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After months of wondering exactly Transformers: Focus on Decepticons was, we finally have a better idea, with Chris Ryall posting some details, and a preview page, on his blog. There is also the cover for the issue.
The issue is a preview book, with an 8 page preview of issue 1 of the Transformers All Hail Megatron series, which starts in July. Luckily, Chris has also posted a 1 page preview, featuring some characters who haven’t appeared in this continuity yet, so spoilers are coming.
Chris Ryall has posted some line art from Transformers Spotlight: Wheelie. Drawn by Klaus Scherwinski, better known for his great colouring, it shows some sort of action scene with a small Wheelie struggling in typical fashion.
Check back next week when Klaus will show off his variant cover, hopefully in full colour.
July looks like a good month for Transformers comic fans, with 8 titles for IDW Publishing, ranging from the Transformers Movie Sequel, main continuity stories to classic and modern reprints.
First up is Transformers Spotlight: Hardhead, the second part of the Revelations saga, following on from Spotlight: Cyclonus in June, and continuing the main Generation One story. Also in this continuity is The Transformers: All Hail Megatron #1, the start of the 12 issues series, picking up the story 1 year later.
There are 2 Transformers movie based comics, Transformers Movie Sequel: The Reign of Starscream #4, continuing the events after the first movie and Transformers Movie Prequel UK #1, which is a reprint of the first 2 issues of Titan’s Transformers UK comic, which started in July 2007.
The Transformers: The Ark, Volume 2 compiles more rare images, this time from Japan, specifically the Headmasters, Super-God Masterforce, Victory, Zone, Battlestars, and Operation Combination series.
Transformers Best of the UK: Space Pirates #5 is the last collection of the original Marvel UK Space Pirates story, whilst Classic Transformers, Volume 2 collects issues 17-20 of the Marvel US series.
Finally The Transformers Animated, Volume 4 is a comic presentation of the cartoon series, again using frames from the cartoon to bring the story to life.
The full solicitations can be found here.
IDW editor Denton J. Tipton has posted a 5 page preview, and the cover, on the Transformers Movie Sequel: Reign of Starscream #1 on his blog.
Due to the size of the images, some of the detail may be hard to see. Luckily artist Alex Milne has posted high-res copies of these pages (without text) on his Deviant Art page.
A day late, but here are the comic releases this week. There is only one, at it is a Marvel UK reprint, Transformers Best of the UK: Dinobots #6. Don’t worry, there are lots more comics coming out later this month, in the form of the Movie Sequel, Spotlight: Grimlock and other Marvel UK reprints.
Starting in July, IDW Publishing will be releasing The Transformers: All Hail Megatron, a new 12 part series. The series tells the story of the conquest of Earth by the Decepticons, set 1 year after The Transformers: Devastation.
New IDW Editor Denton Tipton has kindly posted the first, full colour, page from the series on his blog. The page features everyone’s favourite seekers, Starscream, Thundercracker and Skywarp.
Art done by Guido Guidi and Josh Burcham.
IDW Publishing have released an official press release for their Transformers movie sequel comic, Transformers: The Reign of Starscream.
Transformers Comic Series Continues Story From Blockbuster Movie
All-new official sequel from IDW picks up where the movie left off.
San Diego, CA (April 1, 2008)-IDW Publishing (www.idwpublishing.com) is releasing the official continuation of last summer’s blockbuster Transformers movie, from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, in association with Hasbro. The first storyline to spin out of the hugely successful movie, Transformers Movie Sequel: The Reign of Starscream continues the story from where the movie ended.
Co-writers Chris Ryall, who also wrote the Transformers Movie Prequel, and Chris Mowry present a tale of intrigue, betrayal, and dark ambition, featuring both old and new Transformers characters. “The movie left fans with some questions at the end, and we get a chance to answer them here,” says Ryall. “We pick up on what happened at the end and reveal the fates of some of the surviving film characters. Take Starscream – we find out where he was headed and what he was doing. We also introduce new characters. In doing so, we bridge the gap between the last movie and the next movie, coming in ’09.”
In the first issue of the five-part comic series, when Megatron falls in battle Starscream assumes the role of Decepticon leader on Earth. Mustering his surviving allies, he sets out to put his own plan in motion. But before he can do that, he’ll need to retrieve a fallen comrade, carry out a plan of revenge and leave Earth to meet up with a major player in the Decepticon army.
The Reign of Starscream #1 features art from fan-favorite Alex Milne, who also illustrated the Transformers Movie Adaptation, and cover art by Milne and Gabriel Rodriguez, artist for Joe Hill’s Locke & Key. A special variant cover has also been created by longtime Transformers artist James Raiz.
The first issue (item code FEB08 3801) will be in stores in April; call 1-888-comic-book (1-888-266-4226) to find a store near you.
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In one of the funnier April Fools in recent years, the Official Transformers Club posted three comic pages that turned out to be special made just for yesterday.
Originally, it was announced that 3 pages of the BotCon 08 comic would be previewed on 3rd April, but 3 different pages were “leaked” early. Ironically, the pages have gotten a lot of fan praise, with hopes that the comic will be continued in some form.
The official comic will still be revealed this Thursday, with a new guest as well.
BotCon 2008 takes place on 24th-27th April
04/01/08 – Happy April Fools’ Day!
As many of you know, a few fan sites front paged the news of our “leaked” 3 page comic preview during the midnight hours. Well, yes, it is true, those pages were done specifically for April Fools Day. A big thanks to Greg Sepelak and S. Trent Troop for helping to pull off the joke. However, fear not, for those of you who just loved the return to the G2 style and all the camp that accompanied it, we might just have a little something else featuring this “cast” for you down the road. I, Grimlock, would be scandalized if we didn’t!We will still be putting up a 3 page preview this Thursday, April 3rd. This though is no joke…We are very pleased to announce that Don Figueroa is the artist behind this years book, returning to Transformers for this special endeavor!
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.
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