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https://i.imgur.com/QKmiR5b.jpg https://i.imgur.com/UHYEVxc.jpg Just going to do some random thoughts today. -In early comics, especially this first arc, I treated W. and Raider as a comedy duo. Raider's the straight man that hates his job and W's the funny man and crazy boss. -Much like W. himself, I need to address Desert Claw in a similar fashion. Desert Claw was created to be W's version of Cobra Commander, the silly 80's cartoon one. Desert Claw looks like a stereotypical terrorist at the time and might come off badly to some. Later on I do reveal in a bio (which I may post at some point) that he comes from a family that helps spread discord in the world. For example, his father was a Nazi. -Tuskie is named here. Believe or not, he may very well be the most developed character in the comic. It takes a while to get there though. At one point I considered giving him a real name starting with W so he could replace W. in the title, but never got that far. -First cliffhanger. Most parts end something like this with either a cliffhanger or a plot reveal. -Starting with this comic, I had to use stands on figures. I try to hide them better in later comics. Tomorrow: the introduction of Archangel, my brother, as we try to escape the Desert Claw. |
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https://i.imgur.com/3wKt4l2.jpg https://i.imgur.com/y8aAys1.jpg NOTES: -Archangel_B4U. My brother. I don't see him in the online fandom to often, but I believe he's a member on TFW2005. If you've read ATTF #1, he's there...and looking very different. Both me and him were never happy with the GI Joe Muskrat being used for him. -I ad libbed most of this first arc and didn't do good photo coverage. I would take a picture and move onto the next pose. Basically what I'm saying is these photos are awful. -First "death" of the comic. Honestly, I just needed the monster out of the way. -How did Archangel get the umbrella? I don't know! Yes, I'm pointing out my own continuity errors. Someone has to. -"Fuck" is said. I don't do that to often. You will see "slag" more often though. I hadn't learned of what it meant in the UK yet and I only knew it as the catch all curse from Beast Wars. Tomorrow: The conclusion of Escape From the Himalayas. There's 5 parts in this arc, but the 5th part is just a short epilogue so I'm going to post it up with Part IV. |
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https://i.imgur.com/K5AQvoz.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zHGiqmf.jpg https://i.imgur.com/r44OFpa.jpg https://i.imgur.com/TCKGQmt.jpg -This is the most self-contained arc. Beginning, middle, end, with little in way of setting up or leading into the next arc. That changes with the next arc and never stops. -Part IV starts a running gag about Desert Claw's name. W. can not get it right. Also, in yesterday's comic Desert Claw got my name wrong, but that's him being a mean villain. W. literally can not remember Claw's name. -I remember a conscious decision to make the throwing joke. I wanted Blade to completely fail at something. I also really like the pile of skipped over weapons to this day. -I like how I made walls to fill in the play set's missing walls, but then couldn't keep the back drop out of frame. I use this set later to much better effect. -Chekhov's umbrella. I just wanted to say that. -I didn't think I'd have to mention this until the next comic, but I should address it now. These are not the original copies of the comic. At some point I realized the font was to small and wanted to correct some typos and other things. This is that re-edited version and the biggest change is here. There was a flight stand from I think ToyBiz Marvel Legends that I edited out as best as I could. I think it turned out well considering what I had to work with. Either way, I love how dumb this ending is. -You can tell this was made a decade ago because if I made it now W. would be yelling "I'm Mary Poppins, y'all!" Just saying, Guardian of the Galaxy totally stole that gag from me. :P -The Epilogue part was just me wanting a "next time Gadget" line from Claw. The Zelda get item joke I used again later. To soon if you ask me. Tommorrow comes the terror that is Leader-1 and his Zombie Go-Bots. |
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https://i.imgur.com/cS4mMsn.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qpGyXtI.jpg https://i.imgur.com/yNEV041.jpg -I believe Go-Bots is spelled a few different ways in these comics, so I just left them as is so long as it reads Go-Bots in some way. -I love the hand drawn White House Set. I still have it to. Wish I had done more of those. Maybe I'll do that for a comic I've been thinking about and having a hard time finding something to use for a background. -Character intro: Wolfangel, my brother's girlfriend, now wife (That might be a spoiler now that I think about it). I didn't know what to do with her every on and it's not helped by the fact that, at the tme, women action figures in that scale weren't that plentiful and I had to settle for a Baroness with removable glasses. Ignore the Cobra emblem on her chest. I paint over that before season 1 is over. -I still like the Clinton joke. -Forum characters: I never said what forum this comic started on, Transfandom. One thing I decided to do is fill some side character roles with forum members. The first was Wonko and I can't remember why. Might've