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Geewunling at 16:41, 27 August 2011

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	More recently, he has watched all 4 seasons of the original G1 cartoon on DVD, and was surprisingly impressed with how well it stands up. Sure, it's mostly a goofy error-riddled mess, but compared to cartoons of a similar vintage (especially Masters of the Universe) the animation quality is really pretty decent. The characters are very distinctly drawn, though very different from the characterizations he's used to as a comics-first guy. His two favorite G1 characters from the comics, Blaster & Shockwave are basically nothing alike. Shockwave went from a extremely tough, scheming, albeit logical, wannabe Decepticon leader/Decepticon leader/betrayer of Megatron to Megatron's loyal assistant who sat on his duff for 4 million years not noticing resistance.		More recently, he has watched all 4 seasons of the original G1 cartoon on DVD, and was surprisingly impressed with how well it stands up. Sure, it's mostly a goofy error-riddled mess, but compared to cartoons of a similar vintage (especially Masters of the Universe) the animation quality is really pretty decent. The characters are very distinctly drawn, though very different from the characterizations he's used to as a comics-first guy. His two favorite G1 characters from the comics, Blaster & Shockwave are basically nothing alike. Shockwave went from a extremely tough, scheming, albeit logical, wannabe Decepticon leader/Decepticon leader/betrayer of Megatron to Megatron's loyal assistant who sat on his duff for 4 million years not noticing resistance.

	In general, he's surprised with how much more cohesive season 3 feels. The focus on a smaller group of core characters is a template that's been copied by later shows. He's also more impressed with [[The Rebirth]] than he expected to be, given its status as a hastily cut down post-script season that introduces a whole mess of new characters. The miniseries manages to introduce the characters well enough that they don't all blend in to one, the concepts of [[Headmaster (technology)\|~~Headmaster~~]]s & [[Targetmaster]]s are introduced in a way that mostly makes sense of the way the toys gimmicks could work in fiction (though G1MarvelBlaster's not a fan of [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] being basically an armored suit for [[Zarak (~~Nebulan~~)\|Zarak]] as opposed to a Decepticon with personality.)		In general, he's surprised with how much more cohesive season 3 feels. The focus on a smaller group of core characters is a template that's been copied by later shows. He's also more impressed with [[The Rebirth]] than he expected to be, given its status as a hastily cut down post-script season that introduces a whole mess of new characters. The miniseries manages to introduce the characters well enough that they don't all blend in to one, the concepts of [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] & [[Targetmaster]]s are introduced in a way that mostly makes sense of the way the toys gimmicks could work in fiction (though G1MarvelBlaster's not a fan of [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] being basically an armored suit for [[Zarak (G1)\|Zarak]] as opposed to a Decepticon with personality.)

	He would have liked to see how the cartoon would have handled the concepts of [[Powermaster]]s, [[Action Master]]s and especially [[Pretender]]s though...		He would have liked to see how the cartoon would have handled the concepts of [[Powermaster]]s, [[Action Master]]s and especially [[Pretender]]s though...

Geewunling at 06:54, 4 August 2011

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	Now as an older Transfan, and someone who has the entire UK run by various means and reprints, he has come to appreciate the differences between the US & UK lines and is phenomenally impressed by the job [[Simon Furman]] did writing around the various US issues. G1MarvelBlaster's favourite story does come from the US run, and is the double header of [[The Smelting Pool!]] and [[The Bridge to Nowhere!]]. So awesome was [[Bob Budiansky]]'s characterization of Blaster that the red radio dude has become, unshakably my favourite G1 [[Autobot]], and indeed my favourite character across all the Transformers factions and franchises.		Now as an older Transfan, and someone who has the entire UK run by various means and reprints, he has come to appreciate the differences between the US & UK lines and is phenomenally impressed by the job [[Simon Furman]] did writing around the various US issues. G1MarvelBlaster's favourite story does come from the US run, and is the double header of [[The Smelting Pool!]] and [[The Bridge to Nowhere!]]. So awesome was [[Bob Budiansky]]'s characterization of Blaster that the red radio dude has become, unshakably my favourite G1 [[Autobot]], and indeed my favourite character across all the Transformers factions and franchises.
	====Another Time and Place====		====Another Time and Place====
	In his [[personal canon]] this is the last [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel]] Transformers story and a fitting coda. The various fan club comics and [[Generation 2 (Marvel ~~Comics~~)\|Generation 2]] never happened. It's not that they're bad fiction, it's just they don't fit with the mood of the Marvel series to him.		In his [[personal canon]] this is the last [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel]] Transformers story and a fitting coda. The various fan club comics and [[Generation 2 (Marvel comic)\|Generation 2]] never happened. It's not that they're bad fiction, it's just they don't fit with the mood of the Marvel series to him.
	===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===		===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
	[[Image:Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Prime DOES die.]]		[[Image:Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Prime DOES die.]]

