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PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:05 pm 
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Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
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Ms. Marvel (Karla Sofen, Dark Avengers, formerly Moonstone)
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Shooting Star (Victoria Starwin)
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Was looking up various Marvel female characters and saw some artwork of WWE star Lacey Evans as Shooting Star. Since I had never heard of the character, I had to check out the wikipedia. Liked the design.

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 Post subject: Re: New character concept / design site
PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:30 pm 
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Always fun to see what you're working on.

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 Post subject: Re: New character concept / design site
PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 3:48 pm 
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DanOfTheDead wrote:
Always fun to see what you're working on.


I wish there was a way for me to update the title of this thread to reflect new posts, but it's not my thread.

I've been on a comic book female characters kick lately.

Right now I have 16 done I could post, 35 more I need to name/finalize, and 35 more WIPs I need to redo as I can't access that side of the program anymore.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 06, 2021 4:24 pm 
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Dazzler (Alison Blaire)
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Thundra
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I had to experiment about 12 times with custom RGB colors to get anywhere near the color of Thundra's costume. Not quite there, but close enough.

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 Post subject: Re: New character concept / design site
PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 1:25 pm 
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Excellent work on all of those.

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 Post subject: Re: New character concept / design site
PostPosted: Wed Apr 07, 2021 8:17 pm 
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sgcaper wrote:
Excellent work on all of those.


Thanx, these are really fun to do and I'm always impressed when I manage to solve a design by completely thinking outside the box by using an item in a different way. For example, with the Jessica Drew Spider-Woman, there is a top, then two other shapes (yellow), two black belts made to be the vertical sides off the yellow, then I added a separate boob body section on top to make her spider design.

With the Karla Sofen design, there are two separate pieces over her abdomen, and the shorts section goes all the way up (it's not a V shape at all). I just added the two belly sections, and then changed the line color to match the same prime and secondary color. That makes it look like the red section is one complete piece.

I actually just found a website that will allow me to upload any piece of artwork and then identify the exact color of an area when I move the mouse over it. This will allow me to find out the color, and then look up the hex code/RGB code to make a custom color.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:18 pm 
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Lex Luthor (Billionaire, Philanthropist, Arch-Nemesis, Cake Thief)
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Based on the 90s Cartoon and related DCUA movies.

Lex LuthorLex Luthor (Billionaire, Philanthropist, Arch-Nemesis, Cake Thief)
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Both Lex Luthor designs were assisted with the use of a website called imagecolorpicker.com that allows me to upload a pic and use the mouse to ID what clors are used and generates RGB and hex codes, allowing for more accurate designs.



And another one of my own character, Agent Dancer, Covert Operations (CIA Liaison)
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Back when VHS rental stores were all the rage, I remember walking around and seeing all the box art on the shelves for a lot of little known movies. One 80s movie that I remember was a Kate Capshaw flick about a retired spy. It was called, 'Code Name Dancer' aka 'Her Secret Life'. Never saw the movie, but at the time I was keeping a list of words to use as possible codenames for my GIJOE characters, and thought the premise of an agent called Dancer was cool.

My character's Father is a well-known author in the mystery/action/thriller genre. Together they shared a mutual passion for noir and detective movies. As she grew up, she helped her Father with his projects, from proof reading to editing to critiquing to plot ideas and so on.

She took an interest in writing herself and has taken several key classes and prep work so she to can become a writer herself. All of her efforts (defensive driving courses, spycraft, etc) led to her eventual recruitment by the CIA. Her 'cover' is as the primary researcher for her author Father. She travels to various countries, taking pictures, interviewing individuals, and taking copious notes, and no one is the wiser. No one suspects she is a CIA Agent and anyone inquiring about what she is doing is satisfied with the explanation it is just book research. This allows her to get in and out of places much easier. She can use the guise of research to get access to restricted areas.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2021 4:13 pm 
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Baton, Military Police
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Vulcan Jedi Master
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Andorian Jedi Padawan
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2021 9:01 pm 
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Bandstand, GIJOE Bugler
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Prior to being drafted into the Army, Bandstand was the top trumpet player in Illinois. He played boogie-woogie, jazz, and classical music. Now he is attached to the GIJOE Team, also known as Special Counter – Terrorist Unit Delta, specifically Company B.

Pipeline, Supply Sergeant
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I included a bunch of MacGuffins on the boxes.

Rio, Skystriker Weapons Officer
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David 'Rio' Gennaro is the weapons officer that flies backseat for Ace, whenever he has a particular hairy mission. Is a fully qualified Radar Intercept Officer...

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 Post subject: Re: New character concept / design site
PostPosted: Tue Apr 13, 2021 3:21 pm 
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I am a fan of the Mack Bolan, Stony Man, Able, Team, and Phoenix Force universe. As such, one of the concepts they introduced was to have a Mission Coordinator along with a dedicated support team (computer specialists). I felt that the JOEs, given they might have multiple missions ongoing, would have a dedicated Mission Coordinator and support teams assisting them. Whether it be satellite surveillance, exfiltration, logistics, mission support, etc, you never know when having an eye in the sky could help out.

Brainstorm, Mission Controller
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This character was created on paper years ago, way before the introduction of the comic book Fobbit Brainstorm. I probably will rename my character.

Dr. Holly, Mission Coordinator (Psychologist)
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Given the stress a particular soldier might be under during a mission, Dr. Holly is on call to assist on missions in a support role. She can advise about the enemy and also provide encouragement to the JOEs.

