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Title: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on August 28, 2010, 06:41:46 PM: (http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/images/01.png) (http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/comics/colouring/index.html)

Codename Kraken chapter one is now online.

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/001.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/002.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/003.jpg)

Colours by Mark Bedingfield.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: 5h4rK on August 29, 2010, 02:08:11 PM: I love these stories! ;D
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on August 29, 2010, 02:14:38 PM: Cool! This one is one of my personal favourites, it shows the Baron at his most ruthless.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: pdaat on August 29, 2010, 03:08:30 PM: These are great! I wish I knew more about the European lore. I got my first AF figures this year.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: Sundance on August 29, 2010, 03:27:07 PM: visit the site and read the comics in the archive!
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: turner on August 29, 2010, 03:40:11 PM: Wow, that was interesting, I assume this is the origin of the kraken?
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: Sundance on August 29, 2010, 03:56:02 PM: yup.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on August 30, 2010, 12:56:22 AM: There's a pretty cool potted-history article here: http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/home/history/index.html (http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/home/history/index.html) That should bring you up to speed with the franchise. I have the complete comic collection online in B&W, we're working towards releasing the full set in colour through this fan-project. At the moment we're focussing on releasing all of the origin storylines, enemies first.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on September 05, 2010, 05:54:19 AM: Codename Kraken chapter two is now online.

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/004.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/005.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/006.jpg)

Colours by Mark Bedingfield.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: 5h4rK on September 05, 2010, 10:42:53 AM: Thx for posting!
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on September 05, 2010, 10:45:29 AM: You're welcome. There's a ton more in the site archives.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: pdaat on September 05, 2010, 10:52:09 AM: Quote from: "The Baron"
You're welcome. There's a ton more in the site archives.
I checked out the site. Man - what a ton of info! Great job puting it together!
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: 5h4rK on September 05, 2010, 10:57:28 AM: Quote from: "pdaat"
I checked out the site. Man - what a ton of info! Great job puting it together!

Yeah, bftb is easily one of the best sites out there.. great work guys!
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on September 05, 2010, 12:01:28 PM: Thank you.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: latinjoe22 on September 05, 2010, 10:52:36 PM: I never posted before to say how great these stories are, especially the early carreer of the Major. Great work by all means. Are these same coloured stories available in tradepaperback format?
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on September 06, 2010, 01:25:49 AM: Yes, they are. Although The Black Major and Codename Kraken are both from the upcoming volume 4.

Please check the BFTB Store for volumes 1-3 and the forum section for progress updates on the remaining 7.

The printed editions have no watermarks, of course.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: turner on September 06, 2010, 09:31:54 AM: Speaking of the tradebacks, that argen 7 fan made issue on the site, will it see printing? I really liked that one!
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on September 06, 2010, 09:34:52 AM: It's been reworked into the forthcoming mini-series by Rising Sun.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: turner on September 06, 2010, 09:46:10 AM: Sweet! I want that!!
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: latinjoe22 on September 06, 2010, 11:01:32 AM: Quote from: "turner"
Speaking of the tradebacks, that argen 7 fan made issue on the site, will it see printing? I really liked that one!

What do you mean by "it made issue"?
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on September 06, 2010, 11:21:01 AM: From the BFTB Fanfic section: http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/fanfic/ ... index.html (http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/fanfic/argen7/index.html)
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: turner on September 06, 2010, 01:16:58 PM: Quote from: "latinjoe22"
Quote from: "turner"
Speaking of the tradebacks, that argen 7 fan made issue on the site, will it see printing? I really liked that one!

What do you mean by "it made issue"?

"fan made issue" it was listed under fan fiction if I remember correctly.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: jamarmiller on September 06, 2010, 05:54:23 PM: Ya the Argen 7 will be getting the four issue limited series treatment then will also be getting the World War III treatment as well ( 5 issues for that )
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: turner on September 06, 2010, 08:26:01 PM: Quote from: "jamarmiller"
Ya the Argen 7 will be getting the four issue limited series treatment then will also be getting the World War III treatment as well ( 5 issues for that )

Looking forward to it!
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on September 12, 2010, 12:12:44 PM: Codename Kraken chapter three is now online.

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/007.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/008.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/009.jpg)

Colours by Mark Bedingfield.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: 5h4rK on September 12, 2010, 11:15:25 PM: That Major's a major a-hole.. ;D
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on September 19, 2010, 01:24:25 PM: Codename Kraken chapter four is now online.

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/010.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/011.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/012.jpg)

Colours by Mark Bedingfield.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on September 25, 2010, 11:49:13 PM: Codename Kraken chapter five is now online.

