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Shane McCarthy Talks About Drift: Empire Of Stone In CBR Interview

With Primacy about to wrap up, the next miniseries entry, Drift: Empire of Stone, is on the way in, and writer Shane McCarthy sat down with Comic Book Resources to talk a bit about his return to writing the title character. The interview strongly suggests that the direction and development James Roberts brought to Drift will not influence McCarthy, who still has his own idea of who Drift should be. A few pre-dialogue pages were previewed with the interview, which we've mirrored along with select excerpts. Keep reading to check it out!

CBR: Did you have any particular inspirations for this new "Drift" series?

McCarthy: The big inspiration for this was to ask the real questions about what all of this would have done to Drift. It's all well and good to say he was booted out of the Autobots but when you consider he's been trying to find a place since day one -- first the Decepticons, then the Circle of Light, then the Autobots -- being kicked out of somewhere you thought you finally belonged is a big deal.

The truth is, he never really found himself at home with the 'Bots and now it's really about understanding who he is outside of all of this. I'm loving where we find Drift at the start of "Empire of Stone" and would kill to write more stories about that.

CBR: Are you coordinating your story at all with IDW "Transformers" architects John Barber or James Roberts? Will it connect to either "Robots in Disguise" or "More than Meets the Eye?"

McCarthy: Nothing beyond having John as my editor, no. John let me know what happened prior to "Empire of Stone" and I read up on Drift's appearances but, outside of that John's left me completely alone. He's a great guy to work with. Whilst the mini series takes place after the events on the Lost Light, the mini doesn't connect with the major books.

CBR: What's it like working with artist Guido Guidi?

McCarthy: Working with Gui is always a treat. He's a great artist! As I was writing up "Empire of Stone" I was sending Guido ideas and letting him know what characters I'd be using that he'd need to design. As the scripts start coming through to him he sends through sketches and pages for John and I to look at. It's like Christmas every time. I really enjoy working with Guido a lot and was over the moon when I found out we'd be able to work together. He was the one guy I really wanted for this and it's fantastic to come together to work on the character we created.

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