Petition to Re-Commence Marvel G1 Continuity

[Hursticon]

Courtesy of TFW2005.com (http://www.tfw2005.com/), Simon Furman and Andrew Wildman have expressed interest in picking up where they left off with the original G1 Marvel Comic Continuity and have put the idea to IDW, see here (http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/simon-furman-ready-to-be-back-with-transformers-g1-issue-81-time-for-a-support-171816/) and here (http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/comics-16/andrew-wildman-shares-his-thoughts---the-transformers-81-petition-171844/). :eek::cool:
There is now an online petition to IDW to take the pair up on their proposal, so head on over and sign your names (http://www.petitiononline.com/tf81idw/petition.html) guys!. ;):D

[Sky Shadow]

Wow, a petition that people are actually interested in signing and not just taking the piss! I sincerely hope this pans out (particularly since it's exactly what I suggested eleven months ago: http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=7579)

[fatbot]

Dunno if this has been posted already, bit I thought it was interesting.

Andrew Wildman on Will there be a Transformers #81? :http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=15432&ss=as

And the petition:

http://www.petitiononline.com/tf81idw/petition.html

[Sharky]

i would love to see this happen and with the sucess of the continuation of gijoe. why shouldnt it be explored...

[optimus1]

I see this as more likely to happen for Free Comic Book Day (if they havn't already said which comics will be available)

Hopefully though the G1 series does get a look in and ignores the events of the US G2 series.

Also added myself to the online petition :)

[Sky Shadow]

I see this as more likely to happen for Free Comic Book Day (if they havn't already said which comics will be available)

They obviously won't have time to make it before this year's FCBD issue anyway, but fingers crossed for 2012.

[optimus1]

They obviously won't have time to make it before this year's FCBD issue anyway, but fingers crossed for 2012.

C'mon 2012 - 21 years since the end of the series (it was 1991 wasn't it?)

[bassbot]

Heya, i don't get here often enough!!! awesome to see the links above!
we've got over 500 signatures but want more!

if you go to Simon's blog (simonfurman.wordpress.com) you can see a Q+A that I did with him recently and his answer to Q6 is what got this thing started. DecepticonsRule and I on the IDW forums couldn't imagine such a quick response!

If you're on facebook we have a page there you can like and we're on twitter as well.
Follow us @TF81fromIDW and visit us on facebook here (http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Want-Simon-Furman-and-G1-TF-81-from-IDW/113954648684693)

Cheers!

[GoktimusPrime]

C'mon 2012 - 21 years since the end of the series (it was 1991 wasn't it?)
That was the end of the US series. The UK series ended in 1992.

If you're on facebook we have a page there you can like and we're on twitter as well.
Follow us @TF81fromIDW and visit us on facebook here (http://www.facebook.com/pages/We-Want-Simon-Furman-and-G1-TF-81-from-IDW/113954648684693)

Cheers!

I got Facebook, but I can't access it from here. :( Hopefully Taiwan's internet won't be as filtered... otherwise it'll have to wait till I get back to AU. That and I can directly express my support to Wildman too. :)

So continuing where G1 ended... does this mean they're going to try to bridge G1 with G2 (e.g. explain how Megatron lost his psychic link with Ratchet, how Optimus Prime and Grimlock became "un-Action-Masterered", how/why the Transformers left Earth, or at least the Autobots - and giving their inter-galactic beacon to G.I. Joe etc.), or are they just gonna ignore G2 altogether? I'd like to see them try to fill in some of the continuity gaps between G1 and G2.

[bassbot]

Simon mentions he'd continue straight from #80 and ignore G2 as, in his words, "it was quite 90's"

[Lord_Zed]

Too bad I would have liked a proper G2 ending. An extension of the classic G1 comic would be awesome, though I do wonder wether they would A: Remember continuity this many years later and B: Continue using the same cast of characters rather than revert to Optimus and Megatron and co dominated stories. eg: More than just the usual G1 crew.

IDW have already started a continuation of the old MArvel Gi Joe comic written by Larry Hama so I would think that this would be on the cards for Transformers too. That said I noticed there are continuity eras in the new comic with a dead character returned, and some history missing, so It makes me wonder about these 15-20 odd year latter continuations.

Good idea though I will go sign, given current TF comics don't interesst me much.

[Lordy]

Good idea though I will go sign, given current TF comics don't interesst me much.Agreed, the current IDW comics are boring and dull. Kinda makes the Dreamwave stuff look very good.

