The perils, pitfalls and perks of self-publishing come under scrutiny, as we delve into our respective creator-owned projects.

We go in deep on To The Death, Oxygen, Horizon and Five Points (not to mention the in-the-works sequel to Five Points, The Gyre), both in terms of conception and the sometimes rocky road to print (or otherwise). It's been a learning curve since we both started developing our creator-owned projects and the how-to/when-to/in-what-form decisions, some good, some not-so, we've made along the way. The pluses and minuses, the highs and lows, we're putting it all out there! Part 1 (of 2, at least!)

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Another abrupt U-turn sees us back at the tail end of 2004, as the Dreamwave era of TRANSFORMERS implodes. But... it never ends!
As TFNation continues to unearth and reconstitute buried (unpublished) treasures from the dying days of Dreamwave, we take a deep dive into those troubled last months of the company's tenure as TRANSFORMERS (comics) license holder to explain why it happened, what it meant to the creators affected, and why the script and art from those unpublished issues is only now seeing the light of day.

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TFNation One Day Convention https://tfnation.com/mini-con-reading-25
A piece of history. The 2004 Convention with all those names that had no idea what was about to happen https://www.seibertron.com/transmissions/dreamwave-at-area51-comic-convention/3872/

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Not a Star Trek spin-off,  rather life - and workload - after RG1, as we disseminate the art of scaring up new work without looking desperate.
We turn the spotlight on the period post-TRANSFORMERS: REGENERATION ONE, circa 2014-15, as TV storyboarding and Titan Comics - in the shape of Dragons: Riders of Berk - come to the rescue. There's an art to hitting up people for work without appearing needy, and we get into that a bit, as well as just our usual round-up of what else was on our respective plates. As ever, as some doors close, new ones open. Such is the nature of the biz!

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EP32: (RE-) START YOUR ENGINES
We loop back again, to get the inside story on our early 2000s shenanigans as Wildfur Productions, and answer other listener questions!

The Engine: Industrial Strength - our first foray into creator-owned self-publishing - gets a fuller review, prompted by a listener request, as does the overall output of Wildfur Productions itself (though 'output' might be stretching the definition), plus we dip into our mailbag for more questions (and try and give semi-intelligible answers). FEATURES BONUS MATERIAL FOR PATREON SUBSCRIBERS.

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By popular demand (well, one listener) we U-turn and backtrack to GENERATION 2, and go in-deep on the second coming of TRANSFORMERS.

It's 1993 (again) and Marvel unleash TRANSFORMERS: GENERATION 2 on an unsuspecting comics buying public. Something of a continuation of the original TRANSFORMERS series, and at the same time something new and very 90s in its stylings and attitudes, G2 lasted only 12 issues but its impact resonates to this day. Plus we talk about TRANSFORMERS DAY (and the debut of a new Titan-class Transformer) and even put The Thursday Murder Club (movie) our of its misery.

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We continue our movie round-up from a few podcasts ago, and find that while we believe a man can fly, that was about it. 
Join us for another savaging of recent silver screen (and small screen) offerings, as we take a step back from the hype and expectations of The Man of Steel's new cinematic incarnation and apply our patented movie credulity curve to proceedings. Plus, we consider F1, Mission Impossible Final Reckoning, Thunderbolts, Peacemaker, Alien: Earth and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

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We chat, on stage, in front of an actual live audience, about Kickstarters and the enduring legacy of Marvel's TRANSFORMERS comics.
 
We're at TFNation, bringing you our 29th The Rest is Giant Robots from a never-before-seen vantage point (it seems we have legs, both literally and metaphorically... who knew?), i.e. live, on stage, in front of a hugely appreciative crowd at the UK's premier TRANSFORMERS event, dissecting the recent Skybound compendium editions and just why it became the most subscribed comics Kickstarter of all time! This one really does have to be SEEN to be believed!

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EP 28: THE REST OF WHAT WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THEN

We delve into other stuff that kept us busy while Regeneration One was in full swing, inc. Death's Head, Doctor Who and The Ramones (??).

Join us for a mixed bag of now and then, as we discuss the recent (and best yet?) TFNation (TRANSFORMERS convention) and revisit former career glories from nearly fifteen years ago, including the bits where Death's Head briefly returns to his rightful Marvel Comics place in print (and toy). Plus, a plan of sorts for next year's Draw Death's Head Day comes together and we hint at what's happening on TRANSFORMERS DAY (Sept 17). It's a bit of this, and a bit of that, yes?

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We go to the movies, again, and do a lot of shoulder-shrugging and mutter 'meh' a lot as we 'review' Fantastic Four and other recent releases.

With more than enough movies in our quiver, we take aim at the recent crop of multiplex-friendly summer blockbusters, including Fantastic Four: First Steps, Jurassic World: Rebirth, and - in less blockbustery and more bonkers way - 28 Years Later. Plus a bunch of others, culled from more home-based viewing, in which, faced with Galactus and a bunch of dinosaurs-that-never-were, the penguin wins fins down. Sequel coming soon!

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We pick up the threads of our TRANSFORMERS Regeneration One discourse and go all the way to issue #100 in a 4-issue limited series!2013-14 saw us both in full Regeneration One swing, until one of us wasn't. We analyse the whys and wherefores of that, and how the series grew and evolved from a five-issue pitch into a 20+ issue beast, featuring guest artists Geoff Senior, Guido Guidi, Jose Delbo and more. Naturally, we lose the thread a few times, but we get to the end in the end. For those of you not signed up as Prime members, now would be a great time to try it out. The podcast as a video with extra content in the podcast and other interesting images and files to see or download. Just go to the membership section to start your free trial :-)