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	With [[Original Sin\|issue #5]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|third ''Generation One'' volume]] (now an ongoing title), McDonough brought his former ''Wizard'' colleague, Adam Patyk, on board, now forming a writing duo. With the [[Atonement\|following issue]], McDonough would start using his real name, initially being credited as "James 'Brad Mick' McDonough", finally dropping the "Brad Mick" alias for good with [[Lost and Found (issue)\|issue 9]]. In addition, McDonough and Patyk also wrote the eight-issue ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' limited series of profile books for [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] characters and the three-issue ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada\|counterpart]], the four-issue ''[[Transformers: Micromasters\|Micromasters]]'' mini-series and the [[Welcome to the Jungle\|''2004 Summer Special'']], as well as various non-Transformers-related titles published by Dreamwave, such as ''Custom Robo'' and ''Devil May Cry''. Lastly, the two were supposed to write the crossover ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]'' (of which ultimately only one issue would be released) and a solicited [[Beast Wars (comic)#Dreamwave Productions\|''Beast Wars'' mini-series]].		With [[Original Sin\|issue #5]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|third ''Generation One'' volume]] (now an ongoing title), McDonough brought his former ''Wizard'' colleague, Adam Patyk, on board, now forming a writing duo. With the [[Atonement\|following issue]], McDonough would start using his real name, initially being credited as "James 'Brad Mick' McDonough", finally dropping the "Brad Mick" alias for good with [[Lost and Found (issue)\|issue 9]]. In addition, McDonough and Patyk also wrote the eight-issue ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' limited series of profile books for [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] characters and the three-issue ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada\|counterpart]], the four-issue ''[[Transformers: Micromasters\|Micromasters]]'' mini-series and the [[Welcome to the Jungle\|''2004 Summer Special'']], as well as various non-Transformers-related titles published by Dreamwave, such as ''Custom Robo'' and ''Devil May Cry''. Lastly, the two were supposed to write the crossover ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]'' (of which ultimately only one issue would be released) and a solicited [[Beast Wars (comic)#Dreamwave Productions\|''Beast Wars'' mini-series]].

	In late 2003/early 2004, Dreamwave started to delay payments for McDonough and Patyk, initially coming up with various excuses while at the same time assigning the two with additional work. Despite their threats to leave the company, McDonough and Patyk were repeatedly asked to stay in order to resolve the problems at hand. Eventually, Dreamwave's debt with the two writers would total over $40,000. When they threatened legal action in mid-2004, they were fired by Dreamwave,<ref name="nrama"/> with the latter trying to suppress this delicate bit of information.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=2033 Lying in the Gutters reporting on Dreamwave's attempt to contain information about Patyk and McDonough's firing]</ref> Their unpublished stories were supposed to be rewritten by Chris Sarracini (''Generation One'') and [[Simon Furman]] (''Beast Wars''), while McDonough and Patyk filed a lawsuit against Dreamwave.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111228061648/http://www.tformers.com/article.php?sid=3842 TFormers.com quoting a statement by Patyk and McDonough]</ref>		In late 2003/early 2004, Dreamwave started to delay payments for McDonough and Patyk, initially coming up with various excuses while at the same time assigning the two with additional work. Despite their threats to leave the company, McDonough and Patyk were repeatedly asked to stay in order to resolve the problems at hand. Eventually, Dreamwave's debt with the two writers would total over $40,000. When they threatened legal action in mid-2004, they were fired by Dreamwave,<ref name="nrama"/> with the latter trying to suppress this delicate bit of information.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110702153555/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=2033 Lying in the Gutters reporting on Dreamwave's attempt to contain information about Patyk and McDonough's firing]</ref> Their unpublished stories were supposed to be rewritten by Chris Sarracini (''Generation One'') and [[Simon Furman]] (''Beast Wars''), while McDonough and Patyk filed a lawsuit against Dreamwave.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111228061648/http://www.tformers.com/article.php?sid=3842 TFormers.com quoting a statement by Patyk and McDonough]</ref>

