Bob Budiansky - Revision history

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	As the quote notes, Transformers was a job he enjoyed at the time but is still just a job he did years ago. Not that he isn't pleased to have a {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984}}-year old franchise as his legacy! Until he got onto the [[Internet]] and searched his own name in the 90s, he didn't realize it was still such a big deal with fans and was both amused ''and'' bemused to learn the truth. In the early 2000s, he started to give interviews to fans and websites. This led to him coming back briefly to adapt ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' for [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]] and he was given an option to pitch to them again, but decided not to as he was far removed from the current Transformers status quo.		As the quote notes, Transformers was a job he enjoyed at the time but is still just a job he did years ago. Not that he isn't pleased to have a {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984}}-year old franchise as his legacy! Until he got onto the [[Internet]] and searched his own name in the 90s, he didn't realize it was still such a big deal with fans and was both amused ''and'' bemused to learn the truth. In the early 2000s, he started to give interviews to fans and websites. This led to him coming back briefly to adapt ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' for [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]] and he was given an option to pitch to them again, but decided not to as he was far removed from the current Transformers status quo.

	Outside of ''Transformers'' Budiansky is perhaps best known for drawing ''[[Ghost Rider]]'', creating ''Sleepwalker'' and writing the entire series, and serving as group editor-in-chief of the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' titles between 1994 & 1995. In addition, at one point he was assigned to Marvel's "Special Projects" section; this followed his promotion to "executive editor".<ref>Marvel Comics Bullpen Bulletin for December 1991, as printed in ''Excalibur'' #47, cover date February 1992</ref> He was also tasked with overseeing a number of other limited series, such as an ''X-Men'' / ''[[Micronauts]]'' crossover.		Outside of ''Transformers'' Budiansky is perhaps best known for drawing ''[[Ghost Rider]]'', creating ''Sleepwalker'' and writing the entire series, and serving as group editor-in-chief of the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' titles between 1994 & 1995. In addition, at one point he was assigned to Marvel's "Special Projects" section; this followed his promotion to "executive editor".<ref>Marvel Comics Bullpen Bulletin for December 1991, as printed in ''Excalibur'' #47, cover date February 1992</ref> He was also tasked with overseeing a number of other limited series, such as an ''[[X-Men]]''/''[[Micronauts]]'' crossover.

	==''Transformers'' comics credits==		==''Transformers'' comics credits==

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	[[File:Thetorquerifle.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Enjoy a nice serving of Brown Betty, with DEATH!! But mostly, eat death.]]		[[File:Thetorquerifle.jpg\|upright=1.1\|thumb\|Enjoy a nice serving of Brown Betty, with DEATH!! But mostly, eat death.]]
	* "Have some (X), courtesy of my (Y)!"		* <b>"Have some (X), courtesy of my (Y)!"</b>

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	:Examples:		:Examples:
	: "Have some metal-eating slime, courtesy of my [[Corrosive slime-shooter\|slime gun]], Autobots!"—Blot {{storylink\|Brothers in Armor!!}}		:: "Have some metal-eating slime, courtesy of my [[Corrosive slime-shooter\|slime gun]], Autobots!" —Blot {{storylink\|Brothers in Armor!!}}
	: "Have a mechanical malfunction, courtesy of my [[concussion weapon\|concussion cannon]]!"—[[Breakdown (G1)\|Breakdown]] {{storylink\|Heavy Traffic!}}		:: "Have a mechanical malfunction, courtesy of my [[concussion weapon\|concussion cannon]]!" —[[Breakdown (G1)\|Breakdown]] {{storylink\|Heavy Traffic!}}
	: "Just a case of bad balance, courtesy of my [[electro-scrambler]]."—Blaster {{storylink\|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}		:: "Just a case of bad balance, courtesy of my [[electro-scrambler]]." —Blaster {{storylink\|The Bridge to Nowhere!}}
	: "Energy feedback, courtesy of my electro-scrambler, tinhead."—Blaster {{storylink\|Totaled!\|Totaled!}}		:: "Energy feedback, courtesy of my electro-scrambler, tinhead." —Blaster {{storylink\|Totaled!\|Totaled!}}
	: "You're going on a one-way trip, [[Monzo]], courtesy of my [[anti-gravity gun]]!"—Skullcruncher {{storylink\|Love and Steel!}}		:: "You're going on a one-way trip, [[Monzo]], courtesy of my [[anti-gravity gun]]!" —Skullcruncher {{storylink\|Love and Steel!}}

