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[[Image:Powermaster Optimus Prime (G1) Box Art.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A painting based on one of Marcej's layouts: [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].]]
[[Image:Powermaster Optimus Prime (G1) Box Art.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A painting based on one of Marcej's layouts: [[Powermaster]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]].]]
'''Richard Marcej''' ([[1961]]-) is an artist responsible for the layouts of many pieces of Generation 1 [[package art]], including many of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s, [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s, [[Targetmaster]]s, [[Powermaster]]s, [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]]s and [[Pretender]]s (the finished, painted artwork was often done by artists in Japan, such as [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]]). He is also entirely responsible for the exclusive "comic book style" battle scene package art found on 1989 toys, such as the [[Classic Pretender]]s and the [[Micromaster]] [[Anti-Aircraft Base]]. While working at [[Hasbro]], he also did work for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''[[Inhumanoids]]'' and ''Army Ants'', the last of which featured products primarily of his own design.


Marcej graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and began working for [[Hasbro]] in the fall of [[1983]]. He particularly likes to depict the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s.
'''Richard Marcej''' ([[1961]]-) is a graphic designer formerly at [[Hasbro]] responsible for the [[package art|packaging design]] for a healthy chunk of the original [[The Transformers (franchise)|''The Transformers'' franchise]], including many of the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s, [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s, [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s, [[Powermaster]]s, [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]]s and [[Pretender]]s (Marcej handled the overall layouts while the finished, painted artwork was often done by artists in Japan, such as [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]]). He is also entirely responsible for the exclusive "comic book style" battle scene package art found on 1989 toys, such as the [[Classic Pretender]]s and the [[Micromaster]] [[Anti-Aircraft Base]], as well as the comic-style art for Hasbro's ''Battle Beasts'' line, which Takara would use for their ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'' tie-in series.


He was also credited as a "Technical Advisor" on ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', the exact details of which are unknown.
Marcej graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and began working for Hasbro in the fall of [[1983]]. While working at [[Hasbro]], he also did work for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''[[Inhumanoids]]'' and ''Army Ants'', the last of which featured products primarily of his own design. He was also credited as a "Technical Advisor" on ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', the exact details of which are unknown.
 
He is currently employed as an art director at tech mega-conglomerate {{w|Siemens}} where his work goes into hospitals, schools, warehouses, etc etc. The next time you go shopping for a dishwasher, know that there's a little G1 in there somewhere.
 
==Known packaging art==
===''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]''===
 
====1986====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Predacon (G1)#Toys|Predacons]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (G1)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Headstrong (G1)#Toys|Headstrong]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Rampage (G1)#Toys|Rampage]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Razorclaw (G1)#Toys|Razorclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tantrum (G1)#Toys|Tantrum]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predaking (G1)#Toys|Predaking]]}}
</ul>
|}
 
====1987====
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Headmaster (technology)#Toys|Headmasters]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Brainstorm (G1)#Toys|Brainstorm]]<br>(w/ [[Arcana#Toys|Arcana]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chromedome (G1)#Toys|Chromedome]]<br>(w/ [[Stylor#Toys|Stylor]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hardhead (G1)#Toys|Hardhead]]<br>(w/ [[Duros#Toys|Duros]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Highbrow (G1)#Toys|Highbrow]]<br>(w/ [[Gort#Toys|Gort]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-d1|[[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Mindwipe]]<br>(w/ [[Vorath#Toys|Vorath]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skullcruncher]]<br>(w/ [[Grax#Toys|Grax]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Weirdwolf (G1)#Toys|Weirdwolf]]<br>(w/ [[Monzo#Toys|Monzo]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Headmaster [[Horrorcon (G1)#Toys|Horrorcons]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]]<br>(w/ [[Spasma#Toys|Spasma]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snapdragon (G1)#Toys|Snapdragon]]<br>(w/ [[Krunk#Toys|Krunk]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Headmaster [[Titan (group)#Toys|Bases]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]]<br>(w/ [[Cerebros (G1)#Toys|Cerebros]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Toys|Spike]], [[Cog (G1)#Toys|Cog]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (G1)#Toys|Scorponok]]<br>(w/ [[Zarak (G1)#Toys|Zarak]] & [[Fasttrack (G1)#Toys|Fasttrack]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Targetmaster (technology)#Toys|Targetmasters]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Blurr]]<br>(w/ [[Haywire (Targetmaster)#Toys|Haywire]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (G1)#Toys|Crosshairs]]<br>(w/ [[Pinpointer (G1)#Toys|Pinpointer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Cyclonus]]<br>(w/ [[Nightstick (G1)#Toys|Nightstick]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Hot Rod]]<br>(w/ [[Firebolt (G1)#Toys|Firebolt]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Kup]]<br>(w/ [[Recoil (G1)#Toys|Recoil]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Misfire (G1)#Toys|Misfire]]<br>(w/ [[Aimless#Toys|Aimless]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pointblank#Toys|Pointblank]]<br>(w/ [[Peacemaker#Toys|Peacemaker]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#Targetmaster|Scourge]]<br>(w/ [[Fracas#Toys|Fracas]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (G1)#Toys|Slugslinger]]<br>(w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Toys|Caliburst]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sureshot (G1)#Toys|Sureshot]]<br>(w/ [[Spoilsport#Toys|Spoilsport]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Toys|Triggerhappy]]<br>(w/ [[Blowpipe (G1)#Toys|Blowpipe]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
====1988====
*[[1988]] [[package art#Back of the box art|back-of-box mural]]
 
