Matt Moylan/ Lil Formers Website revamp

Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by minimaster, Mar 18, 2012.

  1. O.Supreme

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    Am I the only one who actually liked the DW series? I mean seriously? I will never condone what Pat Lee did to his employees or the fandom. But I gotta say, for the short time DW was in existence, they produced the best TF comics past or present IMHO. IDW "All Hail Megatron" was the closest IDW ever come to getting back on track, but then their wonky new designs just set them back several years.
     
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    I liked the Dreamwave stuff, but I don't think it holds a candle to the better parts of IDW, and the two new ongoings are blowing everything else out of the water. Being a comic book fan I view the different art styles as a positive, but I understand that most Transformers fans (who don't read other comics) don't really get it.
     
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    Welcome back to the interwebs! :) 

    Have a :hookday  on the house.
     
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    I really don't mind the guy, but what bothers me most about him is that most of his Transformers strips have the Transformers looking depressed. However I can't remember much from him other than that one strip in which Daniel dies. THAT is enough to get some respect from me, so I wish you the best for the future.
     
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    Shouldn't this be 3rd party news? I don't recall Hasbro giving him a license.
     
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    Agreed 100%. Dreamwave raised the bar and set the standard that I still compare all TF comics & art to - and rarely does anything ever eclipse what DW did, least of all IDW.
     
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    I don't normally pay attention to which subforums the news goes in, but really?
    The title on the front page is "Matt Moylan talks Dreamwave".
    Dreamwave had a Hasbro license, and this is about a guy writing a blog discussing his time working there. I'm interested to hear more stories about Dreamwave craziness anytime.
    Just because Matt also did his own comic that wasn't licensed (and hasn't been out in however long) doesn't negate that.


    Despite all the Pat Lee bullshit, I did quite like the Dreamwave stuff. WWI was cool, and I was really enjoying the ongoing before it stopped going.
     
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    Good job pointing out the title on the front page. Now I'll point out the title on the thread.
     
  10. Omega Supreme

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    Thanks, I guess! I like being told I did a good job!

    The point is that a lot of people will be getting here from the front-page post, which has Dreamwave information, and that's not "third-party" news.

    I was only prompted to comment on your post because I thought it was kinda funny you were just complaining about where the thread was located rather than anything in the actual thread. Sorry, but it just seemed like an unnecessary complaint. Even if the thread was just about Matt Moylan and what he's doing now, he did do official work at one point, so in my opinion that's a bit more of a grey area and still belongs in News. It's not like it was about third-party products.
    If you really think this belongs in third party, where do you draw the line? If say Simon Furman does something interesting, but it's not specifically about Transformers, would it hurt if that was in news?
    Why put it where people (who might otherwise be interested) are less likely to see it?
     
  11. MattMoylan

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    I remember, last sketch of the day and you asked me to do that crazy colored guy!

    You sir are technically correct. The best kind of correct.
     
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    Welcome back, Matt.
     
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    Hey Matt....I really miss when you made really cute stuff that people enjoyed. You know, before you got bored, and left. But still, will read the blog when I can.

    Actually, just had a thought. If Angry Birds and Rovio can do it, why can't you?

    Angry LilFormers. Marketable, and cute.
     
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    He made my avatar!
     
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    ... so people are hating on him because he hates the movieverse?

    I'm not seeing a problem here. I don't care for it either.
     
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    Best....response....to....insults.....EVER!!!! :rock 
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    I completely agree with this.... This deserves to be in news. That being said though, reading the stuff about what Pat Lee did during Dreamwave makes me realize what a hack he is..... Especially when it comes to scamming retailers and the well known not compensating the employees. Yes, I did initially like his stuff on the comics back then, and I liked his stuff he did for Warlands and Darkminds..... But with everything we know now, I will NEVER ever buy or support a Pat Lee product again.

    - Gregg
     
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    ........at least it wasn't Action Master Thundercracker? :D 

    But seriously, thank you, that really helped make my first Botcon. :) 
     
  19. Carpool

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    Some of you people on this thread are either trolls or just plain asshats. Matt Moylan is a great homage artist and a really funny person. His strips entertain and dont make any bones dancing around the point. Hes accurate and you can tell that there is a lot of love in his art. Hes doing things. Deal with it. Hes drawing or painting or playing video games. Who gives a crap. Now it seems hes telling industry stories. What the hell have you done?
     
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    I like lil formers and agree with a lot of the sentiment in the strips + they are cute.