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Post by jason on Sept 15, 2024 23:40:04 GMT -5
In the comic book, the trailer remained whereever Prime left it. The different modules were used more often in the comic. In fact, it was the trailer (in its combat deck mode) that helped the Ark turn the Autobots and Decepticons into earth-based vehicles, etc. The original idea was that Prime's three modules were autonomous and that if you killed one of them you killed all three. Transformers fans later devised the theory of subspace storage pockets to explain what happened to the Transformers' weapons when they transformed. I believe this became part of the lore in later cartoons. The IDW comics used the "subspace" theory, or at least a variation of it, having the trailer arrive wherever needed via "orbital jump" (if I'm remembering the term correctly) At least Hasbro (well, actually Takara) learned their lesson when they made Motormaster, who was also a semi, but whose trailer made up the top half of his body (the truck cab became his legs) so fans wouldnt ask the same question about him. |
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Post by rich on Sept 17, 2024 8:35:12 GMT -5
What became of Howard Mackie? A middle of the road writer, who didn't seem good or bad, who got some high profile books around the turn of the millennium, then seemingly vanished.
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 17, 2024 9:46:47 GMT -5
What became of Howard Mackie? A middle of the road writer, who didn't seem good or bad, who got some high profile books around the turn of the millennium, then seemingly vanished. Mackie is an older person. They usually age out of getting jobs even if they are capable. It’s terrible that people like Jerry Ordway doesn’t have a regular gig. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Sept 17, 2024 10:01:24 GMT -5
What became of Howard Mackie? A middle of the road writer, who didn't seem good or bad, who got some high profile books around the turn of the millennium, then seemingly vanished. He's on Facebook. Looks like he's doing conventions and the occasional podcast appearance. |
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Post by MRPs_Missives on Sept 17, 2024 12:49:03 GMT -5
What became of Howard Mackie? A middle of the road writer, who didn't seem good or bad, who got some high profile books around the turn of the millennium, then seemingly vanished. He did a couple of books at DC during the new52, I know Ravagers was one of them, but I haven't seen anything recently. -M |
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Post by rich on Sept 17, 2024 13:25:44 GMT -5
His career with the big two only lasted 14 years, and at 42 in 2000 I wouldn't have described him as an "older person" who got jettisoned for being elderly. I quite enjoyed his Spidey comics at the time, though it was a difficult era for various reasons. The failed/pointless reboot that spawned endless failed/pointless reboots- a cornerstone of Quesada era 'thinking'. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 17, 2024 17:37:50 GMT -5
To be honest, I don’t think he was ever a top tier writer. Not everyone can be Alan Moore. You need some Bill Mantlos too.
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Post by Confessor on Sept 18, 2024 5:13:22 GMT -5
To be honest, I don’t think he was ever a top tier writer. Not everyone can be Alan Moore. You need some Bill Mantlos too. Hey!!! Leave poor Bill Mantlo alone! He's a seriously underrated writer, in my view. His run on Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man is fantastic and his work on The Micronauts and Cloak & Dagger is very good too. I mean, sure...he's no Alan Moore, but really, who else in comics is? |
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Post by commond on Sept 18, 2024 5:43:15 GMT -5
His career with the big two only lasted 14 years, and at 42 in 2000 I wouldn't have described him as an "older person" who got jettisoned for being elderly. I quite enjoyed his Spidey comics at the time, though it was a difficult era for various reasons. The failed/pointless reboot that spawned endless failed/pointless reboots- a cornerstone of Quesada era 'thinking'. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Mackie was part of a host of assistant editors who took up writing gigs after Marvel ousted most of their writers. Apparently, he was diagnosed with cancer prior to Ghost Rider being launched. I don't know if his health problems continued throughout the 90s. People claim his post-Clone Saga work on Spider-Man killed his career, but he was still working on the Mutant books after his Spidey run ended. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Sept 18, 2024 6:03:12 GMT -5
To be honest, the types of books that Mackie wrote I didn't collect. I've never been a big fan of Spider-man, Ghost rider or the X-men office.
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Post by Yasotay on Sept 18, 2024 7:16:12 GMT -5
Mantlo was actually one of a number of writers who did a lot of mediocre stuff but came up with one or two gems. His Super-Villain Team-Up 13, where Dr. Doom revives the comatose Atlantis, still holds up to me as one of the better comics of that era. I suppose when you're cranking out multiple comics every month for years on end, it's difficult to find the time or inspiration to do much that's spectacular.
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Post by rich on Sept 18, 2024 8:57:43 GMT -5
His career with the big two only lasted 14 years, and at 42 in 2000 I wouldn't have described him as an "older person" who got jettisoned for being elderly. I quite enjoyed his Spidey comics at the time, though it was a difficult era for various reasons. The failed/pointless reboot that spawned endless failed/pointless reboots- a cornerstone of Quesada era 'thinking'. 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ Mackie was part of a host of assistant editors who took up writing gigs after Marvel ousted most of their writers. Apparently, he was diagnosed with cancer prior to Ghost Rider being launched. I don't know if his health problems continued throughout the 90s. People claim his post-Clone Saga work on Spider-Man killed his career, but he was still working on the Mutant books after his Spidey run ended. I didn't realise he was formerly in editorial. It's good he recovered from the cancer. DeFalco and Harras and other senior editors writing was something of a problem- as was dominating of writers that often occurred. Less of a problem with junior editors writing. |
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Post by commond on Sept 18, 2024 9:23:17 GMT -5
Mackie was part of a host of assistant editors who took up writing gigs after Marvel ousted most of their writers. Apparently, he was diagnosed with cancer prior to Ghost Rider being launched. I don't know if his health problems continued throughout the 90s. People claim his post-Clone Saga work on Spider-Man killed his career, but he was still working on the Mutant books after his Spidey run ended. I didn't realise he was formerly in editorial. It's good he recovered from the cancer. DeFalco and Harras and other senior editors writing was something of a problem- as was dominating of writers that often occurred. Less of a problem with junior editors writing. He was an editor from '84 through to '91, mostly on Avengers-related books as he was an assistant to Mark Gruenwald. He was involved with the New Universe as well. |
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Post by wildfire2099 on Sept 18, 2024 13:45:49 GMT -5
Transformers fans later devised the theory of subspace storage pockets to explain what happened to the Transformers' weapons when they transformed. I believe this became part of the lore in later cartoons. So basically the same place video game characters keep their gigantic swords when walking around between battles. That makes sense.
Kinda surprised they can still find their weapons/trailers/etc. amongst all the lost socks from people's dryers.
If you watch frame by frame you can see a few socks in the background for a split second. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Sept 19, 2024 6:06:53 GMT -5
Mantlo was actually one of a number of writers who did a lot of mediocre stuff but came up with one or two gems. Well put. I found most of his output serviceable, but once in a while a story would be so good that I had to double-check the writer's name. Micronauts #1-12 in particular was a really excellent run. |
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