	The case would ultimately never be settled, as Dreamwave officially filed for bankruptcy in early 2005. Meanwhile, McDonough and Patyk refused to offer any kind of public closure to their planned storylines unless they were paid the money they felt they were owed by Dreamwave.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-comics-discussion/89879-dws-g1-story-speculation-thread-3.html#post801894 McDonough and Patyk commenting on the lack of closure to their Dreamwave plotlines at TFW2005]</ref>		The case would ultimately never be settled, as Dreamwave officially filed for bankruptcy in early 2005. Meanwhile, McDonough and Patyk refused to offer any kind of public closure to their planned storylines unless they were paid the money they felt they were owed by Dreamwave.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-comics-discussion/89879-dws-g1-story-speculation-thread-3.html#post801894 McDonough and Patyk commenting on the lack of closure to their Dreamwave plotlines at TFW2005]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	McDonough's first "official" encounter with the ''Transformers'' was in 1997. By this time, he was running a surf shop in North Carolina when he received a cease-and-desist order for slapping Transformers logos on shirts, hats, surfboards and other things he was selling.<ref>[~~http~~://~~www~~.~~comicbookresources~~.~~com/?page=article&old=~~1~~&id=3267~~ Comic Book Resources' "The Comic Wire" interviews "Brad Mick"]</ref> Later he worked for ''Wizard: The Comics Magazine'', where he would meet his future writing partner, [[Adam Patyk]]. Both of them tried to push for coverage of Transformers-related materials and eventually established contacts with Dreamwave Productions representatives through magazine-related contacts and conventions.		McDonough's first "official" encounter with the ''Transformers'' was in 1997. By this time, he was running a surf shop in North Carolina when he received a cease-and-desist order for slapping Transformers logos on shirts, hats, surfboards and other things he was selling.<ref>[https://archive.md/bwqfu#selection-560.0-560.1 Comic Book Resources' "The Comic Wire" interviews "Brad Mick"]</ref> Later he worked for ''Wizard: The Comics Magazine'', where he would meet his future writing partner, [[Adam Patyk]]. Both of them tried to push for coverage of Transformers-related materials and eventually established contacts with Dreamwave Productions representatives through magazine-related contacts and conventions.

	When Dreamwave wanted to intensify their relationship with a larger, unnamed company, McDonough was hired to act as a "Creative Director" for Dreamwave.<ref name="nrama">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110311040545/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=39073 Newsarama interview with McDonough and Patyk] (archive copy)</ref> When it was decided that [[Chris Sarracini]] would not write the [[War and Peace\|second ''Generation 1'' volume]], contrary to what had been originally intended, McDonough was asked to write an entirely new story.<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=1051 TFormers citing a ''Wizard Edge'' article that hints at the originally proposed plot for Dreamwave's Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2]</ref> For a while, he would go by the alias "Brad Mick" to distinguish between his double duties, even going so far as referring to his "Brad Mick" persona in the third person in interviews. The "Brad Mick" guise first began to crack at a convention in 2003, when different Dreamwave representatives alternatively referred to McDonough by both names.<ref>[~~http~~://~~www~~.~~comicbookresources.com~~/~~?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=1853~~ Lying in the Gutters uncovering the true identity of "Brad Mick"]</ref>		When Dreamwave wanted to intensify their relationship with a larger, unnamed company, McDonough was hired to act as a "Creative Director" for Dreamwave.<ref name="nrama">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110311040545/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=39073 Newsarama interview with McDonough and Patyk] (archive copy)</ref> When it was decided that [[Chris Sarracini]] would not write the [[War and Peace\|second ''Generation 1'' volume]], contrary to what had been originally intended, McDonough was asked to write an entirely new story.<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=1051 TFormers citing a ''Wizard Edge'' article that hints at the originally proposed plot for Dreamwave's Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2]</ref> For a while, he would go by the alias "Brad Mick" to distinguish between his double duties, even going so far as referring to his "Brad Mick" persona in the third person in interviews. The "Brad Mick" guise first began to crack at a convention in 2003, when different Dreamwave representatives alternatively referred to McDonough by both names.<ref>[https://archive.md/IUqzX Lying in the Gutters uncovering the true identity of "Brad Mick"]</ref>

