Mark Maher

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

Just wait until you see what show-inaccurate designs I have planned this time.

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!

Toys that Mark is known to have a hand in designing

Dark of the Moon

The Toys"R"Us exclusive Scan Series

• Bumblebee
• Ironhide
• Autobot Ratchet
• Sideswipe

Prime

• Dark Energon Megatron
• Cyberverse Unicron Megatron

Masterpiece

• Sunstorm
• Acid Storm

Nike

• Calvin Johnson Megatron

Generations

Combiner Wars

• Devastator
• Combiner Hunters Windblade

Titans Return

• Trypticon

Generations Selects

• Megatron

War for Cybertron: Siege

• Classic Animation Optimus Prime
• Classic Animation Megatron

War for Cybertron: Kingdom

• Rodimus Prime
• Slammer
• Huffer
• Pipes
• Nemesis Primal
• Megatron (Core Class)
• Tracks
• Cheetor

War for Cybertron Trilogy

• Cheetor

Shattered Glass Collection

• Goldbug
• Blurr

Legacy

• Buzzsaw
• Sandstorm
• Nightprowler
• Prime Universe Arcee
• Silverstreak
• Drag Strip
• Motormaster
• Wild Rider
• Skids

Wreck 'N Rule Collection

• Comic Universe Impactor and Spindle
• Autobot Springer

BotBots

Series 6

• "blaster gun" Gamer Geeks member
• "bacon strip" Hunger Hubs member
• "toilet brush" Toilet Troop member
• Chitter Click

Convention appearances

These Colors May Run If It Is Artistically Justifiable (BotCon 2014 mural)

• BotCon 2012
• BotCon 2013
• BotCon 2014
• BotCon 2015
• Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021
• Hasbro Pulse Con 2021

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.

Notes

Who DIDN'T want a Headmaster Optimus Prime with bonus 20,000 volts of death?

• 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 transformed converted a utility box on the sidewalk outside Hasbro headquarters into an Optimus Prime head!

External links

• Mark's graffiti style and numerous personal art projects at etipsone.com
• Mark Maher on Instagram