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IDW Transformers: Robots in Disguise #24 (DC5) Preview

Date: Tuesday, December 17th 2013 2:26am CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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The second preview from our friends at IDW Publishing is for the fifth chapter in the Dark Cybertron crossover event. Check out the full preview for Robots in Disguise #24 below, and don't miss the Seibertron.com review tomorrow!

Transformers: Robots in Disguise #24: Dark Cybertron Part 5 (of 12)

John Barber & James Roberts (w) • Robert Gill & Livio Ramondelli (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)

UNDER FIRE! AUTOBOTS and DECEPTICONS unite to battle a common foe… but will it be enough to stop the DARK CYBERTRON prophecy from coming true? SHOCKWAVE’s plan reaches fruition—while in the Dead Universe, secrets are revealed!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• Co-written by regular MTMTME writer James Roberts and RID writer John Barber!
• Variant cover by Marcelo Matere!

IDW Transformers: ReGeneration One #97 Preview

Date: Tuesday, December 17th 2013 2:25am CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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This week, IDW Publishing brings out several offerings for the comics fans out there. We begin with a look at issue 97 of ReGeneration One, and the arrival of Jhiaxus on Cybertron - to find out more, check out the preview below, and come back tomorrow for the Seibertron.com review!

Transformers Regeneration One #97

Simon Furman (w) • Guido Guidi (a) • Andrew Wildman, Guidi (c)

DARK FORCES RISE! JHIAXUS—the mysterious senator who deleted himself from Cybertronian history—is back… but as friend or foe? RODIMUS PRIME is forced to question the motives of Primus himself—does he drag the AUTOBOTS into a war they can’t win… or side with an “enemy” who seeks only one thing: universal order?

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• Continuing the original TRANSFORMERS comic book series!
• The COUNTDOWN to # 100 continues—only 4 issues remain!
• Variant cover by Geoff Senior!

In-Hand Images: Transformers Generations Armada Starscream

Date: Sunday, December 15th 2013 3:35pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Toy News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): Autobase Aichi

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The Autobase Aichi Facebook page has uploaded an album of the upcoming Generations Wave 02 Deluxe class (Armada) Starscream figure, due in 2014! The figure is shown in comparison to his original Armada incarnation, and in its packaging which includes the IDW comic Dark Cybertron 1 of 12, in which Starscream reveals to have shed his old Fall of Cybertron body for the Armada one. Check out the mirrored images below.

IDW March 2014 Solicitations: The End of Everything - ReGeneration One, Dark Cybertron

Date: Saturday, December 14th 2013 11:39am CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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Courtesy of our friends over at IDW Publishing, we have the March 2014 comics solicitations! And it's looking to be quite the banging month, as both ReGeneration One and Dark Cybertron come to their conclusion. Will it be earth-shattering? Check out the previews below, which also include a G.I. Joe special cover featuring The Transformers!

Transformers Regeneration One #100—GEM OF THE MONTH

Simon Furman (w) • Andrew Wildman & Guido Guidi (a) • Andrew Wildman, Guidi (c)

THE GREATEST ENEMY... the greatest challenge... shall come from within. And there will be an ending. This is it, the battle the TRANSFORMERS must win, and yet dare not. The original and founding TRANSFORMERS comic comes to an epic and giant-sized conclusion, with all-out battle on CYBERTRON. Or should that be “Cybertrons”? Shocks, surprises, guest stars and more. It may be a cliché, but this one really does have it all.

FC • 48 pages • $5.99

Bullet points:

• The soul-shattering conclusion to the 100-issue original TRANSFORMERS EPIC!
• Variant Cover by Herb Trimpe!
• Variant Cover by Geoff Senior!

Transformers Regeneration One #100—Subscription Variant

Simon Furman (w) • Andrew Wildman & Guido Guidi (a) • Robert Atkins (c)

For subscription customers only, a special variant Transformers/G.I. JOE “jam” cover with art by Robert Atkins! Connects with Robert’s cover for G.I. JOE: A Real American Hero #200, creating one giant Transformers/G.I. JOE image!