	With [[Original Sin\|issue #5]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|third ''Generation One'' volume]] (now an ongoing title), McDonough brought his former ''Wizard'' colleague, Adam Patyk, on board, now forming a writing duo. With the [[Atonement\|following issue]], McDonough would start using his real name, initially being credited as "James 'Brad Mick' McDonough", finally dropping the "Brad Mick" alias for good with [[Lost and Found (issue)\|issue 9]]. In addition, McDonough and Patyk also wrote the eight-issue ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' limited series of profile books for [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] characters and the three-issue ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada\|counterpart]], the four-issue ''[[Transformers: Micromasters\|Micromasters]]'' mini-series and the [[Welcome to the Jungle\|''2004 Summer Special'']], as well as various non-Transformers-related titles published by Dreamwave, such as ''Custom Robo'' and ''Devil May Cry''. Lastly, the two were supposed to write the crossover ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]'' (of which ultimately only one issue would be released) and a solicited [[Beast Wars (comic)#Dreamwave Productions\|''Beast Wars'' mini-series]].		With [[Original Sin\|issue #5]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|third ''Generation One'' volume]] (now an ongoing title), McDonough brought his former ''Wizard'' colleague, Adam Patyk, on board, now forming a writing duo. With the [[Atonement\|following issue]], McDonough would start using his real name, initially being credited as "James 'Brad Mick' McDonough", finally dropping the "Brad Mick" alias for good with [[Lost and Found (issue)\|issue 9]]. In addition, McDonough and Patyk also wrote the eight-issue ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' limited series of profile books for [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] characters and the three-issue ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada\|counterpart]], the four-issue ''[[Transformers: Micromasters\|Micromasters]]'' mini-series and the [[Welcome to the Jungle\|''2004 Summer Special'']], as well as various non-Transformers-related titles published by Dreamwave, such as ''Custom Robo'' and ''Devil May Cry''. Lastly, the two were supposed to write the crossover ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]'' (of which ultimately only one issue would be released) and a solicited [[Beast Wars (comic)#Dreamwave Productions\|''Beast Wars'' mini-series]].

	In late 2003/early 2004, Dreamwave started to delay payments for McDonough and Patyk, initially coming up with various excuses while at the same time assigning the two with additional work. Despite their threats to leave the company, McDonough and Patyk were repeatedly asked to stay in order to resolve the problems at hand. Eventually, Dreamwave's debt with the two writers would total over $40,000. When they threatened legal action in mid-2004, they were fired by Dreamwave,<ref name="nrama"/> with the latter trying to suppress this delicate bit of information.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=2033 Lying in the Gutters reporting on Dreamwave's attempt to contain information about Patyk and McDonough's firing]</ref> Their unpublished stories were supposed to be rewritten by Chris Sarracini (''Generation One'') and [[Simon Furman]] (''Beast Wars''), while McDonough and Patyk filed a lawsuit against Dreamwave.<ref>[http://www.tformers.com/article.php?sid=3842 TFormers.com quoting a statement by Patyk and McDonough]</ref>		In late 2003/early 2004, Dreamwave started to delay payments for McDonough and Patyk, initially coming up with various excuses while at the same time assigning the two with additional work. Despite their threats to leave the company, McDonough and Patyk were repeatedly asked to stay in order to resolve the problems at hand. Eventually, Dreamwave's debt with the two writers would total over $40,000. When they threatened legal action in mid-2004, they were fired by Dreamwave,<ref name="nrama"/> with the latter trying to suppress this delicate bit of information.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=2033 Lying in the Gutters reporting on Dreamwave's attempt to contain information about Patyk and McDonough's firing]</ref> Their unpublished stories were supposed to be rewritten by Chris Sarracini (''Generation One'') and [[Simon Furman]] (''Beast Wars''), while McDonough and Patyk filed a lawsuit against Dreamwave.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111228061648/http://www.tformers.com/article.php?sid=3842 TFormers.com quoting a statement by Patyk and McDonough]</ref>

