IDW Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #45 - Behind the Scenes of the Toy Panel

Posted by mooncake623 Sep 23, 2015 at 9:31am CDT 20,181 views

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Yesterday we reported that the iTunes preview for More Than Meets The Eye issue #45 is up and can be seen here. In the three page preview there is one very unusual panel of Misfire, Krok, Crankcase and Spinister in the form of toys! It turns out that Maz at TF Square One was the source of that photo! He has also written a blog post giving us a behind the scenes of his involvement in the latest issue of MTMTE.

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Comment by Optimizzy Sep 23, 2015

dang...so far, I'm really upset by this. Not upset in a bad way, like "I hate this comic" but upset in the way I think the author intends...so ...good?

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Comment by Randomhero Sep 23, 2015

Slow news week apparently.

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Comment by mooncake623 Sep 23, 2015

Randomhero wrote:Slow news week apparently.

Nah we thought it was cool.

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Comment by Randomhero Sep 23, 2015

mooncake623 wrote:
Randomhero wrote:Slow news week apparently.

Nah we thought it was cool.

It's a picture in a panel. I hope everyone's expectations were filled when it was revealed to exactly what it looks like. A fan taking a photo of toys for someone. But hey it's related to MTMTE so it's gotta be made into news.

What's next? James making a tweet about having a cold and an up roar on how this may effect the next issue?

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Comment by mooncake623 Sep 23, 2015

Randomhero wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:
Randomhero wrote:Slow news week apparently.

Nah we thought it was cool.

It's a picture in a panel. I hope everyone's expectations were filled when it was revealed to exactly what it looks like. A fan taking a photo of toys for someone. But hey it's related to MTMTE so it's gotta be made into news.

Maz is a well known Fan that has contributed a lot to the community with his articles and blogs.

James Roberts is the writer of MTMTE.

I'm not exactly sure why you are bothered by this piece.

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Sep 23, 2015

I found this really cool and I love that this pic was taken and included. That is just adding so much more to the comic. The fact that so many external things, whether they be references or this photo are just awesome and I love it. MTMTE is a great series and a whole new take on things, and for me and many many others it is spectacular

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Comment by Randomhero Sep 23, 2015

mooncake623 wrote:
Randomhero wrote:
mooncake623 wrote:
Randomhero wrote:Slow news week apparently.

Nah we thought it was cool.

It's a picture in a panel. I hope everyone's expectations were filled when it was revealed to exactly what it looks like. A fan taking a photo of toys for someone. But hey it's related to MTMTE so it's gotta be made into news.

Maz is a well known Fan that has contributed a lot to the community with his articles and blogs.

James Roberts is the writer of MTMTE.

I'm not exactly sure why you are bothered by this piece.

I put issues 1,29, and 43 in a frame and James Roberts retweeted it. Is that news?

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Comment by Va'al Sep 23, 2015

Hi Randomhero. We appreciate your feedback, but as mooncake623 has said, we thought it was a nice touch, and sends some interest towards Maz' work. Also, it reinforces the link that IDW creators have with fans - to that extent, while your retweet is not news, it's still pretty cool.

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Comment by MaverickPrime Sep 23, 2015

Randomhero wrote:Slow news week apparently.

not everything has to be news, there's Creative Spotlights, editorials like William's biweekly top 5 and other stuff, so see it as that, reporting something really cool

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Comment by Blastback Sep 23, 2015

I need this issue out now. Right now.

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Comment by dragons Sep 23, 2015

transformer playing jenga, whats next wheelie playing twister with dinobot?

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Comment by Shuttershock Sep 23, 2015

dragons wrote:transformer playing jenga, whats next wheelie playing twister with dinobot?

Perceptor, Brainstorm, Chromedome, Nightbeat and Highbrow play "Clue", then argue about the correct answer.

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Comment by jogunwarrior Sep 25, 2015

As an avid, albeit amateur, toy photographer, I think this is a very cool article. I'd be tickled pink if I was approached by IDW to do a photograph for one of their comics.

MtMtE is one of the few comics that could pull having an entire issue done in the style of using actual photographs of toys to tell the story. It'd be a challenge, but if any could pull it off it'd be James Roberts. I'd actually like to see something like this!

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Comment by Va'al Sep 25, 2015

Newsarama posts it, so we can too - head below for the full preview of next week's Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #45 from IDW Publishing. The Scavengers are back, and they're definitely up to... something.

Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye #45
James Roberts (w) • Alex Milne (a & c)
Make a list of every single DECEPTICON. Remove the warriors, the high-rankers, the loyal foot soldiers, the over-achievers, and anyone who’s ever made even a modest contribution to The Cause. You should now have five names left. Welcome back, guys.
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Bullet points:
Return of the fan-favorite characters, the Scavengers!
Variant Cover by Golby!

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Comment by D-Maximal_Primal Sep 25, 2015

Oh.......My.........Gosh.

"I would've waited an eternity for this. It's over Misfire" REALLY GUYS?!?!?! REALLY?!?!?!

Primus I cannot wait for this to come out. holy cow please let Wednesday be here

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Comment by ZeroWolf Sep 25, 2015

That is awesome, if only this was an actual TV show

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Comment by SW's SilverHammer Sep 25, 2015

So the scavengers have been playing Farscape for the past year and a half?

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Comment by Shuttershock Sep 25, 2015

SW's SilverHammer wrote:So the scavengers have been playing Farscape for the past year and a half?

There are worse ways to pass your frelling time.

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Comment by SW's SilverHammer Sep 25, 2015

Shuttershock wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:So the scavengers have been playing Farscape for the past year and a half?

There are worse ways to pass your frelling time.

That's true, Ever watch LEXX?

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Comment by Shuttershock Sep 26, 2015

SW's SilverHammer wrote:
Shuttershock wrote:
SW's SilverHammer wrote:So the scavengers have been playing Farscape for the past year and a half?

There are worse ways to pass your frelling time.

That's true, Ever watch LEXX?

Nah, I missed that one. All I know about is pseudo-organic ships. Which, now that I think about it, isn't dissimilar to Farscape. :-?