Malibu, Covert Operations (Actress)
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Malibu is a B-list celebrity who uses her position to get into places and provide the JOEs Intell when normal HUMINT is not available. Her celebrity status allows her the perfect cover in certain geo-political situations and locations.


Also, awhile back I posted to unnamed characters: a Range Instructor and a Flight Nurse. I decided the Range Instructor would ba named 'Mags', since I did write 'Maggie's Shooting Gallery' in the pic. This is a play on the red flag that is shown on ranges to signify a miss, aka 'Maggie's Drawers'. The Flight Nurse has 'Starling' as a possible codename, which is play on Nightingale, aka Florence Nightingale. And 'Bog Frog' shouldbe 'Bullfrog'.

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Snake-Eyes (Helicopter Accident-Continue the Mission)
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Romper, Computer Specialist
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Romper is a former civilian hacker that is serving with the GIJOE Team in exchange for a pardon. She hacked into several Department of Defense programs before being tacked down by Chuckles and other members of the Team.


Dreadnok Last Ride (Trouble Shooter)
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Last Ride is Zartan's personal agent, taking care of special assignments that can not be trusted to the other Dreadnoks. The other Dreadnoks know he has the ear of Zartan, so they don't mess with him and give him plenty of room whenever he shows up.

Tried to give him a Luchadore mask and slit up the side duster. He rides a custom bike, carrying a .357 S&W, with twin pump shotguns mounted to the frame (one on each side).

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 14, 2021 9:20 pm 
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Marvel's Crystal
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From the waist down, there is 10 different pieces to make up the design.

Marvel's Medusa
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Used 6-7 hair pieces to achieve the big hair look.

DC's Power Girl
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Used 3 different hair pieces to get the look. For the peekaboo look, I selected the full white top, the oval, and then the boob section. The boob section was masked onto the oval and positioned properly.


I realized that many of these characters have a lot of different uniforms, so I am going through and finding the version of the character that I prefer (I feel it most iconic).

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 5:41 pm 
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DC's Zatanna
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Deadline started out as a civilian attached to the JOEs, but I have reworked her bio to now be active military. She doesn't report and publish stories about the JOEs, but helps with mission reports and press releases for the JOEs Aviation Wing when they do the occasional airshow. She is more of a no 'news is good news' style to make sure the JOEs have no negative press and have the ability to do their work unimpeded.

Turnpike, Transportation (Motor Pool Supervisor)
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Turnpike runs the Vehicle Storage Facility underneath a secret hanger at Maguire AFB. When the JOEs need to go on a mission, they activate a small group of individuals stationed at Maguire which ready whatever equipment might be needed. These troops then activate stored JOE vehicles, equip them, and load them all onboard the mission aircraft, in secret inside the hanger.

This method allows the Fort Wadsworth JOEs to get to Maguire quickly, without the need to load and transport Armor from Staten Island to Maguire, and prevents delays due to travel. Some equipment is stored at the PIT, about 10%, but the majority of equipment is held in reserve at Maguire.

I tried to work the Red Laser releases into my universe and the best option was as mission support troops stationed at Maguire AFB and other bases the JOEs might use as staging areas.

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 5:34 pm 
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A couple more of my own creations.

Cell-Vipers, Cobra Security and Police
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The basis for this character was a line Cobra Commander said in the comic book, I believe in the Marvel storyline that introduced the JOE Ninjas and Destro was on a hit list. Cobra Commander captures the Baroness and calls for a 'Viper Security Team'. I always felt that Cobra needed a law enforcement branch to deal with housing prisoners.

Demo-Vipers, Cobra Saboteurs
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The Demo-Vipers are Firefly's personal troops, personally selected from the Cobra ranks. Since I only use the version 1 design for Firefly (except for environmental costumes), that left the comic pack version of Firefly to be used as something different. The comic pack figure has a different head and lighter colors. https://www.yojoe.com/action/05/firefly12.shtml

Taipan, Cobra Ninja
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A Ninja from Australia's Outback, he is an extremely dangerous individual, with a predilection for edged weapons. He may or may not have been a Sand-Viper that underwent Dr. Mindbender's Venomization Process.

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Diamondback, Cobra Military Strategist
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Garter Snakes, Cobra Subversion
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These characters are based on the introduction of Mistress Armada from the DDP comic. She was in a position to attack Cobra Commander and take him into custody, allowing Alexander Destro (posing as Destro) to reunite Cobra.

The Garter Snakes are part of Cobra's Subversion Division. A unit made up of young opportunistic women that ingratiate themselves into positions that would allow them to compromise their targetsm using blackmail, extortion, espionage, traditional honey pot activity, etc. They have compromised untold Politicians, Businessmen, and World Leaders.They also get close to targets, inject them with a sedative, and prepare for kidnappings. They could meet a politician at a Washington Party. They could infiltrate Hollywood parties.

Striptease*, Cobra Subversion Division Leader
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A woman of many talents, she started out as a casting director in Hollywood before being recruited to join Cobra. A majority of the women she recruits are simply used as a means to sequester their targets, allowing for other Cobra agents to kidnap. Some of these women show particular skills in interrogation, assassination, and emotionally manipulating the men the target. They get their targets into a position to be turned into working for Cobra behind the scenes, preying on their fears of being revealed to the world.

*not sold on the codename for now. Looking to get away from the placeholder Cobra Entertainment Division and more towards the Cobra Subversion Division...

Note: Trying to keep this clean and come up with characters that might exist within the Cobra organization based on real world inspirations. Not focusing on the sexual aspect, but the manipulation/compromising aspect...

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