just been the funny name. There's a lot more in the next arc. I don't regret putting forum characters in the comic, but I don't think I would today unless I knew them in person or a long time. -Blade completely destorys the 4th wall here. In these early comics, everyone was kind of self aware about being in a comic. Later I made a rule that only W. knows that. -First bit of TAOWAR lore. GI Joe was disbanded and Hasbro makes toys. Oddly enough, right around this time was when the 25th GI Joe line was starting. Side note, there's a small cameo by a future character in the flashback. -And knowing is half the battle! aka low hanging fruit comedy. -Suddenly, Cy-Kill in the square shaped oval office. The White House's security is at it's finest today. -Ladies and gentlemen, the villain of season 1: Leader-1. Why is he a villain? Beacuse Hasbro named a Minicon after him. That's motive right there. -I love henchmen. They're like W, but not in charge and I can kill them off afterward. Tomorrow: Jokes that make no sense in hindsight, an attempted big fight scene, and a deleted scene as the Zombie Go-Bots attack the White House. |
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https://i.imgur.com/GBYcV3N.jpg https://i.imgur.com/1e7wjWo.jpg -Some of the weapons here have stuck with the characters. The sword Blade is using is even named later. I had limited swords at the time, so Archangel got a sword neither of us were happy with, but I never did get to replace it with something better. Whoops. -Thought about correcting the spelling error of "I can shotgun!" but honestly the error makes me laugh. -The Reboot gag...because LOL random humor was in at the time and I needed to switch Blade and Archangel to the new bodies. -Both figures go through revisions later on (mainly Blade's coat and Archangel's hat), but this is generally how they look for the rest of the comic. For a better idea of what these figures look like later on, take a look at the header at the beginning, that was made in late season 2. -If I had known Aaron Archer was the designer of that Jar Jar toy, I would've used it for something else later. -While I don't think the Icon joke works well in hindsight due to world rules I put in place later, the icons were used later on in a Halloween Special to put on costumes. I may post that in October if I remember. I really like that comic. -Wow, look at all the characters with guns. I'm not saying I don't use guns now, but I use them far less and this comic is a good example of why. -Hey look, the first Transformer in the comic, Cliffjumper. He comes out of no where, has 2 lines, dies 3 panels later, and the joke? The toy came with no weapons, that's the joke. I want to say that this is the worst example of lol random humor in the comic, but I fear it will prove me wrong. -Look at those bullets. I will never claim my effects are great or even good, but I've improved since this. -Filler fight lines aka times when I steal lines from fiction I enjoy. -Hey, it's Spay-C! We'll talk about him later. -Edited out the stand holding Archangel when he attacks Spay-C. I can not remember if that was in the original or the re-edit, but I believe it was the re-edit. -The 2 panels where Wolfangel stays behind were originally cut. It was also longer. At the time I thought it was too serious. In the re-edit, I added it back in and shorten it to this just so you knew she was stying behind. Tomorrow: A tree, a captain, and a dingy! |
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https://i.imgur.com/01X9J0F.jpg https://i.imgur.com/WetURmu.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XvuLldW.jpg -The U.S.S. Flounder. This is actually a toy my brother had left over from childhood. I can't rememory how this made it into the comic, but I believe it was just us joking around. -I like to think my water effects got better, but I do kind of miss just how cartoony this looks. -Jack Sparrow. This was before even the hardcore fans were sick of Pirates of the Caribbean. I mainly put him in here for practice at writing characters with a different way of speaking. -Yep, Leader-1 wants Aaron Archer. That is the plot. -Now for one of my favorites: the Pretty Tree disguise. I frankly love everything about this scene. It has exposition, it has this laughably bad disguise that would fool no one fooling everyone, and Spay-C with doofy lines. But enough of tooting my own horn, I still just really like how this scene turned out. -W. is singing (bad) parody lyrics for the Touch. -Suddenly giant monster. They are quite common in the ocean between DC and New York...Can you tell I was paying no mind to geography when I wrote this? -Hey, the first anime attack! More on that next time. Also, Star the Wanderer shows up. Like my brother, I used a figure I happened to have at the time. This one stuck for the longest time, though I did later change to the black version later. Like Archangel, he has a different toy used in ATTF#1 and once TAOWAR is over, if/when he appears he'll be using that toy. Tomorrow: The Safehouse, even more new characters, and a muppet! |