FC • 48 pages • $5.99

Transformers #1 (1984) Hundred Penny Press Edition

Bill Mantlo & Ralph Macchio (w) • Frank Springer (a) • Bill Sienkiewicz (c)

See how the epic began, for only a buck! Celebrate issue 100 of TRANSFORMERS: REGENERATION ONE with the story that started it all! AUTOBOTS wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of the DECEPTICONS—and their war spills onto Earth!

FC • 32 pages • $1.00

Bullet points:

• Featuring the first appearance of OPTIMUS PRIME, MEGATRON, and many, many more beloved characters!
• Afterword by TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE writer John Barber!

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #27: Dark Cybertron Part 10 (of 12)

James Roberts & John Barber (w) • Alex Milne & Livio Ramondelli (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)

TOGETHER AT LAST! The crew of the Lost Light and the survivors of CYBERTRON get a brief moment of calm as they take stock of who’s survived DARK CYBERTRON this far. But things get worse—the final fate of the DEAD UNIVERSE reveals a nightmarish link to the greatest threat the universe has ever faced!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• The casts MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE and ROBOTS IN DISGUISE—together for the first time in two years!
• Art by MTMTE superstar ALEX MILNE and MONSTROSITY superstar LIVIO RAMONDELLI!
• Variant Cover by Alex Milne!

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #27: Dark Cybertron Part 10 (of 12)—Subscription Variant

James Roberts & John Barber (w) • Alex Milne & Livio Ramondelli (a) • Phil Jimenez (c)

For subscription customers only, a special variant cover with art by Phil Jimenez!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Robots in Disguise #27: Dark Cybertron Part 11 (of 12)

John Barber & James Roberts (w) • Andrew Griffith (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)

DEATH OF A HERO! BUMBLEBEE! RODIMUS! ULTRA MAGNUS! PROWL! One will fall in final battle with SHOCKWAVE! This one is for all the marbles, folks—it just doesn’t get any bigger than this!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• Art by ROBOTS IN DISGUISE superstar ANDREW GRIFFITH!
• Variant Cover by Marcelo Matere!

Transformers: Robots in Disguise #27: Dark Cybertron Part 11 (of 12)—Subscription Variant

John Barber & James Roberts (w) • Andrew Griffith, Livio Ramondelli (a) • Phil Jimenez (c)

For subscription customers only, a special variant cover with art by Phil Jimenez!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers: Dark Cybertron Finale — Part 12 (of 12)

John Barber & James Roberts (w) • Phil Jimenez & Brendan Cahill (a) • Phil Jimenez (c)

IT GETS EVEN BIGGER! Okay we lied when we were talking about last issue… but this issue is as big as they come. It’s all come down to this moment—every scheme, every lie, every moment of heroism, every relationship, every rivalry… if CYBERTRON falls, so falls the universe!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:

• Is this the AUTOBOTS’ last stand?!
• Heck, is this the DECEPTICONS’ last stand, too!?!
• Superstar Phil Jimenez returns to provide layouts!
• Whatever you’re expecting—it isn’t this!
• Variant Cover by Phil Jimenez!

Transformers: Dark Cybertron Finale — Part 12 (of 12) Subscription Variant

John Barber & James Roberts (w) • Phil Jimenez & Brendan Cahill (a) • Casey W. Coller (c)

For subscription customers only, a special variant cover with art by Casey W. Coller!

FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters, Vol. 2

Mairghread Scott, Mike Johnson (w) • Agustin Padilla (a) • Ken Christiansen (c)

As the Dinobots lend a hand to their fellow underground Autobots things quickly go awry as the very planet begins to quake and shift. Is Cybertron crumbling to its ultimate death or will it be reborn?

TPB • FC • $17.99 • 104 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-926-2

Bullet points:

• Collects issues #5–8.

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #200—Subscription Variant

Larry Hama (w) • S L Gallant (a) • Robert Atkins (c)

For subscription customers only, a special variant Transformers/G.I. JOE “jam” cover with art by Robert Atkins! Connects with Robert’s cover for Transformers: Regeneration One #100, creating one giant Transformers/G.I. JOE image!

