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Revision as of 19:15, 21 September 2022
| The name or term "Mark" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see Mark (disambiguation). |
Mark Maher is a Senior Model Artist at Hasbro responsible for hand-painting Transformers prototypes. A lifelong fan of Transformers, Mark began working at Hasbro in 2010, handling some figures for Revenge of the Fallen before moving to G.I. Joe for the "Pursuit of Cobra" series. Maher returned to Transformers to oversee the "Reveal the Shield" deluxe segment, and has continued on through the Prime, Dark of the Moon, and Age of Extinction line-ups to today. Along the way, he became responsible for hand-painting every Transformers prototype. Wicked!
While not a design lead himself, Maher has quickly become the face of the brand with fans following the retirement of Senior Design Manager Lenny Panzica in 2021. He regularly takes point in presentations for Generations (and occasionally BotBots) at conventions and Hasbro Pulse livestreams, and originated the now-common Hasbro designer practice of publishing design notes on Instagram for interested fans.
Among the contemporary Generations design team, Maher is generally responsible for the Legacy toyline and similar "play pattern first" product a la John Warden's tenure as opposed to the more "screen accuracy" focused work of co-designers Sam Smith and Evan Brooks.
Known design projects
Concept art
BotBots
Series 6[1]
- "blaster gun" Gamer Geeks member
- "bacon strip" Hunger Hubs member
- "toilet brush" Toilet Troop member
- Chitter Click[2]
Deco
Dark of the Moon
Prime
Masterpiece
Nike
Generations
Combiner Wars
- Devastator (Scrapper, Hook, Bonecrusher, Long Haul, Mixmaster, Scavenger)
- Combiner Hunters Windblade
Titans Return
Generations Selects
War for Cybertron: Siege
War for Cybertron: Kingdom
Full design or unspecified
Generations
Generations Selects
War for Cybertron: Siege
War for Cybertron: Kingdom
War for Cybertron Trilogy
Shattered Glass Collection
Buzzworthy Bumblebee
Legacy
Core Class
Deluxe Class
Voyager Class
Leader Class
Commander Class
Wreck 'N Rule Collection[1]
- Comic Universe Impactor and Spindle
- G2 Universe Leadfoot and Masterdominus
- Autobot Springer
- Prime Universe Bulkhead
- Diaclone Universe Twin Twist
Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection[6]
Convention appearances
Hasbro Pulse livestream appearances
- July 17, 2020's livestream on Facebook, with Rachel Fleming.
- April 9, 2021's Hasbro Pulse FAN FEST 2021, with Rachel Fleming.
- February 4, 2022's "Fan First Friday | Transformers Livestream" on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Isabella Weiss, Sam Smith, and Evan Brooks.
- April 12, 2022's Fan First Tuesday | BACK-TO-BACK Transformers & Power Rangers Livestream, with Isabella Weiss, Rachel Fleming, and Takio Ejima.
- June 23, 2022's "Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream" with Ben MacCrae and Isabella Weiss.
- August 16, 2022's Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Delaney Norris, Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, and Isabella Weiss.
Notes
- A regular BotCon attendee for Hasbro, Mark customized a Movie Trilogy Series Optimus Prime trailer in-person at their booth during the 2012 convention. He took this theme to another level in 2014, using the BotCon weekend to spray-paint a three-section mural!
- Maher is featured in the "A Spark of Design" featurette on the Blu-ray disc for Age of Extinction.
- His own custom-painted Masterpiece Sunstorm was the basis for the Toys"R"Us exclusive figure.
- Mark's personal favorite projects include Masterpiece Optimus Prime and Acid Storm. Coincidentally (or not), Masterpiece MP-10 Optimus Prime is his favorite toy, while Cyclonus is his favorite character.
- He has a Decepticon logo tattoo directly over his heart.
- With approval from Hasbro and the city of Pawtucket, Mark
transformedconverted a utility box on the sidewalk outside Hasbro headquarters into an Optimus Prime head!
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Design notes from Mark on Instagram
- ↑ Chitter Click design notes on Mark's Instagram
- ↑ Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021/Questions and Answers
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 August 16, 2022's Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae, Delaney Norris, Sam Smith, Evan Brooks, and Isabella Weiss.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 SDCC 2022 Hasbro Transformers Product Reveal Panel report at TFW2005
- ↑ June 23, 2022's Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream on YouTube, with Ben MacCrae and Isabella Weiss.