	* "I hope you (A) as well as you (B)!"		* <b>"I hope you (A) as well as you (B)!"</b>

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	:Examples:		:Examples:
	: "You ''boast'' better than you ''shoot'', [[Dreadwind (G1)\|Dreadwind]]!"—[[Bumblebee (G1)\|Goldbug]] {{storylink\|People Power!}}		:: "You ''boast'' better than you ''shoot'', [[Dreadwind (G1)\|Dreadwind]]!" —[[Bumblebee (G1)\|Goldbug]] {{storylink\|People Power!}}
	: "Grrr—I hope you ''shoot'' straighter than you ''think'', Weirdwolf!"—Skullcruncher {{storylink\|Trial by Fire!}}		:: "Grrr—I hope you ''shoot'' straighter than you ''think'', Weirdwolf!" —Skullcruncher {{storylink\|Trial by Fire!}}
	: "Only if you ''aim'' as well as you ''brag'', Brawl!"—First Aid {{storylink\|Used Autobots}}		:: "Only if you ''aim'' as well as you ''brag'', Brawl!" —First Aid {{storylink\|Used Autobots}}

	* "This wasn't in (Z)!"		* <b>"This wasn't in (Z)!"</b>

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	:Examples:		:Examples:
	:"This...this wasn't in my job description!"—anonymous railway worker {{storylink\|Child's Play (issue)\|Child's Play}}		::"This...this wasn't in my job description!" —anonymous railway worker {{storylink\|Child's Play (issue)\|Child's Play}}
	:"This wasn't on the trail guide!"—anonymous skier {{storylink\|The Man in the Machine!}}		::"This wasn't on the trail guide!" —anonymous skier {{storylink\|The Man in the Machine!}}
	:"None of this was in the rehearsal!"—Sky Lynx {{storylink\|The Cosmic Carnival}}		::"None of this was in the rehearsal!" —Sky Lynx {{storylink\|The Cosmic Carnival}}

	==Notes==		==Notes==

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	An artist as well, Budiansky also drew several covers for ''Transformers'' and penciled the first half of his final issue.		An artist as well, Budiansky also drew several covers for ''Transformers'' and penciled the first half of his final issue.

	As the quote notes, Transformers was a job he enjoyed at the time but is still just a job he did ~~twenty~~ years ago. Not that he isn't pleased to have a {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984}}-year old franchise as his legacy! Until he got onto the [[Internet]] and searched his own name in the 90s, he didn't realize it was still such a big deal with fans and was both amused ''and'' bemused to learn the truth. In the early 2000s, he started to give interviews to fans and websites. This led to him coming back briefly to adapt ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' for [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]] and he was given an option to pitch to them again, but decided not to as he was far removed from the current Transformers status quo.		As the quote notes, Transformers was a job he enjoyed at the time but is still just a job he did years ago. Not that he isn't pleased to have a {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984}}-year old franchise as his legacy! Until he got onto the [[Internet]] and searched his own name in the 90s, he didn't realize it was still such a big deal with fans and was both amused ''and'' bemused to learn the truth. In the early 2000s, he started to give interviews to fans and websites. This led to him coming back briefly to adapt ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' for [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]] and he was given an option to pitch to them again, but decided not to as he was far removed from the current Transformers status quo.