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Seacon (G1)#Toys|Seacons]]'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nautilator#Toys|Nautilator]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overbite (G1)#Toys|Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Seawing (G1)#Toys|Seawing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skalor#Toys|Skalor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snaptrap (G1)#Toys|Snaptrap]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tentakil (G1)#Toys|Tentakil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Piranacon (G1)#Toys|Piranacon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Targetmasters'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landfill (G1)#Toys|Landfill]]<br>(w/ [[Flintlock#Toys|Flintlock]] & [[Silencer (G1)#Toys|Silencer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Toys|Needlenose]]<br>(w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Toys|Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Toys|Zigzag]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quake (G1)#Toys|Quake]]<br>(w/ [[Tiptop#Toys|Tiptop]] & [[Heater#Toys|Heater]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (G1)#Toys|Quickmix]]<br>(w/ [[Boomer#Toys|Boomer]] & [[Ricochet (G1)#Toys|Ricochet]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scoop (G1)#Toys|Scoop]]<br>(w/ [[Holepunch (G1)#Toys|Holepunch]] & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Toys|Tracer]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Toys|Spinister]]<br>(w/ [[Hairsplitter#Toys|Hairsplitter]] & [[Singe#Toys|Singe]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Headmasters'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Fangry (G1)#Toys|Fangry]]<br>(w/ [[Brisko#Toys|Brisko]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Horri-Bull#Toys|Horri-Bull]]<br>(w/ [[Kreb#Toys|Kreb]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hosehead (G1)#Toys|Hosehead]]<br>(w/ [[Lug (G1)#Toys|Lug]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Nightbeat (G1)#Toys|Nightbeat]]<br>(w/ [[Muzzle#Toys|Muzzle]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Siren (G1)#Toys|Siren]]<br>(w/ [[Quig#Toys|Quig]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Squeezeplay (G1)#Toys|Squeezeplay]]<br>(w/ [[Lokos#Toys|Lokos]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Powermaster#Toys|Powermaster]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Darkwing (G1)#Toys|Darkwing]]<br>(w/ [[Throttle (G1)#Toys|Throttle]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dreadwind (G1)#Toys|Dreadwind]]<br>(w/ [[Hi-Test (G1)#Toys|Hi-Test]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Doubledealer#Toys|Doubledealer]]<br>(w/ [[Knok#Toys|Knok]] & [[Skar (G1)#Toys|Skar]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Getaway#Toys|Getaway]]<br>(w/ [[Rev (G1)#Toys|Rev]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Joyride (G1)#Toys|Joyride]]<br>(w/ [[Hotwire (G1)#Toys|Hotwire]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slapdash (G1)#Toys|Slapdash]]<br>(w/ [[Lube#Toys|Lube]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Powermaster Autobot Leader'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Optimus Prime]]<br>(w/ [[Hi-Q#Toys|Hi-Q]])}}
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Pretender]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Toys|Bomb-Burst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Cloudburst#Toys|Cloudburst]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Landmine (G1)#Toys|Landmine]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skullgrin#Toys|Skullgrin]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Submarauder (G1)#Toys|Submarauder]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Waverider#Toys|Waverider]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<br>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bugly (G1)#Toys|Bugly]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Finback#Toys|Finback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Groundbreaker#Toys|Groundbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Iguanus (G1)#Toys|Iguanus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sky High (Pretender)#Toys|Sky High]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Splashdown#Toys|Splashdown]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Pretender Beast#Toys|Pretender Beast]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Carnivac (G1)#Toys|Carnivac]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Catilla (G1)#Toys|Catilla]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Chainclaw (G1)#Toys|Chainclaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Snarler#Toys|Snarler]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Pretender Vehicle#Toys|Pretender Vehicle]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Gunrunner (G1)#Toys|Gunrunner]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Roadgrabber#Toys|Roadgrabber]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
 
