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Wicked Game: The Players-Who is Zladko
Posted: April 25, 2014 in Anime, Comics, Crime, Making Comics, Science Fiction, Wicked GameTags: comic books, film noir, human trafficking, Science Fiction, Taken, Todd Comics, Veronica Lake, villains, wicked game
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He Killed Optimus Prime: An Interview with Ron Friedman, writer of Transformers: The Movie
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Comics, Commentary, Interviews, Marvel Comics, Movies, Science Fiction, Transformers, TVTags: cobra commander, destro, Fantastic Four, Game of Thrones, gi joe, iron man, Marvel Action Hour, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Orson Welles, Ron Friedman, Silver Surfer, Spider-Man, Stan Lee, Starscream, The Death of Optimus Prime, Transformers, Transformers: The Movie, Ultra Magnus
By Todd Matthy
In the summer of 1986, children were traumatized when Optimus Prime sacrificed himself to stop his archrival, Megatron. But it wasn’t Megatron who pulled the trigger, it was a writer named Ron Friedman.
Ron Friedman wrote Transformers: The Movie. He wrote the five-part miniseries that launched GI Joe. He is close friends with Stan Lee and helped Stan develop The Marvel Action Hour, featuring Iron Man and Fantastic Four. He has written episodes of All in the Family, Happy Days, and Fantasy Island. In addition to his writing credentials, Ron is an architect and a teacher at Chapman University.
In 2014, Ron plans to chronicle his experiences as a writer in the memoir, I Killed Optimus Prime. The book promises a fascinating look behind the scenes of the shows that defined our childhood.
I had the privilege of speaking with Ron about his career, his friendship with Stan Lee, what he thought when he first saw the Transformers, how Orson Welles became Unicron, and why he didn’t want to kill Optimus Prime.
So, to kick off the 30th Anniversary of the Transformers, Ron Friedman, the man who killed Optimus Prime.
WARNING: Some language.
Wicked Game at New York Comic Con
Posted: October 10, 2013 in Anime, Book Excerpts, Cartoons, Celebrity, Comics, Crime, Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics, Entertainment, Girls, Heavy Metal, Horror, Literature, Making Comics, Marvel Comics, News, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Suzi Lorraine, Wicked GameTags: Comics, Making Comics, New York Comic Con, NYCC 2013, wicked game
Get a FREE Wicked Game Preview at New York Comic Con.
New York Comic Con is this weekend and while I don’t have a table, “Wicked Game” will have a presence.
I will be wandering around Artists Alley and the show floor with FREE five page previews of the book. If you’d like one all you have to do is say hi. I’ll even sign it for you.
Also, stop by “Wicked Game” letterer Mindy “Indy” Steffen’s table at Artist’s Alley table V15 to check out her work and chat about Robotech.
Also, don’t forget to check out Collector’s Kingdom at booth 2679 for books by Pronto Comics, the publishers of my previous release, Blackout.
Finally, follow me @ToddCMatthy for more on my con adventures.
Don’t forget to “Like” the Facebook page.
Don’t Panic! Sledgehammer is now Todd Matthy.com
Posted: October 5, 2013 in Agent of the Empire, Animation, Anime, Arkham Asylum, Batman, Book Excerpts, Cartoons, Causes, Celebrity, Chewbacca, Comedy, Comics, Commentary, Crime, Dark Horse Comics, Darth Vader, DC Comics, Entertainment, Examiner, Fan Scripts, Fantasy, Fiction, Funny Videos, Girls, Han Solo, Heavy Metal, Horror, Humor, Interviews, Lauren Jones, Links, Literature, Making Comics, Marvel Comics, MMA, Movies, Music, News, Novels, Pictures, Professional Wrestling, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Stories, Spider-Man, Sports, Star Wars, Sting in WWE, Superman, Suzi Lorraine, The Lost Prince, Thor, TNA, Transformers, TV, UFC, Uncategorized, Voltron, Webtoons, Wicked Game, WWE, X-Men, Y&P
Hello readers,
If you typed in sledgehammerproductions.wordpress.com and find yourself redirected to toddmatthy.com, don’t worry. I’m in the process of renaming the page. Same great content. Easier address to remember.
While your here, be sure to “Like” the Facebook page for my upcoming comic book, Wicked Game.
Keep living dangerously my friends.
