Alex Milne
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Alex Milne (born October 13, 1980) is a Canadian artist who has done pencils on numerous Transformers titles.
Milne's Transformers work started with an ill-fated run at the end of Dreamwave's tenure, during which he was ghosting for Superstar Patrick "Pat The Transman" Lee, and unfortunately, not being paid very much (or at all) for his work. Pat Lee owed him more than $4,330.00 as of February 2005 - and that was before he started ghosting for Pat.[1]
After Dreamwave folded, Milne was picked up by IDW, who presumably pay him a living wage. He penciled a number of live-action movie spin-off books and other miscellaneous titles. In 2012, he became the primary artist on IDW's More Than Meets the Eye series, drawing the bulk of its issues.
Milne's linework is noted for its high levels of detail, from complex backgrounds to precisely delineated mechanical greeblies on the Transformers themselves. Stylistically, Milne has shown the ability to emulate other artists' work, such as his Pat Lee-styled lines on Megatron: Origin. For More Than Meets the Eye, Milne designed many of the series' characters and settings, and by extension, much of its distinctive overall look. His work on the book has garnered high praise among fans, owing to his detailed character designs, complex action scenes and highly expressive characters.
| “ | [F]rankly he was the best comic penciler on our roster at the time. | ” |
—Pat Lee about Alex Milne during his stint at Dream Engine, Interview with Rich Johnston at Bleeding Cool Comics, December 2010 | ||
Comic book interior art
Dreamwave Productions
- Energon #26–29, #31 (the latter was unreleased)
Devil's Due Press
IDW Publishing
- Spotlight: Kup Cover B
- Megatron Origin (all 4 issues; issue #2 Pages 1–11, 20–22 only)
- Spotlight: Blaster Retailer Incentive Cover
- Transformers Movie Adaptation (all 4 issues)
- Spotlight: Arcee
- The Reign of Starscream
- Transformers: Alliance
- Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 3
- Tales of the Fallen #5 Ravage, #6 Arcee
- The Transformers: Drift (all 4 issues)
- Transformers Animated: The Arrival #1 Cover A
- The Art of IDW's Transformers
- The Transformers #16-18, #22-23
- Alex Milne Sketchbook: The Transformers
- Transformers: Jazz
- Transformers: Arcee
- The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye #2–5, #7–12, #14–15, #17–21, #27–30, #32–33, #35-38, #41-43, #45-46, #50 (for main story, How Bright Their Frail Deeds), #51-52, #53 (Pages 1-13, 19-20; with Hayato Sakamoto), #54-55
- The Transformers vol. 2 #36 30th Anniversary Cover, #48-49-50 Retailer Incentive Covers
- The Transformers: Windblade #2 Subscription Cover
- The Transformers: Sins of the Wreckers #1 Retailer Incentive Cover
- Optimus Prime #4
- Rom vs. Transformers: Shining Armor (all 5 issues)
- The Transformers: Lost Light #13
Fun Publications
- Transformers Timelines #1 (with Dan Khanna and Marcelo Matere)
- Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 14 (Featured Artist)
- Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 17 (Featured Artist)
- Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24 (Featured Artist)
- Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 26 (Featured Artist)
- Transformers Timelines #2
- "Transcendent: Part 1"
- "Transcendent: Part 2"
- "Transcendent: Part 3"
- Transformers Timelines #4 BotCon Edition Cover
- Transformers Timelines #5 Diamond Edition Cover
- Transformers Timelines #6 BotCon Edition Cover
Transformers packaging art
Alternators
Storybooks
- Transformers Mix & Match (with Rob Ruffolo)
- Transformers Prime Time (with Joe Ng and Rob Ruffolo)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match (with Rob Ruffolo)
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer (with Rob Ruffolo)
- Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match (with Rob Ruffolo)
- Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups! (with Rob Ruffolo)
Convention appearances
- BotCon 2006
- BotCon 2007
- BotCon 2008
- BotCon 2009
- BotCon 2010
- BotCon 2013
- BotCon 2015
- BotCon 2016
- Cybertron Con China 2016
