comics.

Krypt is my take on an Indiana Jones villain. All of the occult relics mentioned in his bio are real.

There really is a snake god named Glycon.

I worked in as many crazy G.I. Joe things into the COBRA Wardens as I could.

Glamour’s last name reimagines Jem from Jem and the Holograms if she was raised by Pizzazz from The Misfits’ family.


My package art process by Doe138




I use Procreate on the iPad for all of the paintings and Photoshop to create the actual cards. Here's how it gets done.

1. Start with a line art drawing. A lot of times, I trace the figure so that I get the costume perfect, but I'm also using reference for a face I want the figure to look like, a weapon that I want to get perfect, costuming, etc.

2. The longest part of my process is laying down an underpainting with the Gesinski brush, which is similar to a Japanese watercolor brush. I use this to build layers of shadow and some light so that I have a more 3D looking painting when I start putting color in.

3. I lay in color in flat tones, like you would paint an animation cel. Each step, I erase around the lines, as layer masks are really rough in Procreate. Maybe someday I'll move up to an actual tablet and better software, but for $10 you can't go wrong.

4. Now, I add in textures, such as fishnets and fabric. I also use a light filter that I downloaded years ago that simulates the pores of the human face. It adds just a little something extra. Then, I use the Gesinski brush and several layers of soft light and luminesce to build light and shadow within the character, then double check my drawing. At this point, I may reink or even start drawing all over again within the color art to make the face look better or improve something else.

5 to 7. I wanted the magic that Glamour uses to pop, so I did several passes of splatter effects and shading.

8. I move the art to Photoshop as a PNG file so that it has no background color and place it into the shell that I have created for the card art. At this point, I often play with color and lighting all over again.


Unused Artwork

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