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'''Don Allan Figueroa''' is a Filipino-American artist and a toy designer. In his early years in comics, he was the writer and artist of the fan-comic series "Macromasters," featuring his original ''Transformers'' designs, of which he also built large transformable, scratch-built toys. | '''Don Allan Figueroa''' is a Filipino-American artist and a toy designer. In his early years in comics, he was the writer and artist of the fan-comic series "Macromasters," featuring his original ''Transformers'' designs, of which he also built large transformable, scratch-built toys. | ||
When [[Dreamwave Productions]] received the ''Transformers'' comic book license, Figueroa was initially signed on to illustrate packaging art for the ''[[Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toy line. He went on to pencil ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' miniseries, for which he designed a pre-Earth mode for every single character that appeared in the series (with the exception of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], whose design was done by [[Pat Lee]]). [[Aaron Archer]] took notice of his talents, and [[Hasbro]] hired Figueroa to help design toys for them, most notably the [[Titanium Series|Titanium]] and [[Classics | When [[Dreamwave Productions]] received the ''Transformers'' comic book license, Figueroa was initially signed on to illustrate packaging art for the ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' toy line. He went on to pencil ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' miniseries, for which he designed a pre-Earth mode for every single character that appeared in the series (with the exception of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], whose design was done by [[Pat Lee]]). [[Aaron Archer]] took notice of his talents, and [[Hasbro]] hired Figueroa to help design toys for them, most notably the [[Titanium Series|Titanium]] and [[Transformers: Classics|Classics]] series. Since then, he has also contributed art to [[IDW Publishing]]'s new range of ''Transformers'' comics. | ||
Eventually Don became burnt out on ''Transformers'' and left the franchise as his primary creative work, and was said to be taking an indefinite break. He briefly returned to illustrate the ''[[ | Eventually Don became burnt out on ''Transformers'' and left the franchise as his primary creative work, and was said to be taking an indefinite break. He briefly returned to illustrate the ''[[Shattered Glass]]'' comic and eventually came back to ''Transformers'' full-time, illustrating several works for IDW Publishing, including [[Defiance issue 3|issue 3]] of ''[[Transformers: Defiance|Defiance]]'', half of [[All Hail Megatron issue 13|issue 13]] of ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'' and serving as an illustrator for IDW's new [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing ''Transformers'' comic]], all done in a new [[Live-action film series|live-action movie]] style first seen in ''Defiance'' #3. Don illustrated the first 6-issue arc and issues 14 and 15, before leaving to work on other projects. | ||
Don also still creates [http://robotjapan.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=fancustom&action=display&thread=12538 amazing gigantic scratch-built transforming robot toys] in his spare time. | Don also still creates [http://robotjapan.proboards12.com/index.cgi?board=fancustom&action=display&thread=12538 amazing gigantic scratch-built transforming robot toys] in his spare time. | ||
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[[Image:DW 20th Anniversary Lithograph image.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Let's hope he got paid for this one!]] | [[Image:DW 20th Anniversary Lithograph image.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Let's hope he got paid for this one!]] | ||
* ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' [[The War Within issue 1|#1]], [[The War Within issue 2|#2]], [[The War Within issue 3|#3]], [[The War Within issue 4|#4]], [[The War Within issue 5|#5]], [[The War Within issue 6|#6]] | * ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' [[The War Within issue 1|#1]], [[The War Within issue 2|#2]], [[The War Within issue 3|#3]], [[The War Within issue 4|#4]], [[The War Within issue 5|#5]], [[The War Within issue 6|#6]] | ||
* ''[[Armada (Dreamwave | * ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'' [[Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4|#14]], [[Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4|#15]], [[Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4|#16]], [[Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4|#17]] | ||
* [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |''Generation One'' ongoing]] [[Generation | * [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |''Generation One'' ongoing]] [[Generation 1 issue 0|#0]], [[Night of the Combaticons|#1]], [[Black Sunshine|#2]], [[Skyfire (issue)|#3]], [[The Omega Effect|#4]], [[Original Sin|#5]], [[Atonement|#6]], [[Infestation (Dreamwave)|#7]], [[Extermination|#8]], [[Lost and Found (issue)|#9]], [[The Route of All Evil|#10]] | ||
