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Fiction Alchemist



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:42 am Reply with quote
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pat_payne



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:57 am Reply with quote
That was a fascinating article. I never would have guessed that Transformers actually were descended (after a fashion) from GI Joe. Makes all those "Joe vs. Transformers" comics stories shine in a new light Razz.

Thanks also for the advice you gave Jadress. I'm glad to hear someone say to collect anime toys for enjoyment, not value. 'Cos, that's what really matters, innit? If you wanted to make a mint with an investment, buy stock. If you just want someting fun to enjoy, buy a Valk.
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The Xenos



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:34 am Reply with quote
Just to add a little bit to that Transformers bit, here's an interesting article on the origin of the name Optimus Prime and some other behind the scenes details of the origin of the mechanical species.

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/12/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-72/

Denny O'Neil, the creator of Ra's Al Ghul and the Batman author who brought back a serious Batman, named the world famous Optimus Prime. He also worked on some of the back story. Plus, check out that awesome Bill Sienkiewicz cover.
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pat_payne



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:40 pm Reply with quote
The Xenos wrote:
Just to add a little bit to that Transformers bit, here's an interesting article on the origin of the name Optimus Prime and some other behind the scenes details of the origin of the mechanical species.

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/10/12/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-72/

Denny O'Neil, the creator of Ra's Al Ghul and the Batman author who brought back a serious Batman, named the world famous Optimus Prime. He also worked on some of the back story. Plus, check out that awesome Bill Sienkiewicz cover.


Actually, given that a year or two earlier, Larry Hama basically created the GI Joe team out of whole cloth for Marvel and Hasbro, that's not at all surprising. Cool to find that I've got Smilin' Stan Lee ultimately to thank for most of my more cherished childhood nostalgia moments. Smile
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The Xenos



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:09 pm Reply with quote
Yeah. How awesome is Larry Hama? Ok, we can ignore that short stint on Batman in the 00s. Still awesome.

Also, on an unrelated note of Larry Hama awesomeness, check out this story from Chris Priest on race relations in the Marvel office. (Hama being Japanese American and Priest and others being African American.)
http://www.digital-priest.com/comics/adventures/frames/chips2.htm
(You can scroll down to ' 3. enter the dragon'.)
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aluria



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 5:27 pm Reply with quote
Go Mainframe Entertainment! Beast Wars was a great series. I have seen the opening and ending of it in Japanese and boy, I couldn't stop laughing the first time, especially the opening. The english version is instrumental and fits the animation perfectly. The japanese version is this disco like song going "War war da da da DA stop it!". I have to admit, the song it catchy. Laughed how in true Japanese fashion, when the opening theme finished, all the maximals were posing.
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