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'''James Hill''' is a British comic writer who wrote several [[Marvel UK]] stories before [[Simon Furman]] became the sole writer. | '''James Hill''' is a British comic writer who wrote several [[Marvel UK]] stories before [[Simon Furman]] became the sole writer. How he got the job was that [[Sheila Cranna]] couldn't find Furman in the office one day and so asked Hill's friend [[Richard Starkings]] if he knew anybody who could write some text stories for the Annuals. As both men had worked at Harrier Comics, Starkings recommended Hill. <ref>[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1]], page 16</ref> | ||
His most notable stories are the first [[Christmas]] story and the hugely influential "[[State Games]]" story, which established the Decepticons' origins in gladiatorial combat and Megatron as a famous warrior - this idea has since become the default Megatron origin, in large part due to being an influence on [[Eric Holmes]]' ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin]]'' (not to mention [[The Route of All Evil|Dreamwave]]) which caused [[Hasbro]] to latch on. | |||
He ''almost'' wrote an origin story about how the Transformers had evolved but editor [[Ian Rimmer]] was more interested in Earth-based stories.<ref>[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1]], page 196</ref> | He ''almost'' wrote an origin story about how the Transformers had evolved but editor [[Ian Rimmer]] was more interested in Earth-based stories.<ref>[[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1]], page 196</ref> | ||
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James Hill is a British comic writer who wrote several Marvel UK stories before Simon Furman became the sole writer. How he got the job was that Sheila Cranna couldn't find Furman in the office one day and so asked Hill's friend Richard Starkings if he knew anybody who could write some text stories for the Annuals. As both men had worked at Harrier Comics, Starkings recommended Hill. [1]
His most notable stories are the first Christmas story and the hugely influential "State Games" story, which established the Decepticons' origins in gladiatorial combat and Megatron as a famous warrior - this idea has since become the default Megatron origin, in large part due to being an influence on Eric Holmes' The Transformers: Megatron Origin (not to mention Dreamwave) which caused Hasbro to latch on.
He almost wrote an origin story about how the Transformers had evolved but editor Ian Rimmer was more interested in Earth-based stories.[2]
Comic strips
- "Christmas Breaker!"
- "Crisis of Command!" (with Mike Collins)
- "The Gift"
Annual text stories
Notes
- Hill's contributions to the 1985 annual were uncredited, and thus unconfirmed until his interview for IDW's Classics UK reprints. Prior to that, a summary section included in the Titan Books reprint of "Fallen Angel" had speculated that he was the likely author of "Hunted!".
References
- ↑ The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1, page 16
- ↑ The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1, page 196
