Universe, mainly set following beast machines, sees characters from many assorted alternate continuities. Bob budiansky born march 15, 1954 was the writer of most of the marvel us transformers comic book series and the creator of much of the mythos, characters, and names behind the. Towards the end of his time on the comic book series, budiansky started to feel fatigue. For other uses of the transformers, see transformers disambiguation. Wwtfu character profiles whos who in the transformers universe. In 1984, the hasbro company took the toy world by storm when it introduced the transformers, a group of mechanical toys designed to change from vehicles to robots and. Written by bob budiansky, art by ian akin, brian garvey, and others.
Speaking to the press and investors, hasbro revealed a brand new transformers animated series following the conclusion of transformers. Is there any science behind the transformers and cybertron. Simon furman is a writer for comic books and tv animation, his name inextricably linked to transformers, the 80s toy phenomenon. Nanotechnology plays a primary role in their structure and overall composition, having shells that can withstand rocket blasts and falls from ridiculous heights. He was part of the birth of the line that celebrates its 20th. Transformers creator and writer bob budiansky discusses how he. Before the release of the allnew, liveaction transformers movie next summer, take an extended look back at the classic animated 1986 transformers. Regeneration one continues from the marvel us the transformers series. Buy the transformers animated movie adaptation transformers transformers idw 20th anniversary special ed by bob budiansky isbn. The next chapter in cade yeager and the transformers book. American comic book writer, editor, and penciller, best known for his work on marvels transformers comic. Bob budiansky is an american comic book writer, editor, and penciller, best known for his work on marvels transformers comic. Transformers universe marvel comics by bob budiansky gvg condition. The transformers comic book transformers universe ntfa.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Autobot character name creation with transformers g1 writer bob. Bob budiansky was the writer of most of the marvel us transformers comic book series and the. Transformers classics volume 8 budiansky, bob, higgins, michael, trimpe, herb on. Bob budiansky born march 15, 1954 was the writer of most of the marvel us transformers comic book series and the creator of much of the mythos, characters, and names behind the first several years of the franchise in late 1983, hasbro approached marvel comics to create a storyline around a series of transforming toy robots they had licensed from takara. Transformers generation one creator and writer bob budiansky talks about the process of creating new transformers toys and characters for hasbro and the original transformers g1 comic book from. Bob budiansky on the history of the transformers comic. Bob budiansky was one of the original writers who worked on the transformers generation one comic book by marvel comics. In this book and the subsequent one, the autobots are shown to be led by hot rod and the decepticons by cyclonus. Transformers universe marvel comics paperback special limited edition, september 1, 1987.
Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested. New transformers toys and characters with creator and. Writers bob budiansky and bryce malek on creating the. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. When we started the project our go to guide was the transformers universe book, written by marvels bob budiansky who defined much of the original backstory. The guardian has posted an article entitled how we made transformers, featuring the recollections of writer bob budiansky and tv series editor bryce malek. Not to mention the awkwardness of shoehorning in continuity with.
Writers bob budiansky and bryce malek on creating the transformers. This book is the collective effort of eminent experts from bharat heavy electricals limited bhel, a leading transformer manufacturer in india. New york toy fair 2017 new transformers cartoon in 2018. Whats the story based on hasbros line of giant robots that morph into cars, trucks, planes, ships and other technological creations. He was an accomplished penciller on ghost rider, created the character sleepwalker, and served as editor on such titles as daredevil, fantastic. The transformers series consists of 7 games containing 309 achievements worth a total of 7,250 gamerscore. Two opposing factions of transforming alien robots engage in a battle that has the fate of earth in. The transformers are elecromechanical entities hailing from the planet cybertron. These sentient robotic beings possess mutable bodies, almost invariably being able. Shop for transformers books for kids online at target. Find transformer book news articles, video clips and photos, pictures on transformer book and see more. The character descriptions were written by bob budiansky, and were used for the cartoon, the comic book, and the tech specs cards that came with the toys. Used autobots marvel comic book 1987 paperback 1987. This article is about the first comic issue of the first comic series about transformers.
This continuity does not include the events of the later marvel uk the transformers stories or transformers. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The transformers is an american animated robot superhero television series which originally aired from september 17, 1984 to november 11, 1987. The name of the next movie in michael bays transformers film franchise has been revealed, and its titled transformers. Transformers generation one creator and writer bob budiansky talks about marvel crossovers, headmasters, the spacebridge, and expanding the transformers universe. Blog archive behind the scenes with bob budiansky on the.
It was in the brig when sunstreaker discovered his feelings for the organic were more than tolerance, maybe a fraggedup sense of. New york toy fair 2017 new transformers cartoon in 2018, potentially g1 inspired by rac on february 17, 2017 this is another story to take with a grain of salt today. Movie related news, comic book news, cartoon news, site news. Transformers universe 1986 comic books mycomicshop. Character profiles, ablities, and weakness are listed for the autobots and decepticon from. Limited ed by bob budiansky, william johnson, ricardo villamonte, herb trimpe isbn. He also created the marvel character sleepwalker and wrote all 33 issues of that comic.
Everything you need to know about transformers movie 2007. The transformers animated movie adaptation transformers. Universe 2003present the storyline of transformers. Hey all, although the subject of this post is not just a film, but a toy series, cartoons, books, comic books, video games, etc. Again this seems to place them firmly outside either tv or comic. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Bob budiansky was soon asked to write a comic book based on the toys and was tasked with naming and crafting personalities for each of the characters. Character creator bob budiansky reveals the details of how he helped creat the backstory, characters and names of the classic line. Showdown bob budiansky, nancy jones, don perlin, herb trimpe on.
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