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Nick Roche is a native of County Wexford, but currently resides in Dublin, Ireland. Having always been a massive Transformers fan, Roche's produced artwork for fan fiction and UK convention publications, gaining a healthy fanbase within the UK, but remaining almost entirely unknown outside of the tight-knit UK fandom. | Nick Roche is a native of County Wexford, but currently resides in Dublin, Ireland. Having always been a massive Transformers fan, Roche's produced artwork for fan fiction and UK convention publications, gaining a healthy fanbase within the UK, but remaining almost entirely unknown outside of the tight-knit UK fandom. | ||
He pitched his work to [[Dreamwave Productions]] but had no response, something he's glad about in hindsight; he notes "at the time, I'd have worked for free but it turns out everyone else at Dreamwave was doing that anyway". <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkqheta3GE Nick Roche interview with Moonbase Two]</ref> Nick finally got his break into Transformers when IDW Publishing acquired the Transformers license. A friend of Nick's by the name of Dave Hendrick sent IDW supremo [[Chris Ryall]] Nick's samples. | He pitched his work to [[Dreamwave Productions]] but had no response, something he's glad about in hindsight; he notes "at the time, I'd have worked for free but it turns out everyone else at Dreamwave was doing that anyway".<ref name="Moonbase Two">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIkqheta3GE Nick Roche interview with Moonbase Two]</ref> Nick finally got his break into Transformers when IDW Publishing acquired the Transformers license. A friend of Nick's by the name of Dave Hendrick sent IDW supremo [[Chris Ryall]] Nick's samples. | ||
Twenty minutes later there was an email back from Chris. | Twenty minutes later there was an email back from Chris. | ||
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Nick started on the "Chrischarger" art before being given ''Spotlight''s, then ''more'' ''Spotlight''s (and a ''[[Devastation (IDW)|Devastation]]'' fill-in) before being given the ''[[Maximum Dinobots]]'' mini-series. He's also penciled numerous covers for the different Transformers series, including a piece for the "[[Target: 2006]]" reprints featuring the original team of [[Wrecker]]s, the covers for the [[Metrodome]] DVD sets of ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' and ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'', and a special comic and a piece of artwork packed with [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Generation 1'' DVD set. Nick has also worked on the new Transformers UK comic book ([[Transformers Comic issue 2|issue 2]]) and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic for [[Titan Books|Titan]]. | Nick started on the "Chrischarger" art before being given ''Spotlight''s, then ''more'' ''Spotlight''s (and a ''[[Devastation (IDW)|Devastation]]'' fill-in) before being given the ''[[Maximum Dinobots]]'' mini-series. He's also penciled numerous covers for the different Transformers series, including a piece for the "[[Target: 2006]]" reprints featuring the original team of [[Wrecker]]s, the covers for the [[Metrodome]] DVD sets of ''[[Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' and ''[[Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'', and a special comic and a piece of artwork packed with [[Madman Entertainment]]'s ''Generation 1'' DVD set. Nick has also worked on the new Transformers UK comic book ([[Transformers Comic issue 2|issue 2]]) and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic for [[Titan Books|Titan]]. | ||
If that wasn't enough, Nick drew ''and'' wrote "[[Spotlight: Kup]]", which also has the distinction of being the first issue in the IDW G1 continuity written by someone other than [[Simon Furman]]. In 2010, he's getting to write [[Last Stand of the Wreckers|a Wreckers miniseries]]. And he also writes panto! <ref | If that wasn't enough, Nick drew ''and'' wrote "[[Spotlight: Kup]]", which also has the distinction of being the first issue in the IDW G1 continuity written by someone other than [[Simon Furman]]. In 2010, he's getting to write [[Last Stand of the Wreckers|a Wreckers miniseries]]. And he also writes panto!<ref name="Moonbase Two" /> | ||
Shattered trousers are usually left in his wake. | Shattered trousers are usually left in his wake. | ||
{{quote|Look: you can't comprehend the scale of trouser destruction that will occur. The current financial crisis? Pffah! There will be people wandering around this Christmas with next to no trouser coverage. And as for the potentially countless children who will lose their sight and sense of decency from flying pant-shards...well, it doesn't bear thinking about. No gusset is safe this Christmas.|Nick on the imminent release of ''Maximum Dinobots'' #1<ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php? | {{quote|Look: you can't comprehend the scale of trouser destruction that will occur. The current financial crisis? Pffah! There will be people wandering around this Christmas with next to no trouser coverage. And as for the potentially countless children who will lose their sight and sense of decency from flying pant-shards...well, it doesn't bear thinking about. No gusset is safe this Christmas.|Nick on the imminent release of ''Maximum Dinobots'' #1<ref>http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=106763#106763]</ref>}} | ||
