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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2009 12:19:42 GMT
Hey everyone, the All Hail Megatron writer Shane McCarthy has taken part in a Q&A with OneShallStand.com. He's talking about reactions to his work, but mainly the flak he's been getting. See what you think - www.oneshallstand.com/articles/shane-mccarthy.html |
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Post by blueshift on Jan 16, 2009 14:15:50 GMT
Good one! I'd literally e-mailed him the other day asking for an interview. Pipped at the post again!
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Jan 16, 2009 16:34:59 GMT
That surprises me - Furman's gotten away with a lot of gratuitous destruction at IDW and Titan, Animated has had big battles and damage caused, and the movie has a city being blasted up! Wonder what it was Hasbro objected to with AHM? I've been dissed!  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2009 11:10:19 GMT
Cast into the same bracket as Readers Digest eh Charles? It can't be good. Blueshift, sorry for stealing your thunder, but it's worth trying for the interview anyway because Shane is pretty accommodating but takes a while to send the Q&A replies. Chances are if you get your interview in now it'll be a month or two before you're ready to publish.
By the way I've swapped the link above to the completed interview (with pics etc).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2009 14:52:45 GMT
Oops my thread on the IDW boards has been locked for causing an argument. I posted a link to the interview there and it degenerated a bit into squabbling between AHM-philes and critics and has now been nipped in the bud.
I don't know whether to feel proud or cheesed off.
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 21, 2009 14:56:39 GMT
Well it seems, recently, like any negative discussions about AHM have been locked/deleted by The Powers That Be on the IDW Boards.
Steve, you should be proud of the interview itself, but cheesed off at the lack of professionalism of those at IDW that can't seem to handle criticism.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 21, 2009 15:05:37 GMT
I'm sorry to see that happen Steve. It's just another sorry note in the descent into madness that has become the IDW forums.
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Jan 21, 2009 15:49:47 GMT
I think the powers-that-be (writer Chris Mowry in this case) decided the thread had degenerated into a series of personal attacks between posters, which is a shame. I didn't think it was that bad, just a small minority having a pop at each other.
Thanks for the compliments on the interview anyway, I'm not sure I got Shane to completely bare his soul about the choices he made, and obviously there are people who weren't convinced by some of his answers. Fair play to him for agreeing to the Q&A though as he could have told me to sod off and avoided the flak altogether.
It's generated a bit of traffic for me so I can't complain.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 21, 2009 19:27:04 GMT
Oops my thread on the IDW boards has been locked for causing an argument. I posted a link to the interview there and it degenerated a bit into squabbling between AHM-philes and critics and has now been nipped in the bud. I don't know whether to feel proud or cheesed off. Oh for goodness sakes. You are within your right to be cheesed off. It was a perfectly decent interview and McCarthy was fine in it so I'm not sure what's there to cause an arguement. IDW really need to shut their TF board. It's reached the stage of becoming toxic for their brand. It's actively putting me off a lot of the companies output now. -Ralph |
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Post by blueshift on Jan 21, 2009 20:16:09 GMT
I have to agree, I used to go there every day, its painful to log on now
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 21, 2009 20:31:50 GMT
Here's what should happen;
On the IDW Forums;
Dick: "I read issue 8 of Bow Before Birdbrain today. I quite liked the artwork but I didn't much care for the dialogue or pacing."
Dom: "I am afraid I disagree. I loved Icepick's line about climate control and I'm glad the Pretender Monsters are joint leaders of the Decepticons."
Meanwhile, in real life;
Dick: "Darling, put down that wallpaper scraper. I need to speak to you."
Denise: "What is it?"
Dick: "Someone on the Internet has a disagreed with me."
Denise: "We've been disagreeing about the colour we're going to paint the kitchen for over three months. It's only a comic. What the fuck? Move on."
Dick: "Yeah, you're right."
Back on the forums;
Dick: "Thanks for sharing your opinion. I don't really know you that well and I'll probably never meet you, so whether you share my opinion or not, it's cool."
Dom: "Cool. Ooh, issue 9 is out next week. I can't wait. I love Transformers comics. Whee!"
Dick: "Cool."
Deep within IDW HQ;
Editor-person: "Looks like some people are liking Bow Before Birdbrain, and some aren't. Well, they pay $3.99 an issue so each reader is equally entitled to their own opinion. I don't need to ban/delete/lock anyone or anything today. Ooh... my paycheck! Cool!"
In the kitchen;
Denise: "Are you going to help me or sit on the Internet all cocking day long?"
The End.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 21, 2009 20:35:18 GMT
Couldn't put it better myself!
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 21, 2009 20:35:37 GMT
I would pay good money to read Bow Before Birdbrain.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Jan 21, 2009 20:46:55 GMT
I would pay good money to read Bow Before Birdbrain. -Ralph Are you thinking what I'm thinking? |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 21, 2009 20:49:05 GMT
I'm not sure. There's a lot of porn in there right now.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Jan 21, 2009 21:05:51 GMT
Find me an artist Ralph, I have an IDEA brewing This idea might include Birdbrain Or sausages  |
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 21, 2009 21:17:14 GMT
*throws stick at nearest artist*
-Ralph
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Post by charlesrocketboy on Jan 21, 2009 22:59:27 GMT
Bow Before Birdbrain... the Pretender Monsters are joint leaders of the Decepticons Damn you Graham, I want to read this now. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2009 11:29:57 GMT
I want to read about the ongoing strife between Dick and Denise. I sense trouble brewing, and her down-to-earth realism is a perfect antidote to the convoluted melodrama of the more popular soap operas my own other half persists in watching and getting frustrated with.