* [[More | * [[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|''Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye'' Profile books]] (select pages) | ||
* [[More | * [[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|''Transformers Armada: More Than Meets The Eye'' Profile books]] (select pages) | ||
* [[20th Anniversary Lithograph]] | * [[20th Anniversary Lithograph]] | ||
===IDW Publishing=== | ===IDW Publishing=== | ||
* ''[[Transformers | * ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering]]'' [[The Gathering issue 1|#1]], [[The Gathering issue 2|#2]], [[The Gathering issue 3|#3]], [[The Gathering issue 4|#4]] | ||
* ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer]]'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|#1]], [[Stormbringer issue 2|#2]], [[Stormbringer issue 3|#3]], [[Stormbringer issue 4|#4]] | * ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer]]'' [[Stormbringer issue 1|#1]], [[Stormbringer issue 2|#2]], [[Stormbringer issue 3|#3]], [[Stormbringer issue 4|#4]] | ||
* ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' [[The Gathering Storm|#1]], [[To the Death—and Beyond!|#2]], [[Terror on Two Worlds!|#3]], [[Matrix Quest!|#4]] | * ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' [[The Gathering Storm|#1]], [[To the Death—and Beyond!|#2]], [[Terror on Two Worlds!|#3]], [[Matrix Quest!|#4]] | ||
* ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel |Movie Prequel]]'' [[Movie Prequel issue 1|#1]], [[Movie Prequel issue 2|#2]], [[Movie Prequel issue 3|#3]], [[Movie Prequel issue 4|#4]] | * ''[[Transformers: Movie Prequel |Movie Prequel]]'' [[Movie Prequel issue 1|#1]], [[Movie Prequel issue 2|#2]], [[Movie Prequel issue 3|#3]], [[Movie Prequel issue 4|#4]] | ||
* "[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]" | * "[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]" | ||
* ''[[Transformers | * ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|The Ascending]]'' [[The Ascending issue 1|#1]], [[The Ascending issue 2|#2]], [[The Ascending issue 3|#3]] | ||
* [[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|''Beast Wars'' Sourcebook, part 1]] (cover and select pages) | * [[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|''Beast Wars'' Sourcebook, part 1]] (cover and select pages) | ||
* ''Beast Wars'' Sourcebook, part 2 (cover and select pages) | * ''Beast Wars'' Sourcebook, part 2 (cover and select pages) | ||
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===Fun Publications=== | ===Fun Publications=== | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Shattered Glass]]'' | ||
==DVD cover art== | ==DVD cover art== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* Don developed a very early concept of [[Masterpiece|20th Anniversary]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] that transformed similarly to the original Optimus Prime, though with plenty of modern design elements to better resemble his cartoon and comic appearances. | * Don developed a very early concept of [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|20th Anniversary]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|Optimus Prime]] that transformed similarly to the original Optimus Prime, though with plenty of modern design elements to better resemble his cartoon and comic appearances. | ||
[[Image:DonJoeTFConcepts.jpg|right|300px|thumb|We suffer from a depressing series of rejections!]] | [[Image:DonJoeTFConcepts.jpg|right|300px|thumb|We suffer from a depressing series of rejections!]] | ||
* Don came up with his own ''Transformers''/''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' story pitch back when the [[Transformers/G.I. Joe|original Dreamwave ''G.I. Joe'' crossover]] was in production. Dreamwave did not approve this pitch, instead going with ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]''. After Dreamwave's bankruptcy—when Don was under contract with [[Devil's Due Press]]—he tried pitching his story again, including designs for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as the Rolling Thunder and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as [[Destro]]'s Dominator; Devil's Due instead opted to continue their own crossover universe. Don was subsequently assigned to pencil the third Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe/Transformers'' crossover, at the time a [[Cobra-La]]-centric story; however, Hasbro then told them that Cobra-La could not be used. Don tried submitting his pitch again to fill the apparent story-void, but it was once more rejected... and then on top of that, Devil's Due was told that they could not publish another ''Transformers'' crossover until 2006. Don would leave for [[IDW Publishing]] not too long afterward.