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https://i.imgur.com/fee6z6j.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3R8j8t5.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zSL9SQo.jpg https://i.imgur.com/9mMSg8b.jpg -The Safehouse aka the 2003 TMNT Lair. This became the main set for Filler Funnies, specials, etc. for most of the run. I believe much later I reveal that this is actaully the lair the Turtles used, but they had already moved out. -Yes, Yoda is in this comic and he is a long time supporting character. He even gets some fights later. Much like Jack, I was trying to find characters that talk different. -It's mentioned later on in this comic, but this Scarlett is not THE Scarlet, she is the original Scarlet's daughter. This Scarlett's real name is Renee O'Hara. I do more with her later, but for now she's mainly just Star's girlfriend and sidekick. -Kai Blast: I've been calling them anime attacks up until now. I don't remember why I went with Kai Blast, but I know I was aiming for something easy to remember and cliche sounding. -Now for even more characters! Think the comic has too many character yet? Too bad, there's more coming! -So GI Joe...I never explained them in the comic proper. I made a one off comic explaining them, but I frankly find it a dry read. It's a comic that I'll probably only post if end up posting every comic. All you need to know is GI Joe was reformed privately. That Duke is not THE Duke or related in any way. The rest are the original characters. They're here to be the heroes to are defeated by the big bad. -Once again this is the re-edit. The original has basically the same lines explaining the Kai Blasts, but I went back and made it more closely resemble the final format of Kai Blasts. There were originally just the 4 Elements. I also added colors. -Now I remember why I kept the name Kai Blast. Because I wanted Yoda to say KB Toys. -I'll be commenting on Kai Blasts as they appear proper. -Because the umbrella wasn't enough, W. had to have a plunger. I also mentioned I reused that Zelda gag to soon. Here it is. -Oh look, the bad also has a Kai Blast in the comic to introduces the concept, what a shocker. Also, no, you're not going to see it yet. -Perfect Fatal Blast is based on the Spirit Ball (not bomb) from Dragon Ball. It's simple and useful. Aside from Blade's Kai Blast, it might be the most used. I believe the the extra effects in panel were added in the re-edit. Original just had the ball forming -The Libertas and Aether terms were added in the re-edit. I don't think it's ever explained better, but Aether is the Element of the soul. Think of it as the non-elemental. -And now the comic turns into MST3K for the rest of the comic. I had no idea how to end this one on a funny note, so this happened. Tomorrow: THERE WILL BE RUM. |
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https://i.imgur.com/84gxAw5.jpg https://i.imgur.com/zv0s9pq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ckWju5a.jpg And bonus for today, the one Filler Funny I mentioned before. https://i.imgur.com/sIi1bp2.jpg -Kai Blast: Destructive Hand of Unicron. This Kai Blast is an in joke with my brother. For a few years I had Armada Unicron on a shelf next to be door and every time he walked into my room he had to light up Unicron's hand and yelling "Burning Finger!" So of course when it was time to give him a Kai Blast it was going to be this. So yeah, this is based on the Burning/God Gundam's Burning/God Finger attack, but with an Unicron element added to it. -The cross eyed was a happy accident found in editing. -And now Roger talks because I can't go one comic without a new character. Roger is just a side character that is just there. At some point I planned for him to be writing the comic, but I never did anything with it. -Suddenly, rum. So this is the everybody gets drunk issue. Enjoy -Every so often I allow Yoda to break his sentence structure. He does it once here and I don't think I let him do it again until near the end. -The Jedi mind trick joke still puts a smile on my face. -Kai Blast: Stone Passion Wack. This is the joke Kai Blast. W. uses it to better effect later on as the real version of it forms a rock in front of the plunger and throws it. Basically, W. has the power to throw rocks. Also, the pose is generally a magical girl pose. -Drunken Yoda is the best. He talks correctly and uses slang. Also, he burns things. -Kai Blast: Metallic Summoning Execution. You thought the comic had to many characters before? Blade's Kai Blast is a character generator! MWHAHA! Surprisingly there's only been 9 different summons so far. So yeah, it's a summoning technique. Blade can summon many different Water (and a couple of Ice) based Transformers. The Kai Blast itself is based on my love for Final Fantasy summons and the visual scroll + blood of Naruto summons. -First Summon: Seaspray. Thing to note about Summoned TFs is that most are my own versions of the characters, so they will acted differently sometimes. Like here, Seaspray's entire personality is says "my bubbles," a line from Finding Nemo. One day I might upgrade him to the TR toy, but the personality is likely to stay. -You may ask if Blade Raider is me. The answer is yes, but I don't drink. There are no other differences. (There's a lot of other differences) -The narrator has some meta jokes here. I probably should've just cut al that. -The Filler Funny. Doesn't look important, does it? Like that Gnome C-what was his name again? Either way, he's a is a completely forgettable side character. Seriously though, Gnome Prime (as I properly named him later) is a background for the rest of season 1 and gets a bigger role in season 2. Also, Tomorrow: Does the comic not have enough Transformers or Transformers fans for you? Lucky for you tomorrow Botcon 2007...as a tournament arc. |