==Writing== | ==Writing== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Nick Roche's art style is instantly recognizable in a comic due to his semi-stylized lines. According to him, he just "makes the hands bigger and the pointy bits pointier", and he would like to draw with "[[Geoff Senior|Senior's]] energy, [[Andrew Wildman|Wildman's]] expressiveness and [[Derek Yaniger|Yaniger's]] chins!". He is also noted for being able to change his drawing style. He says he finds he does change it automatically depending on the story, such as upping the cartooniness for ''Spotlight Hot Rod'' and toning it down for a story from [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]] point of view. <ref | * Nick Roche's art style is instantly recognizable in a comic due to his semi-stylized lines. According to him, he just "makes the hands bigger and the pointy bits pointier", and he would like to draw with "[[Geoff Senior|Senior's]] energy, [[Andrew Wildman|Wildman's]] expressiveness and [[Derek Yaniger|Yaniger's]] chins!". He is also noted for being able to change his drawing style. He says he finds he does change it automatically depending on the story, such as upping the cartooniness for ''Spotlight Hot Rod'' and toning it down for a story from [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl's]] point of view.<ref name="Moonbase Two" /> | ||
* The cover for #1 of ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' shows three early-90s European G1 characters (toys out when Roche was young) and a recurring Marvel UK guy (who Roche would've grown up reading). | * The cover for #1 of ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' shows three early-90s European G1 characters (toys out when Roche was young) and a recurring Marvel UK guy (who Roche would've grown up reading).<ref>[http://dcjosh.deviantart.com/art/Last-Stand-of-the-Wreckers-130852263 Last Stand of the Wreckers #1 cover]</ref> Nostalgia! (And in two cases, this'll be the first fictional appearance these guys ever got!) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 20:21, 20 September 2009
Nick Roche is an Irish comic book artist for IDW Publishing who currently does interiors and alternate covers for the Transformers: Spotlight series of comic book one shots. He is awesome.
Nick Roche is a native of County Wexford, but currently resides in Dublin, Ireland. Having always been a massive Transformers fan, Roche's produced artwork for fan fiction and UK convention publications, gaining a healthy fanbase within the UK, but remaining almost entirely unknown outside of the tight-knit UK fandom.
He pitched his work to Dreamwave Productions but had no response, something he's glad about in hindsight; he notes "at the time, I'd have worked for free but it turns out everyone else at Dreamwave was doing that anyway".[1] Nick finally got his break into Transformers when IDW Publishing acquired the Transformers license. A friend of Nick's by the name of Dave Hendrick sent IDW supremo Chris Ryall Nick's samples.
Twenty minutes later there was an email back from Chris.
Nick started on the "Chrischarger" art before being given Spotlights, then more Spotlights (and a Devastation fill-in) before being given the Maximum Dinobots mini-series. He's also penciled numerous covers for the different Transformers series, including a piece for the "Target: 2006" reprints featuring the original team of Wreckers, the covers for the Metrodome DVD sets of Super-God Masterforce and Victory, and a special comic and a piece of artwork packed with Madman Entertainment's Generation 1 DVD set. Nick has also worked on the new Transformers UK comic book (issue 2) and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic for Titan.
If that wasn't enough, Nick drew and wrote "Spotlight: Kup", which also has the distinction of being the first issue in the IDW G1 continuity written by someone other than Simon Furman. In 2010, he's getting to write a Wreckers miniseries. And he also writes panto![1]
Shattered trousers are usually left in his wake.
Look: you can't comprehend the scale of trouser destruction that will occur. The current financial crisis? Pffah! There will be people wandering around this Christmas with next to no trouser coverage. And as for the potentially countless children who will lose their sight and sense of decency from flying pant-shards...well, it doesn't bear thinking about. No gusset is safe this Christmas.Nick on the imminent release of Maximum Dinobots #1[2]
Writing
- Spotlight: Kup
- All Hail Megatron issue 15 story 1: Kup
- Last Stand of the Wreckers (upcoming January 2010)
Comic book art
IDW Publishing
- Spotlight: Shockwave
- Spotlight: Hot Rod
- Spotlight: Kup
- Beast Wars Sourcebook #1, #2 (select pages)
- Devastation #3
- Spotlight: Hardhead
- Maximum Dinobots
- All Hail Megatron issue 15 story 1: Kup
- Last Stand of the Wreckers (upcoming 2010)
Madman Entertainment
- Transformers Generation 1 Complete Collection DVD set (pack-in comic book and Matrix chamber artwork with Don Figueroa and Josh Burcham)
Titan Books
DVD cover art
Convention appearances
- BotCon (2009)
- Auto Assembly (2009)
Notes
- Nick Roche's art style is instantly recognizable in a comic due to his semi-stylized lines. According to him, he just "makes the hands bigger and the pointy bits pointier", and he would like to draw with "Senior's energy, Wildman's expressiveness and Yaniger's chins!". He is also noted for being able to change his drawing style. He says he finds he does change it automatically depending on the story, such as upping the cartooniness for Spotlight Hot Rod and toning it down for a story from Prowl's point of view.[1]
- The cover for #1 of Last Stand of the Wreckers shows three early-90s European G1 characters (toys out when Roche was young) and a recurring Marvel UK guy (who Roche would've grown up reading).[3] Nostalgia! (And in two cases, this'll be the first fictional appearance these guys ever got!)