FC • 48 pages • $5.99

New IDW Transformers vs G.I. Joe Ongoing to Debut on Free Comic Book Day 2014

Date: Thursday, December 12th 2013 1:04pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Digital Media News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): PREVIEWSworld

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Diamond Comics Distribution's PREVIEWSworld website has just revealed the twelve Gold Sponsor comics for Free Comic Book Day 2014. Our favourite transforming robots have made the cut again, after 2012's ReGeneration One #80.5, and this time, they're not alone: IDW Publishing's offering for the Gold Sponsor tier is the first issue of the new ongoing series of Transformers vs G.I. Joe, co-written by Tom Scioli and John Barber, with art by Tom Scioli. Check out the cover image below, as well as more details on the issue and the FCBD initiative.

IDW – TRANSFORMERS VS. G.I. JOE

(W) Tom Scioli, John Barber (A/CA) Tom Scioli

Two titans of pop culture clash in the kick-off of an all-new, all-action ongoing series! When Earth is threatened by giant machine life from outer space, the planet’s greatest heroes unite—but will they be enough? From the pulse-pounding pen of visionary artist Tom Scioli begins the most cosmic crossover of all time!

The Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) Committee has selected its twelve Gold Sponsor comic book titles for the comic book industry’s top annual event, Free Comic Book Day, scheduled for Saturday, May 3rd, 2014 at participating comic book shops. Next year marks the largest Free Comic Book Day ever with 60 comics available to choose from including fan-favorite and new comic book characters that encourages readers to explore the fun and excitement that comics have to offer.

Chosen by comic shop retailers on the FCBD Committee, there’s a free comic book for everyone’s taste from the Gold Sponsors: from superheroes, to action- adventure, and all-ages favorites.

“Once again, comic book publishers are giving fans what they want: great stories with recognizable characters all inside a free comic book!” said Dan Manser, FCBD spokesperson. “This year’s Gold Sponsors are comprised of the top publishers in the comics industry we we’re sure that fans will be pleased with the line-up. We look forward to seeing all the fans during Free Comic Book Day at participating comic shops across the nation and worldwide.”

A complete listing of all sixty FCBD titles, including the twelve Gold and forty-eight Silver comic books, can be found in the January issue of Diamond Comic Distributors’ PREVIEWS catalog, on sale at all comic book shops January 1, 2014 . Look for a separate announcement next Thursday, December 19, about FCBD’s 2014 Silver Sponsors and their comic book titles.

IDW Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #8 Review

Date: Wednesday, December 11th 2013 2:30am CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Reviews, Site Articles
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW Publishing, Va'al

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Synopsis

THE FIGHT FOR CYBERTRON! GRIMLOCK and his DINOBOTS meet up with old allies and try to stop the new threat to the planet. But as things get heated, the outcome becomes uncertain. A new beginning… or the end of the DINOBOTS?



Story

And here we are. After seven issues, a previous mini-series, three seasons of a TV series and an epilogue, Beast Hunters actually ends in all its iterations. Mike Johnson writes the final issue, continuing the story where we left it last month, with plot by him and Mairghread Scott. I'm almost a little sad about it.



We're dealing with the Dinobots, Firestar, Chromia and a whole lotta bots on Cybertron and the whole of the cast of Forged and a grumpy Predacon, just as Arcee, Bulkhead and Bumblebee show up again, after the events of Predacons Rising. Or at least, that's what it looks like from the various references to 'Optimus' sacrifice'.



The dialogue does seem to have improved, and what I really liked was the fact that the characters didn't blurt out the whole story of Predacons Rising or the series, assuming the presence of a knowledgeable readership. Though as some have pointed out, how do the Dinobots not know what happened? How far were they from the actions of Unicron/Megatron and Optimus Prime?



The story does have a conclusion to it, and a vague sense of closure, but I can't help but feel as though something is still missing from it. Maybe using the two-arc stories detracted from what could've been a long running plot, with a bit more to it. It promised so much to begin with!

Art

Agustin Padilla on art doesn't disappoint, to be fair, though I've seen complaints about the main Prime cast. I like that we get to see a different incarnation of them, other than the show. I enjoy seeing different takes on the same character, especially after such a long time in the same aesthetic. I like the big vast landscapes, and even the simple urban backdrops.



