Bob Budiansky (born March 15, 1954) is an American comic book writer, editor, and penciller, best known for his work on Marvel's Transformers comic. He also created the Marvel character Sleepwalker and wrote all 33 issues of that comic.
Early life and education
Budiansky was born in The Bronx, New York, where he attended public school, then went on to the State University of New York at Buffalo. He was "reintroduced" to comics while in college during the early 1970s. His first published work was Superrunt â€" a comic strip collaboration with Charles "Sparky" Alzamora, published in the University at Buffalo newspaper The Spectrum while he was a student there.
Career
Budiansky worked at Marvel Comics for approximately 20 years. He is responsible for much of the writing of the original Marvel Transformer comic, and conceived the names of most of the original Transformers, including Decepticon leader Megatron, Autobot medic Ratchet, and Decepticon Ravage. He also wrote the vast majority of the descriptive "tech spec" biographies printed on the Transformers toy packages that Hasbro produced in the 1980s, giving each figure unique personality quirks.
After a long hiatus from the Transformers mythos, Budiansky scripted a new adaptation of the original 1986 The Transformers: The Movie for IDW Publishing in honor of the film's 20th anniversary.
Budiansky is also a penciller. He drew the final years of the Johnny Blaze/Zarathos version of Ghost Rider, including drawing the majority of Ghost Rider covers from 1978 to 1983.
From 1983 till 1996, Budiansky was on staff at Marvel as an editor. During this period, Budiansky oversaw such titles as Fantastic Four and Daredevil and the Spider-Man Clone Saga.
Honors
At BotCon 2010, Hasbro named Budiansky as one of the first four human inductees in the Transformers Hall of Fame for his contributions in creating the franchise.
Personal life
Budiansky married Angela Goldman in August 1991.
Partial bibliography
As writer
- The Avengers #204, 205, 207 & 208
- Captain Britain #38 & 39 (UK)
- Ghost Rider #77 - 81
- Marvel Adventures #13
- Marvel Super Special #25
- Sleepwalker #1 - 33 (1991â€"1994)
- Spider-Man Comics Weekly #231 (UK)
- The Transformers #22 - 28; 33 - 40; 51 - 56; 66 - 73; 174 & 175 (UK)
- Transformers Universe #1 - 4
- The Transformers #1 - 15; 17 - 32; 35 - 42; 44 - 55
- The Transformers: The Movie #1 - 4
- The Transformers: Generations #1 - 3; 4 - 10 & 12
- The Transformers: Headmasters #1 - 4
- Uncanny Origins #7 & 13
- What If? #34
- X-Men And Captain Universe #1
As inker
- Captain Britain #36 (UK)
- Essential Marvel Two-In-One trade paperback volume 3
- Marvel Two-In-One Annual #4
- What If? #34
As colorist
- The Punisher #36 & 42
- Sleepwalker #1 - 3
As letterer
- Spider-Man Adventures #10
Notes
References
- Furman, Simon (2004). Transformers: The Ultimate Guide. DK Publishing Inc. p. 43. ISBN 1-4053-0461-8.Â
- "Bullpen Bulletins" "Pro File on: BOB BUDIANSKY," The Incredible Hulk #340 (Feb. 1988)
External links
- Official Representative for commissions
- Bob Budiansky at the Comic Book DB
- Interview at Transfans.net
- 2007 retrospective interview
- Bob Budiansky at the Transformers Wiki
