Mr. Porter asked me to illustrate outfits for different careers or professions as toy box outfits, referencing the old Action Man outfit sets from the 60′s and 70′s. Basically a dream job for me. Action figures, fashion, retro imagery, andall of that in monochromatic colour schemes? Yes. Count me in.
Finally… Here are my designs for the season 7 finale. This was one of my favorite episodes of the season too. Just a few thoughts below:
Hank, Action Man, and Phage- are all having some weird shared NDE. Oh and I think it’s pretty self-explanatory (if you listen to their conversations) what those costumes are referencing right ; )
Guild Blackout 01- these guys are like beefed up, super specialized guild commandos… Basically, Jackson Publick wanted updated guild commandos so now (based on his sketches) we have these guys.
Guild Choir & Drummer- the drummer is straight-up occult inspired, but check out the hooded cone head on the choir guy… That fella was inspired by real-life cloaked and hooded Catholics celebrating Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Spain!
Okay so that’s about it for now. Maybe I’ll post a few pages from the new Go Team Venture!: The Art and Making of The Venture Bros.book after this… Otherwise this will likely be my last VB post for a while. I hope you all enjoyed this season; we definitely put our blood, sweat, and tears into it for ya!
“The Venture Bros. & the Curse of the Haunted Problem“designs (part 3)
Okay I lied… Here’s one more post for “The Curse of The Haunted Problem”.
Some old-timers today… Jefferson Twilight’s updated design, as well as updated present-day (elderly) versions of Action Man & Kano in their Team Venture costumes. Sadly, I don’t think these versions of Action Man & Kano made it into the final cut of the episode, but I’m sure we’ll find a use for ‘em in the future : )