Livio Ramondelli Interview - Monstrosity and Robots in Disguise
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:54 am
One of the users over on the IDW discussion boards has been able to chat to Transformers artist Livio Ramondelli. They talked mostly about the current digital-first Monstrosity series, sequel to Autocracy, but there are some tidbits about the upcoming Robots in Disguise issue 17 too!
You can read the whole interview here. Warning: there are some minor spoilers about both series!
You can read the whole interview here. Warning: there are some minor spoilers about both series!
We are in the middle of Monstrosity. For those unfamilar with the story what's the basic premise of it?
Monstrosity deals with a few parallel stories running and eventually colliding into one another. Most centrally, you have Optimus Prime attempting to unify a very divided world. You have Megatron being betrayed and marooned on a dangerous world and seeking to reclaim his throne. You have the Dinobots on the run, attempting to leave the planet under mysterious reasons. And lastly, you have the self proclaimed Decepticon leader Scorponok proving to be a very dangerous and unpredictable threat to all the other factions.
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How far into the series are you? Do you know how it ends?
I'd prefer not to say how far I'm at exactly, except to say I'm on the last 4 issues of it. And yep, I've known how it ended since before we even started it. Flint, Chris and I plotted it all out in pretty good detail when Autocracy finished.
You are involved with an upcoming RiD issue involving Shockwave. Do you enjoy drawing him?
Yeah, Shockwave is one of my absolute favorites to draw. And RID 17 has Shockwave on essentially every single page (in one form or another!), so it's been a real blast.