Sledgehammer’s Best of 2012
Posted: January 31, 2013 in Animation, Anime, Arkham Asylum, Batman, Cartoons, Comics, Commentary, Dark Horse Comics, Darth Vader, DC Comics, Entertainment, Examiner, Fantasy, Literature, Marvel Comics, Movies, Music, Professional Wrestling, Science Fiction, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Superman, Thor, TNA, Transformers, TV, Voltron, WWE, X-Men, Y&PTags: AJ Lee, Best of 2012, CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, DC Comics, Disney, Examiner, Game of Thrones, George Lucas, George R.R. Martin, Heavy Metal, Kane, Marvel Comics, Star Wars, Team Hell No, Voltron, WWE, WWE RAW
By Todd Matthy
2012 has come and gone and what a year it has been. We saw two comic book movies achieve critical acclaim while grossing over a billion dollars. We saw the Rock return to the wrestling ring. We saw the Avengers and the X-Men square off with one another and Disney buy Star Wars. So what were the best moments of 2012. Click below to find out. (more…)
Y&P: Review-Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia
Posted: January 30, 2013 in Anime, Book Excerpts, Cartoons, Comics, Commentary, Dark Horse Comics, Fantasy, Reviews, Y&PTags: Dark Horse Comics, Hyrule Historia, Legend of Zelda, Y&P, Young and Pretty
Y&P at NY Comic Con 2012: Photo Parade | Y&P
Posted: October 16, 2012 in Agent of the Empire, Animation, Anime, Arkham Asylum, Batman, Cartoons, Celebrity, Chewbacca, Comedy, Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Darth Vader, DC Comics, Entertainment, Fantasy, Girls, Han Solo, Heavy Metal, Horror, Humor, Links, Marvel Comics, Movies, Music, Pictures, Professional Wrestling, Science Fiction, Spider-Man, Star Wars, Superman, Thor, TNA, Transformers, TV, Voltron, WWE, X-Men, Y&PTags: Argo, Ashley Salazar, Avengers, Bane, Batman, Captain America, Claudio Sanchez, Coed Magazine, Coheed and Cambria, Cosplay, David Mack, DC Comics, Deadpool, Erica Greenwold, Game of Thrones, HBO, Independent Creators, Issai Brahim, Jessica Rabbit, Judd Ehrlich, Laura Lee Gulledge, Leanna Decker, Loki, Marvel Comics, Miss Coed, New York Comic Con 2012, Nick Kroll, NY Comic Con 2012, NYCC 2012, Paige by Paige, Playboy, Pronto Comics, Scarlett Ambrose, Spider-Man, superman, the Bella Twins, Westeros Jewelry, Wonder Woman, WWE
Review: Transformers ReGeneration One #81
Posted: July 5, 2012 in Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Causes, Comics, Marvel Comics, Reviews, Science Fiction, TransformersTags: IDW Publishing, Marvel Comics, Optimus Prime, Simon Furman, Transformers, Transformers ReGeneration One
By Todd Matthy
Before you read this review please take your time to support S.L.I.F.E.R. Needs You. Lobo co-creator and Story Editor of the Transformers cartoon, Roger Slifer was the victim of a hit and run on June 23rd. No arrests have been made. This group is dedicated to giving Roger financial support and working together to supply the Police with information that will lead to the perpetrators arrest. Thank you.
Does the original generation of Transformers still have the same magic as it did twenty years ago? Read on. (more…)
Transformers: Star Saber-The Origin
Posted: June 23, 2012 in Anime, Cartoons, Fiction, Links, Science Fiction, Short Stories, TransformersTags: Autobots, Decepticons, Dezaras, Galvatron, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Star Saber, Transformers, Transformers Victory, Transmasters
By Todd Matthy
Star Saber is the star of the Japanese only “Transformers:Victory” animated series and the greatest swordsman in the universe. But how did he become that? And why does he look like Optimus Prime?
Find out by clicking here for my short story, Star Saber: The Origin in the spring issue of Transmasters Magazine
Voltron Force Season One Post-Game with Jeremy Corray
Posted: May 11, 2012 in Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Fantasy, Interviews, Science Fiction, TV, Uncategorized, VoltronTags: Anime, Giant Robots, Jeremy Corray, Nick Toons, Voltron, Voltron Force
By Todd Matthy
The first season of “Voltron Force” has wrapped and what a ride it was. From betrayals, trainees, secrets, and new pilots, the series not only resurrected the beloved property, but pushed it into new areas of excitement.
Jeremy Corray is one of the architects behind Voltron’s revival and was kind enough to take the time to talk to me about the development of the series, the origins of some of the twists, and a little “fishing” for tidbits on Season Two. (more…)
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