Indexing James Roberts' MTMTE Tweets

A side project by @notwhelmedyet

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between @lowbrohw and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 7 November 2018.

L: Are the hands given to whirl at the end Ratchet’s original hands or pharma’s hands?

JR: Pharma’s ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between @JusticeGray and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 7 November 2018.

JG: Who brought the "action figures" on page 10?  That was a nice touch.

JR: Chromedome and Rewind found the LL playset in ‘Ten’s Den’ when they explored the ship - you can see CD holding it.]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between @Ratchphis and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 6 November 2018.

R: That explains why the “cycle” date system makes no sense whatsoever. Never been able to work that out.

JR: The cycle system is useful for indicating whether certain events happened before or after others (and avoiding saying things like ‘3,650,219 Years Ago’), but yeah, don’t look too hard for a set of rules that makes sense of Cybertronian horology. ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between @BioNikky and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 6 November 2018.

BN: May I ask one question? What is the time gap between the events LL24 and LL25 by the standards of the Transformers Universe?

JR: Best to read all of LL25 first; and even then, trying to specify precise periods of time in the IDW universe is a losing game. Best to keep it vague. ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between @charmehs, @twowphee and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 27 September 2018.

c: From MTMTE #2. James Roberts, you sneaky bastard

Panel of Swerve describing their “quest” to Skids: “Uh-huh. We've got to find the 12 fragments of the Primal Key, unlock the Infinity Gate, travel sideways in time, defeat the Agents of Chaos and restore order to the multiverse.”

t: Alright, I understand the primal key and sideways in time, and I think I understand the infinity gate, but what's the agents of chaos?

JR: It’s not a point-for-point straight reading. The AoC are the antagonists, ie the Functionists ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between Robbie Warnock and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 5 November 2018.

RW: Is there a message we missed in Spinister’s note to Fort Max back in MTMTE#46? Hidden in the caps, perhaps?

JR: No message, no ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between A. D. Meergah and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 5 November 2018.

ADM: I just have one question of you Mr Roberts, what are you writing next? MTMTE /LL is easily my all-time favourite comic book series and I can't thank you enough for how much I've enjoyed every word of it.

JR: I’ve had a bit of a break to accommodate irl stuff, and now I’m back working on potential projects which I’ll shout about on Twitter down the line. I hope you’ll all stick around. ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between Iron Apostle and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 4 November 2018.

IA: with lost light coming to an end there’s something I’ve always wanted to know about the ship itself. Does the Lost Light transform? I’ve seen several panels throughout MTMTE and LL where it appears that it does 🤔

JR: Nope, it doesn’t have an alt mode ]

source 

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between @MGoogleheim and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 3 November 2018.

M: Question for you, if it’s alright? So when was the last time we see the real Swerve before he locks himself up in his room?

JR: I’m not sure! After #40? ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between Lucas powers and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 2 November 2018.

LP: I was just curious, How do YOU pronounce the name Damus from MTMTE? I have seen 3 ways but I wanted to know the way it was intended to be said.

JR: It’s ‘Dah-mus’, because his name is taken from Nostradamus ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[Tweet by James Roberts @jroberts332 on October 30, 2018: For those of you asking after the name of the Firstborn, it is, of course, Connie. ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between @KamenSpider and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 28 October 2018.

KS: simple pronunciation question: is it KIM-ia or KEEM-ia?

JR: The latter ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between Jason Armstrong, KanonKita and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 24 October 2018.

JA: Hey James to quickly jump on this. What actually happened to the In-Universe FC? I assumed they were killed by the cons?

JR: Yep. Those that survived the various prewar political convulsions were hunted down and assassinated, mainly by Starscream.

K: .... personal reasons or just Megatron's assassin of choice?

JR: Megs’ choice ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between Jacob McBaggins and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 23 October 2018.

JM: Way back in Lost Light issue 5, was the Functionist Council's embrace of cold construction as "Primus ordained" after figuring out Rung could make photonic crystals supposed to be the first hint he was actually Primus?

JR: In-universe, the FC didn’t know Rung’s true identity; they were just twisting things to suit/justify their agenda. From a writer’s perspective, no, this was a rare instance of me not making a hint or giving a nod. ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between Veicki Gallagher and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 23 October 2018.

VG: I’m not sure if this was asked or not, but did Nightbeat truly figure out who Rung was before he ascended?

JR: Well, he certainly worked out what Rung’s alt mode did, but there’s no way he could have deduced - or confidently guessed at - Rung’s true identity. ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between @axlcossack and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 23 October 2018.

A: One popular theory I've seen is that Fortress Maximus is a Shadowplay'd Pious Maximus. Can you confirm/deny this, and if not, can you at least explain how they're related?

JR: Tbh I’m always surprised by how often I’m asked questions about Pious Maximus...! I can confirm that he was shadowplayed (as the story implies) but he’s not Fort Max. Maybe they’re brothers, or members of the same social group (‘House of Maximus’). ]

source

[jrtweetsindex]

[twitter convo between @suna_chann and James Roberts @jroberts332 on 23 October 2018.

S: do you think rodimus and lightning mcqueen would be friends

JR: Fer sure ]

source