Petition to Re-Commence Marvel G1 Continuity

[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!

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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

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.

[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.