	The case would ultimately never be settled, as Dreamwave officially filed for bankruptcy in early 2005. Meanwhile, McDonough and Patyk refused to offer any kind of public closure to their planned storylines unless they were paid the money they felt they were owed by Dreamwave.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-comics-discussion/89879-dws-g1-story-speculation-thread-3.html#post801894 McDonough and Patyk commenting on the lack of closure to their Dreamwave plotlines at TFW2005]</ref>		The case would ultimately never be settled, as Dreamwave officially filed for bankruptcy in early 2005. Meanwhile, McDonough and Patyk refused to offer any kind of public closure to their planned storylines unless they were paid the money they felt they were owed by Dreamwave.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-comics-discussion/89879-dws-g1-story-speculation-thread-3.html#post801894 McDonough and Patyk commenting on the lack of closure to their Dreamwave plotlines at TFW2005]</ref>

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	* ''[[War and Peace\|Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2: War and Peace]]'': [[New World Order\|#1]], [[Brothers' Burden\|#2]], [[Cold War (issue)\|#3]], [[Passive Aggression\|#4]], [[Countdown to Extinction (issue)\|#5]], [[Revelation (War and Peace)\|#6]]		* ''[[War and Peace\|Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2: War and Peace]]'': [[New World Order\|#1]], [[Brothers' Burden\|#2]], [[Cold War (issue)\|#3]], [[Passive Aggression\|#4]], [[Countdown to Extinction (issue)\|#5]], [[Revelation (War and Peace)\|#6]]
	* ''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|Transformers: Generation One (vol. 3)]]'': [[Generation ~~One~~ issue 0\|#0]], [[Night of the Combaticons\|#1]], [[Black Sunshine\|#2]], [[Skyfire (issue)\|#3]], [[Generation One issue 4\|#4]]		* ''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|Transformers: Generation One (vol. 3)]]'': [[Generation 1 issue 0\|#0]], [[Night of the Combaticons\|#1]], [[Black Sunshine\|#2]], [[Skyfire (issue)\|#3]], [[Generation One issue 4\|#4]]

	====Shared writing credit with Adam Patyk====		====Shared writing credit with Adam Patyk====

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	* ''[[War and Peace\|Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2: War and Peace]]'': [[New World Order\|#1]], [[Brothers' Burden\|#2]], [[Cold War (issue)\|#3]], [[Passive Aggression\|#4]], [[Countdown to Extinction (issue)\|#5]], [[Revelation (War and Peace)\|#6]]		* ''[[War and Peace\|Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2: War and Peace]]'': [[New World Order\|#1]], [[Brothers' Burden\|#2]], [[Cold War (issue)\|#3]], [[Passive Aggression\|#4]], [[Countdown to Extinction (issue)\|#5]], [[Revelation (War and Peace)\|#6]]
	* ''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|Transformers: Generation One (vol. 3)]]'': [[Generation 1 issue 0\|#0]], [[Night of the Combaticons\|#1]], [[Black Sunshine\|#2]], [[Skyfire (issue)\|#3]], [[Generation One issue 4\|#4]]		* ''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|Transformers: Generation One (vol. 3)]]'': [[Generation One issue 0\|#0]], [[Night of the Combaticons\|#1]], [[Black Sunshine\|#2]], [[Skyfire (issue)\|#3]], [[Generation One issue 4\|#4]]

	====Shared writing credit with Adam Patyk====		====Shared writing credit with Adam Patyk====

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	* McDonough and Patyk wrote for issue #20 of Archie Comics' ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)\|Sonic X]]'' series in 2007, in which [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)\|Sonic]] had to battle a very clearly ''Transformers''-inspired [[Robotnik\|Eggman]] robot that transformed into a race car.		* McDonough and Patyk wrote for issue #20 of Archie Comics' ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)\|Sonic X]]'' series in 2007, in which [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)\|Sonic]] had to battle a very clearly ''Transformers''-inspired [[Robotnik\|Eggman]] robot that transformed into a race car.

	==~~Footnotes~~==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist\|2}}

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

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	*''[[Transformers (Glu)\|Transformers]]'' (mobile game)		*''[[Transformers (Glu)\|Transformers]]'' (mobile game)
	*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)\|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (mobile game)		*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)\|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (mobile game)

			==Notes==
			* McDonough and Patyk wrote for issue #20 of Archie Comics' ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (video game)\|Sonic X]]'' series in 2007, in which [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)\|Sonic]] had to battle a very clearly ''Transformers''-inspired [[Robotnik\|Eggman]] robot that transformed into a race car.

