TRANSFORMERS MOSAIC: "Reason"

Very cute.
Exceptional work again guys.

I just want that rabbit to chew on 'Combers face...

Aww! Beachcomber's one of my fave Autobots, and this is both sweet, touching, and thought-provoking. I think it perfectly sums up his attitudes towards the war in general.

And I like the art as well, the way it illustrates all of his points. I have to admit that while realistic art is very cool, I'm more a fan of less-realistic/"cartoony" art, as it has more character to me. (So it always makes me kinda sad when people gripe about the less-realistic art styles. )

Thanks for th kind words everyone, I'm glad this piece is able to show that there's more to Beachcomber than what we've seen it the cartoon and comics as of late.

As much as I like the concept of Transformers: Mosaic, can the stories be less "Emo-formers"? There's definitely a way to expand upon a character's backstory without having to make it sentimental, etc.

Richter wrote:Thanks for the kind words everyone, I'm glad this piece is able to show that there's more to Beachcomber than what we've seen it the cartoon and comics as of late.

If I could, I wanted to comment on one of your comments on the IDW boards (must find time and money to catch up on TF comics so I can post over there one of these days...) and say that I can empathize with finding yourself writing a Mosaic for a character you used to never care about (and then liking them afterwards, in my case).

nice

very very good i really did enjoy that well done

I like it!:)

Duke of Luns wrote:Seems like this piece took forever to come out, cause I remember seeing rough pencils of it when I first found out about Mosaic. But anyway...

It's actually been finished since the summer, but there's a sense of timing in play with its release...

really makes me remember that Beachcomer is a reluctant soldier, but also an Autobot through and through.

Thank you, thank you, thank you. That's exactly what we were out to get across with this.

ephbot wrote:As much as I like the concept of Transformers: Mosaic, can the stories be less "Emo-formers"? There's definitely a way to expand upon a character's backstory without having to make it sentimental, etc.

These characters are fighting an endless war. Whatever their reasons for doing so, a LOT of them are going to develop a lot of sad memories and anguish, and that makes up a great deal of their character. It's called being alive.

That being said, there are some pieces in the mix that have some action, comedy and intrigue. The rest of the "being alive" deal.

nice.shockwave rokem sockem roboted him...

WhiteRabbit wrote:

ephbot wrote:As much as I like the concept of Transformers: Mosaic, can the stories be less "Emo-formers"? There's definitely a way to expand upon a character's backstory without having to make it sentimental, etc.

These characters are fighting an endless war. Whatever their reasons for doing so, a LOT of them are going to develop a lot of sad memories and anguish, and that makes up a great deal of their character. It's called being alive.

That being said, there are some pieces in the mix that have some action, comedy and intrigue. The rest of the "being alive" deal.

Ahwaywardhem

Another good mosaic. I love warpath and his Tourette's.

I don't like the idea:

"
I fight because it's the only thing that will end the war"
"

War as the only solution to war itself leads to eternal fighting. I won't say that it's a very American idea, because the world is full of people that see things like that, but for me one thing is to say that giant robots are fighting giant robots, another one is to give their fighting some realistic, moral side. It's war between toys. Let's leave moral out of Megatron and Optimus' struggle.
My 2 cents.

It has a bunny.

I likes it.

There should be one more panel that has Warpath saying "Well, I ZOW fight because I have a BLAM gun in my chest!"

Very nice work. I'm a big fan of the '85 Minibots, for their personalities, and this is a perfect tribute to Beachcomber.

This is a great mosaic (but aren't they all?)
Great to see Beachcomber getting some love. He's definitely one of my favourite characters. And you guys definitely pulled off the whole reluctant but noble soldier character extremely well.

"BLAM" I would have been mad if there wasn't at least one.

Very thought provoking. I love it! Kinda makes you wonder what we would do with ourselves if we had nothing left to fight for. Perhaps the irony is the fight itself might actually give us reason or purpose, but how good is that? Hmmm...

Jeysie wrote:Aww! Beachcomber's one of my fave Autobots, and this is both sweet, touching, and thought-provoking. I think it perfectly sums up his attitudes towards the war in general.

And I like the art as well, the way it illustrates all of his points. I have to admit that while realistic art is very cool, I'm more a fan of less-realistic/"cartoony" art, as it has more character to me. (So it always makes me kinda sad when people gripe about the less-realistic art styles. )

Thanks, always great to see someone who appreciates that sort of style too.

I wanted this piece to reflect a uniqueness artwise. Beachcomber is a favorite Transformer of mine, and I wanted the characters to bend more to my style (heavy cartooning background) rather than vice versa.

rikkomba wrote:War as the only solution to war itself leads to eternal fighting.

Seems eternal war is a part of life for Transformers. The fact that the more peace-inclined of their kind still show up to do their part for what's right says a lot of great things about the concept of hope. To me anyway.

It's war between toys.

Huh. If I felt that's all there was to it, I'd have stopped giving a rattrap's aft about Transformers about 20 years ago.

WhiteRabbit wrote:I wanted this piece to reflect a uniqueness artwise. Beachcomber is a favorite Transformer of mine, and I wanted the characters to bend more to my style (heavy cartooning background) rather than vice versa.

Yes, that sort of thing is exactly why I like "cartoonier" art - it's easier for the artist's individual style to show through. There's always a certain amount of individual quirkiness to it, whereas more realistic or 3D art can look a little samey to me sometimes.

I can't view it.

In place of where the Mosaic should be, there's a small window that says "Upgrade to Pro today! Bandwith Exceeded. photobucket."

Would someone who's more computer savvy than myself please tell me what I need to do?

i_like_starscream wrote:I can't view it.

In place of where the Mosaic should be, there's a small window that says "Upgrade to Pro today! Bandwith Exceeded. photobucket."

Would someone who's more computer savvy than myself please tell me what I need to do?

Don't worry, it's not you. We're just having some image hosting issues.

I've got the strip back up on another host.

I'm having trouble seeing it as well....