Posts Tagged ‘gi joe’

Interview: GI Joe’s Buzz Dixon on the Most Dangerous Man in the World

Posted: August 5, 2016 in Animation, Cartoons, Comics, Interviews, Transformers, TV, Uncategorized
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What if Serpentor never happened?

In 1986 GI JOE fans got a surprise. Cobra got an emperor in Serpentor. (a clone of the ancient world’s greatest military minds.) Serpentor’s creation would lead to the revelation that Cobra was a front for an ancient society of snake people. But, what if things were different

Before the Serpentor mandate, GI JOE Story-Editor Buzz Dixon was working on a status quo shattering episode called “The Most Dangerous Man in the World.” The episode would reveal the origin of Cobra and the man whose philosophy drove them. For obvious reasons, Buzz’s episode was passed aside and vanished into the realm of “What-if.” Until now!

After 30 years of sitting on the shelf, Buzz Dixon has turned “The Most Dangerous Man in the World” into a novel to be released this Fall. I talked to Buzz about what we can expect to see in his novelization.
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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, TV
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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.

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An Interview with Bane Creator Chuck Dixon

Posted: August 15, 2012 in Batman, Comics, DC Comics, Entertainment, Fantasy, Interviews, Marvel Comics, Movies, Novels, Professional Wrestling, Science Fiction, Transformers
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By Todd Matthy

Chuck Dixon is one of the most distinguished creators in the comic book industry. During his tenure on Batman he not only created Bane but was an instrumental part in the creation of “Knightfall” and “No Man’s Land” both which served as inspirations for “The Dark Knight Rises.” But Chuck is more than just Batman. He wrote Punisher for Marvel, adapted J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit” into a comic book, and is currently writing GI Joe for IDW. I recently had a chance to talk with Mr. Dixon about how he created Bane, the process of turning a novel into a comic book, why there won’t be any “Lord of the Rings” comics, what CrossGen was really like, and his thoughts on Bane/Bain Capital controversy. (more…)

An Interview with Transformers Writer Flint Dille

Posted: April 6, 2011 in Animation, Anime, Cartoons, Celebrity, Interviews, Transformers, TV
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Conducted by Todd Matthy

Flint Dille was born to write. His father was the publisher of the original “Buck Rogers” comic strip and he’s followed in the his footsteps as an acclaimed writer of both animation and video games. During the eighties, Flint served as both a writer and Story Editor on a little known series called “Transformers”, including the mini-series, “Five Faces of Darkness” that revealed the origin of the Transformers. So what was it like working on one of the greatest cartoons of all time? What were the politics of writing such a show? Click to below to find out.  (more…)

Six with Andy Schmidt of IDW Publishing

Posted: March 8, 2011 in Animation, Cartoons, Celebrity, Comics, Interviews, Transformers
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By Todd Matthy

Cobra Commander is dead!!!!! Long live the Commander…or whom ever is under the helmet. (Killed in GI Joe: Cobra #12) IDW Publishing’s version of Cobra is far different then the Cobra I grew up with. And Cobra Commander, lets just say the one who’s six feet under is not the first to hold that title and at the end of IDW’s “Cobra Civil War” someone new will be stepping into that title. But who? IDW Senior Editor and Comics Experience founder Andy Schmidt knows, and I attempt to pry it (and information about the Transformers “Chaos” event out of him in six questions.

To get the answers, and learn more about Comics Experience, click below.

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My Favorite Comics: Marvel

Posted: October 7, 2010 in Comics, Commentary, Entertainment, Marvel Comics, Science Fiction, Thor, Transformers
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With New York Comic Con starting tomorrow I’ve decided to get into the spirit by sharing with you my favorite comics. I’m going to start off with my favorite comics from Marvel. Now just to clarify this is NOT A COMPLETE LIST but the ones off the top of my head. So, if you’ve read these, agree with me, or disagree with me, feel free to post. Feel free to post something I missed too. And if you’re heading to the show and haven’t read any of these think of this as a list of stuff to look for. (more…)

New articles at Metal Machine.net

Posted: October 12, 2009 in Animation, Cartoons, Comics, Commentary, Entertainment, Fantasy, Heavy Metal, Music
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Check out my latest articles at Metalmachine.net

Ten Underrated Songs By Great Bands

Why We Need Beavis and Butthead

Gundam Creator Rocks NY Anime Fest

Bands to Watch: ASKA

GI Joe: Cobra Special Review

Just Imagine Lord of the Rings Comics

Where is the Twelve?

The Ballad of GI Joe

Posted: August 13, 2009 in Animation, Cartoons, Comics, Entertainment, Funny Videos, Movies, UFC, Webtoons
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Look for some familiar faces

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Posts from Several Other Sites

Posted: June 23, 2009 in Comics, Entertainment, Music, Reviews
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Here is a series of articles I did for Metalmachine.net, a website about hard rock and comics. A great site.

The History of GI Joe– My article about the history of the GI Joe comic book from Marvel. I love this article because I got to talk to Larry Hama, the writer who built the GI Joe universe.

The following was posted on my good friends John and Dave’s website dreamtard.com, home to funny stuff and a great variety of music.

At Long Last…A Chinese Democracy– A “fair and balanced” review of Guns N Roses “Chinese Democracy”.

Remembering Dimebag Darrell- A tribute to one of the greatest guitarists of all time.

My Articles from Gearlive.com

Posted: June 22, 2009 in Comics, Entertainment, Reviews
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Here are several articles I’ve written for the Comix411 subsite of Gearlive.com. Most are reviews but there’s a good amount of commentary in there too… (more…)