	==Footnotes==		==Footnotes==

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	When Dreamwave wanted to intensify their relationship with a larger, unnamed company, McDonough was hired to act as a "Creative Director" for Dreamwave.<ref name="nrama">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110311040545/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=39073 Newsarama interview with McDonough and Patyk] (archive copy)</ref> When it was decided that [[Chris Sarracini]] would not write the [[War and Peace\|second ''Generation 1'' volume]], contrary to what had been originally intended, McDonough was asked to write an entirely new story.<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=1051 TFormers citing a ''Wizard Edge'' article that hints at the originally proposed plot for Dreamwave's Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2]</ref> For a while, he would go by the alias "Brad Mick" to distinguish between his double duties, even going so far as referring to his "Brad Mick" persona in the third person in interviews. The "Brad Mick" guise first began to crack at a convention in 2003, when different Dreamwave representatives alternatively referred to McDonough by both names.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=1853 Lying in the Gutters uncovering the true identity of "Brad Mick"]</ref>		When Dreamwave wanted to intensify their relationship with a larger, unnamed company, McDonough was hired to act as a "Creative Director" for Dreamwave.<ref name="nrama">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110311040545/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=39073 Newsarama interview with McDonough and Patyk] (archive copy)</ref> When it was decided that [[Chris Sarracini]] would not write the [[War and Peace\|second ''Generation 1'' volume]], contrary to what had been originally intended, McDonough was asked to write an entirely new story.<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=1051 TFormers citing a ''Wizard Edge'' article that hints at the originally proposed plot for Dreamwave's Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2]</ref> For a while, he would go by the alias "Brad Mick" to distinguish between his double duties, even going so far as referring to his "Brad Mick" persona in the third person in interviews. The "Brad Mick" guise first began to crack at a convention in 2003, when different Dreamwave representatives alternatively referred to McDonough by both names.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=1853 Lying in the Gutters uncovering the true identity of "Brad Mick"]</ref>

	With [[Original Sin\|issue #5]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|third ''Generation One'' volume]] (now an ongoing title), McDonough brought his former ''Wizard'' colleague, Adam Patyk, on board, now forming a writing duo. With the [[Atonement\|following issue]], McDonough would start using his real name, initially being credited as "James 'Brad Mick' McDonough", finally dropping the "Brad Mick" alias for good with [[Lost and Found (issue)\|issue 9]]. In addition, McDonough and Patyk also wrote the eight-issue ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' limited series of profile books for [[~~Generation 1~~ (franchise)\|Generation 1]] characters and the three-issue ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada\|counterpart]], the four-issue ''[[Transformers: Micromasters\|Micromasters]]'' mini-series and the [[Welcome to the Jungle\|''2004 Summer Special'']], as well as various non-Transformers-related titles published by Dreamwave, such as ''Custom Robo'' and ''Devil May Cry''. Lastly, the two were supposed to write the crossover ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]'' (of which ultimately only one issue would be released) and a solicited [[Beast Wars (comic)#Dreamwave Productions\|''Beast Wars'' mini-series]].		With [[Original Sin\|issue #5]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|third ''Generation One'' volume]] (now an ongoing title), McDonough brought his former ''Wizard'' colleague, Adam Patyk, on board, now forming a writing duo. With the [[Atonement\|following issue]], McDonough would start using his real name, initially being credited as "James 'Brad Mick' McDonough", finally dropping the "Brad Mick" alias for good with [[Lost and Found (issue)\|issue 9]]. In addition, McDonough and Patyk also wrote the eight-issue ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' limited series of profile books for [[The Transformers (franchise)\|Generation 1]] characters and the three-issue ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada\|counterpart]], the four-issue ''[[Transformers: Micromasters\|Micromasters]]'' mini-series and the [[Welcome to the Jungle\|''2004 Summer Special'']], as well as various non-Transformers-related titles published by Dreamwave, such as ''Custom Robo'' and ''Devil May Cry''. Lastly, the two were supposed to write the crossover ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]'' (of which ultimately only one issue would be released) and a solicited [[Beast Wars (comic)#Dreamwave Productions\|''Beast Wars'' mini-series]].

