Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More!

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IDW's Chris Ryall has always been open to the fans. After coming back from a busy weekend at New York New York Comicon, Ryall has set up a thread in the IDW forums to answer fan questions. He has already answered a few and in doing so has revealed some new information about the Transformers and New Avengers Crossover and other stuff. Here is the new information about the big crossover:

- It will take place before Marvel's Civil War.

- The Avengers line-up will include old guard members like Iron Man (when he was likable!) and Captain America (before he surrendered!), along with Spider-Man (still in the red and blues, not back in black), Wolverine, Ms. Marvel and Luke Cage, and even some lesser-seens like the Falcon.

- There is a threat on Latverian/Symkarian border that could potentially bring about war.

- Marvel's will be assigning one of their colorists to the project

- Only Marvel artist will be doing the covers.

- It's set in-continuity to place it in the IDW timeline, but it's still a standalone thing that probably won't be felt in the regular comics (techincally, where it takes place, it's already happened...). IDW might vaguely refer to it (and certainly it impacts one TF not appearing in future stories of our books).

- The bots will pretty much be the same ones in both Infiltration and Escalation.

Information about Beast Wars:

- Beast Wars books are planned for August. The title is "The Ascending."

- Beast Wars profile books planned for August.

To keep track of what Ryall reveals and to ask your own questions click here.

Credit(s): Chris Ryall

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Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35219)
Posted by 1337W422102 on February 26th, 2007 @ 8:07pm CST

Shouldn't it be "Beast Wars: The AscenSION"?

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35222)
Posted by Autobobby1 on February 26th, 2007 @ 8:08pm CST

The crossover sounds amazing. Of course, this might happen...

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35233)
Posted by Darth Bombshell on February 26th, 2007 @ 8:15pm CST

Hotrod wrote:It's set in-continuity to place it in the IDW timeline, but it's still a standalone thing that probably won't be felt in the regular comics (techincally, where it takes place, it's already happened...). IDW might vaguely refer to it (and certainly it impacts one TF not appearing in future stories of our books).

Oh, that's not good. Not good at all...

Hotrod wrote:- Beast Wars books are planned for August. The title is "The Ascending."

- Beast Wars profile books planned for August.

Like I'm gonna believe that. These things have been bounced around more times than a hockey puck. Call me pessimistic, but I'm waiting for them to announce another "new" release date.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35286)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 26th, 2007 @ 8:45pm CST

Chris Ryall wrote:- It's set in-continuity to place it in the IDW timeline, but it's still a standalone thing that probably won't be felt in the regular comics (techincally, where it takes place, it's already happened...). IDW might vaguely refer to it (and certainly it impacts one TF not appearing in future stories of our books).

Maybe this means an Autobot is going to die? Maybe Gears and Spider man are gonna hang out for old times sakes? If anyone is planned to die, you know it'll be skids. Marvel has always hated him. :lol:

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35315)
Posted by Liege Evilmus on February 26th, 2007 @ 8:53pm CST

I like them bringing back Beast Wars.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35323)
Posted by Nemesis_Apoc on February 26th, 2007 @ 8:57pm CST

YAY! More Beast Wars!

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35372)
Posted by Powermaster Jazz on February 26th, 2007 @ 9:16pm CST

Wheelie could die.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35384)
Posted by Jaw Crusher on February 26th, 2007 @ 9:21pm CST

Down_Shift wrote:Maybe this means an Autobot is going to die? Maybe Gears and Spider man are gonna hang out for old times sakes? If anyone is planned to die, you know it'll be skids. Marvel has always hated him.

Powermaster Jazz wrote:Wheelie could die.

'Cept none of those Autobots has been in Infiltration or Escalation. Heck, given his usual life expectancy in the G.I. JOE crossovers, they'll probably cap the 'Bee. :-P

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35410)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 26th, 2007 @ 9:29pm CST

Jaw Crusher wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:Maybe this means an Autobot is going to die? Maybe Gears and Spider man are gonna hang out for old times sakes? If anyone is planned to die, you know it'll be skids. Marvel has always hated him.

