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'''James Roberts''' (born November 1976) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] writer and Transformers fan. He was one of the early members of fan club Transmasters UK (TMUK), and wrote a number of text stories and strips. The most famous of these is the ''absolutely'' massive ''Eugenesis'', an unofficial novel he first published back in 2001.
'''James Roberts''' (born November 1976) is a [[United Kingdom|British]] writer and Transformers fan. He was one of the early members of fan club Transmasters UK (TMUK), and wrote a number of text stories and strips. The most famous of these is the ''absolutely'' massive ''Eugenesis'', an unofficial novel he first published back in 2001.


His first pro-work was helping fellow TMUKer [[Nick Roche]] with [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|''All Hail Megatron'' #15]], acting as a "sounding board" for Nick's script. While he didn't write any of the script, Nick made sure to include him in the credits.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=601856 Moonbase 2 interview], 29:15 to 31:00</ref>  
His first pro-work was helping fellow TMUKer [[Nick Roche]] with [[All Hail Megatron issue 15|''All Hail Megatron'' #15]], acting as a "sounding board" for Nick's script. While he didn't write any of the script, Nick made sure to include him in the credits.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/interview-with-james-roberts- Moonbase 2 interview], 29:15 to 31:00</ref>  


After that, Roberts was brought in to co-write ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', in order to lessen the stress and workload for Roche. While the first issue was all pre-planned by Roche, from issue two onwards it became a collaborative effort.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=601856 Moonbase 2 interview], 39:40 to 31:00</ref> He went on to write the text story ''[[Bullets]]'' for the ''Wreckers'' trade and then became a co-writer on the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing]] for the ''Chaos'' story. Following that, he co-wrote "[[The Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]]" and became the sole writer on the new ongoing, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]''.
After that, Roberts was brought in to co-write ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'', in order to lessen the stress and workload for Roche. While the first issue was all pre-planned by Roche, from issue two onwards it became a collaborative effort.<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/interview-with-james-roberts- Moonbase 2 interview], 39:40 to 31:00</ref> He went on to write the text story ''[[Bullets]]'' for the ''Wreckers'' trade and then became a co-writer on the [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing]] for the ''Chaos'' story. Following that, he co-wrote "[[The Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime]]" and became the sole writer on the new ongoing, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]''.


==Writing==
==Writing==
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* Roche snuck ''Eugenesis'' into a bookshelf in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 3|''Maximum Dinobots'' #3]].
* Roche snuck ''Eugenesis'' into a bookshelf in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 3|''Maximum Dinobots'' #3]].
* The original ''Eugenesis'' cover looked like a Penguin Classics book (even sporting the tagline "[[Polyhex]] 21st Century Classics"). Roberts has said this was him poking fun at his own "lofty" aspirations. [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_roberts.php]
* The original ''Eugenesis'' cover looked like a Penguin Classics book (even sporting the tagline "[[Polyhex]] 21st Century Classics"). Roberts has said this was him poking fun at his own "lofty" aspirations. [http://transfans.co.uk/interviews_roberts.php]
* Shockwave's death in ''[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]'' has haunted Roberts since childhood...<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=601856 Moonbase 2 interview], 50:26 to 51:08</ref>
* Shockwave's death in ''[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]'' has haunted Roberts since childhood...<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/interview-with-james-roberts- Moonbase 2 interview], 50:26 to 51:08</ref>
* [[Mike Costa]] has joked that because of James's popularity among the nerdier fans, he thought that even if people didn't like ''Chaos'', "they'd have to pretend they did because James' name was on it!"<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 The Underbase podcast interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>
* [[Mike Costa]] has joked that because of James's popularity among the nerdier fans, he thought that even if people didn't like ''Chaos'', "they'd have to pretend they did because James' name was on it!"<ref>[http://moonbase2.libsyn.com/webpage/the-underbase-reviews-ongoing-31 The Underbase podcast interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")]</ref>


Revision as of 02:01, 2 July 2013

The name or term "James" refers to more than one character or idea. For a list of other meanings, see James (disambiguation).
A proud smile, a sad smile.

James Roberts (born November 1976) is a British writer and Transformers fan. He was one of the early members of fan club Transmasters UK (TMUK), and wrote a number of text stories and strips. The most famous of these is the absolutely massive Eugenesis, an unofficial novel he first published back in 2001.

His first pro-work was helping fellow TMUKer Nick Roche with All Hail Megatron #15, acting as a "sounding board" for Nick's script. While he didn't write any of the script, Nick made sure to include him in the credits.[1]

After that, Roberts was brought in to co-write Last Stand of the Wreckers, in order to lessen the stress and workload for Roche. While the first issue was all pre-planned by Roche, from issue two onwards it became a collaborative effort.[2] He went on to write the text story Bullets for the Wreckers trade and then became a co-writer on the ongoing for the Chaos story. Following that, he co-wrote "The Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime" and became the sole writer on the new ongoing, The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye.

Writing

Fiction

IDW Generation 1 continuity

James Roberts was the author of a book Jimmy owned, whose name began with an E. Maximum Dinobots #3

Notes

James Roberts: E(aster Egg)!
  • Roche snuck Eugenesis into a bookshelf in Maximum Dinobots #3.
  • The original Eugenesis cover looked like a Penguin Classics book (even sporting the tagline "Polyhex 21st Century Classics"). Roberts has said this was him poking fun at his own "lofty" aspirations. [1]
  • Shockwave's death in The Legacy of Unicron! has haunted Roberts since childhood...[3]
  • Mike Costa has joked that because of James's popularity among the nerdier fans, he thought that even if people didn't like Chaos, "they'd have to pretend they did because James' name was on it!"[4]

References

  1. ↑ Moonbase 2 interview, 29:15 to 31:00
  2. ↑ Moonbase 2 interview, 39:40 to 31:00
  3. ↑ Moonbase 2 interview, 50:26 to 51:08
  4. ↑ The Underbase podcast interview with Mike Costa ("Special Guest")
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