	Outside of ''Transformers'' Budiansky is perhaps best known for drawing ''[[Ghost Rider]]'', creating ''Sleepwalker'' and writing the entire series, and serving as group editor-in-chief of the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' titles between 1994 & 1995. In addition, at one point he was assigned to Marvel's "Special Projects" section; this followed his promotion to "executive editor".<ref>Marvel Comics Bullpen Bulletin for December 1991, as printed in ''Excalibur'' #47, cover date February 1992</ref> He was also tasked with overseeing a number of other limited series, such as an ''X-Men'' / ''[[Micronauts]]'' crossover.		Outside of ''Transformers'' Budiansky is perhaps best known for drawing ''[[Ghost Rider]]'', creating ''Sleepwalker'' and writing the entire series, and serving as group editor-in-chief of the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' titles between 1994 & 1995. In addition, at one point he was assigned to Marvel's "Special Projects" section; this followed his promotion to "executive editor".<ref>Marvel Comics Bullpen Bulletin for December 1991, as printed in ''Excalibur'' #47, cover date February 1992</ref> He was also tasked with overseeing a number of other limited series, such as an ''X-Men'' / ''[[Micronauts]]'' crossover.

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	*August 2018—[https://epicmarvelpodcast.com/interview-budiansky/ The Epic Marvel Podcast]		*August 2018—[https://epicmarvelpodcast.com/interview-budiansky/ The Epic Marvel Podcast]
	*April 2019—[https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/geektomeradio001/episodes/2019-04-21T19_12_01-07_00 Geek To Me Radio] (defunct)		*April 2019—[https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/geektomeradio001/episodes/2019-04-21T19_12_01-07_00 Geek To Me Radio] (defunct)
			*September 2024—[https://www.tripletakeover.com/e/89-marvel-transformers-featuring-bob-budiansky/ Triple Takeover]

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	During his run, Bob was constantly kept up to date on Hasbro's plans: information about new toys and their model sheets were sent to him, he attended meetings at their Rhode Island HQ, he visited their annual toy exhibitions. Outside of pimping their wares, Hasbro left him alone. It was up to him whether or not he wanted to follow the cartoon's lead, he wasn't told to keep the target audience in mind (he made the decision himself), and he was even allowed to not use the future-set movie cast.<ref>[http://www.metalmachine.net/blog/2009/11/21/todds-take-with-bob-budiansky-the-architect-of-the-transformers/ Metal Machine interview]</ref>		During his run, Bob was constantly kept up to date on Hasbro's plans: information about new toys and their model sheets were sent to him, he attended meetings at their Rhode Island HQ, he visited their annual toy exhibitions. Outside of pimping their wares, Hasbro left him alone. It was up to him whether or not he wanted to follow the cartoon's lead, he wasn't told to keep the target audience in mind (he made the decision himself), and he was even allowed to not use the future-set movie cast.<ref>[http://www.metalmachine.net/blog/2009/11/21/todds-take-with-bob-budiansky-the-architect-of-the-transformers/ Metal Machine interview]</ref>

	{{bigquote\|I think Bob did stirling work under difficult conditions. He really did have a huge amount of back story and characters to compress into a single issue. With the UK stories... we were lucky -- Bob had done all the hard work for us.\|Simon Furman, BotTalk 2001 interview<ref>https://www.bottalk.com/2024/02/simon-furman-transformers-interview.html</ref>}}		{{bigquote\|I think Bob did stirling{{sic}} work under difficult conditions. He really did have a huge amount of back story and characters to compress into a single issue. With the UK stories... we were lucky -- Bob had done all the hard work for us.\|Simon Furman, BotTalk 2001 interview<ref>https://www.bottalk.com/2024/02/simon-furman-transformers-interview.html</ref>}}

	Towards the end of his time on the comic book series, Budiansky started to feel fatigue. It was complicated and frustrating, from a story-crafting point of view, [[To sell toys\|to introduce so many new characters in so few issues]]. At Budiansky's recommendation, the writer of the Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic, [[Simon Furman]], took over Budiansky's duties on the US comic.		Towards the end of his time on the comic book series, Budiansky started to feel fatigue. It was complicated and frustrating, from a story-crafting point of view, [[To sell toys\|to introduce so many new characters in so few issues]]. At Budiansky's recommendation, the writer of the Marvel UK ''Transformers'' comic, [[Simon Furman]], took over Budiansky's duties on the US comic.