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/people/interviews/view.php?interview_id=13 Don Figueroa interview at Seibertron.com]</ref> | * Don came up with his own ''Transformers''/''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'' story pitch back when the [[Transformers/G.I. Joe|original Dreamwave ''G.I. Joe'' crossover]] was in production. Dreamwave did not approve this pitch, instead going with ''[[Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front]]''. After Dreamwave's bankruptcy—when Don was under contract with [[Devil's Due Press]]—he tried pitching his story again, including designs for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as the Rolling Thunder and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as [[Destro]]'s Dominator; Devil's Due instead opted to continue their own crossover universe. Don was subsequently assigned to pencil the third Devil's Due ''G.I. Joe/Transformers'' crossover, at the time a [[Cobra-La]]-centric story; however, Hasbro then told them that Cobra-La could not be used. Don tried submitting his pitch again to fill the apparent story-void, but it was once more rejected... and then on top of that, Devil's Due was told that they could not publish another ''Transformers'' crossover until 2006. Don would leave for [[IDW Publishing]] not too long afterward.<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/people/interviews/view.php?interview_id=13 Don Figueroa interview at Seibertron.com]</ref> | ||
* According to ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]], the surname of [[Jorge Figueroa]] refers to both a friend of the writer and Don Figueroa.<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=361118&postcount=4280 Orci at the Transformers Movie boards]</ref> | |||
* According to ''[[Transformers ( | * The origin of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager class Bludgeon is older than one may expect. Figueroa submitted a concept for a [[Unicron Trilogy]] Bludgeon toy that looked ''very similar'' to the final product way back during the development of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' or ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toylines. Obviously, the concept wasn't put into production as a toy at the time, so Figueroa used it as inspiration for his [[IDW Publishing]] "[[The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer]]" [[Bludgeon (G1)#IDW comics continuity|rendition of Generation 1 Bludgeon.]] However, Hasbro evidently resurrected the concept for the ''Universe'' and then the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' lines. Figueroa notes that his contribution on this toy is very small, as his work on it ended when he submitted the concept to Hasbro way back when. | ||
* The origin of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager class Bludgeon is older than one may expect. Figueroa submitted a concept for a [[Unicron Trilogy]] Bludgeon toy that looked ''very similar'' to the final product way back during the development of the ''[[Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' or ''[[Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' toylines. Obviously, the concept wasn't put into production as a toy at the time, so Figueroa used it as inspiration for his [[IDW Publishing]] "[[The Transformers: Stormbringer |Stormbringer]]" [[Bludgeon (G1)#IDW comics continuity|rendition of Generation 1 Bludgeon.]] However, Hasbro evidently resurrected the concept for the ''Universe'' and then the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' lines. Figueroa notes that his contribution on this toy is very small, as his work on it ended when he submitted the concept to Hasbro way back when. | |||
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Revision as of 07:52, 14 May 2012
| This article is about the nonfictional Transformers artist. Para el técnico oficial de la película de 2007, véase Jorge Figueroa. |
Don Allan Figueroa is a Filipino-American artist and a toy designer. In his early years in comics, he was the writer and artist of the fan-comic series "Macromasters," featuring his original Transformers designs, of which he also built large transformable, scratch-built toys.
When Dreamwave Productions received the Transformers comic book license, Figueroa was initially signed on to illustrate packaging art for the Armada toy line. He went on to pencil The War Within miniseries, for which he designed a pre-Earth mode for every single character that appeared in the series (with the exception of Megatron, whose design was done by Pat Lee). Aaron Archer took notice of his talents, and Hasbro hired Figueroa to help design toys for them, most notably the Titanium and Classics series. Since then, he has also contributed art to IDW Publishing's new range of Transformers comics.
Eventually Don became burnt out on Transformers and left the franchise as his primary creative work, and was said to be taking an indefinite break. He briefly returned to illustrate the Shattered Glass comic and eventually came back to Transformers full-time, illustrating several works for IDW Publishing, including issue 3 of Defiance, half of issue 13 of All Hail Megatron and serving as an illustrator for IDW's new ongoing Transformers comic, all done in a new live-action movie style first seen in Defiance #3. Don illustrated the first 6-issue arc and issues 14 and 15, before leaving to work on other projects.
Don also still creates amazing gigantic scratch-built transforming robot toys in his spare time.
