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This is part two of a three part commission I'm doing for someone. (Part One was here: [link] )

I know it seems that at times I'm a little too Transformers-centric. If you're a fan of the history of the franchise at all, like me, then you know what this is and it's importance. For those that do not know, I'll fill you in.

This is the panel from Marvel's G1 Transformers, Issue One. This is the introduction panel for many of the characters, but not just for the comic... What many don't realize is that Marvel's G1#1 debuted not only a few months before the cartoon show aired in '84, but before the toyline even launched in June of that month. (It debuted in May of 1984.) This means that this panel I got to recolor here is not only the first appearance of most of the characters like Bumblebee, Hound, Jazz and Bluestreak... But their first appearances period.

So when my friend got a hold of the lineart, he asked me to color it for him. It took me a while as I was doing it in between Shadowgirls pages and what not, but it's done. So it was kind of an honor to color this one. I threw the text on the DA version here, just for fun. (Makes it feel lie one of the old catalogs.) And for those wondering where's Windcharger... Apparently there's a funny story with his omission. He was added into the final page, in post-production. But since this was colored from the original lineart... He's not here.

Hope you all like.

Artwork by Bob Budiansky and the late Frank Springer. Colors by me.

Description
This is part two of a three part commission I'm doing for someone. (Part One was here: [link] )

I know it seems that at times I'm a little too Transformers-centric. If you're a fan of the history of the franchise at all, like me, then you know what this is and it's importance. For those that do not know, I'll fill you in.

This is the panel from Marvel's G1 Transformers, Issue One. This is the introduction panel for many of the characters, but not just for the comic... What many don't realize is that Marvel's G1#1 debuted not only a few months before the cartoon show aired in '84, but before the toyline even launched in June of that month. (It debuted in May of 1984.) This means that this panel I got to recolor here is not only the first appearance of most of the characters like Bumblebee, Hound, Jazz and Bluestreak... But their first appearances period.

So when my friend got a hold of the lineart, he asked me to color it for him. It took me a while as I was doing it in between Shadowgirls pages and what not, but it's done. So it was kind of an honor to color this one. I threw the text on the DA version here, just for fun. (Makes it feel lie one of the old catalogs.) And for those wondering where's Windcharger... Apparently there's a funny story with his omission. He was added into the final page, in post-production. But since this was colored from the original lineart... He's not here.

Hope you all like.

Artwork by Bob Budiansky and the late Frank Springer. Colors by me.