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rtsurfer wrote:Has there been any talk of Palladium, HG, & WEP doing a RPG for the Robotech-Voltron comic crossover that's supposed to come out in November?

taalismn wrote:

rtsurfer wrote:Has there been any talk of Palladium, HG, & WEP doing a RPG for the Robotech-Voltron comic crossover that's supposed to come out in November?

Okay, that dull concussive report you just heard was my head exploding.

I just think a Robotech/Voltron xover is a BAD idea...with EITHER team.

DhAkael wrote:[

Also the two settings are mutually exclusive. NO points of congruence.

Alrik Vas wrote:Kind of like Macross, Southern Cross and MOSPEADA.

rtsurfer wrote:Has there been any talk of Palladium, HG, & WEP doing a RPG for the Robotech-Voltron comic crossover that's supposed to come out in November?

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=46671

http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/07/17/sdc ... interview/

Alrik Vas wrote:You know...i want to see the episodes of Macross 7 when Millia pilots her old VF-1. Any idea which ones those are?

rtsurfer wrote:Has there been any talk of Palladium, HG, & WEP doing a RPG for the Robotech-Voltron comic crossover that's supposed to come out in November?

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=46671

Spoiler:

Dynamite Entertainment proudly announces that they have acquired the rights to publish comic books based on the beloved science fiction anime, Robotech®. In a unique sub-licensing arrangement with DC Entertainment and with the Harmony Gold USA, Dynamite Entertainment will publish a new series beginning with a Robotech / Voltron crossover event. This crossover marks the first time uniting the popular Robotech cast with the five lions of Voltron, a fan-favorite World Events Production property.

The Robotech series debuted in 1985, an adaptation combining concepts from three Japanese anime series (Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Genesis Climber Mospeada, and Super Dimension Century Southern Cross) into a new, cohesive narrative. It followed three generations of Earth soldiers who salvaged and repurposed alien technology in combat against consecutive extraterrestrial invasions, and was animated by the renowned animation studio Tatsunoko Production Co.

Voltron, based on the story of five robotic lions piloted by a team of brave space explorers that combine to form a mighty metallic hero, launched in the U.S. in September of 1984 and quickly became a #1 rated animated series that will celebrate its 30th Anniversary in 2014.

"Robotech and Voltron are two of the most recognizable anime series that defined '80s pop culture," says Tommy Yune, creative director at Harmony Gold and mastermind behind the upcoming crossover. "Both franchises have endured in their popularity today and fans have long speculated of an epic crossover between the universes. The opportunity to do so is an honor, and it's a welcome challenge to construct a storyline that works well with key characters on both sides. Most important of all, it's going to be a lot of fun with plenty of surprises."

"Robotech is one of the finest intellectual properties ever to come out of Japan, and we are so very fortunate to be able to contribute to its legacy of thrilling science fiction action and drama," says Nick Barrucci, CEO/Publisher of Dynamite Entertainment. "We're also thankful to have such great partners on the Robotech journey, DC Comics and Harmony Gold, and joining us in this incredible first-ever crossover with Classic Media's Voltron. We've published Voltron for years, and this is definitely rewarding to place the two fan-favorite universes together."

"Skyscraper-sized robots and city-crushing monsters are no strangers to the Dynamite gang, thanks to our fine experience with the Voltron license," adds Barrucci. "We've been the proud home to Voltron since 2011, and I think our talented creators and editorial staff really balanced the science fiction and space fantasy elements of that franchise with the human story of its pilots. We're very excited to continue the adventures of the Five Lions and the Voltron Force pilots as part of the crossover penned by Tommy Yune, and recapture the very best qualities of our previous Voltron series in this exciting new venture. Robotech / Voltron is a fan's dream, one we're thrilled to add to our line of comics!"

The new Robotech / Voltron team-up adds additional content to Dynamite's existing Voltron projects, published as two series thus far and expanding the mythos licensed from World Events Productions. The first-ever pairing of these two giant animated properties is expected to attract huge media and fan attention in time for Voltron's 30th Anniversary. A new Robotech series will follow in the wake of the crossover.

