Remember these words, for they will keep you safe: "If it glistens, look, and listens"
John-Paul Bove AKA the wordmonger(er)
@wordmonger.bsky.social
Living the dual life as writer & colo(u)rist on titles like Transformers, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Doctor Who, Judge Dredd, Godzilla & Gnasher and Gnipper for the Beano! I also teach Masters level Environmental & Public Health. Opinions are my own.
Hello there #tfn2026 folk! Are we ready for another round?
For the 10th anniversary of @tfnationltd.bsky.social I had the excellent @wordmonger.bsky.social colour this fantastic Impactor @keizama.bsky.social did me back in 2018. This was the 1st art piece I ever commissioned and feels so much to me and so happy to finally see it coloured!
The amount of soppy grins all round at the TFNation Vince DiCola show. Hearing the Transformers Movie Score (and Rocky IV!) sitting with James Roberts, Jack Lawrence and JP Bove, and surrounded by friends. Can't believe I got to experience it.
On the road to @TFNation, like Christmas, but with toy robots. (So, Christmas.) I've got a new artbook to debut! ARTOBOT 2! I, uh, have left home without any sample images of the interior, BUT it's 84 pages of fighty, frighty and funny Transformers artwork. Printed by @comicprintinguk.bsky.social!
Anyone going to TFN looking for any of these? The Transformers IDW collection phase 2 vols 8 and 13, phase 3 volume 3 and IDW 2.0 volume 3. I need to know by 11am tomorrow (UK time) to be able to pack them up! Prices seem to be bonkers on these so make me an offer!
So something new and Transformers related that I worked on will be announced and made available at @tfnationltd.bsky.social at the weekend! Every time I think I'm out they get me to go back with literally no struggle whatsoever.
If anyone going to @tfnationltd.bsky.social hasn't already picked up the latest book by @jessbradley.bsky.social I will have 5 copies with me all signed by Jess and with a robot illustration inside too! They are 10 pounds and I'll even throw in one of my new bookmarks to keep your place with!
So Rodimus is done! And I added Galvatron to the mix. He never *bore* the matrix but he did *wear* the matrix Flava Flav style. Only had time to make 1 of Galvatron though!
Coming to a @tfnationltd.bsky.social near you this weekend! Making a Rodimus to go with them. Only one of each exists, but I have a very narrow window of time today and tomorrow to make a couple more if there is interest! Hit me up!
Rewatching Buffy for the first time since Nicholas Brendon, Anthony Steward Head & Michelle Trachtenberg have passed. In my convention going I once spent an evening hanging out with Nicholas and also got to have a lovely chat with Tony. It feels strange knowing they are gone.
Lots of arty goodness up for grabs this weekend at @tfnationltd.bsky.social featuring my art and collaborations with @edpirrie.bsky.social @caseywcoller.bsky.social and many other talented folk! Can't wait to see you there! #transformers #tfnation
The price discrepancy between the US Maximals 7 pack and the UK Pulse version is absolutely off the charts unjustifiable. It really does take the piss I'm afraid.
I was in this Sainsburys! I can indeed confirm that they sold bread! (Also buy Squid Bits, it is awesome!)
Jess Bradley@jessbradley.bsky.social · 2mo agoSquid Bits is in Sainsbury's! Pick it up with your bread, milk and other essentials!
Not Transformers related but a lot of people have been asking about the Star Trek posters I'd worked on and I will definitely be bringing them along with me to TFNation this time! #STW #Enterprise #TNG #EnterpriseD #FirstContact #EnterpriseE and #DS9 #Defiant all representing!
A repost for the "not up at 1am" crowd!
John-Paul Bove AKA the wordmonger(er)@wordmonger.bsky.social · 2w agoCommissions update! All the colours are complete for anyone who sent art in advance. Slots are still open for the rest of the week for anyone who has the linework already in hand (and access to a scanner!). Prices are in the pinned post - just drop me a line!
How can you have more money than literally anyone else on earth and still be so sad.
Commissions update! All the colours are complete for anyone who sent art in advance. Slots are still open for the rest of the week for anyone who has the linework already in hand (and access to a scanner!). Prices are in the pinned post - just drop me a line!
Haven't watched any of the World Cup, but think I will start today. Have I missed anything?
Pirrie artwork spotted in the wild! Poster @wordmonger.bsky.social and I worked on displayed at Derby bus station, nice and big! I should try and go over on a day off and see it in person.
Thanks to everyone who has reached out for a colour commission. I've already started on the ones I have the linework for. If you're getting artwork from any of the guests @tfnationltd.bsky.social let me know & you could get it coloured like these by @nickroche.bsky.social & @edpirrie.bsky.social
John-Paul Bove AKA the wordmonger(er)@wordmonger.bsky.social · last yr.With just over a week to go, here's my prices for colours at @tfnationltd.bsky.social! If you have an order in with @jlawrenceart.bsky.social @nickroche.bsky.social @andrewwildman.art @marcelomatere.bsky.social @edpirrie.bsky.social or @markerguru.bsky.social & want it coloured then let me know!
Join Kris Carter on Friday at #TFNat10n as he explores how Transformers cartoons have been animated (yes, including THAT Animated!) over the life of the franchise. tfnation.com/2026 #TFNation #Transformers
I assume England won because some t**t is setting off fireworks.
I am DEVASTATED that The Phoenix Comic will no longer post to Irish subscribers, owing to the new €3 charge on online purchases from UK to EU. My son is ***obsessed*** with The Phoenix. It’s a huge part of his life. I need to see if something can be done. Let me know if this also affects you.
I've just found a Shattered Glass Goldbug and Prime on a throne sat in my commissions folder. Cannot find a message chain anywhere about who did it or if they wanted it coloured... If it was you please let me know!
From today until the end of the month I am writing my first multi part Gnasher and Gnipper story! What happens when Gnipper gets superpowers? Mayhem to be frank! Pick it up this week and every week in July!
Abby Bulmer@TFNation2026@abbybulmer.bsky.social · last mo.Cor, another Beano this week, and another Gnasher and Gnipper strip! Written by @wordmonger.bsky.social!
Cor, another Beano this week, and another Gnasher and Gnipper strip! Written by @wordmonger.bsky.social!
