MediaWiki - User contributions [en]

Talk:Energy Futures Industries

2012-03-06T05:39:28Z

69.154.241.2: New page: Was it ever stated in ''Afterdeath!'' exactly where in the United States that EFI was located? I know it was by an ocean, presumably the Pacific. I'd refer to #24 but I don't happen to hav...

Was it ever stated in ''Afterdeath!'' exactly where in the United States that EFI was located? I know it was by an ocean, presumably the Pacific. I'd refer to #24 but I don't happen to have access to a copy at the moment. -- [[anonymous]] 5 March 2012

Genesis: The Art of Transformers

2012-03-01T09:51:16Z

69.154.241.2: /* Contributing Artists */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=
|title=Genesis: The Art of Transformers
|image=TransformersGenesisCover.jpg
|caption=SEND THE BOOKS!
|publisher=[[Image Comics]]
|written by=
|date=September [[2003]]
|illustrated by=
|continuity=[[Generation 1 continuity family]]
|pagecount=116
|ISBN=ISBN 1582403228<br>
ISBN 978-1582403229
}}

Published in 2003 by the somewhat infamous [[88MPH Studios]] (and [[Image Comics]], in some capacity), '''''Genesis: The Art of Transformers''''' is a coffee-table art-book focusing largely, but not exclusively, on [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] characters.

== Content ==
Apart from Introduction and Thanks pages by art director [[Sébastien Clavet]] (including a gratuitous headshot), ''Genesis'' consists entirely of high-quality "pin-up" style artwork, mostly one piece of artwork per page. Some pictures feature dynamic tableaux, battle scenes or pimped-out group shots, but more often than not are character portraits.

Images are a combination of reprints of works drawn by artists of the then-budding [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] Studios (especially [[Don Figueroa]] and [[Pat Lee|Pat "Serfdom" Lee]]), originally published by Dreamwave as comic covers and posters/lithographs. There are also contributions by [[Mainframe Entertainment]], [[Aaron Archer]], [[BotCon]] comic artist [[Dan Khanna]] and future Transformers artists such as [[E. J. Su]], as well as many by non-regular TF artists, many of whom are Japanese.

The previously non-official painted covers by [[Patrick Thornton]] and [[Chris Allen]] to the first volume (and alternate-cover 2nd edition) of Antarctic Press' toy guide ''[[Cybertronian: The Unofficial Transformers Recognition Guide]]'' are included, thus effectively [[retcon]]ning the works as official.

Apparently a good proportion of the artwork for the book was commissioned, but the book contains no index or bibliography to quantify this.

The most common source of inspiration for the artworks is [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]], although there is also a large amount of content pertaining to ''[[Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', with a small number of artworks relating to ''[[Beast Machines (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'', ''[[Machine Wars]]'', ''[[Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'', early ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' and [[BotCon]] exclusive characters featured in [[3H Productions|3H]]'s then-current ''[[Universe (2003 comic)|Wreckers ''and'' Universe ''comics'']]''.

[[Image:Megatronbw.jpg|thumb|left|Art of [[Transmetal]] [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] by [[Guido Guidi]].]]

Despite having a strong presence by Japanese artists, there are comparatively few pieces of art featuring characters from Japanese-exclusive continuities, and those that are are mostly drawn by American artists. Such characters include [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]], [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Big Convoy]].

There are no contributions by veteran Transformers artists such as [[Andrew Wildman]], [[Geoff Senior]], [[Derek Yaniger]] etc. It is unknown if they were even approached. The only artwork which has any vintage association is a reproduction of [[Mark Bright]]'s well-known painted cover to [[The New Order|''Transformers'' U.S. #5]], featuring [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. However, as it reproduces the original art sans cover dress, the image's gag no longer makes sense unless you remember the original cover.

The book contains ''no'' pictures of any Transformer in vehicle mode, apart from some blurry [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] aero-drones in the background of a [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Machines'' Megatron]] portrait, a blurry silhouette of a jet in the background of a [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 Starscream]] portrait, and a blueprint of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]]'s truck mode as the background of a picture of Optimus in robot mode.
{{-}}

== Contributing Artists ==
{{collist|3|
* [[Chris Allen]]
* [[Aaron Archer]]
* [[Pravin Bajaj]]
* [[Johnathan Bauer]]
* [[Blond]]
* [[Mark Bright]]
* [[Mark Brooks]]
* [[Clayton Brown]]
* [[H.M. Bundrant III]]
* [[Justin Cohen]]
* [[Edgar Delgado]]
* [[Pierre-Andre Dery]]
* [[Don Figueroa]]
* [[Andrew Froedge]]
* [[Bill Galatis]]
* [[Joe Givens]]
* [[Espen Grundetjern]]
* [[Guido Guidi]]
* [[Hi-Fi Design]]
* [[Andrew Holz]]
* [[Dan Khanna]]
* [[René & Michel Koiter]]
* [[Matt Kuphaldt]]
* [[Serge LaPointe]]
* [[Pat Lee]]
* [[Mainframe Entertainment]]
* [[Marcelo Matere]]
* [[William McDonnald]]
* [[Jun-Ichi Nakamura]]
* [[Makoto Ono]]
* [[Dusty Peterson]]
* [[James Raiz]]
* [[Eric Siebenaler]]
* [[E. J. Su]]
* [[Patrick Thornton]]
* [[WAM Enterprises]]
}}

== Publication controversy ==
Some controversy surrounds the publication of this book. It was originally solicited as a compendium of original [[Hasbro]]/[[TakaraTomy|Takara]] box art, then was later stated to include new pin-up material, and then finally was split into two volumes. The published book was labeled as "Part One", with a second volume supposedly to include the aforementioned product art, but this book never materialized.