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	* He's a fan of the first [[Transformers (film)\|Bay movie]] and thinks that the Transformer/human interaction is similar to his own stories.<ref name="Interview at Rusting Carcass"/> He is also a fan of [[Bumblebee (film) \| the Bumblebee movie]], though he would "rather not comment on [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film) \| the]] [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film) \| ones]] [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film) \| in]] [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film) \| between]]". <ref>[https://youtu.be/-vGEWXN-DpE Bob Budiansky at TFcon Toronto 2019]</ref>		* He's a fan of the first [[Transformers (film)\|Bay movie]] and thinks that the Transformer/human interaction is similar to his own stories.<ref name="Interview at Rusting Carcass"/> He is also a fan of [[Bumblebee (film) \| the Bumblebee movie]], though he would "rather not comment on [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film) \| the]] [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film) \| ones]] [[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film) \| in]] [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film) \| between]]". <ref>[https://youtu.be/-vGEWXN-DpE Bob Budiansky at TFcon Toronto 2019]</ref>

			==See also==
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	==References==		==References==

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	Due to its success, ''The Transformers'' four-issue miniseries became an ongoing. None of the three writers had been able to 'get' the Transformers mythos during the miniseries, and Bob Budiansky spent a lot of time directing the story as its editor—and even ''he'' thinks it was a total mess because nobody could keep track.<ref name="Interview at Rusting Carcass">[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html Interview at Rusting Carcass]</ref> Because of this, after he was replaced as editor (due to Marvel internal rules) he was made the writer from #5 on: he was the only one who knew enough about the mythos! It was in these years that he developed popular characters [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ratchet]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] into the roles they're famous for today; the only characters at this time he ''didn't'' create were the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie ones]], who were specifically created for the film by [[Sunbow Productions\|Sunbow]]. He did, however, create the concept of the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrix]]. Budiansky continued to write [[bio]]s and name characters until at least the end of his tenure on the Marvel Comic book<ref>[https://network.comixplex.com/posts/transformers-tuesday-with-bob-budiansky-watch-the-recorded-event-here Bob Budiansky interview at Comixplex on March 16th, 2021. He says he thinks he continued for a "couple of months" after leaving the comic, but not much beyond that]</ref>, working off pictures of the toys and what they could do, with names based on whatever the hell he'd just read or seen or heard about that week. When new concepts like [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]]s or [[Pretender]]s were created by Hasbro, Budiansky would be given the job of working out story treatments for them and adding them to the Transformers mythos.<ref name="moonbase2"/>		Due to its success, ''The Transformers'' four-issue miniseries became an ongoing. None of the three writers had been able to 'get' the Transformers mythos during the miniseries, and Bob Budiansky spent a lot of time directing the story as its editor—and even ''he'' thinks it was a total mess because nobody could keep track.<ref name="Interview at Rusting Carcass">[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html Interview at Rusting Carcass]</ref> Because of this, after he was replaced as editor (due to Marvel internal rules) he was made the writer from #5 on: he was the only one who knew enough about the mythos! It was in these years that he developed popular characters [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ratchet]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] into the roles they're famous for today; the only characters at this time he ''didn't'' create were the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie ones]], who were specifically created for the film by [[Sunbow Productions\|Sunbow]]. He did, however, create the concept of the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrix]]. Budiansky continued to write [[bio]]s and name characters until at least the end of his tenure on the Marvel Comic book<ref>[https://network.comixplex.com/posts/transformers-tuesday-with-bob-budiansky-watch-the-recorded-event-here Bob Budiansky interview at Comixplex on March 16th, 2021. He says he thinks he continued for a "couple of months" after leaving the comic, but not much beyond that]</ref>, working off pictures of the toys and what they could do, with names based on whatever the hell he'd just read or seen or heard about that week. When new concepts like [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]]s or [[Pretender]]s were created by Hasbro, Budiansky would be given the job of working out story treatments for them and adding them to the Transformers mythos.<ref name="moonbase2"/>