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Post by Gav on Jan 22, 2009 13:31:23 GMT
I haven't read any of IDW's TF stuff really apart from Optimus, Nightbeat, Kup and Shockwave's Spotlights. AHM intruiges me, but i'll wait till the final verdict on the story as a whole before splashing out on what may be a squashed jobbie of a book.
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Post by chrisl on Jan 22, 2009 13:32:42 GMT
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 25, 2009 21:40:42 GMT
I want to read about the ongoing strife between Dick and Denise. I sense trouble brewing, and her down-to-earth realism is a perfect antidote to the convoluted melodrama of the more popular soap operas my own other half persists in watching and getting frustrated with. Real Life continues; Denise: "Dick! I asked you to help me with the painting!" Dick: "Shush now. I am letting the rest of the world know what I think of the Transformers movie comic sequel Reign Of Big Daddy." Denise: "What? Are you sure you're on a Transformers site?" On the Internet; Dom: "Sorry Dick, but putting flames on Big Daddy is abomination to G1." Dick: "But the G1 version of Big Daddy _did_ have flames." Dom: "Not in my personal canon, he didn't." Dick: "Jackass." Real Life, twenty seconds later; Dick: "Whatthe? Denise! I've been banned from the forum!" Denise: "Well, good. Now maybe you can help." Dick: "What now?" Denise: "We still need to finish the kitchen. And then there's the new nursery." Dick: "But the Internet..." Denise: "Dick! Be a man and grab a paintbrush. I can't believe I'm carrying your baby. I mean, how did that happen?" Dick (thrusts his hips three times): "Rumble! Frenzy! EJECT!" The end? |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 25, 2009 21:42:05 GMT
hahahaha!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2009 10:07:27 GMT
Has Graham been secretly filming my house?
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 26, 2009 11:50:44 GMT
Thrilling!
-Ralph
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 26, 2009 13:00:33 GMT
I haven't been secretly filming anyone's house! Not since that court order.
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Post by grahamthomson on Jan 26, 2009 13:05:54 GMT
Denise and Dick need closure!!
The Internet continues;
Dom: "Bow Before Birdbrain issue 9 arrived today! I am so loving this series. It's got everything I want: Pretenders! Monsters! Pretender Monsters!"
(No reply.)
Dom: "Hah! Where are the haterz now?"
(No reply.)
Dom: "Huh. Where'd everyone go?"
(No reply.)
Dom: "This isn't much fun."
Real Life;
Denise: "You've done me proud, Dick. The kitchen looks fantastic! Thanks!"
Dick: "Not too shabby, eh?"
Denise: "Tell you what. I'll put the kettle on and you can pop back online."
Dick: "No point."
Denise: "Why's that?"
Dick: "Been banned. Now I have no one to talk about Transformers comics with."
Denise: "Is it really that necessary? Can't you just enjoy it for what it is? I mean, I watch Brollyoaks every evening, but I don't have some pathological need to share my thoughts with the Internet."
Dick: "But how is anyone going to know that my opinion is better than theirs?"
Meanwhile, deep inside the Towers That Be of the Powers That Be;
Editor-person: "Sales are flagging, our forum's a ghost town since we banned all the naysayers, and Bow Before Birdbrain didn't meet the readers' expectations."
McWriter: "They don't know shit! Didn't you see the fawning, but unattributed, praise on my blog?"
Writerman: "I hate to say it, but I think we need to go back to the "tion" series."
Editor-person: "You're right. Got any ideas?"
Writerman: "As it happens, I do. We need to get back to the continuation of Infiltration, Escalation, Devestation, Revelation..."
Editor-person: "Aaanndd..."
Writerman: "Well I think we should go with the theme of rebuilding, you know, let the readers know that we know what they like. So after the events of Bow Before Birdbrain, I want a squad of Autobots back on Earth to help rebuild everything."
Editor-person: "Go on."
Writerman: "And instead of the usual cast, I'm thinking of throwing in some obscure characters. I want Erector to be the lead."
Editor-person: "You want Erector to be the lead in a 6-issue mini-series that rhymes with "tion"?"
Writerman: "Yes. Yes I do."
Real Life;
Dick: "Here you go, sweetheart, a nice cup of tea. Put your feet up."
Denise: "Thanks, but I really want to get the nursery finished."
Dick: "I'll sort it, don't you worry."
Denise: "My hero. I'm dizzy."
Dick (points wet paintbrush at Denise): "You want an Applechalk White nose?"
Denise: "Oh, by the way, your latest batch of comics arrived this morning."
Dick: "I saw."
Denise: "Not going to rush to read them then tell the Internet how you feel about them?"
Dick: "Maybe later."
The end.
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 26, 2009 13:07:16 GMT
Will Erector meet Birdbrain? I must know!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Jan 26, 2009 14:13:57 GMT
Indeed, these are the important questions of our time!
Andy
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Post by blueshift on Jan 26, 2009 18:41:23 GMT
Bow Before Birdbrain is written! :v
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