Powermaster Jazz wrote:Wheelie could die.

'Cept none of those Autobots has been in Infiltration or Escalation. Heck, given his usual life expectancy in the G.I. JOE crossovers, they'll probably cap the 'Bee.

That's why I chose Gears or Skids. Neither of them are in the series and they said that it will impact someone who would not be in futures stories. Maybe it's not what I'm thinking though.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35426)
Posted by Jaw Crusher on February 26th, 2007 @ 9:35pm CST

Down_Shift wrote:
Jaw Crusher wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:Maybe this means an Autobot is going to die? Maybe Gears and Spider man are gonna hang out for old times sakes? If anyone is planned to die, you know it'll be skids. Marvel has always hated him.

Powermaster Jazz wrote:Wheelie could die.

'Cept none of those Autobots has been in Infiltration or Escalation. Heck, given his usual life expectancy in the G.I. JOE crossovers, they'll probably cap the 'Bee.

That's why I chose Gears or Skids. Neither of them are in the series and they said that it will impact someone who would not be in futures stories. Maybe it's not what I'm thinking though.

Actually, the answer can be found here: http://tformers.com/Ryall-Answers-Fans-Questions-On-TFAvengers-Crossover/7231/news.html

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35450)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on February 26th, 2007 @ 9:42pm CST

Yay for August!

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35451)
Posted by Darth Bombshell on February 26th, 2007 @ 9:42pm CST

Jaw Crusher wrote:Actually, the answer can be found here: http://tformers.com/Ryall-Answers-Fans-Questions-On-TFAvengers-Crossover/7231/news.html

Problem is, that doesn't solve anything. All of the 'cons active in Infiltration have proven (at least as of Escalation #1) to still be around.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35469)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 26th, 2007 @ 9:48pm CST

Darth Bombshell wrote:
Jaw Crusher wrote:Actually, the answer can be found here: http://tformers.com/Ryall-Answers-Fans-Questions-On-TFAvengers-Crossover/7231/news.html

Problem is, that doesn't solve anything. All of the 'cons active in Infiltration have proven (at least as of Escalation #1) to still be around.

I was thinking the same thing. Oh well, I don't want to spoil it anyways.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35518)
Posted by Chaotix12345 on February 26th, 2007 @ 10:01pm CST

[quote="Hotrod"]Beast Wars books are planned for August. The title is "The Ascending."[quote]This is sooo awesome!More beast wars comics!!

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35574)
Posted by JazZeke on February 26th, 2007 @ 10:19pm CST

In contiuity with the IDW comics? How the heck with THAT work??? I hope it'll be some inter-dimensional rift or something, because it would be completely LAME to have these super-beings running around in the IDWTFU and not make any signifigant impact expect for this one instance. Plus I think it would demean the contunuity, in a way..

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35678)
Posted by Supreme Convoy on February 26th, 2007 @ 11:20pm CST

JazZeke wrote:In contiuity with the IDW comics? How the heck with THAT work??? I hope it'll be some inter-dimensional rift or something, because it would be completely LAME to have these super-beings running around in the IDWTFU and not make any signifigant impact expect for this one instance. Plus I think it would demean the contunuity, in a way..

As mentioned above having it "in continuity" causes serious problems. I like how Josh Blaylock handled Devils Due's GI Joe/Transformers crossovers: set it in its own alternate continuity. This saves several headaches. And stoywise it made sense: if Decepticons existed in the GI Joe world, then they would be fighting them instead of Cobra since they're the bigger threat.

Having Transformers exist in Marvel means that IDW's continuity has to be filled with Marvel superheroes which would be odd.

And don't get me started on Death's Head and how Circuit Breaker fits in the Marvel Universe and now IDW... might as well throw in Doc Brown, Marty, & the DeLorean to fix this time paradox.

Once again, don't get me wrong. I love New Avengers. I love Transformers. I love the idea of a crossover... just don't muddle with continuity

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35765)
Posted by the purifyer on February 27th, 2007 @ 3:33am CST

yay Iron Man. Now I'm getting a copy for sure.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35807)
Posted by Tigertrack on February 27th, 2007 @ 5:55am CST

Good news about some more BW. If well written and drawn like "The Gathering", it'll be worth the read.

