James Roberts
@jroberts332.bsky.social
Starting over. Writer / Socialist / Third sector / He / Him / insta jroberts332
Come buy a copy from me at TFN tomorrow and Sunday. After that, I’ll be accepting orders to ship worldwide while stocks last. Details on here in due course
August 8, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Come buy a copy from me at TFN tomorrow and Sunday. After that, I’ll be accepting orders to ship worldwide while stocks last. Details on here in due course
The final book release from me in 2025 is this:
July 21, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The final book release from me in 2025 is this:
PLUS a Postscript by Jack Lawrence and an Afterword by Nick Roche.
Copies will be available at TFNation on 9th and 10th August, and again later in the year via mail order. It’s a limited edition, so keep an eye out for derails of how to order
Copies will be available at TFNation on 9th and 10th August, and again later in the year via mail order. It’s a limited edition, so keep an eye out for derails of how to order
July 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
PLUS a Postscript by Jack Lawrence and an Afterword by Nick Roche.
Copies will be available at TFNation on 9th and 10th August, and again later in the year via mail order. It’s a limited edition, so keep an eye out for derails of how to order
Copies will be available at TFNation on 9th and 10th August, and again later in the year via mail order. It’s a limited edition, so keep an eye out for derails of how to order
Cover reveal! Generation Mechs: Transformers Fan Culture In The 90s, the first release from Empurata Books, is out next month — and this is what it looks like.
496 pages, hardback, embossed cover, spot-varnished dust jacket and 3 x 12-page glossy inserts featuring hi-res photos of 60+ TF fanzines
496 pages, hardback, embossed cover, spot-varnished dust jacket and 3 x 12-page glossy inserts featuring hi-res photos of 60+ TF fanzines
July 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Cover reveal! Generation Mechs: Transformers Fan Culture In The 90s, the first release from Empurata Books, is out next month — and this is what it looks like.
496 pages, hardback, embossed cover, spot-varnished dust jacket and 3 x 12-page glossy inserts featuring hi-res photos of 60+ TF fanzines
496 pages, hardback, embossed cover, spot-varnished dust jacket and 3 x 12-page glossy inserts featuring hi-res photos of 60+ TF fanzines
So! Here’s a glimpse of the worlds that await you inside Generations Mechs, the definitive critical and cultural guide to being a Transformers fan in the 1990s, when (for most of the decade) it looked like we’d reached The End Of The Road
July 9, 2025 at 7:07 AM
So! Here’s a glimpse of the worlds that await you inside Generations Mechs, the definitive critical and cultural guide to being a Transformers fan in the 1990s, when (for most of the decade) it looked like we’d reached The End Of The Road
Coming in August…
April 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Coming in August…
The cover to the new book (by @AdamRRoberts) has gone down *very* well, so here it is in higher-res “real object” form
March 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The cover to the new book (by @AdamRRoberts) has gone down *very* well, so here it is in higher-res “real object” form
I’ll be signing copies at TFN’s Mini-Con later this month and at other cons throughout the year, before taking worldwide orders from Oct/Sept
March 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I’ll be signing copies at TFN’s Mini-Con later this month and at other cons throughout the year, before taking worldwide orders from Oct/Sept
This was an accident but I’m wedded to it now. One in, one out from now on
November 26, 2024 at 6:59 AM
This was an accident but I’m wedded to it now. One in, one out from now on
Another bump — partly because a lot of people have followed me lately (thanks, mass X-odus) and partly because Time Is Running Out
See my pinned tweet for more info…
See my pinned tweet for more info…
November 9, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Another bump — partly because a lot of people have followed me lately (thanks, mass X-odus) and partly because Time Is Running Out
See my pinned tweet for more info…
See my pinned tweet for more info…
It’s November 1st, which means you have 30 days to order these exclusive creator notebooks — six volumes, including the ‘new for 24’ final set — that give you the inside track on MTMTE and Lost Light. Available only from me, find out more by emailing [email protected]
November 1, 2024 at 10:50 AM
It’s November 1st, which means you have 30 days to order these exclusive creator notebooks — six volumes, including the ‘new for 24’ final set — that give you the inside track on MTMTE and Lost Light. Available only from me, find out more by emailing [email protected]
This is what Pip was doing as I was sending those last messages (when can we have threads, bluesky overlords?)
October 24, 2024 at 5:42 PM
This is what Pip was doing as I was sending those last messages (when can we have threads, bluesky overlords?)
Should add that the scrapbooks are nice and chunky - about 160 pages apiece - as they each contain three or four scripts
October 24, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Should add that the scrapbooks are nice and chunky - about 160 pages apiece - as they each contain three or four scripts
The latest (and last) volumes of the MTMTE Notebooks, 5 and 6, are available to order for a limited time — along with Vols 1 and 2 of the new MTMTE Scriptbooks series. I also have limited quantities of all the old notebooks, so the whole set is available
October 24, 2024 at 5:37 PM
The latest (and last) volumes of the MTMTE Notebooks, 5 and 6, are available to order for a limited time — along with Vols 1 and 2 of the new MTMTE Scriptbooks series. I also have limited quantities of all the old notebooks, so the whole set is available
Little sneak preview of the final MTMTE Notebooks, which offer an exclusive, exhaustive (and exhausting?) insight into the making of Lost Light. Get them at @tfnationltd and via mail order thereafter
July 23, 2024 at 5:52 AM
Little sneak preview of the final MTMTE Notebooks, which offer an exclusive, exhaustive (and exhausting?) insight into the making of Lost Light. Get them at @tfnationltd and via mail order thereafter
…and here are the covers to Vol 6
July 17, 2024 at 6:43 PM
…and here are the covers to Vol 6
Comforting me while I work
January 6, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Comforting me while I work
Incredibly narrow chips/half chips margin. Some would say too narrow. I would say too narrow
November 8, 2023 at 6:53 AM
Incredibly narrow chips/half chips margin. Some would say too narrow. I would say too narrow
RIP to the incomparable Keith Giffen, whose influence on MTMTE via his work on Justine League International cannot be overstated. His parting message is an all-timer, and one which reflects a sense of humour which infused so much of his work
October 12, 2023 at 8:58 AM
RIP to the incomparable Keith Giffen, whose influence on MTMTE via his work on Justine League International cannot be overstated. His parting message is an all-timer, and one which reflects a sense of humour which infused so much of his work