Mike Collins - Revision history

Powermetal at 16:20, 10 February 2026

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	'''Mike Collins''' is a Welsh comics writer and artist, having worked for many of the major comic companies in the US and UK including, DC ~~comics~~, 2000AD, [[Marvel Comics]] and Panini UK.		'''Mike Collins''' is a Welsh comics writer and artist, having worked for many of the major comic companies in the US and UK including, [[DC Comics]], 2000AD, [[Marvel Comics]] and Panini UK.

	Collins pencilled many early issues of the UK ''Transformers'' title, and is also memorably known for serving as the artist on the four 1985 [[Ladybird Books]] titles. Collins's style in his Transformers work, be it comic or book, favoured using the actual toys' designs instead of the more common comic/animation model sheets because when he started there ''were'' no available model sheets. When he visited the US, [[Bob Budiansky]] learned about this and gave Collins a copy of the 'bible', which Collins brought back "Moses-with-the-Tablets like".<ref>[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1]] page 12</ref>		Collins pencilled many early issues of the UK ''Transformers'' title, and is also memorably known for serving as the artist on the four 1985 [[Ladybird Books]] titles. Collins's style in his Transformers work, be it comic or book, favoured using the actual toys' designs instead of the more common comic/animation model sheets because when he started there ''were'' no available model sheets. When he visited the US, [[Bob Budiansky]] learned about this and gave Collins a copy of the 'bible', which Collins brought back "Moses-with-the-Tablets like".<ref>[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1]] page 12</ref>

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Cyberlink420 at 15:57, 13 September 2023

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	In addition he wrote the first and final parts of the Marvel UK story "[[Crisis of Command!]]".		In addition he wrote the first and final parts of the Marvel UK story "[[Crisis of Command!]]".

	Despite a long and storied career in TV, comics, and movies, he considers his cover to [[Christmas Breaker!]] to be his most significant and reproduced work.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MIKECOLLINS99/status/1473983873159675911 Mike Collins on Twitter]</ref>		Despite a long and storied career in TV, comics, and movies, he considers his cover to [[Christmas Breaker!]] to be his most significant and reproduced work.<ref>{{citesocial\|quote=I have drawn comics, storyboarded for animation, games, TV and movies for over 30 yrs. This remains the most significant and reused bit of art I have done in all that time, and I did it right at the start of my career. Merry Christmas everyone!\|link=https://twitter.com/MIKECOLLINS99/status/1473983873159675911\|name=Mike Collins\|site=Twitter\|day=23\|month=12\|year=2021}}</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Cyberlink420 at 02:01, 18 November 2022

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	In addition he wrote the first and final parts of the Marvel UK story "[[Crisis of Command!]]".		In addition he wrote the first and final parts of the Marvel UK story "[[Crisis of Command!]]".

	Despite a long and storied career in TV, comics, and movies, he considers his cover to [[Christmas Breaker!]] to be his most significant and reproduced work.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MIKECOLLINS99/status/1473983873159675911~~?t=elldrIxNzoFfGWf5m-yoww&s=19~~ Mike Collins on Twitter]</ref>		Despite a long and storied career in TV, comics, and movies, he considers his cover to [[Christmas Breaker!]] to be his most significant and reproduced work.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MIKECOLLINS99/status/1473983873159675911 Mike Collins on Twitter]</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==

Charles RB at 02:11, 25 January 2022

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	Despite a long and storied career in TV, comics, and movies, he considers his cover to [[Christmas Breaker!]] to be his most significant and reproduced work.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MIKECOLLINS99/status/1473983873159675911?t=elldrIxNzoFfGWf5m-yoww&s=19 Mike Collins on Twitter]</ref>		Despite a long and storied career in TV, comics, and movies, he considers his cover to [[Christmas Breaker!]] to be his most significant and reproduced work.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MIKECOLLINS99/status/1473983873159675911?t=elldrIxNzoFfGWf5m-yoww&s=19 Mike Collins on Twitter]</ref>

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			* A European toy company bought the licensing rights for some unreleased [[Japan\|Japanese]] Transformers toys and asked Marvel UK to make a comic about them. As Simon Furman was busy with ''Transformers'', Collins was asked to work on a pitch with [[James Hill]] before Hasbro just went and bought out their rival.<ref>''[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 2]]'' page 18</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Cyberlink420 at 03:31, 24 January 2022

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	'''Mike Collins''' is a Welsh comics writer and artist, having worked for many of the major comic companies in the US and UK including, DC comics, 2000AD, [[Marvel Comics]] and Panini UK.		'''Mike Collins''' is a Welsh comics writer and artist, having worked for many of the major comic companies in the US and UK including, DC comics, 2000AD, [[Marvel Comics]] and Panini UK.

