Ben Yee - Revision history

Saix at 21:28, 24 April 2026

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Sabrblade: Found an old ATT post where he told everyone this

2024-09-16T04:45:32Z

Found an old ATT post where he told everyone this

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	'''Benson "Ben" Yee''' is an American comic book writer and fandom consultant.		'''Benson Gregory "Ben" Yee''' is an American comic book writer and fandom consultant.

	Yee began his Transformers involvement as one of the many fans posting to [[alt.toys.transformers]]. While the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] was in production, writers [[Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward]] frequently interacted with fans on ATT, and struck up friendships with a number of them. Yee became the first of many fans to be given a shout-out during the course of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: during the episode "[[Dark Designs]]", Waspinator is knocked for a loop and declares that he is "Wonko the Sane", in reference to Yee's screen name at the time (the screen name itself, of course, comes from the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' books.)		Yee began his Transformers involvement as one of the many fans posting to [[alt.toys.transformers]]. While the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] was in production, writers [[Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward]] frequently interacted with fans on ATT, and struck up friendships with a number of them. Yee became the first of many fans to be given a shout-out during the course of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: during the episode "[[Dark Designs]]", Waspinator is knocked for a loop and declares that he is "Wonko the Sane", in reference to Yee's screen name at the time (the screen name itself, of course, comes from the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' books.)

AzimuthAcolyte at 01:31, 10 April 2022

2022-04-10T01:31:51Z

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	:''Ben Yee is a [[human]] in the real-world and [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]] [[Continuity family\|continuity families]].''		:''Ben Yee is a [[human]] in the real-world and [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)\|Beast Wars]] [[Continuity family\|continuity families]].''

Agamus: /* External links */

2020-05-04T20:36:22Z

External links

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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.bwtf.com Ben's World of Transformers]		*[http://www.bwtf.com Ben's World of Transformers]
	*[http://~~botcon~~.com/archive/story/1998/98script.html ''Visitations'' script at ~~botcon~~.com]		*[http://botconarchives.com/archive/story/1998/98script.html ''Visitations'' script at botconarchives.com]

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Khajidha at 06:16, 27 April 2020

2020-04-27T06:16:11Z

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	'''Benson "Ben" Yee''' is an American comic book writer and fandom consultant.		'''Benson "Ben" Yee''' is an American comic book writer and fandom consultant.

	~~Ben~~ began his Transformers involvement as one of the many fans posting to [[alt.toys.transformers]]. While the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] was in production, writers [[Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward]] frequently interacted with fans on ATT, and struck up friendships with a number of them. ~~Ben~~ became the first of many fans to be given a shout-out during the course of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: during the episode "[[Dark Designs]]", Waspinator is knocked for a loop and declares that he is "Wonko the Sane", in reference to ~~Ben~~'s screen name at the time (the screen name itself, of course, comes from the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' books.)		Yee began his Transformers involvement as one of the many fans posting to [[alt.toys.transformers]]. While the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] was in production, writers [[Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward]] frequently interacted with fans on ATT, and struck up friendships with a number of them. Yee became the first of many fans to be given a shout-out during the course of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: during the episode "[[Dark Designs]]", Waspinator is knocked for a loop and declares that he is "Wonko the Sane", in reference to Yee's screen name at the time (the screen name itself, of course, comes from the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' books.)

	When the ''Beast Wars'' story editors decided to do a plot drawing heavily on the Generation 1 cartoon (the Season 2 finale 3-parter "The Agenda"), they turned to the fandom, recruiting ~~Ben~~ as a "Transformers consultant". Yee's involvement led to the selection of [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]] as a guest star. Yee is listed in the show's credits, the only fan to receive such an honor.		When the ''Beast Wars'' story editors decided to do a plot drawing heavily on the Generation 1 cartoon (the Season 2 finale 3-parter "The Agenda"), they turned to the fandom, recruiting Yee as a "Transformers consultant". Yee's involvement led to the selection of [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]] as a guest star. Yee is listed in the show's credits, the only fan to receive such an honor.

	~~Ben~~ would later go on to more heavy and direct involvement with official story production, as a writer for the fan club, and working with [[Simon Furman]] on [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]''.		Yee would later go on to more heavy and direct involvement with official story production, as a writer for the fan club, and working with [[Simon Furman]] on [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]''.

	~~Ben~~ is also noted in the fandom for running a long-standing personal Transformers website, which hosts the episode scripts for many ''Beast Wars'' episodes.		Yee is also noted in the fandom for running a long-standing personal Transformers website, which hosts the episode scripts for many ''Beast Wars'' episodes.

	==Writer==		==Writer==

Sabrblade: /* Timelines */

2016-10-26T00:43:19Z

Timelines

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	*[[Shattered Glass (issue)\|Shattered Glass]]		*[[Shattered Glass (issue)\|Shattered Glass]]
	*[[Invasion (issue)\|Invasion]] (with [[Pete Sinclair]])		*[[Invasion (issue)\|Invasion]] (with [[Pete Sinclair]])

			===Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club===
			*[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

Saix: clean up, replaced: → (3), * → * (11), Shattered Glass → Shattered Glass

2016-04-03T17:23:33Z

clean up, replaced: → (3), * → * (11), Shattered Glass → Shattered Glass

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	'''Benson "Ben" Yee''' is an American comic book writer and fandom consultant.		'''Benson "Ben" Yee''' is an American comic book writer and fandom consultant.