And profile books rule!

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35882)
Posted by Duke of Luns on February 27th, 2007 @ 8:10am CST

So, it's actually happening? Man, this is HUGE news, and I'm gonna have to get it for sure. Four or six issues? And I think I read a spoiler for Civil War #7, dang it. Oh well, I won't know the exact details till I eventually read it, so it's not all bad.

And more Beast Wars is good. I hope they do some deeper characterizations than the original mini-series, but at least most if not all the pieces are in play, so it'll be fun to see where it goes.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35888)
Posted by Psychout on February 27th, 2007 @ 8:21am CST

Cant wait to see how Wolverine can regen having his head torn off by an evil giant robot...

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35915)
Posted by GaoGaiGar on February 27th, 2007 @ 9:34am CST

Ryall wrote:We're planning an oversize HC that collects Infiltration, Stormbringer and Escalation (and maybe the first round of Spotlights).

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35946)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 27th, 2007 @ 10:19am CST

When they do the BW Profile books I do hope they show Cybertron modes as well. That's what kept me reading The Gathering. I'm notoriously "Trukk not Munkee" and seeing Magmatron and Lio Convoy with Cybertron modes was the most exciting part of the series, for me anyways. Not to say that the story wasn't good, but showing vehicle alt modes and their robot modes before the were made "Beasties" was a stroke of genious. (A little Canadian humor there for ya:wink:)

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35953)
Posted by Darth Bombshell on February 27th, 2007 @ 10:40am CST

Down_Shift wrote:When they do the BW Profile books I do hope they show Cybertron modes as well. That's what kept me reading The Gathering. I'm notoriously "Trukk not Munkee" and seeing Magmatron and Lio Convoy with Cybertron modes was the most exciting part of the series, for me anyways. Not to say that the story wasn't good, but showing vehicle alt modes and their robot modes before the were made "Beasties" was a stroke of genious. (A little Canadian humor there for ya:wink:)

Yeah. Personally, there's one question I'm wondering about. I remember back when this series was meant to be coming out at the end of last year that, because of time restrictions, there wasn't enough time to write into the book mention of the show cast's pre-Beast Wars vehicle forms as shown in the "Dawn of Future's Past" comic.

Now, there's obviously been a bit of a change in that area, so I've got to wonder if there's been a reversal on that decision...

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (35969)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 27th, 2007 @ 11:02am CST

Darth Bombshell wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:When they do the BW Profile books I do hope they show Cybertron modes as well. That's what kept me reading The Gathering. I'm notoriously "Trukk not Munkee" and seeing Magmatron and Lio Convoy with Cybertron modes was the most exciting part of the series, for me anyways. Not to say that the story wasn't good, but showing vehicle alt modes and their robot modes before the were made "Beasties" was a stroke of genious. (A little Canadian humor there for ya:wink:)

Yeah. Personally, there's one question I'm wondering about. I remember back when this series was meant to be coming out at the end of last year that, because of time restrictions, there wasn't enough time to write into the book mention of the show cast's pre-Beast Wars vehicle forms as shown in the "Dawn of Future's Past" comic.

Now, there's obviously been a bit of a change in that area, so I've got to wonder if there's been a reversal on that decision...

I could see them doing dual pages (like the gave the pretenders in the MTMTE books) one for the beast mode/bot look and one for Cybertron Alt/bot look with all the profile, Strengths and Weaknesses all crammed in between. Crammed it s a bad choice of word. Laid out nicely, but spread out between the two.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (36029)
Posted by ThunderThruster on February 27th, 2007 @ 12:04pm CST

Supreme Convoy wrote:And don't get me started on Death's Head and how Circuit Breaker fits in the Marvel Universe and now IDW... might as well throw in Doc Brown, Marty, & the DeLorean to fix this time paradox.

Like the DeLorean couls stand up to any of the TF's!

