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Transformers Mosaic: "A New Beginning"

Posted by El Duque Jun 6, 2011 at 9:38am CDT 31,362 views
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The Universe of the Transformers is vast, and populated by many characters. Their universe is a large tapestry, made up of the stories and points of view of countless experiences that serve the larger whole.

These are some of those stories. This is:
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It should be noted that while this project has been recognized by IDW Publishing and Hasbro, none of the works presented have been commissioned or solicited by either company. The stories are not official canon, except where noted. These stories are the result of Transformers enthusiasts taking the time out of their busy days to contribute to a universe they love. No one has been paid for the production of these stories.

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A NEW BEGINNING

Story and art by
Koen Luyten http://kluyten.deviantart.com

Script and lettering by
Franco Villa http://m3gr1ml0ck.deviantart.com

Edits by
J.Z. Belexes http://jazzeke.deviantart.com

Special thanks to
Ibai Canales http://canalus.deviantart.com

SoD project by
Peter Istyle http://i-sithlord.deviantart.com

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Re: Transformers Mosaic: "A New Beginning" (view post)
Comment by Bumblevivisector Jun 6, 2011
Hmmm...is her design at the end partly an homage to Bob Budianski's story about why he wasn't allowed to use the name "High Beams"?

Good Mosaic, as it helps fill a gap in IDW continuity; it's been rationalized that Arcee couldn't have been Jhiaxus's only gender experiment because other fembots showed up in Megatron Origin. Fracture being a repaint of a male character was a perfect choice too, and Crasher's original white toy has a good 'prehistory' association paralleling what Diaclone and co. are to TF prehistory. Well thought out.
Re: Transformers Mosaic: "A New Beginning" (view post)
Comment by M3Gr1ml0ck Jun 6, 2011
Thanks!
It was a group effort, as you can see. The "High Beams" issue was considered, but then we decided to keep it for another story (one more fun-oriented).

Only one note: Crasher was genderless, even though the common pronoun is "he" (just like Arcee explained).
Since there were no Females, before Jhiaxus' experiments, we supposed that there were no Males as well.
Actually, another theory is that Jhiaxus implemented Alpha Male routines on his own CNA.
Re: Transformers Mosaic: "A New Beginning" (view post)
Comment by Tigertrack Jun 6, 2011
Who is BT? Am I missing an obvious homage here?
Re: Transformers Mosaic: "A New Beginning" (view post)
Comment by Jetstorm92210 Jun 6, 2011
Love the "boob lights", funny that a lot of TF's have them, though not as "feminine" as your Fracture.
Re: Transformers Mosaic: "A New Beginning" (view post)
Comment by Arrancon Jun 6, 2011
I'm not much of a femme - bot kinda guy, but Fracture s waaaay hotter than Arcee
Re: Transformers Mosaic: "A New Beginning" (view post)
Comment by M3Gr1ml0ck Jun 6, 2011
tigertracks 24 wrote:Who is BT? Am I missing an obvious homage here?


It's an early version of Battletrap, just a nod to our projects for them.
Re: Transformers Mosaic: "A New Beginning" (view post)
Comment by Windsweeper Jun 6, 2011
Interesting that Fracture shares a mold with Drag Strip who has also been made female in Animated/Botcon.

Could see it happen with their mold brother Mirage eventually. Not the first time a female fictional character would have used the name Mirage. Incredibles or New Mutants anyone?
Re: Transformers Mosaic: "A New Beginning" (view post)
Comment by Bumblevivisector Jun 6, 2011
Windsweeper wrote:Interesting that Fracture shares a mold with Drag Strip who has also been made female in Animated/Botcon.

Could see it happen with their mold brother Mirage eventually. Not the first time a female fictional character would have used the name Mirage. Incredibles or New Mutants anyone?


You forgot C.O.P.S., which might actually share more names with Transformers proportionally than G.I.Joe. Granted, they didn't do toys of the 4 female characters, of which Mirage might be the least memorable.

Wasn't there an evil cat-woman named Mirage in the Aladdin cartoon too?
Re: Transformers Mosaic: "A New Beginning" (view post)
Comment by Ultra Markus Jun 6, 2011
isn't Crasher a gobot
Re: Transformers Mosaic: "A New Beginning" (view post)
Comment by Duke of Luns Jun 6, 2011
Ultra Markus wrote:isn't Crasher a gobot


Yes, but Hasbro acquired the rights to the GoBots characters, but not the molds: http://tfwiki.net/wiki/GoBots_%28franchise%29

Also, is there really any reason for GoBots NOT to exist in Transformers continuity in this day and age? The toy wars are over, Transformers won and is thriving, and some of the GoBot figures are actually pretty nifty.
Re: Transformers Mosaic: "A New Beginning" (view post)
Comment by M3Gr1ml0ck Jun 7, 2011
Duke of Luns wrote:Also, is there really any reason for GoBots NOT to exist in Transformers continuity in this day and age? The toy wars are over, Transformers won and is thriving, and some of the GoBot figures are actually pretty nifty.


Not to mention the many cameos they had in The War Within, for instance.
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