	[[File:BobBudianskyDVD.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Bob ~~today~~.]]		[[File:BobBudianskyDVD.jpg\|thumb\|upright=1.4\|Bob in [[2009]].]]
	During his run, Bob was constantly kept up to date on Hasbro's plans: information about new toys and their model sheets were sent to him, he attended meetings at their Rhode Island HQ, he visited their annual toy exhibitions. Outside of pimping their wares, Hasbro left him alone. It was up to him whether or not he wanted to follow the cartoon's lead, he wasn't told to keep the target audience in mind (he made the decision himself), and he was even allowed to not use the future-set movie cast.<ref>[http://www.metalmachine.net/blog/2009/11/21/todds-take-with-bob-budiansky-the-architect-of-the-transformers/ Metal Machine interview]</ref>		During his run, Bob was constantly kept up to date on Hasbro's plans: information about new toys and their model sheets were sent to him, he attended meetings at their Rhode Island HQ, he visited their annual toy exhibitions. Outside of pimping their wares, Hasbro left him alone. It was up to him whether or not he wanted to follow the cartoon's lead, he wasn't told to keep the target audience in mind (he made the decision himself), and he was even allowed to not use the future-set movie cast.<ref>[http://www.metalmachine.net/blog/2009/11/21/todds-take-with-bob-budiansky-the-architect-of-the-transformers/ Metal Machine interview]</ref>

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	'''Bob Budiansky''' (born [[March 15]], [[1954]]) was the writer of most of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel US ''Transformers'' comic book]] series and the creator of much of the mythos, characters, and names behind the first several years of the franchise.		'''Bob Budiansky''' (born [[March 15]], [[1954]]) was the writer of most of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel US ''Transformers'' comic book]] series and the creator of much of the mythos, characters, and names behind the first several years of the franchise.

	In late 1983, [[Hasbro]] approached [[Marvel Comics]] to create a storyline around a series of transforming toy robots they had licensed from Takara. Editors [[Denny O'Neil]] and [[Jim Shooter]] created some of the early background for ''Transformers'', including several names, but much of the material for the first 28 characters was rejected by Hasbro. Revision duties were passed to Bob Budiansky, a writer and penciler who had only been promoted from assistant editor to editor earlier that year.<ref>Marvel Comics Bullpen Bulletin for July 1983, as presented in "[[Star Wars]]" #73.</ref> Budiansky renamed most of the characters and revised the personalities... with a week's deadline ''during Thanksgiving''.<ref name="moonbase2">[http://traffic.libsyn.com/moonbase2/BobBinterview.mp3 Bob Budiansky interview at Moonbase 2]</ref> Though [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] was named by O'Neil, Bob Budiansky is responsible for the names of [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]], the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]], [[Sideswipe (G1)\|Sideswipe]], [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]], and countless others.		In late 1983, [[Hasbro]] approached [[Marvel Comics]] to create a storyline around a series of transforming toy robots they had licensed from Takara. Editors [[Denny O'Neil]] and [[Jim Shooter]] created some of the early background for ''Transformers'', including several names, but much of the material for the first 28 characters was rejected by Hasbro. Revision duties were passed to Bob Budiansky, a writer and penciler who had only been promoted from assistant editor to editor earlier that year.<ref>Marvel Comics Bullpen Bulletin for July 1983, as presented in [[Star Wars (franchise)\|"Star Wars" #73]].</ref> Budiansky renamed most of the characters and revised the personalities... with a week's deadline ''during Thanksgiving''.<ref name="moonbase2">[http://traffic.libsyn.com/moonbase2/BobBinterview.mp3 Bob Budiansky interview at Moonbase 2]</ref> Though [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] was named by O'Neil, Bob Budiansky is responsible for the names of [[Megatron (G1)\|Megatron]], the [[Dinobot (G1)\|Dinobots]], [[Sideswipe (G1)\|Sideswipe]], [[Wheeljack (G1)\|Wheeljack]], and countless others.