	Ben began his Transformers involvement as one of the many fans posting to [[alt.toys.transformers]]. While the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] was in production, writers [[Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward]] frequently interacted with fans on ATT, and struck up friendships with a number of them. Ben became the first of many fans to be given a shout-out during the course of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: during the episode "[[Dark Designs]]", Waspinator is knocked for a loop and declares that he is "Wonko the Sane", in reference to Ben's screen name at the time (the screen name itself, of course, comes from the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' books.)		Ben began his Transformers involvement as one of the many fans posting to [[alt.toys.transformers]]. While the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)\|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] was in production, writers [[Larry DiTillio]] and [[Bob Forward]] frequently interacted with fans on ATT, and struck up friendships with a number of them. Ben became the first of many fans to be given a shout-out during the course of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon: during the episode "[[Dark Designs]]", Waspinator is knocked for a loop and declares that he is "Wonko the Sane", in reference to Ben's screen name at the time (the screen name itself, of course, comes from the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' books.)

	When the ''Beast Wars'' story editors decided to do a plot drawing heavily on the Generation 1 cartoon (the Season 2 finale 3-parter "The Agenda"), they turned to the fandom, recruiting Ben as a "Transformers consultant". Yee's involvement led to the selection of [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]] as a guest star. Yee is listed in the show's credits, the only fan to receive such an honor.		When the ''Beast Wars'' story editors decided to do a plot drawing heavily on the Generation 1 cartoon (the Season 2 finale 3-parter "The Agenda"), they turned to the fandom, recruiting Ben as a "Transformers consultant". Yee's involvement led to the selection of [[Ravage (G1)\|Ravage]] as a guest star. Yee is listed in the show's credits, the only fan to receive such an honor.

	Ben would later go on to more heavy and direct involvement with official story production, as a writer for the fan club, and working with [[Simon Furman]] on [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]''.		Ben would later go on to more heavy and direct involvement with official story production, as a writer for the fan club, and working with [[Simon Furman]] on [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]''.
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	==Writer==		==Writer==
	===Beast Wars===		===Beast Wars===
	* [[The Agenda (Part III)]] (Transformers consultant)		*[[The Agenda (Part III)]] (Transformers consultant)
	* [[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]		*[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook\|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]
	* Commentary, Madman Entertainment's Region 4 ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets		*Commentary, Madman Entertainment's Region 4 ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets

	===Timelines===		===Timelines===
	* [[Descent into Evil]]		*[[Descent into Evil]]
	* [[Dawn of Future's Past]] (story consultant)		*[[Dawn of Future's Past]] (story consultant)
	* [[The Dark Heart of Sandokan]]		*[[The Dark Heart of Sandokan]]
	* [[The Razor's Edge]]		*[[The Razor's Edge]]
	* [[Shattered Glass]]		*[[Shattered Glass (issue)\|Shattered Glass]]
	* [[Invasion (issue)\|Invasion]] (with [[Pete Sinclair]])		*[[Invasion (issue)\|Invasion]] (with [[Pete Sinclair]])

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* [http://www.bwtf.com Ben's World of Transformers]		*[http://www.bwtf.com Ben's World of Transformers]
	* [http://botcon.com/archive/story/1998/98script.html ''Visitations'' script at botcon.com]		*[http://botcon.com/archive/story/1998/98script.html ''Visitations'' script at botcon.com]

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Jalaguy at 16:18, 5 October 2015

2015-10-05T16:18:39Z

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	===Timelines===		===Timelines===
	* [[Descent into Evil]] ~~(writer)~~		* [[Descent into Evil]]
	* [[Dawn of Future's Past]] (story consultant)		* [[Dawn of Future's Past]] (story consultant)
	* [[The Dark Heart of Sandokan]]		* [[The Dark Heart of Sandokan]]
	* [[The Razor's Edge]]		* [[The Razor's Edge]]
	* [[~~Transformers:~~ Shattered Glass (~~franchise~~)\|~~Shattered Glass~~]]		* [[Shattered Glass]]
			* [[Invasion (issue)\|Invasion]] (with [[Pete Sinclair]])

	==Fiction==		==Fiction==

Saix: Tenses...

2015-06-26T21:48:51Z

Tenses...

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===~~Beast Wars: Visitations script reading~~===		===3H comics===
	[[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] blasted Ben Yee for disclosing his whereabouts on his website, enabling [[Antagony (BW)\|Antagony]] to locate him. Wonko the Sane died in a pool of his own gore. {{storylink\|Visitations}} ~~His alter ego is Wonko the Sane, and he~~ may be in league with [[Raksha]].{{Storylink\|Ask Vector Prime}}		[[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] blasted Ben Yee for disclosing his whereabouts on his website, enabling [[Antagony (BW)\|Antagony]] to locate him. Wonko the Sane died in a pool of his own gore. {{storylink\|Visitations}} He may have been in league with [[Raksha]]. {{Storylink\|Ask Vector Prime}}

	==External links==		==External links==

Giggidy: /* Fiction */

2015-06-26T21:36:50Z

Fiction

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	==Fiction==		==Fiction==
	===Beast Wars: Visitations script reading===		===Beast Wars: Visitations script reading===
	[[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] blasted Ben Yee for disclosing his whereabouts on his website, enabling [[Antagony (BW)\|Antagony]] to locate him. Wonko the Sane died in a pool of his own gore. {{storylink\|Visitations}}		[[Megatron (BW)\|Megatron]] blasted Ben Yee for disclosing his whereabouts on his website, enabling [[Antagony (BW)\|Antagony]] to locate him. Wonko the Sane died in a pool of his own gore. {{storylink\|Visitations}} His alter ego is Wonko the Sane, and he may be in league with [[Raksha]].{{Storylink\|Ask Vector Prime}}

	==External links==		==External links==