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<div>[[Image:James Roberts.jpg|right|150px|thumb|A proud smile, a sad smile.]]<br />
'''James Roberts''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] writer and Transformers fan. He was one of the early members of fan club Transmasters UK (TMUK), and wrote a number of text stories and strips. The most famous of these is the ''absolutely'' massive ''Eugenesis'', an unofficial novel he first published back in 2001.<br />
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His first pro-work was helping fellow TMUKer [[Nick Roche]] with [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|''All Hail Megatron'' #15]], acting as a "sounding board" for Nick's script. While he didn't write any of the script, Nick made sure to include him in the credits<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=601856 Moonbase 2 interview], 29:15 to 31:00</ref> <br />
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After that, Roberts was brought in to co-write ''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', in order to lessen the stress and workload for Roche. While the first issue was all pre-planned by Roche, from issue two onwards it became a collaborative effort. <ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=601856 Moonbase 2 interview], 39:40 to 31:00</ref> <br />
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==Writing==<br />
* ''[[Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' (co-written with Nick Roche)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:Eugenesis easteregg.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]<br />
* Roche sneaked ''Eugenesis'' into a bookshelf in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 3|''Maximum Dinobots'' #3]].<br />
* The original ''Eugenesis'' cover looked like a Penguin Classics book (even sporting the tagline "[[Polyhex]] 21st Century Classics"). Roberts has said this was him poking fun at his own "lofty" aspirations. [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_roberts.php]<br />
* Shockwave's death in ''[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]'' has haunted Roberts since childhood... <ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=601856 Moonbase 2 interview], 50:26 to 51:08</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External Links==<br />
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* [http://www.oneshallstand.com/articles/wreckers.html One Shalll Stand.com interview on the Wreckers]<br />
* [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_roberts.php TransFans interview with James Roberts]<br />
* [http://tfarchive.com/fandom/features/eugenesis/ Eugenesis (online & updated version)]<br />
* [http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=601856 Moonbase 2 interview with James Roberts]<br />
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