G1MarvelBlaster: /* Generation 1 cartoon continuity */

2011-06-13T06:15:30Z

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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	More recently, he has watched all 4 seasons of the original G1 cartoon on DVD, and was surprisingly impressed with how well it stands up. Sure, it's mostly a goofy error-riddled mess, but compared to cartoons of a similar vintage (especially Masters of the Universe) the animation quality is really pretty decent. The characters are very distinctly drawn, though very different from the characterizations he's used to as a comics-first guy. His two favorite G1 characters from the comics, Blaster & Shockwave are basically nothing alike. Shockwave went from a extremely tough, scheming, albeit logical, wannabe Decepticon leader/Decepticon leader/betrayer of Megatron to Megatron's loyal assistant who sat on his duff for 4 million years not noticing resistance.		More recently, he has watched all 4 seasons of the original G1 cartoon on DVD, and was surprisingly impressed with how well it stands up. Sure, it's mostly a goofy error-riddled mess, but compared to cartoons of a similar vintage (especially Masters of the Universe) the animation quality is really pretty decent. The characters are very distinctly drawn, though very different from the characterizations he's used to as a comics-first guy. His two favorite G1 characters from the comics, Blaster & Shockwave are basically nothing alike. Shockwave went from a extremely tough, scheming, albeit logical, wannabe Decepticon leader/Decepticon leader/betrayer of Megatron to Megatron's loyal assistant who sat on his duff for 4 million years not noticing resistance.

	In general, he's surprised with how much more cohesive season 3 feels. The focus on a smaller group of core characters is a template that's been copied by later shows. He's also more impressed with [[The Rebirth]] than he expected to be, given its status as a hastily cut down post-script season that introduces a whole mess of new characters. The miniseries manages to introduce the characters well enough that they don't all blend in to one, the concepts of [[Headmaster (technology)\|s & [[Targetmaster]]s are introduced in a way that mostly makes sense of the way the toys gimmicks could work in fiction (though G1MarvelBlaster's not a fan of [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] being basically an armored suit for [[Zarak (Nebulan)\|Zarak]] as opposed to a Decepticon with personality.)		In general, he's surprised with how much more cohesive season 3 feels. The focus on a smaller group of core characters is a template that's been copied by later shows. He's also more impressed with [[The Rebirth]] than he expected to be, given its status as a hastily cut down post-script season that introduces a whole mess of new characters. The miniseries manages to introduce the characters well enough that they don't all blend in to one, the concepts of [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmaster]]s & [[Targetmaster]]s are introduced in a way that mostly makes sense of the way the toys gimmicks could work in fiction (though G1MarvelBlaster's not a fan of [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] being basically an armored suit for [[Zarak (Nebulan)\|Zarak]] as opposed to a Decepticon with personality.)

	He would have liked to see how the cartoon would have handled the concepts of [[Powermaster]]s, [[Action Master]]s and especially [[Pretender]]s though...		He would have liked to see how the cartoon would have handled the concepts of [[Powermaster]]s, [[Action Master]]s and especially [[Pretender]]s though...

G1MarvelBlaster at 05:23, 20 December 2010

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	[[Image:BlasterUS17.jpg\|\|right\|thumb\|What did you expect?]]		[[Image:BlasterUS17.jpg\|\|right\|thumb\|What did you expect?]]
	'''G1MarvelBlaster''' has enjoyed the many varied iterations of the ''[[Transformers brand]]'' since near the beginning. He lived in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1981-[[2003]] before moving to the [[United States of America]]. He's always been much more about the fiction of Transformers than the toys, though he had a few growing up, and now has a 5-year-old son as a convenient excuse to buy more toys.		'''G1MarvelBlaster''' has enjoyed the many varied iterations of the ''[[Transformers brand]]'' since near the beginning. He lived in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1981-[[2003]] before moving to the [[United States of America]]. He's always been much more about the fiction of Transformers than the toys, though he had a few growing up, and now has a 6-year-old son as a convenient excuse to buy more toys.