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/013.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/014.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/015.jpg)

Colours by Mark Bedingfield.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: turner on September 26, 2010, 06:21:57 AM: Nasty pair of guys.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: latinjoe22 on September 26, 2010, 01:16:25 PM: Seriously, Hasbro's 25th line should've dedicated some figures to Action Force's biggest icons, like they did for the Plastirama characters. Now that I'm discovering Action Force for the first time, I'm realizing that these comic books deal with very dead serious life and death matters and are very well written/illustrated, just the way I like it.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on September 26, 2010, 03:04:15 PM: I'm glad you're all enjoying it! This strip has always been a personal favourite of mine.

There's lots more in the BFTB archives, latinjoe22.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on October 03, 2010, 04:21:05 PM: Codename Kraken chapter six is now online.

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/016.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/017.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/018.jpg)

Colours by Mark Bedingfield.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: turner on October 03, 2010, 06:37:40 PM: Nasty guy. But I dig the kraken concept, glad I've learned more about them now. Reminds me of the lobotomaxx, predacon, stuff.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: Sundance on October 04, 2010, 02:16:59 AM: Kraken; all clones, each one exactly alike, the perfect marine army, perfectly disciplined, they obey without question, fight without fear.

aye, and smell like old sardines too!
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: bandonov on October 04, 2010, 08:25:35 AM: Quote from: "Sundance"
aye, and smell like old sardines too!

Now that is funny!
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: Sundance on October 04, 2010, 04:03:45 PM: it's from the audio cassette 'The Baron's Revenge' that was part of the fanclub package. a full-on audio movie, in which AF battle Ironblood's Shadows to save the world. Black Major comes out with the description of the new Kraken and Skip counters with the quip. it's one of the best damn lines in it.

you can check it out at BFTB:

http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/mi ... index.html (http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/miscellaneous/013/index.html)
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: turner on October 04, 2010, 08:20:32 PM: I dig the accents!
Quote from: "Sundance"
it's from the audio cassette 'The Baron's Revenge' that was part of the fanclub package. a full-on audio movie, in which AF battle Ironblood's Shadows to save the world. Black Major comes out with the description of the new Kraken and Skip counters with the quip. it's one of the best damn lines in it.

you can check it out at BFTB:

http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/mi ... index.html (http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/toys/miscellaneous/013/index.html)
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: Sundance on October 05, 2010, 02:17:38 AM: they're embarassing...

italian: add a random 'a' to words. 'there-a on-a the low-level-a radar'

chinese: use lots of 'ah' sounds and bad grammar. 'no-ah picture please. please to-ah be joining ah-ffical press tour!'

german: say 'ja' and add t's to words. 'Ja, ist goodt!'

and Beaver doesn't sound remotely Canadian....

and the whole 'he's a Yank too, but we don't hold that against him' line is racist...
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on October 05, 2010, 02:22:38 AM: I think dubbing it as racist is a bit extreme. It's cheesy, at best. Remember this thing is 25 years old, stereotypes were a lot more commonplace in those days.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: turner on October 05, 2010, 09:05:43 AM: So this was basically the action force equivalent of joining the gi joe fan club in the states?
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: Sundance on October 05, 2010, 03:39:20 PM: yeah. you got the tape, a dog tag thingy and a code-breaker card.

damned if i know what happened to my tag and card... guess they got thrown out...
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: turner on October 05, 2010, 10:47:58 PM: Nice. Over here, I remember the dog tag, web belt, and iron-on sticker. Definately no audio tape.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on October 10, 2010, 07:00:11 AM: Codename Kraken chapter seven is now online.

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/019.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/020.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/021.jpg)

Colours by Mark Bedingfield.
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: Sundance on October 10, 2010, 07:29:37 AM: give 'em hell, Eagle!!!
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on October 10, 2010, 07:31:11 AM: What a bloody great story this is. Chopper did a superlative job of blending the coloured pages with the original centre spreads. Can't wait to see this in printed form!
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: 5h4rK on October 14, 2010, 10:13:44 PM: Quote from: "Sundance"
give 'em hell, Eagle!!!

Where's Sgt. Slaughter when you need him eh? ;D
Title: Re: BFTB Colouring Project - Codename Kraken
Post by: The Baron on October 17, 2010, 09:42:51 AM: Codename Kraken chapter eight is now online.

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/022.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/023.jpg)

(http://http://www.bloodforthebaron.com/projects/baf/mini/028/024.jpg)

Colours by Mark Bedingfield.