- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: IDW Publishing; illustrated edition edition (July 22 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1600101801
- ISBN-13: 978-1600101809
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21.3 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 771 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #380,709 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The first volume of The Ark focused on the animation models used for animating the Transformers cartoon, and now Jim Sorenson and William Forster turn their attention to Japanese character models, U.S. character models from beyond 1987, Studio Ox manga illustrations, and more.
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Essential companion piece to Volume One & G1 fans..., July 19 2008
By B. McVickar - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Transformers: The Ark Volume 2 (Paperback)
I am loving this book, maybe even more than Volume One! Jim and Bill were correct when they noted that fans were all fairly familiar with US GI details, meaning that this volume required much more notation, which I wonderful. I would still like to read someday a behind the scenes account of the creative people and the how's/why's of the crafting all aspects of the US series (story, characters, ship designs, etc). I think it's amazing how consistent much of the design stayed over the course of both US and Japanese G1 series, such as ships, planets, non-toy weapons & devices, and yet each series has its own unique identity.I finally discovered the Japanese G1 series by way of the sub-titled UK DVD releases from Metrodome and boy, was I happy. Happy to not be stuck watching the awful dubbed versions and happier still to watch more unfolding stories and action in the G1 universe. There is so much information is packed into this volume, affording fans the opportunity to get clues into the thought process behind the scenes.
The unused HM robot & alt designs were really intriguing and showed how the creators wanted to venture into unusual territory for Transformers - I almost wish some of them had been included and would trade the Bee Planet for such an appearance!
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Japanese Transformers character models!, Aug 6 2008
By N. Kok "Kirby Kok" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Transformers: The Ark Volume 2 (Paperback)
I really like this book! Transformers ark volume 2 is the second volume to Transformers ark volume 1 focusing on the American Transformers characters. This volume focuses on the Japanese Transformers characters from the Transformers anime in Japan. the Transformers book starts with Anime series Transformers:HeadMasters, Masterforce, Victory, Zone, Battlestars, and Operation Cobination. I really like this book! A+
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Now I wish I had Volume 1, Dec 2 2008
By Dat Hong - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Transformers: The Ark Volume 2 (Paperback)
This is a very interesting companion to any Transformers collection. Volume 2 contains the Japanese characters that were not shown on the US cartoon, or toys never released in US. The book is black and white with full page of drawings and limited text. There is not a lot of text in this book, and it is mostly a book full of drawings. It shows the different profiles of the characters, like front, back and side views. The Ark 2 is a compendium of Japanese Character Designs.Great book if you love Transformers, or want to learn how to draw and need some inspiration. Nice thick book with quality paper stock.
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