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Colourist Kris Carter has posted the first colour page of Transformers Spotlight: Cyclonus (Revelations Part 1), for which he will be providing the colouring, with E.J. Su doing the art.
The June Spotlight issue starts off the four part Revelations saga, which follows the events of The Transformers: Devastation. Not much is known about the issue, but you can read Simon Furman’s teaser for the issue on his blog.
In June, the next arc for IDW’s Generation One comic continuity starts, with Transformers Spotlight: Cyclonus, which makes up part 1 of the Revelations saga.
Simon Furman has posted his usual script warp for the issue, with some spoilers. Here is a small preview:
So, first job was to sort out the four characters. Cyclonus I already had in mind for one of the Dead Universe cast, so he seemed the ideal choice to kick things off. Next job was decide what sort of character he was, and how that played into the larger demands of what the issue needed to accomplish, namely alert Optimus Prime and the Autobots to the impending threat, one that’s really been well in the background so far.
The issue is written by Simon Furman with art by E.J. Su.
With BotCon 2008 just over 3 weeks away, many more guests are being announced for the event. IDW have now revealed who will be at their panel.
On the panel will be IDW Editor Denton Tipton and writers Simon Furman and Chris Mowry, who is writing the Transformers: All Hail Megatron series.
IDW Publishing panel: All Hail!
New IDW Publishing Editor Denton Tipton makes his BotCon debut alongside Transformers Movie Sequel co-writer Chris Mowry, who will be signing copies of his all-new comic that is also debuting at the show. The panel discussion featuring Denton, Simon Furman, Marty Isenberg, and possibly others will discuss the newest epic-in-the-making, The Transformers: All Hail Megatron! Plus advance word and advance art from the Revelations Saga, Transformers Animated, and much more! Questions, comments and heckling are encouraged during this lively discussion.
Chris Ryall has posted some more Transformers material on his blog, this time with the cover and first details for IDW’s reprints of Titan’s Transformers UK comic series.
IDW will be releasing 2 parts of Titan’s comic strip in one book each month, which makes up 20 pages worth of material in each issue.
The cover for the first issue is done by Nick Roche and Josh Burcham.
IDW Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall, currently meeting with Hasbro, has posted some more Transformers related stuff on his blog, this time a 2 page preview (Pages 1 & 2) of this June’s Transformers Spotlight: Cyclonus.
The issue is the first part of 4 Spotlights that form the Revelation arc, which follows on from Transformers: Devastation. The inked pages are drawn by E.J. Su, who will also be drawing the fourth Spotlight issue.
Finally, the reason Chris was meeting with Hasbro was because they were discussing their plans for the next couple of years, which all sounds very good.
Not many comic releases this week, but as we mention yesterday, that are more to come in April. The only book this week is Transformers Best of UK: Space Pirates #1, which is a reprint of the Marvel UK title by the same name. Luckily, there is only a short wait until Space Pirates #2 is released on 9th April.
There will be 5 issues in total, with the TPB due current for October 2008.
IDW Publishing’s fan competition, that started at the beginning of 2008, has just finished. Through the rounds, different cover designs with a variety of different characters had to be drawn, with earlier rounds being decided by fan vote and the final found done by a team of artists.
The final entries were judged by E.J. Su, Josh Burcham, Chris Mowry, Eric Holmes, Shaun Knowler & Josh van Reyk, with the winner being the person with the highest mark. Feedback was also given on each entry.
The results were as follows:
1st Casey Coller
2nd Ozzy Fernandez
3rd Tim Shinn
4th Andrew Griffith
5th Joana Lafuente Oliveria Amaral
6th Dylan Gibson
7th Aric Huftles
8th Christie Majors
9th Nam Nguyen
Chris Ryall has posted some updated release dates for IDW’s next set of Transformers comics, arriving in April.
The first is the unfortunate delay of Transformers Spotlight: Grimlock, which was originally due to be release in March with fellow Spotlight: Mirage, but will now come out on 23rd April. Also delayed from March in April will be Focus On: Decepticons, a preview book that looks at IDW’s plans for their main G1 continuity (All Hail Megatron, Revelations etc) and the Movie sequel comic. This will be out on 9th April.
Speaking of the movie sequels, Transformers: The Reign of Starscream #1, will be making it’s April date (just), coming out on 30th April.
Finally, the Marvel reprint, Transformers Best of UK: Space Pirates 2, is out on 9th April.
Transformers Spotlight: Grimlock, the 14th Spotlight issue from IDW is due out in early April and to give fans a taster, artist for the issue, Marcelo Matere, has posted the first four lin art pages on his DeviantArt page. Fans who are up-to-date on IDW’s G1 continuity will known where the issue fits into the timeline.
Answering the questions about the All Hail Megatron series, IDW Publishing have put out a full press release for the series.
Transformers: All Hail Megatron will be a 12 part maxi-series, set 1 year after Transformers: Devastation, starting with issue #1 in July 08.
IDW Publishing Unleashes the DECEPTICONS on Earth!
Maxi-Series ALL HAIL MEGATRON Depicts a World Without AUTOBOTS
San Diego, CA (March 19, 2008) – It’s often said that the true measure of a hero is based on the quality of the villain—and TRANSFORMERS has some of the greatest villains in pop culture. But the heroic AUTOBOTS have kept the evil DECEPTICONS in check—until now.
Starting in July, IDW Publishing will unveil a turning point in the TRANSFORMERS saga. TRANSFORMERS: ALL HAIL MEGATRON, under license from HPG, the licensing division of Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS). Set one year after the events of TRANSFORMERS: Devastation, TRANSFORMERS: ALL HAIL MEGATRON launches a new storyline that shows what happens when great heroes aren’t around to defend against their powerful villains. The DECEPTICONS, led by the ruthless MEGATRON, have somehow succeeded in dispatching the AUTOBOTS and their leader, OPTIMUS PRIME, leaving Earth ripe for the plucking.
The 12-part maxi-series takes TRANSFORMERS in an epic new direction courtesy of writer Shane McCarthy (Detective Comics, Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight) and fan-favorite artist Guido Guidi (TRANSFORMERS Spotlight: Galvatron, TRANSFORMERS Beast Wars: The Ascending). Together, they tell the tale of an Earth decimated by the DECEPTICONS. Where are the AUTOBOTS, and how did they come to be exiled from Earth? Who has changed sides, who will live, and who will die? These questions, as well as the introduction of an all-new Transformers character, will be answered in the pages of the series.
“This thing is going to knock the fans’ socks off,” McCarthy says. “This is exactly the kind of story I’ve always wanted to see done, and I think the fans will be right there with me.”
IDW’s Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall added, “ALL HAIL MEGATRON is what the AUTOBOTS fought so hard to prevent, the ultimate culmination of MEGATRON’s plans. It’s destruction on a grand scale; it’s a story of sacrifice, lost heroism, betrayal, and hopefully at the end, renewal.
“But this series, more than any other we’ve done, shows that hopes don’t amount to much in the face of unrelenting evil. Shane’s story hearkens back to the greatest stories in TRANSFORMERS history, while still feeling vibrant and excitingly new. And the best part is the accessibility of the tale makes this a perfect jumping-on spot for new fans of good comics, along with long-time followers of TRANSFORMERS.”
TRANSFORMERS: ALL HAIL MEGATRON #1 is being solicited for July ’08 release. It will feature a victorious MEGATRON cover by Klaus Scherwinski, as well as a distinctive variant cover by Trevor Hutchison.
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