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| | Posted on 07-01-2008 at 07:31 AM by Tim Formas | RSS Feeds | | Jim Sorenson has posted five preview pages from the upcoming The Ark Volume 2 by IDW Publishing. Volume 2 of The Ark will feature more animation models chronacling the evolution of Transformers, including animation and art from exclusive Japanese Generation One Transformers series and manga such as Headmasters, Masterforce, Victory, Zone, and Battlestars. Each preview features a character from each of those series. Click the image to the left for all five preview pages. The Ark Volume 2 is tentatively scheduled to be released on July 9th.
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Additional Images | | | | Codimus Prime: I'm in love... I have the first book and can't wait for it's companion. llamatron: The first Ark book is fantastic, but not too sure I'll bother with this one if it's just all the Japanese stuff. KidDynamite: I dunno. I buy pretty much all TF books, but I never got around to getting the first one and probably won't this one either. I guess it would make a good reference manual for artists. Silent_Magnus: Are all of the picture they use recycled?
I would have liked to see Super and Ultra Megatron in different poses. Thundershot: Regarding Minerva: 1st, she's half French? I thought she was British... 2nd, Nightbeat came first. Minerva is a repaint of Nightbeat, not the other way around.
Chris Trek: Quote:
Originally Posted by Silent_Magnus  Are all of the picture they use recycled?
I would have liked to see Super and Ultra Megatron in different poses. | Yes - It's a compendium of the original character designs that were created for the animators as a reference. Ops_was_a_truck: The B&W lineart looks really nice. Holy shit on Ultra Megatron. atlianz: Heres hoping for Studio Ox stuff. lastmaximal: Studio OX stuff is already all over Transformers Visual Works, actually, in good print and large size for most of them. Railguard: This is cool and all but I wish they would get into the ranks of each side and the years of the cybertron battles. If I missed them then forget this message. RKillian: Quote:
Originally Posted by KidDynamite I guess it would make a good reference manual for artists. | The first book IS a great reference but only within the scope of its subject matter. People copying the last five years of comics will get little if anything out of it. Golden Age: I wonder if it will be available for online purchase. atlianz: Quote:
Originally Posted by lastmaximal Studio OX stuff is already all over Transformers Visual Works, actually, in good print and large size for most of them. | Right and costs around $50.00 where this book would cost $20 max. Omnus: Quote:
Originally Posted by atlianz Right and costs around $50.00 where this book would cost $20 max. | Well, if you check the thread on the IDW board noted on the frontpage, you'll note that you'll be paying $50 for the Studio OX designs. That was a mistake in early solicits. This book will be nothing but the character animation models, no Studio OX material at all. doomtron: havent bought a comic in a while but this is a must have! i wish the g1 series had continued here in the us primenemesis: i've never heard of this comic book. did i miss something i've never even heard of this series. when did the ark no.1 come out? is this a regular comic or not? Will someone please help me hopefully get an answer by tonight because i'm going to the comic store after work. help help. Mirage232: Quote:
Originally Posted by Thundershot Regarding Minerva: 1st, she's half French? I thought she was British... 2nd, Nightbeat came first. Minerva is a repaint of Nightbeat, not the other way around.
Chris | Yes, she specifically states her mother is from France in her first appearance, which is the third episode of the series. As for your second point, well I'd have to assume you'd be correct since the Minerva toy wasn't exactly designed with a femine shape. MECHADOOM: Quote:
Originally Posted by primenemesis i've never heard of this comic book. did i miss something i've never even heard of this series. when did the ark no.1 come out? is this a regular comic or not? Will someone please help me hopefully get an answer by tonight because i'm going to the comic store after work. help help. | This is *NOT* a regular comic book. It is a collection of black and white images that were given to the animators so that they would not draw characters incorrectly. Scale line-ups were also included in the first book. These books are not for story, they are for reference. Thundershot: Quote:
Originally Posted by Mirage232 Yes, she specifically states her mother is from France in her first appearance, which is the third episode of the series. As for your second point, well I'd have to assume you'd be correct since the Minerva toy wasn't exactly designed with a femine shape. | I wasn't 100% sure on the first one. It's been over 10 years since I saw Masterforce, though it IS my favorite G1 TF Series.
The second one.... At that point in the game, Takara was only following the footsteps of Hasbro, IIRC.
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