Behind the scenes of the Allspark Almanac II
Posted by Delicon
Jun 18, 2010 at 11:57am CDT
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How time sneaks up on us! The AllSpark Almanac II is a mere twelve days away, and betwix now and then there is the juggernaut that is BotCon! So, without further ado, let's start with some previews for the upcoming Almanac.
I figured I'd start in an unusual direction; last year, the first preview images were tiny little snippets and sketches, designed to tease without giving too much away. This year, that'd be less effective; you all know approximately what the book will look like. Instead, how about some images that WON'T be in the book? Ideas and characters that we considered using but rejected for whatever reason: time, space, a better idea, etc.
To see these images along with detailed explanations, simply head over to Jim's blog at http://boltax.blogspot.com/
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Comment by BattleRoller23
Jun 18, 2010
Are those 2 guys Wheelies?
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Comment by ImperiaxPrime
Jun 18, 2010
Going clockwise from top left I'd say Wheelie, Jetfire concept head, then Cup, then Mirage. I can see why they weren't used, because they are all 100% fail. I take that back, the Jetfire looks pretty cool actually but I think they decided to focus all the fail from this group into making Jetfire one of those rediculous twins, allowing them to fail even where they could have succeeded.
That last sentence is too long.
I'm glad the Mirage design wasn't used. He's one of my favorite characters and this makes him look like some kind of retardicon.
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Read the post and I was right. I would love to know what combination of drugs would lead one to think that Mirage ever looked like a frog.
That last sentence is too long.
I'm glad the Mirage design wasn't used. He's one of my favorite characters and this makes him look like some kind of retardicon.
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Read the post and I was right. I would love to know what combination of drugs would lead one to think that Mirage ever looked like a frog.
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Comment by RK_Striker_JK_5
Jun 18, 2010
Yeah, that Mirage image... what were they thinking??
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Comment by Delicon
Jun 18, 2010
It's kinda like getting excited to see deleted scenes of a movie - 90% of the time you realize pretty quickly why they weren't used.
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Comment by King Henrik
Jun 18, 2010
i don't know i think that kup is pretty damn awesome.
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Hmm... is it just me, or does the Mirage sketch remind any one else of Gears? or maybe Brawn? just thinking... 
Comment by Fuhzimota
Jun 18, 2010
Hmm... is it just me, or does the Mirage sketch remind any one else of Gears? or maybe Brawn? just thinking...
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Just cocaine.
Comment by BillForster
Jun 18, 2010
I would love to know what combination of drugs would lead one to think that Mirage ever looked like a frog.
Just cocaine.
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Comment by BillForster
Jun 18, 2010
These weren't cut from the book. These aren't deleted scenes. These are sketches from brainstorming sessions. Like notes. Most of the time they are on the backs of placemats and napkins from restaurants. We thought people might like to see the ideas we didn't go with.
Anyway, someone liked the KUP so here's the original drawing of him. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l296/ ... UPface.jpg
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Anyway, someone liked the KUP so here's the original drawing of him. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l296/ ... UPface.jpg
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Thanks for stopping by and explaining this, Bill. Good luck with the sales of the book!
Comment by Delicon
Jun 18, 2010
BillForster wrote:These weren't cut from the book. These aren't deleted scenes. These are sketches from brainstorming sessions. Like notes. Most of the time they are on the backs of placemats and napkins from restaurants. We thought people might like to see the ideas we didn't go with.
Anyway, someone liked the KUP so here's the original drawing of him. http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l296/ ... UPface.jpg
<a target="_blank" href="http://s99.photobucket.com/albums/l296/imjustabill0/?action=view¤t=uKUPface.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l296/imjustabill0/uKUPface.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Thanks for stopping by and explaining this, Bill. Good luck with the sales of the book!
