Mister Johnson: Difference between revisions
From MediaWiki
Jump to navigationJump to search
m Saix moved page Mister Johnson to Johnson (G1) |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
:''Johnson is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | :''Johnson is a [[human]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].'' | ||
[[File:MisterJohnson.jpg| | [[File:MisterJohnson.jpg|urpight=1.55|thumb|Yes, that <s>Richard Branson</s> Mister Johnson.]] | ||
<s>'''Richard Branson'''</s> Mister Johnson runs a large company called <s>[[Virgin]]</s> [[Vision]] from the [[United Kingdom]]. Their activities involve clean-up operations, which he oversees personally. His intentions are genuine, but he doesn't object to a little publicity along the way, either. | |||
[[ | He's smart enough to know that you don't get sharks in the [[Thames]], though [[Overbite (G1)|Jawbreaker]] disagreed. | ||
==Fiction== | ==Fiction== | ||
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics=== | ||
{{noteukexclusive|Johnson}} | {{noteukexclusive|<s> Richard Branson</s> Mister Johnson}} | ||
[[File:Thames johnson jawbreaker salvage.jpg|thumb|left]] | [[File:Thames johnson jawbreaker salvage.jpg|thumb|left]] | ||
Following the discovery of [[Transformer]] bodies in the Thames, Johnson led a crew from Vision to remove them environmental hazards from [[London]]'s main waterway, [[The weather in London|come rain or shine]]. No sooner had they hauled the bodies of [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]<ref>Of course, Centurion isn't actually a Transformer, and Megatron wasn't really Megatron but [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]-as-Megatron at this point.</ref> above the water than a team of Decepticons showed up to steal them and fly them back to [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. | Following the discovery of [[Transformer]] bodies in the Thames, <s>Richard Branson</s> Mister Johnson led a crew from <s>Virgin</s> Vision to remove them environmental hazards from [[London]]'s main waterway, [[The weather in London|come rain or shine]]. No sooner had they hauled the bodies of [[Centurion (Marvel)|Centurion]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]<ref>Of course, Centurion isn't actually a Transformer, and Megatron wasn't really Megatron but [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]]-as-Megatron at this point.</ref> above the water than a team of Decepticons showed up to steal them and fly them back to [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. | ||
Johnson appeared cross at the Decepticons as they took the bodies away. In which case he may have had more in mind than simply disposing of them. (Or he just didn't like being put out of a headline.) {{storylink|Salvage!}} | <s>Branson</s> Johnson appeared cross at the Decepticons as they took the bodies away. In which case he may have had more in mind than simply disposing of them. (Or he just didn't like being put out of a headline.) {{storylink|Salvage!|Salvage!}} | ||
{{--}} | {{--}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
* | *<s>Originally, this story would have featured a character who was merely Branson''esque'', but Lee Sullivan had a bit of fun drawing a full-on Branson likeness. When his bosses saw it, they decided to try for permission to actually use Branson as the character. They were successful, with Branson's appearance being tied into his ongoing environmental "Clean Up Britain" campaign, leading to it even making some UK papers. [[Transformers: Space Pirates#Notes|One such article]] was reprinted in the [[Titan Books|Titan]] trade paperback ''[[Transformers: Space Pirates]]'', though it wasn't very complimentary about either Branson or ''Transformers''.</s> | ||
*Hatchette's reprint in 2018 saw Richard Branson changed into Mister Johnson, ruining the greatest moment in Transformers history in a scandal known as 'The Branson Pickle'. Lee Sullivan was brought back to redraw Branson's hair and chin. As Simon Furman explains: ''"In the absence of actual paperwork from those dim distant days proving we had Branson's permission to use his likeness, it was decided to err on the side of caution. I did actually try and contact Branson. But in the end we got Lee Sullivan to make art changes... to his own art."''<ref>https://twitter.com/SimonFurman3/status/1067685862161477633</ref> | |||
*You know who else is <s>Bransonesque</s> Johnsonesque? [[R.J. Blackrock]]. | |||
==Footnotes== | ==Footnotes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | |||
*<s>{{w|Richard Branson}} at Wikipedia</s> | |||
*<s>[http://www.virgin.com/richard-branson Richard Branson's page at Virgin Group website]</s> | |||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Branson, Richard}} | |||
[[Category:Knights]] | |||
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 humans]] | [[Category:Marvel Generation 1 humans]] | ||
[[Category:Real people]] | |||
Revision as of 18:32, 28 November 2018
- Johnson is a human from the Generation 1 continuity family.
Richard Branson Mister Johnson runs a large company called Virgin Vision from the United Kingdom. Their activities involve clean-up operations, which he oversees personally. His intentions are genuine, but he doesn't object to a little publicity along the way, either.
He's smart enough to know that you don't get sharks in the Thames, though Jawbreaker disagreed.
Fiction
Marvel The Transformers comics
Following the discovery of Transformer bodies in the Thames, Richard Branson Mister Johnson led a crew from Virgin Vision to remove them environmental hazards from London's main waterway, come rain or shine. No sooner had they hauled the bodies of Centurion and Megatron[1] above the water than a team of Decepticons showed up to steal them and fly them back to Shockwave.
Branson Johnson appeared cross at the Decepticons as they took the bodies away. In which case he may have had more in mind than simply disposing of them. (Or he just didn't like being put out of a headline.) Salvage!
Notes
Originally, this story would have featured a character who was merely Bransonesque, but Lee Sullivan had a bit of fun drawing a full-on Branson likeness. When his bosses saw it, they decided to try for permission to actually use Branson as the character. They were successful, with Branson's appearance being tied into his ongoing environmental "Clean Up Britain" campaign, leading to it even making some UK papers. One such article was reprinted in the Titan trade paperback Transformers: Space Pirates, though it wasn't very complimentary about either Branson or Transformers.- Hatchette's reprint in 2018 saw Richard Branson changed into Mister Johnson, ruining the greatest moment in Transformers history in a scandal known as 'The Branson Pickle'. Lee Sullivan was brought back to redraw Branson's hair and chin. As Simon Furman explains: "In the absence of actual paperwork from those dim distant days proving we had Branson's permission to use his likeness, it was decided to err on the side of caution. I did actually try and contact Branson. But in the end we got Lee Sullivan to make art changes... to his own art."[2]
- You know who else is
BransonesqueJohnsonesque? R.J. Blackrock.
Footnotes
- ↑ Of course, Centurion isn't actually a Transformer, and Megatron wasn't really Megatron but Straxus-as-Megatron at this point.
- ↑ https://twitter.com/SimonFurman3/status/1067685862161477633