	He really wants toys for [[Impactor]] and [[Spanner (G1)\|Spanner]].		He really wants toys for [[Impactor]] and [[Spanner (G1)\|Spanner]].
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	He also really sucks at writing captions, so if you do add or change a caption G1MarvelBlaster is responsible for, he won't put the <nowiki> {{captionbastard}} template </nowiki> on your user talk page. Others might though.		He also really sucks at writing captions, so if you do add or change a caption G1MarvelBlaster is responsible for, he won't put the <nowiki> {{captionbastard}} template </nowiki> on your user talk page. Others might though.

	:Favourite G1 Autobot: [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]]		:Favourite G1 Autobot (comics): [[Blaster (G1)\|Blaster]]
	:Favourite G1 Decepticon: [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]		:Favourite G1 Autobot (cartoon): [[Warpath (G1)\|Warpath]]
			:Favourite G1 Decepticon (comics): [[Shockwave (G1)\|Shockwave]]
			:Favourite G1 Decepticon (cartoon): [[Cyclonus (G1)\|Cyclonus]]

	=Fiction=		=Fiction=
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	==Live-action film continuity==		==Live-action film continuity==
	==Transformers Animated continuity==		==Transformers Animated continuity==
			==Prime continuity==
	{{stub}}		{{stub}}

G1MarvelBlaster: /* Generation 1 cartoon continuity */

2010-12-20T05:20:57Z

Generation 1 cartoon continuity

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	Like most British Transfans, G1MarvelBlaster has a dim memory of the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'', mostly the end credit [[stock footage]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] transforming and rolling out. He was much more familiar with the far-flung future of [[2006]] as depicted by [[The Transformers: The Movie]], which G1MarvelBlaster watched so much he wore out at least 2 VHS copies. This does mean that his main memories of cartoon Optimus are him transforming into a truck, and also transforming into a grey corpse.		Like most British Transfans, G1MarvelBlaster has a dim memory of the ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'', mostly the end credit [[stock footage]] of [[Optimus Prime (G1)\|Optimus Prime]] transforming and rolling out. He was much more familiar with the far-flung future of [[2006]] as depicted by [[The Transformers: The Movie]], which G1MarvelBlaster watched so much he wore out at least 2 VHS copies. This does mean that his main memories of cartoon Optimus are him transforming into a truck, and also transforming into a grey corpse.

	~~Over the years~~, ~~G1MarvelBlaster~~ has ~~seen many more episodes~~ of the cartoon and ~~while~~ it's ~~enjoyable, such~~ a goofy, error-~~ridden~~ mess ~~will never transplant~~ the comics as the ~~primary G1 interpretation~~ for ~~him~~. He ~~has still not seen most~~ of the ~~third season~~ (the ~~exception~~ being [[~~Carnage in C-Minor~~]] ~~for an edit~~ to ~~Blaster's page here on~~ the ~~wiki) or any~~ of [[~~The Rebirth~~]]~~. When money'~~s ~~a little less tight~~, ~~G1MarvelBlaster may splurge on the new DVD box set of the entire series~~.		More recently, he has watched all 4 seasons of the original G1 cartoon on DVD, and was surprisingly impressed with how well it stands up. Sure, it's mostly a goofy error-riddled mess, but compared to cartoons of a similar vintage (especially Masters of the Universe) the animation quality is really pretty decent. The characters are very distinctly drawn, though very different from the characterizations he's used to as a comics-first guy. His two favorite G1 characters from the comics, Blaster & Shockwave are basically nothing alike. Shockwave went from a extremely tough, scheming, albeit logical, wannabe Decepticon leader/Decepticon leader/betrayer of Megatron to Megatron's loyal assistant who sat on his duff for 4 million years not noticing resistance.

			In general, he's surprised with how much more cohesive season 3 feels. The focus on a smaller group of core characters is a template that's been copied by later shows. He's also more impressed with [[The Rebirth]] than he expected to be, given its status as a hastily cut down post-script season that introduces a whole mess of new characters. The miniseries manages to introduce the characters well enough that they don't all blend in to one, the concepts of [[Headmaster (technology)\|s & [[Targetmaster]]s are introduced in a way that mostly makes sense of the way the toys gimmicks could work in fiction (though G1MarvelBlaster's not a fan of [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] being basically an armored suit for [[Zarak (Nebulan)\|Zarak]] as opposed to a Decepticon with personality.)