The appreciation for the original Robotech television series, its comic spin-offs, and expansive universe of additional content runs deep at Dynamite, as evidenced by the passionate reflections of Joe Rybandt, the company's Senior Editor. "Every day after school, I would watch Robotech and I loved it. LOVED IT. Probably for a lot of the same reasons that I loved Claremont's Uncanny X-Men, in that it was soap opera mixed with incredible action and excitement. Also, it was my first introduction to episodic television starring giant robots and, y'know, GIANT ROBOTS. I've gone back to the show every now and again, and still find it a rewarding experience, filled with great characters and amazing design. And now, here I sit, getting ready to set a new course with the comics."

About Dynamite Entertainment:
Dynamite was founded in 2004 and is home to several best-selling comic book titles and properties, including The Boys, The Shadow, Vampirella, Warlord of Mars, Bionic Man, A Game of Thrones, and more. Dynamite owns and controls an extensive library with over 3,000 characters (which includes the Harris Comics and Chaos Comics properties), such as Vampirella, Pantha, Evil Ernie, Smiley the Psychotic Button, Chastity, Purgatori, and Peter Cannon: Thunderbolt. In addition to their critically-acclaimed titles and bestselling comics, Dynamite works with some of the most high profile creators in comics and entertainment, including Kevin Smith, Alex Ross, John Cassaday, Garth Ennis, Jae Lee, Marc Guggenheim, Mike Carey, Jim Krueger, Greg Pak, Brett Matthews, Matt Wagner, and a host of up-and-coming new talent. Dynamite is consistently ranked in the upper tiers of comic book publishers and several of their titles - including Alex Ross and Jim Krueger's Project Superpowers - have debuted in the Top Ten lists produced by Diamond Comics Distributors. In 2005, Diamond awarded the company a GEM award for Best New Publisher and another GEM in 2006 for Comics Publisher of the Year (under 5%) and again in 2011. The company has also been nominated for and won several industry awards, including the prestigious Harvey and Eisner Awards.

About World Events Productions:
St. Louis-based World Events Productions, Ltd. (WEP) has produced and distributed children's animation for over 25 years. WEP is the IP holder for shows including: Voltron, Defender the of the Universe, Voltron: The Third Dimension, Denver the Last Dinosaur and Vytor the Starfire Champion, among others. WEP is a Koplar Communications company. Follow Voltron on Twitter at @Voltron and on Facebook/VoltronOfficial. For more information visit http://www.wep.com and http://www.voltron.com.

http://geek-news.mtv.com/2013/07/17/sdc ... interview/
SDCC 2013: Tommy Yune Brings All The Giant Robots Together In 'Robotech/Voltron' [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]/........ oh god FUNNY!!!

rtsurfer wrote:SuperVF Lion, Lotor, & Space Pirate Roy

Alpha 11 wrote:Is it really going to be that bad? I'm at least willing to give it a try before I condemn it.

Seto Kaiba wrote:

rtsurfer wrote:SuperVF Lion, Lotor, & Space Pirate Roy

Well ladies and gents, if you ever wanted to know what it looks like when a franchise hits rock-bottom, now you know.

I'm not quite sure what's goin' on with the space elf's pose there, but dear god that looks stupid as hell. I really, profoundly hope for Robotech's sake that this bad idea gets canned before it ever makes it to print. Otherwise we're looking at a possible first post-reboot comic cancellation. If we're REALLY unlucky, this'll be the last straw that convinces the Harmony Gold senior management types that Robotech is a lost cause.

Alpha 11 wrote:Is it really going to be that bad? I'm at least willing to give it a try before I condemn it.

Alpha 11 wrote:Is it really going to be that bad? I'm at least willing to give it a try before I condemn it.

taalismn wrote:Of course, this could all turn out to be Rick Hunter's nightmare, sleeping off some bad chinese...

taalismn wrote:But it was a storyline twists like that that still OBLITERATED 'Dallas's' credibility, what with supposedly-dead-guy-popping-up-in-shower....

Shawn Merrow wrote:Doesn't sound crazier then some of the Star trek comic crossovers (Dr. Who, X-Men).

