Mecha-Nation follows five young high school students who find that they have amazing new abilities and can transform into a new robotic fighing force for good. This team consists of Kevin (Stealth), Susie (Fahrenheit), Zahra (Charge), Ray (Tank) and Marcus (Blast).

This brand new series is distributed by Ape Entertainment and is a collaboration between Victor Cook, Greg Weisman and Greg Guler.

We had a chance to speak with Greg Weisman about the project:

CO: Can you give me your take on how this project came to be?

GW: Vic Cook created this idea.  He brought in Greg Guler to design the characters, and the two of them brought me aboard to help with the writing and development.  We’ve worked together ever since, and are thrilled that Ape is finally giving the world a look at our Mecha-Nation.

CO: What has been your main influence or inspiration for this project?

GW: Probably the tv series Freaks & Geeks, with a bit of The Breakfast Club thrown in as well.  I’m sure there are other influences floating around my brain, but that was the main idea.  To play the horrors of high school in a super-hero context.

CO: Vic explained that each of the main characters are from different High School social clicks. Do you relate to any of the characters specifically?

GW: I was always a big geek like Marcus.  But I think we can all relate to Kevin’s predicament of being the New Kid and feeling like you just don’t fit in anywhere.

CO: What has been your biggest challenge with developing these new characters?

GW: I think we needed to make sure — because the development process covered so many years — that none of our characters became dated.

CO: What has been your personal highlight with Mecha-Nation?

GW: Finally getting to do it!

Check out our interview with Vic Cook by clicking here.

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