BFTB Colouring Project
 

Hi folks,

Many of you may already know of this project, some of you have been a part of it, so I thought it was time to post an update. I run the Action Force fansite BloodForTheBaron! and for those who don't know, Action Force was the European version of GI Joe in the 1980's and 1990's. There was a promotional comic strip that ran in the pages of Battle Picture Weekly, which I have scanned and have hosted on my site.

Since february 2007 we have been colouring these classic strips and releasing them as weekly chapters. Every week I post the new release on sixteen GI Joe related forums along with contact details for the relevant colourists. I also update the site archives at the same time.

I have put together printed editions of the work, available to buy through the website. Three are currently available and volume four is imminent - there are ten volumes planned in all. As this is a licensed property the project is done strictly as a non-profit venture, but Hasbro and the original creators of Battle are fully aware of our works and have raised no objections.

If you are a GI Joe fan, or would like to have your skills showcased and promoted for free, or just plain love colouring, we'd love to have you on board. I'm afraid I don't always get my forum notifications, so if you interested in joining the project please could you either register at the BFTB forum or drop me an e-mail.

Anyway, let's get to the good stuff! Here are the released strips thus far:

007 OPERATION BLOODHOUND
Colours by Cameron Brown, John Doe, Robert Geis, Kong Kok Keong, Jim Marshall, Jamar Miller, John O' Hagan and Kris Smith.

011 ATTACK!
Colours by Bart Simon and Kris Smith.

013 THE BLACK MAJOR
Colours by John O' Hagan.

014 SEA FURY
Colours by Jim Marshall.

018 JUNGLE TERROR
Colours by Richmond Clements, Janet Dahlberg, Mark Dodson, Darren Grimes, Anthony Nixon, Scott Perrett, Phillip Seddon, Jeff Tanis and Joey Von.

019 DEATH CASTLE
Colours by Jason Stahr.

020 CODENAME TRACKER
Colours by Michael Beckett, Richmond Clements, Janet Dahlberg, Christopher Schmidt and Joey Von.

021 OPERATION SEALION
Colours by Paul Kinnear.

023 RED JACKAL
Colours by Mark Dodson.

025 AMBUSH!
Colours by Jason Stahr.

028 CODENAME KRAKEN
Colours by Mark Bedingfield.

029 MENACE OF THE BARON
Colours by Jakob Kareland.

030 ASSAULT ON ATOLL Z
Colours by Tommie Kelly, Olwen Fisher, Paul Kinnear and Miguel Sanchez.

034 WORLD ENEMY No. 1
Colours by John Michael Cajigal, Jim Marshall, Matthew Paternoster, Scott Perrett and Flavio Silvestri.

037 THE BARONESS
Colours by Wolfen Moondaughter, Bart Simon, Kris Smith and Jeremy Rathbone.

041 REVENGE OF THE RED SHADOWS
Colours by De Batman, Roxi Homelvig and Scott Perrett.

042 THE GREAT COBRA ROBBERY
Colours by Janet Dahlberg, Lars Johnson, Jamar Miller and Matthew Paternoster.

046 DEATH IN SOUTH AMERICA
Colours by Ramses Arreola, Mark Dodson, Anthony Nixon, John O' Hagan, Yosuan Orta and Matthew Paternoster.

050 SNAKE HUNT
Colours by Krukid.

053 VENOM OF COBRA
Colours by John Michael Cajigal, John Doe, Joe Harris, Scott Perrett and Alvin Silvrants.

059 SHOWDOWN FOR THE SHADOWS!
Colours by John Doe and Roxi Homelvig.

060 LONDON IN PERIL
Colours by Richmond Clements, Paul Kinnear, Jesse McFarland, Scott Perrett and Joey Von.

071 SCHOOL FOR SNAKES
Colours by Janet Dahlberg, Jim Marshall, Jamar Miller, Anthony Nixon, Matthew Paternoster, Scott Perrett, BA Shipp + Jasmine, Bart Simon and Joey Von.

073 THE RAID
Colours by Mark Bedingfield.

074 PROJECT HIGHBALL
Colours by Jakob Kareland and Linda Mizzillan.

075 MAXIMUM KILL!
Colours by Corvus Mortis, Matthew Paternoster, Christopher Schmidt, Andrew Short and Bart Simon.

076 DOOM PLAGUE!
Colours by Flavio Silvestri.

078 STORM SHADOW
Colours by Krukid.

080 ASSASSIN!
Colours by Jamar Miller and Brent Padgett.

090 BATTLEFILES
Colours by Mark Bedingfield.

091 DATAFILES
Colours by Richmond Clements, Martin McCanney, Jim Marshall and Scott Perrett.

092 DATAFILES II
Colours by Mark Bedingfield.

093 THE FILE ON THE BARON
Colours by Jim Marshall.

Thanks!