Interviews

Blu Mankuma is a Vancouver based actor who has had a long and diverse career. Most Transformers fans will know him as the voice of Tigatron, the Maximal warrior from "Beast Wars Transformers". However, his career spans music, live action and other animation. His live action credits include "MacGuyver", "M.A.N.T.I.S." and "Stargate" while his animation credits include "Reboot", "Mummies Alive" and various "G.I. Joe" cartoons. BWTF was fortunate enough to interview this talented actor in early 2009.

1. How long does it take to animate an episode of Beast Wars?

1. Please tell us a bit about your background.
I was born in Vancouver but moved to Australia shortly after that. Stayed there until I was three years old and then came back to Vancouver where I was raised and received my education.

2. What training did you undergo to become an actor?
Spent three years in full time theater school in Vancouver. That was followed by another four to five years in ongoing training with acting coaches and other such instructors.

Calling Simon Furman a legend in the Transformers world is a bit of an understatement. He is perhaps, the only writer to ever have worked on Transformers across generations, and few people have written the volumes of material he has that many fans take as their "canon". With his new series "The War Within" out in stores now, Simon took time for more interview questions prepared by Jenni 'Trixter' Ulm, thanks Jenni!

If there is one name that Transformers comic book fans know, it's Simon Furman. This is a gentleman who has contributed volumes of history to the Transformers and helped give life and personality to some of the fan favorite characters. For background interview on Mr. Furman, please read this interview from 1999 when he worked on Beast Wars.

1. Please tell us a bit about your background

1) Please tell us a bit about the Transformers Ultimate Guide and how you became involved with it.