My usual points of merit for the amazing colourwork and lettering still stand for this final issue too. Priscilla Tramontano does some brilliant work with shadows and different light sources, and keep an eye on the changing sky, in tone with the narration. Tom B. Long also gets more stage space, with a lot of LOUD NOISES part of the more action-packed scenes.



So while the artwork may not be anything surprising, or disappointing or overwhelming either way, it's good, it suits the story and its tone and works really well with the main cast. I've enjoyed the team's work on this run, as I've really enjoyed Ken Christiansen's covers. Maybe we'll see Padilla elsewhere?

Thoughts
Spoilerish ahead

All in all, it wasn't a bad issue, conclusion or series. My biggest complaint was the fact that, for me, it didn't live up to the first two issues and what they had set out to do. I would probably not have read this at all, had they not been as good. But the series was good, not amazingly so, but good, with a warm glow at the end. And I really hope to see Scott working on more comics.



As I've said above, there have been a few minor complaints about the series, in terms of art too - but personally I never had that bother me as much. I think Padilla, Tramontano and Long fitted the themes and tones of the stories told perfectly. I'd be interested to see them work with other arts and colours, even if just out of curiosity, but a sketchy Grimlock will always look good to me!

Shane McCarthy Back to Transformers?

Date: Tuesday, December 10th 2013 2:40pm CST
Categories: Comic Book News, Rumors, People News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): Shane McCarthy

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Australian comic book writer Shane McCarthy, creator of the character Drift and author of the All Hail Megatron storyline, has tweeted something potentially interesting to the Transformers comics readership a while back. Will he be returning to an ongoing series, maybe once Dark Cybertron is over and ReGeneration One ends? Or is he writing something else? Check out the tweet below, and speculate away in the Energon Pub!

Just realised I spent the afternoon writing Transformers while wearing my Optimus Prime t-shirt #hardcore #nerdlife

You know I now realise I probably shouldn't have tweeted that haha.

Sneak Peek - IDW Transformers: ReGeneration One #97

Date: Tuesday, December 10th 2013 2:32pm CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): iTunes, Mariel Romero

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Thanks once again to digital assistant Mariel Romero over at IDW, iTunes now has a three-page preview for the upcoming ReGeneration One issue 97, the second part in the final arc of the series. Check out the images below!

DARK FORCES RISE! JHIAXUS—the mysterious senator who deleted himself from Cybertronian history—is back… but as friend or foe? RODIMUS PRIME is forced to question the motives of Primus himself—does he drag the AUTOBOTS into a war they can’t win… or side with an “enemy” who seeks only one thing: universal order?

IDW Transformers: Monstrosity TPB Preview

Date: Tuesday, December 10th 2013 4:35am CST
Category: Comic Book News
Posted by: Va'al | Credit(s): IDW Publishing

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The second preview from IDW Publishing this week is for the collected trade of the digital-first series Transformers: Monstrosity, sequel to Autocracy. The initial 12 mini-issues were printed as four floppies, check out the reviews for each of them here: one, two, three, four. Head below for a first look at the collected version!

Transformers: Monstrosity
Chris Metzen & Flint Dille (w) • Livio Ramondelli (a & c)
In the early days of the war on CYBERTRON, OPTIMUS PRIME puts everything on the line to unify the planet—but not everyone agrees that this new Prime should be in charge! Meanwhile, the fallen DECEPTICON leader, MEGATRON, begins a journey that will change everything.
TPB • FC • $19.99 • 112 pages • ISBN: 978-1-61377-750-3

IDW Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #8 Preview

Date: Tuesday, December 10th 2013 4:34am CST
Category: Comic Book News
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This week IDW Publishing brings us the final issue of the Beast Hunters series, tying up with the TV series at last (or does it?). Check out the full preview below, and come back tomorrow for the Seibertron.com review! If you're a fan of the covers, make sure to also check out our interview with artist Ken Christiansen.

Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters #8 [of 8]
Mike Johnson & Mairghread Scott (w) • Agustin Padilla & Atilio Rojo (a) • Ken Christiansen (c)
THE FIGHT FOR CYBERTRON! GRIMLOCK and his DINOBOTS meet up with old allies and try to stop the new threat to the planet. But as things get heated, the outcome becomes uncertain. A new beginning… or the end of the DINOBOTS?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Order 10 copies, get one free animation art variant cover!