	Collins pencilled many early issues of the UK ''Transformers'' title, and is also memorably known for serving as the artist on the four 1985 [[Ladybird Books]] titles. Collins's style in his Transformers work, be it comic or book, favoured using the actual toys' designs instead of the more common comic/animation model sheets because when he started there ''were'' no available model sheets. When he visited the US, [[Bob Budiansky]] learned ~~abott his~~ and gave Collins a copy of the 'bible', which Collins brought back "Moses-with-the-Tablets like".<ref>[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1]] page 12</ref>		Collins pencilled many early issues of the UK ''Transformers'' title, and is also memorably known for serving as the artist on the four 1985 [[Ladybird Books]] titles. Collins's style in his Transformers work, be it comic or book, favoured using the actual toys' designs instead of the more common comic/animation model sheets because when he started there ''were'' no available model sheets. When he visited the US, [[Bob Budiansky]] learned about this and gave Collins a copy of the 'bible', which Collins brought back "Moses-with-the-Tablets like".<ref>[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1]] page 12</ref>

	In addition he wrote the first and final parts of the Marvel UK story "[[Crisis of Command!]]".		In addition he wrote the first and final parts of the Marvel UK story "[[Crisis of Command!]]".

Charles RB at 02:59, 24 January 2022

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	'''Mike Collins''' is a Welsh comics writer and artist, having worked for many of the major comic companies in the US and UK including, DC comics, 2000AD, [[Marvel Comics]] and Panini UK.		'''Mike Collins''' is a Welsh comics writer and artist, having worked for many of the major comic companies in the US and UK including, DC comics, 2000AD, [[Marvel Comics]] and Panini UK.

	Collins pencilled many early issues of the UK ''Transformers'' title, and is also memorably known for serving as the artist on the four 1985 [[Ladybird Books]] titles. Collins's style in his Transformers work, be it comic or book, favoured using the actual toys' designs instead of the more common comic/animation model sheets.		Collins pencilled many early issues of the UK ''Transformers'' title, and is also memorably known for serving as the artist on the four 1985 [[Ladybird Books]] titles. Collins's style in his Transformers work, be it comic or book, favoured using the actual toys' designs instead of the more common comic/animation model sheets because when he started there ''were'' no available model sheets. When he visited the US, [[Bob Budiansky]] learned abott his and gave Collins a copy of the 'bible', which Collins brought back "Moses-with-the-Tablets like".<ref>[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1]] page 12</ref>

	In addition he wrote the first and final parts of the Marvel UK story "[[Crisis of Command!]]".		In addition he wrote the first and final parts of the Marvel UK story "[[Crisis of Command!]]".

Dark T Zeratul: This kind of typo is what I get for updating from my phone.

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This kind of typo is what I get for updating from my phone.

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	In addition he wrote the first and final parts of the Marvel UK story "[[Crisis of Command!]]".		In addition he wrote the first and final parts of the Marvel UK story "[[Crisis of Command!]]".

	Despite a long ~~a stories~~ career in TV, comics, and movies, he considers his cover to [[Christmas Breaker!]] to be his most significant and reproduced work.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MIKECOLLINS99/status/1473983873159675911?t=elldrIxNzoFfGWf5m-yoww&s=19 Mike Collins on Twitter]</ref>		Despite a long and storied career in TV, comics, and movies, he considers his cover to [[Christmas Breaker!]] to be his most significant and reproduced work.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MIKECOLLINS99/status/1473983873159675911?t=elldrIxNzoFfGWf5m-yoww&s=19 Mike Collins on Twitter]</ref>

	==References==		==References==

Dark T Zeratul at 03:55, 24 December 2021

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	In addition he wrote the first and final parts of the Marvel UK story "[[Crisis of Command!]]".		In addition he wrote the first and final parts of the Marvel UK story "[[Crisis of Command!]]".

	Despite a long a stories career in TV, comics, and movies, he considers his cover to [[Christmas Breaker!]] to be his most significant and reproduced work.<ref>https://twitter.com/MIKECOLLINS99/status/1473983873159675911?t=elldrIxNzoFfGWf5m-yoww&s=19</ref>		Despite a long a stories career in TV, comics, and movies, he considers his cover to [[Christmas Breaker!]] to be his most significant and reproduced work.<ref>[https://twitter.com/MIKECOLLINS99/status/1473983873159675911?t=elldrIxNzoFfGWf5m-yoww&s=19 Mike Collins on Twitter]</ref>

	==References==		==References==