Eric Holmes Talks About Megatron Origins
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Mar 22, 2007 at 6:55pm CDT
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"The book is all about the origins of the war, the Decepticons and my favorite Transformer of all - Megatron. The project came about because as long as this war has been going on, I had never seen a definitive origin that gave a reason for things to end up the way they are in regular continuity. There's talk of a war, and gladiatorial battles and some general pursuit over the control of energy, but it was never tied up in a way that could you why".
"There'll be a bunch of other Transformers in the story, all a little tweaked from what you know. It's fun to imagine who is doing what before the war. The focus is mostly on the classic characters, the ones there right from the beginning. Prowl. Soundwave. Starscream. A few of the lesser-seen characters. Ratbat. Blades. A bunch of cameos of people in civilian life. We have a Prime, but it's not Optimus - it's Sentinel Prime. There are a lot of ideas in this. I honestly wish I had more pages - you could do a lot "before the war" and continue it as the war is spreading across the planet".
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Comment by NebulanFree
Mar 22, 2007
Sounds good.
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Comment by 1337W422102
Mar 22, 2007
I like where this is going.
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Comment by Nemesis_Apoc
Mar 22, 2007
Like, wow....just...wow
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Comment by Dragonslayer
Mar 22, 2007
Ooh, we get Sentinel Prime? 
Oh yes! This is gonna be awesome!!!
Oh yes! This is gonna be awesome!!!
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Comment by Blozor
Mar 22, 2007
I wonder if this is going to lead up to Sentinel Prime's death at Megatron's hands, which might loosely tie it into the Furman-written first Dreamwave War Within saga.
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Comment by Fang Wolf
Mar 22, 2007
Sentinal Prime Titanium, Soon I assume.
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Comment by Black Bumblebee
Mar 22, 2007
...and wouldn't it be funny if Sentinel Prime looked JUST LIKE WHEELIE?
.... I kid, I kid... put the club down...
.... I kid, I kid... put the club down...
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Well, we're rooting for Megs, that's for sure.
Comment by 1337W422102
Mar 22, 2007
Black Bumblebee wrote:...and wouldn't it be funny if Sentinel Prime looked JUST LIKE WHEELIE?
Well, we're rooting for Megs, that's for sure.
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Comment by Shinju-chan
Mar 22, 2007
Oddly enough the plot is so Deja-vu for me. Ha ..
Ha ..
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Comment by Vectorshot
Mar 22, 2007
Can't wait to read it.
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Comment by jgilkinson
Mar 22, 2007
and when is this fantastic sounding book coming out?
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Comment by Dclone Soundwave
Mar 22, 2007
I can tell this is gonna be good. Sentinal Prime, the only image we have of him is from WWI #1, & that's just his arm. I am perplexed as to why Blades is in there. I get Ratbat, Soundwave & Starscream obviously, but Blades just confuses me. Whatever, I can't wait for this.
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Comment by metalformer
Mar 22, 2007
I am very interested in this book. The only thing that bothers me is the inclusion of characters from season 2/3, though i don't know if they were around by the time Optimus and the others left Cybertron. I am also eager to see what Sentinel Prime would look like.... and if that's going to be the next Optimus Prime repaint. ^_^
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Comment by Hotrod
Mar 23, 2007
The more I hear about this project the more I can not wait for it to hit comic stores.
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Comment by Dr. Caelus
Mar 23, 2007
I'd bet Blades appears as a Cybertronian that almost joins the Decepticons, or at least starts out in the gladiatorial rings before the war.
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That would make sence.
Comment by Hotrod
Mar 23, 2007
Caelus wrote:I'd bet Blades appears as a Cybertronian that almost joins the Decepticons, or at least starts out in the gladiatorial rings before the war.
That would make sence.
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Comment by Hairball178
Mar 23, 2007
Blades definately wasn't considered one of the nicest Autobots...and this guy becomes a Protectobot.
I wanna see where (and if) the Dinobots show up here.
I wanna see where (and if) the Dinobots show up here.
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He was in the UK comics, you can clearly see his face and chest there:
Comment by Stormwolf
Mar 23, 2007
Decepticlone Soundwave wrote:I can tell this is gonna be good. Sentinal Prime, the only image we have of him is from WWI #1, & that's just his arm. I am perplexed as to why Blades is in there. I get Ratbat, Soundwave & Starscream obviously, but Blades just confuses me. Whatever, I can't wait for this.
He was in the UK comics, you can clearly see his face and chest there:
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Comment by Leonardo
Mar 23, 2007
Nice picture. While I'm sure it's intended to be melancholy or sorrow, I see a menace in Optimus' eyes that suggest to me he has murdered Sentinel and is stealing the Matrix for himself. I am now cautious of the cab-breasted one.
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Comment by City Commander
Mar 23, 2007
Lookin' smooth.