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https://i.imgur.com/wIMkfSn.jpg https://i.imgur.com/3QFjQnq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/AThcTnS.jpg https://i.imgur.com/KcjNuTR.jpg https://i.imgur.com/38otlYL.jpg -I said I wasn't going to edit anything beyond spelling errors, I lied. However, I will give my reasons why when we get to those lines. -This is the first comic to have colored narration boxes as all the characters recap events. I do this a few times. I may have to re-edit some down the line to make them readable, but the ones here seem to be okay. -Second Summon: Deepdive. The submarine Minicon from Cybertron. His personality is mafia thug. Forgot to mention last time that the first 3 Summons have full profile pages in the same format as W. and Claw. -I mentioned that the re-edit from years ago created a plot hole. Here it is. In the re-edit, Yoda says Blade can't summon the set until he's summoned all 5. 2 are currently summoned when this line is said. I fixed it, changed to the training being completed once all were summoned. I would've changed it back to the original line, but it's been lost over the years. -Third Summon: Shortround. Hey, look who's here! Aside from those that appear in ATTF #1, Shortround is the only other character to appear in both comics (in fact, ATTF #32 is a re-edit of a Filler Funny). I love this character. He breaks the 4th wall in that he sees everything as a toy. Of course, he's based on the tiny bio Hasbro gave him. Like Seaspray and Deepdive, he has a profile, but Shortround has a double page one. -I sadly didn't use the Galaxy Force News Report as much as I wanted. Still love the name though. -Aaron Archer. Yeah, I started running out of toys. I knew Aaron Archer had designed Optimus Minor so I used that. If I had known that he designed all the Jar Jar toys, I would've used that instead. -I believe the Angry Archer reference was always there as the character was revealed at Botcon 07 and this comic was made after. -Forum character: HMRC4EVR. If you know of any of the people the forum characters are based on, it's probably Headmaster Don here. Like with Archer, I was running low on toys and I finally used Energon Arcee and said he was the Headmaster. If I made this today, it would be TR Arcee, of course. -Side note, I just realized I've been mispelling HMRC4EVR's screen name for 11 years! Much like "Go-Bots" I'm not willing fix all those errors. -The panel talking about how the Headmaster-ing works is the other panel I changed. Why? Because it was a bad line and implies something that shouldn't be implied. If this line had been Blade or W. I would've left it alone, but I put the line in a friend's mouth and I didn't like that. -The hat gag is something that happens in real life...I regret nothing. Also, this might be the only time you see Archangel without the hat on. -More random side characters with BBBB and Little Zaku. They aren't based on anyone, just here to move things forward. -Oh god, 5 more forum characters. Haven't seen a lot of these guys in ages. The only one of these I still talk to on a regular basis is Paladin. Once again I was running low on toys, otherwise I would've made them Joes. Agent X lasts the longest in the comic , but only because he ran a different comic on the same forum. I treat him as an extra W. Why? because I hate myself like that. -For those that might not remember, at Botcon 07 they screened the 07 Transformers movie a couple of weeks before the release everywhere. -If I remember correctly the original idea was to have a tournament arc here regardless to let everyone get use to the Kai Blasts. The Botcon theming came after I had gotten back and wanted to do both ideas. Honestly I think it works fairly well in the plotline. Tommorrow, the first 4 rounds of the tournament and an uninvited guest! |
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https://i.imgur.com/q4uO4mY.jpg https://i.imgur.com/tkPeMMp.jpg https://i.imgur.com/94huDBE.jpg https://i.imgur.com/yObxmyw.jpg -Blade's lines about being disabled, please ignore them. It will be explained much, much later. It's bad writing. -The background for the tournament is the back side of the TMNT lair playset used for the Safe House. -Round 1: is straight forward. Star, who by the way did not actually go with us to Botcon that year but is here because he's a core cast character, wins because Archangel is new at this. Simple as that. -There is a 2 panel verison of most of the main character's Kai Blasts, just for drama flare. This is mostly dropped later on. -Round 2: If you haven't figured it out Metalsamamon was a MISB collector, hence the box. He's Kai Blast is the Wargreymon attack Terra Force, which is a real attack from Digimon. From time to time I'll do that. -Round 3: Simple sword fight and I think it's one of the only battle without a Kai Blast in it. -Round 4: Paladin has a Kai Blast named in the next comic. Honestly didn't think this through with these figures. A lot of them have limited articulation, so Paladin gets one that doesn't need him to move a lot. He takes Agent X down fast and we're all okay with that. -I still like the arm and leg joke. That broken Go-Bot toy was made for this scene. -Who could possibly be pointing at the Leader-1?! I mean, that Claw could be anyone! Tomorrow: Semifinals. Plus, every single new character introduced is a Transformer. |
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