Main strips - these will be Transformers, in a loose G1 continuity. I'd like to have 10 5-page scripts - each by a different writer/artist combo - to give it a real anthology feel, and for all the stories to link up to tell one big story arc running through the comic. So far I have 6 of them scripted and they're in the process of being sent to various artists, but we're going to need another 4 to tell the rest of the arc, and there's some juicy moments that need telling. In the interests of not spoiling the plot for those who don't want to know it, select the text below for those bits that have already been written and to see where the gaps are...
STORY 1
"Beginnings"
script - emvee, inks - emvee
Sky Lynx and Slamdance arrive at a supposedly Decepticon base. They are there on intelligence from Smokescreen's team that a renegade faction of Decepticons have discovered something ancient and incredibly dangerous. They arrive to find Smokescreen's team in pieces on the floor, only to be greeted by the leader of the renegade Decepticons...Overlord, flanked by Fangry and Flywheels.
STORY 2
"Suspicions"
script - Lee Chrimes, inks - tbc (Karl?)
Megatron is apoplectic about the situation with Overlord, and has called his loyal Decepticons to elminate the renegades. Ravage is given charge of a mission to destroy their supply lines, but the mission is undermined and sabotaged by Razorclaw - making Ravage look bad and raising Razorclaw above him in Megatron's hierachy.
STORY 3
"Burning"
script - emvee, inks - Mrs. V
On a remote fire planet, Megatron has sent the Firecons (who else?) to investigate what appears to be a lost Autobot shrine. However, the locals revere the shrine as their most sacred place and have built their entire civilisation around it, and they are not giving it up without a massacre. Hot on the Decepticons' heels is Repugnus, who is not averse to a bit of a massacre himself, unaware that he himself is being tailled by Squeezeplay, on Overlord's orders.
STORY 4
"One way to skin a cat"
script - emvee, inks - Addy
Above the jungle planet Animatros, three ships are facing off in a Mexican standoff - an Autobot shuttle, and representatives of the two Decepticon factions. Suddenly another much older Cybertronian ship shoots past them to crashland on the planet's surface. Each ship dispatches their best trackers to the planet. Steeljaw is on the scent, being watched from a distance by Mirage. Razorclaw and Rampage attack Steeljaw, and Mirage manages to take out Rampage, leaving himself open to Razorclaw's retaliation. Razorclaw is blown away mid-leap by Ravage (emerging from the shadows) who proposes a temporary truce between himself and Mirage, as they continue the search. Meanwhile, the crashed ship has already been found...by Fangry!
STORY 5
"Explorations"
script - emvee, inks - Tim
Smokescreen's team are exploring an old, supposedly abandoned Decepticon base, acting on a tip-off from Mirage. They discover an ancient but sophisticated space bridge gate. They are about to investigate further when they are attacked and obliterated by unseen assailants. The sole survivor, Hubcap, makes a run for it, but is discovered and seized by an enormous hand - one that we now know belongs to Overlord...
STORY 6
"Confrontations"
script - emvee, inks - Matt
Picking up fom the end of story 1, Sky Lynx and Slamdance face off against Fangry, Flywheels and Overlord, who is casually holding a struggling Hubcap by one leg. Overlord is cocky, and his troops eager to tear into the Autobots, when they are interrupted by the arrival of Mirage and Ravage, who reinforce the Autobots. They accuse Overlord of murdering Smokescreen's team, but he insists that he cannot take the credit, and tosses Hubcap back to them. Things are about to kick off when the broken body of Squeezeplay is thrown into the arena, heralding the arrival of the new faction - Skyquake and Stalker.
A couple of notes - the Autobot shrine on the fire planet is intended to be the last resting place of Pyro. Fangry will have his robot mode redesigned a little bit, I want him to keep his wings and beast feet in robot mode, and his wolf's head will be relocated to his right hand, like TM2 Megatron. Sky Lynx will also have a new robot mode - the combined form of his bird and lynx modes. Could also be interesting how three of the robots present (Overlord, Slamdance and Flywheels) can separate into a tank and a jet...oh, and I'm drawing Flywheels a bit more like a Valkyrie to give him that little extra threat
That's all I have so far, so if anyone would like to contribute a 5-page script to fit in with those (either remotely or directly - I've left it on a bit of a cliffhanger) then please get in touch either through PM or email - robleesejones at gmail dot com. Ideally I'd like to get 50ish pages o TF action in this one, so I'll need four more scripts and four more artists to make it work, plus anyone who can supply colouring.
We'll also need all the other stuff too - letters page, profiles, all the usual fun and games.
Oh, and as a back-up strip, the last ever Molestrangler
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[edit] I forgot about text stories, as our esteemed sprunk has just reminded me...or indeed anything else that you think might look good in print. If you have ideas, let me know them
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So, lemme know what y'all think. Post here, PM or email me, or send me a postcard
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