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (36038)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 27th, 2007 @ 12:15pm CST

ThunderThruster wrote:
Supreme Convoy wrote:And don't get me started on Death's Head and how Circuit Breaker fits in the Marvel Universe and now IDW... might as well throw in Doc Brown, Marty, & the DeLorean to fix this time paradox.

Like the DeLorean couls stand up to any of the TF's!

The DeLorean could be IDWs Vector Prime. Traveling through time and space with all the sleek dazzeling viner of the 80s.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (36044)
Posted by ThunderThruster on February 27th, 2007 @ 12:18pm CST

interesting concept, but wasnt vectoer prime a bit of a wuss!?

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (36055)
Posted by Down_Shift on February 27th, 2007 @ 12:27pm CST

ThunderThruster wrote:interesting concept, but wasnt vectoer prime a bit of a wuss!?

I guess you could think of him as a wuss. He was old, he used a sword as a walking stick, he had a seeing eye Mini-con and his Force Chip power was a big sheild or turning back time. Talk about over protective of himself.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (36095)
Posted by Tigertrack on February 27th, 2007 @ 1:11pm CST

Down_Shift wrote:
Darth Bombshell wrote:
Down_Shift wrote:When they do the BW Profile books I do hope they show Cybertron modes as well. That's what kept me reading The Gathering. I'm notoriously "Trukk not Munkee" and seeing Magmatron and Lio Convoy with Cybertron modes was the most exciting part of the series, for me anyways. Not to say that the story wasn't good, but showing vehicle alt modes and their robot modes before the were made "Beasties" was a stroke of genious. (A little Canadian humor there for ya:wink:)

Yeah. Personally, there's one question I'm wondering about. I remember back when this series was meant to be coming out at the end of last year that, because of time restrictions, there wasn't enough time to write into the book mention of the show cast's pre-Beast Wars vehicle forms as shown in the "Dawn of Future's Past" comic.

Now, there's obviously been a bit of a change in that area, so I've got to wonder if there's been a reversal on that decision...

I could see them doing dual pages (like the gave the pretenders in the MTMTE books) one for the beast mode/bot look and one for Cybertron Alt/bot look with all the profile, Strengths and Weaknesses all crammed in between. Crammed it s a bad choice of word. Laid out nicely, but spread out between the two.

I too was a sucker for the non-beast modes of the beast figures, and their cybertronian designs. Hoping for more of the same too... but for some reason I feel it is not likely.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (36441)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on February 27th, 2007 @ 5:30pm CST

Prebeast modes not so big a deal for me. Looking forward more to seeing noncartoon characters getting some time in the spotlight. Wonder if there will be a power struggle between Razorbeast, Grimlock, and Prowl? Wonder what Ravage's plan will be? What does "The Ascending" refer to? :-?

The Gathering bothered me a lot with the whole out-of-phase-time thing though. It would be nice if they got away from that, maybe by having The Ascending set after the last episode?

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (37082)
Posted by Leonardo on February 28th, 2007 @ 5:16am CST

What was LioConvoy's Cybertronian alt.mode in The Gathering? I remember him having lion kibble, but don't have the issues here to check.

Re: Chris Ryall Answering Questions About the Transformers / New Avengers Crossover, Beast Wars, and More! (37802)
Posted by Dr. Caelus on February 28th, 2007 @ 8:20pm CST

Leonardo wrote:What was LioConvoy's Cybertronian alt.mode in The Gathering? I remember him having lion kibble, but don't have the issues here to check.

They never actually showed it AFAIK. It could be he was just a robotic lion, like the Decepticon Razorclaw, but I want to think he also had tank treads. :-?

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Posted by Down_Shift on February 28th, 2007 @ 9:48pm CST

Caelus wrote:
Leonardo wrote:What was LioConvoy's Cybertronian alt.mode in The Gathering? I remember him having lion kibble, but don't have the issues here to check.

They never actually showed it AFAIK. It could be he was just a robotic lion, like the Decepticon Razorclaw, but I want to think he also had tank treads.

If I recall it was a half track tank with a robotic lions head. Somewhat like a Ziod.