			He would have liked to see how the cartoon would have handled the concepts of [[Powermaster]]s, [[Action Master]]s and especially [[Pretender]]s though...

	====Japanese cartoon continuity====		====Japanese cartoon continuity====
	Almost all of the non-Western canon is completely [[alien]] to G1MarvelBlaster. The exception is the [[Omni Productions]] dub of [[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]] which he had to turn off after roughly five minutes because the voice acting was just so ''terrible''.		Almost all of the non-Western canon is completely [[alien]] to G1MarvelBlaster. The exception is the [[Omni Productions]] dub of [[Four Warriors Come out of the Sky]] which he had to turn off after roughly five minutes because the voice acting was just so ''terrible''.

	Oh, a second exception is [[The Great Cassette Operation]], which G1MarvelBlaster watched subbed on YouTube, once again in the process of editing Blaster's article on this very wiki.		Oh, a second exception is [[The Great Cassette Operation]], which G1MarvelBlaster watched subbed on YouTube, once again in the process of editing Blaster's article on this very wiki.

	===IDW Comics continuity===		===IDW Comics continuity===
	===Beast Wars cartoon===		===Beast Wars cartoon===

G1MarvelBlaster at 23:14, 31 January 2010

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	{{disambig2\|the TFWiki contributor\|the red [[Autobot]] badass\|Blaster (G1)}}		{{disambig2\|the TFWiki contributor\|the red [[Autobot]] badass\|Blaster (G1)}}
	:''G1MarvelBlaster is a [[human]] in the [[Main Page\|Transformers Wiki]] [[continuity family]]''		:''G1MarvelBlaster is a [[human]] in the [[Main Page\|Transformers Wiki]] [[continuity family]]''

G1MarvelBlaster at 08:15, 5 December 2009

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	{{disambig2\|the TFWiki contributor\|the red [[Autobot]] badass\|Blaster (G1)}}		{{disambig2\|the TFWiki contributor\|the red [[Autobot]] badass\|Blaster (G1)}}
	:''G1MarvelBlaster is a [[human]] in the [[Main Page\|Transformers Wiki]] [[continuity family]]''		:''G1MarvelBlaster is a [[human]] in the [[Main Page\|Transformers Wiki]] [[continuity family]]''

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	{{disambig2\|the TFWiki contributor\|the red [[Autobot]] badass\|Blaster (G1)}}		{{disambig2\|the TFWiki contributor\|the red [[Autobot]] badass\|Blaster (G1)}}
	:''G1MarvelBlaster is a [[human]] in the [[Main Page\|Transformers Wiki]] [[continuity family]]''		:''G1MarvelBlaster is a [[human]] in the [[Main Page\|Transformers Wiki]] [[continuity family]]''

	[[Image:BlasterUS17.jpg\|\|right\|thumb\|What did you expect?~~]][[Image:G1MarvelBlaster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Likely not this.~~]]		[[Image:BlasterUS17.jpg\|\|right\|thumb\|What did you expect?]]
	'''G1MarvelBlaster''' has enjoyed the many varied iterations of the ''[[Transformers brand]]'' since near the beginning. He lived in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1981-[[2003]] before moving to the [[United States of America]]. He's always been much more about the fiction of Transformers than the toys, though he had a few growing up, and now has a 5-year-old son as a convenient excuse to buy more toys.		'''G1MarvelBlaster''' has enjoyed the many varied iterations of the ''[[Transformers brand]]'' since near the beginning. He lived in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1981-[[2003]] before moving to the [[United States of America]]. He's always been much more about the fiction of Transformers than the toys, though he had a few growing up, and now has a 5-year-old son as a convenient excuse to buy more toys.

G1MarvelBlaster at 06:11, 15 November 2009

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	:''G1MarvelBlaster is a [[human]] in the [[Main Page\|Transformers Wiki]] [[continuity family]]''		:''G1MarvelBlaster is a [[human]] in the [[Main Page\|Transformers Wiki]] [[continuity family]]''

	[[Image:BlasterUS17.jpg\|\|right~~\|280px~~\|thumb\|\|What did you expect?]]		[[Image:BlasterUS17.jpg\|\|right\|thumb\|What did you expect?]][[Image:G1MarvelBlaster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Likely not this.]]
	'''G1MarvelBlaster''' has enjoyed the many varied iterations of the ''[[Transformers brand]]'' since near the beginning. He lived in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1981-[[2003]] before moving to the [[United States of America]]. He's always been much more about the fiction of Transformers than the toys, though he had a few growing up, and now has a 5-year-old son as a convenient excuse to buy more toys.		'''G1MarvelBlaster''' has enjoyed the many varied iterations of the ''[[Transformers brand]]'' since near the beginning. He lived in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1981-[[2003]] before moving to the [[United States of America]]. He's always been much more about the fiction of Transformers than the toys, though he had a few growing up, and now has a 5-year-old son as a convenient excuse to buy more toys.