	In late 2003/early 2004, Dreamwave started to delay payments for McDonough and Patyk, initially coming up with various excuses while at the same time assigning the two with additional work. Despite their threats to leave the company, McDonough and Patyk were repeatedly asked to stay in order to resolve the problems at hand. Eventually, Dreamwave's debt with the two writers would total over $40,000. When they threatened legal action in mid-2004, they were fired by Dreamwave,<ref name="nrama"/> with the latter trying to suppress this delicate bit of information.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=2033 Lying in the Gutters reporting on Dreamwave's attempt to contain information about Patyk and McDonough's firing]</ref> Their unpublished stories were supposed to be rewritten by Chris Sarracini (''Generation One'') and [[Simon Furman]] (''Beast Wars''), while McDonough and Patyk filed a lawsuit against Dreamwave.<ref>[http://www.tformers.com/article.php?sid=3842 TFormers.com quoting a statement by Patyk and McDonough]</ref>		In late 2003/early 2004, Dreamwave started to delay payments for McDonough and Patyk, initially coming up with various excuses while at the same time assigning the two with additional work. Despite their threats to leave the company, McDonough and Patyk were repeatedly asked to stay in order to resolve the problems at hand. Eventually, Dreamwave's debt with the two writers would total over $40,000. When they threatened legal action in mid-2004, they were fired by Dreamwave,<ref name="nrama"/> with the latter trying to suppress this delicate bit of information.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=2033 Lying in the Gutters reporting on Dreamwave's attempt to contain information about Patyk and McDonough's firing]</ref> Their unpublished stories were supposed to be rewritten by Chris Sarracini (''Generation One'') and [[Simon Furman]] (''Beast Wars''), while McDonough and Patyk filed a lawsuit against Dreamwave.<ref>[http://www.tformers.com/article.php?sid=3842 TFormers.com quoting a statement by Patyk and McDonough]</ref>

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	'''James McDonough''' (sometimes credited as '''Brad Mick''') is an American comic book writer. He was a writer on some of [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''Transformers'' comics.		'''James McDonough''' (sometimes credited as '''Brad Mick''') is an American comic book writer. He was a writer on some of [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''Transformers'' comics. At one point, he was also listed as "Creative Director" for the company. <ref>''Mega Man'' #1, September 2013 credits him as such.</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	===Games===		===Games===
			*''[[Transformers (Glu)\|Transformers]]'' (mobile game)
	*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)\|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (mobile game)		*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Glu)\|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (mobile game)

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	'''James McDonough''' (sometimes credited as '''Brad Mick''') is an American comic book writer. He was a writer on some of [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''Transformers'' comics. At one point, he was also listed as "Creative Director" for the company. <ref>''Mega Man'' #1, September 2013 credits him as such.</ref>		'''James McDonough''' (sometimes credited as '''Brad Mick''') is an American comic book writer. He was a writer on some of [[Dreamwave Productions]]' ''Transformers'' comics. At one point, he was also listed as "Creative Director" for the company.<ref>''Mega Man'' #1, September 2013 credits him as such.</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	When Dreamwave wanted to intensify their relationship with a larger, unnamed company, McDonough was hired to act as a "Creative Director" for Dreamwave.<ref name="nrama">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110311040545/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=39073 Newsarama interview with McDonough and Patyk] (archive copy)</ref> When it was decided that [[Chris Sarracini]] would not write the [[War and Peace\|second ''Generation 1'' volume]], contrary to what had been originally intended, McDonough was asked to write an entirely new story.<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=1051 TFormers citing a ''Wizard Edge'' article that hints at the originally proposed plot for Dreamwave's Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2]</ref> For a while, he would go by the alias "Brad Mick" to distinguish between his double duties, even going so far as referring to his "Brad Mick" persona in the third person in interviews. The "Brad Mick" guise first began to crack at a convention in 2003, when different Dreamwave representatives alternatively referred to McDonough by both names.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=1853 Lying in the Gutters uncovering the true identity of "Brad Mick"]</ref>		When Dreamwave wanted to intensify their relationship with a larger, unnamed company, McDonough was hired to act as a "Creative Director" for Dreamwave.<ref name="nrama">[http://web.archive.org/web/20110311040545/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?threadid=39073 Newsarama interview with McDonough and Patyk] (archive copy)</ref> When it was decided that [[Chris Sarracini]] would not write the [[War and Peace\|second ''Generation 1'' volume]], contrary to what had been originally intended, McDonough was asked to write an entirely new story.<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=1051 TFormers citing a ''Wizard Edge'' article that hints at the originally proposed plot for Dreamwave's Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2]</ref> For a while, he would go by the alias "Brad Mick" to distinguish between his double duties, even going so far as referring to his "Brad Mick" persona in the third person in interviews. The "Brad Mick" guise first began to crack at a convention in 2003, when different Dreamwave representatives alternatively referred to McDonough by both names.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=1853 Lying in the Gutters uncovering the true identity of "Brad Mick"]</ref>

