#kranix

[transmetal-tk]

The Number One Princess in the Whole World

[transformers-comics]

Transformers: The Movie #2 - "Judgment Day!" (1986)

written by Ralph Macchio art by Don Perlin, Ian Akin, Brian Garvey, & Nel Yomtov

[autoacafiles]

Would there be a Cybertornian Kranix anywhere?

Why? We have a Lithonian one right here

[morguetastic]

Holy moly why did they go so hard for Kranix? It’s just Kranix?

[driver270]

Perspective prank

[nerds-yearbook]

Transformers the movie was released on August 8, 1986. Originally, G.I. Joe the movie was meant to be released first but was pushed back. Blowback from the Death of Optimus Prime (Peter Cullin) caused the producers to change the planned death of Duke (Michael Bell) in the G.I. Joe movie. Also, the commercial failure of the movie also down graded The G.I. Joe movie to straight to video/TV release. The movie was the final theatric roles of Orson Welles and Scatman Crothers. The human character Spike (Corey Burton) swore in the movie because they wanted a PG rating (The G.I. Joe movie had originally planned a scene of brief topless nudity to get their PG rating, but that was dropped somewhere in production). Seasons 1 and 2 were supposed to take place in the present, but the movie and season 3 were pushed forward 20 years in time to the year 2005. The movie not just killed off Optimus Prime, but also Ironhide (Cullen), Ratchet, Prowl (Michael Bell), Brawn (Burton), Wheeljack, Windcharger, Megatron (Frank Welker), Starscream (Christopher Collins/Chris Latta), Skywarp, Thundercracker, Shrapnel (Hal Rayle), Kickback (Clive Revill), Bombshell and (off screen) Huffer. The movie introduced Unicron (Welles), Galvatron (Leonard Nimoy), Arcee (Susan Blu), Ultra Magnus (Robert Stack), Hot Rod/Rodimus Prime (Judd Nelson), Springer (Neil Ross), Kup (Lionel Stander), Blurr (John Moschitta Jr), Wheelie, Cyclonus (Roger C Carmel), Scourge (Stan Jones), Kranix (Norman Alden), Arblus, Daniel Witwicky (David Mendenhall), the Lithones, the Shrikebats, the Sharkticons, the Quintessons, the Allicons, (the Mini-Cassettes) Eject, Rewind, (the Junkions) Wreck-Gar (Eric Idle), Junkyard, Scrapheap, Re-Cycle, Rubbish, Hazmat, Ashtray, Greasestain, Wasteoid Gamma, and Trashbin. The movie also included Astrotrain (Jack Angel), Scrapper, Swoop (both by Bell), Grimlock (Gregg Berger), Devastator (Arthur Burghardt), Shockwave (Burton), Jazz (Cruthers), Dirge (Bud Davis), Perceptor (Paul Eiding), Blitzwing (Ed Gilbert), Bumblebee (Dan Gilvezan), Blaster (Buster Jones), Cliffjumper (Casey Kasem), Laserbeak (Latta), Scavenger (Don Messick), Bonecrusher, Hook, Slag (all Ross), Soundwave, Rumble, Frenzy, and Ravage (all Welker). Leonard Nimoy would return to the Transformers franchise in the live action reboot as the voice of Sentinel Prime in Transformer's Dark of the Moon. The sound track was very eclectic including the iconic "The Touch" by Stan Bush and "Dare to Be Stupid" by Weird Al Yankovic. The score was by Rocky IV composer Vince DiCola. While it underperformed and was controversial upon its release, the movie has since gone on to be a cult classic. ("Transformers: The Movie", Movie, Event)

[transformers-mosaic]

Transformers: Mosaic #463 - "Lithonians: Journey - Part 3: Destiny"

Originally posted on March 8th, 2010

Story, Art - Iván Mas Script, Letters - Carlos Oliveros

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wada sez: Set strictly during the events of The Transformers: The Movie, this strip stars minor character Kranix, supposedly the last survivor of Lithone after the planet was devoured by Unicron. Together with Arblus, he wound up stranded on Quintessa and executed by the planet’s judges. Early script drafts for the movie reveal that Kranix and Arblus were conceived as rock-based alien lifeforms, Granix and (presumably) Marblus. This one’s not so complicated, as Mas stated in his brief commentary: “Third Lithona... we meet someone we know very well this time... So there's not much to say. We all know how this ends.” Strangely, this one is left uncoloured; each of the others has a different colourist, but per Mas: “Once the pencil was finished, we thought it looked good and... why not leave it like that? That's how it stayed...” Preview poster below.

[thelastgherkin]

Studio Series 86.06: Leader Wheelie

Fiend find, look behind.

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