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20th March 2006
Hello folks... I guess it's been rather quiet in the world of the Masters! Particularly on Vaults. Having said I would publish T F Cooper's The Ordeal of Man-E-Faces about a year and a half ago, I'm pleased to present his work now. Sorry it took so long, Coop. Fans of the site with long memories may remember the first image I used on the Welcome page - the one with lightning flashing behind Castle Grayskull. That image has now been placed on the Gallery page. The most important news right now (shameless self-promotion coming up) is that I have published my first book. It's called Pendragon, and it is a retelling of the King Arthur legends. I would like everyone to order a copy! I guess Excalibur was the original Powersword. Check out these links: Stormwolf.co.uk (publisher - me), and Lulu.com (distributor). Please buy a copy for everyone you know!
1st September 2004
As it has been a while since I posted an update here, I thought it was time to bring Vaults fans up to date. It wasn't announced on the site at the time, but after I wrote Grayskull, I rewrote it in screenplay format, and submitted the synopsis to hundreds of film producers via an e-mail service. I did receive some requests to read the screenplay, but sadly it looks unlikely that anyone is willing to take on a MOTU trilogy, despite the interest of fans. There are no new pages on Vaults at the moment, because I have been dedicating all of my spare time to my new website. I hope to add more here in the future, but it won't be for a while yet. The new site is about the symbolism and spirituality of the King Arthur legends. If you would like to see the site, click here.
10th April 2004
I'm pleased to announce that the first story submitted to Vaults by a guest author may now be read on the new Guest Writers' page. The tale is the excellent He-Man Of The Vines by T F Cooper. More information on submitting tales to Vaults may be found by clicking here. I had hoped that a certain MOTU website might be interested in promoting the search for fan fiction on its news page, but sadly the support was not forthcoming. It is therefore the shared responsibility of the fan fiction websites to promote the themes of the original MOTU toys and minicomics.
1st April 2004
I decided to reformat the welcome page of Vaults Of Grayskull as the number of images was slowing download time. Therefore the buttons have been replaced with text links. I think the new look works rather well. The image of Man-At-Arms in Wind Raider was created in Photoshop Elements (with more luck than judgement). I thought the effect looked good, so I added the image to the welcome page. The Battle Ram image has also been altered slightly to make it clearer against the background.
31st March 2004
I have added a couple of new pages that didn't quite make it into the last update. The variants page has scans of the Evil Horde's Grizzlor (both versions), and I have also put together a page on the steeds of the Eternian warriors. If you've been to the links page since the last update, you'll know it's been reformatted with more fan fiction sites listed. I have just added another site to the list, and there are now 20+ links, all of which work! Now how often do you find that on a website's links page?
26th March 2004
I thought I'd try a different image on the welcome page of Vaults, hence the picture of He-Man on Battle Ram. The animated image of the lightning flashing through Grayskull hasn't vanished forever, but I thought a change for a while would be good. Also new this time around is the invitation for visitors to submit fan fiction. I hope there are some writers out there who will take up the challenge. We'll see! And that's not all. Besides the Quill And Sword fan fiction page, I have added a prototypes page, a special feature on the original minicomics, and a critical review of the new Masters cartoon.
13th March 2004
It has been a while since the last update, so thank you all for your patience! I'm glad to announce that there is a new addition to the Short Stories page. I wanted to write a dragon story for ages, and Fire And Steel gave me the opportunity to bring back Kor'san'tach from Grayskull and explore the history of the Snake Men's rise to power and how they were ultimately defeated. And if you ever wondered who Eldor was and what part he played in the MOTU saga, here is your chance to read my version of events about a legendary character who sadly never made it beyond the prototype toy stage.
6th December 2003
This is the first time I've been able to announce a new story on Vaults Of Grayskull since the launch of the website, and I'm delighted to tell you that a new tale named The Shepherds Of Bleydek Forest can be found on the Short Stories page. It's an idea that I've been working on for a while now. I wanted to try something a bit different, and I hope you'll agree it's unlike any MOTU tale you may have read so far. When I first started on Bleydek, I realised that it was appropriate to write it as a sequel to Gary Cohn's The Magic Stealer! This is one of my favourite minicomics, and I'm pleased to be able to acknowledge Gary's work.
18th October 2003
Sorry for the delay in updating Vaults Of Grayskull folks. Unfortunately the time available for website stuff has been limited, but I have now added four new pages to the site. There is now a Q & A page, which reveals a little more about the concepts that appear on Vaults Of Grayskull. Also new this time around is the Weapons Pak page, a complete list of warriors from the original toyline, and a review of the fabulous Masters Of The Universe comic books from Image Comics and MV Creations. And there is more on its way...
20th August 2003
The Links page has now been updated to include more of the best MOTU websites. Thank you to Lennon Parker of He-ManFans.com for his enthusiastic comments about Vaults Of Grayskull on his website's home page. Vaults Of Grayskull has four new pages for you to browse - the Keldor page featuring the limited edition figure, the Fighting Styles page featuring a letter from Man-At-Arms, as well as a Mini Figures page and an image of a MOTU copy on the MOTU Copies page.
10th August 2003
The New Toys page is now up and running and features a scan of the new MOTU logo and the new He-Man. Here in England, Toys R Us stores are now selling some of the action figures - so far I have seen He-Man, Skeletor, Man-At-Arms, Beastman and Mer-Man. Castle Grayskull, Panthor, Battle Cat and a selection of vehicles have also reached the shelves. Finally a huge thank you to Alessio Di Marco from MOTU Unbound for being the first person to send me feedback about Vaults Of Grayskull.
7th August 2003
Launch day! Today Vaults Of Grayskull was uploaded to the Internet. Hopefully this site will become one of the most popular among Masters Of The Universe fans. More pages are planned and will be added as soon as they are constructed. A special thank you is due to Erith Arwen who was the first person to read Grayskull, and also came up with the fabulous concept for the Nightflame short story. Thanks also to my close friends who supported and encouraged me as I wrote the novel - you know who you are!