====1989====
*[[1989]] back-of-box murals
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Pretender Monster#Toys|Pretender Monster]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Birdbrain#Toys|Birdbrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bristleback#Toys|Bristleback]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Icepick (G1)#Toys|Icepick]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scowl (G1)#Toys|Scowl]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Slog (G1)#Toys|Slog]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Wildfly#Toys|Wildfly]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''Pretenders'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (G1)#Toys|Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Doubleheader#Toys|Doubleheader]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Longtooth#Toys|Longtooth]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octopunch (G1)#Toys|Octopunch]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pincher (G1)#Toys|Pincher]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Stranglehold#Toys|Stranglehold]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Classic Pretender#Toys|Classic Pretender]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Pretender|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Pretender|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Pretender|Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Pretender|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Mega Pretender#Toys|Mega Pretender]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Crossblades (G1)#Toys|Crossblades]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderwing (G1)#Toys|Thunderwing]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vroom (G1)#Toys|Vroom]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|<u>'''[[Ultra Pretender#Toys|Ultra Pretender]]s'''</u>
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Roadblock (G1)#Toys|Roadblock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Skyhammer (G1)#Toys|Skyhammer]]}}
|}
{{-}}
 
==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
File:Hasbro Fortress Maximus.jpg
File:Box battle 88.jpg
File:Spinister-boxart.jpg
</gallery>
 
''[[:Category:Images by Richard Marcej|Extended Richard Marcej gallery]]''</center>


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.baboonbooks.com/index.htm Baboon Books, Richard Marcej's official site]
*[https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardjohnmarcej/ Richard Marcej at LinkedIn]
*[http://www.seibertron.com/people/interviews/view.php?interview_id=18 Interview with Marcej at Seibertron.com]
 
===Interviews===
*[[March 10]], [[2006]] [http://www.seibertron.com/people/interviews/view.php?interview_id=18 Interview with Marcej] at Seibertron.com


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[[Category: Illustrators]]
 
[[Category: Hasbro designers]]
[[Category: Hasbro packaging artists]]
[[Category: Generation 1 designers]]
[[Category: Generation 1 packaging artists]]

Latest revision as of 23:24, 25 August 2025

The name or term "Richard" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Richard (disambiguation).
A painting based on one of Marcej's layouts: Powermaster Optimus Prime.

Richard Marcej (1961-) is a graphic designer formerly at Hasbro responsible for the packaging design for a healthy chunk of the original The Transformers franchise, including many of the Predacons, Headmasters, Targetmasters, Powermasters, Seacons and Pretenders (Marcej handled the overall layouts while the finished, painted artwork was often done by artists in Japan, such as Hidetsugu Yoshioka). He is also entirely responsible for the exclusive "comic book style" battle scene package art found on 1989 toys, such as the Classic Pretenders and the Micromaster Anti-Aircraft Base, as well as the comic-style art for Hasbro's Battle Beasts line, which Takara would use for their Beastformers tie-in series.

Marcej graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and began working for Hasbro in the fall of 1983. While working at Hasbro, he also did work for G.I. Joe, My Little Pony, Inhumanoids and Army Ants, the last of which featured products primarily of his own design. He was also credited as a "Technical Advisor" on The Transformers: The Movie, the exact details of which are unknown.

He is currently employed as an art director at tech mega-conglomerate Siemens where his work goes into hospitals, schools, warehouses, etc etc. The next time you go shopping for a dishwasher, know that there's a little G1 in there somewhere.

Known packaging art

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The Transformers

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1986

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Predacons

1987

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Headmasters
  • Mindwipe
    (w/ Vorath)
  • Skullcruncher
    (w/ Grax)
  • Weirdwolf
    (w/ Monzo)
    		•  Headmaster Horrorcons Headmaster Bases
    Targetmasters
  • Kup
    (w/ Recoil)
  • Misfire
    (w/ Aimless)
  • Pointblank
    (w/ Peacemaker)
  • Scourge
    (w/ Fracas)
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    1988

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    Seacons Targetmasters Headmasters Powermasters Powermaster Autobot Leader
    Pretenders
    		Pretender Beasts Pretender Vehicles

    1989

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    • 1989 back-of-box murals
    Pretender Monsters Pretenders Classic Pretenders Mega Pretenders Ultra Pretenders


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    Extended Richard Marcej gallery
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    Interviews

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