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	{{disambig2\|the TFWiki contributor\|the red [[Autobot]] badass\|Blaster (G1)}}		{{disambig2\|the TFWiki contributor\|the red [[Autobot]] badass\|Blaster (G1)}}
	:''G1MarvelBlaster is a [[human]] in the [[Main Page\|Transformers Wiki]] [[continuity family]]''		:''G1MarvelBlaster is a [[human]] in the [[Main Page\|Transformers Wiki]] [[continuity family]]''

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	{{disambig2\|the TFWiki contributor\|the red [[Autobot]] badass\|Blaster (G1)}}		{{disambig2\|the TFWiki contributor\|the red [[Autobot]] badass\|Blaster (G1)}}
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	{{disambig2\|the TFWiki contributor\|the red [[Autobot]] badass\|Blaster (G1)}}		{{disambig2\|the TFWiki contributor\|the red [[Autobot]] badass\|Blaster (G1)}}
	:''G1MarvelBlaster is a [[human]] in the [[Main Page\|Transformers Wiki]] [[continuity family]]''		:''G1MarvelBlaster is a [[human]] in the [[Main Page\|Transformers Wiki]] [[continuity family]]''

	[[Image:BlasterUS17.jpg\|\|right\|thumb\|What did you expect?~~]][[Image:G1MarvelBlaster.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Likely not this.~~]]		[[Image:BlasterUS17.jpg\|\|right\|thumb\|What did you expect?]]
	'''G1MarvelBlaster''' has enjoyed the many varied iterations of the ''[[Transformers brand]]'' since near the beginning. He lived in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1981-[[2003]] before moving to the [[United States of America]]. He's always been much more about the fiction of Transformers than the toys, though he had a few growing up, and now has a 5-year-old son as a convenient excuse to buy more toys.		'''G1MarvelBlaster''' has enjoyed the many varied iterations of the ''[[Transformers brand]]'' since near the beginning. He lived in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1981-[[2003]] before moving to the [[United States of America]]. He's always been much more about the fiction of Transformers than the toys, though he had a few growing up, and now has a 5-year-old son as a convenient excuse to buy more toys.

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	'''G1MarvelBlaster''' has enjoyed the many varied iterations of the ''[[Transformers brand]]'' since near the beginning. He lived in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1981-[[2003]] before moving to the [[United States of America]]. He's always been much more about the fiction of Transformers than the toys, though he had a few growing up, and now has a 6-year-old son as a convenient excuse to buy more toys.		'''G1MarvelBlaster''' has enjoyed the many varied iterations of the ''[[Transformers brand]]'' since near the beginning. He lived in the [[United Kingdom]] from 1981-[[2003]] before moving to the [[United States of America]]. He's always been much more about the fiction of Transformers than the toys, though he had a few growing up, and now has a 6-year-old son as a convenient excuse to buy more toys.

	He really wants toys for [[Impactor]] and [[Spanner (G1)\|Spanner]].		He really wants toys for [[Impactor (G1)\|Impactor]] and [[Spanner (G1)\|Spanner]].