[Sky Shadow]

I juts LOLed at the fact that someone called "Kevin Roller" wrote "If it doesn't override G2 then I support this". Hmm... I wonder who that is. :p

[Lord_Zed]

I juts LOLed at the fact that someone called "Kevin Roller" wrote "If it doesn't override G2 then I support this". Hmm... I wonder who that is. :p

Someone with this head screwed on right..... wait what am I saying. ;)

[bassbot]

so, are there any more people out there interested in this?!? we have 1200 signatures on the petition, but that's hardly enough to even convince IDW to look at it properly I reckon!

[griffin]

An article on Newsrama website (http://www.newsarama.com/comics/transformers-fans-petition-idw-110425.html) about the petition, and Simon Furman's thoughts on it and what he'd like to do with it.

The petition is currently at 1774, but IDW might not be interested unless they can reach 10,000... which is a long way to go (and a month old now).

[Robzy]

Well, I signed... so here's hoping...

[Sky Shadow]

Issue #81 Interview:

http://www.allspark.com/content/view/8901/16/

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/1949/tf81.jpg

[kristofferrer]

i signed the petition.

[bassbot]

thanks for signing! man we have some cool art being submitted from people!!!
Over 2200 signatures now. The last fortnight has been very encouraging. Hopefully people that are going to conventions can keep getting the word out.

Email me @ tf81fromidw@gmail.com if you want a flyer to spread around town. I've got some at Phantom Zone parramatta currently. :)

[GoktimusPrime]

Is there an online version of the flyer for people to d/l and print? Cos I always carry around a cache of OTCA mini-flyers with me (I just gave out another one today) -- I can easily give out flyers for this petition too... and I'm sure a few of us might be willing to print out and distribute them at Dark of the Moon sessions in cinemas.

[liegeprime]

Im # 2305 on the sign list hehehe :D still a loooong way to go though:(

[bassbot]

CHEERS LIEGEPRIME!!!

Hey guys, if you want to give out flyers please email me at tf81fromidw@gmail.com

I'll send through the pdf. I'm going to be working on a new one as well. keep it fresh!

[Paulbot]

Seibertron reposted some art (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/is-there-life-in-transformers-81/21967/) from Guido Guidi's DeviantArt with an 80's colouring look. I'd doubt they'd colour a modern comic in full like this commercially, but it does look good. I'd buy a copy of the BotCon Games of Deception comic recoloured like this (that was #81 enough for me).

[Sky Shadow]

Seibertron reposted some art (http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/is-there-life-in-transformers-81/21967/) from Guido Guidi's DeviantArt with an 80's colouring look. I'd doubt they'd colour a modern comic in full like this commercially, but it does look good. I'd buy a copy of the BotCon Games of Deception comic recoloured like this (that was #81 enough for me).

I love it. I think that's completely how they should do it. I prefer the benday dots and retro colouring, and it would definitely make the comic stand out from the 21st Century crowd.

[5FDP]

I love it. I think that's completely how they should do it.

+1 :D

[bassbot]

Guido's stuff is great. I'll hopefully have a new flyer ready over the weekend!

[Hursticon]

I love it. I think that's completely how they should do it. I prefer the benday dots and retro colouring, and it would definitely make the comic stand out from the 21st Century crowd.


+1 :D

+2 :eek::cool:
I'd personally like to see a little more than 4-5 colours per frame though - Keep the benday dot approach but with a greater colour palette variety IMO. ;)

[bowspearer]

Dunno if this has been posted already, bit I thought it was interesting.

Andrew Wildman on Will there be a Transformers #81? :http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=15432&ss=as

And the petition:

http://www.petitiononline.com/tf81idw/petition.html

If anything, wouldn't it be G2 Issue13? Either way I'd also love to see it happen.

[Iacon's Demise]

Signed :)

I miss Die Cast Construction as well

[bassbot]

If anything, wouldn't it be G2 Issue13? Either way I'd also love to see it happen.

In the original Q+A that I did with Simon (check out here (http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2011/03/), he mentioned going back to Marvel US G1, and that he'd prefer at first to leave G2 alone. He's mentioned it a couple of times in interviews since, saying that as the proposed series progressed (here's hoping) he could tie in threads, seeds or references to G2.

The new flyer in comic style should be ready tomorrow night btw!!!