	Due to its success, ''The Transformers'' four-issue miniseries became an ongoing. None of the three writers had been able to 'get' the Transformers mythos during the miniseries, and Bob Budiansky spent a lot of time directing the story as its editor—and even ''he'' thinks it was a total mess because nobody could keep track.<ref name="Interview at Rusting Carcass">[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html Interview at Rusting Carcass]</ref> Because of this, after he was replaced as editor (due to Marvel internal rules) he was made the writer from #5 on: he was the only one who knew enough about the mythos! It was in these years that he developed popular characters [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ratchet]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] into the roles they're famous for today; the only characters at this time he ''didn't'' create were the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie ones]], who were specifically created for the film by [[Sunbow Productions\|Sunbow]]. He did, however, create the concept of the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrix]]. Budiansky continued to write [[bio]]s and name characters until at least the end of his tenure on the Marvel Comic book<ref>[https://network.comixplex.com/posts/transformers-tuesday-with-bob-budiansky-watch-the-recorded-event-here Bob Budiansky interview at Comixplex on March 16th, 2021. He says he thinks he continued for a "couple of months" after leaving the comic, but not much beyond that]</ref>, working off pictures of the toys and what they could do, with names based on whatever the hell he'd just read or seen or heard about that week. When new concepts like [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]]s or [[Pretender]]s were created by Hasbro, Budiansky would be given the job of working out story treatments for them and adding them to the Transformers mythos.<ref name="moonbase2"/>		Due to its success, ''The Transformers'' four-issue miniseries became an ongoing. None of the three writers had been able to 'get' the Transformers mythos during the miniseries, and Bob Budiansky spent a lot of time directing the story as its editor—and even ''he'' thinks it was a total mess because nobody could keep track.<ref name="Interview at Rusting Carcass">[http://rustingcarcass.yuku.com/topic/954/t/Bob-Budiansky.html Interview at Rusting Carcass]</ref> Because of this, after he was replaced as editor (due to Marvel internal rules) he was made the writer from #5 on: he was the only one who knew enough about the mythos! It was in these years that he developed popular characters [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Shockwave]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Ratchet]], and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity\|Grimlock]] into the roles they're famous for today; the only characters at this time he ''didn't'' create were the [[The Transformers: The Movie\|movie ones]], who were specifically created for the film by [[Sunbow Productions\|Sunbow]]. He did, however, create the concept of the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership\|Matrix]]. Budiansky continued to write [[bio]]s and name characters until at least the end of his tenure on the Marvel Comic book<ref>[https://network.comixplex.com/posts/transformers-tuesday-with-bob-budiansky-watch-the-recorded-event-here Bob Budiansky interview at Comixplex on March 16th, 2021. He says he thinks he continued for a "couple of months" after leaving the comic, but not much beyond that]</ref>, working off pictures of the toys and what they could do, with names based on whatever the hell he'd just read or seen or heard about that week. When new concepts like [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]]s or [[Pretender]]s were created by Hasbro, Budiansky would be given the job of working out story treatments for them and adding them to the Transformers mythos.<ref name="moonbase2"/>
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	An artist as well, Budiansky also drew several covers for ''Transformers'' and penciled the first half of his final issue.		An artist as well, Budiansky also drew several covers for ''Transformers'' and penciled the first half of his final issue.

