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| Jim Sorenson reveals details of the Transformers Animated Allspark Almanac |
| Posted on 11-21-2008 at 06:02 PM by Sol Fury | | Posting on his blog Disciples of Boltax, Jim Sorenson has revealed some information about the Transformers Animated Allspark Almanac which appeared among the many new listing on Amazon.com yesterday. He explains that he is once again working with Bill Forster to produce a 208 page volume which will be in full glorious color (as opposed to the black and white Ark volumes), and will have a wider scope. While Animated models will remain a focus, the volume is being produced with the full co-operation of the Transformers Animated production team and will include character biographies and episode summaries. The talented Marcello Matere will be providing the cover illustration. This volume is shaping up to be a "must-own" volume for all fans of Transformers Animated!
| | Credit: Bass X0 of the 2005 Boards! | Views: 1,526 | | Bass X0: Disciples of Boltax Quote:
I just got permission from my editor, the always snazzy Denton Tipton, to reveal my next IDW project. Bill Forster and I will be collaborating once again to bring you The AllSpark Almanac, a 208 page volume covering Transformers: Animated.
This volume will be substantially different than the two Ark books. First of all, the volume will be in glorious full COLOR! (That's 'colour', for my British readers.) Secondly, while character models are still a very important part of the book, the scope is much broader. We'll be including character biographies, episode summaries and more. And perhaps the most important difference of all, while the Ark books were a result of research and archival and restoration, this book is being written with the full cooperation of the current production staff. Marty Isenberg and friend of this blog Derrick Wyatt have both been lending their efforts to make sure that this is as accurate and complete as possible.
The cover is from Marcello Matere and looks amazing. I look forward to telling you more as we get closer to the release date.
(A quick note - I know Amazon says that it will be 256 pages. We're correcting this. Don't worry, we'll somehow manage to pack 250 pages worth of material into our 208 pages.)
| Thanks to Seibertron.com
Beastbot X:
I might buy that just to have a profile page of Lugnut that says:
Weapons:
Mace
P.O.K.E.
Though I'm sure the other stuff in that will be really cool, too.
Silent_Magnus:
Presented in Glorious Extra COLOR!
Can't wait to see Ultra Magnus's page.
It better make me weep!
Joe Moore:
Hope it turns out well, and then sells well.
Josh:
Animated???
MUST HAVE NOW xD
Sol Fury:
Sounds fantastic. I fully intend to buy this, not only because it is going to be an excellent volume, but also because I would love to see more TF series get this kind of treatment. It's rare to see an artbook / series guidebook get published in the US for any series.
Tekkaman Blade:
I have the Ark ones I'll get this one.
Smasher: Quote:
Originally Posted by Josh  Animated???
MUST HAVE NOW xD | They should let you do the cover.
Definitely gonna buy this.
Takara_destron:
Sounds great, will buy.
General Tekno: Quote:
Originally Posted by Smasher They should let you do the cover.
Definitely gonna buy this. | Yeah - Josh, contact them and offer to do the cover or something. You could do something REAL awesome.
AniProwl:
I might get this
samtastic:
A W E S O M E ! ! ! !
Me want now!!!!!!!
Sideswipe80:
When is this coming out?
Dremare:
If I can find it in a book store, then I'm definitely getting this.
mmatere:
I loved to work on the cover for this issue! It was pretty cool. Hope I can show this cover soon. =P
Cyber-Kun: Quote:
Originally Posted by mmatere I loved to work on the cover for this issue! It was pretty cool. Hope I can show this cover soon. =P | Me too, I love your Animated work, it always looks like you have a lot of fun drawing it
Cinemastique:
Nitpicking: Isn't All Spark two words in Animated? That's what Teletraan says, at least.
Digilaut:
Seriously, I can't WAIT to get my hands on this book!!  Feralstorm:
Sonuds like a tempting bit of bookness.
Big Bot: Quote:
Originally Posted by Sol Fury Sounds fantastic. I fully intend to buy this, not only because it is going to be an excellent volume, but also because I would love to see more TF series get this kind of treatment. It's rare to see an artbook / series guidebook get published in the US for any series. | I have to agree with everything he said. This sounds great and other series need this sort of treatment.
Sledgehammer:
Sounds excellent, think I'll have a copy.  Sideswipe80:
When is this due out?
Silent_Magnus:
Well, the title of the blog post is "Coming this Spring: The Allspark Almanac".
So I'd say sometime between March 20th and June 21st 2009.
Josh: Quote:
Originally Posted by General Tekno Yeah - Josh, contact them and offer to do the cover or something. You could do something REAL awesome. | lol
i would but it looks like marcelo beat me to it
[plus...that guy actually knows what he's doing and stuff. me? i'm just a hack who got lucky once or twice lol]
im sure marcelo's cover is the bomb
this books gonna be awesome
Railguard:
Sounds cool, I can't wait to look at it.
Bahamut Prime:
Definately gonna get it!
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