[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] was originally supposed to publish and distribute the book, but that deal apparently went sour, and Image Comics became the publisher instead.

As well as distributing the book through retailers, 88MPH intended to sell the book directly through their own website, with the incentive to buy from them being an exclusive lithograph. Unfortunately for everyone involved, 88MPH completely underestimated the number of direct orders they would receive, with Sebastian Clavet left completely unable to handle them all. Occasional e-mails sent to individuals and news sites had Clavet claim that the books would eventually be sent out, but the word "books" soon got replaced with "refunds," and even the majority of those failed to materialize, with no explanation or apology forthcoming, to the frustration of many would-be buyers.

Hasbro later initiated legal proceedings against 88MPH Studios for their failure to perform. On July 21, 2006, 88MPH Studios filed a counterclaim against Hasbro, seeking damages for "wrongful doings and the non respect of multiple contractual terms in regards to a licensing agreement concerning the publication of Transformers related books."

Man, what ''is'' it with Hasbro and its licensees?

== External Links ==
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20070404173357/http://digitalwebbing.com/interviews/112402_clavet.html Promotional interview with art director Sébastien Clavet about the book] (archive.org copy)
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/103447-press-release-88mph-studios-inc-suing-hasbro-inc.html Archived posting on tfw2005.com of 88MPH Studios press release concerning filing counterclaim lawsuit against Hasbro]

[[Category:Armada media]]
[[Category:Beast Machines media]]
[[Category:Beast Wars books]]
[[Category:Generation 1 books]]
[[Category:Generation 2 media]]
[[Category:Machine Wars]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise]]

Hall of Heroes

2012-02-29T16:07:45Z

69.154.241.2:

:''The Hall of Heroes is a location on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Hall of heroes.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Matte painters can't count.]]
The [[Decepticon]] '''Hall of Heroes'''<ref>Named in both the [[Marvel Comics]] adaptation and the Ladybird novelization of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]].''</ref> is filled with statues of fallen Decepticon leaders.<ref>From a draft of the Movie script: "This is the closest thing the Decepticons have to a throne room. It is a massive, circular room with tombs of old leaders, and a raised area where Starscream stands."</ref>

(''Psst!'' Decepticon Heroes = Villains.)

The Decepticon Hall of Heroes is dominated by giant golden statues. Ten in total, they act as [[Transformer funerary practices|memorial markers]] for the tombs of prior Decepticon leaders.

The statutes are of:<ref>As confirmed by designer [[Floro Dery]] via his [http://web.Archive.org/web/20071226231034/http://hometown.AOL.com/kuest12/command.html website].</ref>
*[[Floron]]
*[[Dery]]
*[[Ghoulon]]
*[[Murdron]]
*[[Bloodron]]
*[[Devron (G1)|Devron]]
*[[Gladiaron]]
*[[Pinoy]]
*[[Rapiron]]
*[[Cannibaron]]

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] was (briefly) inaugurated leader of the Decepticons in the Hall of Heroes. Shortly thereafter, [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (who had just blasted Starscream) was unanimously declared leader by the remaining Decepticons. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

==Notes==
[[Image:Hallofheroesspacepirates.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Mixmaster leads the Constructicons? Who knew?]]
* The wide shot of the Hall of heroes accidentally adds an extra set of statues to the inner hall.

* "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]" featured a similar place in the audience chamber within [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s [[Decepticon stronghold|stronghold]] in 2008. By that time, a statue of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had been added to the statues' numbers.

* Later, what appear to be the ''actual'' markers for Ghoulon, Bloodron, and Murdron show up in this audience chamber in "[[Space Pirates!]]"

* In early drafts of the movie script, an additional layer of meaning is given to the Hall of Heroes: it is where the Decepticons actually enshrine the disembodied [[Life Spark]]s of their deceased leaders, in transparent urns within the pedestals at the base of the hall's statues. Though this idea didn't make it through into the plot of the finished film, the visuals of the Hall of Heroes do retain a hint of the original intent—visible within the base of each statue is a small, flickering purple flame. In an early script draft, during a brawl for leadership, the other Decepticons accidentally destroy some of the statues, releasing the Life Sparks. The Sparks—and Megatron's own Life Spark, are found by Ingestor (the early script's version of [[Unicron]]) and used to create Galvatron's minions.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cybertron]]
[[Category:Generation 1 locations]]

Devron (G1)

2012-02-29T15:45:46Z

69.154.241.2:

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Decepticon|the ''Animated'' Destron|Devron (Animated)}}
:''Devron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Devron_marker.jpg|thumb|300px|No, Scourge... ''I'' am your father.]]

'''Devron''' was a [[Decepticon]] leader. He is now honored by a statue in the [[Hall of Heroes]].

==Fiction==
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===
The statue of Devron was seen in the Hall of Heroes during [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s coronation. It was the innermost statue on the left. While [[Unicron]] chastised [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] on account of the Decepticon's defiance in declaring dominion over [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and its lunar satellites, Devron's massive statue was suddenly missing from its location in the Hall. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

==Trivia==
* Given that the early script for the film had the released [[spark#Prototypical concepts|life sparks]] of these ancient Decepticons becoming Galvatron's new troops, it is possible that Devron's resemblance to [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep]]s was intentional.

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]