	With [[Original Sin\|issue #5]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) \|third ''Generation One'' volume]] (now an ongoing title), McDonough brought his former ''Wizard'' colleague, Adam Patyk, on board, now forming a writing duo. With the [[Atonement\|following issue]], McDonough would start using his real name, initially being credited as "James 'Brad Mick' McDonough", finally dropping the "Brad Mick" alias for good with [[Lost and Found (issue)\|issue 9]]. In addition, McDonough and Patyk also wrote the eight-issue ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' limited series of profile books for [[Generation 1 (franchise)\|Generation 1]] characters and the three-issue ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada\|counterpart]], the four-issue ''[[Transformers: Micromasters\|Micromasters]]'' mini-series and the [[Welcome to the Jungle\|''2004 Summer Special'']], as well as various non-Transformers-related titles published by Dreamwave, such as ''Custom Robo'' and ''Devil May Cry''. Lastly, the two were supposed to write the crossover ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]'' (of which ultimately only one issue would be released) and a solicited [[Beast Wars (comic)#Dreamwave ~~comics~~\|''Beast Wars'' mini-series]].		With [[Original Sin\|issue #5]] of the [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|third ''Generation One'' volume]] (now an ongoing title), McDonough brought his former ''Wizard'' colleague, Adam Patyk, on board, now forming a writing duo. With the [[Atonement\|following issue]], McDonough would start using his real name, initially being credited as "James 'Brad Mick' McDonough", finally dropping the "Brad Mick" alias for good with [[Lost and Found (issue)\|issue 9]]. In addition, McDonough and Patyk also wrote the eight-issue ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye\|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' limited series of profile books for [[Generation 1 (franchise)\|Generation 1]] characters and the three-issue ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)\|Armada]]'' [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada\|counterpart]], the four-issue ''[[Transformers: Micromasters\|Micromasters]]'' mini-series and the [[Welcome to the Jungle\|''2004 Summer Special'']], as well as various non-Transformers-related titles published by Dreamwave, such as ''Custom Robo'' and ''Devil May Cry''. Lastly, the two were supposed to write the crossover ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]'' (of which ultimately only one issue would be released) and a solicited [[Beast Wars (comic)#Dreamwave Productions\|''Beast Wars'' mini-series]].