Seto wrote:(If this is actually a thing... a really legitimate thing that is actually happening... Tommy may be well on his way to dethroning the legendary Carl Macek as the Ed Wood of Anime.)

rtsurfer wrote:Has there been any talk of Palladium, HG, & WEP doing a RPG for the Robotech-Voltron comic crossover that's supposed to come out in November?

Snake Eyes wrote:Ok, seriously.........i like Robotech and Voltron, but a mashup......

NO, NO , NO!!!!!

ShadowLogan wrote:This is going to be bad (and not the good type of bad) IMHO w/re: to the crossover.

mech798 wrote:When I first read this, I thought it was a joke.

mech798 wrote:Lemme guess, HG either has the rights to voltron or they got them dirt cheap.

mech798 wrote:It'd be like, I dunno, a Phineas & Ferb/ Game of Thrones cross over.

mech798 wrote:Also, I was at SDCC and I saw the HG "models" for the alpha, etc, [...]

rem1093 wrote:It looks like its going to be a one off, (I hope), to get interest for the new series. But if not they could fallow the story line from Voltron and have the UEEF (instead of Galaxy Alliance), capture the Lions and reverse engineer the tech adding it to the VT's. You know what this would get us then don't you. Vehicles that transform int humanoid form and then can combine together to become a giant Humanoid robot. You know, Transformers combiners..

Seto wrote:Wow, if even you're against it, it's not looking good for this crossover.

Seto wrote:, but this atrocity is a merger of two inept equals trying to dig themselves out of a decades old hole...

mech798 wrote:When I first read this, I thought it was a joke.

Lemme guess, HG either has the rights to voltron or they got them dirt cheap.

I mean, this isn't the stupidest idea anyone has ever had, but it's probably up there-- as has been mentioned, the two genres, are completely, utterly different. One is a story that is about war-- fleets of mecha and even though Scott Bernard and his team were the heroes, they weren't able to just go CHARGE! and destroy reflex point.

The other is about superhero mecha, where going CHARGE! and blowing up the entire enemy fleet and the mighty Robeast is order of the day.

It'd be like, I dunno, a Phineas & Ferb/ Game of Thrones cross over. .

taalismn wrote:It's NOT going to be a battle of intellectual titans, that's for sure....

:"Let's decide to use the genocidal scorched-earth weapon we haven't even tested yet on our own homeworld while we send the only reliable source of the power source our organization and civilization runs on out to observe the test in a remote location!"
vs.
"Let's not use 'Blazing Sword' FIRST because we apparently like getting punched around for ten minutes."

Alpha 11 wrote:The way this is sounding, they should have gone with Transformers instead. At least those 2 are way more closer together.

ShadowLogan wrote:I'm not sure they are on the same level. Voltron did have a spin-off in the 90s [...]

ShadowLogan wrote:Though I do have to wonder which is going to happen:
-RT drags Voltron down

rtsurfer wrote:

Alpha 11 wrote:The way this is sounding, they should have gone with Transformers instead. At least those 2 are way more closer together.

Supposedly, HG's attempt, about a decade ago, at a RT-TF xover comic series didn't get past the initial discussion stage.

Seto wrote:Like RTSC, the attempts to revive Voltron have been largely unsuccessful, though there is the significant difference that Voltron's owners don't try to pretend the original shows they used were inferior, or that their version is somehow better than the originals. In most of the ways that matter, these are two birds of a feather... and, considering their circumstances, a really terrible combination.

Alpha 11 wrote:The way this is sounding, they should have gone with Transformers instead. At least those 2 are way more closer together.

Alpha 11 wrote:The way this is sounding, they should have gone with Transformers instead.

ShadowLogan wrote:I disagree that Voltron has been largely unsuccessful, at least compared to Robotech, [...]

Armorlord wrote:Carl Macek's Robotech was a pretty magic-riddled place overall, though Yune's been swinging away with the retcon hammer pretty damn hard; I'm not really seeing an incompatibility here, particularly for some kind of alternate-universe mash-up.

Armorlord wrote:. Though Jetfire reminds us that there could be murky and annoying waters to chart out there.

Armorlord wrote:Aye. Due to licensing issues the toy was never able to be released as a Robotech figure, and even blocked release of more classic Jetfire toys later on as well.