Transformers Origin

[nacho]

GREAT reading! I love Jim Shooter... not every idea he had was great, but he was a no-bullshit kind of guy, and he made the trains run on time at Marvel for years. His honesty is refreshing in this PC world we now live in. Plus he talks about how TFs got started. Very cool...

http://www.jimshooter.com/2011/06/secret-origin-of-transformers-part-1.html?spref=tw

http://www.jimshooter.com/2011/06/secret-origin-of-transformers-part-2.html

 

[G.I.*EDDIE]

the DC take doesnt sound bad...

Marvel Comics was their second choice as a creative services provider.* They had gone to DC Comics first.* The executive who approached us showed us what DC had created for them.* It was a comic book.* He only had photocopies.* I don’t believe the thing was ever printed.It was awful.* Apologies to whomever created that thing, but it was pathetic and wrong-headed to an unbelievable degree.* The art was well-drawn, I’ll allow that, but the storytelling was chaotic.* The story, as best one could discern it, was unnecessarily, excessively dark and violent.* The dialogue was peppered with “Hellsâ€￾ and “damns,â€￾ and I can’t swear to it almost 30 years later, but I think there was a “bastardâ€￾ or two in there.

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[nacho]

But it was probably a bit much in 1984... plus it's hard to imagine all those toys with different names and backstory. Optimus Prime would have been something stupid like... Big Rig or... Convoy. doh!

 

[Bravestarr]

Mysterions = Interesting name

"Damn, Hell, Bastard!" all for the 8 and below crowd, hahaha.

Will read the rest soon.

Thank you for sharing!