	As the quote notes, Transformers was a job he enjoyed at the time but is still just a job he did years ago. Not that he isn't pleased to have a {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984}}-year old franchise as his legacy! Until he got onto the [[Internet]] and searched his own name in the 90s, he didn't realize it was still such a big deal with fans and was both amused ''and'' bemused to learn the truth. In the early 2000s, he started to give interviews to fans and websites. This led to him coming back briefly to adapt ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' for [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]] and he was given an option to pitch to them again, but decided not to as he was far removed from the current Transformers status quo.		As the quote notes, Transformers was a job he enjoyed at the time but is still just a job he did years ago. Not that he isn't pleased to have a {{#expr: {{CURRENTYEAR}}-1984}}-year old franchise as his legacy! Until he got onto the [[Internet]] and searched his own name in the 90s, he didn't realize it was still such a big deal with fans and was both amused ''and'' bemused to learn the truth. In the early 2000s, he started to give interviews to fans and websites. This led to him coming back briefly to adapt ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' for [[IDW Publishing\|IDW]] and he was given an option to pitch to them again, but decided not to as he was far removed from the current ''Transformers'' status quo.

	Outside of ''Transformers'' Budiansky is perhaps best known for drawing ''[[Ghost Rider]]'', creating ''Sleepwalker'' and writing the entire series, and serving as group editor-in-chief of the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' titles between 1994 & 1995. In addition, at one point he was assigned to Marvel's "Special Projects" section; this followed his promotion to "executive editor".<ref>Marvel Comics Bullpen Bulletin for December 1991, as printed in ''Excalibur'' #47, cover date February 1992</ref> He was also tasked with overseeing a number of other limited series, such as an ''[[X-Men]]''/''[[Micronauts]]'' crossover.		Outside of ''Transformers'' Budiansky is perhaps best known for drawing ''[[Ghost Rider]]'', creating ''Sleepwalker'' and writing the entire series, and serving as group editor-in-chief of the ''[[Spider-Man]]'' titles between 1994 & 1995. In addition, at one point he was assigned to Marvel's "Special Projects" section; this followed his promotion to "executive editor".<ref>Marvel Comics Bullpen Bulletin for December 1991, as printed in ''Excalibur'' #47, cover date February 1992</ref> He was also tasked with overseeing a number of other limited series, such as an ''[[X-Men]]''/''[[Micronauts (franchise)\|Micronauts]]'' crossover.

	==''Transformers'' comics credits==		==''Transformers'' comics credits==
	{{bigquote\|If there are older Transformers fans who feel my stories were too geared to children—hey, good insight! That was the audience I was playing to.\|Bob tells it like it is, at [http://www.metalmachine.net/blog/2009/11/21/todds-take-with-bob-budiansky-the-architect-of-the-transformers/ Metal Machine.net]}}		{{bigquote\|If there are older Transformers fans who feel my stories were too geared to children—hey, good insight! That was the audience I was playing to.\|Bob tells it like it is, at [http://www.metalmachine.net/blog/2009/11/21/todds-take-with-bob-budiansky-the-architect-of-the-transformers/ Metal Machine.net]}}

	Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel U.S.\|The Transformers]]'' (US):		Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel U.S.\|The Transformers]]'' (US):

	:Editor - [[The Transformers Four-Issue Limited Series\|Issues 1–4]]		:Editor - [[The Transformers Four-Issue Limited Series\|Issues 1–4]]
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	:Cover Artist - Issues [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|14]], [[Crater Critters\|29]], [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom\|31]], [[Monstercon from Mars!\|45]], [[Club Con!\|47]]		:Cover Artist - Issues [[Rock and Roll-Out!\|14]], [[Crater Critters\|29]], [[Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom\|31]], [[Monstercon from Mars!\|45]], [[Club Con!\|47]]

	Marvel ''[[The Transformers Universe]]''		Marvel ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)\|The Transformers Universe]]''

	:Writer/Consulting Editor - Issues 1–4		:Writer/Consulting Editor - Issues 1–4