	In late 2003/early 2004, Dreamwave started to delay payments for McDonough and Patyk, initially coming up with various excuses while at the same time assigning the two with additional work. Despite their threats to leave the company, McDonough and Patyk were repeatedly asked to stay in order to resolve the problems at hand. Eventually, Dreamwave's debt with the two writers would total over $40,000. When they threatened legal action in mid-2004, they were fired by Dreamwave,<ref name="nrama"/> with the latter trying to suppress this delicate bit of information.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=2033 Lying in the Gutters reporting on Dreamwave's attempt to contain information about Patyk and McDonough's firing]</ref> Their unpublished stories were supposed to be rewritten by Chris Sarracini (''Generation One'') and [[Simon Furman]] (''Beast Wars''), while McDonough and Patyk filed a lawsuit against Dreamwave.<ref>[http://www.tformers.com/article.php?sid=3842 TFormers.com quoting a statement by Patyk and McDonough]</ref>		In late 2003/early 2004, Dreamwave started to delay payments for McDonough and Patyk, initially coming up with various excuses while at the same time assigning the two with additional work. Despite their threats to leave the company, McDonough and Patyk were repeatedly asked to stay in order to resolve the problems at hand. Eventually, Dreamwave's debt with the two writers would total over $40,000. When they threatened legal action in mid-2004, they were fired by Dreamwave,<ref name="nrama"/> with the latter trying to suppress this delicate bit of information.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&col=1&old=1&column=litg&article=2033 Lying in the Gutters reporting on Dreamwave's attempt to contain information about Patyk and McDonough's firing]</ref> Their unpublished stories were supposed to be rewritten by Chris Sarracini (''Generation One'') and [[Simon Furman]] (''Beast Wars''), while McDonough and Patyk filed a lawsuit against Dreamwave.<ref>[http://www.tformers.com/article.php?sid=3842 TFormers.com quoting a statement by Patyk and McDonough]</ref>
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	====Single writing credit (as "Brad Mick")====		====Single writing credit (as "Brad Mick")====
	* ''[[War and Peace\|Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2: War and Peace]]'': [[New World Order\|#1]], [[Brothers' Burden\|#2]], [[Cold War (issue)\|#3]], [[Passive Aggression\|#4]], [[Countdown to Extinction (issue)\|#5]], [[Revelation (War and Peace)\|#6]]		* ''[[War and Peace\|Transformers: Generation 1 vol. 2: War and Peace]]'': [[New World Order\|#1]], [[Brothers' Burden\|#2]], [[Cold War (issue)\|#3]], [[Passive Aggression\|#4]], [[Countdown to Extinction (issue)\|#5]], [[Revelation (War and Peace)\|#6]]
	* ''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) \|Transformers: Generation One (vol. 3)]]'': [[Generation 1 issue 0\|#0]], [[Night of the Combaticons\|#1]], [[Black Sunshine\|#2]], [[Skyfire (issue)\|#3]], [[Generation One issue 4\|#4]]		* ''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|Transformers: Generation One (vol. 3)]]'': [[Generation 1 issue 0\|#0]], [[Night of the Combaticons\|#1]], [[Black Sunshine\|#2]], [[Skyfire (issue)\|#3]], [[Generation One issue 4\|#4]]

	====Shared writing credit with Adam Patyk====		====Shared writing credit with Adam Patyk====
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	* ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada]]'': #1, #2, #3		* ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada]]'': #1, #2, #3
	* ''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|Transformers: Generation One (vol. 3)]]'': [[Original Sin\|#5]], [[Atonement\|#6]], [[Infestation (Dreamwave)\|#7]], [[Extermination\|#8]], [[Lost and Found (issue)\|#9]], [[The Route of All Evil\|#10]]		* ''[[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)\|Transformers: Generation One (vol. 3)]]'': [[Original Sin\|#5]], [[Atonement\|#6]], [[Infestation (Dreamwave)\|#7]], [[Extermination\|#8]], [[Lost and Found (issue)\|#9]], [[The Route of All Evil\|#10]]
	* ''[[Transformers: Micromasters]]'': [[Destined for Nothing\|#1]], [[The Gray Race\| #2]], [[Recipe for Hate\|#3]], [[Victims of the Revolution\| #4]]		* ''[[Transformers: Micromasters]]'': [[Destined for Nothing\|#1]], [[The Gray Race\|#2]], [[Recipe for Hate\|#3]], [[Victims of the Revolution\|#4]]
	* ''[[20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special]]'': Individual stories "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]" (G1), [[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]] ([[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)\|Robots in Disguise]]), [[Ain't No Rat]] (Beast Wars)		* ''[[20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special]]'': Individual stories "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]" (G1), [[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]] ([[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)\|Robots in Disguise]]), [[Ain't No Rat]] (Beast Wars)
	* [[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]: [[Targets of Opportunity\|#1]]		* [[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]: [[Targets of Opportunity\|#1]]