Interview with Eric Holmes and Alex Milne [coming to a Megatron story near you soon]

Post by **Denyer** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:08 am

http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=602

Thanks to spinoute.

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Sat May 05, 2007 12:55 pm

FM – What’s it like working for IDW as opposed to your time with Dreamwave?

Alex - They pay me on time. They pay me period. Big difference.

So there we go, confirmation Milne was involved in the DW cock up. Which makes his recent work with Pat Lee all the dafter.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Sat May 05, 2007 1:07 pm

FM – Thanks Eric, Alex. One last thing, Alex - can we just inspect your wallet?

Alex - Sure. Here you go officer, I think you'll find everything's in order.

Fractal Matter legs it out the building with Alex Milne's wallet, yelling "I can't believe that worked!"

Alex - Damn, fifth time this week. Still, no use dwelling on it, I'd best get home, Pat Lee's sending me some more work...

Fireflight · Post by **Fireflight** » Sat May 05, 2007 2:19 pm

Originally posted by inflatable dalek
So there we go, confirmation Milne was involved in the DW cock up. Which makes his recent work with Pat Lee all the dafter.

According to this he was owed over $4000 when Dreamwave went bust.

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Sat May 05, 2007 3:14 pm

No wonder he's not that bothered about holding onto his wallet, there's nothing in it.

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Sat May 05, 2007 4:05 pm

Back on topic before Denyer shoots me in the face, I'm still not sure what to expect from the mini... Though the Spotlights I'm read have convinced me that quasi-"solo" TF stories can work, not sure if four issues of bucket-head is that tempting...

And damn, the forever-delayed 5th issue of WWTF is going to be even later now IDW employees are literally saying "We're not Pat Lee" as a selling point.

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Sat May 05, 2007 4:10 pm

Originally posted by Cliffjumper
Though the Spotlights I'm read have convinced me that quasi-"solo" TF stories can work, not sure if four issues of bucket-head is that tempting...

What worries me is, without going into spoilery details, I've found him less and less impressive and more and more stupid as Escalation has gone on. Hopefully this will reverse the trend rather than cermenting it.

MegatronIDW · Post by **MegatronIDW** » Mon May 07, 2007 6:14 pm

SPOILER! (select to read)
This is going to be about Escalation #6 again, isn't it? YES, his defeat was VERY rushed by Simon Furman. YES, it was cliched and EXACTLY the same way Thunderwing was beaten (Although I think that was intentional) BUT: He nearly killed Prime. He shrugged off EVERYTHING the Autobots chucked at him. He turned a tiny dispute into an event that could have kicked off a full blown war. He has a clone positioned to become president of the united states (As if Republicans weren't evil enough, now they're controlled by giant invading robots). I'd say he's still the best version of Megatron we've ever had. Hoping he sticks around and DEFINETLY buying the orgin story. And it isn't going to be JUST Megatron, it'll also feature major Decepticons. So hopefully, we'll see some more of Starscream (As long as he never ONCE attempts a ridiculous plan to take control of the Decepticons during this mini I'll be happy) Shockwave and probably Soundwave. As this is set before the Great War it'll be interesting to also see f their were any other Primes before Optimus in this series, or if Optimus is the first to carry that name.

Don't be a **** all your life. ~SCSW~

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Mon May 07, 2007 8:15 pm

Thanks for the unmarked spoilers, ****.

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Tue May 08, 2007 12:52 pm

Originally posted by MegatronIDW

SPOILER! (select to read)
This is going to be about Escalation #6 again, isn't it?

Yes, again. I know, I'm obsessed like a crazy guy having mentioned it exactly... twice in the week since it came out (well, three times including the post |I've made in the E6 thread since then). And only once outside of it's thread. Oh what a crazy banging-on-about-Escalation-6 kinda guy I am. And the increased flaws I find in Megatrons character have been bugging me through the last few issues, not just there.

Don't be a **** all your life. ~SCSW~

Not all my life, just most of it.

Post by **Denyer** » Tue May 08, 2007 1:13 pm

Originally posted by inflatable dalek
Not all my life, just most of it.

http://tfarchive.com/community/member.p ... o&userid=9

Cliffjumper · Post by **Cliffjumper** » Tue May 08, 2007 1:32 pm

HOLY CRAP I'M OLDER THAN WARP.

When the Hell did that happen?

Post by **Denyer** » Tue May 08, 2007 1:40 pm

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe it's like with COPPA accounts, where the date on file is the DOB of a guardian or other responsible adult?

Post by **inflatable dalek** » Tue May 08, 2007 1:41 pm

What sort of responsible adult would let a unsuspecting minor in this mad house?

Post by **Denyer** » Tue May 08, 2007 1:48 pm

Originally posted by Cliffjumper
Back on topic before Denyer shoots me in the face, I'm still not sure what to expect from the mini...

Holmes seems to know his stuff --

http://transfans.net/interviews_holmes.php