Ian Rimmer
Ian Rimmer is a British comic book creator associated with Marvel Comics. Previously, he'd been working at IPC with Simon Furman and moved over following the demise of horror comic Scream!, later giving Furman his 'in' with Marvel.
Regarding Transformers, he was the second editor on the Marvel UK comic; he was replaced by Chris Francis in 1987. It was under him that the comic became a full-colour weekly and a more immersive thing, with Furman saying he took IPC's trend of making the editorial part of the comic and brought it to Transformers (with things like the letters page being answered by a character).[1] Rimmer also wrote several strips and text features, both for himself and his successor. Due to Rimmer's role as editor, he was up to date with the comic's continuity and could write stories like "Ark Duty", "Stargazing" or "Prime Bomb!" that made explicit use of it.
Rimmer's indirectly responsible for Primus: he rejected a pitch by James Hill on the origin of the Transformers, being more interested in stories set on Earth.[2] That left room for "The Legacy of Unicron!" later!
Before Transformers, he wrote strips for that other big 80s Marvel UK comic about warring robot toys, Spider-Man and Zoids.[3] He has also written for Zorro, Captain Planet, and Doctor Who, and penciled and inked for the Hulk.
Stories
- Stargazing
- Ark Duty[4]
- Doomsday for Nebulos, Stylor's Story, and The Final Conflict[5]
- Cold Comfort and Joy! (from a plot by Simon Furman)
- Prime Bomb!
References
- ↑ The Great Derelict 13:05 in
- ↑ The Transformers Classics UK Volume 1, page 196
- ↑ No, really, there was a comic about Spider-Man and Zoids!
- ↑ Uncredited
- ↑ Uncredited too
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