	He also really sucks at writing captions, so if you do add or change a caption G1MarvelBlaster is responsible for, he won't put the <nowiki> {{captionbastard}} template </nowiki> on your user talk page. Others might though.		He also really sucks at writing captions, so if you do add or change a caption G1MarvelBlaster is responsible for, he won't put the <nowiki> {{captionbastard}} template </nowiki> on your user talk page. Others might though.
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	Now as an older Transfan, and someone who has the entire UK run by various means and reprints, he has come to appreciate the differences between the US & UK lines and is phenomenally impressed by the job [[Simon Furman]] did writing around the various US issues. G1MarvelBlaster's favourite story does come from the US run, and is the double header of [[The Smelting Pool!]] and [[The Bridge to Nowhere!]]. So awesome was [[Bob Budiansky]]'s characterization of Blaster that the red radio dude has become, unshakably my favourite G1 [[Autobot]], and indeed my favourite character across all the Transformers factions and franchises.		Now as an older Transfan, and someone who has the entire UK run by various means and reprints, he has come to appreciate the differences between the US & UK lines and is phenomenally impressed by the job [[Simon Furman]] did writing around the various US issues. G1MarvelBlaster's favourite story does come from the US run, and is the double header of [[The Smelting Pool!]] and [[The Bridge to Nowhere!]]. So awesome was [[Bob Budiansky]]'s characterization of Blaster that the red radio dude has become, unshakably my favourite G1 [[Autobot]], and indeed my favourite character across all the Transformers factions and franchises.
	====Another Time and Place====		====Another Time and Place====
	In his [[personal canon]] this is the last [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel]] Transformers story and a fitting coda. The various fan club comics and [[Generation 2 (Marvel comic)\|Generation 2]] never happened. It's not that they're bad fiction, it's just they don't fit with the mood of the Marvel series to him.		In his [[personal canon]] this is the last [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)\|Marvel]] Transformers story and a fitting coda. The various fan club comics and [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel comic)\|Generation 2]] never happened. It's not that they're bad fiction, it's just they don't fit with the mood of the Marvel series to him.
	===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===		===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
	[[Image:Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Prime DOES die.]]		[[Image:Transformersanimatedfilmposter.jpg\|thumb\|right\|150px\|Prime DOES die.]]
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	More recently, he has watched all 4 seasons of the original G1 cartoon on DVD, and was surprisingly impressed with how well it stands up. Sure, it's mostly a goofy error-riddled mess, but compared to cartoons of a similar vintage (especially Masters of the Universe) the animation quality is really pretty decent. The characters are very distinctly drawn, though very different from the characterizations he's used to as a comics-first guy. His two favorite G1 characters from the comics, Blaster & Shockwave are basically nothing alike. Shockwave went from a extremely tough, scheming, albeit logical, wannabe Decepticon leader/Decepticon leader/betrayer of Megatron to Megatron's loyal assistant who sat on his duff for 4 million years not noticing resistance.		More recently, he has watched all 4 seasons of the original G1 cartoon on DVD, and was surprisingly impressed with how well it stands up. Sure, it's mostly a goofy error-riddled mess, but compared to cartoons of a similar vintage (especially Masters of the Universe) the animation quality is really pretty decent. The characters are very distinctly drawn, though very different from the characterizations he's used to as a comics-first guy. His two favorite G1 characters from the comics, Blaster & Shockwave are basically nothing alike. Shockwave went from a extremely tough, scheming, albeit logical, wannabe Decepticon leader/Decepticon leader/betrayer of Megatron to Megatron's loyal assistant who sat on his duff for 4 million years not noticing resistance.

	In general, he's surprised with how much more cohesive season 3 feels. The focus on a smaller group of core characters is a template that's been copied by later shows. He's also more impressed with [[The Rebirth]] than he expected to be, given its status as a hastily cut down post-script season that introduces a whole mess of new characters. The miniseries manages to introduce the characters well enough that they don't all blend in to one, the concepts of [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] & [[Targetmaster]]s are introduced in a way that mostly makes sense of the way the toys gimmicks could work in fiction (though G1MarvelBlaster's not a fan of [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] being basically an armored suit for [[Zarak (G1)\|Zarak]] as opposed to a Decepticon with personality.)		In general, he's surprised with how much more cohesive season 3 feels. The focus on a smaller group of core characters is a template that's been copied by later shows. He's also more impressed with [[The Rebirth]] than he expected to be, given its status as a hastily cut down post-script season that introduces a whole mess of new characters. The miniseries manages to introduce the characters well enough that they don't all blend in to one, the concepts of [[Headmaster (technology)\|Headmasters]] & [[Targetmaster (technology)\|Targetmaster]]s are introduced in a way that mostly makes sense of the way the toys gimmicks could work in fiction (though G1MarvelBlaster's not a fan of [[Scorponok (G1)\|Scorponok]] being basically an armored suit for [[Zarak (G1)\|Zarak]] as opposed to a Decepticon with personality.)

	He would have liked to see how the cartoon would have handled the concepts of [[Powermaster]]s, [[Action Master]]s and especially [[Pretender]]s though...		He would have liked to see how the cartoon would have handled the concepts of [[Powermaster]]s, [[Action Master]]s and especially [[Pretender]]s though...