[tjparkside]

signed the petition!
cheers & thanks for making me aware of this! :D

[Scattershot]

Signed!

[bassbot]

thanks TJ and Scattershot!!!

[Sky Shadow]

This is a decent start:

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/5813/transformersjapanesemar.jpg

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/japanese-transformers-40/generations-2011-volume-2-comic-art-preview-172743/

[Quickstrike]

Guido Guidi is the greatest.

[mannix59]

Signed!

Guido's artwork looks perfect for #81

[Sharky]

From SDCC

Written by Simon Furman and pencilled by Andrew Wildman.

The duo will return in 2012 to continue the original Generation 1 story.

#81 - #100

[bowspearer]

The jury is still out for me in terms of how they handle the G2 storyline. Even if they leave it alone, they can't exactly pretend it never happened either.

[Sharky]

The jury is still out for me in terms of how they handle the G2 storyline. Even if they leave it alone, they can't exactly pretend it never happened either.

they wont ignore it from what i hear

i guess time will tell and as the year progresses we will hear more

[Fonecrusher]

Congratd to all who voted, a victory for people power! Bassbot should be very proud. :D

[Sky Shadow]

Good.

[Bartrim]

Yay!. As someone who signed the petition I feel like I've made a difference:)

[bowspearer]

they wont ignore it from what i hear

i guess time will tell and as the year progresses we will hear more

Yeah but Furman also says he wants to leave it alone, so it could either go really well in that regard, or really poorly. Only time will tell.

[Hursticon]

Yay!. As someone who signed the petition I feel like I've made a difference:)

I sort of have a similar feeling, Bassbot should be quite overjoyed at this news! ;):D

[5FDP]

Awesome news. It gives me a reason to buy comics again.

[bassbot]

Yep! overjoyed and excited to say the least!!!
But mainly, I was one little person doing that felt like an opportunity was there. Personally it was fun and great to be a part of it.

So many artists that supported us AND everyone who voted!!! YAY!

But, I'm most excited for people like 5FDP to have a reason to grab a TF comic again!!! :)

[PrimulArchangel]

Awesome news. It gives me a reason to buy comics again.

I feel the exact same way . Now i hope my local comic shop gets them in, they dont get any TF comics in there anymore. Im gonna have to dust off my G1 comics and readl them all over again :D

[optimus1]

Hoooraaay!! Finally a modern (well sort of) Transformers Comic that I will probably get every issue of :D

[Sky Shadow]

Do I get a commission for coming up with this idea before anyone else including Simon Furman? :p http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=7579

[kup]

This is awesome news! I just hope the IDW rejects don't interfere and ruin it. This is a golden opportunity so I hope its treated with proper thought.


Do I get a commission for coming up with this idea before anyone else including Simon Furman? :p http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=7579

No. You are already rich from all the GPS royalties ;)

[Sky Shadow]

No. You are already rich from all the GPS royalties ;)

Royalties? Pfft - all I ever get is crumbled up bits of BlackZarak, Skyquake and Bristleback in the post, stickytaped to death threats. :p

[loophole]

guess i better finish reading the comics then...

[Hursticon]

I feel the exact same way . Now i hope my local comic shop gets them in, they dont get any TF comics in there anymore. Im gonna have to dust off my G1 comics and readl them all over again :D


guess i better finish reading the comics then...

I'm currently reading through them as we speak, I'm currently up to "The Bridge To Nowhere" and am really enjoying what I've read so far. :D
Hasbro totally needs to get on making a Scrounge figure with extendible 'Unique' fingers! ;):cool:


Do I get a commission for coming up with this idea before anyone else including Simon Furman? :p http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=7579

You could have a big olé hug from Hursticon? :p

[bassbot]

Do I get a commission for coming up with this idea before anyone else including Simon Furman? :p http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=7579

Wow, that thread is legend. Fun how you totally pushed the exact idea that people asked about and got this whole thing started!

[griffin]

Newsrama talk to Simon Furman (http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/07/29/petition-accepted-idws-transformers-81-official-for-2012/) about the project, detailing that there should be an issue #80.5 to catch up people who didn't follow Gen1, then a run of 20 issues that they hope to have start in the first half of next year.
Andrew Wildman is said to be included in the project, even though he said a couple years ago that he was "retiring" from Transformers.
It's also mentioned that they still only have about 27hundred signatures to the online petition, that hoped to get 10,000.