Pat Lee owes him more than $15,435.[1](Feb-28-05)
Comic book art
Dreamwave
- The War Within #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6
- Armada #14, #15, #16, #17
- Generation One ongoing #0, #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10
- Transformers: More Than Meets The Eye Profile books (select pages)
- Transformers Armada: More Than Meets The Eye Profile books (select pages)
- 20th Anniversary Lithograph
IDW Publishing
- The Gathering #1, #2, #3, #4
- Stormbringer #1, #2, #3, #4
- Transformers: The Animated Movie #1, #2, #3, #4
- Movie Prequel #1, #2, #3, #4
- "Spotlight: Optimus Prime"
- The Ascending #1, #2, #3
- Beast Wars Sourcebook, part 1 (cover and select pages)
- Beast Wars Sourcebook, part 2 (cover and select pages)
- Beast Wars Sourcebook, part 3 (cover and Optimus Primal)
- Beast Wars Sourcebook, part 4 (Torca)
- Transformers: Defiance #3
- "Spotlight: Cliffjumper" (alternate cover)
- All Hail Megatron #13: "Old Ways"
- The Transformers #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #14, #15
- War for Cybertron
Titan Magazines
Fun Publications
DVD cover art
Madman Entertainment
- The Transformers: The Movie (2003 Australian DVD release)
Sony Wonder
- The Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary Edition DVD
Shout! Factory
Transformers packaging art
Armada
Energon
Timelines
Universe (2008)
- Optimus Prime Special Edition (heavily reworked by an unknown artist from an existing piece of stock Generation 1/Universe art)
Merchandise packaging art
Kinnerton
JayJay's
- About a billion t-shirts, jackets, hoodies and other assorted clothing
Hot Topic
- About a billion t-shirts, jackets, hoodies and other assorted clothing
Toys Don is known to have had a hand in designing
Titanium
Hasbro-Galoob's adherence to his concept designs varied wildly.
Classics
- Astrotrain (with Takashi Kunihiro)
- Grimlock
- Rodimus
- Optimus Prime — Voyager class (with Takio Ejima and Alex Kubalsky the latter of whom designed the transforming smokestack gun, which was not a part of Don's design)
- Ramjet
- Starscream (with Shogo Hasui)
Despite popular opinion to the contrary, Don did not actually design Classics Jetfire. According to him, he had seen the design some time before the public did, and decided to use it in IDW Publishing's Stormbringer mini-series.
Universe (2008)
- Cyclonus and Nightstick (with Bill Rawley and Takashi Kunihiro)
- Ravage (with Bill Rawley and Alex Kubalsky)
Crossovers
Revenge of the Fallen
- Bludgeon (Voyager) (concept)
Gallery
Notes
- Don developed a very early concept of 20th Anniversary Optimus Prime that transformed similarly to the original Optimus Prime, though with plenty of modern design elements to better resemble his cartoon and comic appearances.
- Don came up with his own Transformers/G.I. Joe story pitch back when the original Dreamwave G.I. Joe crossover was in production. Dreamwave did not approve this pitch, instead going with Transformers/G.I. Joe: Divided Front. After Dreamwave's bankruptcy—when Don was under contract with Devil's Due Press—he tried pitching his story again, including designs for Optimus Prime as the Rolling Thunder and Megatron as Destro's Dominator; Devil's Due instead opted to continue their own crossover universe. Don was subsequently assigned to pencil the third Devil's Due G.I. Joe/Transformers crossover, at the time a Cobra-La-centric story; however, Hasbro then told them that Cobra-La could not be used. Don tried submitting his pitch again to fill the apparent story-void, but it was once more rejected... and then on top of that, Devil's Due was told that they could not publish another Transformers crossover until 2006. Don would leave for IDW Publishing not too long afterward.[2]
- According to Transformers screenwriter Roberto Orci, the surname of Jorge Figueroa refers to both a friend of the writer and Don Figueroa.[3]
- The origin of Revenge of the Fallen Voyager class Bludgeon is older than one may expect. Figueroa submitted a concept for a Unicron Trilogy Bludgeon toy that looked very similar to the final product way back during the development of the Energon or Cybertron toylines. Obviously, the concept wasn't put into production as a toy at the time, so Figueroa used it as inspiration for his IDW Publishing "Stormbringer" rendition of Generation 1 Bludgeon. However, Hasbro evidently resurrected the concept for the Universe and then the Revenge of the Fallen lines. Figueroa notes that his contribution on this toy is very small, as his work on it ended when he submitted the concept to Hasbro way back when.
